Louis Majesty Cruise Ship Accident

Louis Majesty This luxury cruise ship got hit by rogue waves that led to the death of two passengers and several others being injured.

Louis majesty cruise ship accident. Both men 1 German 1 Italian died after 26-ft 8 m high waves smashed the glass windshields in the forward section. The waves were reportedly 8 feet high and led to smashed windows and flooded areas. Two passengers killed by incoming wave flooding ships restaurant at bridge height.

According to Louis Cruise Lines the owner of the vessel the Louis Majesty was hit by three abnormally high waves each more than 33 ft. 10 Louis Majesty Owned and operated by Louis Cruise Lines Louis Majesty is a luxury cruise ship which reported getting hit by rogue waves which claimed the life of two passengers and injuring several others. An abnormally high waves 6-8 m hit the cruise ship Louis Majesty former Norwegian Majesty carrying 2000 people in the Mediterranean sea on March 3rd 2010.

6 On 3 March 2010 the cruise ship Louis Majesty 207 m long 41000 gross tonnage was en route from Barcelona to Genoa in the Mediterranean Sea see Figure 1 in stormy conditions when a large wave hit deck 5 1670 m above the mean floating line smashing some windows of a living room. 10 m high striking in clear weather and. Last night Thomson said.

In 2010 two passengers died when the ship then named the Louis Majesty was hit by freak waves in the Mediterranean. Another 14 passengers suffered minor injuries. We reported on this story in prior articles.

The Greece-based Louis Cruise Lines ship was north-east of Barcelona Spain heading east to Genoa Italy when three abnormal waves struck the vessel. We analyze the sea state conditions during which the accident of the cruise ship Louis Majesty took place. In March 2010 two passengers were killed when the liner then called the Louis Majesty was struck by a giant wave in the Mediterranean.

Louis Cruise Lines spokesman Michael Maratheftis said the ship was hit by three abnormally high waves up to 26 feet 8 meters high that broke glass windshields in the forward section. Thomson Cruises can confirm there was an incident involving the ships crew during a safety drill on board Thomson Majesty in La Palma. Louis Cruises general page.