Two Carnival Cruise Ships Crash Into Each Other In Cozumel
Carnival Cruise is currently assessing the damaged caused by two ships that just crashed into each other in Cozumel, Mexico. As ABC News explains, “A Carnival Glory ship was attempting to dock when it hit a Carnival Legend ship in the morning hours.” Guest were evacuated shortly after the incident. One person had minor injuries.
In a statement from Carnival, they say, “We are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the seaworthiness of either ship. We have advised guests from both ships to enjoy their day ashore in Cozumel.”
A lot of passengers and bystanders took video and pictures of the incident and put them on social media. See some of the footage below.
MORE: Dramatic video shows the moment two Carnival cruise ships collided while attempting to dock in Cozumel, Mexico. https://t.co/Dioih68YLd pic.twitter.com/VOTYcOfS04
— ABC News (@ABC) December 20, 2019
Carnival Glory cruise ship hit Carnival Legend while maneuvering in Cozumel, the cruise line says:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 20, 2019
"We are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the seaworthiness of either ship."
Photo: Maria Hieb pic.twitter.com/MKgkyLwmQd
Carnival Glory cruise ship hit Carnival Legend while maneuvering in Cozumel, the cruise line says:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 20, 2019
"We are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the seaworthiness of either ship."
Photo: Maria Hieb pic.twitter.com/MKgkyLwmQd
Earlier today a couple of @CarnivalCruise ships had a little incident.
— Jen DeSalvo (@TheJenDeSalvo) December 20, 2019
The waves are quite large and the winds are fierce.
Always reporting crashes...be it on land or at sea.#MaritimeJamJen #VacationMode pic.twitter.com/ZUeTtB4aQP
https://twitter.com/PureWireNews/status/1208067899983826945
https://twitter.com/Thugle/status/1208038318463733760
https://twitter.com/cmaxeyy/status/1208047250351501313
Way to start off the morning #carnivalcruise pic.twitter.com/WNdPPClVja
— Clay Gentry (@Dawgsfan0311) December 20, 2019
White Star Line: "Our ships suck"
— Brooke đŚ âľď¸âď¸đâĄď¸ (@brookied820) December 20, 2019
Carnival: "Hold our GPS."#carnivalcruise