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Thank you very much. >> that was the ceo of carnival gerry cahill just moments ago dockside, mobile, alabama. where the carnival cruise ship triumph all tied up. it's been a long ordeal for them. joining me now is commander eric king. how difficult a task for this ship to get back to port? thank you for joining us tonight. >> good evening, ed. certainly the coast guard has been engaged for a couple of days here with our efforts. mentioned earlier the coast guard cutter vigorous provided medical evacuation. they were on scene since sunday. earlier this morning they were relieved by the coast gu...

Thank you for your time tonight. >> good evening, ed. >> how rare is this, what we're seeing tonight? what we're seeing unfold? >> well, unfortunately it's not very rare. while i was chairman of the ntsb during the clinton administration, we had three carnival cruise line fires on the universe explorer, the vista ford, and the ecstasy. one of those resulting in the loss of six individuals. unfortunately the truth of the matter is the united states government over these regulatory authority over these foreign flag cruise ships is not very effective. and when you board a cruise ship, you're real...

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0 >> what has this ordeal been like for you? what will you remember about it? >> my gosh. well, you got to meet a whole lot of people because you were standing in line waiting for things and worried about things in the hallway. it was really nice to reach out like the olden days and talk to people that you wouldn't normally speak to. i know that sounds strange. >> and how do you think people handled all of this? i mean, as the days were dragging on and the information coming out and the rumor mill and such stuff as that. earlier tonight jayme lamm said it was like the high school with the rumo...

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