An emergency medical technician wheels an elderly man down the gangplank. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Sabrina Klinge and husband Geoff, center, are greeted enthusiastically by Sabrina’s brother Paul Patrick II after disembarking from the Carnival Splendor in San Diego. The couple had taken the cruise for their honeymoon. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Passengers with luggage in tow file down the gangplank from the Carnival Splendor. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A spectator watches as a tug nudges the Carnival Splendor the last few yards into port. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan follows the Carnival Splendor about 100 miles off Baja. The carrier’s helicopters flew dozens of sorties with bottled water and food to the luxury liner. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Crew members aboard the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan unload water from a supply plane. The carrier’s aircraft flew dozens of sorties carrying water and food to the Carnival Splendor after the cruise ship lost power about 100 miles off Baja. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A helicopter from the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan carries supplies to the Carnival Splendor cruise ship. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan follows the Carnival Splendor cruise ship as it’s towed by a tugboat about 100 miles off Baja. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
