In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high. A ...

Scientists recently recorded the craziest rogue wave ever—it was like a 10-story building rising out of nowhere in the middle of the ocean. These waves are rare and unpredictable, appearing suddenly ...

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Mythological, massive waves – much like giant squids, ghost ships, and Lovecraftian undersea monsters – have long been a staple in maritime folklore. Seafarers returning to land, sipping ale under ...

The ocean is an intriguing and mysterious place. For every new species of sea creature we find, there are an untold number of others waiting to be discovered. But it isn't just sea life that has kept ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under a hazy gray sky on the first day of 1995, the Draupner natural gas platform in the North Sea was struck by something that ...

Researchers have used lab models to study how rogue waves form, but these don't always transfer over to the natural world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Under a hazy gray sky on the first day of 1995, the Draupner natural gas platform in the North Sea was struck by something that had long been relegated to maritime folklore: an 84-foot wall of water ...