Why MONSTER WAVES Can’t Sink Large Ships During Storms

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[noelmaher]

As an former Mariner there's not a ship built (ever) that cant sink...

[michaelbarr]

As a retired ship captain, I've witnessed how a large wave can break a ship in two. Sorry to contradict you.

[helgijacobsen]

no ship is unsinkable no matter what technology you use

[thebops]

Would never get too cocky! Nature has a way of always winning!

[whszqkv]

30 years as sailing marine engineer.
Stabilizers malfunction and tip the ship in calm seas.
Pumps fail sometimes in multiples causing the loss of ability to transfer water or bunkers.
Main engines trip as in the case of the El Faro.
Witnessed a crack all the way across the main deck of a 15 year old container ship. Fortunately it was discovered and we were able to slow down and made it to a nearby port.
When men are involved mistakes happen.
When nature is involved there is always a larger event possible.
And as others commented there is a vast difference between a boat and a ship.
Respect the sea. Do your best to keep all components In good condition. Don’t take shortcuts. Pray for protection.

[TheChurlishBoor]

Big ships sink surprisingly often. What is also surprising is they don't get that much media coverage.

[americast]

You can never say "why monster waves can't sink large ships" If anything is in any ocean it can sink.

[SeaChief]

These ain't ships, they're boats. I worked aboard a ship (SS Northern Lights renamed El Faro) that later went to the bottom when she lost power and was at the mercy of monster waves off the Bahamas, and they took her on down...RIP Brothers and Sisters of the Sea

[MarcelaR-dhok]

As a professional mariner and licensed ship master....large swells can snap a ship in two...bulk carriers are the most prone to this...

[billt]

Never say never.
All it takes is a couple of tall waves with a deep trough in between and the ship suspended across. You break deep, and you're gone.
Ships as large as a destroyer were lost in a Typhoon during World War 2... Aircraft carriers were damaged badly enough by the sea alone to render them unusable until repairs were made.
Self righting is cool, But in itself not enough.

[jvalentine]

Oh yes they can . Some long ships like tankers can break in half from the stress on the hull .

[williamphillips]

My God . .
One hundred and nine after Titanic sank and people still dare to use the term; "Unsinksble" . .

[alexandertelehin]

These are amassing boat designs that the British have had to design to suite the horrendous seas they encounter during rescues around their coastal waters. Excellent work.

[brianthesnail]

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.

[skvines]

Respect for nature increases everyday. The waves are terrific but beautiful..

[aknadiri]

What people don't realize is that wave does not hits you or ship as water, it hits as concrete. The bigger the wave, the distance it hits from the heavier it will be. So it can indeed break ship, it might not be able to roll it over but definitely can damage and sink it.

[lewis]

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...

[hjvveight]

One of largest ships carrying loads in Hull went through huge storm waves over 100ft High rode up wave then on way down snapped in middle all lost was brand new ship captain was very qualified many years doing job, cant always predict waves being that high when get two in row will break most heavy tankers .

[poetjs_]

As a random person with no background in oceanic travel, monster waves (and even small waves) can in fact sink large ships.