Marseille deputy prosecutor Jean-Jacques Fagni confirmed to AFP that the explosion "very fortunately was without any consequences, neither to property nor person". The port authority said only crew members were on board at the time and allwere immediately evacuated. All the passengers had already disembarked after their voyage from Corsica and the blast did not cause any damage to the ship or dock, officials said. The magistrate had initially said it appeared to be caused by an old explosive device on the seabed. Marseille police commissioner Laurent Nunez said "security measures" had been taken, including inspections of other quays, following the incident.

Source: The Local August 01, 2016 06:45 UTC