Ventura seriousely damaged in Bay of Biscay

[Andrew McAlpine]

Reports are apparently coming in from passengers the P&O Cruises Ventura has been seriousely damaged in a storm while passing through the Bay of Biscay, see link belowe:


http://www.cruisecompare.co.uk/cruise-news/2012/10/3309/P-and-O-Cruises-Ventura-Suffers-Serious-Damage-in-Bay-of-Biscay/

regards
Andrew

[Captain Ted]

Nobody seriously believes that those mega paxers are safe and sound build,,right !!!!

[Tuomas Romu]

Well, in terms of primary hull strength, a cruise ship is a lot better than an oil tanker or a bulk carrier. Of course, if someone took shortcuts during the construction, then it can not be helped.

[davidships]

Not a steel structural matter, it seems.  Repairs undertaken at Southampton today.  That gives the MCA something to do on a Friday afternoon.

[Tuomas Romu]

Real ship (!) would survive it, not a floating hotel.

You can get that kind of damage on a "real ship" as well. It could be due to metal fatigue, for example.

Also, in modern cruise ships, the superstructure contributes to the longitudinal strength. Since the cross section is what it is, the ship is actually quite strong even though the material thickness is quite small.