Norwegian Cruise Ship Tilts

Norwegian Cruise Lines says the Norwegian Escape ran into winds estimated at 185 kilometres per hour late Sunday that caused the ship to tilt to its port side.

Norwegian cruise ship tilts. The offshore incident occurred Sunday night as a strong weather front moved across the eastern seaboard of the US generating a string of tornadoes across Alabama and Georgia. Ad Use your onboard credit towards over 70 unique arctic excursions along Norways coast. Several people on a Norwegian Escape cruise ship were injured over the weekend by a sudden extreme gust of wind the company said.

The Norwegian Escape which departed from New York City. We apologize but this video has failed to load. The Norwegian Escape was sailing off the East Coast of the US when it was rocked by winds of 100 knots the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane.

The most recent cruise ship to tilt at sea was the Norwegian Escape. In a statement to INSIDER a spokesperson for Norwegian said that just after the ship left from New York on Sunday it encountered unexpected weather in the form of a sudden extreme gust of wind which was estimated to be at 115 miles per hour. In a series of tweets Norwegian cruise officials said the 20-deck ship suddenly tilted just before midnight Sunday under the force of an unexpected gale topping 100 knots or about 115 mph.

A cruise ship tilt occurs when the ship leans heavily to either the port or the starboard. The terrifying incident left several passengers with injuries as glass. Just before midnight on.

The Norwegian Cruise Line is blaming a strong sudden gust of wind for tilting the Norwegian Escape on Sunday night an incident reportedly responsible for injuring multiple passengers. Norwegian Cruise Lines says the Norwegian Escape ran into winds estimated at 115 mph 185 kmh late Sunday that caused the ship to tilt to its port side. For detailed information about a ship click any link.

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