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Working mariners: is 30–180 seconds enough warning to do anything useful before a bad wave encounter?

people_culture UTC: 2026-03-11 15:15:44

Question for people who’ve actually worked in the merchant marine: I’m trying to understand the operational side of sudden severe-wave situations on working vessels. If you had 30–180 seconds of warning before a bad wave encounter, what could your crew realistically do in that...

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