Cruise Ship In 10 Ft Waves

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.

Cruise ship in 10 ft waves. It sways through the waves before the huge 100-foot waves rushes above the ship. It said 62 cabins flooded and four passengers had cuts and bruises. 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.

10 passenger accessible Speed. General characteristics as built 1988 Type. A freak wave more than 70 feet high slammed a luxury cruise ship steaming for New York yesterday flooding cabins injuring passengers and forcing the liner to stop for emergency repairs.

1747 Thu Sep 28 2017. The Carnival Spirit was attempting to navigate through 70mph winds and 40ft waves off the coast of New South Wales Australia. PASSENGERS aboard a luxury cruise liner have spoken of their.

Just heard on Fox News a freak 26-foot wave smashed into a cruise ship in the Med. So buoyancy low centre of gravity and ballast keep a cruise ship stable but there is one natural phenomenon that can still put this vessel at risk. 2821 m 92 ft 7 in Draught.

As a cruise passenger you may feel the waves as you try to walk about the ship and those suffering from sea-sickness will certainly feel it but this is usually the extent of the problems. The video shows a cruise passenger looking out the window as 30ft waves submerged the vessel during the hurricane force storm. The tidal wave wrecked windows on the ninth and 10th floors and wreaked havoc below decks destroying furniture the onboard theater and a store that sold expensive gifts.

In case of an emergency or rough seas it helps to keep the ship balanced counter the waves and reduce rocking. Ships under 50000 tons sink every few years. Were going to need a bigger ocean.