The Rogue wave and the sailor

[SomeGuyInaShirt]

Originally Posted by Dan Mosby

%#@!ing imperial/metric nonsense. That's what happens when you grow up in an environment where you carry pounds, walk kilometers, drive miles, and drink by the quart.

Madness.

I had a good belly laugh at this, thanks. Also love how your post count remains at 69, lol.

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by newhaul

This video was just posted .
https://youtu.be/phUW3PK_ZRk?si=al8mzJTcawvDQi2C

Originally Posted by boatman61

That was not a 'wave'.. that was a surge that swept up the beach and climbed over the retaining wall.

A massive wave slammed Ventura Beach in California last week, sending eight people to hospital. It was, certainly, a very large wave, on a high tide, with an extreme "wave run-up."
But was it actually a rogue wave?
“About That” producer Lauren Bird breaks down the science of rogue waves and why they’re so unpredictable.

Good Video ‘Explainer’: 8:14 ➥ http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2296739907957

[Tillikum]

Originally Posted by newhaul

That is correct I have first hand knowledge of that incident my father was on it that trip as was one of my uncles.

From the official reports .
From 8–14 December 1942, Queen Mary carried 10,389 soldiers and 950 crew (total 11,339). During this trip, while 700 miles (1,100 km) from Scotland during a gale, she was suddenly hit broadside by a rogue wave that might have reached a height of 28 metres (92 ft).

Any of those recollections you might want to share here would be of interest to many, including me.

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by Tillikum

Any of those recollections you might want to share here would be of interest to many, including me.

My actual first hand experience is from my navy days I posted way back in the begining of this thread on an aircraft carrier in 1989. we got hit with several of them in a few hours.
One crushed the bow of the ship and another one took the life of one of my men I had sent out to secure a damaged weapons locker .
https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ml#post2961599
There are a couple of other members that also were on that ship then they posted dir observations here as well

[GordMay]

Huge waves batter distant US Army station in South Pacific, forcing evacuations
➥ https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ml#post3863687