Coast Guard: Cause Of Cruise Ship Fire Was A Leak

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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A Coast Guard official said Monday that the cause of the engine-room fire on the Carnival cruise ship Triumph was a leak in a fuel oil return line.

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