Retired East Texas Teachers Among Stranded Cruise Passengers

MARSHALL — A group from East Texas is among the stranded passengers on a Galveston cruise ship. Six retired Marshall teachers are on board the Carnival Triumph crippled Sunday about 150 miles off of Mexico’s coast. Bill Barton says his wife Francine, and five of her friends are on the damaged ship. Barton said he has not been in contact with his wife since the engine fire, but received a voice mail from Carnival Cruises regarding the incident. Barton says the trip was supposed to be a great chance for the friends to relax and catch up. Coast Guard officials say a tugboat was on it’s way to the cruise ship early Monday morning. No one on the ship was hurt during the fire.