Rogue wave kills navigation system on cruise ship with nearly 400 on board as deadly storm hammers northern Europe

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• Coast Guard rescues sick Carnival Cruise passenger
• Rogue Wave Strikes Cruise Ship, Killing a Passenger and Injuring 4 Others
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• 'Rogue wave' hits Viking cruise ship, killing 1 passenger and injuring 4 others
• Rogue wave kills navigation system on cruise ship with nearly 400 on board as deadly storm hammers northern Europe
• MORE: Passengers hurt aboard Norwegian cruise ship after unexpected wind strikes: I felt 'like we're going to die'

Danish Search and Rescue said the vessel could "maneuver via emergency systems, and it has two civilian support vessels close by." "No matter what side of the boat you're on, it was felt throughout the ship that clearly something bad had happened," she said. "Luckily, our windows did hold," she added, though said other rooms on their side of the ship were "washed out."

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The force of the massive wall of water sent passengers flying and smashed several exterior windows, which flooded some rooms and caused further structural damage inside. A 62-year-old American woman, Sheri Zhu, was killed by injuries sustained from the broken glass and four other people received non-life-threatening injuries, according to Australian news site ABC News. Passengers onboard the Viking Polaris cruise ship that was hit by a "rogue wave" during a voyage to Antartica, killing an American woman, are now speaking out, saying a "wall of seawater" came onto the vessel. The "rogue wave incident" occurred during a storm on Tuesday – when the Viking Polaris cruise ship was heading towards Ushuaia, Argentina, the company said in an Thursday update. According to AFP, Ushuaia is a starting point for many trips to Antarctica.

Rogue Wave Strikes Cruise Ship, Killing a Passenger and Injuring 4 Others

One woman was killed and at least four more were injured when a colossal rogue wave struck a cruise ship off the coast of Argentina last week. The Viking Polaris cruise ship was sailing toward Ushuaia in Argentina — the main starting point for expeditions to Antarctica — when there was "a rogue wave incident," a representative of the Viking cruise company said in a statement. Rogue waves, or extreme storm waves, are uncommon, unpredictable and "greater than twice the size of surrounding waves," according to the National Ocean Service.

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A woman in Belgium was fatally injured by a falling Christmas tree, while another tree killed a person in the Netherlands. Suzie Gooding, who was on the ship when the incident happened, recalled feeling like they'd hit an iceberg, according to NBC affiliate WRAL of Raleigh, North Carolina. The four other guests had non-life-threatening injuries and received treatment from doctors and medical staff onboard. The passenger killed was a U.S. citizen, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to ABC News Friday. The Viking Polaris was launched this year and was designed for travel to remote destinations such as the Antarctic Peninsula.

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During the trip back toward Argentina, through a known turbulent stretch of ocean, was when the "rogue wave" crashed into the cruise ship. "At this time, the ship has confirmed that no serious guest or crew injuries have been sustained as a result of the incident," the spokesperson said. "The condition of the ship remains stable, and the crew are able to sail under their own power." The MS Maud was en route to Tilbury, England, from Florø, Norway, when the wave hit, causing the vessel to temporarily lose power. The MS Maud lost power after the wave hit as the ship was sailing toward Tilbury, England, from Florø, Norway, HX, a unit of Norway’s Hurtigruten Group, said in a statement.

Ship reportedly was crossing Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica

On Dec. 2, a passenger onboard another cruise ship in the Drake Passage shared a video of another massive, but less destructive, wave on Twitter. "The situation started with the ship's horn sounding for an extremely long time, then the PA system came on, and we just heard scuffling and general moving around noises," Lawrence said. Then, passengers heard the alarm that meant they should head to their muster stations — the place on board where guests gather in case of an emergency. Lawrence, who had picked the cruise to see the Northern Lights, said the day started out with fairly big waves but that the captain had let passengers know to expect that.

