WATCH: Celebrity Infinity Slams Into Pier in Ketchikan, Alaska
The Celebrity Cruises cruise ship Celebrity Infinity bumped into just a little little bit of bother pulling as much as a pier in Ketchikan, Alaska on Friday afternoon.
Video of the incident posted on-line reveals the ship approaching the #3 berth on the Ketchikan cruise ship dock earlier than crashing into the pier nearly in gradual movement, however laborious sufficient to trigger visible injury to the ship and what seems like main injury to the pier.
Weather on scene was reported to be gusting at 45-miles per hour when the incident occurred.
The U.S. Coast Guard stated it was alerted to the accident on Friday afternoon by the ship’s pilot. No accidents or air pollution have been reported.
“The Coast Guard is grateful no one was injured as a result of this accident,” stated Lt. Dianna Robinson, command responsibility officer at Sector Juneau. “Our personnel are working to determine the cause of this accident and will work with local partners to ensure the continued safety of those using the cruise ship docks.”