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    Casey Stegall reports from Dallas, Texas

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Week of -- -- pleasure cruise has turned into a nightmare.

The deet -- really just how gross the living situation is on this carnival ship.

Are really almost too repulsive to share with you.

-- -- he just leave it at the moment the venue is dead this and there is good news for these folks the tugboats are now on the scene in their towing this ship to shore.

The original problem was that a fire knocked out the engines and the plumbing systems on Sunday.

Some of the passengers have dragged their mattresses out of there cabin rams onto the deck.

So they can sleep out there to get some fresh air and they've got as we understand at this point at least another day of this to go.

Casey Stegall joins me now he's live in Dallas so.

Why was this -- supposed to get back Casey.

-- there was supposed to get back this past Monday and now looks like it may not arrive until tomorrow and instead of going back into Galveston -- originated now it's going to be arriving.

In Mobile, Alabama and as you said.

You may wanna put down your Wheaties -- not gonna get into -- too -- of detail but some of the passengers have been texting and calling their loved ones back here.

Are -- -- and they're describing some very foul conditions the carnival triumph -- the ship there were talking about let's show you video now from the US Coast Guard some stills that have been gathered.

It was headed for Mexico but as you said the fire on Sunday.

Knocking out power to the ship's propulsion system so it's essentially sat floating in the gulf more than 4000.

People on board this thing.

And there are reports of limited hot food -- not working human waste running down the walls and floors yikes.

Of course that is now raising some serious health concerns.

Now you've got the possibility of disease -- I mean we -- the world virus outbreaks pretty frequently on these ships.

So I imagine housekeeping department right now is doing double time duty not only.

Cleaning up the mess that's that's coming out of the drains but wiping down every hand -- every elevator button everything that that you know in the common -- Now if there is a silver lining here no injuries have been reported on board and again Martha is scheduled to arrive in Alabama some time we hear from officials on the ground.

Between one and 4 PM.

-- is for people -- would now wanna be on a cleaning up detail on that ship right now so what has been the company carnivals response.

To what's happening here.

Well obviously the working very closely with the US coast are those Tug -- getting this vessel back to the United States passengers they say.

Are clearly going to be given a full refund in fact including a credit toward a future carnival cruise.

If they want to get on a boat after this whole ordeal the president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines holding a press conference last night in Miami.

Since Sunday morning.

Our focus has been on ensuring -- safety of everyone onboard the carnival triumph.

In getting our guests home as quickly as possible.

Carnival also calling family members back here at home keeping them updated.

On the whole nightmare mark.

Think -- did the cash.

Instead of the -- -- another cruise Casey thank you very much but --

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