Lynnewob Posted June 2, 2019 #1 Share Posted June 2, 2019 (edited) There has been an accident at San Basilio cruise terminal today with MSC Opera and a river boat. The news is saying 5 are injured (no fatalities thankfully) due to the MSC ship's inability to stop and hitting it. We are joining the Pursuit at San Basilio on 10 June. Do you think the embarkation terminal will be changed? Edited June 2, 2019 by Lynnewob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie A Posted June 2, 2019 #2 Share Posted June 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, Lynnewob said: There has been an accident at San Basilio cruise terminal today with MSC Opera and a river boat. The news is saying 5 are injured (no fatalities thankfully) due to the MSC ship's inability to stop and hitting it. We are joining the Pursuit at San Basilio on 10 June. Do you think the embarkation terminal will be changed? Probably too early to tell. I was supposed to be on the current Pursuit cruise but had to cancel due to an unexpected health emergency however my friends are onboard and are due to end this cruise at San Basilio. I am sure they will post here if the cruise terminal has to be moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocks Posted June 2, 2019 #3 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I don't know the answer to your question as I am not sure where Azamara normally docks in Venice. However MSC Opera actually crashed before reaching the main cruise terminal. The ship has now been moved to the main part of cruise terminal. If you look at a ship tracking website such as MarineTraffic you can see where it crashed into the dock and river boat that was docked there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werangels Posted June 2, 2019 #4 Share Posted June 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, Lynnewob said: There has been an accident at San Basilio cruise terminal today with MSC Opera and a river boat. The news is saying 5 are injured (no fatalities thankfully) due to the MSC ship's inability to stop and hitting it. We are joining the Pursuit at San Basilio on 10 June. Do you think the embarkation terminal will be changed? I don’t think it crashed into the actual terminus. It looks like the Zattere lower down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnewob Posted June 2, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted June 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Werangels said: I don’t think it crashed into the actual terminus. It looks like the Zattere lower down. It does look a little further down when looking at more videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie A Posted June 2, 2019 #6 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Whoops! https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/out-of-control-cruise-ship-crashes-into-boat-wharf-at-venice/news-story/d385551e8e6f5f82b614cc89dc10afc8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocks Posted June 2, 2019 #7 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie A Posted June 2, 2019 #8 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Yes, I don't think San Basilio itself should be affected either. It doesn't seem like there were serious injuries thank goodness, but MSC Opera is a relatively small ship at about 60.000 tons ....just imagine if it had been a 140.000 ton ship. 😱 This may give the Venice authorities even more thoughts about a total cruise ship ban in the Lagoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted June 2, 2019 #9 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Yikes! This is not good and backs up the fear my many of the damage these large ships do to Venice. I’m guessing they never imagined one out of control like this though. From MarineTraffic and if accurate it does look like she struck before the main docking area that Azamara use, but right outside the San Basilio terminal building. Marked by the red line is where I’ve normally docked when Azamara have used San Basilio pier. Phil 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted June 2, 2019 #10 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Pilot would have been onboard as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobal Posted June 2, 2019 #11 Share Posted June 2, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted June 2, 2019 #12 Share Posted June 2, 2019 It slammed into UNIWORLD's "River Countess" Riverboat....I am on that riverboat in October and I am really hoping the sailing will be able to go on as scheduled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowglobe Posted June 2, 2019 #13 Share Posted June 2, 2019 (edited) The presence itself of cruise ships in Venice is already regarded to be out of control, with its significant ecological, economic and social impacts - it’s a huge political “hot potato”. This incident will likely to add fuel to the debate. Good video Bobal and good map Phil - thanks for posting those. Edited June 2, 2019 by snowglobe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobal Posted June 2, 2019 #14 Share Posted June 2, 2019 (edited) Here's another one, taken from the ship, which shows clearly where the accident happened Edited June 2, 2019 by Bobal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted June 2, 2019 #15 Share Posted June 2, 2019 20 minutes ago, Bobal said: Here's another one, taken from the ship, which shows clearly where the accident happened OH MY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNgardens Posted June 2, 2019 #16 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Am I right in seeing that some one was on the gangplank as it struck and an officer is reaching out an arm to catch them? Terrifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted June 2, 2019 #17 Share Posted June 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, MNgardens said: Am I right in seeing that some one was on the gangplank as it struck and an officer is reaching out an arm to catch them? Terrifying Yes, I think you are right. I see that now. One or two of the injuries I would say. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBMacLaird Posted June 3, 2019 #18 Share Posted June 3, 2019 How frightening. I’ll ask tomorrow if we expect any dock changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv24 Posted June 4, 2019 #19 Share Posted June 4, 2019 We've watched a lot of the coverage on television. This is indeed disturbing, and now added to all of the other issues regarding the huge amount of cruise ship traffic on the canals of Venice. They definitely have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinaro44 Posted June 4, 2019 #20 Share Posted June 4, 2019 One option that's been considered by Venice, I'm told, is to limit ships to 30,000 tons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audobon_tx Posted June 4, 2019 #21 Share Posted June 4, 2019 7 hours ago, marinaro44 said: One option that's been considered by Venice, I'm told, is to limit ships to 30,000 tons. So Azamara makes the cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinaro44 Posted June 4, 2019 #22 Share Posted June 4, 2019 3 hours ago, flyingshoes said: So Azamara makes the cut. So says Captain Gianmario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted June 4, 2019 #23 Share Posted June 4, 2019 7 hours ago, flyingshoes said: So Azamara makes the cut. Not so sure, they are slightly over 30,000, 30,270 I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audobon_tx Posted June 4, 2019 #24 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Bloodaxe said: Not so sure, they are slightly over 30,000, 30,270 I believe. Close enough for government work...😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baynanno1 Posted June 4, 2019 #25 Share Posted June 4, 2019 30,277 before the addition of extra staterooms on deck 4. Obviously I was mistaken, but I had thought that ships the size of Azamara were the biggest allowed to dock at San Basilio and was more than a little surprised to see a ship the size and weight of MSC Opera in Guidecca Canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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