Case file · High strangeness
The Queen Mary nearly capsized
In December 1942 the liner Queen Mary, carrying about 16,000 American troops, was struck broadside by a huge wave about 1,100 km off Scotland and listed some 52 degrees before righting herself.
1942 CE · 56.00, -15.00 · status: account
The account
A wave of this size was then thought by many scientists to be a sailor's exaggeration. The incident inspired Paul Gallico's novel 'The Poseidon Adventure'. Position approximate.
The sceptical view
Natural: such 'rogue' or 'freak' waves are now measured and modelled.