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Video shows Norwegian cruise ship destroy dock in Puerto Rico

That shore looked bad!

A Norwegian cruise ship slammed into a pier in Puerto Rico, destroying two mooring points amid high winds on Tuesday, video shows.

A 75-second clip posted online shows the 4,100-passenger Norwegian Epic nearing the Port of San Juan as a local pilot attempted to safely guide the vessel with the help of two tugboats. But the pilot lost control when “prevailing winds” pushed the 1,081-foot ship into the mooring points as startled guests watched from nearby balconies, according to the footage.

“It seems like we’re gonna hit,” one man says in the clip. “Yeah, we’re not supposed to do that. That’s not good. Yeah, we just crashed into the pier.”

In another video posted on Twitter, the ship is seen lurching toward one mooring point before sinking the structure. A man can be heard screaming in the background just after another man said, “That’s gonna hit.”

The ship then continues toward the pier, crashing into a second mooring point and a walkway connecting it to land. Both of the structures then disappear into the water.

No injuries were reported after the incident, but guests were ordered to disembark the ship sooner than previously expected, Norwegian tweeted on Tuesday.

“We are working closely with local authorities to assess the damage,” the company announced.

Photos later posted on Twitter showed a deep gash to the ship’s hull.

“It should buff out pretty easy right,” passenger Cody Pennington tweeted. “I’m onboard & it’s been one crazy ride. Some passengers were asked about ending their trip early & just flying back to the states from PR.”

The ship, which is based in Florida’s Port Canaveral, had minimal and superficial damage to its hull, Norwegian told the Orlando Sentinel.

The wild crash occurred after a mechanical failure earlier in the week, which led to the vessel losing power at sea and skipping two scheduled port stops in Tortola and St. Thomas.

The Epic is expected to return to Florida on Saturday, the Sentinel reported.