Accident Of Msc Opera Cruise Ship

The MSC Opera cruise ship apparently unable to stop blared its horn as it slammed into the much smaller river boat and the dock as dozens of people run away in panic.

Accident of msc opera cruise ship. The accident happened on June 2 2019 as the MSC Opera was approaching the cruise terminal after having made its scenic sail into the port past the. Venice cruise ship crash. After the MSC Opera struck both a pier and a river cruise ship in Italy the caught-on-video incident immediately went viral.

She sustained superficial scratches. Visit INSIDERs homepage for more stories. 16 rows On June 2 2019 the docked in downtown Venice Italy on Giudecca Canal.

Speaking to the harbour master the. In a recording of the captain of cruise ship MSC Opera IMO 9250464 prior to its collision with a berth in Venice and tourist vessel River Countess he can be heard describing an engine fault causing the incident. While fatalities were fortunately avoided several people were injured.

The criminal case stemming from a 2019 accident in which the cruise ship MSC Opera hit a river cruise ship and the dock while arriving in Venice has been concluded with an agreement that will see jail time for the captain and crew blamed for the accidentThe allision had made worldwide headlines with video of the accident airing on worldwide news reports and contributing to the arguments that. The cause was later found to be technical difficulties with the engines while under tow. The MSC Opera is a 66000 tonne ship with a capacity of 2700 passengers.

The incident will fuel calls for large ships to be restricted from entering the canals around Venice. As a result the captain and crew will see jail time. Marks Square and sights of Venice.

The accident happened on June 2 2019 as the MSC Opera was approaching the cruise terminal after having made its scenic sail into the port past the. MSC Operas captain and crew to be jailed. The allision had made worldwide headlines with video of the accident airing on worldwide news reports and contributing to the arguments that large cruise ships should be banned from Venice.