Anchors Away........ or don't underestimate Mother Nature
I have been on 8-10 cruises and we have really enjoyed them. It is a great way to vacation. You get to see many places without having to pack and unpack every day. The ships are huge and highly stable. Even in fairly rough open ocean waters these mammoth ships are so stable that people rarely leave the craps and poker tables as they crash through 15' rollers. I have spent enough time on 60' dive boats to appreciate the phenomenal stability of these ships in high seas. A 70' sleeper wave is one of those freaks of nature that makes even the most fearless of seaman appreciate the power of mother nature.It weathered most of a wild storm that featured gale-force winds and choppy seas. But then the vessel, longer than three football fields, was suddenly smacked by the "freak wave," said Norwegian Cruise Line spokeswoman Susan Robison. It broke a pair of windows and flooded 62 cabins, she said.
"The sea had actually calmed down when the wave seemed to come out of thin air at daybreak," Robison said. "Our captain, who has 20 years on the job, said he never saw anything like it."
The tidal wave wrecked windows on the ninth and 10th floors and wreaked havoc below decks, destroying furniture, the onboard theater, and a store that sold expensive gifts
Think about it... ninth and tenth floors. Even in the biggest ships deck 3 is above the water line. Drive up to a 7 story building and think a about a wave that tall coming out of nowhere in relatively calm seas. Never underestimate Mother Nature.
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