A Cruise Ship In Heavy Seas

Captain Herman Zini of Royal Caribbeans Allure of the Seas noted.

A cruise ship in heavy seas. Heavy storms are one of the most stunning yet terrifying wonders at sea. There is no word from the cruise line how many passengers were sick from the rough seas. The midship areas are the most stable in heavy seas and the stern back.

I suppose these new cruise ships must be safe but to me they all look incredibly top heavy and in addition present a huge sail area to the wind - there seems to be no hydrodynamics at all in the design in order to get as much floating hotel as possible above the waterline. Either they have small keel surfaces or they are able to pull the keel inside the ship because the draught in my city port is fairly shallow and yet they were able to get well inside the harbor. In the end we see a ship is sunk by the power of the waves.

What keeps them from rolling is ceaseless active stability control under continual hydraulic and electrical power from diesel generators. When the ships are full they tend to sail around heavy weather. The bow front of a ship can be uncomfortable for some people because in heavy seas there can be a lot of vertical motion.

Going on a cruise is a great way to spend a family vacation but you better hope you dont get hit by a storm. Going on a cruise is a great way to spend a family vacation but you better hope you dont get hit by a storm. Cruise ship accidents injuries crimes disappearances fires and collisions on the high seas involve issues of maritime law.

The Oriana is a 69000 gross ton cruise ship that can hold up to 1900 passengers and nearly 800 crew. At night awoke and felt like giant hand pushing me hard down into mattress then I got light as a feather. Jim Walker graduated from law school in 1983 and has been handling maritime law cases for the past thirty-five years.

A cruise ship could probably do the route for a 7-day cruise in like 4-days if they sailed in straight lines at full speed but they leave lots of extra time so they can sail in sunny skies or divert for emergencies etc. Such weather disturbance claims the lives of many ships. Are Cruise Ships Too Top Heavy.