Carnival Legend Collision 9/30/09 Part 1

[@jeffjohnson8596]

Keep in mind, the carnival captain doesn't sail the ship in and out of port, the captain from the pilot boat does. That collision was the captain of that port.

[@kyles5974]

The pilot that hops on/off a cruise ship is only on the bridge to advise, they don't actually have command of the boat. This is still on the captain.

[@CrashingCrockery]

The yelling and crashing in this is fabulous. It is the only part not marred by wind noise, and I LOVED IT. A strange assortment of sounds, too, like big wooden things falling on metal and odd clunks, when I would expect screeching metal, glass breaking, and shriller ladies' screams! VERY cool, thanks for posting. BTW, what did it FEEL like? Surely there must have been some mighty vibration or quaking?

[@teresaferrer4748]

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[@F-Man]

I was on the Legend in 2006. The only mishap we had was that a passenger had a heart attack I think. Your video is the only one I've seen that shows this collision clearly. Must have been an interesting experience to say the least...

[@anavgeekspassion5727]

Haha good to see you here mate 🤣

[@F-Man]

@@anavgeekspassion5727 Salyutshin!

[@inspironriley]

did they exchange insurance information?

[@12th.jahlil]

Lol they were sitting long enough for the captian's to hop about and switch their information

[@olliewelch1428]

+coolice70

[@12th.jahlil]

Ollie Welch yes

[@DarrenCurtisII]

+coolice700 They used radios to contact each other and used ship's phones to contact the companies what they should do before they move away from each other or they lose their jobs if they don't do it.

[@12th.jahlil]

Darren Curtis II oh

[@dudestir127]

"Keep going, you're good, you're good, you're good, you're good. Don't worry captain we'll buff out those scratches"

[@hedojake]

Turbo, we were on our balcony cabin, but more forward....almost at the very front of the ship. We didnt feel anything when the ships hit. could you feel the actual collision? For everyone else viewing, here is my spin on what happened. we were backing out of the dock, when an approaching small thunderstorm cell all of a sudden grew into a much larger storm. I was up on deck 10 about five min or so before they untied from the dock, and the storm ahead did not seem to be a big deal to me at the time. However......on these cruise ships you have to realise that the longer a ship has to sit there and wait out a storm, then they have to make up for that lost time by sailing faster to reach the next port on time, and that costs them money. For most cruise lines, the profit margin is not all that large. So being on time is paramount to them. but yea it was kind of exciting because when 50 knot winds hit the large surface area of the side of a cruise ship....we became unwilling passengers on carnivals first and only sailing vessel.

[@kellymc239]

You're quite right, E.Scanner. I've been aboard some smaller ships that used pilots, and the skipper always deferred to the pilot without question, since the pilot knows the harbor layout, etc.

[@wazzawazza73]

As much power as those bow thrusters have (Legend has 3, you can see them working at full thrust), 50mph winds are very strong pushing against something with as much surface area as the side of a cruise ship.

[@JackClarke95]

@pachucoalexander2010 enchantment was docked at port, and as legend came in to dock beside it, wind blew it towards enchantment, and there wasnt much the captain could do about it, cos the propellors with turny thingies on (forget the name) are at the back so no sideways propulsion at the front to counter the wind :p if they did crash in the ocean however, it woulda been an epic fail ;)

[@608_diesel]

wow, glad I didn't see this video until after I got back from my cruise. Just got off the legend today, did a 7 day cruise around the Caribbean lol

[@tchapman1977]

Which ship was departing & which ship was moored? Or were both departing at the same time? I was on a cruise on the Enchantment of the Seas in 2006. It was a very nice ship & I loved the balcony stateroom. Sucks that had to happen, though. Did you like cruising w/Carnival Cruise Lines? I'd like to take another cruise but Royal Caribbean is just so expensive! Thanks for posting! :-)

[@dieselmangt]

When 2 boats get close together it creates a narrow gap between them. Water flows much faster in a narrow gap than it does in a wide open area (think of white waters). As the water speed increases, the pressure decreases in the water. With lower pressure in the water between the ships and greater pressure on the exterior sides... the boats are pushed by the greater pressure toward one another. This is something that is nearly impossible to control once ships are that close. Its just physics

[@CLH315]

Excellent explanation !!

