This original new release did produce some really interesting commnets,
perhaps not what the original author intended, but food for thought never
the less. As to how tall a particular ship is/was in comparison to the
Empire State Building, I would assume that common sense would have prevailed
when any comparison like this is presented. What I meant is immaterial, for
this was no more than a news release, therefore, again common sense should
simply be telling one, that it was not me saying anything, simply that of
the original author. So trying to kill the messenger in this case, is
barking up the wrong tree.
Personally, I could care less how long a ship is or isn't, compared to any
building, either laying flat or upright, and whether it is technically
possible or now. That was certainly not the point the author of this article
was trying to make, which was actually that a ship rolling over as portrayed
in the remake of the movie "Poseidon" is very unlikely. Technically, some of
you may indeed be correct in your data as presented, and even with theories
and speculations. Yet, facts do seem to get lost a bit when presented in the
confines of a fantasy.
John Sisker, Agency
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> We came across this information in the trades, in the form of a press
> release, and thought it would be of interest to this newsgroup as well.
>
>
> Could huge cruise ships such as Royal Caribbean's new freedom of the
> as -- almost as tall as the Empire State Building -- in real life get
> turned upside down by a freak wave as portrayed in the just released film
> "Poseidon?"
>
> Not really, answers The New York Times.
>
> In the film, a 150-foot wave strikes the luxury liner to roll it over.
> Surviving passengers and crew then have to work their way through the
> upturned ship to the ocean surface.
>
> "A wave as large as 150 feet hasn't been observed; the largest is around
> 120 feet," said Dr. William Asher, an oceanographer at the University of
> Washington.
>
> Even with such a huge wave, however, modern ocean liners have safety
> systems such as stabilizers that would prevent the ship from turning over.
>
> There have never been reports of large ships capsizing from huge waves,
> though they have destroyed container ships and have caused damage to ocean
> liners.
>
> With modern equipment, even a Titanic-like iceberg collision is highly
> unlikely, according to Dr. Asher.
>
> John Sisker, Agency
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