Benerson Little

Rogue Waves. Up to three rogue waves as much as 26 feet high struck the cruise ship Louis Majesty near Marseilles on March 3 while the vessel was en route from Barcelona to Genoa. Two passengers were killed and fourteen were injured when the waves shattered windows in a dining area. The ship was carrying over 1300 passengers and almost 600 crew. The vessel put about and headed back to Barcelona. (Sources: BBC, LeFigaro)

Chilean Coast Tsunami. Good article on the devastating effects of the Chilean earthquake and subsequent tsunamis that his the coast. While most US media attention was turned to watching the ultimately inconsequential tsunami that sped across the Pacific toward the Hawaiian islands, the Chilean coast had already been devastated. "The Sea, Lifeblood of Chilean Towns, Turns Deadly."

The Plastiki Prepares for Sea. The BBC reports (March 3, 2010) that the Plastiki, a boat made largely from recycled materials, awaits fair weather before it begins its journey from San Francisco to Sydney. The voyage is intended to bring attention to environmental damage done by discarded plastics, and specifically to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch of floating plastic, roughly twice the size of Texas. A similar, but smaller, patch has recently been identified in the Atlantic. "Boat Made of Trash Prepares to Set Sail."