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How did a cruise ship hit two container ships leaving port?
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On Sunday evening, the TUI cruise ship set off from Bremerhaven bound for the Canary Islands.
Bremerhaven
Police say a gust caught the ship as tugs helped it out of port, and it drifted into two moored container ships. No one was injured. The cruise line counted 2428 guests and 922 crew aboard.
- Guests2428
- Crew922 people
Storm gusts reached up to 95 km/h. Investigators want to know why the ship sailed at all in a storm. The water police are investigating the captain, who is presumed innocent, and examining whether he breached his duty of care.
95km/h
Experts found the ship needs shipyard repairs, and the cruise line cancelled the twenty-day voyage. Tui Cruises said: We know how much our guests were looking forward to this trip, and we deeply regret the inconvenience caused.
“We know how much our guests were looking forward to this trip, and we deeply regret the inconvenience caused.”
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