Cruise ship is hit by storm, almost adrift and passengers record panic on board

A vacation cruise voyage turned into a terrible experience for the 1,040 occupants of the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship after a storm rocked the ship as it headed from the Bahamas to South Carolina. USA.

According to the reports of NBCNewsthe outer covering of the Carnival Sunshine It did not support the scourge of the sea last Saturday, May 27. The main bar was flooded and the passageways leading to the bedrooms were filled with water. In addition, all 14 decks of the ship were destroyed in the middle of the night in the Atlantic Ocean.

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The journey to the port of Charleston seemed endless for tourists. In the midst of the chaos, the moments before the accident were captured. “Liquor bottles jumped off the bar and smashed. They told us to leave the piano bar because there was liquor running all over the floor.”said a crew member identified as @flyerscaptain on Twitter.

while the passenger Bill Hassler He told CNN that he was “shocked that I’m still alive.” He said that he saw the other occupants “white as ghosts”. He also remembered how a wave crashed against his personal cabin window.

Videos inside the Carnival Sunshine

The aftermath aboard Carnival Sunshine after a severe storm.
The crew from Deck 0-4 evacuated to the theater, and anywhere they could rest… the crew bar destroyed. pic.twitter.com/MqsDJYvrSG

—Crew Center (@CrewCenter) May 28, 2023

@CarnivalCruise #carnivalsunshine. This was on Deck 12 at 11:38pm. We were in the piano bar right before when 30+ bottles of liquor jumped off of the bar and broke. We were told to leave the piano bar as there was liquor running across the floor. pic.twitter.com/2t1OLwY4go

— FlyersCaptain™®© (@flyerscaptain) May 29, 2023

William Blackburn is another person who witnessed the complicated journey at sea: “It was terrifying“, said.

He was traveling with his wife and other members of his family. “We stayed in our cabin and prayed that we were okay.”, he counted.

The crew members activated emergency measures and passengers were asked to wear life jackets. “We discussed the fact that it would be very unlikely to survive in the water even with life jackets and we doubted that lifeboats could be launched in those conditions”Blackburn added.

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????️ Passengers survived a nightmarish experience Friday as Crew Members donned Lifejackets in 80 mph Atlantic Storm Winds pic.twitter.com/qH47AAHWKD

—DaKey2Eternity (@Key2Eternity) May 29, 2023

The crew members captured how the turbulence ripped off the doors, furniture and ceilings of the cruise ship’s compartments and entertainment rooms.

“We were not reassured about what was happening, where we were going or what the plan was. They could have updated us and let us know something”Daniel Taylor told WCIV-TV.

The crew member openly criticized the cruise ship’s lack of preparation for aggressive storms of this type.

Source: Elcomercio

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