Rogue wave
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Rogue waves are large and unpredictable surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships and isolated structures such as lighthouses. They are distinct from tsunamis, which are long-wavelength w
A merchant ship in heavy seas as a large wave looms ahead, Bay of Biscay, c. 1940
Although commonly described as a tsunami, the titular wave in The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai is more likely an example of a large rogue wave.[citation needed]
SS Edmund Fitzgerald
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, sh
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…backwashes and suddenly overloads the ship deck with large amounts of water. The phenomenon is one of various theorized causes of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior in November 1975. A 2012 study reported that, in addition to the Peregrine soliton reaching up to about 3 times the height of the…
SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1971
SS Edmund Fitzgerald in ballast, heading for the taconite mines
SS Edmund Fitzgerald under way
One of Edmund Fitzgerald's lifeboats, on display at the Valley Camp museum ship