Carnival Triumph evacuated after nearby fires Coast Guard officials established a one-mile safety zone around the fires, to allow it extinguish safely. The cause of the accident is not clear, although the barges are thought to have been carrying raw fuel. The cruise ship has suffered a long sequence of mishaps this year, most prominently in the Gulf of Mexico in February after an engine fire left 4,200 passengers with overflowing lavatories and limited food. It was eventually towed to port by tugboats, after spending four days adrift at sea. Earlier this month, it broke free from its repair berth on the Mobile River, after strong gusts of wind wrenched it from its mooring. It reportedly suffered damage to its rear, after crashing into another vessel. A shipyard worker on an adjacent pier was killed in the incident.