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Two Cruise Ships Collide At Argentina\u2019s Port Of Ushuaia During A Powerful Storm
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Screengrab from YouTube video by Ushuaia24TV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two cruise ships, the Viking Octantis and World Voyager, collided at Argentina\u2019s Port of Ushuaia on January 6, 2026.<\/p>\n

The cause is said to be strong winds, which averaged at 30 knots, but stronger ones reaching a speed of 40 knots or 46 miles per hour were said to be the culprit.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred when the 10,000 gross ton World Voyager broke from its moorings when its nautical rope snapped.<\/p>\n

World Voyages struck the dock before colliding with the 30,150 gross ton Viking Octantis.<\/p>\n

The 125 crew members of the World Voyager took action to soften the impact; however, with strong winds, they could not prevent the collision.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time such an incident has happened.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Norwegian Epic, Celebrity Edge and MSC Seascape broke free from their moorings due to bad weather.<\/p>\n

In the past year, Norwegian Cruise Line\u2019s Norwegian Epic, Celebrity Cruises\u2019 Celebrity Edge, and MSC Cruises\u2019 MSC Seascape have all broken free from their moorings due to inclement weather.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported from either ship.<\/p>\n

The ships did not suffer any major structural damag but they did go through an inspection.<\/p>\n

The impact was above the waterline for both ships, which protected their seaworthiness.<\/p>\n

Viking Octantis only had minor damage to its rear railing on one of the outer decks.<\/p>\n

World Voyager got a crack in its bow, but the damage is not major, and the ship is not taking on water.<\/p>\n

Both vessels sailed as planned with Viking Octantis on an 11-night trip to Antarctica via the Drake Passage.<\/p>\n

World Voyager is on a 10-night expedition to the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Watch the video here-<\/strong><\/p>\n