Big Wave Hits Cruise Ship

The accident happened in an area of the Mediterranean called the Gulf of Leon known for big waves when storms hit.

Big wave hits cruise ship. All-aged friendly cruise with 40 facilities and various activities. 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. Fun for Families World-Class Entertainment Plus The Best Onboard Activities.

The ship was on a 12-day cruise from the ports of Genoa and Marseilles in the. Up To 100 Instant Savings 50 Off Every Guest Kids Sail Free. A spokesman for owner Louis Cruises said.

Photo copyright Cruise Critic Message Board Forums Merion_Mom. All-aged friendly cruise with 40 facilities and various activities. 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.

Ad Enjoy the flash offer to book World Dream from SGD205 per person. 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. 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.

And a 26-foot wave wouldnt even break above the hull on most big cruise ships. 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. Cruise Ship Hit By 30 Foot Waves During Storm.

Fun for Families World-Class Entertainment Plus The Best Onboard Activities. 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. A big wave from the Bay of Biscay.