tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312568342024-03-12T18:04:34.106-05:00Freaque WavesPersonal views, not necessarily in the main stream or conventional, on freak waves, rogue waves, as well as wind generated waves in general.FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.comBlogger1061125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-49571135123599952672016-02-02T13:12:00.000-05:002016-02-02T13:12:04.191-05:00Tragedy from a capsized canoe caused by an unexpected giant waveThis sad <a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/waves-blamed-for-death-of-duckhunting-father-of-three-34415597.html" target="_blank">news story from independent.ie</a> is another one being blamed by the freaque wave in the last few days. This time it was en route to duck hunting:<br />
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Mr Topham, who was deeply involved in charitable and community causes in Kenmare and south Kerry, had gone out with a friend in a Canadian canoe.</div>
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The friends were travelling from Templenoe in Kenmare Bay towards an offshore island for a duck-hunting expedition in seemingly placid conditions.</div>
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However, the canoe was capsized by a giant wave and both men were thrown into the freezing waters.</div>
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One managed to swim to Kelly's Island and raise the alarm. However, Mr Topham was unable to make it to safety and is believed to have drowned.</div>
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A major search by the Irish Coastguard and RNLI was launched on Sunday and recommenced yesterday morning.</div>
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The body of the father of three was recovered by naval divers near Templenoe Pier, not far from where the canoe capsized.</div>
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So it was simply a case of the canoe being capsized by a "giant wave"! Was it a freaque wave? Probably yes, because it was clearly unexpected. At any rate the lost of this father is a definite tragedy in these early days of the new year. We can only pray for the family for their loss, may God's blessing be with them.</div>
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FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-91909081719749722102016-02-01T19:34:00.000-05:002016-02-01T19:34:06.817-05:00Perth mum and her toddler son encountered a freaque wave were rescued by master surferHere's the full title of the article that tells a happy ending story: "<a href="http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/surfing-champion-kelly-slater-helps-rescue-perth-mum-toddler-from-freak-wave-in-hawaii/news-story/c9214cc04d73788f89bb59866925c212?nk=0c33b68cb6e6fe1bf3bb4a99d698f877-1454370763" target="_blank">Surfing champion Kelly Slater helps rescue Perth mum, toddler from freak wave in Hawaii.</a>" And here's the story:<br />
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SURFING superstar Kelly Slater is a master of the waves, but this week he turned into a real-life hero after helping rescue a Perth mother and her toddler from a freak wave in Hawaii.<br />Photographer Chris White posted his thanks on Instagram that Slater was in the right place at the right time to help save his wife Sarah and their toddler son, Van, on Thursday.<br />“So thankful the surf gods denied @kellyslater today cos whatever reason he was right there to save my wife and kid who were swept across a road by a freak wave today,” Mr White posted.</blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBErPoKEDnK/" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">So thankful the surf gods denied @kellyslater today cos for whatever reason he was right there to save my wife and kid who were swept across a road by a freak wave today. Forever grateful to the great man and so thankful my family is alive and safe ?? ??? Thanks to all the lifeguards too who saved many lives today.</a></blockquote>
So Mr. Slater was modest saying he happened to be there, can anyone see it clearly that God's hands were right there in protecting Mr. White's family? Thanks to the heroic Mr. Slater and Thanks be to GOD! Read the cited article for some nice pictures!<br />
FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-5984544080251298482016-01-08T10:16:00.001-05:002016-01-08T10:17:22.252-05:00Crushing waves during harbour commute <a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/30515946/sydney-ferry-worker-films-harrowing-scenes-as-waves-crash-during-harbour-commute/" target="_blank">This article</a> in au.news.yahoo.com this morning carried a captured video of a frightening <br />
scene of a ferocious wave crached into the comunter ferry. They called the scene increditable <br />
and harrowing which is certainly true and truly invaluable! Well worth a visit to their site and <br />
see for yourself. Here's an appropriate description:<br />
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“<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>It’s been fairly big, and we’ve had some freak waves. It was spectacular</em></span>,"</blockquote>
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FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-42572781077677790932016-01-06T08:42:00.000-05:002016-01-06T08:46:49.114-05:00Double tragedy as man drowns trying to save partnerFirst freaque wave connected case of the new year of 2016 happened in Malta, according to <a href="http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160101/local/double-tragedy-as-man-drowns-trying-to-save-partner.597407" target="_blank">Times of Malta:</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A stroll on New Year's Day at a picturesque area in Gozo ended in tragedy this afternoon when a Polish couple drowned.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The police said a 50-year-old woman was washed out by a wave when she was on the rocks in the area known in Qala, in the area known as Tas-Sim</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The 51-year-old man who was with her jumped into the sea to try to save her. According to a witness who spoke to police, the sea conditions at the time were not rough but the area is susceptible to the odd freakwave. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The witness said the man was taking pictures of the woman shortly before the tragedy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The Armed Forces of Malta were called to assist but both died.</span></div>
