A cargo ship in the North Atlantic ocean sailing through treacherous conditions was subject to violent waves smashing against the windows on November 2.

Footage shows the RORO (Roll-On, Roll-Off) cargo ship in transit as incoming waves that are illuminated by the vessel's lights hit the windows.

The ship was travelling from Thorlakshofn, Iceland to Rotterdam, the Netherlands when the ship encountered the rough seas.

Third Officer Jonn Lydersen - who shot the footage - told Newsflare: "This is not everyday weather, we have this and worse weather one or two maybe three days a month during winter.

"But this was not the worst weather, the direction of the wind and waves was just bad for us because we had to go straight against it."

This is a video from the bridge of a roro cargo vessel sailing in bad weather in the North Atlantic

This is not everyday weather, we have this and worse weather one or two maybe three days a month during winter. But this was not the worst weather, the direction of the wind and waves was just bad for us, because we had to go straight against it.
I started working on this vessel in august last year.
And we are sailing from thorlakshofn Iceland, to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. And back again.