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Seems like they should have held off on docking until the wind died down a bit. Always surprises me that these cruise ships can stand so high out of the water and not be wanting to flip in the wind. Incredible ballast.
I fly through Ketchikan to/from Sitka every few months. Beautiful areas.
As a newbie boat operator, I have enormous sympathy for the captain. Hard for those that never herded a boat to understand how the darn things want to keep going, especially if a wind is helping things along.
The inertia of that ship had to be enormous, and with a wind messing with him................
Crunch! (Well, that’s gonna love a mark.)
Trumps fault.
In the 70’s I was on the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute docking in Juneau when we hit the Coast Guard Buoy Tender Planetree that was already tied up the dock. We took off her gun tub. The tides can be real strong with 25 foot difference from low tide to high tide common. The officer who had the conn was Lt. Ramsey, subsequently to be known as Ramming Ramsey the Tender Bender.
My kids took an Alaskan cruise on that ship exactly ten years ago. They brought back a Christmas ornament model of the ship. I hope it didn’t sustain much damage.
Sad that people can’t speak today without gutter garbage coming out of their mouths.
Would have been better with some music.
Put some ice on it !
Beautiful ship, I’ve been on it. Love Celebrity cruises.
Some ports send their own pilots to bring ship in.
Having been on many cruises it always amazes me how they can maneuver these behemoths. Having been a power boat owner (30 ft) for many years, and having had to dock in strong winds, I can appreciate (on a smaller scale of course) how VERY difficult this can be. It bears no comparison with parking a car.
For you landlubbers, boats are difficult to maneuver in close proximity to fixed objects. Add tides, currents, and especially wind and you have a high anxiety environment.
If you catch the glimpse of the forward flag, my guess is a 30 knot wind from starboard...those cruise ships are like sailboats, the lateral surface area is huge. You could tell his side thrusters were on full...not strong enough for that wind. Bet he knew he would take out the dock from 100 feet out...just no stopping it.
Looks like Infinity went beyond.
Just a little fender bender...
Better call Maaco.
I was fishing in Ketchikan a year ago today. Rough weather then too.
We always go Princess on our Alaska cruises..
Ketchikan is one of my favorite stops.
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