Just seen this re: P&O Ventura

[poppetts]

P and O Cruises Ventura Suffers Serious Damage in Bay of Biscay

 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Thanks for the heads up.

Sounds serious indeed. I have heard of giant tankers that "break their backs" in big seas .

We will have to wait and see what happens. Trust they all get back safely.

 

[GandM-nq]

Here is a picture of crack!

 

http://www.mikeyscruiseblog.com/2012/10/18/po-cruises-ventura-suffers-serious-damage-from-storm/

[GandM-nq]

Another post with comments from someone onboard.

 

http://www.crew-center.com/storm-damages-po-ventura-bay-biscay

[bazzaw]

We ran directly into a Force 11/gusting Force 12 gale in the Bay of Biscay with 14 mtr seas while on P&O Arcadia. They had to slow the ship to 10 knots to avoid damage to the ship. That was the BIGGEST blow we have ever been in.

 

Barry

[NSWP]

We ran directly into a Force 11/gusting Force 12 gale in the Bay of Biscay with 14 mtr seas while on P&O Arcadia. They had to slow the ship to 10 knots to avoid damage to the ship. That was the BIGGEST blow we have ever been in.

 

Barry

Barry, we had similar weather, well Force 9 and 9 metre seas with a heavy swell in the Bay of Biscay on Arcadia, end of April this year.

 

Good luck to all those on Ventura.

[MMDown Under]

Another post with comments from someone onboard.

 

http://www.crew-center.com/storm-damages-po-ventura-bay-biscay

 

If that was a photo of the Ventura, I wouldn't want to be on that ship crossing rough seas in the Bay of Biscay.

 

I have experienced very rough seas in atw cruises (hold the rope type), but nothing like the conflicting currents of rough seas of the Bay of Biscay, where everyone got sick.

[Sutho]

There is very little information about it. P&O insist the ship is safe and not damaged and that it is only a split on the very top deck. It was repaired and continued on its voyage.

 

I think it pays to keep all us interested cruise people informed. Not so much to scare people but more for trivia and interest. A frame snaps in half and needs repairs. It would be good to see how it can be fixed up, will the deck there be continually apart and will the deck slope and be at an angle or can the frame be pulled back together and welded in place. Obviously for passengers it will need to be fixed up to keep the ship looking good and maintain confidence in the ship.

 

Apart from that it is probably not the storm in the Bay of Biscay that caused it. Something just does not snap in one storm. As many have suggested on other boards it has probably been under stress for some time and over time pressure built up until it finally gave way and snapped in the recent storm it sailed through.

[bazzaw]

 

Apart from that it is probably not the storm in the Bay of Biscay that caused it. Something just does not snap in one storm. As many have suggested on other boards it has probably been under stress for some time and over time pressure built up until it finally gave way and snapped in the recent storm it sailed through.

 

Sutho

 

I think you have hit the nail on the head there. In any structure, there are stresses - if for some reason, the stress builds up too much in one area - then SNAPPO!!

 

Barry