[@hcwcars1]

Maybe it was boat mating season?

[@GrumpyDad]

Did you see the guy at the bottom trying to push it away with a pole???

[@flames41418]

i just got off the legend on sunday and while we were in port i saw the dents on the ice of the ship where it collided.it was amazing!

[@deborah4jc]

We were on the Carnival Legend that day. We were just pulling out of port, and a huge gust of wind pushed us across the bay into the other ship. Our balcony cabin was on the port side aft. . I watched the ship getting closer but still couldn't believe what I was seeing. We had to wait to get clearance that the ship was ok, then continued on with the cruise. When we arrived at our next port, they were already painting the repaired ship. Unbelievable.

[@TheAngel1991Girl]

@ Mwalton209 finally someones says it thank you!.........100% agree with you I worked on a 500 passenger cruise boat for the summer and i was doing the lines coming into our pier.........AGAINST the strong winds sooooo difficult I can only imagine what happened here.....

[@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides]

Sorry if someone asked this already, but did your cruise just continue like normal after that, or what happened???

[@Trentin.]

@231TURBOV6 It was the captains fault. Cruise ships have access to some high tech weather equipment and for the majority of cruise lines out there its standard practice to have a tug standing by if winds are going to be over 25 knots. The tug is just in case there is a sudden gust.

[@ShippingHarbors]

You can see clearly that the bow-propeller from the moving ship was running at full speed. There was just to much wind to keep the nose in position. You can also see that the bow-propeller of the moored ship was running at full speed in order to push the sailing vessel away from it by forcing propeller-wash on the sailing ship. Even this wasn't enough to get clear.....

[@So1othurn]

So is there going to be little baby cruise ships coming out one of them?

[@crcn11]

I just came to this video after watching another video filmed from the other ship. Is this a youtube first? O:

[@mvoss12]

Did the ship continue to sail as planned or did everyone have to get off, or what?

[@jmcuoco9986]

These cruise ships are too damn big. The sides of the ships act like sails, and in 50MPH winds it's at the mercy of mother nature.

[@ehtropenelopen5192]

Jmcuoco 99 “the sides of the ship act like sails” Idiot much? Welded steel doesnt act like a sail, at all. Simple physics

[@michaelanderson7715]

@@ehtropenelopen5192 The general effect is the essence of that comment. Were you on your period when you replied ?

[@arbiterspar]

no matter what, we can never fully predict mother nature. that wind is just crazy as you where recording that. it just gets louder and faster.

[@tigerxwild123]

Captain:are we ready? First mate: yes(BOOM) Captain: what was that? First mate:you might want to see... Captain: oh god damnit

[@BillyBob-dl3zc]

Bump and Grind! It's going to the Caribbean time!

[@sethparks6133]

I wouldve been like AYE!! WHY ARE YOU TOUCHING MY SHIP?!?!

[@Barnekkid]

How big do two ships have to be in order that they can avoid each other?

[@alexmccrthy]

Cruise ships are very much wind affected due to the sheer size of their air draft and small amount of draught. A strong wind can easily move a vessel such as a cruise ship even with all the state of the art equipment onboard. I have seen this happen to VLCC's and they have very little air draft and approx 21m draught.

[@hcwcars1]

I heard the Captan say "here hold my beer"

[@Davesintexas]

Hey, was your Captain once a Captain for an OIL COMPANY??????

[@YusakuJon3]

What sort of damage ended up on each ship? From the POV of the camera, it looks like the docked ship got a chunk of rigging torn loose. Not sure if that was vital equipment, or what.

[@hhds113]

Boat 1 captain: "Hay I need you insurance information about this" Boat 2 Captain: "Yeah I need yours first. Since you pretty much didn't see me coming!".

[@Mattsana]

Carnival Legend was the departing ship. And I disagre with you on RCCL being expensive. Me and 2 friends of mine are sailing on a 5 night cruise onboard Vision of the Seas in May 15th 2010 for about 340 euros per person in a large inside stateroom.

[@fedotov79]

@saskyaperez oh, believe me, it's possible that wind will pick up suddenly from 30knots steady up to 60-70 knots. U can't know it and u can't predict it. And if u have steady strong wind for a while, what u r gonna wait for? Calm weather? Shit happens sometimes. Besides if Legend would have azipods this would not happen at all.

