We hear about stranded sailors, but this is a new one for me.
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Sea side assistance!
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We saw a similar event on cruising toward Fanning Island from Hawaii. Ship and crew did great with assistance. These stories don't get enough play.
I wounder if Carnival also gave them a care package from the dining room ?
"a gallon of oil and a few pounds of Chocolate Melting Cake please" 
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Originally posted by:
Yankee47
I guess they were the closest. and they couldn't ignore them. that's against the rules...just suppose....well....
I found another person who explained that "part of the engine broke" and therefore they lost oil and that an "engineer from the Triumph helped repair the engine" for the ship to be able to return on it's own accord. I cannot confirm or deny this with hard data.
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Originally posted by:
AuntPinkie
Don't misunderstand, I am very thankful the Carnival Triumph was able to help, I just hadn't imagined this kind of need.
I guess they were the closest. and they couldn't ignore them. that's against the rules...just suppose....well....
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Don't misunderstand, I am very thankful the Carnival Triumph was able to help, I just hadn't imagined this kind of need.
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Originally posted by:
AuntPinkie
The article says they needed oil... to me that is maintenance... it became an emergency, but no one was ill or injured. The boat hadn't crashed or taken on water because of bad weather. Maintenance.
Sorry...misunderstood. big rush this am.
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The article says they needed oil... to me that is maintenance... it became an emergency, but no one was ill or injured. The boat hadn't crashed or taken on water because of bad weather. Maintenance.
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This is cool! I wonder how far away they were from land.
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Originally posted by:
AuntPinkie
This I am sure happens more frequently than we hear about, but for a maintenance issue is new to me.
what maintenance issue are you referring to AUNTIE?
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Originally posted by:
cruisellama
All hands on deck to give aid. We were on an NCL cruise near Fanning Island Atol - south of Hawaii, and had a similar situation with a sailboat in distress. Ship had to send a tender to get an injured crew member - sailboat only had 2-3 people on it. Then NCL crew was were able order a helo evac when we got closer.
This I am sure happens more frequently than we hear about, but for a maintenance issue is new to me.
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