Marshall Man Awaits Docking of Cruise Ship with Wife on Board

MARSHALL — A Marshall man is anxiously awaiting the return of his wife, who’s a passenger on the crippled cruise ship being towed to Mobile, Alabama. Bill Barton’s wife, Francine, is on the ship. “They’re saying they’re gonna be able to go about six miles an hour,” Barton pointed out. He says that means the ship is likely to travel “all day Wednesday and sometime Thursday, maybe, finally getting into port.” Barton says he was notified of the change in port destination late Monday night by a robo-call, with no way to ask carnival cruise personnel any questions.