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===2013 engine room fire===
===2013 engine room fire===
[[File:CGC Vigorous monitors cruise ship Carnival Triumph.JPG|thumb|The [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] [[USCGC Vigorous (WMEC-627)|USCGC ''Vigorous'']] stands by to assist the ''Carnival Triumph'' in the Gulf of Mexico on Feb. 11, 2013.]]
[[File:CGC Vigorous monitors cruise ship Carnival Triumph.JPG|thumb|The [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] [[USCGC Vigorous (WMEC-627)|USCGC ''Vigorous'']] stands by to assist the ''Carnival Triumph'' in the Gulf of Mexico on Feb. 11, 2013.]]

[[File:Coast Guard helicopter crew delivers supplies to Cruise Ship Triumph.JPG|thumb|A Coast Guard helicopter delivers approximately 3,000 pounds of equipment, which included a generator and electrical cables to the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 13, 2013.|left]]
[[File:Coast Guard helicopter crew delivers supplies to Cruise Ship Triumph.JPG|thumb|A Coast Guard helicopter delivers approximately 3,000 pounds of equipment, which included a generator and electrical cables to the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 13, 2013.|left]]
On early Sunday, February 10, 2013 the ship suffered a fire in the aft [[engine room]]. Although the fire was [[automatic fire suppression|automatically extinguished]], it resulted in a loss of power and [[propulsion]]. There were no casualties or injuries to passengers or crew.{{Citation needed|date=February 2013}} While the emergency generator was providing some power, the ship was left adrift about 150 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. ''Carnival Triumph'' was originally expected to be towed to the Mexican port of [[Progreso, Yucatán|Progreso]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/02/carnival-cruise-ship-stranded-near-mexico/|title=Carnival Cruise Ship Stranded Near Mexico|first=Alyssa|last=Newcomb|publisher=ABC News|date=February 10, 2013|date=February 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/02/10/carnival-triumph-cruise-fire/1907187/|title=Carnival cruise ship on emergency power after fire|first=Gene|last=Sloan|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=February 10, 2013|accessdate=February 10, 2013}}</ref> After drifting northward on currents in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] while awaiting arrival of large, seagoing [[tugboat]]s, she was expected to dock in [[Mobile, Alabama]] instead. This was the fourth engine room fire on a Carnival owned ship resulting in a loss of power, the others being the ''[[Ocean Dream (ship)| Tropicale]]'' in 1999, the ''[[Carnival Splendor]]'' in 2010, and the ''[[Costa Allegra]]'', owned by a Carnival subsidiary, in 2012. {{Citation needed|date=February 2013}}
On early Sunday, February 10, 2013 the ship suffered a fire in the aft [[engine room]]. Although the fire was [[automatic fire suppression|automatically extinguished]], it resulted in a loss of power and [[propulsion]]. There were no casualties or injuries to passengers or crew.{{Citation needed|date=February 2013}} While the emergency generator was providing some power, the ship was left adrift about 150 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. ''Carnival Triumph'' was originally expected to be towed to the Mexican port of [[Progreso, Yucatán|Progreso]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/02/carnival-cruise-ship-stranded-near-mexico/|title=Carnival Cruise Ship Stranded Near Mexico|first=Alyssa|last=Newcomb|publisher=ABC News|date=February 10, 2013|date=February 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/02/10/carnival-triumph-cruise-fire/1907187/|title=Carnival cruise ship on emergency power after fire|first=Gene|last=Sloan|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=February 10, 2013|accessdate=February 10, 2013}}</ref> After drifting northward on currents in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] while awaiting arrival of large, seagoing [[tugboat]]s, she was expected to dock in [[Mobile, Alabama]] instead. This was the fourth engine room fire on a Carnival owned ship resulting in a loss of power, the others being the ''[[Ocean Dream (ship)| Tropicale]]'' in 1999, the ''[[Carnival Splendor]]'' in 2010, and the ''[[Costa Allegra]]'', owned by a Carnival subsidiary, in 2012. {{Citation needed|date=February 2013}}

