Escape listed last night 03/03/19

[graphicguy]

14 minutes ago, www3traveler said:

Thank you for taking the time to post about this adventure.

 

I have family who are on board and some of them are 1st time cruisers.

 

I know that Alvin Oliva is your Cruise Director.  Is the current Captain, Captain Niklas Perrson?

 

I hope the rest of your cruise goes smoothly.

 

Mandy

Yes...Capt. Niklas.  He handled things very well.

 

 

[graphicguy]

27 minutes ago, Laszlo said:

Where is this video I keep hearing about? I only found one from "Bruce" he did a lot of talking but that was it

Someone earlier posted a link from some lady who was whining because no one was around to clean her cabin at 3 a.m.  And @CdnCruiseFan  video above, which looks like it was taken after the biggest winds had passed.  Although, those chairs are really heavy, so them sliding, over carpet no less shows how much of a list the ship experienced.

[Mike_DeA]

If there were life-threatening injuries they would have evacuated the passenger(s) as quickly and safely as possible... airlift, ship to boat transfer, or docking if one was available.  Broken bones aren't usually life-threatening, so that's why they seem to be waiting until the first port to let those folks off.

[bjtravelnews]

Thank you to everyone who posted information and the video.  Prayers that the injured recovered quickly.  It must have been quite scary!

 

[gooch47]

Not sure if this was mentioned or not, but how long of a time was the ship listing?

[Cruisin Kay D]

Sunday was when those horribly destructive tornadoes killing 23 people hit Alabama & Georgia.  Those tornadoes were part of a long line/front of storms moving northeast.  I am guessing that by midnight the ship met up with that same front which still had extremely high tornado-like winds.  That would explain such an event at sea.   Other ships may have been behind Escape just far enough to have missed the impact felt by Escape.  

 

[masterty]

Could not find this posted elsewhere. 

The cruise ship Norwegian Escape was hit by a strong gust of wind, estimated at 100 knots, on Sunday, March 3, 2019, which caused the ship to tilt extremely to the port side. The accident happen at around 11:45 pm causing fear among the passengers and crew as the tilting caused many tables, chairs, machines, and other objects to be tipped over. Norwegian Cruise Line reports that several guests and crew were injured. 
http://crew-center.com/terrifying-night-norwegian-escape-crew-and-passengers-injured

[hallux]

Not sure the video was posted, but there's a thread a few posts down...

 

 

[coffeyk]

Wow.  Sounds like a scary experience.  Glad everyone is alright.

[masterty]

13 minutes ago, hallux said:

Not sure the video was posted, but there's a thread a few posts down...

 

 

Don't know how I missed it. I scrolled the first 3 pages looking for something. I apologize, I hate dupe posts myself.

[ALS1214]

Wow! I'd be panic stricken for sure!  Hopefully, everyone will be OK. I hope NCL takes care of the injured. 

[david_sobe]

Scary video

It confuses me why the woman at 1:02 pushes the elevator button.  Without knowing what in the world is going on, its not too safe to enter elevators.  People never cease to amaze me.

[CruisingSince1982]

29 minutes ago, david_sobe said:

Scary video

It confuses me why the woman at 1:02 pushes the elevator button.  Without knowing what in the world is going on, its not too safe to enter elevators.  People never cease to amaze me.

 

She panicked. It happens. 

[hallux]

35 minutes ago, david_sobe said:

Scary video

It confuses me why the woman at 1:02 pushes the elevator button.  Without knowing what in the world is going on, its not too safe to enter elevators.  People never cease to amaze me.

In panic situations people often revert to muscle memory, she did what she's used to doing while transiting that area.

[Zbayette]

My daughter and her boyfriend are on that cruise.  She said it was absolutely terrifying.  They were met in Port Canaveral by 8 ambulances to take care of the injured passengers and crew.

[Zbayette]

On ‎3‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 10:53 AM, Blondynka said:

My sister-in-law is on this cruise. She said it was pretty scary. She isn't the most seasoned cruiser though so the fear was probably heightened. She was going to send me some pictures later, I will post them if she does. 

