'Freak' wave rocks cruise (70-footer hits N.Y.-bound ship)

ny daily news ^ | 4/17/05 | JONATHAN LEMIRE

[Rebelbase]

Must have caught her broadside.

[Quilla]

Amazing that only four were injured.

[Tempestuous]

"after it hit vicious seas in an overnight storm off Florida - then was creamed by the rogue wave after dawn."

Bermuda Triangle?

[Rebelbase]

[Rebelbase]

There's been a low pressure S.E. of Hatteras for a couple of days now. Things should be calming down on the US coastlines by today/tomorrow.

There were reports of 17' surf at Hatteras Saturday morning.

[gridlock]

Tough times for the cruise industry...

Last year, Norwich virus.

This year, Mel Blank gets creamed by a rogue wave.

I belee...I belee...I belee...That's All Folks!

[BTCM]

The USS Pickaway LPA 222 was hit with a rogue wave like this back in the late 60's in the south China Sea--Darn I am an old man!

[G.Mason]

"Bermuda Triangle?"

You betcha. Those space aliens (not to be confused by the wetback marauders) are at it again. ;)

[SheLion]

There's been a low pressure S.E. of Hatteras for a couple of days now. Things should be calming down on the US coastlines by today/tomorrow.

Why are our oceans acting so weird lately?

North Carolina was having a weird wave pattern off the coast the past two days.  The Weather Channel had a weather gal standing on a pier overlooking the ocean at Nag's Head, and the ocean was really high and churning. (Yesterday).

 

It was supposed to get really high winds.  I didn't stay with the Weather Channel so I don't know what happened the rest of the day.  But now this article this morning.

 

I just don't know why our oceans are acting up so weird anymore.

[Quilla]

I have an incredible respect (aka fear) of big water. I believe I saw that picture in Chapman Piloting years ago and nearly had a heart attack. I've always wondered where the photographer was when he took it.

[porte des morts]

All passengers would be given a partial refund, a credit for a future trip and access to the ship's open bar, Robison said.

Partial refund???, Future trip?? not the near furure I would bet. The ship's open bar? Priceless,and very crowded.

[mewzilla]

And Norwalk isn't the only problem....

Hundreds of Bedbugs Sicken Couple On Cruise.

[Strategerist]

There's nothing remotely weird about high seas off Cape Hatteras.

[Dutch Boy]

So where did the 70 foot wave go? Did it hit shore somewhere?

[prophetic]

my initial thoughts were to the effect that perhaps that infamous Michael Moore was on board and he farted - therefore the huge wave was generated as a result.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Cannon ball!

[Rebelbase]

The low pressure caused all that.

[SheLion]

There's nothing remotely weird about high seas off Cape Hatteras.

Well, what with that Tsunami and the oceans acting up.  All those shark off the shores in Florida.  Just strange to me.

And I will never look at the ocean the same again after looking at photos of the damage caused by that Tsunami.  I never in my life heard of the ocean doing this before.  I have 'heard' of them, but now with news coverage and the Internet, we can see the actual damage that they do. 

And not living by Cape Hatteras, I am not familiar with the ocean conditions in that area.  So thanks for pointing that out.

[Rebelbase]

This is where you previously saw that picture.

[Strategerist]

The weird thing about Tsunamis is that there weren't any large long-range tsunamis for 40 years from 1964 to 2004; normally there should have been one every 10 years.