Why Monster Waves Can’t Sink Large Ships During Storms
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Dive deep into the fascinating world of maritime technologies with us as we explore the intricacies of why large ships remain stable, even during intense storms in the middle of the sea. In my Coast Guard service I experienced four years on the winter North Atlantic. Thing is ships systems do break down. Stuff happens. No one can say that storms cannot sink a large ship when other things go wrong. I have seen several rogue waves that could have turned over an unlucky ship. The methods described in this video are to stabilise the ship in heavy seas. Sadly, that won't stop a ship sinking. I used to run large oil products tankers from Europe to New York. I once had a 75,000 tonne ship enter a severe Atlantic storm to rescue a yachtsman. Lost its front two cargo hatches so the holds that were originally filled with 25,000 tonnes of gasoline were suddenly filled with 35,000 tonnes of seawater. The ship went bow down into mountainous waves and its keel eventually fractured. Limped into New York, beached on a sand bar and was unloaded with barges as it was in danger of sinking. Yachtsman saved themselves by just battening down hatches and riding out the storm.
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