<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Several people have escaped serious injury after a ferry rammed into two gondolas in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/venice" rel="" target="" title="Venice"><span>Venice</span></a><span>, causing tourists to fall into the water around a famous tourist site.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ferry, a regular service travelling to the city's airport and operated by Alilaguna, appeared to have suffered a mechanical fault, causing the driver to struggle to maintain control of the boat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As a result, the boat ran into two gondolas, one of which was parked and one which had several tourists on board.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-files-ghislaine-maxwell-declines-to-answer-questions-from-house-committee-citing-5th-amendment-rights/d4743541-1405-4013-bde5-58102cf93ec8" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Ghislaine Maxwell cites fifth Amendment as she declines to answer inquiry</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alilunga President Fabio Sacco claimed the boat had been taken away to be investigated, but said the vessel's age was not a factor in the crash, and apologised to the gondoliers who lost their boats and others impacted by the accident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That launch is one of the last vessels we purchased, it's at most a year old", he told Il Gazzettino.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are deeply sorry for what happened… we are heartbroken for the tourists who were in the water and whose vacations were ruined.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The only comfort we have is the thought that none of them were seriously injured."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a 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