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To: koan who wrote (7126)2/25/2006 5:09:56 PM
From: E. Charters   of 78416
 
I have for a long time felt that ships should be built as modified trusses in order to resist keel breaking waves. This first started with the US navy in the 18th and 19th century and it seemed to have some effect. The stiffer-hulled the ship, the less sea damage it sustained, and the more it could endure heavy weather.

WWII merchant ships were built on simple beam principle and many lie at the bottom due to the weakness of that principle. (The New Science of Strong Materials Or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor -- JE Gordon Penguin Books)

As far as rogue waves go, I know of many such reports of plus 100 foot waves from ships and yachts in modern times, but they were not so accurately estimated nor officially documented. 70 foot post storm waves are common in the open sea near Hawaii, so I don't see why the inference of 100 foot plus waves should be that hard.
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