Queen Victoria Crashes into Dock in Malta

Queen Victoria has crashed while trying to berth in Malta, the Daily Echo can exclusively reveal.

The 96,000 tonne cruise ship was docking in the Maltese Grand Harbour of Valletta when it crashed into the concrete dockside.

Passengers looked on in horror was the stern of the ship reversed at what was described as "some speed" before crashing into the dockside.

It has been reported that the ship's throttle suffered a temporary failure.

According to eye-witnesses the crash caused a 20ft long dent in the rear of the ship. One passenger said: "We were reversing back and being at the back of the ship we could see what was going to happen before it did.

"We couldn't believe it. Seeing the 90,000 tonne ship back into the dock was incredible. The concrete exploded with the force of the impact. It is very embarrassing.....

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