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Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
An Instagram photo provided by a passenger of the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph identifying himself as Mikemoonpie shows a coast guard helicopter flying as the ship is towed toward Mobile, Alabama
By Al Jazeera Staff
Published On 15 Feb 2013

Passengers have disembarked in the southern US state of Alabama from a disabled cruise ship which was left drifting for days in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tugboats pulled the Carnival Triumph, carrying more than 4,000 passengers, into port in Mobile a drama that was played out live on US cable news stations on Thursday.

At about 10:15pm Central time, the first passengers started to walk down an enclosed gangway to a terminal.

Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
An Instagram photo provided by a passenger of the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph identifying himself as Clarkaj shows passengers posing with a handmade banner
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Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
An Instagram photo provided by a passenger of the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph identifying himself as Mikemoonpie shows tents erected on the main deck of the ship
Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
An Instagram photo provided by a passenger of the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph identifying himself as Clarkaj shows the tents made of bed sheets at the deck of the ship
Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
An Instagram photo provided by a passenger of the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph identifying herself as Chasemaclaskey shows passengers sleeping on the deck
Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
An Instagram photo provided by a passenger of the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph identifying himself as Mikemoonpie shows passengers laying on mattresses on the deck
Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
An Instagram photo provided by a passenger of the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph identifying herself as Chasemaclaskey shows passengers charging their mobile phones
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Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
The Carnival cruise ship Triumph makes its way up Mobile Bay assisted by tug boats. The ship was crippled by an engine room fire, lost power and was adrift in the Gulf of Mexico for days.
Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
Kendall Jenkins kisses the ground after stepping off the Carnival ship Triumph at the Alabama Cruise terminal in Mobile, Alabama
Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
Carnival Cruise Lines CEO Gerry Cahill (L) gives a press conference in front of the Alabama Cruise Terminal after the ship Triumph docs in Mobile, Alabama on February 14, 2013
Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
A passenger from the Carnival Cruise ship Triumph cheers after disembarking in Alabama
Carnival cruise ship passengers disembark
Kendall Jenkins (L) and friend cheer after stepping off the crippled Carnival ship Triumph