Figure 10.17 An artist imagines the cargo ship München immediately before its encounter with a rogue wave on the night of 12 December 1978. The ship sank quickly with the loss of all 27 crew members. One unused lifeboat had been stowed 20 meters (66 feet) above the water- line, yet one of its attachment pins had been bent by extreme force. A Maritime Court conduded that bad weather had caused "..an unusual event" leading to the ship's demise probably a rogue wave. COMD BBC/Monkey Experiment
Figure 10.17 An artist imagines the cargo ship München immediately before its encounter with a rogue wave on the night of 12 December 1978. The ship sank quickly with the loss of all 27 crew members. One unused lifeboat had been stowed 20 meters (66 feet) above the water- line, yet one of its attachment pins had been bent by extreme force. A Maritime Court conduded that bad weather had caused "..an unusual event" leading to the ship's demise probably a rogue wave. COMD BBC/Monkey Experiment
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Why is the southern tip of South Africa such a dangerous place for rogue waves?
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 10.17 An artist imagines the cargo ship München immediately
before its encounter with a rogue wave on the night of 12 December
1978. The ship sank quickly with the loss of all 27 crew members. One
unused lifeboat had been stowed 20 meters (66 feet) above the water-
line, yet one of its attachment pins had been bent by extreme force. A
Maritime Court conduded that bad weather had caused "..an unusual
event" leading to the ship's demise probably a rogue wave.
COMD
BBC/Monkey Experiment
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