Video: P&O Cruise Ship Breaks Away From Moorings and also Drifts Into Tanker
On Sunday, the P&O Cruises ship Britannia damaged without her lines in unexpected gale-force winds, and also she wandered up versus the side of a tied oil vessel while anchored at Palma de Mallorca.
AIS information of the occasion is restricted. At regarding 1100 hrs neighborhood time, it shows up Britannia wandered throughout the harbor at around 0.5 knots. The instructions of activity was in the direction of the 37,000 dwt vessel Castillo de Arteaga, which was tied at a getting pier on the southeastern jetty. Photos taken by guests aboard Britannia reached the vessel at reduced rate, leading to minimal damages to the cruise liner. Images apppear to reveal damages to one liferaft launch terminal aboard the cruise liner.
Tugs helped Britannia as she quickly left the port, far from close-in risks. She later on came back and also tied at a various cruise ship terminal on the south side of the harbor.
Some of the cruise liner’s guests were left on the pier when the vessel was blown off the dock, and also they were returned securely to the ship when the Britannia re-moored at her brand-new berth. Only a handful of small injuries were reported, and also the ship was not endangered past shallow damages, according to guests aboard.
Storm in Palma Mallorca damages it’s moorings and also presses P&O Britannia right into one more ship and also onto rocks. Ship not endangered and also being pressed back right into placement by pullspic.twitter.com/0RbdQIhPRT
— Stephen Marsh (@millermanuk) August 27, 2023
Britannia Cruise Ship has actually shed her moorings, collapsing right into one more ship in Port, in Palma,Spain The watercraft has actually received harmed, yet the Captain and also Crew have and also are doing a terrific work of taking care of the scenario, under really hard scenarios.pic.twitter.com/isbgqJieyX
— Amanda Newport (@amandajnewport) August 27, 2023
MV Britannia @pandocruises damages its moorings in @portdemallorca Palma in a #storm 27 Aug 2023
Appears to have actually been blown right throughout the harbour after that left right into Bay of Palma for a couple of hrs prior to returning.
Timelapse by means of@MarineTraffic https://t.co/U9i4V1JbYJ pic.twitter.com/zlJapy41Wc— BC (@mildthing99) August 27, 2023
We were struck by some hefty weather condition on P&O Britannia and also damaged our moorings. Being drew back in to place by pulls. Looks like we might have struck one more ship and also rocks on the contrary sidepic.twitter.com/57l8anumi7
— Dave Harrison (@The BaldyGit) August 27, 2023
Spain’s Aemet weather condition firm forecasted added tornado throughoutSunday In a noticeable preventive step, Castillo de Arteaga left the internal harbor and also went out to an anchorage simply offshore; Britannia continues to be at her brand-new berth.
“We understand an event entailing Britannia on Sunday early morning while the ship was along with in Palma deMallorca We are functioning to examine the scenario. The captain is maintaining all visitors upgraded,” driver P&O Cruises informed British media in a short declaration.
The breakaway was among greater than 80 storm-related events in Mallorca on Sunday, neighborhood emergency situation action solutions reported.
