#Venesië – Terwyl die passasiersboot gestoomroller het, het passasiers van die kleiner passiersboot probeer vlug en self in die water ingespring- geval – reg voor daardie groot boot in. Hoeveel beseer is weet niemand op die stadium nie – ‘n hele paar. The Italian minister for infrastructure and transport, Danilo Toninelli, said they are close to a “solution” to protect the dock and tourism. He tweeted: “Today’s incident at the Port #Venezia shows that they #grandinavi [big ships] no longer have to pass by the Giudecca. “After many years of inertia, we are finally close to a definitive solution to protect both the lagoon and tourism.”
Absolute madness with these big cruise ships in #Venice.
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Venice collision – #MSC Opera #River_Countess – Michelangelo tourist boat
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How many passengers tried to jump to safety but landed in the water?
Two towboats 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.
“The two towboats tried to stop the giant and then a tow cable broke, cut by the collision with the river boat,” Davide Calderan, president of a towboat association in Venice, told the Italian news agency ANSA.
Calderan said the cruise ship’s engine was locked when the captain called for help.
Following the accident, calls for banning cruise ships in Venice, long a source of contention in the over-extended tourist city, were renewed.
Breathless view of from the cruise ship itself crashing into Venice pier #grandinavi
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This is the pilot from the port on board the cruise ship explaining what was happening. It seems that the rope to the tug boat which was guiding the ship from the front broke.
Un pilota del porto di Venezia salito sulla nave da crociera della Msc “Opera” che la mattina del 2 giugno ha urtato un battello fermo sul Molo di San Basilio aggiorna il porto sulla situazione Leggi l’articolo: Scontro tra Grande Nave e mezzo fluviale, 5 feriti
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