A cruise of the company Norwegian Cruise Line hit a small iceberg in Alaska, near the Hubbard Glacier, on Saturday, June 25. On board the ship were about 2,000 people, between passengers and crew, but no injuries were reported. After the incident, the following scheduled stops on the cruise were canceled and this Thursday the ship arrived at the port of Seattle.
As indicated by the company, the cruise ship suffered damage to the starboard bowbut continued sailing until reaching the port of Juneau, a regular stop on the tour of tourist cruises, early Monday for a technical review.
After the safety stop, the ship, which has been in activity for 20 years, returned at a moderate speed to the port where it began the journey, in Seattle, and its passengers they returned to solid ground, safe and sound. The next stops that the ship had in its itinerary were cancelled.
Regarding the reasons that caused the accident, the company spokesman explained that at the time of the collision the weather conditions They were adverse and dense fog limited visibility. For this reason, the cruise ship hit a “growler”, that is, a small iceberg the size of a grand piano.
“Here is the video of the Norwegian Sun hitting the iceberg on its way through Alaska. Hard not think of the titanic Seeing something like that, thank God it didn’t have the same ending,” published the account @CrucerosPR. The text was accompanied by a video of the moment of the coup where the desperate comments of the passengers are heard.
what is an iceberg
icebergs are giant pieces of ice that break off from glaciers. The glaciers’ own cracks, helped by the rains and the movements in the tectonic plates, cause large portions of ice to break off and float aimlessly in the oceans.
Icebergs can take many shapes and sizes, from which scientists can determine their origin. In general, the largest surface area of icebergs is under water and they can sail for up to 10 years in the oceansuntil they melt completely.
