A Princess Cruises ship carrying nearly some 4,000 people smashed into a pier in San Francisco this week while the vessel was trying to dock, officials said.
In a statement, the company said that the ship “made unexpected contact” with the Pier 27 dock at the Port of San Francisco on Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the incident, an official also said.
“There were no injuries and at no time were any guests or crew in danger,” the company told several news outlets. “The ship is safely alongside and disembarkation is complete.”
According to the CruiseMapper website, the ship was returning from a trip to Alaska and had departed June 26. The website listed the ship as “departing” since Thursday at around 4 p.m….