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    Re: Freak? wave pummels cruise ship
    From: Jared Sherman
    Date: 2005 May 6, 14:10 -0400

    Peter-
     I suppose the media ignored their correct name (rogue waves, meaning they
    are individuals, rogues, not part of a normal wave system/train) either
    because their advertisers didn't want people to think these waves are
    normal, or because there are no science staff left at the TVNooze.
     There was a report about a year ago, maybe less, along the lines that the
    radar(?) equipment on one of the spacecraft had been used to look into how
    common rogue waves were, by measuring changes in sea state at many points.
    IIRC their preliminary result was that something like 1-2000 "rogue" waves
    were likely in one year. Most are never reported since they rise and die at
    sea, unseen. (I didn't note the details, someone please feel free to correct
    me if you have them at hand.)
     Of course, telling the happy vacationers that monster 110+ foot waves are
    *normal* and their pleasure palaces are not invulnerable would be very bad
    for the cruise business. Apparently the last ship that made the news here in
    the US had been ordered into bad wx in order to get it back to port for part
    of a TV shoot. That may have had something to do with why this incident
    happened.
    
    
    

       
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