Pacific Sun Cruise liner in very heavy seas. Internal CCTV footage.
The impact of massive waves that struck a cruise ship during a storm off New Zealand have been revealed by CCTV footage posted on the internet.
edcarrying 1732 passengers and 671 crew, was caught in a severe storm on July 30, 2008, encountering seven-metre swells and 50 knot winds.
Passengers who were aboard the journey were offered a 25 per cent reduction in the cost of a future cruise.
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Pretty scary actually, I pity the poor lady that face plants against the column in the center of the video.
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Added: Sep-6-2010 Occurred On: Sep-6-2010
By: Necrosis
In: Arts and Entertainment, Other
Tags: pacific sun, cruise liner, ship, necrosis, heavy seas, sea, bar,
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Views: 1578627 (Rank: 22) | Comments: 224 | Votes: 87 | Favorites: 145 | Shared: 293 | Updates: 2 | Times used in channels: 4
By: Necrosis
In: Arts and Entertainment, Other
Tags: pacific sun, cruise liner, ship, necrosis, heavy seas, sea, bar,
Marked as: approved, featured
Views: 1578627 (Rank: 22) | Comments: 224 | Votes: 87 | Favorites: 145 | Shared: 293 | Updates: 2 | Times used in channels: 4
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Holy shit! threw that fork lift around like a toy.
I would like to be able to see some footage from the outside.
Posted Sep-6-2010 Bytat2d (3075.58) 
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Yes, wheres the camera in the bridege looking out. there are cameras in the bridge now right? :D
Posted Sep-7-2010 ByNesevis (266.48) 
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July 31, 2008 1935 hrs.
I dont know if they had cameras on the bridge, but
It is not dark at 7:35pm in July.
For anyone interested here is the report about the incident and investigation. There are some damage photos added in the report. Tells all info on it.
That ship rolled 31 degrees!
http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Pacific_Sun_Report.pdf
Posted Sep-7-2010 Bytat2d (3075.58) 
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My guess is it looked something like this from the outside...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deX7R9RbmX0
Now you wouldn't want to be on the outside deck when that wave hit.
Posted Sep-7-2010 ByTotal_package (223.74) 
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It bloody well is dark at 7:35pm in July in the southern hemisphere.
Posted Sep-7-2010 Bycobble (10.08) cobble View Channel Send Message
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am I really mean for laughing ? Saying that just watching this makes me want to throw up lol
Posted Sep-6-2010 ByMinchia06 (595.32) Minchia06 View Channel Send Message
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I laughed too, I feel less guilty now, Thank you Minchia. I am waiting for someone to call fake on this vid.
Posted Sep-6-2010 ByNecrosis (6298.72) Necrosis View Channel Send Message
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fake ?! That faceplant wasn't fake, nor was the chap sliding up & down on his backside lol serves him right for wearing a stipey sweater
Posted Sep-6-2010 ByMinchia06 (595.32) Minchia06 View Channel Send Message
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me too. lol
Posted Sep-6-2010 ByZipper10 (4120.92) 
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I laughed my ass off.
Where are these people taking a "cruise"? In the North Atlantic in the middle of winter? Or was this a Hurricane Earl sightseeing tour?
Posted Sep-8-2010 Bytoo_much_noise (521.64) 
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Having no control is freaking scary shit, they could have been crushed by the heavy equipment.
Posted Sep-6-2010 Bylordpure (127.34) 
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i too laughed. it looked like sone pl charlie chaplin film clips
Posted Sep-7-2010 Bylivesurya (92.08) 
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Stop the ride I want to get off!
Posted Sep-6-2010 ByCopperKnut (88.78) CopperKnut View Channel Send Message
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shouldn't all those chairs be nailed down or something/
Posted Sep-6-2010 ByOwenHiggins (1640.84) OwenHiggins View Channel Send Message
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Grease the floors up and it could be fun XD
Posted Sep-6-2010 Bymental12345 (14.68) mental12345 Send Message
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Hands down one of the best videos posted.
Nothing like not securing heavy equipment before departure.
Posted Sep-6-2010 Bysgtloverlips (220.94) 
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Quite so.
Just what would happen if that forklift had taken out a couple of pillars in that cargo area? Or if it had crashed through the cargo door allowing the sea to rush in?
Quite irresponsible really, since rough seas must be anticipated, and cargo tied down appropriately.
Posted Sep-7-2010 ByHHUNG (15.98) 
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There appeared to be a lot of evaporation on the floor, which I surmise was fuel in the forklift.
This is a classic example that regulations do not work. Plain common sense and integrity would suffice, that is of course if the company you choose to spend your money with, actually possesses it intrinsically and not beauraucratically!
Posted Sep-7-2010 ByRebel_Radius (1440.32) 
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I don't know it wasn't chained down and still broke free. Those things are heavily counter-balanced to lift loads, and weigh several tons (or tonnes if you will...) Wouldn't take a heluva lot to break it free.
Posted Sep-7-2010 Byif66was99 (317.96) 
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Face meets column *smack* at 0:48
"Stand by for heavy rolls!"
Posted Sep-6-2010 ByLocalYokel (200.70) LocalYokel View Channel Send Message
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it looks like the rolls came on suddenly, possible rouge wave. They should have prepared the ship for heavy seas ... damn there's forklifts and piano's sliding back and forth weeeeeeeeeeee
Posted Sep-6-2010 ByFTE (263.36) FTE View Channel Send Message
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Fucking sick! Voted! Perfect song lol
Posted Sep-6-2010 Bycho0hzy (755.00) 
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Isnt it common sense to secure things on a ship? I mean come on, even when we take a boat out, we secure things.
Posted Sep-6-2010 Bymachek (15.24) 
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Posted Sep-7-2010 Byfreddyba (24.26) 
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Damn,if that guy hadnt left the below section,he def would have been dead,or really fucked up.
Posted Sep-6-2010 Bysha4201 (102.40) 
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That's just crazy.
Posted Sep-6-2010 Byblackrabbit66 (3839.92) 
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lol
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