'Rogue wave' hits Viking cruise ship, killing 1 passenger and injuring 4 others

A guest died following the incident, Viking said, though did not share further details on the cause of death. The ship is now sailing to Bremerhaven, Germany, where those on board will disembark. The company’s team is working to make travel arrangements home for guests.

Rogue wave kills navigation system on cruise ship with nearly 400 on board as deadly storm hammers northern Europe

A U.S. woman died and four other passengers were injured when a massive wave smashed into an Antarctic cruise ship during a storm as it sailed off the southernmost tip of South America, officials said Friday. The 62-year-old woman was hit by broken glass when the wave broke cabin windows late Tuesday, Argentine authorities said. A U.S. woman was killed and four other passengers injured when a massive wave struck the Viking Polaris cruise ship while it was sailing toward the port of Ushuaia in southern Argentina on an Antarctic cruise, authorities said. A US woman was killed and four other passengers injured when a massive wave struck the Viking Polaris cruise ship while it was sailing toward the port of Ushuaia in southern Argentina on an Antarctic cruise, authorities said. Argentine authorities said the woman who died was hit by broken glass when the wave broke cabin windows.

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. The death on the Viking Cruises ship this week comes after the death of two other cruise ship passengers in the Antarctic last month. Two Quark Expeditions cruise ship passengers died after one of the ship’s heavy duty inflatable Zodiac boats overturned near shore, Seatrade Cruise News reported. Viking said in a statement on its website that it's investigating the wave incident and is committed to the safety and security of all guests and crew. The passenger's leg required surgery, which led the ship's captain to turn back to Argentina.

UK traveler saw massive wave hit Norwegian cruise ship carrying 229 passengers before being ordered to hunker down for hours: 'It just exploded' - New York Post

UK traveler saw massive wave hit Norwegian cruise ship carrying 229 passengers before being ordered to hunker down for hours: 'It just exploded'.

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The ship sustained "limited damage" from the rogue wave and arrived in Ushuaia on Wednesday "without further incident," Viking said. A passenger died and four others were injured after a large, unexpected wave hit a cruise ship traveling toward a popular launching point for expeditions to Antarctica, Viking Cruises said. 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. "Rogues, called 'extreme storm waves' by scientists, are those waves which are greater than twice the size of surrounding waves, are very unpredictable, and often come unexpectedly from directions other than prevailing wind and waves," the agency explains.

Beverly Spiker of California also told ABC News that a "huge smash" against the window of the cabin she and her husband were staying in caused the frame to shatter, adding, "A lot of water came shooting in." The nation's water and infrastructure authority said that was also a first. In Hamburg, the Elbe River flooded streets around the city's fish market, with water waist-high in places.

A storm was raging when the wave hit, CNN reported, which could have provided the necessary conditions for a rogue wave to form. The ship, operated by HX, a cruise company owned by Norway's Hurtigruten Group, was about 120 miles from Denmark's west coast when the wave struck, Reuters reported. The wave's force shattered some of the ship's windows and caused it to tilt "pretty violently," passenger Elizabeth Lawrence told Business Insider. The Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud temporarily lost power on Thursday after encountering the rogue wave.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a rogue wave is a large and unexpected wave that can be very dangerous. These rare killer waves were once seen as a myth reported by mariners or explorers. The polar explorer Ernest Shackleton wrote in his book of a "gigantic" freak wave he encountered in Antarctica in 1916. "We wondered if we hit an iceberg," Suzie Gooding, a passenger from North Carolina, told WRAL-TV.

These waves are very unpredictable and have a frightening appearance – with most reports describing rogue waves to look like steep "walls of water," the NOAA says. The ship "sustained limited damage during the incident," Viking added, and arrived in Ushuaia Wednesday afternoon. An American passenger on an Antarctic cruise died and four other guests were injured after their Viking ship was struck by a "rogue wave," officials said. The Trusdales were passengers on the Viking Polaris cruise ship sailing toward Ushuaia, Argentina, when it was hit by a "rogue wave" last week, killing an American passenger, Sheri Zhu, and injuring four others.