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.

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.

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"Gogarty" wrote in message
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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.

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.

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?

****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
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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?

Padeen wrote:

****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.

Indeed this is the same as hitting heavy turbulences in an airplane and the
last one I heard from had many more injured, some severely. Get trip insurance
and keep your seatbelt tighten for the whole duration of the trip in an
airplane.

Jean

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

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?

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?

"Garuda" wrote in message ...
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.


Duh! In order to get back to port to disembark the passengers where
they boarded it was necessary to cross the Stream! And since when
has it come to pass that passengers feel they are entitled to encounter
no dangers at sea?

CN