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===21st century=== * U.S. [[Naval Research Laboratory]] ocean-floor [[pressure sensor]]s detected a freak wave caused by [[Hurricane Ivan]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], 2004. The wave was around {{Convert|27.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} high from peak to trough, and around {{Convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} long.<ref name="ElReg">{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/05/hurricane_prompts_wave_rethink/|title=Hurricane Ivan prompts rogue wave rethink|author=Lucy Sherriff|publisher=[[The Register]]|date=August 5, 2005|accessdate=September 6, 2021}}</ref> Their computer models also indicated that waves may have exceeded {{convert|40|m|ft|}} in the eyewall.<ref name="ivan">{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2005/nrl-measures-record-wave-during-hurricane-ivan|title=NRL Measures Record Wave During Hurricane Ivan – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory|date=February 17, 2005|website=www.nrl.navy.mil|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-date=November 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101025311/https://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2005/nrl-measures-record-wave-during-hurricane-ivan|url-status=dead}}</ref> * ''Aleutian Ballad'', ([[Bering Sea]], 2005) footage of what is identified as an {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on|order=flip|abbr=on}} wave appears in an episode of ''[[Deadliest Catch]]''. The wave strikes the ship at night and cripples the vessel, causing the boat to tip for a short period onto its side. This is one of the few video recordings of what might be a rogue wave.<ref>[[Deadliest Catch]] Season 2, Episode 4 "Finish Line" Original airdate: April 28, 2006; approximate time into episode: 0:40:00–0:42:00. Edited footage viewable online at [http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/deadliest-catch-tragedy-at-sea.html Discovery.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806051946/http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/deadliest-catch-tragedy-at-sea.html |date=2009-08-06 }}</ref> * In 2006, researchers from [[U.S. Naval Institute]] theorized rogue waves may be responsible for the unexplained loss of low-flying aircraft, such as U.S. Coast Guard helicopters during [[search-and-rescue]] missions.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.check-six.com/Coast_Guard/Monster_Waves_Reprint-screen.pdf |title=Monster waves threaten rescue helicopters }} {{small|(35.7 [[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}, [[U.S. Naval Institute]], December 15, 2006</ref> * MS ''[[Louis Majesty]]'' ([[Mediterranean Sea]], March 2010) was struck by three successive {{convert|8|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} waves while crossing the [[Gulf of Lion]] on a [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean cruise]] between [[Cartagena, Spain|Cartagena]] and [[Marseille]]. Two passengers were killed by flying glass when the second and third waves shattered a lounge window. The waves, which struck without warning, were all abnormally high in respect to the [[Swell (ocean)|sea swell]] at the time of the incident.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.lavanguardia.es/sucesos/noticias/20100303/53896565674/dos-muertos-y-16-heridos-por-una-ola-gigante-en-un-crucero-con-destino-a-cartagena.html | title = Dos muertos y 16 heridos por una ola gigante en un crucero con destino a Cartagena | newspaper = La Vanguardia | date = 3 March 2010 | access-date = 4 March 2010 | archive-date = 6 March 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100306063537/http://www.lavanguardia.es/sucesos/noticias/20100303/53896565674/dos-muertos-y-16-heridos-por-una-ola-gigante-en-un-crucero-con-destino-a-cartagena.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/giant-rogue-wave-slams-into-ship-off-french-coast-killing-2 |title = Giant rogue wave slams into ship off French coast, killing 2 |work = [[Fox News]] |date = 3 March 2010 |access-date = 2010-03-04 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100306155220/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587885,00.html |archive-date = 2010-03-06 |url-status = live }}</ref> * In 2011, the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society|Sea Shepherd]] vessel ''[[MV Brigitte Bardot]]''{{Spaces}}was damaged by a rogue wave of 11 m (36.1 ft) while [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations#Operation Divine Wind (2011–2012)|pursuing the Japanese whaling fleet]] off the western coast of Australia on 28 December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/brigitte-bardot-finally-back-in-port-ng-ya-336845|title=Brigitte Bardot finally back in port|work=Jane Hammond|publisher=[[The West Australian]]|date=5 January 2012|accessdate=30 January 2012}}</ref> The MV ''Brigitte Bardot'' was escorted back to [[Fremantle, Western Australia|Fremantle]] by the SSCS flagship, [[MV Steve Irwin|MV ''Steve Irwin'']]. The main hull was cracked, and the port side [[Pontoon (boat)|pontoon]] was being held together by straps. The vessel arrived at Fremantle Harbor on 5 January 2012. Both ships were followed by the [[Institute of Cetacean Research|ICR]] security vessel [[MV Shōnan Maru 2|MV ''Shōnan Maru 2'']] at a distance of 5 nautical miles (9 km).<ref>[[Jiji Press]], "Sea Shepherd scouting vessel badly damaged", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 30 December 2011, p. 2.</ref> * In 2019, [[Hurricane Dorian]]'s [[extratropical cyclone|extratropical remnant]] generated a {{convert|100|ft|m|order=flip|adj=on|abbr=on}} rogue wave off the coast of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]].<ref name="100 foot rogue wave">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/09/hurricane-dorian-likely-whipped-up-foot-rogue-wave-near-newfoundland/|title=Hurricane Dorian probably whipped up a 100-foot rogue wave near Newfoundland|author=Matthew Cappucci|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> * In 2022, the [[Viking Cruises|Viking]] cruise ship ''[[Viking Octantis|Viking Polaris]]'' was hit by a rogue wave on its way to [[Ushuaia]], Argentina. One person died, four more were injured, and the ship's scheduled route to [[Antarctica]] was canceled.<ref name="viking cruise incident">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/12/02/rogue-wave-death-antartica-viking-cruise/10816288002/|title=Giant 'rogue wave' hits Antarctica-bound cruise ship, leaving one dead and four injured|author=Wyatte Grantham-Philips|newspaper=USA Today|date=December 2, 2022|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
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