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Carnival Triumph evacuated after port explosions
Carnival Triumph was evacuated yesterday following a series of explosions at the Mobile port in Alabama where it has been undergoing repairs.
Workers on board the ship were told to leave after a huge blaze broke out across the other side of the river where two fuel barges had exploded.
Three people, not connected with the cruise ship, were left with critical burns, according to local reports.
A statement from Carnival confirmed that contractors and crew on the ship were evacuated at the request of local authorities in "an abundance of caution".
"The fuel barges are not in any way related to the work being done on Carnival Triumph. There were no injuries to anyone aboard Carnival Triumph and no damage to the vessel. All workers were cleared to return to the ship earlier this morning," it said.
Triumph has been at the dock since February after an engine fire left it drifting in the Gulf of Mexico without power for five days.
Earlier this month it broke free of its moorings and collided with a barge. A shipyard security guard was killed in the incident.
The ship is still expected return to service on June 13.
by Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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