Carnival Triumph Failed Its First Inspection Before Returning to Service
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The Senate committee convened to talk about more consumer protections. Case in point: Carnival was telling everyone about the wonders of the repaired Carnival Triumph in June, and wasn't transparent about letting passengers know that the ship had just failed an inspection because of fire detection and lifeboat drill problems, among others.
So much for Carnival's commitment to safety: The Carnival Triumph failed an inspection and was briefly "detained" by the U.S. Coast Guard in June after it completed repairs and was poised to return to service four months after the engine room fire that left the ship disabled and without most passenger services in the Gulf of Mexico.
In prepared and verbal testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation today, Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio, assistant commandant for prevention policy for the U.S. Coast Guard, indicated that inspectors found "three serious deficiencies" related to fire detection and lifeboat drills during the Triumph's first examination in Galveston, Texas, after completing $115 mil
