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 ...
Imagine sailing through the ocean. You are so far out on the water that no land is in sight, even if you squint. Suddenly, there appears to be a steep drop-off in the water up ahead, like a cliff. The ...
James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
Sailors have long told tales of giant waves that spring from nowhere in the ocean, threatening to destroy ships entirely. Despite what sailors claimed, rogue waves were thought to not be ...
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Watch an 80-foot rogue wave smash a cruise ship - then glass explodes everywhere
An 80-foot rogue wave is powerful enough to overwhelm even the largest ships at sea. In this video, you'll witness real encounters where towering walls of water smashed through reinforced windows, ...
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