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wasn't a small boat, but while serving on the Aircraft carrier John F. kennedy, we sailed directly into the heart of a hurricane and plucked the entire crew of lost transport/cargo ship from the ocean. The waves were at least 30-40 plus feet from what I understand - I was below decks transferring fuel so the boilers would stay online.
We were horribly low on fuel at the time, so she was a bit light (normal displacement 80,000 tons) and bouncing worse than usual, especially when some of the waves were crashing on the flight deck (which is at least 60-70 feet above the waterline).
the story was on CNN, readers digest, and other places but I forget the name of the ship that sank. Fortunately no crew members were lost.
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