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Norwegian Escape lists when hit by 100 knot gust of wind

WesL

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"Several people were injured after the Norwegian Escape cruise ship was blasted by what the cruise line called a “sudden, extreme gust of wind, estimated at 100 knots.”
The powerful wind caused the ship to tilt on its left side, or, in nautical terms, its port side, when the wind struck just before midnight on Sunday, the Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed."

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https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/f...s-0QdHJ9loDnM31FR1Jrz1lvcQECdLtXt94OR2JoUlDSw
 

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I'm curious of its position Sunday night, and satellite imagery at that time. It's possible it was hit by a tornado from the storms that night that moved off the coast.
 
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Working to piece that together. Here is an approx time...
I apologize for the language that we are unable to filter however it appears to be the first twitter post about the incident.

 
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That tweet was at 11:30 PM EST so it must have happened just before then closer to 10:20-10:30 CST. I am thinking one of those many supercells on radar produced a tornado, and hit the boat.



 
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