This is a bad week for Croat captains:
Croatian ferry rams into pier; passengers hurt
Zagreb, Aug. 16 (AP): A ferry with more than 300 people on board crashed into a concrete pier while trying to dock in the Croatian port of Split on Wednesday, injuring at least 18 passengers, police in the southern coastal city said.
The injured, including six seriously hurt, were rushed to a hospital, police said. At least 15 cars parked in the hull of the vessel were damaged.
The Ministry of Tourism, Development and Maritime Affairs said that both engines on the ship had broken down and that two anchors subsequently released by the captain failed to prevent the accident.
A full investigation was under way, they said.
The ferry was carrying passengers from the Croatian island of Solta.