Passenger ro-ro ferry RAFFAELE RUBATTINO contacted by her stern bow of berthed ferry ANTONELLO DA MESSINA in Palermo Sicily, in the morning Oct 3, on arrival from Naples. As seen on photo, both ships sustained damages, extent unknown. As of evening Oct 3, both ships remained berthed at Palermo. Understood stern thruster failure was the cause of an accident.

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