I was on the QE2 in 1996 for a transatlantic crossing. We had 50 foot waves for several hours. That was quite an experience.

I hadn't heard about the QE2 being hit by a rogue wave. It says a lot about her construction when the passengers slept through it!

Seeing a rogue wave bearing down on your ship must be terrifying 😮

I realize that this video is primarily about passenger vessels on the ocean that encountered rogue waves. On November 10th 1975 on Lake Superior in Michigan, it was a rogue wave approaching from the stern during a severe winter storm that finished off and sank the iron ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald. The ship had already suffered considerable damage due to the storm and was only 16 miles away from a safe harbor area when the wave approached. The ship was being followed by another ore carrier, the Arthur Anderson which also had encountered the wave and survived. But due to the aforementioned damage to the Fitzgerald it was the death blow for her. Twenty-nine men went to a cold watery grave that night!

i was on the QM2 last year new york to hamburg even at 20ft seas i read a book and sipped tea by a lower level port window, it's quite surreal watching a tempest outside while i contemplated a walk around the deck or second breakfast. if i had to be at sea in rough weather the QM2 would be my ship of choice. God save the King!

I had witnessed a rogue wave in the Gulf of Mexico in 1985 when hurricane Wand formed. It was 25’ high and coming opposite the wind pattern. Covered the entire back end of a 200’ offshore supply vessel.

Oh goodness i cant imagine seeing that it would be scary!!

I was out at sea in the general vicinity of the Michelangelo and my ship, much much smaller suffered significant damage, losing all of the lifeboats and most of our radio antennas, our electricity was cut, and we had some serious hull damage, we limped into port on one engine never to leave again. Ocean liners are tough, built to withstand bad seas, and soldier through them at speed, the rest of us have to slow down and endure the beating but getting solid water over the bridge does get your attention. Cruise ships are another story, basically a powered barge with a pointy front end welded on, don't go looking for storms in one of these.

I was a waiter in the Caronia Restaurant on QE2 when it was hit in 1995. It was THRILLING! :-)

QE2 - awesome

Hi Chris. Back in the 80's when Galileo was sailing 2 nighter's between Miami and Nassau , one trip in particular, on the way back to Miami, we hit a storm. The ship was rocking and rolling. At one point, the ship heaved out of the water and was smashed by something big, because what followed were crashes of dishes and the flying of furniture from one side of the ship to the other. I remember it because it heaved me right out of my bed. My brother was sailing with me on that trip. The next morning the ship was a mess, dishes and bottles were smashed and furniture was up ended all over the place.

The film 'Poseidon Adventure' was inspired (so to speak) by the Queen Mary's rogue wave encounter. Experts believed that a tilt of 3 more degrees would have sunk that huge liner.

I was a crew member aboard the QE2 in the 1970's. My Grandfather was also a Cunarder and made a number of voyages on the Queen Mary in the 1930's.

It's been really cool to see that rogue waves are getting more coverage these days. It's even cooler that now you have jumped into the topic too! Loved your insight as always, and despite having studied rogue waves for a couple of years now - both the science and history - I still ended up learning something new. I never knew if the certificate QE2's passengers received for surviving the wave was given to them in person when the voyage ended, or if it was placed by their cabins in the morning. I'm actually working on a story about the QE2 which tells her story through her eyes. The latest chapter - Chapter 4 - is all about her battle with Hurricane Luis and encounter with the rogue wave. I just finished it, though now I'll have to go back and fix that detail about the passengers receiving their certificates in the morning instead of when they disembarked in New York. Would've been nice if I knew that sooner... 😂

May our next cruise have some swells, some wind, and some precipitation ... but no "Mal de Mer." Thanks, Chris.

Good stuff Chris! Can't imagine having to deal with one of these things in real life...

I can't remember her name, but I bought two crossings on QM2 from a real nice Asian lady who had once served on QE2. She told me about the wave. She said it was the one and only time she was scared....and that she was knocked out of her bed in her cabin. She also gave me the best cabin to feel the ocean motion (6003) and sold me a crossing in December where we sailed through a Force 10! Call me a storm chaser!

Great Video

Another interesting video! If sailing on the oceans, and a rogue wave appears, I hope I am on the QM2.

Fascinating Chris.

I have learnt something new

Warships are only fitted with basic stabilisers. In 1976 I served in a frigate, HMS Falmouth, when we were hit on the ship,s side by one of these episodic waves. The inclinometer went beyond 45 degrees - I had one foot on the deck, and one on the bulkhead. The Chippy told me later that beyond 50 degrees the ship would probably capsize. The watchkeepers asleep were thrown out of their bunks, but it was all good fun. Frank in Bristol. .

Thank the Engineers that studied well, too keep your asses alive..!!!!

Not many people realise how the film "The Poseidon Adventure" was based on that near-miss RMS Queen Mary had with a rogue wave in 1942 while a troop carrier in the build up of soldiers for the D-Day invasion. Time-Life Books referred to this incident loosely in "The Liners" as part of its book series on this history of ships. Not much else was discussed about it for decades, until perhaps the incident with QE2 and the formal recognition of rogues waves as a phenomenon. It's only due to this recognition and greater research we now know how RMS Queen Mary rolled 52 degrees and that a roll to 55 degrees would have led to the worst single loss of loss aboard a ship in recorded history. This would have significantly surpassed that of the Wilhelm Gustloff in 1945 and potentially been a major PR coup to Nazi Germany, who could have claimed torpedoing her. This incident was graphically, yet rather painfully illustrated by @OceanlinerDesigns, which you included. Thank you for putting yet another fascinating vignette together and for sharing content from Mike Brady. Both of your channels are highly enjoyable, methodically crafted, and this marks a good collaboration.

