Rogue waves in crossing seas: The Louis Majesty accident

被引：103

作者：

Cavaleri, L. ^{[2
]}

Bertotti, L. ^{[2
]}

Torrisi, L. ^{[3
]}

Bitner-Gregersen, E. ^{[4
]}

Serio, M. ^{[1
]}

Onorato, M. ^{[1
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Fis Gen, I-10125 Turin, Italy

[2] CNR, Inst Marine Sci, Venice, Italy

[3] Natl Meteorol Serv, CNMCA, Rome, Italy

[4] Det Norske Veritas, Hovik, Norway

[5] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Torino, I-10125 Turin, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS | 2012年 / 117卷

关键词：

SCHRODINGER-EQUATION; FREAK-WAVES; DEEP-WATER; OCEAN; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1029/2012JC007923

中图分类号：

P7 [海洋学];

学科分类号：

0707 ;

摘要：

We analyze the sea state conditions during which the accident of the cruise ship Louis Majesty took place. The ship was hit by a large wave that destroyed some windows at deck number five and caused two fatalities. Using the wave model (WAM), driven by the Consortium for Small-Scale Modelling (COSMO-ME) winds, we perform a detailed hindcast of the local wave conditions. The results reveal the presence of two comparable wave systems characterized almost by the same frequency. We discuss such sea state conditions in the framework of a system of two coupled Nonlinear Schrodinger (CNLS) equations, each of which describe the dynamics of a single spectral peak. For some specific parameters, we discuss the breather solutions of the CNLS equations and estimate the maximum wave amplitude. Even though, due to the lack of measurements, it is impossible to establish the nature of the wave that caused the accident, we show that the angle between the two wave systems during the accident was close to the condition for which the maximum amplitude of the breather solution is observed.

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