On August 28, a new cruise ship completed its cruise on a bumpy note when it collided with a dock on Manhattan’s West side.
What happened?
The Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship ‘Carnival Horizon’ launched into service in May, collided into the Pier 90 dock, while mooring at Pier 88 at West 50th Street as it was completing its eight night cruise.
Minor damage
The cruise ship suffered minor damages to its bow due to the impact of the collision. There were 3,960-passengers onboard the vessel when the incident occurred. The vessel was scheduled to embark on another eight-day cruise – heading to San Juan in Puerto Rico, Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos.
Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen told, “the impact to the bow of the ship was minor. There has been no impact to our debarkation process this morning and embarkation for today’s sailing is expected to proceed as normal. Assessments of the pier are currently underway. The US Coast Guard and other authorities have been notified”.
Investigation launched
The Coast Guard was notified about the incident and they have initiated an investigation to determine the cause of the incident and assess the structural stability of the pier.
According to a preliminary investigation, the cruise damaged two metal support beams and a small section of the parking level above.
Buildings rep Andrew Rudansky said, “Ports America has brought in contractors to make repairs”.
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Source: New York Post
