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[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 58 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yup. As someone who's worked a lot on ships all over the world, I can tell you that waves can be deceiving. It can look like everything is normal, but suddenly the ships roll and pitch will perfectly time a slightly larger swell which then gets to wash in over deck.

It is worth noting that the ships themselves have no problem handling this. They're designed so that any water that washes over the deck gets drained out and doesn't go into the interior. Whoever is on those decks is another story though. Just because your feet are dry, don't assume they will remain so.

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

The Blair Wave Project.

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"Yeah, I'm okay. But the front fell off."

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tow it out of the environment.

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

...into another environment?

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How did the wave come from the back?

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

boat hits a swell in front/side, stutters, fast moving swell is momentarily moving faster than the boat in the right direction.

that wave was probably hitting the side of the boat right as it was dipping down, so it climbed up the side of the boat and on to the deck

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

At sea? A chance in a million!

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

The ocean is notoriously anti-paparazzi