The 134,000 tonne Carnival Vista cruise ship caused chaos at a Sicilian marina simply by pulling away from its berth.

Dramatic CCTV footage has shown the mini-tsunami created by the liner's churning engines destroying walkways and sinking several small vessels.

A thick wake surged towards the shore of The Marina del Nettuno, smashing through a concrete pier, reports Russia Today.

The 134,000 tonne Carnival Vista cruise ship causes chaos at a Sicilian marina

Yet the huge €700 million (£590m) ship pulled on away from the port in Messina oblivious to the carnage it had just caused.

Vista is largest ship in Carnival's fleet, the parent company of Costa Cruises, which operated the infamous Costa Concordia vessel that ran aground in Tuscany killing 32 people in 2012.

Concordia's Captain Francesco Schettino was sentenced to 16 years in prison after abandoning ship during the disaster and subsequently found guilty of manslaughter.

It is not believed severe injuries were inflicted after The Vista's manoeuvres, which it carried out on 28 August far too close to the jetties, reports Italian news site Ansa.

An investigation is now being launched after the 320m-long liner's engine stream smashed through the port, which has space for 160 vessels, with each mooring costing as much as €27,000 (£23,000) per year.

Dramatic CCTV footage has shown the mini-tsunami created by the liner's churning engines

A thick wake surged towards The Marina del Nettuno, smashing through a concrete pier

The estimated damage of the waves could top €250,000 (£210,000).

The Carnival Vista has 15 decks and can ferry nearly 4,000 passengers at a time. It has a top deck running area, a water park and even a suspended cycle track.

Shocking footage of the jetty being overturned was posted by the Sicilian News site Gazetta del Sud online.

A spokesman said: 'As the cruise ship Carnival Vista departed Messina, Italy on Sunday, August 28, the currents and wind conditions were pushing the vessel off course.

'The ship’s officers were forced to increase the vessel’s propulsion motors to control the ship’s movement and bring it back on course. In the process, the force of the ship’s propeller wash in the harbour impacted a nearby floating dock and some small vessels which were damaged. No injuries were reported.

'The company sincerely apologizes for the matter and has been in close contact with Italian authorities to examine what transpired.'