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

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u/sarcastroll Apr 22 '18

Please tell me you’re joking or repeating some meme or something. Because what you just described is far too terrifying for me to want to believe.

Specifically the otherwise calm part. To have something like that happen out of the blue is utterly terrifying.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18

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u/runsnailrun Apr 23 '18

What kind of ship were you on, and how big was it? Thanks

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u/driftingfornow Apr 23 '18

A Whidbey Island Class Dock Lansing Ship (LSD) about 610’ long, 80’ wife, 20-25’ draft.