Shipping disaster?

Question

Does anyone remember or have any details ,or can send me a link or somewhere to look ? Re; a container ship that couldnt stop & crashed thru a wharf/dock,was a few years ago now ,everyone i speak to remembers something about it ,& yet i can not find anything relating to this story !!!! even the ships name would be helpfull

Answer 1

The M/V Bright Field in New Orleans.

Google search parameters of:

ship +collision +restaurant +wharf +"Bright Field"

Answer 2

The vessel was the M/V Bright Field fully loaded with grain, which, after an engine failure, was skillfully navigated by the pilot in charge into a spot where minimal loss of life would occur in New Orleans, Louisiana, December 14, 1996. The crash resulted in 66 injuries, but incredibly, not one fatality.

Wikipedia has an article about the ship:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M/V_Bright_...

Here's a link to a short video from the cnn archives.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9612/15/freighter/...

The vessel has been since renamed twice, Bright Star and now Bright City.

Answer 3

There are so many shipping accidents every year ...

The others here seem to all recall the same wreck. Isn't it wonderful how the news media want us to think that the only news happening what they are reporting??

check out this site:

http://www.cargolaw.com/presentation_cas...

this is for the year of 2005 .... but other years are available