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Hope this is the only tragic case that will happen anywhere in 2016!<br />
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<br />FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-22537408286465766742015-12-05T10:59:00.000-05:002015-12-05T11:01:04.048-05:00Swept away by a mammoth wave near Baltimore, IrelandThis very very tragic news published in <a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/they-were-so-so-unluckythese-freak-waves-can-happen-coroner-tells-families-of-tragic-baltimore-triple-drowning-34230911.html" target="_blank">the Independent.ie</a> reports the result of an inquest of the case happened last June as the report starts with:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The revelation came as a Cork coroner's inquest heard that Barry John Ryan (51), his son, Barry Davis Ryan (20), and the young man's girlfriend, Niamh O'Connor (20), all drowned off Baltimore last June after an afternoon fishing trip ended in tragedy.</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The four went to the eastern section of Beacon Point outside the picturesque west Cork fishing village of Baltimore. "They were fishing from the rocks when a mammoth wave came in and swept two people from the rocks and into the sea. " </span></blockquote>
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So <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 22px;">this mammoth wave caused the whole tragic very sad happening that started by swept the two younger persons off the rocks where they were fishing and the heroic father followed into the sea trying to rescue. Seemingly just all ordinary things that ended in so very sad consequences like in this report. Beyond pray, what else can we do?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">How can we cope with such ordinary happenings as the hit of a mammoth wave? At this time, unfortunately, there's really nothing much science can do to help! Facing the possibly of a mammoth wave is part of the risk in life, some may be lucky, but others were inevitably being swept off helplessly. </span></span></span>FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-45739947944717666712015-11-29T10:13:00.001-05:002016-01-08T10:24:26.085-05:00Freaque wave happened in Caribbean Thursday night.A freaque wave happened in the Caribbean Thursday (Nov. 26, 2015) night as reported in <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2019620" target="_blank">the Travel Mole</a>. Here're the details:<br />
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Two cruise passengers suffered minor injuries when a freak wave struck the side of MSC Divina as she sailed in the Caribbean.<br />
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"One of two Mexican guests staying in the cabin sustained minor abrasions, while an Argentinean guest in another cabin slightly injured a finger when closing a balcony door," said the cruise line.<br />
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MSC is a Swiss based company. As usual that there's no details info available about the freaque wave other than it was hit at the side of the ship. Thank God for no serious mishaps.<br />
<br />FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-38772586813060813672015-11-06T10:44:00.000-05:002015-11-06T10:44:48.490-05:00Remembering the Fitz 40 years later<h1 class="asset-headline" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; padding: 20px 0px 0px 70px;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Every year around this time in early November, the Great Lakes area remembers the loss of SS Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10th, 1975. This morning the Detroit News published this article entitled "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/books/2015/11/05/years-later-edmund-fitzgerald-remains-mystery/75210672/" target="_blank">40 years later, Edmund Fitzgerald remains a mystery</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">" </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">written by </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Susan R. Pollack, Special to The Detroit News.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">So it's been 40 years, time flies! I still remember vividly the day after it's happening my colleague Tim Kessenich told me the news about it's happening. That was long before I got interested in rogue waves while we were deeply interested in Great Lakes waves. After that I did some hindcasting study on the possible wave conditions. I presented my study in the Great Lakes conference held in Ann Arbor the next year. As I remember that was the only time in my whole career, I made presentation to a room full of people even with people standing in the back. Hmm I was 40 years young then! The mystery Susan Pollack alluded about is basically what we are still not sure about what was really happened to the Fitz! For me personally as an interested bystander for 40 years I can only cite my favorite lines of Gordon Lightfoot's lyric: </span></h1>
