'Rogue waves' reported by mariners get scientific
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Makes you think about how little we really know about the world, don't it?
'Rogue waves' reported by mariners get scientific backing
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...afp/science_sea
PARIS (AFP) - European satellites have given confirmation to terrified mariners who describe seeing freak waves as tall as 10-storey buildings, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
'Rogue waves' reported by mariners get scientific backing
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...afp/science_sea
PARIS (AFP) - European satellites have given confirmation to terrified mariners who describe seeing freak waves as tall as 10-storey buildings, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
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That's the one. It still terrifies me. I have spent almost 40 years around boats, have seen some large waves and even bigger swells, but that's a monster. You have no idea how much power something like that wave has.
Very scary.
Very scary.
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Originally posted by scottie1113@July 23, 2004, 5:04 AM
That's the one. It still terrifies me. I have spent almost 40 years around boats, have seen some large waves and even bigger swells, but that's a monster. You have no idea how much power something like that wave has.
Very scary.
That's the one. It still terrifies me. I have spent almost 40 years around boats, have seen some large waves and even bigger swells, but that's a monster. You have no idea how much power something like that wave has.
Very scary.
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I'm in the Navy and I've been out to sea alot. I've done the West Coast to Persian Gulf and back 4 times. Usually a side trip to Australia on the way back. I've heard about these waves but never seen them. I can only imagine, we've been on the edge of a typhoon and actually had waves come onto the flight deck of the Aircraft Carrier I was on. For a wave to come with no warning on a clear day, that's scary even on a big ship.
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