The ship was due to depart on its maiden voyage from Rome on Sunday after its original inaugural cruise from Barcelona on February 8 was cancelled following a “mutual agreement” between the line and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Coast Guard and other federal agencies who were notified about the early morning incident.ĪBC7 News reporters Tim Johns, Suzanne Phan, Melanie Woodrow, Amanda del Castillo and Cornell Barnard contributed to this report.Princess Cruises has cancelled the delayed first departure of new ship Sun Princess. The investigation is now in the hands of the U.S. The Board of Pilot Commissioners tells ABC7 News the pilot is on the Pilot Evaluation Committee which is responsible for trainees and that anyone on that committee would have to be a pilot more than 10 years. We are cooperating with all necessary agencies in looking into this matter and cannot comment further." The San Francisco Bar Pilots are responsible for safely navigating ships they board over the offshore sand bar to docks throughout the Bay Area.Ī Spokesperson working with the San Francisco Bar Pilots told ABC7 News on Thursday, "We can confirm a pilot was involved in a hard landing at Pier 27 this morning. We're learning more about the bar pilot of Ruby Princess after the cruise ship hit Pier 27 in San Francisco while docking Thursday morning. "The Coast Guard has sent two teams, an investigations team and an inspection port state control team to the vessel and will be conducting those inspections and investigations," said Williams. The Coast Guard which is assisting in the investigation says the pilot is being drug and alcohol tested which is standard in a serious marine incident. Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander William Williams. "It appears the port quarter of the Ruby Princess made contact with Pier 27," said U.S. The investigation into what went wrong with the Ruby Princess during docking at San Francisco's Pier 27 Thursday morning is in the early fact-finding phase. There aren't many bar pilots, 52 at the moment with four trainees in the pipeline according to the Board of Pilot Commissioners Executive Director. We learned more about the Ruby Princess pilot. A family who was onboard says the impact sounded like a loud door being slammed. They may remain onboard until 1100 local time on Sunday, July 9 to better assist with alternative plans they may be making.Ī cruise ship that struck an iceberg in Alaska has docked in Seattle for repairs. Each guest will also receive a 50% Future Cruise Credit of the cruise fare paid on this voyage, which may be applied to any future Princess cruise that is booked by Februand sails by February 1, 2025. Princess Cruises says guests who elect to cancel their cruise will receive a 100% refund of their cruise fare, post-cruise hotel packages and transfers booked through Princess, prepaid shore excursions and other prepaid items and taxes, fees and port expenses. Originally, there were 3,256 guests and 1,161 crew onboard as the ship remains docked at Pier 27. Passengers who boarded the ship Thursday have been asked to stay on board and not come ashore. ![]() Coast Guard Petty Officer Levi Read on Friday. ![]() "Our main concern is the vessel able to transport passengers and operate safety," said U.S. On Friday, ABC7 saw crews from the Port of San Francisco and Coast Guard inspecting the hole in the vessel and repairs which have been done so far. "With that much weight and that much sail area, the vessel is affected by wind, by current, and by the technical abilities of its design," he said on Friday as repairs were being made. ![]() "The Ruby Princess is about 950 feet long and about 115,000-tons," Captain Allan Post with the Texas A&M Maritime Academy pointed out. The waiting game continues this weekend for passengers on board the Ruby Princess cruise ship, which remains docked in San Francisco.
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