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FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-54539966208551357402015-11-02T14:15:00.001-05:002015-11-02T14:15:26.543-05:00Was it a freaque wave?This is a follow-up to the previous post regarding the capsizing of the whale-watching boat. This <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/news/survivors+recount+rogue+wave+capsized+tofino+whale+watching+vessel/11469839/story.html" target="_blank">article in the Province, theprovince.com, by Jeff Lee of PostMedia News</a>, provided a eyewitness account as told to a rescuer, Frank, who recounted:<br />
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“They were saying they were looking at the seals and they saw this
real big wave coming, bigger than the rest,” Frank said. “It brought
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next thing they know the boat is full of water and they were all
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Now here's a quite good description of wave happening: they can see the wave coming! Clearly there was no time for them to react and prepare when the wave hit them. I have two questions regarding this case: 1). They can see the wave coming, did the wave make any noise? and 2). Is this a freaque wave or just a regular large wave?FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-50332443158288701462015-10-28T11:23:00.002-05:002015-11-02T10:04:02.421-05:00Whale-watching boat tragedy caused by freak waveThis tragic news was reported in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/28/freak-wave-caused-whale-watching-boat-tragedy-say-canada-investigators" target="_blank">the Guardian</a> as:<br />
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A freak wave that struck as sightseers crowded to one side of the top
deck caused the sinking of a Canadian whale-watching vessel, killing
five Britons and an Australian near Vancouver Island, investigators have
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Canada’s transportation safety board said that after questioning some
of the 21 survivors, including three crew, it had initially concluded
that the Leviathan II sank on Sunday after it was hit by a wave when
most of the passengers were gathered on the top deck watching sea lions.</blockquote>
The article was written by Chris McGreal.<br />
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This is another one of all the tragic cases that was never expected to, and should not ever have, to happen but unfortunately happened. A most unsettling news is what the coroner disclosed: "none of the five who died had been wearing life jackets, although they were available."<br />
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whenever on board a tourist vessel and there're life jackets available, by all means WEAR it! Your life depends on it!!!</blockquote>
May God bless the lost souls, may they R.I.PFreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-44197609641343459802015-09-21T12:21:00.000-05:002015-09-21T12:21:07.231-05:00Swept off Lighthouse Pier at Michigan City in Southern Lake MichiganHere's a news from <a href="http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/update-man-swept-away-by-wave-was-taking-photos-with/article_4ceee823-62c3-541d-848a-3b2af5f5450c.html" target="_blank">the Times of NW Indiana</a>:<br />
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<i>MICHIGAN CITY | A northern Indiana man's body was recovered Sunday after he was swept off the Lighthouse Pier at Michigan City's Washington Park a day earlier by a large wave, officials said.<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<i>Earl Helmuth, 24, of Napanee, his fiancee and two other Amish couples were taking photos at the end of the Lighthouse Pier about 6:30 p.m. Saturday when a large wave came over the rocks and "knocked them off their feet," said Sgt. Shawn Brown, an Indiana Department of Natural Resources conservation officer.<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<i>The six friends were standing on the middle tier of rocks north of the lighthouse as the waves were crashing in, Brown said. There are pilings but no railings at the end of the pier, which is "pretty open," he said.<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<i>"It was a nice day. The waves were neat, and they were just taking pictures," Brown said.<br />After the group was swept off the pier, three were able to get out on their own.<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<i>U.S. Coast Guard officers, who happened to be patrolling the creek that goes from Lake Michigan into Michigan City, rescued two others — including a pregnant woman — who were clinging to the concrete wall of the lighthouse.<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<i>The Coast Guard and conservation officers launched a search by water and air for Helmuth, who could not swim, Brown said. Ten-foot waves and treacherous conditions late Saturday forced divers to suspend their underwater search until Sunday, officials said.<br />Helmuth's body was recovered about 8 a.m. Sunday, shortly after conservation officers divers resumed their search. He was found in 12 feet of water, about 20 feet from where he was last seen, officials said.<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<i>Helmuth and his fiance were planning to marry in October, Brown said. Officials initially said Helmuth lived in Shipshewana. Brown said he was planning to move there, but legal documents still listed a Napanee address.<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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As every happenings inevitably reckon with sad, tragic consequences, this one is certainly not an exception. It all started with an excited lighthouse outing and taking some pictures. Disaster is always lurking behind all the seemingly routine activities like taking pictures at the lighthouse. Another swept away by a freaque wave, a young bridegroom with a long productive life ahead -- dashed. God have mercy, RIP!</div>
