Norwegian Escape Collides While Maneuvering in Civitavecchia

According to a report from the Crew Center specifying the accident occurred in Civitavecchia on December 17, where the Norwegian Escape collided with the pier structure when leaving the port.

The incident occurred as the ship was leaving the harbor when she collided with the edge of the concrete wall of the pier. Fortunately, there are no injured crew members and the damage to the ship’s hull was relatively minor.

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Norwegian Escape arrived at the port of Genoa yesterday to carry out repair work, according to the Marine Traffic website. 

The following photo was shared on Twitter by Andrea Romanin as the ship entered the port.

Norwegian Escape arrived today in #Genoa. Refitting or lay-up alongside? #cruise #shipping pic.twitter.com/bBHV5SKljW

— Andrea ROMANIN (@AndreaROMANIN1) January 8, 2021

The damage can be seen on the starboard side, just above the sea turtle paint with strange rectangular scratches in the turtle paint itself.