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shawnette. reporter: yeah, just incredible lucy and iain. as you know, this was supposed to be a seven-day cruise to the bahamas. problem there was no relaxation, no fun, no rest at all. it was just a nightmare for these passengers. but as you mentioned we re told the ship is expected to arrive back here in new jersey tonight around 9:00 o clock and i m told the first order of business the coast will be here to expect it. the anthem of the seas actually left here in new jersey on saturday and was battered by a storm on sunday night. it was headed to port canaveral florida but had to turn around and head back because of the force of the wind and waves that you re looking on this video. passengers on board reported being tossed around as they say furniture and other things aboard the ship overturned. one woman that we spoke with via skype two days ago shed they went 15 hours without eating before they were finally able to get water and some snacks. the ship we re told b ....
many on board cheering as they pulled in to port. their smooth ride in a different story from the rough seas of sunday nor easter. 30-foot waves battered the ship passengers were told to hunker down. tonight their first chance to get off that cruise ship. good evening, i m iain page. i m lucy noland. and let s get right to fox 29 s shawnette wilson live in bayonne, cape liberty. shawnette, have passengers started disebarking yet? reporter: oh absolutely, lucy. it is quite the chaotic scene here behind me. we ll take a look right now people continue to come out of the terminal here. you can see many of them out trying to make plans as to how they ll get home tonight. people coming out with luggage, suitcases everything they took on this cruise that basically did not happen. a lot of wary faces. some of them happy. most excited to be back here at home. and so this cruise ship the anthem of the sea pulled in here to new jersey just after 8:00 o clock tonight. it was ....
a lot of wary faces. some of them happy. most excited to be back here at home. and so this cruise ship the anthem of the sea pulled in here to new jersey just after 8:00 o clock tonight. it was a rough trip. i hate to call eight trip because they never made it to their destination what was the bahamas the ship left new jersey on saturday and sunday encountered a very bad storm that passengers described aster feig. they say it tossed them around tossed the boat around. many people reported they fell on the ship furniture was moving everywhere. and they had no idea a lot of the passengers say that they were coming into a storm until they came in contact with 30-foot waves. so very terrifying experience. they had to turn around and come back home and we talked to some of the first passengers to get off the ship tonight. horrible. horrible, horrible. i have to tell you it was extremely bad. i ve been in bad situations in my life. that was the worst. i don t scare easy. th ....
details are still coming in let s get right out to fox 29 s jennifer joyce live at the scene tonight in northeast philadelphia. jennifer? reporter: iain, good evening. we are hearing that the victim in this case mail in his 30s. at this point we know that he is in extremely critical condition at aria torresdale hospital. investigators tell us he was struck by multiple cars as many as four along the rows vessel boulevard at harbison avenue including this chevy tahoe that did remain on scene. accident happened around 8:00 o clock tonight. again, police say multiple witnesses told them that the man was running in the southbound lanes of the boulevard in only his underwear. no shoes, no socks, no jacket, police say that he was waving his arms and singing police don t know if he was under the influence but believe there was some sort of underlying mental condition. investigators describe how the accident happened and say the first two vehicles involved did remain at the sc ....
condition. investigators describe how the accident happened and say the first two vehicles involved did remain at the scene. from witnesses and preliminary information, this mail was running in the outer lanes running southbound in the 6500 block of roosevelt boulevard when he got struck by a heavy tahoe that was going south on the boulevard. after being struck, the victim s body went up into the air, and landed in the inner lanes of the 6500 block of the boulevard southbound. when he was struck by at least possibly two or three other vehicles. reporter: police say businesses across the way have surveillance cameras that may help them track down official additional witnesses. the man who s identity is not known is in extremely critical condition at aria torresdale hospital and as this investigation continues, but the inner and outer lanes remain shut down. iain? jennifer, thank you. more breaking news tonight. philadelphia police are investigate a possible abduc ....