Freak weather @ RCCL Coco Cay

[Bear3412]

C & P from http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events.html


"Type of Incident
July 22 Monarch of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International From a passenger: Today the port of call was the private island (Coco Cay). Some severe weather occurred after about half of the passengers had gone ashore. A weather cloud which the captain later described as having 100 mph winds caused the ship to list at least 15 to 20 degrees to one side, dishes to crash off of shelves etc. and mass chaos. We heard the "echo echo echo" called out to the crew over the P.A. system. The tendering operation was stopped, the island was eventually evacuated, and the passengers were re-loaded onto the ship via the provisioning entry. It was a nervous 15 minutes while the crew righted the ship. Weather situation"

Isn't this island near Castaway? Was a ship moored at CC this day. Was the weather bad this day on CC? Anyone see this cloud? Anyone experience a "cloud" like this before in the Bahamas? Sounds scary.
I keep thinking about all the children. Hope everyone is OK

Wouldn't the ship radar and technology see this coming. Then again it is the Bermuda Triangle.

 

[wendyoconnor]

The storm could have formed right over the island, our weather man calls them "pop up" storms. Those storms don't leave much time for warning people or finding safety.

 

[allears]

One BIG difference at CC is that the ships are docked at the island. Less likely that they would list so dramatically, and there is no tender operation to worry about.

 

[EWL]

Wow, that sounds wild!

 

[disneydreamer82]

Crazy!

 

[rosermama]

This sounds like the random pop up storms we get in VA with high winds that come out of no where

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