3rd largest cruise ship in the world sails into hurricane force winds
Posted by cypresstx on 2/9/2016, 8:27 am
the 2nd Quantum-class ship in Royal Caribbean International's fleet, less than a year old, huge price tag  http://gcaptain.com/meyer-werft-delivers-royal-caribbeans-anthem-seas/

http://gcaptain.com/forum/professional-mariner-forum/18273-anthem-seas-rolls.html

http://gcaptain.com/anthem-of-the-seas-caught-in-extreme-storm-off-u-s-east-coast/

"Looking back at the NOAA OPC forecast charts - they predicted as early as Feb 3rd storm force conditions off Cape Hatteras by the 8th. By the 6th they were warning of hurricane force conditions were likely so this was no surprise," Fred added.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/02/08/4000-passenger-cruise-ship-inexplicably-sails-into-atlantic-mega-storm/

What makes this story so inexplicable is that this storm has been in the forecast for days. Weather can be an uncertain science, but this was the one thing we knew was going to happen early this week.


https://twitter.com/hashtag/anthemoftheseas?f=tweets&vertical=news&src=hash



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-NFiG42AaE




the Captain's interview - not sure what map/site he's using in the 1st part, but the other site is http://www.passageweather.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo0SLwupq10



another incident of profit before people's lives/safety  - I could not book a cruise for all the tea in China... call me chicken, jaded, whatever...
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3rd largest cruise ship in the world sails into hurricane force winds - cypresstx, 2/9/2016, 8:27 am
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