Alaska, United States

In a scary "Titanic moment", a Carnival cruise ship escaped undamaged after grazing a piece of ice in Tracy Arm Fjord of Alaska last week. 

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The moment was dramatically compared to the “Titanic moment" in modern times.

The crew assessed the hull of the Carnival Spirit and no damages were discovered after the incident took place on Thursday (Sep 5), wrote Carnival Cruise Line in a statement to The New York Post.

After the encounter with the piece of ice, the ship was able to go ahead on its seven-day journey without any hitch and should dock in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday (Sep10).

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In a statement, Carnival stated that "the vessel continued on its cruise and there has been no impact to operations."

How passengers and social media users reacted

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The passengers and social media users gave dramatic reactions to the incident.

“If we die, it was damn well worth it,” said passenger Cassandra Goskie,  in a video shared on TikTok. “It’s a Titanic moment," she added.

“Oh, we are hitting it,” the passenger said, while the Spirit struck the ice.

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The caption of the video read, "Carnival did an AMAZING job of keeping all the passengers and staff safe and updated."

Meanwhile, other nearby passengers had crowded near the edge of the side deck to see what was happening.

The pictures were shared by another passenger with a meteorologist who shared them on X. In an image, a tugboat was seen following behind the Spirit which was sailing over the mostly submerged ice.

(With inputs from agencies)