The Norwegian Epic, one of Norwegian’s three largest vessels, crashed into a dock in San Juan, Puerto Rico this week. The incident was captured on video, and was later posted to social media. While there were no injuries reported, passengers were understandably rattled by the incident, and questions remain as to why the crash occurred.
The video posted on Twitter, with the hashtag #EpicFail, was taken by a passenger who was on another cruise ship that was already docked in San Juan. The footage got a clear shot of the Norwegian Epic, striking and sinking two mooring points on the dock at Pier 3 East.
Norwegian reported that the incident was caused by strong winds that unexpectedly resulted in the ship veering towards the pier. The Norwegian Epic was on a seven-day cruise in the Eastern Caribbean and was not originally scheduled to stop in San Juan. Cruise ship passengers were told that the ship was experiencing mechanical problems and would be diverted to San Juan, skipping planned calls at Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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