Why Cargo Ships Fear The Drake Passage

Ajouté : 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Why do cargo ships fear the Drake Passage? Waves here can reach building height, and storms trap ships in open ocean for days. The Pacific and Atlantic collide violently here. No land blocks the massive ocean currents, so the sea becomes brutally unpredictable. Sailors consider this route one of Earth's worst. Some ships never fully recover after crossing. Earth still has oceans humans can't control.