Nightmare Fuel

glatt · 04-17-2014, 08:18 AM

I've been on the little mailboat to Monhegan Island, a 12 mile trip in open water, in seas with 4-6 foot swells, and that was enough for me to be puking my guts out. I can't imagine anything rough like that video.

fargon · 04-17-2014, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I can't imagine anything rough like that video.

When I was on the CGC Confidence in the gulf of Alaska, we had seas breaking over the top of the mast 75 feet above the water line. GOOD TIMES!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 04-17-2014, 02:51 PM

I went to school with a kid who'd spent three years on tankers running from Texas to New England. He showed slides from his camera mounted on the rail of the stern, pointing at the bow, in heavy seas. I couldn't believe the flexing.

This is a video of a Maersk ship in heavy seas. The first minute of outside is not as impressive as many videos I've seen, but starting just after one minute are shots of ship interiors which are scary.

04-17-2014, 02:51 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I went to school with a kid who'd spent three years on tankers running from Texas to New England. He showed slides from his camera mounted on the rail of the stern, pointing at the bow, in heavy seas. I couldn't believe the flexing. This is a video of a Maersk ship in heavy seas. The first minute of outside is not as impressive as many videos I've seen, but starting just after one minute are shots of ship interiors which are scary. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-17-2014, 08:18 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've been on the little mailboat to Monhegan Island, a 12 mile trip in open water, in seas with 4-6 foot swells, and that was enough for me to be puking my guts out. I can't imagine anything rough like that video.

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