On this date, a massive 26-meter (85-foot) wave struck an oil-drilling platform off the Norwegian coast, defying all existing wave models. This event, known as the Draupner wave, marked a turning ...

Although taller waves have been noted before, their heights were only twice the height of waves around them—such as the first rogue wave ever recorded, the 25.6-metre "Draupner wave" off Norway ...