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33-685: Carnival Sunrise (formerly Carnival Triumph ) is a Destiny -class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line . As she and her three younger sisters ( Carnival Radiance , Costa Fortuna , and Costa Magica ) are each a redesigned version of the lead ship in the class, she is sometimes referred to as the first of the Triumph class of cruise ships. Carnival Sunrise is homeported in Miami, Florida . Built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia , northern Italy, she

66-464: A container ship for the Johnson Line services of Sweden -based Rederi AB Nordstjernan . In 1986 she was sold to Regency Cruises with the intention of being converted into a cruise ship as Regent Moon , but she was laid up instead. In 1988 she was sold to Compania Naviera Panalexandra and renamed Alexandra but continued laid up. In 1990, the ship was acquired by Costa Cruises and rebuilt into

99-699: A cruise ship at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa , Italy . She entered service as Costa Allegra in 1992. Costa Allegra suffered a generator fire while off the coast of Africa approximately 200 miles southwest of the Seychelles on 27 February 2012 and was taken into tow toward the island of Mahé in the Seychelles Islands the following day, a journey of several days. She was later renamed Santa Cruise and sold for breaking in Aliaga , Turkey . Prior to beaching at

132-456: A cruise ship at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa , Italy, the same shipyard that had rebuilt Costa Marina . Work on Alexandra commenced on 4 September 1990. She received an entirely new superstructure in the same style as that of Costa Marina , as well as new engines. However, unlike Costa Marina , Alexandra was also lengthened by 13.4 metres (44 ft 0 in) when rebuilt. Although originally planned to be renamed Costa Azzurra ,

165-566: A fleet-wide safety upgrade targeted at preventing any potential fire hazards to make sure this never happens again. On April 3, 2013, while Carnival Triumph was docked in Mobile, Alabama for repairs following the February 10 fire, gale-force winds caused the ship to break free from her moorings and strike a moored United States Army Corps of Engineers vessel, Dredge Wheeler , sustaining a 20 ft (6.1 m) gash and railing damage on her stern above

198-411: A hot surface and ignite. It was then revealed by the cruise line's maintenance records that problems and the potential for an incident had formed more than a year before the cruise. The aforementioned diesel generator was overdue for maintenance for more than a year before the cruise, and there had been a total of 9 incidents of fuel leaks from flexible fuel lines over the past 2 years. Two weeks prior to

231-501: A result, both stood apart from the Destiny class and were ultimately classified as Triumph -class ships. Carnival Cruise Line and Costa Cruises would build larger variations based on the Destiny -class ships in the years that followed. In 2013, Carnival began a series of dry-docks which transformed its three ships, Carnival Destiny , Carnival Triumph , and Carnival Victory , almost entirely, resulting in name changes for all three after

264-528: Is a measure of volume and not of weight, is 101,509. Carnival Sunrise has a diesel-electric propulsion system in which the main generators provide electricity for all shipboard functions from propulsion motors to hotel systems such as air conditioning and lighting. Her power plant consists of six diesel generating sets, four 16-cylinder Wärtsilä - Sulzer 16ZAV40S and two 12-cylinder 12ZAV40S medium-speed diesel engines . Her two 17.6-megawatt electric propulsion motors and controllable pitch propellers give

297-601: The Bahamas Maritime Authority , the U.S. Coast Guard , and the National Transportation Safety Board . The Bahamas Maritime Authority was the lead investigative agency, because Carnival Triumph is a Bahamian-flagged ship. Initial reports from investigators on February 18 indicated the fire was caused by a leak in a flexible fuel oil return line from the No. 6 diesel engine, allowing fuel to spill onto

330-583: The Paquet Cruises brand since 1996, used Costa Allegra , marketed in France under the name Allegra and the Paquet Cruises brand, for four spring cruises and seven cruises in autumn of 2010. For these cruises, Costa Allegra featured a French master, cruise director, maitres 'd, receptionists and two French chefs, one of whom, Jean Abauzit, served on board the renowned Mermoz, retired a decade earlier. During

363-481: The Texas City , Texas, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit was conducted, resulting in a finding that there was "a short in the high voltage connection box of one of the ships [ sic ] generators causing damage to cables within the connection box", a deficiency under 50AC SOLAS 2009 Ch 1 Reg 11. A directive with a compliance due date of February 27, 2013 was issued following the inspection, requiring that "the condition of

