Tanker Strikes Cruise Ship

Tanker Strikes Cruise Ship

The 4,739 dwt bunker tanker Gazpromneft Nord struck the moored 289 meter long, 113,000 gt cruise ship Emerald Princess at Berth 6 of the harbour of St. Petersburg, Russia.  The tanker cause damage to the starboard side of the Emerald Princess with 2 lifeboats damaged, davits, a life raft, and a workboat fell overboard.  The Gazpromneft Nord suffered dents to the hull.    No injuries or pollution was released.   A survey of damage is being conducted by the Lloyds’s office.

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