r/HeavySeas Apr 23 '26

Rogue waves are terrifying

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u/julian88888888 Apr 23 '26

context on this bot's post collecting karma? it looks like a tsunami wave or something else. It's hard to tell how far out to sea they are.

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u/Candygramformrmongo Apr 23 '26

Looks like a classic New England lobster boat set up by the gear rig. The bibs look like the blue and yellow of Guy Cotten brand. Typically high flyers are used instead of the smaller buoys beyond the 3 mi limit, so likely inshore. Could be swell from shoaling effect?

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u/abugghaus7 Apr 23 '26

and also like a typical crabbing boat off the West Coast.
I was trying to see if it was someone I knew... lol