The world's "roughest sea" is notorious for its massive waves - prompting ... including the loss of lives due to rogue waves as recently as 2022. The Drake Passage owes its turbulent nature ...

The world's "roughest sea" is home to such huge waves, cruise ships fear to sail through them. The Drake Passage is the body of water between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland ...

A US passenger on an Antarctic cruise died and four other guests were injured after the Viking Polaris vessel was struck by a giant unexpected wave while crossing the Drake Passage heading for ...

Polar Class goes from PC1 to PC7 — and the first thing to remember is PC1 is the top ranking. This is particularly important ...

In order to get to Antarctica by boat, however, we knew we'd have to cross the dreaded Drake Passage ... to take on the Passage but small enough to get tossed around by waves.

And it’s not just the winds making the waters rough — the Drake is basically one big surge of water ... through the (relatively) narrow passage causes waves to break against them underwater.

“This is a really big deal in Antarctic history to hear about this,” said Wayne Ranney, a Flagstaff, Arizona-based geologist who has led expeditions to Antarctica and crossed the Drake Passage ...

In a historical feat, Lieutenant Commander Dilna K and Lieutenant Commander Roopa A, aboard INSV Tarini, crossed Cape Horn, ...