What are quartering seas ? what are the disadvantages ?

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When the vessel has seas coming from quarter then it is known as Quartering seas. May result into Pooping and Broaching and finally capsizing the vessel.

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This MSC circular is also very informative for rolling and following seas. http://www.imo.org/blast/blastDataHelper.asp?data_id=17414&filename=1228.pdf