Norwegian cruise ship loses ability to navigate after rogue wave hits

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The ship was currently being steered manually from the engine room but cannot navigate. Esvagt support vessels had arrived to help the ship navigate until the ship could be towed to port. “Earlier this afternoon, December 21, MS Maud reported a temporary loss of power after encountering a rogue wave,” Hurtigruten said in an emailed statement.

Terrifying video shows passengers hanging on for dear life after massive wave stranded cruise ship

UK traveler saw massive wave hit Norwegian cruise ship carrying 229 passengers before being ordered to hunker down for hours: 'It just exploded' - New York Post

UK traveler saw massive wave hit Norwegian cruise ship carrying 229 passengers before being ordered to hunker down for hours: 'It just exploded'.

Posted: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

The area was hit by a storm late on Thursday with hurricane-force gusts blowing from the north-west that were forecast to continue on Friday, the Danish Meteorological Institute said. “It really hit home when they started handing out orange survival suits to everyone,” Lawrence explained. Catriona MacRae, 43, and father, Ken, 79, were traveling through rough seas on the MS Maud when a tall, powerful wave came crashing down on the vessel. Lawrence, who had picked the cruise to see the Northern Lights, said the day started out with fairly big waves but that the captain had let passengers know to expect that. But as the day went on, the waves got bigger until they were large enough to spray her window on the sixth deck, she said. Support vessels are working with the ship as it continues to head toward the port city in northern Germany, according to the company.

Terrifying videos show Norwegian cruise ship rocked by massive waves ahead of power outage that knocked out navigation

Such freak accidents may seem rare, but hundreds have occurred without warning around the world — on cruise ships, cargo vessels, oil platforms and beaches. "There were about 20 minutes in which I thought the ship might capsize, it was rocking so much and we had no idea what had happened," an American passenger posted on X, formerly Twitter. Around 100 of the 1,000 people on board were injured, the majority of whom were hurt as the ship's safety system was activated, causing it to dramatically veer and shudder to a halt, according to Saga at the time. Meanwhile, another video captured some passengers who enjoyed some humor during the scary incident. ” one panic-stricken person is heard shouting during the stomach-churning incident, according to footage shared by SWNS.

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The MS Maud lost power after the wave hit as the ship was sailing toward Tilbury, England, from Florø, Norway, HX, a unit of Norway’s Hurtigruten Group, said in a statement. A Norwegian cruise ship lost the ability to navigate after a rogue wave crashed into it Thursday, the cruise company HX said. Storm Pia's hurricane-force winds punished the North Sea and much of Europe Thursday and Friday, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute. The rough seas interacting with the ocean floor and coasts built up the rogue wave, which can be twice the size of surrounding waves, according to NOAA.

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Several containers stranded between Tranum and Slette beach, northern Norway, on December 23, 2023 after being lost in the North Sea during storm Pia. HX reported that the ship is not expected to return to service until February after repairs. The ship limped to Bremerhaven, Germany, where many passengers had to stay aboard due to limited flights out of the area. The purple shows the path of the ship from Norway to 120 miles off the coast of Denmark.

Norwegian cruise ship loses ability to navigate after rogue wave hits

The ship was in the North Sea at the time, in an area hit by a storm late Thursday with hurricane-force gusts forecast to continue Friday, the Danish Meteorological Institute said according to Reuters. Local media reported that about 200 people disembarked in Norway due to the bad weather before the accident. The area was hit by a storm late on Thursday with hurricane-force gusts blowing from the northwest, and they are forecast to continue on Friday, the Danish Meteorological Institute said. Another passenger, Betty Little, was on the trip with her 96-year-old mother Jessie when the wave struck. She praised the crew for their response as they are both disabled and needed extra support amid the panic.

Terrifying videos show Norwegian cruise ship rocked by massive waves ahead of power outage that knocked out navigation - New York Post

Terrifying videos show Norwegian cruise ship rocked by massive waves ahead of power outage that knocked out navigation.

Posted: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

Cruise ship hit by rogue wave during storm, loses ability to navigate

Reuters reported earlier Friday, citing a Danish Joint Rescue Coordination Centre official, that another ship had assisted with a tow. "Our team are working to arrange onward travel back home for guests onboard," the statement added. The ship, traveling under its own power, is currently sailing to Bremerhaven, Germany, for disembarkation, HX said in an updated statement Friday.

The Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud, carrying 266 passengers and 131 crew members, suffered a power outage. HX said after following ongoing safety checks and technical assessments, the company amended the ship's planned route to sail to Bremerhaven, Germany, for disembarkation. The MS Maud sustained a temporary loss of power while sailing to Tilbury, England, from Florø, Norway, HX said in a statement to NBC News. No serious injuries were reported among the 266 passengers and 131 crew members, according to HX. A Norwegian cruise liner carrying hundreds of passengers weathered a “terrifying” storm before a rogue wave temporarily took out its power, stomach-churning footage showed. Lawrence added that while in their muster stations, passengers were given "survival suits" — or suits that "dramatically extend survival times" with insulation, per the Coast Guard.

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"An Esvagt ship is towing it slowly towards Bremerhafen in Germany at around 8-9 knots," the spokesperson told Reuters. In addition, Danish rescue boats were on their way to the ship and arrived within 40 minutes of the mayday call. None of the 266 passengers or 131 crew members were seriously injured, HX said. The ship was about 125 miles off the coast of Denmark on a trip from Norway to England.

Tour operator Thorsten Hansen shared a video of the foamy waves battering the hull of the MS Maud, which made headlines Thursday when its electricity failed mid-voyage. The boat has now been diverted to Bremerhaven, Germany, and was around 230 nautical miles out as of 10 a.m. EST, the boat is passing by Denmark at eight knots and facing 14.5 mph winds. All the while, the boat had lost electricity mid-voyage and had no navigation capabilities for several hours. Crew members had to “manually steer the boat from the engine room” MacRae wrote on Facebook.

The ship, which belongs to cruise company HX, a unit of Norway’s Hurtigruten Group, left Floroe in Norway on Thursday and was due to arrive in Tilbury in the UK on Friday. The storm also brought down trees and prompting warnings of flooding on the North Sea coast. A woman in Belgium was fatally injured by a falling Christmas tree, while another tree killed a person in the Netherlands.

Per NBC News, the ship is being aided to port by two civilian support vessels and is currently traveling to Bremerhaven, Germany. He shared a video of a woman displaying a smiling elf puppet as she sat on the floor on the debris-strewn deck, where she was surrounded by other passengers wearing orange survival gear. The MS Maud isn't the first ship to encounter rough seas in the North Sea — dramatic videos of huge waves crashing in the area have become a source of fascination on TikTok.

The ship, operated by HX, a cruise company owned by Norway's Hurtigruten Group, was about 120 miles from Denmark's west coast when the wave struck, Reuters reported. The wave's force shattered some of the ship's windows and caused it to tilt "pretty violently," passenger Elizabeth Lawrence told Business Insider. A Norwegian cruise ship sailing in the North Sea on Thursday lost its ability to navigate after it was hit by a rogue wave during a storm.

Passengers are “anxious to get to port” and injuries were “minimal,” the British woman said. MacRae said the cruise line would be providing flights to London — where it was originally supposed to end its journey. Lawrence told BI that while she probably won't head to the North Sea in the winter again, she would still cruise with HX in the future. Rogue waves typically "come unexpectedly from directions other than prevailing wind and waves," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.