How could this happen? rogue wave smashes through

[Cruise-NOW]

Is the glass so weak? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Z4GY1T32U

 

And how often do ships face this situation

[GORDONCHICK]

The interior glass is regular glass. Do you have any idea just how heavy water is? It's 8lbs per gallon. Add to that millions of gallons with force behind them. The exterior glass is much thicker but there are plenty of open areas on a ship for water to come through if waves are high.

[Cruise-NOW]

Here is news coverage with animation of it

[Love.II.Cruise]

The interior glass is regular glass. Do you have any idea just how heavy water is? It's 8lbs per gallon. Add to that millions of gallons with force behind them. The exterior glass is much thicker but there are plenty of open areas on a ship for water to come through if waves are high.

 

 

Exactly, think of what a Tsunami does with all for force behind it.

[eh2zed]

Water is one of the earth's most powerful forces

[cb at sea]

At sea, you'll roll right over a "tsunami" wave without even knowing you've passed over it! It's only in very shallow water/land that the wave will affect anything. Until it gets to shallow water, the "wave" is nothing but energy....it's not like a big surf wave!

[bbwex]

Rogue waves are not fully understood as yet, but although very, very, very rare, they do exist. They have only been filmed a few times, and various scientific groups from around the world are looking to a) identify them and b) explain their origin. Just going from the evident frequency, you are probably (and this is only a guess) 1,000,000 times more likely to be hit by lightning, and the number could be even higher than that. There also seems to be some evidence that they happen mostly in very high latitudes, but again they are still being studied.

 

As for the violent rocking seen on the second video, that happens, though I don't understand the amount of furniture, etc., that is not fixed to the deck in any way. If a ship were to be hit broadside by such large waves, it is likely the ship would either turn into or put its stern to the seas and wait for calmer seas before resuming its intended course. At a minimum, they would minimize the motion until everything could be appropriately restrained. Large storms do cause heavy seas. Ships can handle what can appear to be very large seas. It might not be comfortable for everyone if you are in 50-foot seas, but a ship can handle it if it takes an appropriate course and sets an appropriate speed for the ship in such situations. Seas that heavy are fairly rare, but storms will generate heavy seas that can cause some pitching (fore-and-aft motion) or rolling (side-to-side motion).

 

The bottom line is to really not worry about really severe events, or even really heavy seas. For the most part, cruise ships operate away from large storms, and though ships (even the largest) are affected by the seas, the motion tends to be pretty minimal.

[Love.II.Cruise]

At sea, you'll roll right over a "tsunami" wave without even knowing you've passed over it! It's only in very shallow water/land that the wave will affect anything. Until it gets to shallow water, the "wave" is nothing but energy....it's not like a big surf wave!

 

I know that! I was using it as an example of a force of water - that's all. :rolleyes:

[rvsullivan]

A small ship, 600+ft and forward facing glass at main deck level is a recipe for disaster. Same thing with the rolling, small ship turn side toward the waves and your going to roll badly. Stabilizers don't work from the side.

Not going to happen this way on one of the modern mega ships with all of their glass up at the 12-18 level.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Mother Nature can do some pretty strange things.

[jocap]

Louis Cruises had only just bought Majesty from NCL when this tragedy happened- I believe one man died. The lounge was on deck 5, or similar; most ships don't have windows so low in the prow.

After the accident, people on the NCL site were remembering that the lounge on 5 was shut in high seas, so perhaps it's something Louis hadn't thought about before, especially as the seas in the Med are usually calmer than the oceans.

Jo.

[sarge98]

Is the glass so weak? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Z4GY1T32U

 

And how often do ships face this situation

 

i read an article a while back that mentioned a rogue wave hit a oil platform in the North sea the article said the wave was 80', suposedlt the largest ever recorded.:eek:

[sarge98]

Is the glass so weak? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Z4GY1T32U

 

And how often do ships face this situation

 

Look under cruise ships in utube. There are a lot of film clips showing cruise and other ships in heavt sea.. Interesting to watch.