Sunday : A number of people boarded Triumph for New Orleans . Briana Adkins was staying with her family at the Alabama Cruise Terminal . The saga began unfolding early Sunday morning as the Carnival Triumph , originally carrying 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members , was making its way to Galveston , Texas , when a fire left the vessel listing to the side and drifting in the Gulf of Mexico . The ship was found virtually dead in the water after a fire on Sunday . It arrived at the Port of Mobile late Thursday night .
Sunday : A number of people boarded Triumph for New Orleans . Briana Adkins was staying with her family at the Alabama Cruise Terminal . The ship was found virtually dead in the water after a fire on Sunday . It arrived at the Port of Mobile late Thursday night .