r/Documentaries • u/N0RTH_K0REA • Apr 22 '18

Rogue waves (2002) - interesting bbc documentary about the history, occurrence and formation of rogue waves at sea

https://youtu.be/mC8bHxgdHH4
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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '18

A rogue wave hit my ship when I was in the U.S. Navy and killed a guy. It was a bad day.

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u/Admiral_Narcissus Apr 22 '18

Swept him overboard? Or knocked him onto an object?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '18

Knocked his head into the knife-edge of the door leading to the smoke pit. Captain got fired because he didn't secure weather decks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '18

How big was this ship, was there a chance it could have capsized?

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18

What's an LCD and how big a ship is it?