STORM SURGE The chief engineer of the Stolt Surf took photographs as the tanker met a rogue wave in 1977. The deck, nearly 75 feet above sea level, was submerged.
That's it. I'm never even going to the beach again.
That is one scarey set of photos.
Given those pictures, the ship was well-named...
There was a scene in the 2006 version of Deadliest Catch, where a fishing ship was hit by a 65 foot wave. It put the vessel on its side. The camera man must have soiled himself.
Rogue wave estimated at 60 feet moving away from ship after crashing into it a short time earlier. In the Gulf Stream off of Charleston, South Carolina, with light winds of 15 knots.
