The first and largest documented rogue wave was an 84-foot behemoth, which struck the Draupner platform oil rig, off Norway ...
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In 2020, a Rogue Wave the Size of a Four-Storey Building Threatened the High Seas—And It Wasn’t Supposed to Exist
In November 2020, a colossal rogue wave was recorded off the coast of Ucluelet, a small town on Vancouver Island, Canada. This extraordinary event saw a wave rise to a height of 17.6 meters, about the ...
In 2022, a large, unexpected rogue wave struck the Viking Polaris, breaking windows. One passenger died and others were injured. (Alexis Delisi/AFP/Getty Images) Huge, freak waves that seem to come ...
Monstrous and deadly waves that arrive without warning have been recounted in fishing and sailing lore for more than a century. These so-called "rogue" or "freak" waves have been seen from cruise ...
Long reported only anecdotally by sailors, in 1995 a wave measuring 25.6 meters high (84 ft) struck the North Sea Draupner gas platform off the coast of Norway and was verified by a laser-measuring ...
ALEXIS DELELISI/AFP / Getty Images Huge, freak waves that seem to come out of nowhere and endanger ships at sea could someday be predicted with enough advance warning to let sailors get ready. That's ...
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