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Giant wave
Anyone know anything more about the cruise ship struck by a giant wave
the other day? Flooded many cabins and caused some injuries but not much more info available here. |
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The Norwegian Dawn was hit by a rogue wave yesterday morning enroute between
Nassau and NYC. Crossed through a gale that is now NW of Bermuda. Stove in 2 portholes, flooded 62 cabins and slightly injured 4 passengers . They are in Charleston, SC now making repairs. -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com "Gogarty" wrote in message ... Anyone know anything more about the cruise ship struck by a giant wave the other day? Flooded many cabins and caused some injuries but not much more info available here. |
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On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:04:26 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore"
wrote: The Norwegian Dawn was hit by a rogue wave yesterday morning enroute between Nassau and NYC. Crossed through a gale that is now NW of Bermuda. Stove in 2 portholes, flooded 62 cabins and slightly injured 4 passengers . They are in Charleston, SC now making repairs. Finding news on this is severely hampered by the existence of a Norwegian band called "Rogue Wave". Also by Shipping News mis-spelling of rogue as rouge. |
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On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:04:26 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore"
wrote: The Norwegian Dawn was hit by a rogue wave yesterday morning enroute between Nassau and NYC. Crossed through a gale that is now NW of Bermuda. Stove in 2 portholes, flooded 62 cabins and slightly injured 4 passengers . They are in Charleston, SC now making repairs. I wouldn't call the windows on that, or any other modern cruise ship, 'portholes.' I am sure that was one of those we saw regularly coming and going in the Hudson. Many of them look like glass-walled hotels. I hope the passengers can enjoy having a good story to tell their grandchildren, but I wouldn't blame them for being really ****ed right now. Rodney Myrvaagnes Opinionated old geezer J36 Gjøa I wonder if the tourists following the wine-tasting circuit in 'Sideways' start off by doing the NY Times crossword in ink as they drive up I-5? |
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****ed at what? God?
This sounds awfully like, "Who do we blame/sue for this?" The tour company? The weatherman? I can understand their disappointment, but most of those cruise tickets are sold at "discount" prices, to people looking for a real deal for their vacation. Don't they assume some responsibility for the ships being constructed for the majority of expected weather patterns, not the extremes? If one looks at statistics of how many vacations are altered by adverse weather conditions, one might better understand the popularity of trip insurance. "Rodney Myrvaagnes" wrote in message ... On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:04:26 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore" wrote: The Norwegian Dawn was hit by a rogue wave yesterday morning enroute between Nassau and NYC. Crossed through a gale that is now NW of Bermuda. Stove in 2 portholes, flooded 62 cabins and slightly injured 4 passengers . They are in Charleston, SC now making repairs. I wouldn't call the windows on that, or any other modern cruise ship, 'portholes.' I am sure that was one of those we saw regularly coming and going in the Hudson. Many of them look like glass-walled hotels. I hope the passengers can enjoy having a good story to tell their grandchildren, but I wouldn't blame them for being really ****ed right now. Rodney Myrvaagnes Opinionated old geezer J36 Gjøa I wonder if the tourists following the wine-tasting circuit in 'Sideways' start off by doing the NY Times crossword in ink as they drive up I-5? |
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Anyone know anything more about the cruise ship struck by a giant wave
the other day? Flooded many cabins and caused some injuries but not much more info available here. . http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2005Apr18.html or http://tinyurl.com/dbu9y |
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On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:48:29 -0400, Gogarty wrote:
In article , says... Anyone know anything more about the cruise ship struck by a giant wave the other day? Flooded many cabins and caused some injuries but not much more info available here. . http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2005Apr18.html or http://tinyurl.com/dbu9y Jeez! Who wrote that piece of purple prose? Somebody hoping to provide fodder to lawyers? I liked the "ill-fated ship" part...and the theme to "Titanic". The reporter must write for the Nat Enquirer too. |
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My question would be, "where was the vessel?". If a Northeastern is blowing
into the gulf stream then the Captain should have changed course out of the stream. Somewhat recently, a rather large naval cargo vessel was damaged in a similar "rouge wave" incident. "Gogarty" wrote in message news In article , says... Anyone know anything more about the cruise ship struck by a giant wave the other day? Flooded many cabins and caused some injuries but not much more info available here. . "As the battered Norwegian Dawn began to steam home to New York in calmer waters Sunday, the Coast Guard began investigating whether the ship's captain sent a distress call during the rollicking storm." Investigate? Well, did he or did he not? Rollicking? |
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