Big Wave Hits Cruise Ship

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Big wave hits cruise ship. The little ship was hit by a big wave and this is how it turned out. 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. Two people have been killed and six injured as giant waves slammed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean the ships owners have said.

A few guests aboard Royal Caribbeans Explorer of the Seas are reporting a giant 40 foot wave struck Explorer of the Seas causing damage to the ships lifeboats. The 26ft 8m high rogue waves hit the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty off the coast of north-east Spain. Even the bridge is not safe.

Poor Small ship hit by big waves. Ad Enjoy the flash offer to book World Dream from SGD205 per person. Giant wave hits Royal Caribbean cruise ship Explorer of the Seas.

Its not uncommon for a cruise ship to routinely travel through areas with waves of 10 or 15 feet and large modern cruise ships handle waves like this without incident. A big wave from the Bay of Biscay. Cruise Ship Hit By 30 Foot Waves During Storm.

An NCL ship was hit by a 70-plus foot wave a couple of years ago and sustained only minor damage and some flooding. As a cruise passenger you may feel the waves as you try to walk about the ship and those suffering from sea-sickness will certainly feel it but this is usually the extent of the problems. The accident happened in an area of the Mediterranean called the Gulf of Leon known for big waves when storms hit.

In February 2000 a British oceanographic research vessel the RRS Discovery sailing in the Rockall Trough west of Scotland encountered the largest waves ever recorded by scientific instruments in the open ocean with a significant wave height of 291 metres 95 ft and individual waves up to 185 metres 61 ft. Nerve-wracking moment cruise ship gets battered by MONSTER wave in storm CRUISE ships regularly get hit by huge waves and storms but one terrifying moment it crashes into one makes for a. Ad Enjoy the flash offer to book World Dream from SGD205 per person.