Monday, April 18, 2005

Seven-Story Freak Wave = Bad Thing

This happened over the weekend.

The cruise ship Norwegian Queen, headed from the Bahamas to New York, while traveling through 40-foot seas was hit by a seven-story-tall wave and was forced to head into Charleston, S.C. for repairs. The wave reached as high as deck 10 on the ship, breaking windows, washing overboard deck funiture and Jacuzzis, and flooding 62 cabins. 4 passengers suffered minor injuries.

The ship has now safely returned to New York. While the ship was never in any real danger, the freak wave did scare a lot of passengers. I can see why.

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