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It's worth checking out Wikipedia to find some other sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave It seems like the
by petewarden 17y ago
It's worth checking out Wikipedia to find some other sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave
It seems like the article is based on a press release which contains a few sensational claims, eg 200 large ships sunk by rogue waves seems dubious, since Lloyds only reports 124 total losses in the time period, most from the Iran/Iraq war:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave#Loss_estimates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave#Loss_estimates
I have to admit I'm fascinated by the whole topic, and wasted an afternoon digging into it. Now if there was only a connection to giant squid too, I'd be in heaven.