The cruise ship Norwegian Escape experienced strong wind gust during its voyage on March 3, which resulted to a cosmetic damage in the interior of the vessel, whereas several passenger injuries.
Specifically, as Norwegian reported, just before midnight the cruise ship experienced unexpected weather phenomena, in the form of sudden, extreme gust of wind, estimated at 100 knots. The weather resulted to the ship heeling to the port side.
Moreover, the company noted that some injuries were reported and those guests and crew received immediate attention or are being treated by the ship’s medical staff. There was no damage to the ship; she remains fully operational and continues her scheduled itinerary.
Moreover, the weather forecast predicted a rough weather off the Eastern seaboard at the time of the incident.
When the Escape arrived at Port Canaveral, Florida on March 4, several ambulances met the vessel at the dock to attend to the injured.
The cruise ship departed as scheduled for its normal itinerary.
