Two large cruise ships collided in a South American port on Wednesday—and the incident was captured on camera by alarmed onlookers. The 2,500-capacity vessels—which both belong to the global cruise line MSC—crashed as one was attempting to leave Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, the Daily Mirror reported. In the footage, the 960-foot MSC Orchestra can be seen veering into its sister ship, MSC Poesia, causing debris to fall into the water and creating a screeching noise as it scraped past. One bystander in the clip could be heard repeatedly saying," No, no, no" as the incident unfolded. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured during the collision, although the Orchestra did sustain some minor damage. The Daily Mail reported that the captain of the Orchestra lost control as it tried to leave the port but managed to swerve just in time, thus avoiding a more serious collision. "On February 20, 2019, MSC Orchestra undocked to leave the Port of Buenos Aires, Argentina," the company said in a statement provided to the Mail. "Due to reasons we are still investigating, the ship deviated from its course while maneuvering out of the port and lightly grazed the forward part of MSC Poesia, which was docked alongside." 'While this may have been noticed by some passengers, there was never any risk for guests or crew on board, and there was no impact for the environment," the statement continued. Nevertheless, the company saw fit to delay the departure of the Orchestra'seight-night cruise, which stops in Brazil and Uruguay, but it was eventually cleared to sail, albeit with a slightly altered itinerary. "As a result of this graze and for operational reasons, we have adjusted the itinerary of MSC Orchestra," the statement read. "Yesterday, the ship made a first port call in Punta del Este in Uruguay. "While Guests had the opportunity to visit the city and enjoy some free time ashore, the ship received some technical maintenance and minor repairs," it read. "In addition, the port call in Buzios, Brazil, will be substituted with a port call in Itajaì." The itinerary of the Poesia was not affected, and the ship left the port of Buenos Aires as scheduled. MSC Cruises was founded in Naples, Italy, in 1960, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest cruise company, operating across multiple continents.<doc-sep>Norwegian Cruise Line says “prevailing winds” caused a collision between the Norwegian Epic and a pair of mooring points at a pier in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The ship, which left Orlando for a weeklong cruise for the Eastern Caribbean, was not scheduled to dock in Puerto Rico but diverted to San Juan possibly due to a mechanical problem, The Miami Herald reported, citing a cruise-ship message board. CHURCH MINISTER CALLS OUT CARNIVAL CRUISES FOR PLAYING R. KELLY DESPITE OBJECTIONS Footage of the collision was captured by a passenger of another vessel in San Juan, showing the cruise liner make contact with the moorings secured there. “That’s gonna hit. That’s gonna hit!” the passenger recording the video is heard saying. The clip then shows the Epic scraping against one of the mooring points, sending it underwater. A second mooring point is struck a moment later, it too being pulled underwater in the ship’s wake. The passenger who recorded the footage also called the incident an #EpicFail in the caption. VIRGIN VOYAGES RELEASES 'ADULTS ONLY' CRUISE ITINERARY Additional photos shared to social media appear to show large scrapes across the hull of the ship. Users also suggested that the partial loss of power, and the possible loss of engines, were causes for the ship being diverted to Puerto Rico in the first place. “Prevailing winds caused the ship to veer towards the pier, damaging two mooring points at Pier 3 East,” a spokesperson for cruise line confirmed to the Miami Herald. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS “No injuries have been reported and guests are currently disembarking the ship as previously scheduled. We are working closely with local authorities to assess the damage.”<doc-sep>A Norwegian cruise ship smashed into the docks in Puerto Rico, sinking the pier. Video shows the Epic cruise liner veering towards the San Juan docks, destroying two mooring points in the process. The vessel departed from Port Canaveral in Florida on 9 February for a seven-day cruise around the British Virgin Islands. However, technical issues onboard meant the ship had to divert to Puerto Rico. Footage filmed from above captures the moment the liner slowly crashes into first one mooring point, then another, both of which are submerged below the water. Holidaymakers were alerted to “a power failure of some sort with the engines” on Monday night, passenger Michael Miano told Click Orlando. “As Norwegian Epic was manoeuvring into Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico with a local pilot onboard and the help of two tug boats, prevailing winds caused the ship to veer towards the pier, damaging two mooring points at Pier 3 East,” the cruise line said in a statement. 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It’s not the first time a cruise ship has done some damage. In 2017, the 4,290-tonne vessel Caledonian Sky caused “irreparable damage” in Raja Ampat, an idyllic island chain in the west of Indonesia’s Papua province, when it crashed into one of the world’s most spectacular coral reefs. The ship, owned by British company Noble Caledonia, was hosting a bird-watching trip when it veered off course, running aground during low tide and ploughing into the coral.<doc-sep>
The moment a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship crashed into moorings in Puerto Rico has been caught on video. The Norwegian Epic was en route from Port Canaveral, Florida to the British Virgin Islands when it suffered a mechanical issue on Tuesday, the third day of a seven day cruise, and diverted to San Juan. A passenger on a cruise ship docked nearby captured video of the Epic sliding into moorings in the port, utterly destroying them. A passenger on a cruise ship docked nearby captured this video of the Epic sliding into moorings in San Juan on Tuesday, utterly destroying them The ship was moving with the assistance of tugs after an engine failure forced it to divert from a planned stop in the British Virgin Islands to Puerto Rico Norwegian Cruise Lines addressed the incident in a brief statement. 'Today as Norwegian Epic was maneuvering into Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico with a local pilot on board & the help of two tug boats, prevailing winds caused the ship to veer towards the pier, damaging two mooring points at Pier 3 East,' the company said. 'No injuries have been reported and guests are currently disembarking the ship as previously scheduled. We are working closely with local authorities to assess the damage,' the statement continued. The cruise ship is expected to stay in Puerto Rico until Thursday as mechanics work to fix the damage before returning to Port Canaveral on Saturday. The massive cruise ship demolished the moorings in San Juan in a failed docking The 1,081-foot long Epic (above) has 19 decks, a crew of 1,724 and capacity for 4,100 people The Epic had originally been scheduled to arrive in Tortola, British Virgin Islands on Tuesday, before calling on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands on Wednesday and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas on Thursday. Meanwhile, passengers are left wondering whether they will get refunds for the cruise gone awry. 'And what of the engine failure out at sea or the two missed ports that we all paid a premium to visit... do we need to capture those on video before we get suitable answers and compensation for your mismanagement?' wrote one passenger on Twitter. Norwegian Cruise Lines did not immediately respond to a message from DailyMail.com asking about customer refunds.