[@dreamweaver961]

Ramming speed Captain!!!! Damn it Jim she can't take much more of this!!

[@LucysCruise]

I've read several comments regarding the ship that was hit should have seen it coming and got out of the way as well as references against the captains, plural. For those that didn't realize it, the Enchantment of the Seas was docked at the pier. Even if their engines were running, lines up and were able to go; they had a dock against their other side. They were sitting ducks and were in no way responsible for the collision or able to maneuver out of the other ships way. Even if there had been a wind gust of 50/mph, any ship pulling in or out of a port is responsible for the safety of that ship and others around it. And a 50/mph gust of wind is not unusual, and the collision was avoidable.

[@gammlesvarte9216]

and when 2 ships get to close to eachother and one of the ships has the clutches engaged and the proppeler is spinning. the ships will sucks them to eachothers

[@om3g4z3r0]

yeah whenever shit like this happen most people suddenly becomes experts in the subject ... its a blaming game

[@slyfoxie55]

Meh just get a few blokes to push her off. 😂

[@tombrierley263]

Why were the ships that close anyway? where was the dock!?

[@RedNativeRose]

in a mini hurricane? I dont know if any good helmsman could get out of that one without a scratch

[@guert2000]

and why were they that close??? the ocean is not big enough??? I don't get it.

[@ankurm92]

was that included in the package?

[@actionguy87]

Were Jack and Rose making out on deck?

[@Kyleinasailing]

High winds make these boats incredibly difficult to manoeuver in tight spaces.

[@arntigreat1]

No. They get on and off at departure. Once they are out of port a tug picks them up and transfers them. There only on long enough to bring it in and take it out of port. Hence always being a tug at the ships side coming and going.

[@SmokeyBCN]

I love the guy who yells YEAAAHHHH at 0:57

[@SoDevious]

Sooo.. What happened to the bow thrusters?

[@v12tommy]

Is it just me, or does it seem like anytime something goes wrong aboard a cruise ship from a US port, Carnival is involved? I used to own an international travel agency, and would get complaints about Carnival all the time, yet I have always gone on Royal Caribbean and have never personally heard a complaint either on board or from a returning client.

[@MelioraCogito]

@HAWAIIANSLINGR maybe you should take your blinders off .. might have better luck seeing the collision. It’s not a major collision, but it's a collision nonetheless. Even that 'bump' could cause serious damage considering the couple hundred thousand tonnes of kinetic energy stored behind the momentum of the ship - even at that slow velocity.

[@yobdanyetda]

Did the Carnival officers stay on the ship ?

[@acemac214]

"Hey throw your fenders out! we are gonna tie up to you!"

[@ttiffom2016]

what was that that got ripped apart on other boat?

[@brakel8r]

most cannot comprehend the amount of physics involved here....windy too....

[@NinjaTortus265]

I would like to know who the captains of THOSE ships were...

[@SmokeyBCN]

I love how some guy screams "Yeaaahhhh"

[@IamAmazing2011]

How come the ship collide like how did it get that close?

[@Mattsana]

Indeed. But then it depends on how many you are in your cabin but yeah... Carnival are somewhat cheaper. I hope to try them out sometimes when they spread out more in Europe.

[@hebneh]

And the passengers can stand and watch like this was part of the entertainment programming for the cruise.

[@abby2girls]

What did they have you do?

[@jazmyndeshea]

holy Crap! Did u see that thing fall off

[@SelenaRox5546]

I've been on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas. That was my first cruise. Some of the best memories of my life. I'm going on this Carnival cruise on Sunday 7/18/10... I'm kinda scared...

[@Scipirate722]

Spongebob says "You're good, you're good, you're good. Don't worry Captain we'll buff out those scratches!"

[@tchapman1977]

@Mattsana An inside cabin on RCCL is certainly more affordable, but I prefer balcony staterooms which go for $1000USD/person & up (not a suite, mind you, but the Deluxe Oceanview w/a balcony). Being a smoker, I don't want to have to go out to public areas for a smoke so that amenity comes w/a larger price. Carnival is lower-priced even for their balcony rooms than RCCL (around $800USD/person & up though they have fewer balcony rooms/ship on the routes I like to sail so availability is an issue).

[@HAWAIIANSLINGR]

GREAT VIDEO!But just one thing.WHERES THE COLLISION!?!?!?

