@ Derek
good posting
1000,s of vessel passing that area every year, and everytime something happens freak waves and such are the "fault" As you said,,the sea doesn,t care too much who is in it,s way.
I sail now 40 years and almost 30 as master, and I pretty sure that I had only once in my sea life a freak wave,, and that damaged the ship pretty, bulkheads bend and torn. A freak wavee would have a much more damage to a vessel like this. Tremendous high seas, combined with w-ly setting tides creating in that area unusual high seas, but no often freak waves. Freak waves is however the excuse for anything when it goes wrong.
Remember guys,, not 10 years ago when masters/sailors mentioned freak waves,,they were laughed at,, and suddenly they are a daily occurence !!!