<p>Isabel Houghton, head of forecasting at Sofar Ocean, carries this important warning to shipping: getting weather predictions wrong when conditions are clearly severe, they hurt most when the outlook appears manageable.  When the Baltic Klipper lost 16 containers off the Isle of Wight in December 2025, wave heights weren&#8217;t particularly hazardous. What the crew faced &#8230;</p> </p><p><p>https://splash247.com/the-sudden-cost-of-good-enough-maritime-weather-forecasting/</p></p>