A terrifying ordeal on the water has left one cruise passenger useless and one other 4 injured after a MASSIVE “rogue wave” smashed the aspect of the ship, busting out a number of home windows.
Viking’s Polaris cruise ship was heading in direction of Ushuaia, Argentina Tuesday evening when the lethal wave hit the aspect of the boat throughout a storm. Viking says one visitor — who was reportedly a 62-year-old girl — died due to the incident.
The firm additionally says 4 different visitors sustained non-life-threatening accidents and had been handled by medical workers onboard.
One passenger on the ship through the large wave crash advised WRAL the huge blow felt like “we hit an iceberg.” Several home windows had been left shattered, and Viking says the ship “sustained restricted harm.”
The firm says its important focus stays on the security of its passengers … including it is determined to cancel the Polaris’ December 5 “Antarctic Explorer” voyage.