Road Wave Hits Cruise Ship

Even the bridge is not safe.

Road wave hits cruise ship. On Wednesday March 3 2010 the cruise ship Louis Majesty encountered a series of three abnormally high waves while sailing in the waters off the northeast coast of Spain. A HUGE wave has slammed into a cruise ship carrying almost 2000 people in the Mediterranean leaving two people dead and six injured. Cruise Hive is sad to report that an 85-year-old male passenger has been killed from a large freak wave that hit the Marco Pol cruise ship while it.

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. Clip taken off Australia on the PO Adonia which is now the Sea PrincessIf you have ever had any thing to do with Cruis. To Book Your Dream Holiday Contact Our Sydney Based Reservations Team.

The nightmare almost guaranteed flip would probably be something like the three sisters the Three sisters was a name given to a set of three 56ft rogue waves that were spotted in lake superior in 1975. And a 26-foot wave wouldnt even break above the hull on most big cruise ships. Generally a Massive Cruise ship is considered at risk if struck from the side by a 40ft wave.

Brittany Ferries MV Pont-Aven was struck by a wave estimated at between 40 feet 12 m and 50 feet 15 m in height during a Force 9 gale in the Bay of Biscay on 21 May 2006. On 1 February 2007 Holland Americas cruise ship MS Prinsendam was hit by two 12-meter 39 ft tall rogue waves near Cape Horn. Ship was sailing on its way to Rotterdam when this huge i.

Freak Wave Hits Cruise Ship Killing 1 Passenger. Ad Save Up To 30 And Receive A Free Beverage Package Specialty Dining Package Much More. 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.

7 The Carnival Vista as seen from the cruise lines. There were around 40 injuries with some requiring hospitalization. A large wave slammed into the ship with 88 US passengers and 77 crew members aboard but the crew overcame minor damage and headed safely back to.