"Perfect Storm" question

[wishbone]

Is it physically possible for a fishing boat to travel up the face of a wave to near vertical. Under what circumstances would the boat enter into the face of the wave and be underwater?

[rkmsuf]

In Hollywood everything is possible.

[wishbone]

But this happened in the Atlantic Ocean

[flere-imsaho]

The (non-fiction) book, upon which the movie is based, has survivors' accounts of such things happening. I'm sure the movie exaggerated it a bit, but the concept holds true.

I very much recommend reading the book, as it is a great read. The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger.

[rkmsuf]

Sure it did. I want video.

[Kevin]

I would think the boat wouldn't enter into the face at all. Either the engine can't push it up any further and it starts to backslide allowing the wave to break over it, or the the wave starts to break before the boat reaches the top and causes it to backflip. To enter the wave would mean the boat was probably incapable of floating in the first place.

[korme]

it's agood movie, regardless, though /SPOILER/clooney is dumb to go down with his ship, who would force drowning themselves

[Suicane75]

But can it be salvaged and then re rigged for space travel, thats the real question.