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Mein Schiff 3 collides with container ship while leaving Bremerhaven
Mein Schiff 3 collided with an MSC container ship while leaving Bremerhaven, Germany, on Sunday evening.
The cruise ship was due to begin a 20-day trip to the Canary Islands.
Strong winds and rough conditions affected its departure, despite tugboats helping guide it from the pier.
The container ship’s hull was torn, with a reported damage area about 10 metres long.
No one was reported injured, and Mein Schiff 3 returned to the pier.
Passengers are staying aboard while the damage is assessed, and the Canary Islands trip is now uncertain.
Bremen water police are investigating how the collision happened, while TUI Cruises says it will share further information when it has confirmed details.
The cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 collided with an MSC container ship while leaving Bremerhaven on the evening of October 25, 2026.
The container ship’s hull was torn open, with the Nordsee-Zeitung reporting a crack about 10 metres long.
Mein Schiff 3 returned to the pier after the collision, and no injuries were reported.
The ship had been due to begin a 20-day trip to the Canary Islands, but whether the voyage will go ahead is unclear.
Strong wind gusts may have affected the cruise ship, while the accident’s circumstances are still under investigation.
- Who
- The cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 and an MSC container ship.
- What
- The ships collided as Mein Schiff 3 was leaving port. No injuries were reported.
- When
- The evening of October 25, 2026, around 10 minutes after Mein Schiff 3 began moving.
- Where
- Bremerhaven, Germany, near the container terminal.
- Why
- The cause is under investigation. BILD reported that strong wind gusts may have affected the cruise ship.
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Mein Schiff 3 left the Columbuskaje with tug assistance despite stormy weather.
Mein Schiff 3 collided with the container ship near the container terminal.
Mein Schiff 3 returned to the pier.
- Cruise ship
- Mein Schiff 3
- Other vessel
- MSC container ship
- Location
- Bremerhaven, Germany
- Reported crack
- About 10 metres in the container ship’s hull
- Planned voyage
- 20-day trip to the Canary Islands
- Injuries
- None reported
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What people are saying
There was a shaking and jolting on the ship
The ship stood still for minutes about 30 metres from the quay. It could not make headway against the wind. The gusts were really strong.