Rogue Wave Hits Cruise Ship

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.

Rogue wave hits cruise ship. 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. 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. On March 3 a sudden wall of water hit a cruise ship sailing in the Mediterranean Sea off the northeastern coast of Spain killing two people injuring 14 and causing severe damage to the vessel.

The ship was hit by a freak wave that caused two windows to break in two different cabins Norwegian Cruise Line said in a statement. CBS News reports on a large wave which hit the Louis Majesty Cruise Ship killing two passengers and injurying fourteen others. 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.

Many larger ships than cruise ships have disappeared from rogue waves. CRUISE SHIP Hit by 80 FOOT HIGH WAVEA freak wave smashed through the windows of a cruise ship on the English Channel reportedly killing an elderly manThe 8. Rogue wave damages cruise ship.

The Bee Flanders one of the most powerful tugboats in the world capable of towing a tanker of 550000 tons in load. 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.

Up until quite recently oceanographers believed that the largest rogue wave could not exceed about 20 metres 60 feet This was disproven when an oil platform recorded a wave 26 metres high. 26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMolereports. Ouessant at the tip of Brittany.

26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMolereports. Two days ago 12072010 a cruise ship lost an engine after encountering monster waves near the South Shetland Islands north of the Antarctic peninsula. A rogue wave struck the MSC Divina cruise ship Nov.