Fuel leak started fire on carnival cruise ship: us coast guard
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The media await the final unloading from the crippled cruise liner Carnival Triumph February 14, 2013 in Mobile, Alabama. Getty Images The fire on board the Carnival Corp cruise ship that
drifted for days in the Gulf of Mexico awash in raw sewage started from fuel from a leaking diesel engine line that ignited, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday. More than 4,200 passenger
and crew were stranded for five days last week on board the Triumph cruise ship, a journey followed closely by U.S. cable television news stations that regaled audiences with details about
backed-up plumbing and overflowing toilets on board the damaged vessel. The ship was towed into port in Mobile, Alabama late on Thursday. The fuel leaked from a diesel fuel oil return line
that was touching a hot surface and caught fire, said U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Teresa Hatfield in a conference call with reporters. The investigation into the incident, which
also is being studied by the National Transportation Safety Board, is likely to take as long as six months, she said. There was no indication the fire was intentional, she said.