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Resulting in fuel leaks associated with flexible fuel lines in just two years. and on january 2nd, carnival issues a compliance order giving ships two months to address the problem, to ensure installed for all diesel engines using the flexible fuel lines. mark jackson is the chief engineer. >> after that internal study, the company came out with a new policy to again shield all of the flanges and the hoses that were below the deck plates. >> but you didn't shield the one hose that wound up causing this tragedy. >> that hose was beneath the deck plates, and it was believed that the deck plates ...

The ship's own engineer. over and over again, carnival's own maintenance reports say the same thing. diesel generator number six, overdue for maintenance. and during that same time period, carnival learned about another even more alarming safety problem in the engine room. fuel lines. a dangerous pattern of leaks had emerged on other carnival cruise ships. in fact, varn val coast at that time an leg gral caught fire because fuel leaked on to a hot spot and ignited. it would be the fult foreshadowing. consider this, carnival's own investigation shows the fire on board the costa allegra is belie...

These documents tell you that the company, and i'm saying to you the corporation back in miami had knowledge of the fact that this vessel had a propensity for fires. there are things that could have been and should have been and weren't done to make sure that fires didn't take place. >> reporter: the first trouble with triumph, diesel generator number six catching fire. starting more than a year before the cruise, the generator was overdue for maintenance, out of compliance with the safety laws of the sea known as soleas. over and over again, carnival's maintenance reports saying the same thin...

Flexible fuel lines. mark jackson is varn val's chief engineer. >> after that internal study, the company came out with a new policy to against shield all the flanges an hoses below the deck plate. >> you didn't shield the one hose that wound up causing this tragedy. >> that hose was beneath the deck plates? h. it was believed the deck plates would act as that shield. in this case, it found that gap in the bilge plates and caused the fire. >> they began to start to try to put guards on these hoses because they were having problems with these hoses as a result of vibrations in the engines. they...

>> when he was doing his wing over and he was coming straight to the ground, i'm thinking at that point i hope he can pull out of this. >> i was already aligning the machine for the next maneuver. it just struck the ground. >> son of a [ bleep ]. >> call 911! >> i thought that was it. he was gone. >> but dennis is not dead. merely stunned. how did he get here? >> the aircraft broke up about me and the glass shattered and i was in the desert dust. >> everybody was in shock. i mean, it was a moment of total oh, my god, what do we do. >> dennis is not out of danger. he struggles to get free of th...