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Yup. As someone who’s worked a lot on ships all over the world, I can tell you that waves can be deceiving. It can look like everything is normal, but suddenly the ships roll and pitch will perfectly time a slightly larger swell which then gets to wash in over deck.

It is worth noting that the ships themselves have no problem handling this. They’re designed so that any water that washes over the deck gets drained out and doesn’t go into the interior. Whoever is on those decks is another story though. Just because your feet are dry, don’t assume they will remain so.

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20 points

The Blair Wave Project.

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How did the wave come from the back?

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boat hits a swell in front/side, stutters, fast moving swell is momentarily moving faster than the boat in the right direction.

that wave was probably hitting the side of the boat right as it was dipping down, so it climbed up the side of the boat and on to the deck

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10 points

“Yeah, I’m okay. But the front fell off.”

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5 points

Typical.

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1 point

Tow it out of the environment.

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…into another environment?

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8 points

Rogue wave?

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8 points

At sea? A chance in a million!

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