A dramatic video has emerged from Australia of a ferry colliding with a pier after severe winds broke the ship free from its moorings. <br /><br />The footage, captured by a bystander at Port Melbourne on Wednesday, shows the ship's bow scraping against the pier, with would-be passengers and crew voicing their distress.<br /><br />According to local reports, witnesses said the ship drifted until it was at a 90-degree angle to Station Pier by about 6pm and collided with part of the pier, causing damage to the front of the vessel. <br /><br />By 8pm, tugboats had towed the Spirit of Tasmania II back in line with the pier, and it was then secured. <br /><br />According to the Bureau of Meteorology, wind speeds of up to 100km/h were recorded in the region at the time.<br /><br />Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident.
