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sewage was seen running down the ship s walls. joining me now, john zarrella, live in progresso, mexico, where that ship was supposed to be towed until the currents started pushing it northward. john, i would not exactly call this full speed ahead. at six knots, when are they expected to reach the shores of alabama? reporter: well, you know, that was the problem, as you mentioned, we are here in progresso, because the ship was supposed to come here. but because of the strong currents, it drifted some 90 miles further north from its original position. by the time the tugboats got to it, it made more sense to bring it back to mobile, alabama. and right now, the timetable, as you mentioned at six miles, five miles an hour, would get it there some time on thursday. not sure if it s the afternoon, the morning, the evening, just depends on weather conditions and how much time those tugboats can make with the cruise ship. now, as far as the passengers on the ship, they are saying