| Florida Cruise Ships Collide |
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| Thursday, 01 October 2009 18:28 | |||
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Tampa's Carnival Legend and Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas sailing from Port Everglades collided in Cozumel last night, leaving both vessels damaged. The 88,500 ton Legend was pushed up against the 80,700 ton Enchantment by a strong wind while maneuvering away from the dock in Cozumel. Both ships received minor damage and will continue on their itineraries, a five-night Caribbean cruise for the Enchantment and a 7-night for the Legend. Still, passenger on board watched as a tug boat unsuccessfully tried to get between the two ships. On a personal blog site," TheOneBob" reports "OK, so we're sitting in port. A few of us are on the pool deck watching the Carnival Legend pull out of port. As we're watching it, it's getting closer and closer. It looked like the wind was pushing the other ship toward us. I looked down and saw a tug boat try to get between the two boats, but it was too late. Then the collision became inevitable. There was some crunching and breaking glass noises and the ship rocked to one side a little. It was such a slow crash that it was barely noticeable. We could see scraped paint on the other ship, Really, nobody was hurt and we're waiting for the all-clear from the Harbor master to leave port."
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| Last Updated on Sunday, 01 November 2009 17:29 |