![]() ![]() "Our thoughts and prayers are with those who were injured, as well as their family and friends. "We take pride in the quality of our maintenance and have measures in place to ensure that appropriate safety guidelines are upheld," the attraction owners said. It's unclear as to what caused the iceberg wall to collapse, however, the museum said it will open to visitors Tuesday. "As visitors touch a real iceberg, walk the Grand Staircase and third class hallways, reach their hands into 28-degree water, and try to stand on the sloping decks, they learn what it was like on the RMS Titanic by experiencing it first-hand," reads a description on the site. Customers can roam the replica vessel and view over 400 personal and private artifacts. "Needless to say, we never would have expected an incident like this to occur as the safety of our guests and crew members are always top of mind."Īccording to the attraction's website, the “one-of-a-kind" museum lets "passengers" experience the environment of the large, ill-fated ship with self-guided tours. At this time, we do not know the extent of their injuries," attraction owners Mary Kellogg Joslyn and John Joslyn said in a statement on social media. "Our iceberg wall collapsed and injured three guests who were taken to the hospital. was briefly closed after "an accident occurred" with one of the museum's interactive displays, sending three to hospital. The Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. We anticipate it will take at least four weeks for the iceberg to rebuild.At least three people were injured after an iceberg wall collapsed at an interactive Titanic museum in Tennessee Monday evening. Mary Kellogg Joslyn and John Joslyn, the owners of the Titanic attraction said: "The iceberg wall does not currently exist, and the affected area has been blocked off, for the time being. North Atlantic is where the real Titanic sank after it struck an iceberg in the early hours of April 15th 1912, claiming the lives of roughly 1,500 people. It accommodates over 400 artefacts from the ship and its users. Those harmed were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries, Mary. The museum asserts that its massive outdoor copy of the Titanic is one of the single biggest museum attractions wherever you go in the world. A wall of ice at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Tennessee collapsed and injured three guests, the museum’s owners said. The museum is carrying out its own investigation. The Pigeon Forge police department has carried out an investigation of the event, and in a statement, they revealed that the collapse seems to have occurred by chance. (Photo : Getty Images) Police Investigates the Incident Using a water filtration system, It was grown and regrown. The ice wall that was previously described as being around 4.6 x 8.5 metres (15ft by 28ft), comprise of real ice that visitors could come in contact with. The museum was shut down for some time but on Tuesday morning it was reopened, with no iceberg. At this time, we do not know the extent of their injuries, and our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all who were affected, including the first-responders." ![]() In a message sent on social media, the possessors of the Titanic attraction said: "Our iceberg wall collapsed and injured three guests, who were taken to the hospital. Watson said something made the ice fall off of the wall.Īlso Read: Rare 'Antartic Diamond': Photographer Captures Stunning Photo of Unusual Jewel-like Iceberg Titanic Attraction The patients' conditions have not been released. The remaining two were conveyed to LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville by ambulance. Watson said one of the victims was transported by aircraft to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville which is about 30 miles away.
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