A 65,000-ton cruise ship blared an urgent horn as it made a beeline toward a busy Venetian dock, sending panicked onlookers running for safety. A deep thud and then the sound of shattering glass could be heard as the vessel scrapped along the quay and passersby shouted instructions to flee the rogue cruise ship. [‘A wave that covered the entire ship’: Passengers recount harrowing ordeal aboard ocean liner]“The investigations to understand the exact causes of the events are currently in progress,” the statement read. “The ship has in the meantime received authorization to move to be moored at the Marittima terminal, as planned. She is now moored there and has begun passenger operations.”The MSC Opera cruise ship is moored at the Venice harbor.

Source: Washington Post June 02, 2019 15:52 UTC