Venice cruise ship crash: Four injured as MSC Opera liner hits dock and tourist boat
5 years, 7 months ago

Venice cruise ship crash: Four injured as MSC Opera liner hits dock and tourist boat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A towering cruise ship has crashed into a dock and a tourist river boat on one of Venice’s busiest canals. Aftermath of collision between Venice cruise ship and tourist boat “The two towboats were trying to stop the giant until one of the tow cables broke, cut in the collision with the river boat,” he said. “Today’s accident in Venice’s port demonstrates that large ships can no longer sail on the Giudecca canal,” Italy’s infrastructure minister Danilo Toninelli tweeted.

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Italy bans cruise ships from Venice lagoon
3 years, 5 months ago

Italy bans cruise ships from Venice lagoon

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Italy is to ban cruise ships from the Venice lagoon from next month, ending years of …

Cruise ships restart in Venice; protesters decry their risks
3 years, 7 months ago

Cruise ships restart in Venice; protesters decry their risks

The Independent  

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Amidst protests against cruise traffic, first ship since start of pandemic sails through Venice
3 years, 7 months ago

Amidst protests against cruise traffic, first ship since start of pandemic sails through Venice

Firstpost  

The underlying point of contention on having cruise ships in the lagoon at all, as both a safety and environmental hazard, still hasn’t been addressed, despite years of studies and proposals. Early risers in Venice were surprised Thursday to see a cruise ship nosing down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the start of the pandemic, despite repeated …

1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic

Associated Press  

SOAVE, Italy — Early risers in Venice were surprised Thursday to see a cruise ship nosing down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the start of the pandemic, despite repeated government pledges to reroute such huge vessels due to safety and environmental concerns. I thought cruise ships were not allowed any more in the canal,” said Viens, a …

Venice locals plan party to celebrate cancelled cruises amid pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Venice locals plan party to celebrate cancelled cruises amid pandemic

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Locals in Venice are planning a party to celebrate the announcement that two cruise lines will …

Venice protests see hundreds take to water in objection to cruise ships and motorised boats
4 years, 11 months ago

Venice protests see hundreds take to water in objection to cruise ships and motorised boats

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of demonstrators took to …

Venice won't allow cruise ships anymore in its historic centre from September
5 years, 5 months ago

Venice won't allow cruise ships anymore in its historic centre from September

India Today  

Recently, the Italian government announced that they will be rerouting all the massive boats away from the beautiful city of Venice. The city is ready to put a ban on the docking of cruise ships in its historic centre. In the year 2017, the Italian government made plans to decrease the number of ships allowed to pass through the canals …

Heart-stopping moment when cruise ship crashed into tourist boat in Venice. Watch viral video
5 years, 7 months ago

Heart-stopping moment when cruise ship crashed into tourist boat in Venice. Watch viral video

India Today  

Four people on a tourist boat at Venice's San Basilio-Zattere were left injured after a massive cruise ship lost control and crashed into the wharf while docking in on June 2. Watch: Here the video from people angle escaping from cruise ship losing control approaching the pier in Venice. The noise of siren and of clash is totally frightening, looking …

Cruise ship collides with a tourist river boat
5 years, 7 months ago

Cruise ship collides with a tourist river boat

Daily Mail  

This is the terrifying moment passengers fall from a tourist boat after it was struck by a towering cruise ship on a busy canal in Venice - injuring four tourists. Four female tourists, an American, a New Zealander and two Australians, were among those injured in the horror crash on Sunday The passengers are seen toppling from the the river …

Out of control cruise ship crashes into boat in Venice, 4 tourists injured | WATCH
5 years, 7 months ago

Out of control cruise ship crashes into boat in Venice, 4 tourists injured | WATCH

India Today  

A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist riverboat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning, injuring four tourists and sparking new calls for placing restrictions on cruise ships in the famed but strained tourist city. The cruise ship’s owner, MSC Cruises, said the ship, the MSC Opera, was about to dock at a passenger …

Venice cruise ship MSC Opera rams tourist boat in busy canal
5 years, 7 months ago

Venice cruise ship MSC Opera rams tourist boat in busy canal

CNN  

Rome, Italy CNN — A cruise ship crashed into a Venice dock on Sunday, hitting a moored tourist boat and sending onlookers running for safety in what one witness said resembled a “scene from a disaster movie.” The cruise ship, MSC Opera, rammed into the San Basilio terminal, and hit a smaller tourist boat – the River Countess – that …

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