Sadly, earlier this month, a party boat accident in North Carolina resulted in injuries to some of the vessel’s 159 passengers.
According to PortCityDaily.com, the accident occurred on July 11 in the Wilmington-area when the Royal Winner Princess II was navigating the Intracoastal Waterway, toward Snow’s Cut. The boat reportedly had music blaring and people were dancing when it lost power steering due to an equipment failure, striking a pier.
The boat’s captain reportedly told U.S. Coast Guard investigators that he was able to pilot the vessel back to its dock at the Carolina Beach Marina after the accident took place. Some of the 159 passengers aboard were treated for injuries after the boat returned. Aside from those treated directly on the boat, five people had to be taken to an area hospital for injury care.
One passenger told PortCityDaily.com that when the boat collided with the pier, almost everyone aboard fell over. “People were sliding with tables falling,” one woman said.
The Royal Winner Princess III is a 120-foot boat with a 400-person capacity. One woman said in a Facebook post that the captain made no announcement about any oncoming dangers prior to the accident.
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Source: http://portcitydaily.com/2015/07/11/coast-guard-investigates-party-boat-crash-in-carolina-beach/