A truck topples over and cars smash together after wild weather and rough seas caused chaos on the Spirit of Tasmania 

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Several vehicles in the undercarriage of the Spirit of Tasmania have been smashed after rough seas and wild wind battered the vessel.

The ship had departed from Melbourne on Monday night to Devenport, Tasmania, when wind gusts over 100km/h were being recorded, reported The Advocate.

A semi-trailer was tipped onto vehicles and several cars were pushed off their lines smashing into each other.

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A semi-trailer tipped onto its side after rough seas battered the Spirit of Tasmania

Terry Schutz, managing director of South Australian company Tough-As Products, said he's lucky his company truck did not sustain more damage than the significant scraping.

'The waves were smashing the ship and once or twice the vessel leaned heavily to the left and everything flew off the tables in the rooms,' he said.

A video filmed on board during the storm shows the vessel tipping dramatically almost toppling the person filming to the ground.

The passenger captioned the video: 'Had to change my underwear after this, honestly thought it was going to tip over,'

Vehicles were left significantly scraped after they were pushed out off their lines and smashed together 

A motorbike was lucky to stay standing after a ute was pushed into its side  

The cars were all rolled together it was impossible to walk between them. Passengers on board the vessel recounted everything falling off tables

Madeleine Smith, a spokeswoman for Spirit of Tasmania confirmed a number of vehicles and cargo had been damaged. 

'Both Spirit of Tasmania vessels were delayed into Melbourne and Devonport because of rough weather and high winds,' Ms Smith said. 

'Some cargo and passenger vehicles shifted on the overnight crossing from Melbourne to Devonport, damage to vehicles is still being determined and the company is dealing directly with affected parties.' 

The ship itself has not been damaged.

A spokeswoman for Spirit of Tasmania confirmed a number of vehicles and cargo had been damaged

The vessel left Melbourne to Devenport on Monday and has not been damaged