<br />FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-61871083898567228272015-09-17T09:50:00.000-05:002015-09-17T09:50:05.022-05:00Swept off Pearl Beach of Australia, July, 2014I guess the common sayings that "All news are local" is quite true, especially when it comes to the news of freaque wave encounters. I just come across another "swept off" to sea case happened in July at the Pearl Beach, New South Wales, Australia. <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2689667/rescuers-fail-body-boy-fice-swept-NSW-beach.html">www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2689667/rescuers-fail-body-boy-fice-swept-NSW-beach.html</a> Another terrible tragic occurrence did not makes into world wide news cycle: A 5 years old was swept off NSW beach reported on July 12, 2014, massive rescue efforts were eventually called off with no trace of finding the young boy's body. Any one familiar with the area or have seen a picture of the beach there would certainly marvel the beauty and the seemingly tranquil peacefulness of the area that should not expect such a terrible tragedy to happen. Here's a post by the aunt of the lost boy:<br />
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"Devastating news for our family today . . .the passing of our nephew Chayce Kofe . . .Where there areno words know the silenceare carrying the thoughts and prayers of all who love you Charyce."</blockquote>
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"I will Hold you in my heart forever Charyce . . . Loving you always."</blockquote>
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What a tragedy! Time may not heal the loss, a year had passed, little had already back to God's place, but the family's pain of losing him remains forever. May God bless them!<br />
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FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-15207207483265229702015-09-10T11:16:00.000-05:002015-09-10T11:16:50.917-05:00Rugby coach fell freaque wave victim This case took place about a month ago as was reported in <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rob-walton-popular-rugby-coach-6235120" target="_blank">www.mirror.co.uk</a>. The full headline reads: <b>Rob Walton: popular rugby coach killed after suffering whiplash when he was hit by freak wave</b>.<br />
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Here's the detail story as reported:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>A top rugby coach drowned after suffering from whiplash when he was hit by a freak wave on a family holiday.</i></span> </blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Rob Walton, 36, was <a data-action="6232444" data-content-type="news" data-track="true" data-type="inline" data-word-count="5" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rob-walton-popular-rugby-coach-6232444" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #e90e0e; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-style: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">overwhelmed by the giant wave</a> as he swam off Labenne beach, near Biarritz, on the French west coast.</i></span> </blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The dad-of-four, known to his friends as Yoghurt, was a talented rugby player-turned-coach, who had played alongside future World Cup winners during a spell in New Zealand.</i></span> </blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>A French police source said: “He was hit in the spine by a big wave and suffered whiplash injuries.”</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The spot where Mr Walton drowned is one of the most popular surfing spots in the area, thanks to the waves that roll in from the Atlantic.</i></span> </blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>It is believed he was caught in a giant surge of sea water and was spun around before his body was released by the waves.</i></span></blockquote>
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Very tragic, "hit in the spine by a big wave" and the wave is clearly unexpected is something that should not ever happen but happens more often than recognized. We feel extremely sorry for him, his friends, and family. May God grant him RIP.<br />
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Now can this kind of cases be avoided? Let's hope so!FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-33145893156944901602015-08-27T08:55:00.000-05:002015-09-10T11:17:20.590-05:00Another "swept out to sea" tragedyAnother "swept out to sea" tragedy, this time in Ireland, as this <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/fisherman-dies-after-being-swept-out-to-sea-by-large-wave-1.2328648" target="_blank">news from irishtimes.com</a> reports:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>A man has died after being swept out to sea by a large wave while fishing in Co Waterford.</i></span> </blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The incident occurred on Bunmahon Beach near Dungarvan at approximately 1.45pm on Tuesday.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Dublin Coastguard, which co-ordinated the rescue attempt, received a 999 call at 1.50pm from the man’s friend who was also fishing.</i></span> </blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>A spokesman for the coastguard said the man was swept out to sea by a large wave before his friend entered the water and attempted to rescue him.</i></span> </blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>He was unsuccessful and returned to shore to raise the alarm.</i></span> </blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The spokesman for the coastguard said that because the man had been reportedly in the water for five minutes, the Waterford-based coastguard helicopter was dispatched, along with the RNLI lifeboat and a community rescue boat</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The helicopter crew located the man but he was found to be face down in the water and non-responsive.</i></span></blockquote>
