A huge cruise lost control and generated panic on the Venice coast

The "Costa Deliziosa" cruise, nearly 300 meters long and capable of transporting some 3,000 people, I was about to leave the Venice lagoon under a storm of rain and strong winds, pulled by tugs, according to a video published by the Venetian writer and artist Roberto FerruccI on your website.

Due to bad weather he lost control and almost collided with the yacht It was moored not far from the famous St. Mark's Square, which caused panic on board.

The crew members of the yacht, a 50 meter boat that looks small next to the cruise, rushed to jump to the dock, witnesses said.

The tug of the "Costa Deliziosa" managed to avoid the accident and to direct it towards the exit of the lagoon without problem.

The accident fueled controversy over the damage done to the Italian city – inscribed with its gap in the city's universal heritage. UNESCO– and its fragile ecosystem the huge cruise ships that navigate the cbads.

Its presence is such that the chimneys of these huge boats are outlined behind the spiers and bridges of the iconic city, jewel of Byzantine architecture.

Ecologists accuse the cruisers of contributing to the erosion of the city's regularly flooded foundations.