While docking in Vancouver on Saturday morning, the Holland America cruise ship MS
Oosterdam collided with the MS Nieuw Amsterdam also owned by Holland America. The stern of the Oosterdam struck the stern of the already docked Nieuw Amsterdam. No injuries were reported and the damage was well above the waterline on both ships. Holland America says that damage to Oosterdam is minimal, while six stateroom verandas on the Nieuw Amsterdam require repairs, which got underway immediately. One source referred to the collision as a “parallel parking job gone wrong.”
Meh it will buff out
For me at least the concept of a cruise on such as these vessels seems so boring that I’d pay extra for the guarantee of a small collision like this. As long as nobody gets hurt…
Why was Richard Johnson filming at that horribly early hour of the morning?
Sensible people are still tucked up in their bed or bunk.
The allision reminds me of motor racing where one team member drives into his team mates car and takes them both out of the race. You’re supposed to take out the opposition and not damage your own while doing it 🙂
For those not conversant with nautical terminology an allision is when when vessel hits a static object. A collision is when two hit each other. I am not sure but I suggest it is called an all-ision because it is all your fault.
There is no facility for correcting careless typing so in case you’re confused “when when” should read “when one”. Sorry.
Thanks Jean-Pierre Declemy for the allision post! COL and AL -ision ignorance is a burr under my saddle.