sweetredwine Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 What Incredibly Bad Taste ... on an ITALIAN web site ... Positano, americana annega in mare per salvare il figlio. Doveva andare in campagna Can you believe this poor woman lost her life and they put in such an awful picture of her! Here's her story in English: American Mother Drowns in Italy Saving Her Son from Freak Wave Although none of the comments mention it, one has to wonder who or what would induce them to attempt such a risky adventure at 1:00 a.m. in the morning. God bless her and her family. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Hard to believe a wave would get that big in the Mediterranean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Hard to believe a wave would get that big in the Mediterranean. I've seen one rouge wave in my lifetime and it was scary stuff. I was on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the early 70's when it came in everyone on the beach thought that there must have been an earthquake and it was a tidal wave. It hit the beach with such a force that it echoed. Luckily, nobody was swept out but it was a sight that taught me not to take anything about the ocean for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetredwine Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 Hard to believe a wave would get that big in the Mediterranean. I've seen one rouge wave in my lifetime and it was scary stuff. I was on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the early 70's when it came in everyone on the beach thought that there must have been an earthquake and it was a tidal wave. It hit the beach with such a force that it echoed. Luckily, nobody was swept out but it was a sight that taught me not to take anything about the ocean for granted. In this video http://www.youreporter.it/video_Tragedia_a_Positano_onda_uccide_Sherrye_Duncam_1 it's apparent that the "locals" understood the wickedness of those waves but nowadays it's not perceived "polite" to tell someone not to do something. When I first visited Positano about twenty years ago the locals were much more "intrusive" and would have strongly advised anyone against taking such a risk, but I guess times have changed and everybody is much more "laid back" nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I've seen one rouge wave in my lifetime and it was scary stuff. I was on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the early 70's when it came in everyone on the beach thought that there must have been an earthquake and it was a tidal wave. It hit the beach with such a force that it echoed. Luckily, nobody was swept out but it was a sight that taught me not to take anything about the ocean for granted. I guess I've been lucky in California as I like to fish off the rock walls mainly in Monterey, Bodega Bay and Half Moon Bay. The waves come in but never anything huge like that unless there's a big Pacific storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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