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396-629: The Mexican port of Progreso . However, after being carried north by currents while awaiting arrival of large, seagoing tugboats , she was expected to dock in Mobile, Alabama , instead. This was the fourth engine room fire on a Carnival-owned ship resulting in a loss of power, including Tropicale in 1999, Carnival Splendor in 2010, and Costa Allegra , owned by a Carnival subsidiary, in 2012. By February 11, 2013, her emergency electrical generators allowed partial restoration of some shipboard functions. During

429-589: The Seychelles for repair and evacuation of the passengers. 1049 people, 636 passengers and 413 crew members of various nationalities were on board. Costa Cruises announced Costa Voyager would assume Costa Allegra' s planned voyages from 18 March to 1 July. Following on 9 March 2012, it was announced that the Costa Allegra would not return to service with Costa and given to Themis Maritime Ltd ship company as Santa Cruise for scrapping at Aliaga, Turkey . Her story

462-432: The afternoon and early evening on February 11, 2013. Sailings through April 13 were canceled, after which Carnival announced the first phase of a fleetwide review, to include installation of back-up generator systems on the line's ships. To allow time for the generators to be installed aboard Carnival Triumph , ten more voyages were cancelled, through June 3. On the afternoon of February 13, two seagoing tugboats were towing

495-496: The engine room fire, Carnival Triumph experienced propulsion issues that caused it to be five hours late returning to its Galveston home port on January 28, 2013, delayed the ship's departure for its next cruise from 2:30 p.m. until 8:00   p.m. that night, and resulted in the elimination of a scheduled stop in Cozumel because of the ship's diminished cruising speed. While in port, a Port State Control (PSC) vessel inspection by

528-581: The morning of 27 February 2012, a fire broke out in the generator room. The fire was extinguished by the on-board fire-suppression system and there were no injuries, but the ship was left without power and adrift about 200 miles southwest of the Seychelles . She was towed by the French tuna-fishing vessel Trevignon , from the Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) based in Concarneau , to Mahé in

561-444: The night of February 10, supplies were transferred from Carnival Elation . Carnival Legend was en route from Tampa and arrived on the scene around 3:00   p.m. on the afternoon of February 11 to complete a transfer of food and water and to take on a patient in need of dialysis for transport to Cozumel . Carnival Conquest en route to Montego Bay , Jamaica from New Orleans stopped and delivered food and supplies during

594-622: The refits were completed. As a result, Carnival now collectively refers to these ships as the Sunshine class. MS Costa Allegra Costa Allegra , formerly Annie Johnson , was a cruise ship owned by the Italy -based Costa Cruises , one of many subsidiaries owned by Costa's parent company Carnival Corporation . She was built in 1969 by the Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard in Turku , Finland , as

627-534: The scrapyard, her yellow funnel, a trademark of Costa Crociere, was painted white. Annie Johnson was the second in a series of five container ships built by the Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard in Finland for the Swedish shipping company Rederi AB Nordstjernan. She was launched on 29 April 1969 and delivered to her owners on 4 December of the same year, entering service on the same date. From 1969 until 1986, Annie Johnson

660-479: The ship a maximum speed of 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) and a service speed of about 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). For maneuvering at ports, Carnival Sunrise has six transverse thrusters . She was completed and entered service in 1999. In 2019, Carnival Triumph docked in Cadiz, Spain to undergo a $ 200 million refurbishment. Upon completion of the refit, she was renamed Carnival Sunrise . The ship

693-463: The ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board". The Coast Guard Marine Information Safety and Law Enforcement System showed that this deficiency remained unresolved at the time of the subsequent fire and loss of power while at sea on February 10. Carnival announced that they were spending $ 300 million, for

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726-467: The ship returned to service on June 13, 2013. Destiny-class cruise ship The Sunshine class is a class of cruise ships owned by Carnival Cruise Line . The class was formerly known as the Destiny class until 2013 when Carnival Destiny was renamed Carnival Sunshine . This transformation continued with sister ships Carnival Triumph in 2019 and Carnival Victory in 2021. Carnival Destiny

