| Carnival Pride verdict

THE National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined Carnival Pride’s impact with a pier on 08 May in Baltimore, Maryland was due to the staff captain’s errors during the docking manoeuvre and the captain’s insufficient oversight.

Pride ran into the pier and elevated passenger embarkation walkway after the ship approached with too much speed and at too steep an angle, the NTSB report said.

The incident caused nearly US$2.1 million in damages, including minor cosmetic damage to Carnival Pride.