It was the ship that launched a thousand headlines. A dozen years ago, the country was riveted — and, let’s face it, entertained — by the plight of more than 4,200 people adrift in the Gulf of Mexico on the Carnival Triumph after an engine room fire.

The latest episode of Netflix's "Trainwreck" anthology series examines the incident aboard Carnival Triumph in 2013.

As the streaming giant's latest documentary ropes in millions of viewers, the family-friendly cruise line has issued a statement addressing the project.