This Wave Happens Once in 10,000 Years; Scientists Have Finally Captured It
On December 7th, 1978, the MS München,
a German container transport ship,
departed the port of Bremerhaven
bound for Savannah, Georgia.
This would be its 62nd voyage across the North Atlantic,
practically routine to the crew on board.
But tragically, it never arrived, nor was it ever seen again.
Something claimed this ship, something huge,
something deadly, something once believed to occur
only once every 10,000 years
and horrifically, it's something
that's still out there to this day.
Now for perspective, the MS München
was an enormous 857-foot-long ship
that was carrying 83 shipping containers known as lighters,
along with 28 members of the experienced crew.
At its top speed of 18 knots,
the journey from Germany to America,
was a little under 5,000 nautical miles
and would take them some 11 days at sea.
However, a violent storm had been raging
over the ocean since November.
But the challenging waves and winds were no match
for München's exceptional flotation capabilities
and so it carried on with its voyage.
Suddenly, at 3:00 AM on December 12th,
the ship sent out a distress call sent by Morse Code.
Only fragments of the call were received
by surrounding vessels, but before they could respond,
the München went silent.
Assuming the worst, rescue efforts began immediately.
Occasionally, snippets of automated messages
and calls from the ship would be received.
