Cruise Ship Caught In Tsunami

Eventually it comes to a stop surrounded by a ravine high in a mountainous range of an Island north of New Zealand the.

Cruise ship caught in tsunami. Has a cruise ship ever hit a tsunami. Posted February 27 2010. This ones pretty scary.

The Times notes that from 1980 to 2012 about 16 cruise ships have sunk. Essentially the larger a ship is the more stable it will be in the face of huge waves. 1000 Passenger Cruise Ship almost Down by the Tsunami - YouTube.

Cruise ships in the Pacific are on tsunami alert after the devastation caused in Japan by the 89-magnitude earthquake earlier today and the Japanese coastguard are reported to be searching for a vessel carrying 80 people which was washed away by the massive wave. It took hours for this tsunami to cross the Pacific so ships in the Eastern Pacific like the Disney Wonder had time to to prepare. View from the third deck.

A Cruise ship caught in huge waves and 120MPH winds. 80-meter high tsunami threatens to devastate Geiranger. Modern cruise ships also have high tech stabilisers in place that allow them to counteract the movement of the ocean.

The largest ships on the water reach up to 360 metres and 225000 tonnes. The captain detected the wave on radar and was able to turn the ship to face the wave and little damage occurs. Experts agree that a cruise ship sailing out over a body of water is not likely to feel any impacts from a tsunamis waves.

Storfjorden is one of the most beautiful fjords in Norway. How many cruise ships have sank. On average 700000 tourists flock to see this breathtaking fjord many traveling by cruise ship.