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Old 02-08-2016, 12:08 PM
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Cruise ship tossed in hurricane-force storm turning around, officials say | Fox News

Giant Royal Caribbean ship damaged in 'extreme' storm will return to port

https://www.rt.com/usa/331774-royal-...-cruise-storm/

Wind 66 kts!

Glad to hear they are turning back.
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Disaster!!! Every time, people's lives at risk who can't swim.
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Originally Posted by Gilberto Farthi
Disaster!!! Every time, people's lives at risk who can't swim.
And every airline trip risks the lives of those who can't flap their arms and fly!
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OMG! HORROR! A little bit of cosmetic damage, no injuries, the ship was never in danger. Like wow.....................
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Big as that thing is, you just know it is twisted.Watch the elevators start jamming.
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Old 02-12-2016, 11:30 AM
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OMG! HORROR! A little bit of cosmetic damage, no injuries, the ship was never in danger. Like wow.....................
Good thing I wasn't on it. I barf and hurl very easily.
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So like...Do they not have weather forecasting for ocean liners? Just saying.
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So like...Do they not have weather forecasting for ocean liners? Just saying.

I think they will re-emphasize weather avoidance in training and co emails.
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So like...Do they not have weather forecasting for ocean liners? Just saying.
There are a couple of sea buoys that should have given them a heads up, not to mention NOAA who is very chatty.
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It's a thousand ft plus ship ,I mean what could possibly go wrong?
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