30 Foot Swells On Cruise Ship

Horgen said a six-foot wall of water broke through a door and windows and swept fellow passengers including his wife Judie Lemieux 30 feet across the floor.

30 foot swells on cruise ship. 30 foot waves 120mph wind. SAEED KHANAFPGetty ImagesSYDNEY -- Thousands of people on vacation are stuck at sea as 30-foot waves are preventing them from entering Sydney. Footage shows the moment a huge wave crashed into the boat.

In our previous post we looked at the critical risk strong winds would pose for cruise ships berthed in Yarra Bay. The video shows a cruise passenger looking out the window as 30ft waves submerged the vessel during the hurricane force storm. 7 as it headed back to Argentina from Antarctica.

Coast collided with the ship forcing 6000 passengers and crew to hunker down while the ship. Twin 2 Single Ensuite Bathroom. On August 3 1991 Oceanos set sail for East London South Africa and headed north for Durban led by Captain Yiannis Avranas.

Horgen said a six-foot wall of water broke through a door and windows and swept fellow passengers including his wife Judie Lemieux 30 feet across the floor. The wave action inside the harbor caused lines securing NCLs Pride of America cruise ship at Pier 1 to snap forcing the vessel to cut short its Maui. On the day this footage was taken the ship apparently encountered a storm packing 50 mile an hour winds and sixty foot swells.

Ive been on ships smaller than 85000 ton and they weathered swells of 25 to 30 ft without much movement on the ship. The ship reportedly headed into 40-knot winds and 30-foot swells and thus the typical sail-away outdoor deck party with British entertainers Moss and Tracy Hills was moved to an indoor lounge. When onboard Silversea Expeditions small 120-guest Silver Discoverer in heavy swells in Micronesia the ship moved every which way and avoiding seasickness was a challenge.

When the power went out and the ships windows shattered passengers suddenly cared a lot less about their en-suite marble bathrooms. If playback doesnt begin. Port After Hitting 30-Foot Waves.