Could it happen

[George L. Lorton]

There was a History Channel special about Rouge Waves. They showed some footage of a of Passenger Ship after it had been struck by one.

"Rouge Wave" a new Perm by Elizabeth Arden as worn by our model Shelley Winters for the new Film "Poseidon Adventure". The wet look is always in at !

 

[Michael H. Standart]

>>I tend to assume that an Atlantic crossing would involve much sipping of bouillon in a well-cushioned deck chair and sweeping down grand staircases in full evening regalia <<

And as you surmised, it seldom works that way out on the North Atlantic. There's a reason that heaters were installed on liners as soon as it became possible to do so. Even in the summer, it can get bloody cold out there, then there's the weather which is always there to throw you a curve ball. Winter storms are obviously not an issue then but hurricanes are.