Very interesting to know the which historic ships that have experienced this phenomena. Does this ever occur on calm seas or is it always choppy or rough seas? Great video - I enjoyed it so much!

I thought I remember seeing a documentary a few years back.....where scientist FINALLY believed the 'stories' of the existence of rogue waves, because they could see them from satellite images (actually what they saw were the shadows they cast) and I seem to remember that many/most were around the Cape of Good Hope....due to the interaction of the currents with the land mass?

Very informative, thank you.

The rogue wave that struck the Queen Mary broadside in December 1942 was about the same height as the one that struck QE2 head on in 1995. The Queen Mary briefly listed 52 degrees and had she listed 3 more degrees, she would have capsized. The Queen Mary was already top heavy and a notorious roller during peacetime and her wartime role made that even worse.

Thank you SO MUCH for putting the information and source of all your images. This makes such a big difference to viewers, and shows the quality of the videos you produce. If I could beg one favour though...if the words could either stay up a bit longer or the typeface be a bit bigger. Excellent channel all around!

Great video!

Excellent

That must have been a pretty harrowing ordeal aboard Queen Mary when it hit the wave.

I am a sailor for the past 42 years and captain for the past 28 years. I have not encountered what you are talking about. In very rough weather there is something we call the three sisters meaning every third wave becomes much larger than the other waves at certain points which is very violent. Waves simply don't pop up without any reason. The only area where abnormal waves form as per our text books is at the east coast of South Africa where due to a strong opposite wind blowing over the agulhas current abnormal phenomenal waves form as high as nearly over 100 feet and ships have sunk. So sailors are warned while sailing there. Pardon me I have sailed all the oceans my entire life and have not heard what you are talking about

You and Mike are two of my favorite Aussies. Nice work

Me , was on the QE2 bridge when it struck , real memory for a professional seafarer

I know quite a bit about rouge waves since they fascinate me a lot. Same goes for cruise ship. On what cruise lines can I hear you speak? What topics do you usually speak about? I wouldn't have thought that rouge waves were something the cruise line would want you to cover, or do they? :D I never heard about that certificate given on QE2 after the incident. Can you tell me more about it, or where I can learn more about that? Thanks a lot!

Springer has some books on the topic the math takes some time to get accustomed to.

Also, The Great Lakes are known for some most the nastiest Storms. Lake Superior nearly doesn't give up her "Dead"!

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Several sets of three 80 ft high waves third week January 1967, 180 ft long Coast Guard cutter Evergreen

What would like about how soldiers were serious or killed when Queen Mary got to play with that monster? Whether they sweep overboard on the interior of the ship?

bow on or broadside? big difference on what would happen.

Hello What about Rogue waves on lake Superior? That may have occurred on Nov 15, 1975 that contributed to the 729

I was on the QE 2 IN 1999 AND the Captain told us about that 90' wave, it's wasn't 95

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Modern Cruise 🛳 Vessel and Mega Container Vessels should be designed to Battle Rogue waves too, besides Aircraft Carriersm

Didn't the QE2 hit some Submerged object crossing the Atlantic causing a 300 gash in her hull But no severe damage besides that. I never heard if it was ever discovered what she hit.

No matter how big the ship, the oceans always bigger. That said, it's up too an experienced crew too make sure the ship has sufficient ballest and is taking waves or rollers head on....otherwise your dead.

Let me be clear, I love Viking Ocean, but, there is no way I will get on one of the Viking Polar class ships. From my view point, having large glass windows that low down in the hull and sailing her into the polar regions is just a bad idea, as has already been shown. Yes they have a heavily scrupled bow to push water up and away from the super structure, great until you have a wave that is either higher than the bow or hits side on. If you look at over head pictures of the bow of the Octantis and compare it to the bow of the QE2, QM2 you will see that the Octantis is a serious accident waiting to happen.

The engineers have solutions to built better ship. Navy ships can pass through without any issues

I love how Qantas is advertising on this video. Almost like avoid rogue waves. Go by air!

I subscribed at the beginning of the video, thank you for more content of our maritime.

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The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." 2 Esdras 7:75 ///////////////////////////////////////

Always interesting videos, I pray always when on cruises and in these situations if believe have faith Jesus can get you threw the storm I testify to that.

Seasickness is good enough to keep me from going to sea.

Just enough as to not sink it.

Did this really happen??

Did Elvis have a rogue wave?

O ímpio e como mar agitado que não pode se conter

Not sure elx

I would have expected at least some videos of those waves.

Oh, fun! Something to look forward to when fleeing to the ocean! 😨 I suppose it's better than being persecuted by society for being neurodivergent. 🙄 Guess I better learn to sail now!

Nice video, but you didn't answer the question you posed in the title.

I’m an oil worker off Newfoundland there was never waves much bigger then 30 feet maybe some in the 45 ft range but that’s it there are 90 or 100 ft waves I know because I’ve been going out there for 30 plus yrs

That sounds fun, what a great way to die!

How much was answered to the question: How much water can a ship survive?

It would have been better if you had offered some explanations by experts on the likely cause.

Titanic are mostly British and British lives are more important. That's why the Titanic got a Movie. It's very important English.🤔🤨😐 Americans are just Colonial subjects. American penal Colonies. Many, Many more White people in America are related to convicts than in Australia. what would you expect coming from a church that was built on the family values of Henry VIII [ Protestant ]

"No specific classification'...There was, it was just that 'scientists' refused to believe the sailors what spoke of Rogue Waves. It wasn't until the QE2 was hit by one that the scientific community finally accepted what sailors had been reporting for years...when lucky enough to survive them...As a Trusty Shellback merchy I find this part of the video from a 'maritime historian' infuriating.

No video: all talk.

HO HUM..... BORING

Great video!