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How tragic! Perhaps the following comments one should always kept in mind:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The spokesman for the coastguard urged people to remain vigilant of large waves and not to fish in areas that are not frequented by local people.</i></span> </blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>“These waves are often described as freak waves,” he said. “One in every seven waves is a large wave - so they’re not freak waves - they’re large waves.”</i></span></blockquote>
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<br />FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-36321527811551098672015-08-22T09:54:00.000-05:002015-08-22T09:54:22.164-05:00Rogue Waves sink Phi Phi cargo ship<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Here's a headline from the <a href="http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Rogue-waves-sink-Phi-Phi-cargo-ship/61783" target="_blank">Phuket Gazette</a> yesterday: <strong>Rogue Waves sink Phi Phi cargo ship</strong>.</span></span><br />
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For us outsiders not familiar with geography of Thailand area, Wikipedia has these to say: The Phi Phi Islands are in Thailand, between the largest island of Phuket and the west Strait of Malacca coast of mainland.<br />
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Now please check their website for details of what had happened. <br />
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In essence, according to the Captain, Mr. Anan, they left in the morning in calm seas, then clearly an unexpected freaque wave, about 3 m high, struck them hard, the boat started to take on water, then another large wave hit it and sunk it. <br />
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To a large extent, this is probably a typical case of freaque waves happening with an auspicious ending: Both crew members are being rescued! Thanks be to God!<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">, where they were being taken care of by Phi Phi National Park officers,” said Lt Col Anurak.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Both men were taken to Phi Phi Hospit</span>e received a report from fishermen that they had located the pair and took them to Koh Pai, where they were being taken care of by Phi Phi National Park officers,” said Lt Col Anurak.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Both men were taken to Phi Phi Hospital for treatment, after having been clinging to debris for hours.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">“The captain, Mr Anan, said that they departed Krabi at 10am in calm seas. However, a rogue wave, that was about three meters high, struck them hard,” said Mr Anurak.</span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #7d7d7d; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/22px Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;"></span></span><br />FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-1693423468318338142015-08-11T10:23:00.000-05:002015-08-11T10:23:01.609-05:00Happened in Labenne in the Landes region of SW FranceThis <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/british-tourist-dies-after-freak-6230436" target="_blank">latest news item</a> in Mirror is a depressing happening: "British tourist dies after freak wave breaks spine and causes whiplash" as the headline states.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The man was bathing in a supervised swimming area in Labenne in the Landes region in Aquitaine in south-western France. </i></span></blockquote>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 26px;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 26px;"><a data-action="holidays" data-content-type="section-topic" data-track="true" data-type="inline" data-word-count="1" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/holidays" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #e90e0e; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-style: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">36-year-old</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 26px;"> suffered whiplash which broke his spine, according </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 26px;"><a data-action="police" data-content-type="section-topic" data-track="true" data-type="inline" data-word-count="2" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/police" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #e90e0e; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-style: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">to authorities</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 26px;">.</span>The man was bathing in a supervised swimming area in Labenne in the Landes region in Aquitaine in south-western France.</span></i></blockquote>
How terrible!<br />
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The article also has this:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Facing the open Atlantic, the 60 miles of Landes beaches are famous for large waves.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The area contains the largest number of surf spots in Europe.</i></span></span></blockquote>
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So care should be especially observed in famous tourist places! It is really upsetting to see a life lost like this. On the other hand, some may regard this to be a romantic way to go. May God bless the victim, RIP.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span>FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-57925742649791097722015-07-23T08:07:00.001-05:002015-07-23T08:07:55.646-05:00Dog rescued from crushing waves by tourist at Honolulu rocky shoreThis <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3170635/Brave-tourist-rescues-drowning-dog-two-powerful-waves-crash-knock-cliff-carry-sea.html" target="_blank">UK Daily Mail</a> article tells a story of a tourist rescuing a dog that was crushed by large waves at Honolulu China Wall cliff with pictures and a video clip. Here's main story line:<br />
