On Wed, 07 May 2008 20:16:23 +0000, Richard Casady wrote:


During WWII the Queen Mary was in a North Atlantic gale with no big deal
30 to 40 foot waves. A freak wave broke the pilothouse windows 93 feet
above sea level, and rolled her almost to the point of no return. Weak
windows should not go far offshore.

Casady

A broken porthole was also what sunk the Ocean Ranger. All hands lost.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Ranger