The 143,000-tonne cruise ship broke free from its moorings on Sunday morning.
A witness, meanwhile, described seeing the ship ‘carried to the other side of the harbour like it was a straw’.A spokesperson for P&O Cruises, owned by Carnival, said yesterday: ‘P&O Cruises Britannia was involved in a weather-related incident while alongside in Palma de Mallorca.
‘A small number of individuals sustained minor injuries and are being cared for by the onboard medical centre.‘To allow our technical teams to make an assessment Britannia will remain alongside in Palma de Mallorca tonight with onboard entertainment and activities scheduled.’The ship can carry up to 3,647 passengers and 1,350 crew, is 330 metres long and weighs 143,000 tonnes, according to the company’s website.
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