On Friday, August 4th, strong winds in Italy caused RMS Queen Mary 2 ship of Cunard Line to break free from her moorings.
Despite the anticipation of adverse weather and all precautionary measures, an unexpected gust of wind in Port Civitavecchia/Rome led to the separation, resulting in a brief departure delay for the ship.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Showers and thunderstorms had swept through the area that afternoon and evening, with wind gusts of 24 to 28 miles per hour recorded by some weather stations near Civitavecchia.
The ship was on a 28-day Mediterranean voyage departing roundtrip from NYC New York on July 21st and scheduled to return on August 18th.
This incident occurred shortly after NCL's Norwegian Prima ship also broke free from her moorings in Belgium due to unusually powerful side winds.
For more Queen Mary 2 incidents and accidents see the ship's CruiseMinus page.