Fire on Carnival Triumph. No engines, running on emergency generators.

[jonbgd]

Depends. If it was a bariatric, the gurney is the better option.

You could be right. If they are too large, to fit in the Stokes, it would be a safer transfer.

That would also explain why the had the gangway out as well.

 

I didnt have any squids or grunts, that were obese, so my thoughts didnt go that way

[mephistoles]

I actually have both. I take the passport with me but keep it locked in the safe. I find the Passport card easier to deal with since I can stick it in my wallet. But, I also have occasion to drive across the Canadian border at times. Replacing my DL is a bigger pain than the passport card so i usually take that into port with me instead of my DL.

 

I agree. The card was much easier for my mom and it seemed (to me at least) that she was pretty much "waved through". I hadn't thought of getting both but that's a pretty good idea. Thanks. :)

[sjn911]

We got the following text from Daughter-in-law this morning.(Sh*t and p*ss rolling acroos floor with evry wave. People sick and throwing up every where.) I don't think they can leave their munster station to roam around. She is still in her pajamas.

 

Thank you, sure you guarded your words..it is so hard..sending a prayer...it is just so hard and good for us to hear these sensitive first hand truthful reports..I am sure she is trying her best and praying for you, her and all...and anyone with loved ones aboard...that the suffering is over as quickly as possible and people get more well and not worse. Praying for weather and ability to sleep safely outside....

[truecruiser]

To the poster who let us know that Gerry will be holding a press conference tonight: I will not be home until late and would like to DVR it. Can you tell me which networks will be broadcasting Gerry's "State of the Union?"

[reallyitsmema]

So what did it do?

Came back to port as usual and sailed at its regular time.

 

This thread is from the time of the fire.

 

http://cruiseforums.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1619101

[Naomi John]

The tugs are hooked up and it is moving toward Mobile and should arrive late Wednesday, early Thursday.

 

All the reports from passengers I have read and those on TV are at least several hours old as the last time they could transmit anything was when the Legend was along side.

 

The Coast Gaurd has not boarded the ship and are only providing escort.

 

And people are still stuck on a passport debate.

 

Did I miss anything?

[mephistoles]

I would! You can use the real passport for so much more, right now you may not be thining of intercontinental travel but who knows what amazing opportunity might spring up one day! :-)

 

That's funny because I told DH the same thing. I said that I would love to visit Europe again (spent a summer in Tours, France in my junior year in college...in 1986coughcough) and it would just make more sense to have the passport. Another poster mentioned getting both so that what I think that we will do.

[lampskies]

And you don't think they'd take your passports as well? I'm confused here.

 

By the way, there are safe areas of Phoenix. Gary, IN--now there's a city that I'd agree, there are no safe parts of.

 

Majestic star casino in Gary....pretty safe....LOL

[repo-cruiser]

I remember that time! I am still ticked off about that whole Act of Union crap. To arms!!

LOL You made my day!!!

[rasta]

AIS has been satellite based for about 5 years now.

 

Anyone know the names of the tugs...shouldn't they be transmitting AIS data?

[mephistoles]

I like it, that's even better than the helicoptor one:D

 

I like the one where someone mentioned repositioning the slides.... :D

[ducklite]

Ok, one more, If I were on the Triumph and getting a refund in a few days/weeks, and I did not have a passport, I would use the found money and get one.

 

Yes they are going to use some of the money for lost wages and extra costs, but if Carnival is reimbursing for all the extra expenses, then there should be some extra money left over, buy a passport now, so you are ready if you need it in the future.

 

Five days of lost wages for my husband and I would be more than double the cost of the most expensive suite on that ship on a holiday sailing. Not only would nothing be left over, but we'd be in the hole.

[repo-cruiser]

The tugs are hooked up and it is moving toward Mobile and should arrive late Wednesday, early Thursday.

 

All the reports from passengers I have read and those on TV are at least several hours old as the last time they could transmit anything was when the Legend was along side.

 

The Coast Gaurd has not boarded the ship and are only providing escort.

 

And people are still stuck on a passport debate.

 

Did I miss anything?

It is sad some on here tried to blame passengers for not having passports when Carnival doesn't require them (on closed loop cruises).

