2019-2-2 12:00 |
Accounts by mariners of freak or rogue waves out in the ocean have long been a common occurrence but until relatively recently remained anecdotal. That is, until January 1 1995, when a huge wave was observed – and recorded – at the Draupner Oil platform in the North Sea.
It was one of the first reliable measurements of a freak wave in the ocean and at a height of 25. 6 meters, it was over two times the height of the waves that surrounded it. Appearing seemingly from nowhere, this seminal observation initiated many years of research into the possible causes…
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