Rogue waves demystified: Giant seas are just the ocean's 'bad day'

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Aug 7, 2025, 12:39 pm60 pts
On New Year's Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water crumpled steel railings and flung heavy equipment across the deck—but its biggest impact was what it left behind: hard data. It was the first time a rogue wave had ever been measured in…

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