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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Those are called "sneaker waves". They are much more common than a rogue wave and occur on the shore. They take lives every year in the PNW.
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Yep, I've seen a few sneaker waves along the far Northern California coast. They tend to happen in certain areas more than others and can be a
serious hazard to anyone standing on a rocky shore.
The best advice.. is never turn your back on the ocean.. i.e. like when taking photos. |
Many years ago when we saw the warning sign on a southern Oregon coast we didn't see how it was possible. The cliff was so tall and the water way far
down, looked so calm.
As John stood on the edge of the cliff, I took the picture right as one of those sneaker waves engulfed John. Fortunately, it did not take John
away---instead, he was soaked, and very cold. Wet Levi's are not very comfortable on a cold windy winter day.
I like the picture I have, he doesn't!
Diane
[Edited on 8-6-2008 by jdtrotter]
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I'm talking ROUGE waves not sneakers.
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Do they only occur during a red tide?
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Although they do not like to broadcast it .... even the thousand foot ocean liners get hit occasionaly .... last year , well you can watch it for
yourself ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvtwo2ugwU8
or
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7533945/
or
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61873-2005Apr...
These things are really impresive .... just a few months ago a resident of Todos Santos was drowned by one of these. Never turn your back on
the ocean.
CaboRon
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1958 found me on the USS Chickasaw a ocean going tug boat,we had just left Hong Kong and was headed north to Tokyo by way of the Formosa str.
I had the 12-4 wheel watch,moon was full and the wind was up,rough but nothing we hadden seen before,tugs are not designed for a pleasure
cruise so we were used to rough rides.
But this night was a little different we wallowed around in the troughs
for what seemed hours,than it happened,at the bottom of a trough we looked up but could not see the top of the next wave.
I was not on the wheel at the time so was able to brace myself,everyone on the watch let out a yell as we went up that thing,truly scary,the
wave went completely over the wheel house I thought for a moment we were going
over backwards but it was not to be.
Things just settled down after that,just a bummpy ride,I was reminded of that night when the movie Perfect Storm came out,I love the ocean
but she must be respected at all times,for sure.
Rob
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I used to day out of the the Royal Cape Yacht club in Cape Town, and met several round-the-world sailors (in the bar) ALL of whom described the leg
from Durban to Cape Town as the most dangerous piece of ocean they had ever sailed on - the area due to conflicting currents and trade winds, is known
for rogue waves. Two had encountered rogue waves, and one trimaran had actually capsized.
My grandfather (late as usual) paid a Durban cabbie double fare to get him down to the harbor so he could board his ship for Cape Town to take up his
new job. He missed the boat by 20 minutes, so he used to tell us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waratah_(ship)
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Sorry - that points to the wrong WIkipedia, it should be
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waratah_(ship)"
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1974 November - US Navy - Bering Seas up near Atka Iskland. USS Deliver ARS-23 a 213' rescue salvage vessel. We took a roque wave broadside. Estimated
60-75'. Green water covered all decks. Listed to 40 deg then rightened. 45+ and she keeps going over! Had to be generated from a previous storm a few
days earlier.
It truly gives one a very healthy respect for our planets' oceans.
Look up the story about the Munchen, a German freighter that was considered almost unsinkable. It hit a roque wave and did not survive with the
exception a single life boat that had ripped from it's davits which were 75-100 feet above the water line!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
| Quote: | Originally posted by Alan
| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
oxxo, Epizootic waves are what you're referring to. Sort of a combination of waves
converging at a given point in the ocean. Don't worry about running into a nuclear
sub, they operate well offshore in deep water. |
Not always! They do come home sometime. I've had them surface in front of me just outside San Diego. |
The nuclear submarine USS Greenville struck and sunk the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fishing vessel about ten miles off of Diamond Head, Oahu on Friday,
February 9, 2001. |
As I recall the story the Greenville was (during an excersize) performing a manuver where the boat is executing an "emergency surface "
Had nothing to do with a rogue wave.
It was indeed a tragic day.
CaboRon
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CaboRon, The Capt. of the Greenville was "showing off" to a group of VIP's that were aboard for a PR cruise. Sad. Of all the miles of empty ocean, he came up right under a boat loaded with Japanese students.
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