Passengers injured as Carnival cruise ships collide at Mexican resort
A cruise ship has scraped another while trying to dock in the Mexican resort of Cozumel, damaging at least one of the boats and resulting in minor injuries to six passengers.
Carnival Cruise Line said the Carnival Glory was manoeuvring in the port when it “made contact” with the Carnival Legend.
Videos shot by startled passengers and posted on social media showed the noisy, slow-moving accident, which left part of the Glory visibly mangled at the stern.
The cruise line said it was assessing the damage, but there were “no issues that impact the seaworthiness of either ship”.
It said six guests came to the Glory’s medical centre for evaluation for minor injuries.
According to Carnival’s website, the Glory sails from New Orleans on cruises to the Caribbean and the Panama Canal, and is 952ft long with a guest capacity of 2,980.
The Legend operates from multiple ports in the US and Europe to a variety of destinations, and is 963ft long with a capacity of 2,124.