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Video shows cruise ship seriously tilting due to unexpected wind
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Video shows cruise ship seriously tilting due to unexpected wind

Royal Caribbean cruise guests have reportedly felt their ship tilting on some occasions. bad weather last week.

According to Kennedy News & Media, the ship experienced bad weather near Tenerife, Spain, on Nov. 7, and at one point it tipped into what passenger Dan So said felt like “a 45-degree angle.”

Media reports identified boat As Royal Caribbean’s Sea Explorer. The company has operated the 1,020-foot vessel for more than two decades.

Speaking to Kennedy News & Media, So said that when he came out of a bar on the ship on November 7, he “heard screaming, glasses falling and the ship started to list.”

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Explorer of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, docks at PortMiami as the cruise industry awaits reopening in Miami, Florida, on May 26, 2021. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Getty Images)

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He said the incline to the exit took “about three minutes” and left him fearing for his life.

At one point during the slope, a sliding billboard came into contact with a man, according to footage shot by So.

“It was a huge relief when (the ship) tipped back. And I realized we had escaped something big,” Kennedy told News & Media.

The incident was very scary. According to the outlet, during the tilt “I pulled out my phone and sent a text to my colleagues saying I didn’t know what was going to happen and that I needed to be careful.”

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It was reported that the cruise ship was heading towards Miami, Florida, when bad weather conditions occurred.

When reached for comment, a Royal Caribbean spokesperson told FOX Business that one of its ships “experienced sudden movement during unexpected wind near Tenerife, Spain.”

“One guest was injured and required additional medical care, which caused the ship to dock in Las Palmas, Spain, for a medical landing,” the spokesperson said. “We have communicated these changes directly to our guests.”

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The company sails 28 ships under the Royal Caribbean brand. Royal Caribbean Group Its larger fleet of five brands includes 68 ships.