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Gigantic wave in the Pacific was the most extreme 'rogue wave' on record
In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high. A ...
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Giant underwater plumes triggered by 7-story waves at Nazaré captured off Portuguese coast — Earth from space
A 2020 satellite photo shows the immense power of 7-story waves crashing along the Portuguese coast. Later the same day, a surfer rode a 101-foot-tall wave at Nazaré, setting a new world record.
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A single rogue wave nearly crippled a modern ocean liner
In 1966, the luxury ocean liner SS Michelangelo was crossing the Atlantic when it was suddenly struck by a massive rogue wave. The impact smashed windows more than 20 meters above the waterline, ...
The ocean is an intriguing and mysterious place. For every new species of sea creature we find, there are an untold number of others waiting to be discovered. But it isn't just sea life that has kept ...
Under a hazy gray sky on the first day of 1995, the Draupner natural gas platform in the North Sea was struck by something that had long been relegated to maritime folklore: an 84-foot wall of water ...
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