It Can Happen To The Best Of Them!

[coolcat]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-48489523/huge-cruise-ship-crashes-into-venice-harbour

 

Thankfully no major injuries reported.

That is going to be a big insurance claim me thinks

 

[Guest]

Venice? I thought it was the usual goings on at Wroxham 

[FairTmiddlin]

13 minutes ago, Jayfire said:

Venice? I thought it was the usual goings on at Wroxham 

Smaller ships but usually more speed.

[dnks34]

Its not the first time an MSC ship has come to grief either

 

[FairTmiddlin]

Why was he dragging his anchor?

[stumpy]

16 minutes ago, FairTmiddlin said:

Why was he dragging his anchor?

Panic braking - every little helps when you're trying to stop 10,000 tons. Saw it happen once at Felixstowe but I was too busy legging it to take snaps!

[dnks34]

Its also not the first time MSC Opera has had a mishap.  Youtube is littered with ship crashes it seems to occur with alarming frequency!!

 

[Paul]

Collisions between cruise ships and dock walls are far more frequent than you might think, almost a daily occurrence. Cruise lines refer to it a "heavy berthing" and it's usually a result of misjudging the wind or a late change in wind direction. Once cruise ships were referred to as floating hotels, nowadays they are floating cities, the largest approaching a quarter of a million tonnes yet most of the time they approach port and dock unaided.

When a heavy berthing leads to damage then technical or mechanical faults are normally blamed. It's less embarrassing than admitting the master "cocked up".

[Hylander]

Well the fender tried to do its job.      Puts some of the cock ups on the Broads into prospective.

[JennyMorgan]

19 hours ago, Jayfire said:

Venice? I thought it was the usual goings on at Wroxham 

I once read a comment suggesting that boating on the North Rivers, Horning and Wroxham in particular, is akin to being involved in a contact sport. 

[BroadAmbition]

And I’ve heard it a few times too 

Griff

[MauriceMynah]

On ‎02‎/‎06‎/‎2019 at 18:04, FairTmiddlin said:

Why was he dragging his anchor?

He tried pushing it, but found dragging it was easier.