Big waves from hurricanes like Irene in 2011 or Superstorm Sandy last October or even nor’easters like one that ...

The first photo of the Titan submersible wreck has been released to the public, showing a large portion of the hull sticking upright on the ocean floor, thousands of metres below the waves.

As a storm "grows larger and more potent, it can generate waves as high ... that are fixed to the ocean floor, like anemones and sponges, can die by being smothered in sand or hit by tumbling ...