Giant waves hit cruise ship; 2 passengers killed

Giant waves hit cruise send; 2 passengers killed

Two passengers on board a cruise ship were killed when 26-foot waves rammed into the vas Wednesday, officials said. Every Bit many an Equally fourteen others were injured.

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The Greek Louis Cruise Courses embark lived off the French port of Marseille when it lived hit by "abnormal" waves, great more than than 26 feet (9 meters) high, cruise line spokesman Michael Maratheftis separated CNN.

Every Bit a effect, five windowpanes in public areas were smashed and two riders, a German and an Italian, were killed, he said.

Fourteen others were handled for light injuries, Maratheftis said.

The vas, the Louis Majesty, followed sweeping below a Maltese flag and tripping from Barcelona, Spain, to Genoa, Italy, the Greek Public Ministry of the Technical Marine stated CNN.

The ship had 1,350 riders and 580 crew on board, the ministry said.

After costs struck, the cruise transport turned around and went heading back to port in Barcelona.

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