Massive waves batter the Saga cruise ship as it crosses the Bay of Biscay. Footage from aboard the ship show 30ft waves brought on by a storm that rocked the cruise ship. Passengers have described the event as very 'traumatic'.
Richard Reynolds, 60, says furniture and glass were flying in every directionA passenger on board the Saga cruise ship that was battered by storms as it crossed the Bay of Biscay has revealed people on board were screaming for their lives as 30ft waves battered the windows.
A passenger on board the Saga cruise ship that was battered by storms revealed people on board were screaming for their lives as 30ft waves battered the windows 'We were confined to our cabins for two days, we were laying in bed fully clothed with life jackets on. The ship departed Britain on October 24 for a two-week cruise but on Saturday the decision was made to abandon the final few days and turn back to the UK to avoid the oncoming tempest.
The vessel's engines fired and jerked the ship into a tight turn, which allegedly caused injuries, but Mr Reynolds says many passengers had been injured before this happened.He added: 'There were 980 passengers on board and we heard that over 150 people were injured, that's 15% of passengers when the average age was 76.
Responding to questions over the decision to return to the UK via the Bay of Biscay, Saga contended that continuing on the original tour or choosing an alternate route would have meant confronting the storm head-on. 'Three days before the storm hit we were told we were trying to get ahead of if. All they cared about was getting back in time for the next cruise.
'It was quite frightening,' she said. 'I'm not somebody who frightens easily... it was quite dramatic.'
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