To the north sea they said
What could go wrong they said
I wouldn’t want to feel that terror. That looks horrible.
Note to self: Avoid cruise ships during violent North Sea storms.
A friend is on a cruise right now in the Caribbean. 500 passenger ship, 7 foot waves.
Scary video glad I wasn’t on that thing.
That is not a true cruise ship but
the Ferries they use in Norway and Sweden .
Someone got ripped .
You’re in the middle of the North Atlantic!!!!
Just a guess:
‘Climate change’???
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There are no floors on ships.
Sheesh!
(MS Maud)
And then came Maude!!
The Sea 🌊🌊🌊 was angry that day my friends!
Was it a rogue wave...
Or just bad seamanship?
How does a wave go roque? Hanging around other bad waves?
I served aboard a destroyer. It was perfectly normal during winter in North Atlantic.
Yep, it's the North Sea, alright.
And how many wind farms and oil rigs are out there? Some one has to work and maintain them.
Took an Alaskan cruise on a name line and the wind was blowing heavy. On the first night they slowed the ship down so the performers on the stage for the opening night performance wouldn’t fall off the stage. Before the show they locked all the outside doors to the deck and when the show was over, all entertainment stopped and they ask everyone to retire for the night.
During the night my wife and I were in the center of the bed, face to face, with pillows wedged at our backs to stay in place. And after the first few minutes we took everything that was not tied down and put it in the shower and shut that door. So nothing even the loose lamp, was free in the room except us and the pillows. Didn’t sleep much as the ship was in all kids of positions.
In the morning, they wouldn’t let us on the departing gang plank for excursions saying there was a problem with customs. As this was coming and going from a US port there should not have been any custom problem. We found out later they were moving the injured and hurt off the ship to hospitals and didn’t want the other passengers to see it.
About a dozen people with cuts and bruises, broken bones, one a hip, and a couple of heart attacks had their cruise ended. The line should have cancelled the trip but they love their money and will always find someone to take it possibly unsuspecting like us.
wy69
“...when the monster wave shattered its windows on the bridge. “
That is a big wave!
Sounds like a mighty wave if it shattered the windows on the bridge.
Poor housekeeping, not properly secured for sea. Time to work on your sea legs. Break out the saltines and hang on.
“Come out to the coast, have a few laughs”
This always happens when wave half-wavelengths match the hull’s length. Also, this ship presented its starboard bow to the wave instead of powering directly into it. Modern cruise ships are top heavy, and roll much more violent when heeled by big waves.