[ducklite]

I wouldn't being flying to Europe though, after what my anscestors did to get out of europe in the 1700's. What ever Europe is doing we know if we do the opposite were doing it right. Yet now were copying there debt troubles , who would've thought we were that ignorant. Carnival allows birth certificates on closed loop cruises, anyone that blames someone on this cruise for not having a passport is ignorant, as they are Following Carnivals own rules,guidelines .Although passports had nothing to d with going to Alabama, Carnivals bottom line did , in that thats where the shipyard is to get the ship fixed.Screw the passengers were going to Mobile

 

Not all of Europe has debt problems.

[jonbgd]

 

We used to do something similar to this when I was stationed on a Buoy Tender we would have a barge load of buoys. We would move equipment and personnel back and forth from the barge and the Cutter. .

 

 

Hey Its a black hull Barnie:p;):D

[Half Pint]

So I will go to work now, and leave you with this question;

 

Where is Jon Heald during all of this, in 105+ pages I have not read one post about him or his blog or facebook page telling everyone things are fine, and everyone is happy and getting strawberrys and champaign

 

He's busy on his Facebook page with the "distract at all costs" tactic he's well-known for.

[ducklite]

To further illustrate- "

The following cruise lines require a passport for all sailings, regardless of destination or port of departure: Azamara Club Cruises, Crystal, Cunard, Fred. Olsen, Hurtigruten, Oceania, Orion Expedition Cruises, P&O, Paul Gauguin, Regent, Seabourn, Silversea, Star Clippers, Swan Hellenic, Voyages of Discovery and Windstar. "

 

A US citizen would have no choice but to have a passport to fly to cruise on most of those ships as they don't port in the US.

[Aquahound]

nevermind.

[shof515]

Anyone know the names of the tugs...shouldn't they be transmitting AIS data?

 

from USCG:

The tugs Resolve Pioneer and Dabhol tow and steer the 893-foot Carnival Triumph cruise ship Tuesday morning, Feb. 12, 2013, in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship is enroute to Mobile, Ala., after an engine room fire a few days prior. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Chris Shivock.

[jonbgd]

He's busy on his Facebook page with the "distract at all costs" tactic he's well-known for.

And it will be Brilliant ;)

[rs38]

The tugs are hooked up and it is moving toward Mobile and should arrive late Wednesday, early Thursday.

 

All the reports from passengers I have read and those on TV are at least several hours old as the last time they could transmit anything was when the Legend was along side.

 

The Coast Gaurd has not boarded the ship and are only providing escort.

 

And people are still stuck on a passport debate.

 

Did I miss anything?

 

Poop in the halls. Don't forget that.

[ducklite]

I would! You can use the real passport for so much more, right now you may not be thining of intercontinental travel but who knows what amazing opportunity might spring up one day! :-)

 

This is so true! Many years ago the friend of my at the time boyfriend offered him an all expenses paid trip to Australia for two weeks after his travel companion backed out at the last minute. My boyfriend took a day off from work and drove to the passport office in NYC to get a last minute passport and was on a plane the next night. He was lucky that we only lived a few hours from NYC, if we had lived further away he never would have pulled it off.

[amster65]

Tell me how the transfered the supplies then? Did they have the crew use a life boat to move the supplies (oh yea people on CC say that is not safe)

 

Did the toss it from one ship to the other?

 

Did they jump in the water and swim it to them?

 

How else did they move the supplies?

 

Yes, in 2003 I was on the Paradise and the medical tender pulled up next to the Paradise at midnight while moving, and they opened the deck 0 door, slid the gang way across and rolled the person on the gearny across, then the crew went back and got luggage, and the other 3 people from his party and they all walked over to the tender, that was tied to our ship holding them together while we were moving slowly. When it was done, they pulled the gangway back, untied and it turned away from us, and sailed away. We never stopped moving, I was on the open deck about with my wife, and we watched this happen. With our own eyes. So yes they can transfer people and luggage from a moving ship to another moving ship at night in the open sea, by walking cross the gangway. It is not a guess, thought, or idea, it is a FACT it can and does happen.

 

 

And you want to do this with 3,000 people??

[ducklite]

So the guy they just interviewed on CNN says his wife has had nothing to eat but a peanut butter sandwich and bowl of water in day and half because food is first come first serve , wow this will be another another Black eye for Carnival Corp. anyway you look at it.

 

that would have been a real problem for a lot of people with peanut allergies--like me. I suspect that I'd be starving to death about this point as I have numerous food allergies, so it's not a matter of wanting to be picky, but rather having to be picky.

[repo-cruiser]

Not all of Europe has debt problems.

Actually it does thanks to the european union my friend.