Extreme Wave/Ship Interaction

摘要: Catastrophic (extreme) ocean waves differ from tsunamis. Tsunamis become dangerous only when they come to the coastal zone. On contrary, catastrophic most often arise far coast. The Beagle met an extreme wave near Cape Horn. Darwin wrote … 13th storm raged with its full fury; our horizon was narrowly limited by sheets of spray borne wind At noon a great sea broke over us, and filled one whale-boats, poor trembled at shock, for few minutes would not obey her helm; but soon, like good ship that she was, righted came up again. Had another followed first, fate have been decided soon ever (Darwin, Journal Researches into Natural History Geology Countries Visited during Voyage H.M.S. Around World, under Command Captain Fitz Roy, R N T Nelson Sons, London, 1890, pp. 264–265).