Two tug boats are dragging the nearly 900-foot, 14-story Triumph at a jogger's pace to the harbor, where Carnival hopes to return 3, 143 passengers and 1, 086 crew members to freedom on Thursday, the cruise line said.

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For most of the day Wednesday, two tugboats dragged the nearly 900-foot, 14-story Triumph at a jogger's pace to the harbor, where the 3, 143 passengers and 1, 086 crew members on board will get off the vessel on Thursday, the cruise line said.

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