"chuck" wrote in message
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Thanks for the comment, Jeff. It is indeed sloppy reporting since I see
the ESA website reports 200 supertankers and container ships exceeding 200
meters in length were sunk in the last two decades by severe weather!!!
Quite a departure from the CBC story.
On the other hand, ESA's study was based on only 3 weeks of observation,
during which they found ten waves above 25 meters. If their sample is
unbiased, we would expect to see about 170 such waves per year. Still an
amazing number.
Chuck
Jeff wrote:
Thats a typically sloppy, exaggerated news report. The oft-cited ESA
report found 10 waves 25 meters or more and extrapolated from that.
Roughly 100 ships a year are sunk, and while rogue waves are the possible
cause of many, that's a long way from proving that such waves "destroy
200 ships a year."
chuck wrote:
The following was excerpted from a CBC story on the cruise ship:
"According to its satellite surveillance, the European Space Agency
estimates 'rogue' waves can reach up to 35 metres high and destroy about
200 ships a year."
Chuck
NOYB wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On 17 Apr 2005 08:07:02 -0700, wrote:
Expect a couple of familiar voices crying out that such waves don't
exist. :-)
There are a lot of commercial ships floating the ocean that would not
survive a 20' rogue wave. Lots of junk still in use.