Rogue Wave
One person died and four others were injured when a giant wave hit a cruise ship en route to Antarctica. The owners of the Viking Polaris said the ship sustained only limited damage by the rogue wave, but several windows were smashed.
The wave hit as the ship was approaching the port of Ushuaia in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province. Rogue waves, which scientists call "extreme storm waves," are at lease twice the size of surrounding waves. They often come from different directions than the wind and existing waves.
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