Cruise Ship Hit By Wind

The ship The Norwegian Escape was sailing from New York to Florida with nearly 4000 vacationers on board when it was battered by a rogue 115 mph gust of.

Cruise ship hit by wind. There was a big drama today in the port of Honningsvag Norway when the cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 broke free from its moorings due to strong winds. The ceiling of the boat collapsed as the ship endured 150mph winds which caused the cruise to rock back and forth for hours on ends and causing damage to. Video showed furniture sliding around inside the ship and debris falling from the ceiling as the ship listed.

Karlsen estimated the wind speed at up to 60 knots at the time. Several passengers aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Escape were reported injured after freak gust of wind reportedly caused the ship to list as much of 45 degrees causing chairs tables and. Norwegian Cruise Line has stated that the Norwegian Escape was hit with a fluke gust of wind on Sunday evening estimated at 100 knots approximately.

The collision was caused by rapid change of the wind speed from 9 to 40 knots in less than a minute pushing the 293-meter long vessel to the pier which sustained some damage to the portside. Extreme gust of wind on Norwegian cruise ship injures several people The gust was estimated to be around 100 knots which is equivalent to 115. The storms intensity also caused Hurtigruten to alter a sailing of the cruise ship Lofoten diverting the vessel to more sheltered.

Watertight doors were closed at the time of the. The Norwegian Cruise Lines Escape a passenger ship capable of cruising with 6000 people was pushed suddenly Sunday night by a gust of wind about 115. Panic chaos as wind gusts cause Norwegian cruise ship to lean At least eight passengers were taken to Florida hospitals after the ship was struck by winds of up to 115 miles per hour.

Celebrity Constellation was moored at. A Celebrity Cruises ship hit another cruise ship earlier today after high winds broke the moorings and pushed the ship into another vessel. Due to strong winds at the port of Civitavecchia today MSC Magnifica hit the pier minutes after the cruise ship departed with new passengers.

On social media passengers aboard the Escape posted images of. In a statement on Twitter Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed that the ship had been hit by a 100-knot gust of wind that caused it to develop a severe list. The cruise ship collided with the pier and caused damage both to the docks and the ship itself.