Cruise Ship Hit By Wind

According to the Norwegian Cruise twitter account the winds reached approximately 100 knots equivalent to 115mph.

Cruise ship hit by wind. Extreme gust of wind on Norwegian cruise ship injures several people The gust was estimated to be around 100 knots which is equivalent to 115. 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. There was a big drama today in the port of Honningsvag Norway when the cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 broke free from its moorings due to strong winds.

Watertight doors were closed at the time of the. Panic chaos as wind gusts cause Norwegian cruise ship to lean At least eight passengers were taken to Florida hospitals after the ship was struck by winds of up to 115 miles per hour. The incident happen around 815 pm when sudden strong winds with speed of 49 knots hit the vessel operated by TUI Cruises.

In a statement on Twitter Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed that the ship had been hit by a 100-knot gust of wind that caused it to develop a severe list. Furniture was filmed as they slid across the floor as plates and glasses crashed. Just before midnight on Sunday March 3 Norwegian Escape encountered unexpected weather in the form of a sudden extreme gust of wind estimated at 100 knots which resulted in the ship heeling to the port side the cruise line said.

Video showed furniture sliding around inside the ship and debris falling from the ceiling as the ship listed. Karlsen estimated the wind speed at up to 60 knots at the time. Due to strong winds at the port of Civitavecchia today MSC Magnifica hit the pier minutes after the cruise ship departed with new passengers.

The ceiling of the boat collapsed as the ship endured 150mph winds which caused the cruise to rock back and forth for hours on ends and causing damage to. Norwegian Cruise Line has stated that the Norwegian Escape was hit with a fluke gust of wind on Sunday evening estimated at 100 knots approximately. In a series of tweets the cruise company said just before midnight Sunday the Norwegian Escape encountered a sudden extreme gust of wind estimated at 100 knots which resulted in.

The storms intensity also caused Hurtigruten to alter a sailing of the cruise ship Lofoten diverting the vessel to more sheltered. Cruise Ship Hit by Rogue 115 MPH Wind Gust Injuring Passengers A Norwegian cruise ship tipped at sea in which several people on board were injured on their way to Port Canaveral Florida Sunday. The Norwegian Cruise Lines Escape a passenger ship capable of cruising with 6000 people was pushed suddenly Sunday night by a gust of wind about 115.