WATCH: Cruise Ship Hits Pier in the Bahamas

Image: PHOTO: Disney Dream, Disney Cruise Line. (Photo by Jason Leppert)
Image: PHOTO: Disney Dream, Disney Cruise Line. (Photo by Jason Leppert)
Donald Wood
by Donald Wood
Last updated: 6:00 PM ET, Tue October 3, 2017

A Disney Cruise Line ship suffered damage after it backed into a pier Saturday.

According to FloridaToday.com, the Disney Dream ship was backing into a port in Nassau over the weekend when it struck the platform at the end of the pier, causing a loud noise and damaging the stern of the vessel.

A Disney Cruise Line spokesperson said there were no injuries in the incident and passengers were not impacted by the collision. While the hull suffered minor damage, employees were on the scene quickly and repairs were made during the ship's stop at Castaway Cay in the Bahamas.

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"When we were backing into Nassau this morning, the Disney Dream hit the pier," a passenger onboard named Judi Laplante said on Facebook. "We never felt a thing. Rough seas last night and very foggy this morning, so I'm not sure if those were contributing factors or not."

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Twitter user Louis Simonetti‏ shared an image of the damage to the ship.

Despite the damage, the Disney Dream maintained its original schedule and returned to Port Canaveral Monday. Following a short stop in Florida, the ship departed Monday night on its next scheduled four-day cruise to the Bahamas.


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