My daughter and her boyfriend are on that cruise too!  They were met by 8 ambulances in Port Canaveral and several crew and passengers were hurt.  A slot machine fell on a women's head.  Crew were quoted as saying they have never seen anything like that.  The captain said he thought it was 120 mile gusts.  They are pretty seasoned cruisers and they said it was terrifying.

[Two Wheels Only]

3 hours ago, graphicguy said:

Closest I came to being anxious was when I felt something prickly and cold on my foot when I was getting up off the floor.  Looked red, so thought I cut myself.  Ended up I stepped on one of the chocolate covered strawberries that had been sent to me.

 

I apologize in advance if needed but that made me laugh. 

[SeaHunt]

On WFTV (Orlando) noon news today:

 

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/several-guests-crew-members-injured-after-extreme-gust-of-wind-rocks-norwegian-cruise-ship/927569060

[ALS1214]

I am shocked that the ship conitues on course and not pull into Charleston to offload injured passengers. I am sure the medical staff and suite are great, but nothing beats a proper hospital.  I hope I never have to experience this, but knowing  it can happen also prepares me to TRY to be calm in the situation.   I am shocked that the machines are not properly secured as the ship can  list.   My prayers to the injured and hope NCL looks into  making the ships more stable in high winds to reduce instances of extreme listing. 

[chengkp75]

3 hours ago, Mike_DeA said:

If there were life-threatening injuries they would have evacuated the passenger(s) as quickly and safely as possible... airlift, ship to boat transfer, or docking if one was available.  Broken bones aren't usually life-threatening, so that's why they seem to be waiting until the first port to let those folks off.

Along with the severity of the injury, the risk/reward matrix the USCG uses when considering a medical evacuation is also based on the risk to the patient, and the flight crew, during the transfer.  If the weather was precluding the ship from finding a stable condition (minimal pitch and roll), and wind gusts would keep the flight crew from maintaining a steady hover, then an evacuation is contra-indicated.

[shof515]

36 minutes ago, ALS1214 said:

I am shocked that the ship conitues on course and not pull into Charleston to offload injured passengers.

port can not handle the size of the Escape and other bigger ships. This is why Carnival only has the smaller mid size ships.

[graphicguy]

1 hour ago, Two Wheels Only said:

 

I apologize in advance if needed but that made me laugh. 

No apology needed.  I thought it was pretty humorous, too!😆

[Shanlon42]

Looks like a reporter for the Daily News was aboard:

 

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-cruise-ship-extreme-gust-wind-20190305-story.html

[graphicguy]

1 hour ago, Zbayette said:

My daughter and her boyfriend are on that cruise too!  They were met by 8 ambulances in Port Canaveral and several crew and passengers were hurt.  A slot machine fell on a women's head.  Crew were quoted as saying they have never seen anything like that.  The captain said he thought it was 120 mile gusts.  They are pretty seasoned cruisers and they said it was terrifying.

Saw one ambulance as we were disembarking. Don’t know how many were in it, nor their injury.

 

Was in casino again last night.  No one knew of anyone actually getting hit with a slot.  I saw one tipped over Sunday night.  But, no one was around it.  I was there about 1:40 a.m.....right after “all clear”.

 

Not saying it didn’t happen.  But, no one I spoke with knew about it.

 

Terrifying?  That’s probably a bit over dramatic.  Scary?  I guess....a little.  If you’ve sailed the Atlantic before, you sort of expect some rocky waters.  This one was the rockiest.  But, I never felt in imminent danger!

 

Everybody has their own story about Sunday night (some said they slept right through it).

 

Saw the couple on board who were complaining on their twitter account.  I’ll reserve comment about them (especially her).

[chengkp75]

5 minutes ago, Shanlon42 said:

Looks like a reporter for the Daily News was aboard:

 

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-cruise-ship-extreme-gust-wind-20190305-story.html

So, the company line is 10* heel.  I would say that they tend to minimize these things, so maybe 15* at most.  While the vast majority of cruisers will feel that a 15* heel is sending the ship all the way over, it really isn't a big deal if you've gone to sea for a while.  I would suspect that the slot machine was never bolted to the deck as it was supposed to be, but no one noticed until now.