When half of the ship was towed out to sea, it broke free in a storm and ran aground again.
The USS Ronald Reagan ferried 60, 000 pounds of supplies for the ship's passengers and crew as the ship was towed to San Diego.
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Even as the cruise ship was still being towed to harbor, Carnival announced plans to accommodate passengers in local hotels and ferry them home on charter flights as soon as possible.
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Their 67-foot Seafarer became disabled Wednesday and was being towed by another ship about 15 miles east of Assateague Island when the two vessels became separated in heavy seas.
The ship was initially expected to be towed into the northern Yucatan port of Progreso, Mexico.
Once the giant ship has been refloated, it will be towed to an Italian port, probably in Tuscany, to be dismantled and disposed of according to local regulations.
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This ship finally reached port in the Seychelles after being towed through pirate-infested waters.
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"The ship's technical crew has determined the vessel will need to be towed to port, " Carnival said around 7:30 p.m.
The Carnival Triumph, the cruise ship that became disabled in the Gulf of Mexico last February before it was towed to Mobile's port, was evacuated, said Alan Waugh, who lives at the Fort Conde Inn in downtown Mobile, across the river from the scene of the explosions.
Across the river, the Carnival Triumph, the cruise ship that became disabled in the Gulf of Mexico last February before it was towed to Mobile's port, was evacuated, said Alan Waugh, who lives at the Fort Conde Inn in downtown Mobile, across the river from the scene of the explosions.
The barges are moored across the river from the Carnival Triumph, the cruise ship that lost power in February and drifted in the Gulf of Mexico for days before being towed to Mobile for repairs.
In the biggest high-profile incident in the U.S. in recent years, more than 3, 000 passengers aboard the Carnival Splendor were towed to shore in 2010 by a Mexican tugboat after an engine-room fire cut off the ship's electricity.
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