Video Shows Alaska Cruise Ship Breaking Free During Sudden Storm

Coast Guard investigates storm-caused near-collision between two cruise ships in Juneau

In this still image from a video provided to the Alaska Beacon, the cruise ship Celebrity Edge (at right) is seen drifting toward the Carnival Luminosa (at left). Three other cruise ships are seen moored to the Juneau docks. (Video screenshot)The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a near-collision between two cruise ships in the Port of Juneau that occurred Monday, when one of the two ships broke loose from its moorings and drifted toward the oth…

Video shows Alaska cruise ship breaking free during sudden storm

A massive cruise ship broke loose from its moorings Monday when a sudden squall swept through an Alaskan port.

Cruise ship lines snap, vessel breaks free of dock as freak wind hits Juneau on Monday

A sudden squall that moved through Juneau and Upper Lynn Canal on Monday afternoon was so severe that a cruise ship broke free of its lines and drifted before the crew got the engines started and stabilized the ship. Visitors on the tram to the top of Mount Roberts found their cars swaying in the […] The post Video: Cruise ship lines snap, vessel breaks free of dock as freak wind hits Juneau on Monday appeared first on Must Read Alaska.

Alaska cruise ship blown away from dock during rare severe thunderstorm

JUNEAU, Alaska -- A rare severe thunderstorm brought ferocious winds to southeastern Alaska Monday afternoon, blowing a massive cruise ship away from the pier.The Celebrity Edge ship was moored in Juneau when thunderstorms suddenly kicked up strong winds.A gust at the Federal Building in downtown Juneau reached 60 mph while the nearby Coast Guard station clocked a gust at 47 mph, according to National Weather Service data.  Video from witnesses …