What an eerie picture.
Prayers up.
A huge explosion in Beirut has left at least 70 dead, injured 2,700 others and has also significantly damaged the Orient Queen, which was docked in the port of Beirut.
The ship was seen in images on Tuesday evening listing significantly at her berth.
Local officials blamed the blast highly explosive materials stored in a warehouse in the port.
Typically sailing for locally-owned Abou Merhi Cruises, the 370-guest, 1989-built ship operated seasonally homeporting in Beirut.
Port calls typically included Marmaris, Kusadasi, Mykonos, Athens, Nafplio, Paros, and Rhodes, before sailing back to Beirut.
The cruise ship was about 7500 tons and 400' long.
Amazing how rapidly several hundred freight containers were moved out of the blast area. Impressive but to where?