Caught on camera: Incredible moment surfers are hit by 50ft wave off Cornwall
The surfer stands no chance of riding the wave as the foaming
white surf closes in. He is seen being violently tossed in the air
as it crashes in over him. Incredibly, he managed to avoid injury.
The other surfer is nowhere to be seen
He said: "They loved it. They're crazy. They were really up for
it - it was pure fun and games."
Elsewhere ferocious seas have had a more a serious impact.
A brave lifeboat crew in Devon battled five-metre swells to
rescue a group of sailors from a stricken cargo ship that was
listing perilously in wind-battered waters on Sunday night.
The 300-ft Greek-registered Ice Prince was carrying 5,258 tonnes
of timber across the English Channel when it began to list in force
eight gales.
Coastguards said the rescue mission was their "most difficult
rescue ever."
