The crash of a cruise ship in Alaska against an iceberg the size of a truck last Saturday caused passengers to experience moments of anguish and, without a doubt, remember what happened more than a century ago with the Titanic.
The Norwegian Sun ship was sailing on the Hubbard Glacier in Yakutat Bay when it crashed into the ‘growling’ iceberg, the cruise line reported.
One of passengers on board detailed that the iceberg had less than 3.3 feet of ice on the water and was the size of a truck.
The distressing moments in which the boat collided with the “growler” were captured on video by Jennifer Lopez’s passenger, who was jogging on the athletics track when the incident occurred. impact. “It was a pretty hard hit,” the woman told Fox Weather.
Alicia Amador, another cruise passenger, told the Juneau Empire that she remembered hearing a “huge noise” when the crash was recorded. crashed into the large piece of ice, which he estimated to be similar in size to a truck.
“The whole ship stopped completely from the impact,” he told the newspaper. “It was a terrifying experience,” he added.
After the impact, he did not continue with his planned route to Skagway as part of his nine-night trip, but the boat was diverted to Juneau to be checked .
Sunday night arrived in Juneau where passengers were able to get off for a few hours.
The United States Coast Guard indicated that the right forward side of the vessel was damaged.
“Divers contracted together with a member of the Prevention Team of the Sector of the Juneau Coast Guard assessed the damage and deemed it seaworthy to its home port of Seattle for repairs,” a Coast Guard spokesperson explained.
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Likewise, it was reported that there were no injuries from the incident. And after two days in Juneau, the cruise ship sailed back to Seattle, at reduced speed.