In the state of new York retro cruise-ship pulled away from the pier and crashed into a bridge

Unusual incident occurred in the city of Albany (new York). For some unknown reason, the cruise retro ship pulled away from the pier and the start of the unguided descent in the Hudson river. The current carried the ship to the railway bridge, in which he crashed.

As representatives of the U.S. Coast guard, cruise ship, called Captain J. P. III was moored to the pier in Troy. At the time of the incident, the people on it were not.

In the state of new York retro cruise-ship pulled away from the pier and crashed into a bridge
The current carried the ship to the railway bridge, in which he crashed. Photo: Youtube

On Friday morning, 25 January, the ship began uncontrolled drift. This caused serious problems on the roads because the authorities had to block traffic on 5 the bridges, till the ship went down.

Before Captain J. P. III crashed into the bridge connecting Albany and Rensselaer, he managed to overcome more than 10 km along the river. In the end, the cruise ship rammed a railway crossing, I got stuck under it. On the scene sent the icebreakers of the U.S. Coast guard and two commercial tugs. They will try to release the ship and tow it to the Marina.

In the state of new York retro cruise-ship pulled away from the pier and crashed into a bridge
Captain J. P is a four-deck cruise retro ship capable of taking aboard up to 600 people. Photo: captainjpcruise.com

Representatives of National railway passenger Corporation (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) noted that in order to avoid emergency situations on the bridge restricted the speed of trains. According to preliminary data, as a result of incident nobody has suffered.

Captain J. P is a four-deck cruise retro ship capable of taking aboard up to 600 people. It has several dance floors and bars. As a rule, the ship conducted a noisy party, prom and various recreational activities. The ship is based in Troy (new York).

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