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Elevators and at least one restroom stopped working for a few hours as the crew discovered a problem with the ship's backup generator. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Many cruise ship companies ask that passengers give up certain rights in their ticket contracts. In 2010 Congress did pass the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, but critics say it isn't enough. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports. (Nightly News)

After being exposed to raw sewage during a vacation gone wrong on the Carnival's Triumph, there is still the possibility that the passengers could get sick even after having left the ship. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (Nightly News)

As the ship crept closer to Mobile, Ala., a tow line snapped, adding to the frustration of those trapped on the slow-moving ship for days with limited food and unsanitary conditions. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (Nightly News)

It's been a long, difficult ride for the passengers of the disabled Carnival cruise ship who are slowly being towed to Alabama. With only five working toilets for about 3,000 passengers, the stench has reportedly become unbearable. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (Nightly News)

Mourners are marking the one-year anniversary of the Costa Concordia disaster that resulted in 32 deaths today, as the Italian Coast Guard is releasing new images of panicked passengers trying to escape the ship. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. (TODAY)

A Brazilian TV show staged a creepy elevator prank that has scared up 1.2 million online hits in two days. In it, an elevator stops, the lights go out and a ghostly little girl comes out of a hidden panel and screams before disappearing. (TODAY)