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A Royal Caribbean cruise ship ran into high winds and rough seas in the Atlantic Ocean, forcing the Florida-bound vessel to retreat back to its home port in Cape Liberty, New Jersey.
A strong storm churning off the coast of the Carolinas unleashed powerful wind gusts of up to 60 mph and turbulent seas on Saturday, May 27, with huge waves pounding the ship as it tried to make ...
The new P&O cruise ship Iona enters Southampton for the first time ahead of its naming ceremony. It is the largest cruise ship built for the UK market, and is 345 metres long, weighing 185,000 tonnes.
MS Seaventure, formerly Bremen, is a cruise ship operated by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises GmbH since 1993. She was built as Frontier Spirit at the Mitsubishi Shipyard, Kobe , Japan , in 1990. During a storm in the Southern Atlantic in March 2001, a rogue wave caused heavy damage, even breaking a window on the bridge .
A merchant ship in heavy seas as a large wave looms ahead, Bay of Biscay, c. 1940. Rogue waves (also known as freak waves or killer waves) are large and unpredictable surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships and isolated structures such as lighthouses. [1]
The wave was reported to be at least 50 feet (15 m) high and struck the ship on the port side. The wave carried away part of the forebridge and smashed the guardrail stanchions. There were a number of first-class passengers sitting in deck chairs close to the bridge and they caught the full force of the water.
Watch: 40-Foot Waves Slam Oahu Beach As Hawaii's 'The Eddie' Surf Competition Underway. The remaining section of the Santa Cruz pier has been closed indefinitely, with local officials unsure when ...
A view of big waves in Pacific Ocean at Municipal Pier of Pacifica, California, United States on December 22, 2024. ... 40-Foot Waves Slam Oahu Beach As Hawaii's 'The Eddie' Surf Competition ...