Cruise ship hits iceberg ‘the size of a semi-truck’ in Alaska

Passengers aboard a cruise ship in Alaska skilled a terrifying second that will have reminded them of the Titanic – hitting an iceberg.

A Norwegian Solar ship was transferring alongside Hubbard Glacier by Yakutat Bay on Saturday when it hit the ‘growler’ iceberg, in keeping with the cruiseline. A passenger described the growler, an iceberg that has lower than 3.3 ft of ice exhibiting above the water, as being the scale of a semi-truck

The moments after the impression had been caught on video by passenger Jennifer Lopez, who was jogging on the working monitor when she was knocked over.

‘It was a fairly laborious hit,’ Lopez advised she advised Fox Climate.

A Norwegian Solar cruise ship hit a ‘growler’ iceberg whereas passing by Hubbard Glacier (Footage: Fox Climate)

Although shocked, Lopez went to the sting of the ship and started recording remnants of the iceberg floating within the ocean.

‘Evidently we sliced the glacier proper via the center,’ stated Lopez, including that her clip confirmed solely a part of the iceberg.

One other passenger, Alicia Amador, advised the Juneau Empire that she recalled listening to a ‘large noise’ when the ship struck the iceberg, which she estimated was comparable in dimension to a semi-truck.

‘The entire boat got here to a whole cease from the impression,’ she advised the newspaper. ‘It was a scary expertise.’

As an alternative of constant on the deliberate path to Skagway as a part of its nine-night journey, the ship was rerouted to Juneau to be evaluated. It arrived in Juneau on Sunday night and passengers had been allowed off for a couple of hours.

The entrance proper facet of the vessel was broken, in keeping with the US Coast Guard.

‘Contracted divers together with a member from the Coast Guard Sector Juneau Prevention Workforce assessed the injury and deemed it seaworthy to make strategy to its dwelling port in Seattle for repairs,’ stated a Coast Guard spokesperson.

The ship remained docked in Juneau for 2 days earlier than being cleared to sail again to Seattle – at decreased pace.

Cruise workers didn't request help for any search and rescue operations, and no accidents had been reported, in keeping with Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn.

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