Cruise Ship Hit By Wind

The collision was caused by rapid change of the wind speed from 9 to 40 knots in less than a minute pushing the 293-meter long vessel to the pier which sustained some damage to the portside.

Cruise ship hit by wind. The storms intensity also caused Hurtigruten to alter a sailing of the cruise ship Lofoten diverting the vessel to more sheltered. In a statement on Twitter Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed that the ship had been hit by a 100-knot gust of wind that caused it to develop a severe list. 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.

Several passengers aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Escape were reported injured after freak gust of wind reportedly caused the ship to list as much of 45 degrees causing chairs tables and. The Norwegian Cruise Lines Escape a passenger ship capable of cruising with 6000 people was pushed suddenly Sunday night by a gust of wind about 115. Video footage revealed by.

According to the Norwegian Cruise twitter account the winds reached approximately 100 knots equivalent to 115mph. Furniture was filmed as they slid across the floor as plates and glasses crashed. The incident happen around 815 pm when sudden strong winds with speed of 49 knots hit the vessel operated by TUI Cruises.

Passengers on a Norwegian cruise ship watched as tables and chairs were tossed around by extreme winds on route to Florida. Due to strong winds at the port of Civitavecchia today MSC Magnifica hit the pier minutes after the cruise ship departed with new passengers. The cruise ship collided with the pier and caused damage both to the docks and the ship itself.

Norwegian Cruise Line has stated that the Norwegian Escape was hit with a fluke gust of wind on Sunday evening estimated at 100 knots approximately. Cruise Ship Hit by Rogue 115 MPH Wind Gust Injuring Passengers A Norwegian cruise ship tipped at sea in which several people on board were injured on their way to Port Canaveral Florida Sunday. Karlsen estimated the wind speed at up to 60 knots at the time.

Extreme gust of wind on Norwegian cruise ship injures several people The gust was estimated to be around 100 knots which is equivalent to 115. Damage is seen inside the Norwegian Escape cruise ship after it was hit by a wind gust March 4 2019. The ceiling of the boat collapsed as the ship endured 150mph winds which caused the cruise to rock back and forth for hours on ends and causing damage to.