Rogue Wave Hits Cruise Ship

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Rogue wave hits cruise ship. The cruise ship is seen sinking as a huge wave towers over the boat in the video The video has been seen by nearly 75 million people who dont quite share the man filmings glee. It said 62 cabins flooded and four passengers had cuts and bruises. The wave reached as high as deck 10 on the ship company spokeswoman Susan Robison said Sunday.

A rogue wave struck the MSC Divina cruise ship Nov. The ship The Clelia II a 5-deck ship is apparently safe and heading to Ushuia Argentina accompanied by an. 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.

Two videos of the waves are here and here. 26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMolereports. A rogue wave is just what it sounds an abnormally big wave defined as any wave more than twice the height of a significant wave in any given sea state.

In 1966 the Italian cruise ship Michelangelo was traveling to New York when it was hit by a wave estimated to be 24 meters 80 feet high. The 136000 gross registered ton ship which carries 3500 people and is owned by MSC Cruises is based in Miami. 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.

Can a rogue wave really tip over a cruise ship like in the movie Poseidon. Two days ago 12072010 a cruise ship lost an engine after encountering monster waves near the South Shetland Islands north of the Antarctic peninsula. The Explorer on a semester-at-sea sailing in the North Pacific was damaged.

In 2006 a 70 foot 21 meters high rogue wave smashed into the container ship The Pomona while it was in the Pacific Ocean. 26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMolereports. I was reading about a 70 foot rogue wave that hit a RCL ship near the Bahamas.