The question for me is how do you test this? I’ll try any number of headings and speeds in heavy seas to find one that eases the ship best, but stopping the engine to try this method could just as easily put the ship into a catastrophic roll that shears cargo off the deck. I’m familiar with the method I just don’t think I’d have the stones to try it for the first time unless forced to do so by losing the plant.
I’m going to stick with thoroughly watching the weather and staying as far as possible from danger.