The MSC Magnifica cruise ship passes by the tourist boat, foreground, bottom right, that was struck by a towering cruiser, foreground right, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, June 2, 2019. The MSC Opera cruise ship has struck a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy canal in Venice. Venice is a tremendously popular site for both tourists and cruise ships, especially during the summer tourist season. Two tugboats guiding the cruise ship into Venice tried to stop the massive cruise ship, but they were unable to prevent it from ramming into the river boat. “There were 111 people on the river cruise boat that the big ship crashed into.

Source: Washington Post June 02, 2019 09:27 UTC