I wonder what the Sea-Tow charge will be?
HarryK wrote:
On Nov 9, 2:07 pm, HarryK wrote:
Nearly 4,500 stranded on cruise ship off Mexico
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A cruise ship stranded offshore with 4,500
passengers and crew must be towed slowly into a Mexican port and
will
not arrive until at least Wednesday night, the Coast Guard said
Tuesday.
The Carnival Splendor was 200 miles south of San Diego when an
engine
room fire cut its power early Monday, according to a statement
from
Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines.
The 3,299 passengers and 1,167 crew members were not hurt and the
fire
was put out, but the 952-foot ship had no air conditioning, hot
water or
telephone service. Auxiliary power allowed toilets and cold
running
water to be restored Monday night.
The Mexican Riviera-bound ship, which was drifting about 55 miles
off
the northern Baja California coast, was in contact with the U.S.
Coast
Guard, which deployed aircraft and ships along with the U.S. Navy
and
Mexican Navy.
I watched a program on those Carnival Ships. ONE suite on the Ship
was
$25,000 per WEEK. I'll bet THAT was the tow rate.
That is a lot of money for passage on a crowded cruise ship. ;-)
And a lie.
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