A mammoth rogue wave off Ucluelet’s coast has brought dreams of wielding the ocean’s power as an alternative energy source crashing back into the spotlight.
The 17.6 metre rogue wave was recorded off Amphitrite Bank near Ucuelet in November 2020 by MarineLabs Data Systems, which believes it is the “most extreme rogue wave ever recorded.”
The wave came to light as the subject of a recently published scientific report by the University of Victoria’s Dr.
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