Thirteen injured as wave pounds ship in France
BREST, France (AFP) - Thirteen people were injured, several of them seriously, when a massive wave struck a passenger ship on Saturday off the coast of Brittany in western France, maritime authorities said.
One man and one woman were swept off the bridge of the Enez Sun, which was carrying 136 passengers and seven crew members, and were washed overboard into the sea near Sein Island. The man broke his arm.
They were fished alive out of the water by a trawler that had been alerted to the accident by the coast guard and were airlifted to a hospital in the Brittany port of Brest.
"We were on the deck, we were looking at the dolphins. We were very close to the island when a huge wave hit us from the side. The seats were ripped loose. I was very afraid," said a 17-year-old female passenger.
The captain of the ship told the maritime authorities that a small child was among those who were seriously injured and receiving medical attention in the nearby port of Audierne.
Associated Press