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Carnival Triumph at Half Moon Cay.
History
NameCarnival Triumph
OwnerCarnival Corporation & plc
OperatorCarnival Cruise Lines
Port of registryNassau  Bahamas
Builderlist error: <br /> list (help)
Fincantieri
Monfalcone, Italy
CostUS$420 million
Yard number5979[1]
LaunchedJuly 1, 1999
ChristenedMadeline Arison
Completed1999
Maiden voyage1999
In serviceOctober 1999
Out of serviceFebruary 14, 2013
Identificationlist error: <br /> list (help)
IMO number: 9138850
Call sign: C6FN5
MMSI number: 308045000
StatusOut of service after engine room fire
Notes[2][3][4][5]
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeDestiny/Triumph-class cruise ship
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101,509 GT
10,984 DWT
Length893 ft 4 in (272.3 m)
Beam116 ft 6 in (35.5 m)
Draft27 ft 3 in (8.3 m)
Decks13 decks
Installed powerlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 12ZAV40S
4 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 16ZAV40S
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 17.6 MW)
Two controllable pitch propellers
Six maneuvering thrusters
Speed22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) (max)
Capacity3,143 passengers
Crew1,100
Notes[2]

Carnival Triumph is a post-Panamax Destiny/Triumph-class cruise ship, operated by Carnival Cruise Lines in the Caribbean, entering service in 1999. It came to media attention in 2013 when an engine room fire stranded the ship at sea for several days.

Design

Carnival Triumph is 893 feet 4 inches (272.3 m) long and has a beam of 116 feet 6 inches (35.5 m). Fully laden, she draws 27 feet 3 inches (8.3 m) of water. Her gross tonnage is 101,509 and deadweight tonnage 10,984 tons.[1]

Carnival Triumph has a "Great Cities of the World" theme. Her amenities include the Paris Dining Room, the London Dining Room, the Rome Lounge, Club Rio featuring music, and a workout center and the Spa Carnival. She is structurally identical to her sister ship, Carnival Victory, and differs from her class's namesake, Carnival Destiny, by the addition of extra balcony cabins on the lido deck and various changes to placement and shapes of her public areas.

The ship has one of the first seagoing mobile phone systems, called "Cellular at Sea", provided by WMS (Wireless Maritime Services), a joint venture of AT&T and MTN (Maritime Telecommunications Network). It allows guests to use their personal cell phones to make calls directly from the ship at any time, albeit at extra cost.[citation needed]

Like most modern cruise ships, Carnival Triumph has a diesel-electric propulsion system in which the main generators provide electricity for all shipboard consumers from propulsion motors to hotel systems such as air conditioning and lighting. Her power plant consists of six diesel generating sets, four 16-cylinder Wärtsilä-Sulzer 16ZAV40S and two 12-cylinder 12ZAV40S medium-speed diesel engines. Her two 17.6-megawatt electric propulsion motors and controllable pitch propellers give the ship a maximum speed of 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) and a service speed of about 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). For maneuvering at ports, Carnival Triumph has six transverse thrusters.[6][7]

Service

Carnival Triumph was completed and entered service in 1999. She sails four and five-day voyages from Galveston, Texas to the western Caribbean. She relocated from her former home port in New Orleans, Louisiana following a period of dry dock.[8] The current captain of Triumph is Vittorio Marchi.[9]

Incidents and accidents

2013 engine room fire

The Coast Guard cutter USCGC Vigorous stands by to assist the Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico on Feb. 11, 2013.
A Coast Guard helicopter delivers approximately 3,000 pounds of equipment, which included a generator and electrical cables to the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 13, 2013.

On early Sunday, February 10, 2013 the ship suffered a fire in the aft engine room. Although the fire was automatically extinguished, it resulted in a loss of power and propulsion. There were no casualties or injuries to passengers or crew.[citation needed] While the emergency generator was providing some power, the ship was left adrift about 150 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. Carnival Triumph was originally expected to be towed to the Mexican port of Progreso.[10][11] After drifting northward on currents in the Gulf of Mexico while awaiting arrival of large, seagoing tugboats, she was expected to dock in Mobile, Alabama instead. This was the fourth engine room fire on a Carnival owned ship resulting in a loss of power, the others being the Tropicale in 1999, the Carnival Splendor in 2010, and the Costa Allegra, owned by a Carnival subsidiary, in 2012. [citation needed]

By February 11, 2013, the emergency electrical generators allowed partial restoration of some shipboard functions, including the freshwater system. Additionally, the sewage system was restored to the forward section of the ship, but was still inoperative in the aft portion. Supplies were transferred from the Carnival Elation during the night of February 10, which departed by midnight. Carnival Legend was en-route from Tampa and arrived on the scene around 3 p.m. on the afternoon of February 11 to complete a transfer of food and water, and to take on a patient in need of dialysis for transport to Cozumel.[12]

