Sunday, April 17, 2005

Seven Story High Wave Hits Cruise Ship

New York-Bound Cruise Ship Forced to Dock in S.C. After Being Struck by Seven-Story-High Wave
A seven-story-high wave damaged a cruise ship returning from the Bahamas over the weekend, smashing windows, flooding more than 60 cabins and injuring four passengers.The Norwegian Dawn was diverted from its route when the ship ran into rough weather on the way back to New York. The 965 foot long vessel was docked in the Charleston harbor by late Saturday afternoon for repairs, officials said.The ship was hit by a freak wave that caused two windows to break in two different cabins," Norwegian Cruise Line said in a statement. It said 62 cabins flooded and four passengers had cuts and bruises. The wave reached as high as deck 10 on the ship...

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