Celebrity Cruise Ship Breaks Mooring Lines, Scratc...

A 14-night crusing out of Buenos Aires, Argentina was delayed after Celeb Equinox broke from its mooring traces and began to float. 

The drifting ship then had a slight collision with a refueling ship that left a protracted scratch alongside the facet of the hull. 

On-line video of the scratch left some social media feedback questioning in regards to the injury with one saying, “Hopefully it’s simply the paint and there’s no structural points.”

Equinox in Buenos Aires scratched by refueling ship while drifting in the wind
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What Occurred?

Passengers had been nonetheless in the course of the embarkation course of out of Buenos Aires when some stronger winds started to choose up, with some gusts as much as 40mph.  A number of mooring traces broke free and the two,880-capacity ship started to slowly transfer away from the pier.

Because the bow of the 122,000 gross ton ship swung out, the aft of the vessel made contact with the pier, and the facet of the ship rubbed towards a refueling tanker that was close by.

This resulted in a really noticeable scratch alongside Celeb Equinox’s hull.  The ship breaking free additionally induced the embarkation gangway to drag away from the dock, which left it hanging towards the facet of the ship.

Tugboats had been then known as instantly to stabilize the ship and push it again into place. As a result of the incident occurred throughout boarding, the method was paused for a pair hours whereas a brand new gangway was locked into place and the ship was inspected for security.

Influence on the 14-Night time Itinerary

No accidents had been reported among the many 2,800+ passengers or the 1,200 crew. Whereas the injury appears to be principally beauty, the ship didn’t depart on Saturday night as initially scheduled.

The ship remained docked in a single day and formally headed out to sea simply earlier than 11:00 AM on Sunday.

The delay has impacted the schedule barely. Whereas the go to to Montevideo, Uruguay was not cancelled, the ship’s time in port was minimize a bit of quick. The remainder of the Patagonia and Antarctica itinerary is at present anticipated to go on as scheduled.

Some passengers onboard shared images of the injury on social media with one saying, “The gangway went off the pier and was hanging towards the ship partially submerged. Loopy state of affairs, however seems like we’ll resume boarding quickly.”

Celeb Equinox is scheduled to reach again in Buenos Aires on January 3, 2026.