Cruise Ship Runs Into Dock In Venice

Last year the city hosted 594 cruise.

Cruise ship runs into dock in venice. Following the accident the government issued a. The cruise ships owner MSC Cruises said the ship the MSC Opera was about to dock at a passenger terminal in Venice when it had a mechanical problem. Protesters call for large ships to be banned following an incident when an MSC cruise ship crashed into a dock and injured four people in June 2019.

A cruise ship has collided with a tourist boat on one of Venices busiest canalsFour people were injured in the collision as Mark Stone reports from Venice. The ship also struck a tourist boat its horn blowing as onlookers ran down the dock. The mayor of Venice has said cruise ships must change their routes after a huge holiday vessel crashed into a wharf and tourist boat injuring five people.

New port regulations will require cruise ships to reduce emissions by switching to LSDO lower-sulfur diesel fuel before entering Venice Lagoon. At least five people were injured. The collision happened at about 830am on the Giudecca Canal a major route leading.

The ship also struck a tourist boat its horn blowing as onlookers ran down the dock. ROME Italy on Tuesday banned big cruise ships from sailing into Venice. Marks Square in Venice Italy.

The cruise ships owner MSC Cruises said the ship the MSC Opera was about to dock at a passenger terminal in Venice when it had a mechanical problem. The governments decision which will take. Cruise ships currently dock in the city center gliding past the historic St Marks Square on their way in.

Cruise ships have earned the ire of Venetians in recent years with hundreds of vessels sailing into the Venice lagoon during the six-month tourist season. By Claudio Lavanga and Yuliya Talmazan. Rescuers stand on-board the damaged River Countess tourist boat after it was hit early on June 2 2019 by the MSC Opera cruise ship Rear that lost control as it was coming in to dock in Venice.