115 Mph Wind Gust Cruise Ship

Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed that its Norwegian Escape cruise encountered a sudden extreme gust of wind at 100 knots or approximately 115 miles per hour and began to tilt toward its port side.

115 mph wind gust cruise ship. Last week a severe and sudden wind gust injured several passengers aboard the Norwegian Escape. Its estimated that the ship encountered a 115 mph gust of wind. As a result of the sudden.

Up Next in News. By Minyvonne Burke and Rima Abdelkader Several people on a Norwegian Escape cruise ship were injured over the weekend by a sudden extreme gust of wind the company said. One moment passengers were sitting at a piano bar on their huge cruise ship slipping through the water off the East Coast and seconds later the ship started tilting.

Passengers tweeted the harrowing ordeal when the 20-deck ship suddenly tilted just before midnight under the force of an unexpected gale topping 100 knots or about 115 mph. The Norwegian Escape was slammed by a wind gust estimated at 115 mph just before midnight on Sunday hours after the cruise ship departed New York City bound for Florida the cruise line told the. The scariest shit just happened on this cruise.

Several injuries were reported and those guests and crew received immediate attention and were treated by. At least eight passengers were taken to Florida hospitals after the ship was struck by winds of up to 115 miles per hourREAD MORE. While bad weather is not always predictable or avoidable cruise lines have a duty to use reasonable care to avoid anticipated severe weather and to react with reasonable care after any.

Just before midnight on. The passengers say the ship tilted. What Norwegian described as a sudden extreme gust of wind estimated at 100 knots Thats 115 mph above the threshold for a Category 3 hurricane.

NEW YORK There was no warning. The Norwegian Escape cruise ship was hit by the 115 mph gust Sunday night which tilted the ship sending furniture sliding across the floor and injuring eight passengers. The Norwegian Cruise Lines Escape a passenger ship capable of cruising with 6000 people was pushed suddenly Sunday night by a gust of wind about 115 mph a burst similar to the wind of a.