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Rough Week for Cruise Ship Passengers

Started by gcaptain · 11 months ago

Passengers aboard the P&O cruiser ‘Pacific Sun’ got a little more than they bargained for when the vessel got caught in the middle of a powerful storm off the coast of New Zealand earlier this week.Â The vacation quickly turned to chaos when 23ft. seas and 50 ... Continue reading »

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ErrolC
11 months ago

More coverage (including passenger's photos) of the Pacific Sun at
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c...

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Fred
11 months ago

Good link. Seems that the ship was pretty well trashed.

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ErrolC
11 months ago

The captain is delaying the departure because storm #3 is arriving. A couple of snippets of footage from the roll included at
http://www.3news.co.nz/National/Story/tabid/423...

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John G. Denham
11 months ago

Storms in that area at this time of year are not uncommon and are dangerous. Maybe it is because they are upside down and backwards? On several occasions in the U.S. Lines (A.P. Line) "fast packets" (Victory ships) , and in a navy destroyer we had to radically change course to ease the strain. It is not the sea but the schedule that causes the damage. Most, not all, but most storms can be minimized if one is not trying to make a schedule or follow a track. Few Captains have that authority but if they do, casualties can be minimized. One pays either in delayed arrival or ship damage. It is better one arrive late and ready than to arrive and not able to function. JGD

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Capt Ron
11 months ago

I found this article and thought it was pretty funny. It is one passenger describing it as "the best trip ever,"

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4641223a11.html

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