A group of New Zealand sailors on board the HMNZS Otago filmed as their warship was smashed by monster waves on the Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean.

The sailors are heard gasping as their vessel is bombarded by huge waves as they patrol the sea near Antarctica.

After a wave crashes down on the ship's deck, one sailor is heard saying: "I'm not going to lie I was kind of scared then."

The footage was filmed in December 2015.

During a patrol search against illegal fishing of tooth-fish poachers the nz royal navy warship 'HMNZS Otago' got smashed frontally by a huge monster wave. The incident happened near Antarctica in the Southern Ocean.

With a maximum depth of about 7,434 meters (24,390 ft) and temperatures between -2-10 °C (25-50 °F), the Southern Ocean is known for its tough weather conditions – it is the coldest and windiest ocean on Earth. The latitudes from 50 to 70 degrees south are also known as the "Furious Fifties" and "Shrieking Sixties" due to strong winds and large waves caused by the winds blow that blow around the globe in those areas.

Watch this stunning video of a royal navy warship getting hit by by a massive wave near Antarctica. The powerful wave hits the ship frontally and splashes the windows, the crew is delighted!