World's Longest Cruise Ship Crashes Into Dock in Jamaica

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Passengers screamed "oh my god" and "holy sh**" when the world's largest cruise ship approached the port in Falmouth, Jamaica, and slammed into a wharf.

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"There were no casualties to passengers or staff, and the ship's stern received only minor aesthetic damage." The cruise will proceed as planned," Royal Caribbean announced in a statement posted on the blog in response to the disaster.

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The incident was caused by an error committed by the cruise's port pilot while navigating the ship, according to Jamaican tourism minister Edmund Bartlett.

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According to sources, the incident was caused by the harbour pilot's "mistake," as the captain of the Harmony was allegedly misled by the harbour pilot.

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The Wonder of the Seas, with a gross tonnage of 236,875 tonnes, is the world's biggest cruise ship, nearly 10,000 tonnes more than Harmony.

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The world's largest cruise ship, the 362-foot Wonder of the Seas, was just launched by Royal Caribbean.

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The ship is separated into seven distinct neighbourhoods and contains two surf simulators and three water slides.

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The Wonder of the Seas, the world's biggest cruise ship, is around 10,000 tonnes larger than Harmony.

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