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This is the incredible moment a brave tourist rescued a small dog after two powerful waves crashed into it and carried it out to sea</blockquote>
.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The video and the online pictyures pretty much ca[ptured the whole drama well worth a watching! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Note that it was two large waves, not necessarily freaques. But are there any differences? </span></span>FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-37050962502226021772015-07-18T11:05:00.000-05:002015-07-18T11:05:51.842-05:00When a pummeling wave struckHere's the happening:<br />
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A young surfer used her surfboard leg rope as a tourniquet to stop the blood flowing from a gaping fin wound after in a freak accident.<br />She was bleeding on a deserted Waikato beach at night with no cellphone reception to call for help.<br />Leah Cameron, a 22-year-old intensive care nurse, was out for a twilight surf off the rugged west coast beach of Ruapuke this week in what started as calm, 3ft conditions, when a pummeling wave struck.<br />It toppled the surfer, embedding her beloved 5'10" Fish board into the sand and sending the fibreglass fin deep into the surfer's inner left thigh.<br />"Conditions were perfect, quite small and it was like a freak wave that shut down on me. I ended up in the wrong place, wrong time. It was quite surreal.</blockquote>
The story was published in <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/70239467/surfer-impaled-by-fin-in-twilight-beach-horror" target="_blank"><b>stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/</b> </a>a few days ago. What I was particularly interested in this report is the new term used -- a pummeling wave struck! I am intrigued! A new way to describe a freaque wave, hmmm, was a pummeling action can be considered as something freaque? Well, why not?<br />
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FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-4153983837346002072015-07-05T14:58:00.001-05:002015-07-05T14:58:19.586-05:00Hazardous during full moon and high tide!Here's an interesting article in <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/coastlines-hazardous-during-full-moon-and-high-tides-1.2269479" target="_blank">Irish Times</a> entitled "Coastlines 'hazardous' during full moon and high tides" which I think provides useful information and warning:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">When the moon is full and tides are high, the coastline can be a more hazardous location than being out to sea. </span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Parts of the Atlantic seaboard are particularly
exposed to the swells and surges, rather than freak waves, which are
associated with such strong tidal movements, <a class="search" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_organisation=Irish%20Water%20Safety&article=true">Irish Water Safety</a> (IWS) chief executive <a class="search" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_person=John%20Leech&article=true">John Leech</a> has pointed out. </span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">While there is a public perception that “offshore” is
synonymous with danger, the statistics show that most drownings occur
during bathing or walking along coastlines or riverbanks.</span></blockquote>
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It reports these results:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A 25-year analysis for IWS from 1988 to 2012 found
that of some 40 per cent of drowning cases with an identifiable cause,
10 per cent were associated with bathing, and another 10 per cent with
walking. </span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Some 7 per cent were associated with boating, 6 per
cent with commercial fishing, 4 per cent with shore angling and 3 per
cent with road traffic incidents.<br />Ability to swim is no safeguard in certain
circumstances and the majority of drownings here still occur on inland
waterways, the report found.</span></blockquote>
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And their concluding advise that people should always wear a life-jacket and maintain a safe distance from the water's edge is certainly well taken and should be be observed by all. Anyway watch out for the hazards during full moon and high tides!</div>
FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-52411499195071707592015-07-04T09:31:00.000-05:002015-12-05T10:03:16.293-05:00Whither freaque waves?With Google taking over the Blogger system and turned it around to something I no longer recognize, I am having trouble access my blog now a days. Nothing is forever, may be Freaque Waves blog has ran long enough with a good showing. I don't know how long I can still keep it up like the good old days. I like to thank readers and followers of this blog sincerely, I hope I can continue, but what ever will be will be. A sad lesson to learn in this life is what I just said: Nothing is forever!FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-7219142645027612012015-06-20T18:33:00.001-05:002015-06-21T10:57:12.558-05:00Did the disciples encountered a freaque wave?The Gospel reading today:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #464e53; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-weight: 100; line-height: 21px;">On that day, when evening had come, Jesus said to the disciples, "Let us go across to the other side." And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?" And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"</span> </span></blockquote>
