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MSC Victorine container ship following a collision with a TUI Cruises vessel at Bremerhaven port, Germany, which reportedly caused a 10-metre tear in its hull.

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Cruise Ship collides with berthed MSC container ship at Bremerhaven

MSC Victorine, a 16,520 TEU containership, has suffered a 10-metre hull tear after being struck by a TUI Cruises vessel during a departure manoeuvre at Germany’s Bremerhaven port in stormy conditions.

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