Out-of-control cruise ship plows into tourist boat, dock in Venice

NY Post ^ | 06/02/2019 | Lee Brown

[BenLurkin]

Video shows the luxury MSC Opera unable to stop and repeatedly blaring its horn as it hits the much-smaller River Countess, eventually pushing it into the dock despite the efforts of towboats to stop it.

Four female tourists were injured on the sightseeing boat that had 110 passengers, officials said.

MSC Cruises blamed a mechanical problem on its ship, which can carry over 2,675 passengers in 1,071 cabins, as it tried to dock in the Giudecca Canal.

Italian officials immediately called for all such cruise ships to be banned from using the major thoroughfare that leads to Saint Mark’s Square

“Today’s accident in the port of Venice proves that cruise ships shouldn’t be allowed to pass down the Giudecca anymore,” insisted Italy’s transport minister, Danilo Toninelli.

[BenLurkin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dxb4yReOac

[Larry Lucido]

Wasn’t that the plot from “The Boat,” with the girl from “The Bus”?

[rstrahan]

With the thrusters and huge engines, and this being a newish ship, no way it should have happens. Calling it a ‘mechanical issue’ seems to me an attempt to divert from human error.

[Reno89519]

Small ships should get out of the way of the big ones :)

Captain scratched up his big ship. And, by the way, what a run down dock area.

[blueunicorn6]

They were using tugboats.

There would be a port pilot on board controlling the ship.

[Hatteras]

[NormsRevenge]

lost his brakes? Mechanical issue? No way.. Just piss poor operation is all.

We cruised the main canal in Venice , no problemo, a few years ago.. quite the sight. Sad to see they let far too many nincompoops captain ships these days.

[crz]

Well folks. We are here. DROP THE GANGPLANKS!

Sumbody is in BIG TROUBLE.

[Political Junkie Too]

Video from the dock:

https://youtu.be/y3iyudRXtW0.

-PJ

[freedom1st]

Mediterranean seems to have more than its fair share of ship collisions. Crazy Italian drivers.

[Political Junkie Too]

Sorry... I didn't realize your video had both spliced together.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

Thee Costa Concordia crashed into the rocks because the captain was showing off for a woman.

-PJ

[freefdny]

The air horn should have played “We’re in the money.”.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MVL4wKnpx2U#searching

[Political Junkie Too]

"MSC Opera now arriving at gate 2... gate 3... gate 4..."

-PJ

[BenLurkin]

excellent

[TexasGator]

“Small ships should get out of the way of the big ones :) “

How do you get out of the way when you are docked?

[TexasGator]

“Italian officials immediately called for all such cruise ships to be banned from using the major thoroughfare that leads to Saint Mark’s Square “

One of the best cruise vistas.

[Mears]

It wasn’t docked.

[Cecily]

"Okay, drop anchor!" Seriously though, I hope the ones who were injured recover quickly.