How do cargo ships deal with heavy storms?

The weather predictions have really gotten accurate out to about 4 days. So the best way to ride out bad weather is to go around it. read more

"When battling a storm at sea, size and mass are your friend. Ships are built of heavy steel and designed to be capable of riding out most storms." says Konrad."Even the largest ships however, like the 1,302 foot long, 170,974 ton container ship, Emma Maersk, can sink if she is beaten by massive waves for too long a period of time. read more

“When battling a storm at sea, size and mass are your friend. Ships are built of heavy steel and designed to be capable of riding out most storms. ” says Konrad. “ Even the largest ships however, like the 1,302 foot long, 170,974 ton container ship, Emma Maersk, can sink if she is beaten by massive waves for too long a period of time. read more