Have Ships Gotten Too Large

[paperburn1]

there is a class of ship design for rescue in rough seas called the waveney. Used by the CG

[Stubby]

what about black or blue waves?

[Stubby]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draupner_wave

Previously considered to be almost mythical. These waves are ship killers.

[Stubby]

there is a class of ship design for rescue in rough seas called the waveney. Used by the CG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveney-class_lifeboat

rough seas and rogue waves are apples and oranges

[Schneibster]

I just think there's going to be a lot of fuss before we get there, as I've said. Three billion isn't that big a deal, if you're not one of the three billion.

There's already a lot of unnecessary and damaging fuss. Three billion isn't that big a deal if it's never going to happen anyway.

From the way things are going it's going to happen. The question now is how bad it'll get.

What "damaging fuss?" It's not like anybody's actually doing much of anything about it.

[Schneibster]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draupner_wave

Previously considered to be almost mythical. These waves are ship killers.

A hundred feet high. Sixty feet above the tops of the surrounding waves.

Break the back of most freighters.

[Schneibster]

there is a class of ship design for rescue in rough seas called the waveney. Used by the CG

If a rogue wave takes your waveney you'll never see it again unless it can dive. Err, and surface again afterword, of course. With living people inside.

[Jccarlton]

It's hard to understand just how large ships are getting. That little boat in front is RMS Titanic:
http://photomaadness.blogspot.com/2013/ ... re-of.html