AIDAperla detained for inspection after breaking from Le Havre berth
Severe winds caused the cruise ship’s mooring lines to fail, leading to contact with the quay and a temporary suspension of passenger-vessel traffic.
AIDAperla broke away from its berth at the French port of Le Havre on September 8 after severe winds caused its mooring lines to fail. Vessel-tracking reports estimated gusts of about 75 knots at Quai Pierre Callet when the ship began drifting.
The vessel moved away from the berth and contacted the quay before tugboats helped bring it back under control. Vessel-tracking information indicated that approximately 4,160 passengers and crew were aboard at the time. No injuries among passengers or crew had been reported in connection with the incident.
Passenger-vessel traffic at Le Havre was temporarily halted to allow recovery of AIDAperla’s gangways, which fell into the harbour while the ship was drifting. Authorities later detained the vessel so the ship and affected berth could be inspected. Subsequent reporting indicated that the resulting delay led to the removal of two port calls from AIDAperla’s itinerary.