The mayor of Venice has said cruise ships must change their routes after a huge holiday vessel crashed into a wharf and tourist boat, injuring five people. “There was this huge ship in a diagonal position in the Giudecca Canal, with a tugboat near which seemed like it couldn’t do anything,” she said. Sirens were wailing loudly; it was a very dramatic scene.”When the cruise ship rammed the riverboat, she said the smaller vessel looked like it was “made of plastic or paper” rather than steel. “Our message is clear: enough, now.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The cruise ship next to the smaller tourist boat in Venice. It is unclear whether the solution would mean cruise ships of all sizes being banned from the canal.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2019 09:43 UTC