Crippled cruise ship docks

5:47 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013

Passengers disembark Triumph cruise ship in Alabama

After four days at sea, with no plumbing on the Carnival Triumph cruise liner, passengers have finally reached land in Alabama.

Read: Triumph passengers offered compensation

Met with blankets, drinks and hot food, the passengers were let off the boat, where they would continue their journeys home by coach.

Passengers described overflowing toilets, with the ship's cabins and passages, soaked in raw sewage, after a fire in the engine room knocked out the ship's power and plumbing.

Read: Troubled cruise ship to dock in Alabama

4:26 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013

Red Cross on the scene as passengers leave the ship

Witchita Red Cross Credit: @WitchitaRedCross/Twitter

Witchita Red Cross awaits passengers from the Carnival Triumph cruise ship, as passengers disembark in the port of Mobile, Alabama.

The ship has been without plumbing for the past four days, afloat in the Gulf of Mexico.

Images of Triumph cruise liner arriving in Alabama

The Carnival Triumph cruise ship is towed towards the dock at the port of Mobile, Alabama Credit: Reuters

Spectators watch as cruise ship arrives in Mobile, Alabama Credit: Reuters

Passengers stand along the railing as the Carnival Triumph cruise ship is towed towards the port Credit: Reuters

4:17 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013

Guests begin to debark Carnival Triumph ship

Guests are now debarking the Carnival Triumph

From @CarnivalCruise on Twitter: ( 4:13 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013)

3:53 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013

Carnival CEO: 'I want to again apologize to our guests'

The CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines has commented on Twitter, following the docking of troubled cruise ship Triumph.

Passengers were left afloat in the Mexican Gulf following an engine fire which left them without plumbing for four days.

I want to thank the US Coast Guard, The Port and City of Mobile, Customs and Border Protection and countless others who were helpful

I’d also like to thank our shoreside teams for working around the clock to make this happen and I want to thank our crew for everything.

I want to again apologize to our guests and their friends and family. The situation has been incredibly difficult and we're sorry for what happened.

Our company was founded on the idea of providing great vacations to fun loving Americans and clearly we failed on this cruise.

– Gerry Cahill, President and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines

Read: Carnival 'thankful' everyone is safe as ship docks

3:44 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013

Carnival: 'Thankful' everyone is safe as ship docks

The Triumph cruise liner has arrived at port in Mobile, Alabama.

CEO Gerry Cahill of Carnival Cruise Lines said he is "thankful" everyone is safe.

Carnival Triumph arrives in Mobile. Gerry Cahill, CEO says: "I'm very thankful we all are that the ship is alongside & everyone is safe."

From @CarnivalCruise on Twitter: ( 3:40 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013)

"I am so appreciative of the efforts of everyone involved in bringing the Carnival Triumph safely to the Port of Mobile."

From @CarnivalCruise on Twitter: ( 3:40 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013)

Read: Troubled cruise ship set to dock in Alabama

Report: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama

WATCH LIVE: Crippled cruise ship docks in Ala., begins hours-long process of disembarking passengers http://t.co/v23ksL3u

From @NBCNews on Twitter: ( 3:22 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013)

NBC News has reported that the carnival cruise ship Triumph is currently docking in Mobile, Alabama.

A live feed is being broadcast from the NBC website.

3:17 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013

Cruise company CEO to make comment when ship ports

CCL CEO Gerry Cahill onsite in Mobile managing guest efforts. Will make remarks when ship is in port approx 930 CT.

From @CarnivalCruise on Twitter: ( 3:11 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013)

3:01 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013

100 coaches arranged to pick up cruise ship guests

The Carnival cruise liner Triumph, which has been adrift in the Gulf of Mexico for four days, is now less than ten miles away from port.

The ship is set to dock in Mobile, Alabama between 9:15 and 11:30pm (03:15 and 05:30 GMT).

Carnival cruise ship Triumph being towed to the port in Alabama Credit: Reuters

Updates from the Carnival Cruise Lines Twitter account, said disembarkation off the boat could take up to five hours, due to the lack of power.

They added that guests will be provided with warm food, drinks and blankets, as well as cell phones and chargers upon arrival.

The ship is now less than ten miles away from port Credit: Reuters

The company has arranged 100 coaches to take the guests home, crew will be able to stay in nearby hotels.

An assessment of the repairs will be carried out once all the guests and crew are safely off the ship.

Read: Triumph cruise passengers offered compensation

2:33 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013

Carnival: Ship is less than ten miles from the port

A brief update on the Carnival Triumph. The vessel is less than 10 miles from the Port of Mobile and traveling at a speed of 6 knots.

From @CarnivalCruise on Twitter: ( 2:29 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013)

Depending on the speed it maintains, our current estimates are between 9:15pm and 11:30pm for the ship to be in position for debarkation.

From @CarnivalCruise on Twitter: ( 2:32 am, Fri 15 Feb 2013)