Cruise Ship WAS NOT hit by Rogue Wave!!

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#21 Postby Regit » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:04 pm

hurricanefloyd5 wrote:then how do you explain 20+ people being injured then!!!!!!!!!!



The cause is currently being investigated.

http://cfn13.com/StoryHeadline.aspx?id=17293
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#22 Postby Stratosphere747 » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:04 pm

hurricanefloyd5 wrote:then how do you explain 20+ people being injured then!!!!!!!!!!



It's listing!

Do you have a report that it was hit by a "rouge" wave?
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#23 Postby hurricanefloyd5 » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:05 pm

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#24 Postby Stratosphere747 » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:07 pm

hurricanefloyd5 wrote:http://www.wftv.com/news/9537406/detail.html



I'll ask you again. Do you have a report that says it was hit by a rouge wave?
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#25 Postby Regit » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:08 pm

hurricanefloyd5 wrote:http://www.wftv.com/news/9537406/detail.html


. The company said it was investigating the cause of the list.
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#26 Postby hurricanefloyd5 » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:09 pm

Stratosphere747 wrote:
hurricanefloyd5 wrote:then how do you explain 20+ people being injured then!!!!!!!!!!



It's listing!

Do you have a report that it was hit by a "rouge" wave?


it's was a news report!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#27 Postby hurricanefloyd5 » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:10 pm

that might also explain why the shipped rolled heavily on one side!!!!!!!!!!
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#28 Postby hurricanefloyd5 » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:15 pm

they said it on tv and thats the only possiblily i can think of and heard reported so yes thats proof enough!!!!!!!!!!!! the ship is three miles from port because i think if a spill of some kind!!!!!!!!
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#29 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:23 pm

hurricanefloyd5 wrote:they said it on tv and thats the only possiblily i can think of and heard reported so yes thats proof enough!!!!!!!!!!!! the ship is three miles from port because i think if a spill of some kind!!!!!!!!


The media may speculated about rogue waves, but the cruise line is saying that it was due to steering problems. Waters might of been rough but there was no rouge wave seen.
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#30 Postby CajunMama » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:29 pm

hurricanefloyd5 wrote:then how do you explain 20+ people being injured then!!!!!!!!!!


20 people out of how many thousands that cruise each year?
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#31 Postby Brent » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:54 pm

hurricanefloyd5 wrote:they said it on tv and thats the only possiblily i can think of and heard reported so yes thats proof enough!!!!!!!!!!!! the ship is three miles from port because i think if a spill of some kind!!!!!!!!


Take a deep breath. :P :lol:

They said it was an issue with the steering. It started to sway towards it's port side. Relax. It was not a wave.
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#32 Postby Janice » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:25 pm

PORT CANAVERAL, Florida — A steering problem caused a cruise ship to roll abruptly to the left Tuesday, injuring some passengers and terrifying many, Coast Guard officials and passengers said.

The Crown Princess, which can accommodate 3,000 passengers, had just departed Port Canaveral en route to New York when it listed badly to its port side, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer James Judge.

The 113,000-ton ship began sailing a month ago. Judge did not know the number of people injured or how badly they were hurt.

"There were people running for life jackets, and then afterward a lot of people hugging and crying, people looking for children," Carol O'Connell told NBC's Miami affiliate, WTVJ-TV, by phone. "The captain sounded so terrified, which led to my feeling of more panic."

O'Connell said she saw flooding, tables overturned and broken glass everywhere.

The cruise ship was returning to port and was to be met by Coast Guard officials and medical personnel, Judge said.

Princess Cruises, one of 12 brands operated by Miami-based Carnival Corp., said the ship was safe. The company said it was investigating the cause of the incident.


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#33 Postby Janice » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:24 pm

PORT CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- A steering problem caused a new cruise ship to roll abruptly Tuesday, throwing passengers and crew to the deck and injuring dozens, including two critically, officials said.

One passenger said seawater flooded several upper decks of the Crown Princess, forcing water from a swimming pool "like a mini-tsunami," and breaking windows and furniture.

The vessel, with about 3,100 passengers and 1,200 crew, had just departed Port Canaveral on Florida's east coast en route to New York when it listed badly to its left side, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer James Judge. He said the ship reported problems with its steering apparatus.

The ship then righted itself before returning to port, where the Coast Guard said all passengers and crew had been accounted for.

Besides an adult and a child who were critically hurt, 12 people were seriously hurt and about 70 had lesser injuries, said Cape Canaveral Fire Rescue Capt. Jim Watson.

Thirty-three people were taken to hospitals, he said. Most had bruises and minor back and neck injures.

Tom Daus, 32, was sunbathing on the ship's upper deck when the ship began to list.

"It became very disastrous because ... tables, glasses, lounge chairs went flying," he told The Associated Press in a cell phone interview. "I was just holding on for dear life onto the banister of the ship."

Daus, of New York City, said several of the upper decks were flooded and the elevators were inoperable. Gym equipment flipped over, TVs fell off their shelves and shattered glass was strewn across the deck, he said.

"The water came gushing out of the pool like a mini-tsunami," he said. "It was really scary. People who were in the pool were shoved out."

Daus said most of the injured he saw were senior citizens being taken out on wheelchairs or stretchers. The remaining passengers were mostly calm, despite the chaos, he said.

Bonnie Storie, 50, of Rochester, New York, was traveling with her husband and teenage son. "It felt like (the ship) was going to fall over," she said. "It was shocking."

Chris Broadbent, a 33-year-old honeymooner from New York City, said Tuesday night's movie on the ship was supposed to be "Titanic."

Stan Payne, CEO of the Canaveral Port Authority, said the cruise line wanted passengers to wait until other lodging could be arranged, but were free to leave the vessel if they wanted. He said the ship would remain in port for several days.

Princess Cruises, one of 12 brands operated by Miami-based Carnival Corp., said it was investigating the cause of the incident.

Before leaving Port Canaveral, the ship has just completed a nine-day Western Caribbean cruise, she said. The 113,000-ton ship began sailing a month ago and was making its fourth voyage.

"We deeply regret this incident, and are doing everything we can to make our passengers as comfortable as possible under these difficult circumstances," company spokeswoman Julie Benson said.

Martha Stewart christened the Crown Princess last month before it embarked on its maiden voyage to the Caribbean from its home terminal in the New York borough of Brooklyn.
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#34 Postby abajan » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:32 pm

It's nothing short of amazing how quickly those large cruise liners can manoever.

My brother-in-law's sister related how, on a recent cruise, a similar ship to this one suddenly made a swerve to avoid a fishing boat, causing some of the passengers to fall etc.
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#35 Postby Windsong » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:24 am

I work a mile south of Port Canaveral. I am amazed at how well the emergency management folks performed and grateful that it wasn't much worse. This morning they are talking about the "auto-pilot" malfunctioned.

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