Rogue Wave Hits Cruise Ship

Two days ago 12072010 a cruise ship lost an engine after encountering monster waves near the South Shetland Islands north of the Antarctic peninsula.

Rogue wave hits cruise ship. 26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMolereports. Many larger ships than cruise ships have disappeared from rogue waves. The Bee Flanders one of the most powerful tugboats in the world capable of towing a tanker of 550000 tons in load.

26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMole reports. 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. Clip taken off Australia on the PO Adonia which is now the Sea PrincessIf you have ever had any thing to do with Cruis.

The ship The Clelia II a 5-deck ship is apparently safe and heading to Ushuia Argentina accompanied by an. The 136000 gross registered ton ship which carries 3500 people and is owned by MSC Cruises is based in Miami. 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.

The Video is Short but a Powerful Statement as to What a Rogue Wave Can Do to a Cruise Ship in Seconds Given the relative number of cameras cell phones with cameras and video cameras that people take with them on vacation it is a bit surprising that there werent more videos taken of the rogue waves that hit the Louis Majesty cruise ship. A rogue wave struck the MSC Divina cruise ship Nov. 1909 The steamship SS Waratah disappears without trace with over 200 people on board off the coast of South Africa a swathe of sea now known for its high incidence of 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. 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. Two videos of the waves are here and here.

The 136000 gross registered ton ship which carries 3500 people and is owned by MSC Cruises is based in Miami. 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. It said 62 cabins flooded and four passengers had cuts and bruises.