On February 13, Carnival said the February 21 through April 13 sailings were being canceled, in addition to the February 11 and 16 sailings already canceled. Guests whose trips have been canceled will get a full refund of their cruise fare along with other considerations. Passengers on the disabled ship will get a full refund of their cruise fare along with additional considerations and compensation. The afternoon of February 13, two seagoing tugboats were towing the ship, with a third tugboat expected to arrive that evening. The goal was to reach port in Mobile, Alabama by early afternoon February 14, but strong winds delayed the expected arrival until 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eventually four tugboats were towing the ship, with a fifth on standby. After a tow line break, arrival was delayed still further.[13][14][15][16] By 9:20 p.m. CST, the ship had docked, with passengers disembarking shortly thereafter.[17][18]

As of February 13, 2013, the cause of the fire is not known. An incident investigation has been started by the Bahamas Maritime Authority, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the National Transportation Safety Board. The Bahamas Maritime Authority will be the lead investigative agency because the Carnival Triumph is a Bahamian-flagged ship.[19][20]

Two weeks prior to the at sea fire casualty, a Port State Control vessel inspection (designated as USCG Activity #4523900) was conducted on January 28, 2013 by the Texas City, TX, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit which revealed "a short in the high voltage connection box of one of the ships generators causing damage to cables within the connection box." A directive to resolve this deficiency was issued under 50AC SOLAS 2009 CH1 reg 11 by the Coast Guard to the vessel with a compliance due date of February 27, 2013 requiring that "the condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board." The Coast Guard Marine Information Safety and Law Enforcement System showed that this deficiency still remained "unresolved" at the time of the subsequent fire and loss of power while at sea on February 10.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Carnival Triumph (9138850)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  2. ^ a b Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
  3. ^ "Carnival Triumph". All About Cruises. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
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  5. ^ "Carnival Triumph (IMO: 9138850)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  6. ^ Carnival Triumph. Maritime News, 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  7. ^ Cudahy, B.J. The Cruise Ship Phenomenon in North America. Cornell Maritime Press, 2001. Page 56.
  8. ^ "Carnival Cruise Lines to Expand Capacity in New Orleans by 34 Percent With Deployment of Carnival Triumph in Nov. 2009". Carnival Cruise Lines. 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  9. ^ "Carnival Triumph-An Interview with captain La Fauci". Beyondships.
  10. ^ Newcomb, Alyssa (February 10, 2013). "Carnival Cruise Ship Stranded Near Mexico". ABC News.
  11. ^ Sloan, Gene (February 10, 2013). "Carnival cruise ship on emergency power after fire". USA Today. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  12. ^ Askin, Dan. "Update: Some Power Restored to Carnival Cruise Ship Still Adrift". Cruise Critic.
  13. ^ Sampson, Hannah (02.13.13). "With third tug helping fire-damaged ship, Carnival Triumph declared out of commission through mid-April". The Miami Herald. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Heald, John: Carnival's Senior Cruise Director. "John Heald's blog".
  15. ^ Mark Morgenstein, Ben Brumfield, and Mike Pearson (February 13, 2013). "Supplies reach befouled cruise ship in Gulf of Mexico". CNN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Saltzman, Dori (February 13, 2013). "Update: Towline Repaired, Carnival Triumph Underway Again". Cruise Critic.
  17. ^ Hennessy-Fiske, Molly. "Carnival Triumph, crippled cruise ship, finally reaches port". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  18. ^ Gene Sloan, Jason Blakeney, Jayne Clark and Gary Strauss (Feb 15, 2013). "Disabled Carnival Triumph reached port late Thursday, but passengers still have long wait". USA Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Seiger, Theresa (February 13, 2013). "Federal officials investigating Mobile-bound Carnival Triumph engine room fire". Alabama Media Group.
  20. ^ "U.S. Coast Guard, NTSB launch investigation on the Carnival Triumph engine fire". United States Coast Guard. February 13, 2013.
  21. ^ Summary of Coast Guard Contacts, Activity #4523900 (Vessel Inspection/PSC) January 28, 2012 (Requires clicking on the "submit" button on the reference page to view the Coast Guard contact summary.)

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