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Passengers on board a cruise ship in Alaska experienced a terrifying moment that may have reminded them of the Titanic – hitting an iceberg.
Norwegian ship Sun was traveling on the Hubbard Glacier off Yakutat Bay on Saturday when it hit the iceberg “snarlingly,” according to the cruise line. A passenger described the growler, an iceberg that has less than 3.3 feet of ice showing above the water, as the size of a semi-truck
The moments after the impact were caught on video by passenger Jennifer Lopez, who was running on the runway when she was knocked down.
“It was a pretty heavy hit,” Lopez told Fox Weather.
Norwegian cruise ship Sun hits iceberg ‘snarling’ as it passes Hubbard Glacier (Images: Fox Weather)
Although shocked, Lopez went to the edge of the ship and began recording the remains of the iceberg floating in the ocean.
“It looks like we cut the glacier right through the middle,” Lopez said, adding that her clip only shows part of the iceberg.
Another passenger, Alicia Amador, told the Juneau Empire that she remembers hearing a “loud noise” when the ship hit the iceberg, which she said was comparable in size to a semi-truck.
“The whole boat came to a complete stop on impact,” she told the paper. “It was a scary experience.”
Instead of continuing on its planned route to Skagway as part of its nine-night voyage, the ship was diverted to Juneau to be evaluated. It arrived in Juneau on Sunday evening and passengers were allowed to leave for a few hours.
The front starboard side of the vessel was damaged, according to the US Coast Guard.
“Recruit divers along with a member of the Coast Guard’s Juneau Sector Prevention Team assessed the damage and determined it was seaworthy to proceed to its home port of Seattle for repairs,” a Coast Guard spokesman said.
The ship remained docked in Juneau for two days before being cleared to sail back to Seattle – at a reduced speed.
Cruise personnel did not request assistance with any search and rescue operations and there were no reports of injuries, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn.
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