New video shows panicked passengers on stranded Norwegian cruise ship

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• CRUISE HIVE NEWSLETTER
• The MS Maud was hit by a 'rogue wave' en route to England from Norway
• Cruise News Recap: Carnival Tampering, Dining Changes, Evacuation
• 'This is England': Thameslink passenger's racist outburst before being removed from train
• Terrifying videos show Norwegian cruise ship rocked by massive waves ahead of power outage that knocked out navigation
• Rogue wave kills navigation system on cruise ship with nearly 400 on board as deadly storm hammers northern Europe

The National Hurricane Center on Friday warned of a non-tropical area of low pressure off Florida that was set to move northward and inland over the Carolinas during the weekend. Forecasters said there would be gusty winds, dangerous surf and rip current conditions along portions of the U.S.'s southeastern coast through Sunday. “Earlier this afternoon, December 21, MS Maud reported a temporary loss of power after encountering a rogue wave,” Hurtigruten said in an emailed statement. We were talking to the officers and they estimated the waves were 15 to 20 meters,” he said.

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Terrifying footage has emerged of panicked passengers bracing aboard a Norwegian cruise ship that lost power when it was hit by a rogue wave in the North Sea. MS Maud, finishing a 14-night “Northern Lights” expedition cruise roundtrip from Tilbury, UK, was struck by a rogue wave at approximately 4 p.m. The wave broke out several windows on the ship’s bridge, which caused a temporary loss of power and navigational ability, setting the ship briefly adrift. A Norwegian cruise ship lost the ability to navigate after a rogue wave crashed into it Thursday, the cruise company HX said. Some passengers and crew members needed “minor assistance” from medical staff, a Carnival cruise spokesperson told CBS News.

The MS Maud was hit by a 'rogue wave' en route to England from Norway

The main engine is functioning but the navigation systems and radars are not,” a spokesperson for the centre, which is responsible for coordinating search and rescue operations, said. “It really hit home when they started handing out orange survival suits to everyone,” Lawrence explained. He shared a video of a woman displaying a smiling elf puppet as she sat on the floor on the debris-strewn deck, where she was surrounded by other passengers wearing orange survival gear. While MS Maud can welcome 532 passengers, only 266 are onboard at the moment.

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Reuters reported that the ship was being towed to Bremerhafen in Germany after the power outage. A spokesperson for the Danish Joint Rescue Coordination Centre told the news agency that a ship from civil rescue firm Esvagt had managed to connect a tow line to the MS Maud. A spokesperson for HX, a unit of Norway's Hurtigruten Group, told FOX Business that the ship is sailing to Bremerhaven, Germany, for disembarkation. According to Reuters, a tow boat arrived to help the ship Thursday night.

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Some Carnival Sunshine guests reported feeling sick during the storm, according to WCIV-TV. Others, including passengers Christa Seifert-alicea and Daniel Taylor, told WCIV-TV that they didn't receive communication or updates on the storm from the Sunshine's crew for over 12 hours. ‘At this time, the ship has confirmed that no serious guest or crew injuries have been sustained as a result of the incident.

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On Sunday, he said, a rescue ship was alongside the Maud to provide navigation aid after the ship was diverted to Bremerhaven, Germany. Authorities were quickly alerted to the emergency, and multiple nearby vessels and rescue personnel responded to the situation. "Sorry for those whose Christmas treat has been spoiled. However, crew on board Maud have been exemplary in looking after us in what was initially quite a tricky situation," Roberts said. After rocking up and down more and more ferociously, the ship was finally struck across the bow by an enormous wave. Passenger William B. Blackburn, aboard for his first cruise with his wife and other family members, told CNN they stayed in their cabin and prayed they would be OK.

Terrifying videos show Norwegian cruise ship rocked by massive waves ahead of power outage that knocked out navigation

Hurtigruten told the outlet in a statement that no serious injuries resulted from the rogue wave. Lawrence added that while in their muster stations, passengers were given "survival suits" — or suits that "dramatically extend survival times" with insulation, per the Coast Guard. The ship, owned by Hurtigruten Expeditions, had even left port early and skipped several stops to try and stay ahead of the storm.

Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud loses power in North Sea during storm

Across the fleet, there are thorough operational protocols in place and we always prioritise the safety of those onboard. "Following ongoing safety checks and technical assessments, given the weather conditions, we decided to amend the planned sailing route," the HX spokesperson said. "Across the fleet, there are thorough operational protocols in place and we always prioritize the safety of those on board." A British traveler saw a massive wave hit her Norwegian cruise ship minutes before all 299 passengers were ordered to hunker down in muster stations for hours as the boat battled 11-meter waves and gale-force winds. The Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud temporarily lost power on Thursday after encountering the rogue wave. The rogue wave shattered windows on the ship's bridge, which caused water to enter the vessel and resulted in a power outage, Reuters reported.

The MS Maud was en route to Tilbury, England, from Florø, Norway, when the wave hit, causing the vessel to temporarily lose power. After the wave hit, passengers heard around five seconds of noise over the PA system and roughly five minutes later, the emergency alarm was sounded and passengers began making their way down to muster stations. They were told to put on bright orange survival suits, which are wind and waterproof, and life vests.

One video posted on Twitter showed the aftermath of the storm on Sunday morning. It’s thought there were dozens of Brits on board as the vessel sailed out from Tilbury in Essex and was due to return to the same port on Saturday. MS Maud was in the middle of the North Sea at the tail end of a 14-day cruise to see the Northern Lights when it was caught in a fierce storm on Thursday.

Some repairs to crew quarters also delayed its departure over the weekend to return to the Bahamas. Some passengers complained to CNN and CBS News about a lack of communication from cruise staff as the ship was pitching about. Matthew Branham and his fiancée, Madison Davis, were lying by a Carnival Sunshine pool on Friday aboard a cruise returning to Charleston, S.C., from the Bahamas when an announcement came over the loudspeaker. The captain was expecting rougher weather that evening, but there was nothing to worry about. In Hamburg, the Elbe River flooded streets around the city's fish market, with water waist-high in places. German authorities warned of a storm surge of up to three meters (nearly 10 feet) or more above mean high tide on parts of the North Sea coast on Friday.

Carnival Cruise Line told Insider in a statement that the ship's "return to Charleston was impacted by the weather and rough seas on Saturday." The ship’s 266 passengers and 131 crew members were safe, Danish rescuers have confirmed. The National Hurricane Center warned on Friday that a non-tropical area of low pressure off Florida was set to move northward and inland over the Carolinas during the weekend. Forecasters said there would be gusty winds, dangerous surf and rip current conditions along parts of the southeastern coast of the United States through Sunday. Things were crashing all around us and the carpet on my side of the bed was soaked (because) water came in thru our balcony door,” passenger Goodwin Sherbert wrote on Facebook. In 2016, Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas returned to port after cruising into a “bomb cyclone,” which damaged the ship amid winds gusting to 100 mph.

“The wave essentially hit us side-on and just exploded up over the top of the ship,” MacRae told The Post Friday. “Other passengers reported that the officer who hit the emergency alert was completely soaked. Satellite tracking data shows the 16,151-gross-ton cruise ship moving at just 2-3 knots (2-4 miles per hour / 4-6 kilometers per hour).