North Charleston woman recalls days stuck aboard Carnival Triumph

  • Christina Elmore
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  • Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
    Ruth McGarrah, of North Charleston, and six family members spent days aboard the Carnival Triumph with little food and no electricity. A gut-wrenching smell filled the ship as sewage overflowed within its cabins. After five days back on land, she said, sheís only now gotten her appetite back. (Provided 2/2013

    Ruth McGarrah, of North Charleston, and six family members spent days aboard the Carnival Triumph with little food and no electricity. A gut-wrenching smell filled the ship as sewage overflowed within its cabins. After five days back on land, she said, sheís only now gotten her appetite back. (Provided 2/2013

    A photo from Cozumel, Mexico, shows a happy day that Ruth McGarrah, of North Charleston, shared with her family hours before a fire broke out on the Carnival Triumph and left them to cope with life aboard a powerless ship.

    A photo from Cozumel, Mexico, shows a happy day that Ruth McGarrah, of North Charleston, shared with her family hours before a fire broke out on the Carnival Triumph and left them to cope with life aboard a powerless ship. Buy this photo