I’ve never been great with the sea. It’s one of those natural phenomena that scares the crap out of me by its sheer power and unstoppable force.
Which is why this video is terrifying to watch. It shows the moment a rogue wave hit a Mediterranean cruise ship off the coast of Spain yesterday (March 4), smashing out windows and filling the deck with water.
Sadly, two people were killed in this incident, while many other were injured by flying glass. I can’t imagine what it must have been like to be on board the ship, as watching it from afar afterwards is enough for me.
While the Titanic obviously under different circumstances, this video immediately makes me think of the movie. Water gushing in and around what is meant to be a floating harbor just doesn’t bear thinking about.
The fact that rogue waves are thought to be fairly common (1 in 3000) puts me off boarding a ship ever again.
