Freak wave rocks luxury liner--4 hurt
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Sunday, April 17, 2005
The Norwegian Dawn, a 965-foot-long luxury vessel, was struck by “a freak wave that caused two windows to break in two different cabins,” the owners, Norwegian Cruise Line, said in a statement. It changed course, docking in Charleston late Saturday afternoon instead of completing its planned travel to New York.
The wave, estimated at 7-stories-high, flooded 62 cabins and injured 4 passengers with cuts and bruises. Company spokeswoman Susan Robison said the wave reached to deck 10.
The hull was damaged but the vessel was not in any trouble, according to the Coast Guard, and the safety of the ship “was in no way compromised by this incident.” Passengers were told to don their flotation jackets anyway.
The ship left New York last Sunday on a week-long round-trip cruise to and from the Bahamas.
Sources
- Cruise Ship Docks in S.C. After Huge Wave AP Wire Services April 17, 2005
- AP "Huge wave turns cruise holiday into horror". MSNBC News, April 1, 2005
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