Luxury Yacht Aurora Collides with Allure of the Seas in Nassau

Recently, a video of the 36.8-meter-long yacht Aurora, has gone viral on social media. The video documents the yacht colliding with the cruise ship Allure of the Seas (IMO:9383948). The Royal Caribbean ship was on a short cruise to the Bahamas and docked in Nassau when the incident occurred. The vessel is one of the world’s largest cruise ships.

The video shows the Nordhavn yacht angled directly toward Allure of the Seas as it approaches the cruise ship. As the luxury boat strikes the hull of the 19 759 DWT ship, a loud thud can be heard in the video. The yacht is then seen scraping along the side of the cruise ship. At least one crew member can be observed working on deck during the collision.

Allure of the Seas is over 362 meters long and has 18 decks. Fully loaded, it can accommodate up to 6,800 passengers and over 2,000 crew members. After the incident, passengers were informed about the collision and warned of potential delays as the crew had to carry out an inspection of the ship.

The cruise ship later departed Nassau, and is currently docked at Miami Port.