USA and the WORLD's video: MSC Opera Cruise Ship Hits Pier and Small Ships in Venice

While entering the Grand Canal in this morning, June 2, 2019, seemed to lose control and crashed to San Basilio dock and hit the river cruise ship of at the pier. VENICE - Sunday 2 June, 2019 The cruise ship MSC OPERA hits the RIVER COUNTESS river boat, which had 130 passengers on board, in the Giudecca canal: 4 minor injuries The cause of the accident is being examined: probable engine failure and breakage of a ship's towing cable. On impact some people ended up in the water. The "No Grandi Navi" activist protest on the quay "This morning, around 8.30 am, MSC Opera in maneuver to approach the terminal for mooring had a technical problem - explains Msc in a note - The ship was accompanied by two tugs and hit the dock at San Basilio "At the same time there was a collision with the river boat. All the investigations are in progress to understand the exact dynamics of the facts, the company is ensuring the maximum collaboration and is in constant contact with the local authorities". Davide Calderan, president of "Rimorchiatori Uniti Panfido", the company that was driving the OPERA with two boats on arrival, explains that "the MSC ship had an engine failure, immediately reported by the Captain. The engine it was blocked, but in thrust, because the speed increased, as confirmed by the AIS tracks. The two thugs tried to stop the giant, until a tow cable broke, severed by the impact of the riverboat ". Article: la Repubblica