OT- RC Cruise Ship Struck While Docked

[disneyfan73]

Just read this and thought some may find it interesting. If its not only hurricanes you have to watch out for its barges too.

Jeff

here is the link with photos.

http://www.wesh.com/news/3894858/detail.html

WESH.com
Popular Cruise Ship Struck While Docked
UPDATED: 11:58 AM EST November 5, 2004



KEY WEST, Fla. -- Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas ship was hit Friday morning by a barge while at port in Key West, leaving a 6-foot puncture in the vessel's hull. No one was injured.

Hole In Cruise Ship

Images: Cruise Ship Struck While Docked


The ship was hit in port when a tug boat pushed a barge into the hull, leaving behind a 50-foot mark on its side, Coast Guard Petty Officer Ryan Doss said.

Michael Sheehan, a Royal Caribbean spokesman, said 2,040 passengers and 741 crew members were on board at the time. The collision left a puncture in the forward, port side of the hull, about six feet above the water line.

Sheehan said the company had begun repairs and the ship was expected to depart as scheduled, continuing its 4-day itinerary that includes a stop in Cozumel, Mexico. It is scheduled to return to Fort Lauderdale on Monday.

The vessel was tied up at a pier near the Hilton Key West Resort & Marina at the time, Doss said.

The ship has been taking more than 2,000 passengers on cruises since going into service in 1997. The ship is popular for travelers, featuring amenities like conference rooms, a rock-climbing wall, a casino, a shopping center and many outdoor pools.

 

[vossjemi]

Here are some more pics posted on another message board.
http://www.nbc6.net/slideshow/3894311/detail.html?qs=;s=1;w=320

That first one sure looks like a Carnival ship getting too close to the Enchantment. But, maybe that is just the way it was shot because all the articles do say a barge struck it.

 

[AuntyBrat]

Wow, I bet the passengers in those rooms had the stuffing scared out of them....or if they were not there, boy have they got a big surprise coming....they now have a verandah room!!!

 

[LibertyBelle]

Thanks for the link, I have been working all day and missed the local news. Enchantment is one of my favorite ships. That is too bad. Good thing they were able to continue on with the cruise.

 

[logan1_2000]

I'm looking into booking a cruise on the Enchantment with friends in January 2006 (what? you don't like to plan ahead?), after next summer's "stretching", so all of this will have been well repaired and then some with the major dry dock coming up.

Now I know I will be safe, this ship is pre-disastered. See the old Robin Williams/Glenn Close film "World According to Garp" to understand the concept of predisastered in case it is new to you.