Susan Young

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced the cancellation of 12 additional Carnival Triumph sailings.

Carnival Cruise Lines President Gerry Cahill spoke at a brief press conference in Miami on Tuesday evening. He said Carnival has arranged 1,500 hotel rooms in Mobile and New Orleans for Carnival Triumph guests, who will disembark the stricken ship in Mobile on Thursday.

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the U.S. Coast Guard have launched an investigation into the engine room fire that caused the Carnival Triumph propulsion issues this week.

A strong current has pushed Carnival Triumph - without propulsion in the Gulf of Mexico after a Sunday engine room fire - 90 miles further north in the Gulf of Mexico. So tug boats will tow the ship to Mobile, AL, for a Thursday arrival.

A fire broke out in an engine room onboard Carnival Triumph Sunday, shutting down power throughout the ship. No passengers nor crew were injured, authorities have been notified, and the ship is operating on emergency generators.

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