How much water can a ship survive? Rogue Waves & the ships that ENCOUNTERED them!

It’s the middle of the night. You’re standing on the Bridge of a ship when suddenly you spot what looks like the white cliffs of dover coming towards you. This was the experience of those on QE2’s Bridge in 1995 when the ship was hit by a massive rogue wave, estimated to be 95ft or around 29m tall!

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Chapters:

00:00 Rogue Wave Intro
00:51 What is a Rogue Wave?
01:22 Rogue Wave vs. Tsunami
02:18 History’s Giant Waves
02:42 Queen Mary Rogue Wave 1942
03:22 Kronprinz Wilhelm & Lusitania Rogue Waves
03:46 Michelangelo Rogue Wave 1966
04:00 Recent Rogue Waves
04:39 Surviving a Rogue Wave
04:59 QE2 Rogue Wave in 1995
05:38 Closing Thoughts

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Blurb:

Rogue wave is a term used to describe a wave which is at least 2 times higher than the waves around it.

There have been multiple instances of ships being hit by rogue waves over the decades. But did you know that the definition and recording of rogue waves only began in a coordinated official capacity in 1995?

By their very nature, many rogue waves are unpredictable. They can come from directions other than what would be expected by the prevailing wind and waves. They can be caused by storms, and by swells passing through each other.

The good news is generally don’t last for very long, perhaps a few minutes. So you’re unlikely to see one on your next cruise.

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Script & Research:
Rachelle Cross & Chris Frame

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Image Support:

Rob Henderson and Doug Cremer from the Henderson & Cremer Collection for the imagery used in this video.

Mike Brady ‪@OceanlinerDesigns‬ ​for supporting us with the animations of Queen Mary and Lusitania.

Bill Miller for the image support for Michelangelo.

Other imagery acknowledged / licensed as follows:
 White Cliffs of Dover: Bernd Feurich License: https://tinyurl.com/24df9jdx
 Ocean Waves: RostislavUzunov License: https://tinyurl.com/45rnjxjy
 Waves: Aleks Dahlberg License: https://tinyurl.com/bdfnzsst
 Waves: Tim Marshall License: https://unsplash.com/photos/uanoYn1AmPs
 Viking Polaris: Nolabob CC BY SA 4.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/4v8mv6c4
 Rogue Wave, Picture taken in the Bay of Biscay, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Public Domain) License: https://tinyurl.com/44v947u4
 Bremen Life Ring: Liebgard. CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/38j4snvz
 NOAA Ship in Storm: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Public Domain): License: https://tinyurl.com/ywnv8fhz
 Water over deck and hatches, Buonasera CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/ro3ewjkfdwkmafn
 1915 ships in rough seas. Eerste Wereldoorlog. The Commons Usage License: https://tinyurl.com/sjhshadfja9flicrk
 Sailing ship in harsh conditions. Image published in Finnish periodical Kyläkirjaston Kuvalehti on 15th December 1881. Public Domain License: https://tinyurl.com/finnish82171
 Overseas Chicago: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Public Domain) License: https://tinyurl.com/noaa39298
 Rogue Wave Sign: Articseahorse CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/1995sign
 Tsunami Animation: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Public Domain). License: https://tinyurl.com/gif0101
 Tsunami Animation: Régis Lachaume CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/5n6wv6j3
 Tsunami, Train was carried away 200m from Onagawa Station. ChiefHira, CC BY SA 3.0 https://tinyurl.com/ju3fa244
 Kronprinz Wilhelm: Library of Congress / Public Domain License: https://tinyurl.com/mvu4jy2a
 Michelangelo and Raffaello Docked, Public Domain (Italy) license: https://tinyurl.com/299euxer
 Caledonian Star. Stan Shebs CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/shebs921873
 Norwegian Dawn. Daniel Schwen CC BY SA 4.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/nstai923
 Prinsendam. The Carslile Kid. CC BY SA 2.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/4t9vtfdp
 Multiple clips of Ocean Waves, Videzy. License details: https://tinyurl.com/4p6ebu5j and https://tinyurl.com/3pyursrm
 Large wave on DELAWARE II. National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/qwefdasgfvdsc
 Imperator Alexander. State Library of Victoria. Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/au82882
 NOAA Ship in a storm. National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/bdknkkup
 Timelapse of the Milky Way video by faycol bogonko: https://www.pexels.com/video/time-lap...
 Tsunami: Ilona Froehlich, Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/-6z8PHCcvrg

Thumbnail waves: Silas Biasch, License: https://unsplash.com/photos/ceITO2rlDgc

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