NTSB: Carnival Pride collision in Baltimore down to human error
Saturday, 08 Mar, 2017
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The National Transportation Safety Board pinned the blame on human error for last year’s Baltimore dock collision of a Carnival Cruise Line ship.
The NTSB report was released Tuesday and said Carnival Pride approached the dock too quickly and at the wrong angle before crashing into a gangway.
The collision caused more than $2 million in damage but no one was injured.
The report said the staff captain, who is ship second in command, made the initial error and tried to manually rectify it but was unable to do so in time.
The experienced staff captain ‘misjudged’ the approach and the cruise line has been ‘unable to determine a cause other than possible human error’ the report concluded.
It also blamed Carnival Pride’s captain for ‘insufficient oversight.’
The captain took control and attempted to slow down the ship but was too late to prevent the ship striking the berth.
The gangway fell and crushed three cars and the ship’s hull also suffered some damage.
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