Not Your Typical Cruise Ship Photo

This is by no means your typical cruise ship photo. Taken May 25, 2003 by Miami's News 7. This is the last moments of the SS Norway.

Early on the morning of May 25, 2003 the SS Norways boilers exploded. Sending passengers to their muster stations and 5 crew men to the hospital. From what I remember 3 later died. The Norway had just begun its typical Sunday turn around in Miami when the explosion occurred. Many of the passengers where still sleeping and reported to only feel a slight rumble before the alarms sounded to go to the muster stations.

The photo its self shows the aftermath only minutes after the explosion occurred as black clouds of smoke began to rise from her decks. The Norwegian Cruise Lines the owner of the Norway now has her in Germany. Rurmors are she will not be deployed again. Norway will possibly become a hotel ship permanty berthed at some famous world city. Originally the SS France the Norway was the one of the last true liners. I never got to cruise on her - but hopefully some day I will be able to visit her. The picture is a bit small but you get the point