Thousands stranded on trip to Mexico
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Thousands of passengers on board a cruise ship were stranded about 150 miles (240 kilometers) south of San Diego, Southern California after the ship caught fire, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
![The Carnival cruise ship C/V Splendor sits adrift approximately 150 miles (278 km) southwest of San Diego, November 9, 2010, in this photograph released by the U.S. Navy. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20101110/000cf1bdd03f0e44564d42.jpg "The Carnival cruise ship C/V Splendor sits adrift approximately 150 miles (278 km) southwest of San Diego, November 9, 2010, in this photograph released by the U.S. Navy. [Xinhua]") |
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The Carnival cruise ship C/V Splendor sits adrift approximately 150 miles (278 km) southwest of San Diego, November 9, 2010, in this photograph released by the U.S. Navy. [Xinhua] |
It said three cutters and a helicopter have been sent to monitor the situation and provide any needed assistance.
The Carnival Splendor cruise ship became marooned in the Pacific due to an early morning engine-room fire on Monday, said Carnival Cruise Lines, which owns the ship.
The blaze erupted about 6 a.m. as the 952-foot luxury liner was roughly 55 miles (88 kilometers) west of Punta San Jacintoon, the first leg of a seven-day Mexican Riviera cruise that departed from Long Beach, Southern California on Sunday, the cruise company said.
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