A container ship struck the berthed Hanseatic Inspiration cruise ship in Hamburg, Germany while leaving the port.
The accident happened Thursday morning, March 18, when the 150,853 GT-ton boxship CSCL Star, struck the Hapag-Lloyd's ship during a turning maneuver assisted by tugboats.
The large container ship came too close to Hanseatic Inspiration until a slight collision occurred at the end. The major collision was avoided after a tugboat managed to pull the container vessel to the port side.
The 2011-built boxship CSCL Star (IMO 9466867, max capacity 13300 TEU-containers) sustained minor damages and was permitted to leave the harbor. The Hapag-Lloyd cruise ship sustained slight damages but details have not been released at this time.