How To Survive A Cruise Ship Sinking

On February 13 2013 the Carnival Triumph suffered a catastrophic engine fire.

How to survive a cruise ship sinking. Youre enjoying a nice day on an ocean cruise youre relaxed and secure. If you dont know how to swim very well stay calm tread water and slowly paddle away from the sinking ship. The ship was adrift for almost a week in the.

A sinking ship like a sinking cruise ship is the last place I would want to be. And the ship doesnt always have to sink to have a disaster. Answer 1 of 11.

While it isnt something that happens often cruise ships can and do sink. Kick strongly with your legs. Want to be one of them.

Firstly someone may not look down and jump right on top of you. CNNs Rosa Flores takes us inside a simulation of a sinking ship. Cruise ship masters like all captains are experienced in performing a Williamson turn to bring the ship under power promptly back to the point where the person went overboard.

Know where the closest lifeboat to your cabin is and be sure to know where all the life jackets are. I guess Im kinda hoping youll come back over the railing. 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.

First you need to look down and make sure you dont jump on someones head. 4 Tips on How to Survive a Sinking Cruise Ship. If youre a woman or a child and youre.