Serious accident at the port of Naples, a ferry collides: many are injured, one of them seriously

Furthermore, the unfortunate event during the mooring of this ferry in Naples caused inconvenience and delays for maritime connections.

The bad weather is causing various inconveniences on the Neapolitan coast, but what happened today is truly exceptional compared to past storms. In the morning a ferry of the Caremar company coming from Ischia, crashed into the docks of the Beverello Pier in the port of Naples.

The accident, due to bad weather, occurred this morning around 10.14am. The causes of the accident are yet to be precisely ascertained. The first impressions that seem to arrive tell of adverse weather conditionsbetween strong winds and very rough seas.

According to the first information available, and which is still being updated, there were several on board the ferry hundreds of passengers, including many foreigners. At the moment of the impact, which occurred during the mooring phase, therefore approaching the pier of the port in Naples, many passengers were already standing ready to disembark. For this reason, the impact was very damaging due to the various falls and injuries that occurred upon impact with the docks.

They are counted at least 18 injured, most of them with minor bruises. A passenger, however, is in serious condition and was transported to hospital under code red. Some of the injured are still to be verified in hospital as serious or less serious. The current situation sees two injured people with maxillofacial trauma, two with multiple contusions, one polytrauma and one facial trauma, three suspected bone injuries, one state of confusion due to head trauma, another eight injured people arrived by their own means at the PS PO dei Pellegrini.

Several 118 ambulances intervened on site, immediately after the ferry accident, which rescued the injured and transported them to the city's emergency rooms. The Port Authority of Naples has started ainvestigation to clarify the dynamics of the accident, as well as the causes due to bad weather.

Furthermore, the unfortunate event during the mooring of this ferry in Naples caused inconvenience and delays for the maritime connections to and from Naples. We recommend that you consult the websites of the shipping companies for updates on the situation.