Big Wave Hits Cruise Ship

Even the bridge is not safe.

Big wave hits cruise ship. Huge waves slams cruise ship Uploaded 08212007 30ft and 40ft waves hits an ocean liner with stabilizers broken the 700 ft ship rocks and rolls. Photo copyright Cruise Critic Message Board Forums Merion_Mom. The huge waves smashed through windows sending water gushing into the public areas on the forward bow of the Greece-based Louis Cruise Lines ship the Louis Majesty.

Book by 18 Oct. The 26ft 8m high rogue waves hit the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty off the coast of north-east Spain. 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.

Fun for Families World-Class Entertainment Plus The Best Onboard Activities. The Greece-based Louis Cruise Lines ship was in the Mediterranean north of Barcelona when it was hit by three abnormal waves each about 26 feet 9 meters high cruise line spokesman Michael. 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.

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. Ad Book Today and Save. This accident happened in an area of the Mediterranean called the Gulf of Leon which is known for big waves when storms hit.

The ship was on a 12-day cruise from the ports of Genoa and Marseilles in the western Mediterranean calling at Tangiers Casablanca Tenerife Lanzarote Cadiz Cartagena Barcelona and had been due to return to Genoa on Thursday. 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. The waves were eight metres high - Footage courtesy Ervino Curtis. The slightly damaged cruise ship has returned to New York.