</header></span>So freaque waves had happened in the biblical time 2000 years ago. Now an interesting question would be: Did the disciples encountered a freaque wave or waves in that instance? I don't think anyone can affirmatively provide an answer to this question. The only thing that I can surmise is that if the instance happens somewhere in US today, one or two things might happen: (1) US main stream media will probably not going to report it, because Jesus is politically incorrect, and (2) if it become known by local people and Coast Guards and may be some journalists, in their general discussions on the case the term will most likely to bring up ( without mentioning the "Peace! Be still!"! of course!FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-76051961669534162112015-06-09T10:11:00.001-05:002015-06-15T11:57:53.926-05:00A dog lost to Sea in New Zealand.Here's a report from <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/69393949/jack-russell-swept-out-to-sea-off-dunedin-presumed-drowned" target="_blank">New Zealand</a>:<br />
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A witness spotted a Jack Russell swimming for its life while being battered by massive waves off Dunedin.</div>
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People continue to comb the beaches between St Clair and St Kilda after the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/69393949/jack-russell-swept-out-to-sea-off-dunedin-presumed-drowned" style="color: #256091; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">15-year-old dog disappeared in heavy seas</a> at about 2pm on Sunday.</div>
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Graeme Newton said he was walking in the area when he saw a woman on the beach, which was hit hard by heavy waves, "and I thought what the bloody hell is she doing?".</div>
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Later he spotted a dog in the water, "and it was getting hit by the white water again and again".</div>
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"I saw the dog trying to swim towards St Clair and I thought, 'good luck to it'."</div>
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He estimated the dog had been in the water for 10 minutes and later lost sight of it.</div>
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Those same waves had earlier brought down a large sand dune, "and just scoured huge chunks off".</div>
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He later scrambled around a slip to talk to the woman, who was obviously upset.</div>
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"I went up to her and said 'are you missing a dog'."</div>
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"She asked me if I had seen it and I said 'yes, but you are not going to like the outcome'."</div>
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The Otago Peninsula resident told him she had been on a dune when it gave way.</div>
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Another witness Anthony Legg also talked to the "distraught lady", later helping search for her dog.</div>
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He said the track [between the beaches] needed better signage from both ends to prevent people walking in the area, "because it could have been a kid who got washed away".</div>
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The track was clearly signposted from the southern end of St Clair beach.</div>
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Dunedin City councillor Andrew Whiley said the council was aware of the incident.</div>
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Contractors were repairing the area, he said. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">O.K. the story here is a dog was swept out by a freaque wave and did not survive on a beach that was hit hard by large waves. Was that a freaque wave? That's not easy to say. So this may or may not be a freaque wave story. </span></div>
</span> </span> </span>FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-24633504114465774182015-06-02T10:34:00.000-05:002015-06-06T13:32:24.678-05:00Queen Mary's 1942 encounter revisitedI came across a reading material from Milwaukie High School entitled "Swallowers of Ships" with this description:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1942: The clouds of war seem at their darkest for America and her allies against <br />Hitler's awesome Nazi military machine. Allied hopes hang on the slim thread of ship convoys <br />moving across the North Atlantic from the United States to Britain. <br /><br /> Nazi U-boats constantly threaten Allied shipping. But in the late winter of 1942, Atlantic <br />storms are more menacing than anything the enemy can throw at the convoys. <br /><br /> On this particular day, the English coast is wracked by a vicious gale. Some 700 miles <br />westward, the 81,237 ton liner Queen Mary labors through the storm toward England. On <br />board are 15,000 American soldiers. The majestic liner pounds her way through an <br />unrelenting train of 20 and 30 foot waves. Her captain and crew are grimly determined. They <br />have weathered North Atlantic storms as fierce as this before. <br /><br /> Suddenly the sea seems to drop away alongside the Queen Mary. She is drawn into <br />the deep trough of a giant wave coming at her broadside. Looking up, the men on the bridge <br />cannot believe their eyes. Although they are located high above the ship's waterline, the <br />mountainous wave rises so high they cannot see its top. As the mass of water comes down <br />on them, its crest tears away in an avalanche of sea. The upper decks are under water. The <br />greater liner lists to one side. She is within inches of capsizing! <br /><br /> At the time the London newspaper The Daily Mail reported: "...those who had sailed in <br />her since she first took to sea were convinced she never would right herself. Her safety <br />depended on no more than five degrees. Had she gone those inches farther to port, the <br />Queen Mary would have been no more." <br /><br /> Miraculously the Queen Mary did not go under. A disaster worse than that of the <br />Titanic was narrowly avoided. Yet many ships since then have encountered giant waves and <br />have not been so lucky. </span></blockquote>
