Carnival: Plagued by High Impact High Frequency Problems  By
Hoang Nguyen, Senior Research Associate  On February 12, 2013,
the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety
Board launched an investigation into the cause of an engine room
fire that occurred on the cruise ship Carnival Triumph, which
belongs to Carnival Corporation, during a four-day cruise ship.
The engine fire, which occurred on February 10, was extinguished
by the ship’s fire extinguishing systems. The ship lost power
and propulsion after the fire and had to be towed by tugboats to
Mobile, Alabama. The purpose of the investigation was to
identify the cause and contributing factors that led to the
incident. The crew response and effectiveness of the
firefighting systems will also be evaluated. On February 18,
2013, investigators reported that the fire may have been due to
leaked fuel from a leaking diesel engine line that ignited.  The
fire took out the ship’s power and disabled its plumbing
systems. This caused toilets to overflow