Cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 hit two container ships; Canary Islands cruise cancelled
TUI Cruises has cancelled an entire Canary Islands cruise after the Mein Schiff 3 collided with two container ships in Bremerhaven, and German police are investigating the captain.
TUI Cruises has cancelled the whole Canary Islands cruise of the Mein Schiff 3 so the ship can go to a shipyard for repairs, Fox News reports. The ship collided with two cargo vessels in Bremerhaven, Germany. Fox News says the collision damaged lifeboats.
German police are investigating the ship's captain, according to Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera says the collision happened in strong winds during a storm.
Deutsche Welle describes the incident as a three-ship collision that caused expensive damage. It says further cruises could be affected by the repairs.
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- Deutsche WelleGerman police probe cruise ship captain after Bremerhaven collisionMon, Oct 26, 1:00 PM EDT
- Al JazeeraCruise ship crashes into two container ships during stormTue, Oct 27, 4:46 AM EDT
- Fox NewsCruise vacation comes to crashing halt as ship slams into 2 cargo vesselsTue, Oct 27, 3:55 PM EDT
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- Tue, Oct 27, 5:10 AM EDT, 2 outlets: German police investigate cruise ship captain after collision with two container ships