Rogue Waves: Myth or Reality?

Rogue Waves: Myth or Reality?

Scientists once dismissed massive rogue waves as a sailors' myth. However, an 84-foot wave hit the Gorm oil platform in the central North Sea in 1984, proving their existence. Since then, laboratories have mathematically validated and simulated this phenomenon and even confirmed the existence of rogue holes in the ocean.

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