Crane Collapses Onto Cruise Ship

The cruise ship Oasis of the Seas has suffered an unspecified casualty in dry dock at Grand Bahama Shipyard, a major repair and refit facility for the Caribbean cruise industry.



Few details are available at present, but the video suggests that the vessel has taken a slight tilt to starboard in a floating drydock. One of the drydock's cranes has tipped over and come to rest against the Oasis' superstructure.



"Ship collapsed, dock collapsed, crane collapsed," said a shipyard worker in a video posted to social media (above). "I was right there on the dock working and just missed it by the grace of God."



In a statement, cruise line Royal Caribbean said that the shipyard has reported eight injuries related to the accident, none of which are life-threatening. "We are aware of damage to the dock structure and to construction cranes. We are assessing damage to the ship. Drydock is a maintenance procedure, and there are no passengers on the ship," Royal Caribbean said.