Can Cruise Ships Sink

The Express reports that colliding with an object in the water can cause a cruise ship to sink.

Can cruise ships sink. Ok being serious in recent times no cruise ship from a major line has literally sunk like the Titanic. Colliding with an object in the water can cause a cruise ship to sink but all modern liners are fitted with exceptionally advanced technology to ensure they avoid any such object in their path. But ships can still sink with disasters like the Costa Concordia proving that even sophisticated technology cant completely prevent every disaster.

While modern ships have a host of safety features they are still ships and they sure can still sink. However it is very rare for cruise ships to sink if you discount those sunk by U boats in the two world wars. However combined with waves caused by wind that wind could feasibly cause a ship to capsize.

A pretty small fishing boat it could probably damage or cause to sink if it leapt out the water and landed on it but a battleship ferry or cruise liner can omit whales from their list of sinking hazards. The closest one has come to sinking is the Concordia which rolled over in shallow water. Cruise ships can still sink.

First off its actually happened. In 1980 the MS Prinsendam went down in a very remote span of the Gulf of Alaska when an engine room fire broke out. The most recent sinking I can recall was the Costa Concordia in 2012.

So to answer the question. Not only can cruise ships sink you could also find another pics such as Cruise Ship Disasters Cruise Ship Explosion Cruise Ship Wreck Cruise Ship Fire Cruise Ship Lifeboats Cargo Ship Sinks Cruise Ship Tables Fishing Ship Sinks Tanker Ship Sinks and China Ship Sinks. A Cruise ship out at Sea would not even notice a tsunami.

Sure modern cruise ships can sink but for sure highly unlikely for A LOT of reasons. The Times notes that from 1980 to 2012 about 16 cruise ships have sunk. There was some bumbling by the crew as far as.