The damage to Carnival Glory is seen after a collision with another cruise ship at Cozumel cruise port, Mexico December 20, 2019 in this image obtained from social media. Jordan Moseley via REUTERS
Two Carnival cruise ships collided in Cozumel, Mexico on Friday, causing damage to both ships.
Video posted online show the stern of the Carnival Glory crash into the bow of the Carnival Legend.
“Carnival Glory was maneuvering to dock when it made contact with Carnival Legend which was already alongside,” Carnival said in a statement. “We are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the seaworthiness of either ship.”
Carnival Glory just crashed into Carnival Legend and almost crashed into Oasis of the Seas at the Cozumel cruise port. #FoxNews #RoyalCaribbean #CarnivalLegend #CarnivalGlory #OasisoftheSeas pic.twitter.com/5ITBCfz99L
— Matthew Bruin (@BruinMatthew) December 20, 2019
Mexican authorities confirmed the incident took place around 8:30 a.m. local time.
No injuries have been reported.
More video of the incident is below:
#carnivalglory 10 year anniversary cruise just crashed. License and insurance please! #carnivalcrash #10yearanniversary #cozumel #oopsie pic.twitter.com/s2gNUHcWSR
— Wendy Brewer (@WendyBrew5967) December 20, 2019
So uh yeah, just witnessed a cruise ship crash in Cozumel. #carnivalglory #carnivallegend pic.twitter.com/WbtioFqVKe
— Jordan Moseley (@j_moseley) December 20, 2019
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