CBC documentary - Rogue Waves on usenet
Bob wrote in
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On Jan 28, 6:12*pm, larry wrote:
An excellent TV documentary from Canadian Broadcasting has been
posted to alt.binaries.multimedia.documentaries every sailor should
watch.....It's 4
5
minutes long, with no spam, of course..
Fantastic research is going on as these massive waves are far more
numerou
s
than ever thought!
Humm, maybe they are not as Rogue and unpredictable as most people are
led to belive.........................
Bob
Two ocean liners rounding South America were hit by rogue waves very
closely. So, the researchers turned the radar satellite on the area and
found TEN rogue waves in ONE DAY!
They also pose the question, is this what causes the sinking rates without
a trace in the Bermuda Triangle...also a hotbed of rogue wave activity!
Until very very recently, mariners never said they were hit by a rogue wave
for fear of being labeled crazy or some stupid, superstitious nonsense.
Now, reports are coming in from all over the globe!
While I was watching it, I thought back to all those hours in moderately
low seas I've sat staring at the radar scope, alone in the cockpit.....What
if....??
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