A Princess Cruises ship"made unexpected contact" with the dock at San Francisco's Pier 27 as it was arriving Thursday morning, the company said.
Ruby Princess hit the dock at about 6:05 a.m. while docking, the company said. No injuries were reported, and disembarkation was taking place as scheduled. Officials were assessing the damage to the pier and the ship, according to the company. The extent of the damage wasn't immediately known. Ruby Princess, loaded with 3,328 guests and 1,159 crew members, was returning to San Francisco following a 10-day roundtrip cruise to Alaska, the company said.The ship is slated to head back to Alaska at 4 p.m. Thursday. Any delays or changes to the scheduled departure were still being determined, the company said.