The cruise ship's owner, MSC Cruises, said the vessel was about to dock at a passenger terminal in Venice when it had a mechanical problem. Two tugboats guiding the cruise ship into Venice tried to stop the MSC Opera, but they were unable to prevent it from ramming into the riverboat.
Umnikazi womkhumbi wokuvakasha, i-MSC Cruises, uthe umkhumbi wasewuzoma esangweni labagibeli eVenice lapho waba khona nezinkinga zemishini. Izikebhe ezimbili ezilawula indlela yomkhumbi wokuvakasha lapho ungena eVenice zazama ukuyimisa i-MSC Opera, kodwa ayikwazanga ukuyivimba ingashayisi isikebhe sasemfuleni.