Rogue Wave Hits Cruise Ship
Clip taken off Australia on the PO Adonia which is now the Sea PrincessIf you have ever had any thing to do with Cruis.
Rogue wave hits cruise ship. 1909 The steamship SS Waratah disappears without trace with over 200 people on board off the coast of South Africa a swathe of sea now known for its high incidence of rogue waves. Two videos of the waves are here and here. 26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMolereports.
It said 62 cabins flooded and four passengers had cuts and bruises. Many larger ships than cruise ships have disappeared from rogue waves. In 2010 three rogue waves up to 26 feet 79 meters high killed two people and injured others on the cruise ship Louis-Majesty while it was on a voyage off northeastern Spain.
26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMolereports. I wondered if any CC members have ever seen or been on board a ship when a rogue wave has hit and if you could share your experience with us. The 136000 gross registered ton ship which carries 3500 people and is owned by MSC Cruises is based in Miami.
CBS News reports on a large wave which hit the Louis Majesty Cruise Ship killing two passengers and injurying fourteen others. Two days ago 12072010 a cruise ship lost an engine after encountering monster waves near the South Shetland Islands north of the Antarctic peninsula. The Explorer on a semester-at-sea sailing in the North Pacific was damaged.
A rogue wave struck the MSC Divina cruise ship Nov. In 1966 the Italian cruise ship Michelangelo was traveling to New York when it was hit by a wave estimated to be 24 meters 80 feet high. More recently in 2005 the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn had its ninth and 10th floor windows smashed by a wave that rose to near 21 meters 70 feet high.
The 136000 gross registered ton ship which carries 3500 people and is owned by MSC Cruises is based in Miami. The ship The Norwegian Escape was sailing from New York to Florida with nearly 4000 vacationers on board when it was battered by a rogue 115 mph gust of. The wave reached as high as deck 10 on the ship company spokeswoman Susan Robison said Sunday.
