Two Carnival Corp cruise ships collided on Friday in the port of Mexico’s Caribbean resort of Cozumel, the luxury cruise operator said, crushing the stern of a 952-foot-long (290-meter) vessel and leaving passengers stunned at the loud impact.
One person was lightly injured while evacuating a dining room on the massive ship named Carnival Glory, according to Carnival, the world’s largest cruise operator. A passenger said the incident occurred during rough sea conditions.
Two cruise ships of Carnival Corp collided in the port of Mexico’s Caribbean resort of Cozumel, resulting in one minor injury. The incident that took place while Carnival Glory was maneuvering to dock alongside Carnival Legend, the company said https://t.co/qhRQLHcccX pic.twitter.com/FRQsUaa2mY
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“Carnival Glory was maneuvering to dock when it made contact with Carnival Legend which was already alongside,” the company said in a statement. “We are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the seaworthiness of either ship.”
Carnival added that the ship itineraries were not affected.
Civil protection authorities in Cozumel said the incident took place at around 8:30am (1430 GMT) and that officials were investigating.
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