'The ship was given clearance by the US Coast Guard and other maritime authorities to return to Seattle at reduced speed. 'The ship sailed to Juneau, Alaska, where it was decided that the current voyage would be shortened. In a statement released on Tuesday, Norwegian Cruise Line said: 'On June 25 2022, while transiting to Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, Norwegian Sun made contact with ice. It then limped back to port in Juneau, Alaska, where it docked just before midnight on the 26th. Shortly before 5am on the 24th, the 1,936-passenger cruise ship cast off and headed towards Icy Strait Point where it moored at 2.09pm.Īt 3.42am the next morning, the ship set sail again – this time heading for the 76-mile long Hubbard Glacier which sits at the end of Disenchantment Bay.īut dramatic playback footage of the ship's movements provided by Marine Traffic shows it abruptly changed course at 4.42am – minutes after it crashed into the iceberg. The crash was also captured on video with passengers heard screaming: 'Oh my God, it's the Titanic 2.0,' as the ship smashes into the growler. You could feel the strike and then it listed minorly.' Jason Newman of Atlanta, Georgia, told KTOO: 'The ship had a severe judder. She continued: 'The whole boat came to a complete stop from the impact. Passengers aboard the ship have spoken about hearing a loud bang and feeling it 'judder' as it slammed into the iceberg.Īlicia Amador, a passenger from Phoenix, Arizona, told the Juneau Empire how she heard a loud bang before the ship juddered on impact.

One crew member told : 'I can't talk about what happened but there is an investigation and the results will come out in a few weeks time'ĭ was on the scene just before 3am when the ship docked. The pictures show a large dark mark on the starboard side and scuffs to the paintwork.Īccording to a port source, the semi-truck sized iceberg caused extensive damage below the waterline which will now be repaired by divers before it returns to cruising duties. Passengers aboard the ship have spoken about hearing a loud bang and feeling it 'judder' as it slammed into the icebergīy Ruth Styles In Seattle, Washington, For Dailymail.Com.One crew member told : 'I can't talk about what happened but there is an investigation and the results will come out in a few weeks time'.The semi-truck sized iceberg caused extensive damage below the waterline which are now being repaired by divers before it returns to cruising duties.The pictures show a large dark mark on the starboard side, scuffs to the paintwork and the metal of the prow appears badly scraped.Exclusive photos show the damage to the starboard side caused by the Norwegian Sun hitting a 'growler'.

A Norwegian cruise ship, which holds a maximum of 2,000 passengers, hit an iceberg on Saturday in Yakutat Bay, Alaska.

EXCLUSIVE: Divers are seen suiting up to repair the damaged Norwegian cruise ship - dubbed the Titanic 2.0 - that hit an iceberg in Alaska, as crewmembers say an investigation into the crash is underway

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