Terrifying simulation shows exactly what would happen if you were to fall from a cruise ship

A chilling simulation has detailed exactly what would happen if you were to fall from a cruise ship.

Often described as the dream holiday, thousands of Americans head on a cruise every single year for much-needed sun.

And while they are no doubt meant to be a time of relaxation and luxury, that doesn't mean accidents don't happen onboard.

A terrifying simulation video uploaded by the Instagram account Axiom 3D has detailed what would happen if someone was to fall overboard, and it's certainly not pleasant.

Documenting the fall of an animated character falling into the open ocean, a narrator for the viral video began: "What happens if you fall from a cruise ship and no one sees you? First, you hit the water at 30 miles per hour. It feels like concrete."

The video went on to explain that the panic of hitting such freezing waters kicks in immediately, and with no life jacket, the grim reality soon kicks in.

The simulation video has detailed the gruesome reality of an overboard incident (Getty Stock Photo)

While the individual may scream for help, the 'noise of the propellers' from this cruise line immediately drowns out any noise.

The ship is in the distance some ten minutes after the person has been thrown overboard. The video narrator went on: "Then it's gone, you are alone in the pitch black. The freezing water instantly saps your body heat. By hour one, exhaustion and terror take over."

You'll soon realize the water beneath is two miles deep and 'then you feel something brush against your leg'. Certainly a horrific way to go.

Such horrifying event is actually more common that you may think, with 212 overboard incidents recorded between 2009 and 2019. More staggeringly, only 48 people were rescued after falling from the cruise ship.

212 overboard incidents have happened over a period of ten years (Getty Stock Photo)

So, what happens when cruise ship staff realize a passenger has gone overboard?

Well, the first action is a 'man overboard' alert to the bridge, followed by the crew broadcasting 'Code Oscar' over the ship’s public address system.

Once the point of the incident is recorded, the ship reverses course at maximum safe speed, while nearby vessels are deployed to assist with the rescue.

Crew will also deploy life rafts and rescue boats into the ocean, while lookouts will scan the surface and the surrounding area from the decks above.

While the attempted rescue takes place in the water, trained staff are on hand to provide support to the family and friends of the individual who's gone overboard.