Rogue Wave Hits Cruise Ship

In 2006 a 70 foot 21 meters high rogue wave smashed into the container ship The Pomona while it was in the Pacific Ocean.

Rogue wave hits cruise ship. Many larger ships than cruise ships have disappeared from rogue waves. Can a rogue wave really tip over a cruise ship like in the movie Poseidon. In 1966 the Italian cruise ship Michelangelo was traveling to New York when it was hit by a wave estimated to be 24 meters 80 feet high.

Up until quite recently oceanographers believed that the largest rogue wave could not exceed about 20 metres 60 feet This was disproven when an oil platform recorded a wave 26 metres high. The cruise ship is seen sinking as a huge wave towers over the boat in the video The video has been seen by nearly 75 million people who dont quite share the man filmings glee. The 136000 gross registered ton ship which carries 3500 people and is owned by MSC Cruises is based in Miami.

Rogue wave damages cruise ship. The Bee Flanders one of the most powerful tugboats in the world capable of towing a tanker of 550000 tons in load. 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 and causing severe damage to the vessel.

A rogue wave is just what it sounds an abnormally big wave defined as any wave more than twice the height of a significant wave in any given sea state. The 136000 gross registered ton ship which carries 3500 people and is owned by MSC Cruises is based in Miami. The ship The Clelia II a 5-deck ship is apparently safe and heading to Ushuia Argentina accompanied by an.

26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMolereports. The report includes a recrea. Two days ago 12072010 a cruise ship lost an engine after encountering monster waves near the South Shetland Islands north of the Antarctic peninsula.

CRUISE SHIP Hit by 80 FOOT HIGH WAVEA freak wave smashed through the windows of a cruise ship on the English Channel reportedly killing an elderly manThe 8. 26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas TravelMolereports. More recently in 2005 the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn had its ninth and 10th floor windows smashed by a wave that rose to near 21 meters 70 feet high.