Background
On Sunday, November 7, 2010 the cruise ship, Carnival Splendor, departed Long Beach, California for seven-day, six-night cruise touring the Mexican Riviera; with stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Carnival Splendor was to arrive back in Long Beach with its 3,200 guests and 1,167 crew members on Saturday, November 13.
On Monday, November 8, 2010 at 6:00a.m., a fire erupted in the aft engine room. The Splendor operates on six diesel engines, three in the aft and three located in the forward engine room. The Fire was reported and extinguished within a few hours, there were no injuries reported, and the fire did disable all power aboard the ship. Cruise Director, John Heald, informed the guests of the fire over the ship’s PA system to proceed to upper decks. At this time the Splendor was 200 miles south of San Diego, in the Pacific Ocean. …show more content…
There was fire damage to the electrical switchboard that prevented electrical transmission to propulsion, communication, and other operations systems. Power could not be restored, but auxiliary systems were used to get vital systems up and running by Monday evening.
The Splendor crew communicated with U.S. Coast Guard, late Monday and three cutters and a helicopter were dispatched. The Mexican Navy responded with aircraft and tugboats. John Heald continued to deliver frequent updates to passengers about the situation over the PA system. The U.S. Navy supplied the Splendor with bread, canned milk, pop tarts, and
On Sunday, November 7, 2010 the cruise ship, Carnival Splendor, departed Long Beach, California for seven-day, six-night cruise touring the Mexican Riviera; with stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Carnival Splendor was to arrive back in Long Beach with its 3,200 guests and 1,167 crew members on Saturday, November 13.
On Monday, November 8, 2010 at 6:00a.m., a fire erupted in the aft engine room. The Splendor operates on six diesel engines, three in the aft and three located in the forward engine room. The Fire was reported and extinguished within a few hours, there were no injuries reported, and the fire did disable all power aboard the ship. Cruise Director, John Heald, informed the guests of the fire over the ship’s PA system to proceed to upper decks. At this time the Splendor was 200 miles south of San Diego, in the Pacific Ocean. …show more content…
There was fire damage to the electrical switchboard that prevented electrical transmission to propulsion, communication, and other operations systems. Power could not be restored, but auxiliary systems were used to get vital systems up and running by Monday evening.
The Splendor crew communicated with U.S. Coast Guard, late Monday and three cutters and a helicopter were dispatched. The Mexican Navy responded with aircraft and tugboats. John Heald continued to deliver frequent updates to passengers about the situation over the PA system. The U.S. Navy supplied the Splendor with bread, canned milk, pop tarts, and