A rogue wave on an Antarctic cruise killed one person and injured four people. A Kansas couple on the ship recounts what happened.
One woman suffered a badly broken leg.Trusdale, her husband, Tom, and the boat's other occupants subsequently learned that
as a 665-foot-long cruise ship that was built this year and has the capacity to house 256 crew members and 378 guests.Though the Trusdales hadn't known it, others on the Antarctica cruise included, a member of the Kansas State Board of Education. "We couldn't have been with better people, because everyone was calm under pressure," Pam Trusdale said."Everything was under control."
"Evacuation options are limited, and the weather is deteriorating," he said."So, we are returning to Ushuaia at top speed. The Drake Channel has gale force winds with waves 15-20 feet high. The next 600 miles is going to be a very rough ride!!"
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