How To Survive A Cruise Ship Sinking

Know where the closest lifeboat to your cabin is and be sure to know where all the life jackets are.

How to survive a cruise ship sinking. A sinking ship like a sinking cruise ship is the last place I would want to be. Start bailing in anything small because the definition of the worlds most efficient pump is a frightened man with a bucket and you must clear the vessels bilge to the point that gives you some minutes for damage control. Even the biggest cruise ships are vulnerable to giant waves or.

Might as well brush up on the best ways to survive a long fall into the water. In fact when it comes to ocean survival floating is everything. Stay on the ship as long as you can as its your safest bet.

Sinking When the Costa Concordia a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation partly sank last year off Giglio Italy killing 32 people after hitting a submerged rock it was one of the first times a cruise ship. Dont try to swim immediately let your body adapt to the temperature first. Instead make your way to an outside deck and dont go back inside until youve verified that all is well.

They also tell you not to panic at the shock of the cold water which can be scary. While it isnt something that happens often cruise ships can and do sink. Just ask the passengers aboard the Sea Diamond.

Now for the surprising news. CNNs Rosa Flores takes us inside a simulation of a sinking ship. More recently the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground and flipped on its side in January 2012 Thirty-two people died and 64 were injured.

I challenged myself to face my fear of being on a sinking ship in the ocean. Use the breaststroke to swim away from the boat. If sinking is imminent use those precious moments to orga.