You are looking at every sailor's worst nightmare welcome back Charlie here these are the most
massive dangerous and destructive waves ever recorded from waves so big they knocked over
entire ships to beaches with the scariest waves on the planet first we have to look at this
terrifying video as you can see this massive ship is being hit by a wave this cruise ship
has 1 000 people on board the massive waves swing the ship from side to side this took place in 2011
and terrified all of the captains crew members and passengers the monster wave was apparently
caused by a tsunami tsunami rescuers and a helicopter caught this harrowing footage
at one point it really seems like the ship might cap size it did destabilize but thankfully did not
fully tip over the ship continued on its journey despite this very scary incident next we have
to look at this crazy footage from south africa in 2019 cape town experienced some of the worst
storms ever gale force winds caused massive storms this resulted in high seas and localized flooding
gigantic waves from the sea flooded the roads police dash cam footage caught some of the
scariest waves i've ever seen the cape town storms resulted in various injuries this included a woman
being swept out to sea and a man being knocked over by a wave and breaking his arm now let's look
at a wave caused by an earthquake in 2011 japan was hit by the biggest earthquake in 140 years
it was a whopping 9.0 in the rectus game but the earthquake was less destructive than what
it caused this was a 10 meter monster tsunami this caused cars infrastructure and houses to wash away
helicopter news footage caught the massive wave heading for the shore all japanese people could
do was sit and watch on tv powerless to the fact that mother nature was about to wipe them out
this wave caused billions of dollars in damages as soon as the wave hit mass destruction was caused
homes and lives were lost nature truly is one of the scariest forces on the planet seeing entire
buildings washed away looks like something from an apocalypse movie but this is what many people
experienced in real life now i couldn't not show you this next video it comes from one of the most
dangerous seas on the planet that is the north sea the video was filmed from the bow of a ship
by a sailor a 100 foot wave can be seen rolling towards the ship the wave then collides with and
breaks on the ship but the crazy thing is the captain of this ship laughs at the wave
talk about laughing in the face of danger if this ship was any smaller than it would have capsized
likely taking the lives of everyone on ball moving on let's look at one of the most dangerous
beaches in the world this is mavericks beach in california because of its waves it's known
as a surface paradise a big surf competition is held at mavericks beach annually but in 2010 the
surfers and crowd got more than they bargained for this led to many spectators being washed
away the tides grew large and the waves were way too big some of the camera and sound equipment
even got washed away the waves grew to 50 feet in height around 40 people were knocked down with 13
being seriously injured one man broke his leg a woman broke her ankle and a few other people
were also taken to hospital moving on let's look at a cruise ship that got hit by a monster wave
in 2010 the clelia ii was in antarctica the ship had hundreds of passengers and 77 crew members the
ship declared an emergency saying that the engine was damaged the 55 mile hour winds had created
massive waves thankfully the ship did not capsize but the ship did lose power and communications
this was when the ship's windows were destroyed by a 30-foot wave at the time the ship was heading
through the drake passage this is one of the most feared patches of water in the world
the ship had no way to communicate it had lost power but thankfully a nearby ship saw
it and came to the rescue now we have to look at a wedding that was ruined by a monster wave
in 2020 a couple had just got married and were taking photos by the california coast
the photos were supposed to capture their special day but instead they caught the scariest moment
of their lives a gigantic wave crashed into the couple pulling them into the dangerous whartons
of course the wife couldn't swim with her big wedding dress on thankfully a good samaritan
notified lifeguards but lifeguards were too far away so instead the good samaritan jumped in and
saved the couple's lives the couple escaped with minor injuries and lifeguards said they were lucky
to be alive this just goes to show that sometimes it's not worth risking your life for a photo the
video is a scary reminder to always take mother nature seriously moving on let's look at the
biggest man-made wave of all time you may wonder how a wave can be man-made well the answer is
with news in the 1960s the us navy created a naval ship that could withstand a nuclear blast
or so they thought to test this ship they created a bomb named helena bikini they then detonated it
underneath the ship the explosion moved 2 million tons of water 5000 feet into the air this created
a massive wave which destroyed the ship the wave was so big it even injured a cameraman
on a nearby island nuclear debris from this blast still remains in the area to this day
now let's look at a wave caused by a hurricane the footage comes from an emergency rescue ship
it was filmed in the north sea the ship's purpose is to rescue any vessels that may have been caught
in the storm this has got to be one of the scariest jobs i've ever seen the gigantic
waves crash on this massive ship thankfully this ship is specially designed to withstand hurricane
and tsunami waves but if it was a normal ship it definitely would have capsized finally let's look
at a wave caused by a tsunami this took place in 2011 during the japanese earthquake we're used to
seeing tsunamis hitting buildings and cars but did you know they actually start far out in the sea
water is displaced by an earthquake causing massive waves take a look at this video filmed
by the japanese coast guard as the ship is sailing you can see a massive wave forming in the distance
a massive wall of water quickly forms over the horizon in the footage the captain panics but
quickly realizes he has no choice but to go right through it the ship's crew agree the
best choice is to sail over this wave thankfully they make it over but this wave went on to cause
billions of dollars in damages and sadly and thousands of lives mother nature truly is the
most formidable force on the planet sometimes we don't realize just how powerful water can be
but i think these wave videos really show us the dangers of the deep sea and what can happen if
we're not prepared enough both when we're at sea and when we're on land but now it's time
to make your voice heard comment below which of these waves was the scariest if you want to see
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