Sentence examples for because of high waves from inspiring English sources

Kurdi described what had happened on board the boat heading for Greece, saying the captain had panicked because of high waves and jumped into the sea, leaving him in control of the small craft.

Many restaurants were also destroyed because of high waves.

Whether because of the high waves, the glare of the sun, or simple inattentiveness, the cruiser did not spot them.

3,000 workers evacuated their oil rigs because of Jeanne's high waves.

A recovery ship, the Helix Producer, capable of capturing up to 25,000 barrels a day, has been unable to connect to the well because of high winds and waves from Hurricane Alex.

An oil recovery ship known as the Helix Producer, capable of capturing up to 25,000 barrels a day, has been waiting near the crippled well for more than a week, unable to connect to the well because of high winds and waves from Hurricane Alex.

With other yachts, including maxis, withdrawing from the race in droves because of high winds and big waves in the English Channel and beyond, Slade and his largely professional crew did much more than ride out the storm.

The calibration of the wave model for high waves led to the overestimation of low waves.

After the mainshock, the EEW system did not work well for several hours because of high background noise from the coda waves of the mainshock and active aftershocks, and because of power failure and wiring disconnections.

Hiki caused high waves on some of the Hawaiian Islands.

High waves destroyed a portion of State Road A1A.