Liner Queen Mary encountered a freaque wave is well known and legendary, but I never really noticed these much details ever given elsewhere as those reported here, especially that what they encountered was a <b>deep trough</b>! That's not something well known to my knowledge. Yes, deep trough is an integral part of freaque waves. <b>Not all freaque waves are of Draupner type!</b> That's something people may have difficulty to comprehend especially those nonlinear physicists thinking ocean freaque waves can be solved in optics!!<br />
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As a matter of fact, Dr. Al Beeton, our former beloved Director of GLERL also encountered a deep trough in Lake Michigan in the mid 1950's when he was a young scientist, piloting a small research vessel in eastern Lake Michigan near Luddington, Michigan when all of a sudden a deep trough appeared in front of his route and his boat just dropped into it. Fortunately no disaster ensued, so he can told me all the details about the encounter years latter. That's some valuable life's experience not many can expect to have and surviving a freaque wave encounter can not be appropriately and prominently listed as a life's accomplishment -- but it WAS! I really appreciate when Al learned about my interest in study freaque waves then eagerly told me all about it. Thanks, Al!<br />
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FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-77390241555703035212015-05-27T10:07:00.001-05:002015-05-27T10:07:57.397-05:00Waves at Game of Thrones setI just noticed this <a href="http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/27/woman-missing-at-sea-after-freak-waves-at-game-of-thrones-set-location/" target="_blank">Euronews</a> <a href="http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/27/woman-missing-at-sea-after-freak-waves-at-game-of-thrones-set-location/" target="_blank">news item</a> that was happened ndwhich somehow I missed when it happened at a Maltese island in February of this year with this following picture:<br />
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There's also an interesting video attached to the article that makes it well worth to pay a visit. As a matter of fact, watching those videos convince me that it is sufficient to look at the videos to appreciate the power of those waves. One might even question: which one is the real freaque wave?<br />
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FreaqueWaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02722841552107409555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31256834.post-26998913810895208062015-05-21T17:49:00.000-05:002015-05-22T18:47:48.734-05:00Sweeps off cliff's edgeThis <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/rogue-wave-sweeps-woman-off-ireland-cliffs-edge/story?id=30360891" target="_blank">news</a> happened in Ireland's Aran Islands as reported in Good Morning America on April 15, 2015. The incredible video below the report is a must watch. You have to watch it to believe what sweeps off cliff's edge is about and how lucky was that the rescue over a real freaque wave encounter took place! Here's the story:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A woman visiting<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/ireland.htm" id="ramplink_Ireland_" style="-webkit-transition: 0.2s; color: #2e538f; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.2s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ireland</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">’s Aran Islands was saved by a young couple after a giant wave knocked her off a cliff and into the sea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Apu Gupta, 21, from London, was taking video from the cliff’s edge last week when she was knocked 40 feet down onto rocks by the wave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“I tried to run, but it pushed me straight down. It was like being in a waterfall and that probably cushioned the fall,” Gupta<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/couple-hailed-as-heroes-after-rescuing-student-swept-off-cliff-1.2177371" style="-webkit-transition: 0.2s; color: #2e538f; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.2s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">told the Irish Times</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">. “I was so scared because I thought the wave was going to come again.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“My ankle was completely smashed and the pain was bad,” Gupta, who was visiting the islands with her mom, told the newspaper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Two other tourists visiting the island saw Gupta’s fall and immediately sprang into action, according to the Times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“We could see her almost being swept out to sea, so I took out my phone to dial 999 but there was no reception,” Seamus McCarthy, a paramedic, told the newspaper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The other tourist, identified by the Times as Fionnuala Quigley, a teacher, ran to the nearest house to get help. The pair, by now aided by others, fashioned a rope out of a jacket and a backpack and lowered it down to Gupta.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Gupta tightened the backpack around her waist while her rescuers pulled her up the cliff to safety.</span></div>
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We have to believe that somehow God's hand is right there handling the whole thing!<br />
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This is the picture I captured from a newspaper article showing am coastal freaque wave in action. I have since lost the article connection, just this picture to marvel for now. I'll finish it if I can find the article! </div>
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