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April 3, 2013: Tug boats maneuver around the Carnival cruise ship Triumph as she rests against a dock on the east side of the Mobile River after becoming dislodged from its mooring at BAE Shipyard during high winds in Mobile, Ala. Triumph was disabled Feb. 10 by an engine fire that stranded thousands of passengers onboard for days in the Gulf. It was towed into port in Mobile.AP/AL.com
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Feb. 14, 2013: File photo the cruise ship Carnival Triumph is towed into Mobile Bay near Dauphin Island, Ala. The Triumph, which has been docked in Alabama since an engine room fire left it disabled for days in the Gulf of Mexico, broke away from its mooring in a Mobile, Ala. shipyard on Wednesday, April 3, 2013.AP
MOBILE, Ala. – High winds dislodged a disabled cruise ship from its mooring in Mobile, Ala., Wednesday, and crews were searching for a missing shipyard worker whose guard shack was blown into the water by the same strong winds, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Wind gusts near hurricane strength shoved the 900-foot Carnival Triumph free from its mooring in downtown Mobile, Ala. Authorities said the Triumph becoming dislodged and the shack blowing into the water were not directly related.
USCG Lt. Michael Clausen told Fox News Radio the missing person is a general shipyard worker at BAE Systems shipyard and that one other person -- a security officer -- has already been recovered from the water and is in good condition. Authorities believe the missing worker is likely trapped in debris underwater.
The two shipyard workers fell into the water when the winds hit their guard shack, said Steve Huffman, spokesman for the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department.
"We recovered one person. He was taken to the hospital. He will be fine, the only thing he's suffering from is mild hypothermia," Huffman said.
The Carnival Cruise Lines ship Triumph was disabled Feb. 10, by an engine fire that stranded thousands of passengers onboard for days in the Gulf. It was slowly towed into port in Mobile, Ala., and miserable passengers were able to get off.
The National Weather Service reported winds between 35 and 65 mph blowing through the area on Wednesday afternoon.
Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said the ship drifted and is resting against a cargo vessel.
"There are tug vessels that are in the process of stabilizing the triumph," Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough said, adding it was unclear how far the ship drifted before coming to a rest.
The ship drifted and rested against a cargo vessel. It drifted for a couple of hours before being secured as of 5 p.m. It is expected to move to the Mobile Cruise Terminal but the timing was unclear. It was not tied to the dock late in the day and electric cables that had been plugged in on shore were dangling from the port -- or left -- side of the ship. There are a number of tug boats on site, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard and Mobile authorities.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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