Louis Majesty Cruise Ship Accident

10 Louis Majesty Owned and operated by Louis Cruise Lines Louis Majesty is a luxury cruise ship which reported getting hit by rogue waves which claimed the life of two passengers and injuring several others.

Louis majesty cruise ship accident. An abnormally high waves 6-8 m hit the cruise ship Louis Majesty former Norwegian Majesty carrying 2000 people in the Mediterranean sea on March 3rd 2010. The 8 meter high waves collided with the side of the ship and flooded the vessel resulting in many smashed windows in the saloon area. The giant waves killed two people and flooded peoples cabins broke restaurant windows and sent passengers in search of doctors.

Monster Waves Hit Louis Majesty Cruise Ship. 6 On 3 March 2010 the cruise ship Louis Majesty 207 m long 41000 gross tonnage was en route from Barcelona to Genoa in the Mediterranean Sea see Figure 1 in stormy conditions when a large wave hit deck 5 1670 m above the mean floating line smashing some windows of a living room. In 2010 two passengers died when the ship then named the Louis Majesty was hit by freak waves in the Mediterranean.

According to Louis Cruise Lines the owner of the vessel the Louis Majesty was hit by three abnormally high waves each more than 33 ft. Louis Majesty Huge wave kills 2 on cruise ship in Mediterranean A 26-foot wave smashed into a cruise ship carrying nearly 2000 people in the Mediterranean on Wednesday smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers according to officials and news reports. The waves were reportedly 8 feet high and led to smashed windows and flooded areas.

Thomson Cruises can confirm there was an incident involving the ships crew during a safety drill on board Thomson Majesty in La Palma. Last night Thomson said. The Greece-based Louis Cruise Lines ship was north-east of Barcelona Spain heading east to Genoa Italy when three abnormal waves struck the vessel.

Vessel the Louis Majesty returns to port in Barcelona Spain Madrid Spain CNN -- Two passengers aboard a cruise ship were killed when 26-foot waves crashed into the vessel Wednesday off. The ships owner and operator Louis Cruise Lines said the vessel was struck Wednesday by three abnormally high waves more than 33ft high that broke windows in the forward section. Analysis of Louis Majesty cruise ship accident encountering heavy seas in the Mediterranean sea.

Louis Cruise Lines spokesman Michael Maratheftis said the ship was hit by three abnormally high waves up to 26 feet 8 meters high that broke glass windshields in the forward section. The accident occurred near the French Mediterranean port of Marseilles on Wednesday as the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty was sailing from Barcelona to Genoa in Italy with 1350 passengers and 580 crew. A number of photographs and videos have been posted on the internet showing the large wave which hit the Louis Majesty cruise ship.