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More alarming safety problem in the maintenance room. fuel lines. in fact, carnival costa allegra had a fire because it leaked to a hot spot and ignited. carnival's own investigation shows the fire on board the costa allegra is believed to be caused by a fuel leak on one of the diesel generators, eerily similar to what would start the fire on board the triumph one year. carnival said it proactively began investigating and found a big problem in a different type of fuel line. there had been nine, that's right, nine incidents associated with flexible fuel lines in just two years. on january 2nd,...

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...

>> joey gay also loved all things purple, and anything to do with princesses. michelle gay was still waiting to go know what happened to her princess when she promised herself she would do all she could to make kids safer in school. >> the day that i was standing in a parking lot before i knew that what had happened to joey, i was just really struck by the fact that this was something we needed to work on. we had a safety problem. >> but immediately after joey's death, that wasn't her focus. >> we were connected with the doug flutey junior foundation for autism. we decided to do a fund called ...

But it certainly didn't -- it didn't ever impede her spirit. >> she was a ball of light and love. she always had a smile on her face. she loved giving hugs. >> joey gay also loved all things purple, and anything to do with princesses. michelle gay was still waiting to go know what happened to her princess when she promised herself she would do all she could to make kids safer in school. >> the day that i was standing in a parking lot before i knew that what had happened to joey, i was just really struck by the fact that this was something we needed to work on. we had a safety problem. >> but i...