Shocking moment two #cruise ships SMASH into each other in dramatic viral video

Cruise ships MSC Poesia and the MSC Orchestra were filmed crashing into each other in an Argentinian port in a dramatic viral video. The footage shows the two enormous vessels gliding towards one another after the captain on the 92,409-tonnes MSC Orchestra lost control on entering the Puerto Madero in the country’s eastern capital Buenos Aires. In the video, the MSC Orchestra is seen hitting the Poesia, causing damage to the side of the ship. A horrific screeching noise is audible as the ships scared the end of the Poesia.

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The metal can be heard colliding as the vessel crunch into one another. Debris can be seen falling into the ocean.

Onlookers at the Buenos Aires port cry out in horror as the witness the two ships veering into on another.

One can even be heard shouting “No, no, no.” Those on board the ship are seen peering out of the vessel’s windows to see what is happening.

The two huge vessels became stuck in the shocking incident and tug boats were needed to pull them apart in the port.

According to local media, the Argentine Naval Prefecture is investigating the crash between two MSC ships.

According to the Argentine navy, the Orchestra was departing Puerto Madero for the Uruguayan capital Montevideo when the accident took place.

cruises msc cruise ship crash viral videoCruises: Shocking moment two cruise ships SMASH into each other in dramatic viral video (Image: You Tube/Hernan Nunez)

Port official Gonzalo Mortola told local media that although it is considered a minor accident, the navy is investigating the crash as it took place inside a national port.

The AGP port authority explained that they have a number of permanent emergency protocols in place to provide necessary assistance in serious situations. The investigation is ongoing.

The incident resulted in the MSC Orchestra

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