759-428: The ship suffered a fire in the aft engine room . Although the fire was automatically extinguished and there were no injuries to passengers or crew, it resulted in a loss of power and propulsion . To make matters worse, raw sewage began to back up into passenger deck areas, creating a major health hazard. This caused the media to dub the event "The Poop Cruise". Carnival Triumph was originally expected to be towed to

792-575: The ship was eventually named Costa Allegra and delivered to Costa Cruises on 16 November 1992. Costa Allegra entered service with Costa Crociere on 23 November 1992 with a cruise from Genoa to St. Thomas in the Caribbean . During the early years of her service with Costa she sailed in the Mediterranean during the northern hemisphere summer season, relocating to the Caribbean for the winter. In 2006

825-684: The ship was relocated for cruising out of China. At the same time her interiors were refurbished to better suit the Asian cruise market. Her ports of departure in Asia were Singapore and Hong Kong . Countries visited included China, South Korea , Japan, Vietnam , the Philippines , Malaysia , Thailand and Indonesia . In 2010, the ship was relocated back to Europe, and her Asian itineraries were replaced by Costa Classica and Costa Romantica . In an agreement with TMR of Marseilles, Costa Cruises , who had owned

858-404: The ship, with a third tugboat expected to arrive that evening. The goal was to reach port in Mobile by early afternoon on February 14, but strong winds delayed the expected arrival. Eventually, four tugboats were towing the ship, with a fifth on standby. After a tow line broke, arrival was delayed still further. The ship finally docked by 9:20 p.m. An incident investigation was then started by

891-504: The warrant ordering the ship held in port states that "the court finds that the conditions for an attachment of defendants' joint and collective property within this district, mainly the MS Carnival Triumph , appear to exist upon an admiralty and maritime claim". Carnival Triumph was allowed to unload passengers and cargo and move between berths until a hearing could be scheduled. On Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 5:30 a.m. CST,

924-436: The water line before coming to rest against a cargo ship. The U.S. Coast Guard and tug boats responded to the scene. Two workers were in a guard shack on a 65-foot (20 m) section of dock that also collapsed during the high winds. One was rescued from the water and hospitalized, but the other was recovered dead nine days later. Repairs for the ship were then delayed by ten days, causing cancellation of two more cruises before

957-410: Was floated out on October 23, 1999, and christened by Madeline Arison, wife of Micky Arison , the then-CEO (now Chairman of Carnival Corporation ) of Carnival. Carnival Sunrise is 893 feet 4 inches (272.3 m) long and has a beam of 116 feet 6 inches (35.5 m). Fully laden, she draws 27 feet 3 inches (8.3 m) of water. The vessel's gross tonnage , which

990-569: Was launched in 1996 as the first in Carnival Cruise Line 's Destiny class of ships. When launched it held the distinction as the world's largest passenger ship as well as the first passenger ship to be built over 100,000  GT . A sister ship , Carnival Triumph , launched in 1999 and was followed by Carnival Victory in 2000. Though similar to Carnival Destiny , Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory were larger, each containing an additional passenger deck and additional cabins. As

1023-590: Was laid up in Perama , Greece. In May 1988 Regent Moon was sold to Compania Naviera Panalexandra and renamed Alexandra , but continued laid up until 1990 when she was sold to Costa Crociere. Costa Crociere acquired Regent Sun which was renamed Italia in the interim, in 1988 and had her conversion into a cruise ship realised, with the ship being delivered in July 1990 as Costa Marina . Following this Costa Crociere acquired Alexandra on 28 August 1990 for conversion into

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1056-565: Was officially renamed by Kelly Arison, the daughter of Carnival Corporation Chairman Micky Arison . The ceremony took place on May 23 in New York . On March 29, 2012, a judge ordered the ship to be held in Galveston, Texas. The move came as part of a $ 10 million lawsuit filed in federal court in Galveston by relatives of a German tourist who died in the Costa Concordia disaster . Reports say that

1089-511: Was used as in cargo services by Rederi AB Nordstjernan. On 8 August 1986 the ship was sold to the Greece -based Regency Cruises with the intention of being rebuilt as a cruise ship. With this aim in mind, she was renamed Regent Moon . Her sister ship MS  Axel Johnson was sold to Regency Cruises at the same time, renamed Regent Sun , also with the intention of being converted into a cruise ship. These plans were never realised, and Regent Moon

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