A video clip posted on Twitter shows the mooring points collapsing into the water, first one, then the other, as a bow thruster churns.
No injuries, only superficial damage to the ship
No one was injured, and the pier remains operational.
According to Norwegian Cruise Line, Epic sustained 'minimal, superficial damage to the hull, which does not affect the safe operation of the vessel.'
The ship was scheduled to depart San Juan on Wednesday.
Pier 3
Pier 3, used mainly by Royal Caribbean, can handle the world's largest cruise ships. In 2014, it was expanded from 1,300 feet to 1,500 feet by virtue of new mooring dolphins.
That $8.7m project was to enable Quantum- and Oasis-class ships to dock.
Revised itinerary
Norwegian Epic had not been scheduled to call at San Juan but had put into the port for assessment of a mechanical issue. Because of that, the seven-day eastern Caribbean itinerary from Port Canaveral was revised, dropping calls at Tortola and St. Thomas. Great Stirrup is the other port on the route.
Norwegian said all shipboard services are functional.
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