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.

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'll bet the tow charge is a little more than upgrading to a premium
balcony suite for a 5day, 4 night cruise.

And, "Mexican Navy"? Really? I guess it's a little chilly to be
doing parasailing runs. :-

On Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:27:10 -0800 (PST), Jack
wrote:

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'll bet the tow charge is a little more than upgrading to a premium
balcony suite for a 5day, 4 night cruise.

And, "Mexican Navy"? Really? I guess it's a little chilly to be
doing parasailing runs. :-

And the Mexican Riviera? I found that kind of humorous also.

On 11/9/10 3:04 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:27:10 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

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'll bet the tow charge is a little more than upgrading to a premium
balcony suite for a 5day, 4 night cruise.

And, "Mexican Navy"? Really? I guess it's a little chilly to be
doing parasailing runs. :-

And the Mexican Riviera? I found that kind of humorous also.


It is a term in fairly common usage, and has been for a long time. I
wouldn't go to Mexico these days, but in the past some coastal
destinations in Mexico were, in their own way, as nice as many locations
on the so-called French Riviera, if not the Italian Riviera.
Nowadays, all these locales are completely overrun by tourists.

Believe it or not, Cancun was a pretty nifty spot to visit in the
1970's. Not any more.

On 11/9/10 4:42 PM, W1TEF wrote:
On Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:27:10 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

And, "Mexican Navy"? Really? I guess it's a little chilly to be
doing parasailing runs.

Yes - they actually have a Navy - with frigates even.


Unfortunately, the Journal of Defense & Diplomacy is defunct. It used to
publish Orders of Battle of the nations of the world, and those listings
would have included the naval ships of Mexico. Jane's might, still. The
Mexican navy has a good number of ships, but most of them are old. Many
of the newer ones are Russian-made. The majority of Mexican naval ships
are coastal interdictors, not going to war ships of aggression.

On 11/9/10 5:13 PM, I am Tosk wrote:
In ,
says...

On Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:27:10 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

And, "Mexican Navy"? Really? I guess it's a little chilly to be
doing parasailing runs.

Yes - they actually have a Navy - with frigates even.

Yeah but they hardly run, so they call 'em "f**k it's"


Now, how would you know that?

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.

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. ;-)

--
posted from my Droid Incredible :-)

"HarryK" wrote in message
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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. ;-)

--
posted from my Droid Incredible :-)

For sure... you can usually book a round the world working/sailing cruise
from here for that amount.
http://www.picton-castle.com/

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.