Stranded passengers to reach land
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Passengers began disembarking a disabled cruise ship which had been pulled to San Diego Bay by tugboats early Thursday.
![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/site1007/20101112/000cf1bdd03f0e46d5b636.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] |
There are no reports of injuries among the passengers or crew, authorities said.
"Thank you for your understanding, and we hope you come back real soon," a contrite voice blared over a ship loudspeaker that could be heard clearly from the shore, according to the Los Angeles Times.
An Arizona told CNN that conditions were especially difficult for people in the inner cabins, who didn't have the benefit of natural light coming in through windows.
A CNN footage showed that a sizable crowd of waiting relatives and friends jammed the dock area along with the news media and curious lookers-on.
Two ambulances rolled up near the ship, presumably as a precaution.
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