As reported in the Il Piccolo and La Nuova;
The P&O ship Britannia at present being fitted out in the yard at Monfalcone was hit by an earthquake at 10:58 local time today.
The earthquake which measured 4.7 in magnitude and occurred at just over 4 km in depth lasted about 10 seconds. Its epicentre was only 50 km from Trieste.
The folk on-board at the time are now on record as being the first to have the earth move under them on-board Britannia!!
