The crew of a Cotunav ferry that smashed into a CSL boxship have released a defiant tongue-in-cheek video about the notorious incident.

The 17,900-gt ro-pax Ulysse (built 1997) slammed into the anchored 5,018-teu CSL Virginia (built 2005) last week off Corsica, causing a fuel slick that stretched for miles.

The Tunisian seafarers have now posted a video to Facebook which shows them in good spirits following the extraction of the vessel from CSL Virginia's hull.