River Duchess accidents and incidents
CruiseMapper's River Duchess cruise ship accidents, incidents and law news reports relate to a 132-passenger vessel owned by Uniworld. Our River Duchess accidents page contains reports made by using official data from renown online news media sources, US Coast Guard and Wikipedia.
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- pier collision/allision - 2005 (canals of Amsterdam Holland)
03 April 2005Ship Collision / AllisionOn April 3, 2005, the operated by Uniworld river cruise ship crashed into a dockside restaurant while navigating on the canals of Amsterdam Holland. The riverboat steered off course due to technical problems. The vessel was unable to go into reverse and hit a dock. The accident resulted in destroying the dockside terrace and part of the restaurant. During the collision, there were ~20 people seated on the outdoor terrace. A young girl sustained head wounds and was treated in a hospital. Two passengers on the ship were also injured. Following the incident, the restaurant was temporarily closed for repairs. The riverboat sustained severe hull damages. Note: Actually, this type of marine accident is called “allision” (striking a fixed object) as opposed to “collision” (striking another vessel). |
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