[@MrFelt1000]

were ypu called to your muster station?

[@SuperTitanicLover191]

did they fill with water?

[@esrb]

Is the Pilot always on the ship??

[@luiscurtolo]

THE OCEAN IS JUST TOO SMALL FOR THEM RIGHT?

[@USFanLovesMinHo]

Mental note for cruise lines. When you see a Carnival ship coming, get the _______ out of there.

[@highvelocity123]

It fair to say the captain plan was not well thought out. And those thrusters are great unless there is a 50 MPH wind.

[@0113Austin]

Its not the cruise line that caused the crash, it was the fact that there are 50 mph winds and the ships are huge wind sails, the other ship was docked.

[@andreo]

I can't help but to think of the movie Galaxy Quest. The captain right now is saying: Don't worry, that will buff right out.

[@801Nickster]

A ship that big in 50MPH winds is like a giant sail. Add in the fact that being that close with no margin for error it was inevitable that they were going to hit. Even with thrusters at max (you can see it in the video) they weren't coming apart. Could you imagine having to make that phone call to corporate? "Hi, yes, um, I wrecked your expensive ship full of nervous paying customers....into another big expensive ship full of nervous paying customers..."

[@TheBIGballer121]

where u on the carnival or royal caribbean

[@Heinakuhi]

Did it had Italian captain ?

[@1992marshmallow]

did yall get a refund?

[@vlagamemedia1]

how the heck does that happen? it doesn't make sense.

[@arizonatsunami]

Excuse me, could I trouble you for some Grey Poupon?

[@Wafflez0007]

I feel the cruse ships are based on a scale of life or death if you want the thrill of a lifetime witch involves geting food poison, or sinking,or even geting stuck in the middle of the ocean go with carnival ;but of you want a peacefull cruse where everything is completely perfect select anything but the carnival cruse or the titanic v2

[@ShmooyShmoo]

i wonder which mate was on watch

[@preppus]

little bit to close or=P`?

[@socitome3]

What's the captains name? Crunch?

[@Torchwood001]

What did the tanoys says?

[@Nine-Signs]

@saskyaperez I can tell you seafront storms do come fast, hard, and without warning. I live in a country with the greatest tidal forces in the world and amongst the most severe freak sea and coastal storms(UK), You can see the jet streams coming from the ships ventral Azipod`s in the water that even on full rotation axis to port from engines capable of pushing 17.6MW of thrust each, it still couldn't beat that freak crosswind. Not the captains fault.

[@Shellocker]

captains dialogue - "lets race till the next traffic lights"

[@ANMLgaming]

Why would they ever be that close?

[@johndenicola6173]

"We just can't have nice things!"

[@AndyEmory09]

lol That Capt has seen one too many WALE WARS episodes..hahaha rock on crew of the Legend!!

[@kenbartley641]

Do you have to exchange ins info with EVERYONE on other ship?

[@GetOffTheLawn]

Was the cruise cancelled??

[@thespeedypatriot6201]

No

[@thespeedypatriot6201]

They still sailed with the damage

[@sfeckete]

The Captain is always responsible. If the Harbor / Port Pilot is doing something unsafe, it's the Captain's job to intervene. Often times, the Captain himself or someone under his command is actually maneuvering the ship with the Harbor Pilot in an advisory role.

[@raVen670]

I can't even begin to imagine the amount of cursing words on the bridges..

[@bkttkb3214]

What in the world?!?! That was crazy! Yeah, it does look like they were fighting for the same spot, lol!

[@Will-W]

looks like it was just pushed over by the wind. the bow thruster just couldnt compensate enough

[@mrmrlee]

Ocean not big enough for the 2 of you?

[@Calling321]

You can hear the captain say "DAAMMMNNN!"...Someone turned the wheel the wrong way!

[@abh716]

of the snip?

[@kittenmommy]

OMG. DO NOT WANT. Why did on Earth did you stay on deck and keep filming?? I'd have been running for my cabin to get my life jacket and trying to remember where my muster station was! There is not enough D: in the world for this! D:

[@captrich420]

can you imagine all the paper work that followed. and the careers that ended. i wonder what the repair bill was. damn glad i wasnt at the wheel

[@XTrollxArchX]

I wonder how the cruise lines talked this out