Posted on 11/10/2010 11:00:53 AM PST by inflorida
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Coast Guard official says one of two tugboats tasked with pulling a disabled cruise ship to San Diego didn't have enough power and was forced to turn back.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Jetta Disco says a Mexican company has sent a third tugboat to the scene but authorities are trying to determine whether it would be better to leave the one tugboat alone while it slowly makes headway.
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Instead of lavish buffets, passengers on the Carnival Splendor were subsisting on Spam, Pop Tarts and canned crabmeat flown in by Navy helicopters.
People were trying to keep their spirits up by singing, socializing and playing cards, said passenger David Zambrano, who managed to get cell phone service Wednesday and called his employer, Denver TV station 9NEWS.
The ship's bars, casinos, pools and the upper deck were closed. Rooms in the interior of the ship were pitch black and passengers propped open their doors to let in air and emergency lighting from the hallways.
"So really, all we're going is just kind of hanging out on a boat waiting for the next mealtime," Zambrano said.
But when mealtime comes, there's a two-hour wait for food, which is cold.
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Only if you apologize profusely and offer them a voucher for another ride.
Drop a couple passengers in the water and they’d be paying for more than another cruise.
“You were apparently not treated to Army MRE “food” affectionately known as”
Meals Rejected by Ethiopians?
the pictures and stories of those on the ship will kill carnival
the pictures and stories of those on the ship will kill carnival
position at 20:07 GMT
31.1793N 117.0222W at 6.3 Knots, northerly heading
Google shows it very clearly
>>> I always keep some MRE’s around the house, they’re pretty tasty! Maybe they’ve improved recently, or maybe I got the NAVY ones :)
Just for variety’s sake, you should try the Russian MREs.
mmmm
http://www.mreinfo.com/international/russia/russian-irp.html
Not so easy in Maritime Court.
Some of it sounds rather tasty.
Your analysis sounds a bit paranoid.
Having to eat SPAM is not evidence of a terrorist attack.
Of course if it was a cruise ship full of French chefs; having to eat SPAM could be considered a terrorist attack. Or at least feel like a terrorist attack.
MRE - Meal, Ready to Eat.
Three lies for the price of one! ;-P
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