VIDEO FOOTAGE of ship’s gangway collapsing, people in water

(PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain) — The British television network ITN obtained video footage of a cruise ship MSC Fantasia’s gangway collapsing in high winds. Passengers fell into the water after the vessel broke from its moorings and an 80-year-old man was injured, Sky News reported. All of the people in the water were rescued.
 
Click here to view the video and a story on ITN’s Web site.
 
Click here to view a Sky News story about the incident.
By Professional Mariner Staff