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Offline Pongo

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« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2004, 05:06:27 PM »
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Can't say I have heard of 200 supertankers dissapearing, I didnt even think there were that many to start with.


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Thats not what it said. It said 200 supertankers and large container ships.

Remember that show about localized hurricanes? White somethign or other. About a storm that just appeared on a clear day and whiped out a sail boat.
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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2004, 05:11:51 PM »
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I've never experienced a rogue wave at sea, but I've heard about them. A wave has more energy that you expect. We took 30ft swells regularly on a 378ft High Endurance Cutter in the Bering. You let a 40 ft sneak in that group and you can really feel it when it hits.


Wasn't there some rule that says you Coasties have to maintain sight of land? ;)
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« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2004, 05:14:17 PM »
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Thats not what it said. It said 200 supertankers and large container ships.

Remember that show about localized hurricanes? White somethign or other. About a storm that just appeared on a clear day and whiped out a sail boat.


white squalls ?
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« Reply #18 on: July 27, 2004, 06:33:29 PM »
I've never seen one that big, but we fished in 20-30 foot waves as a matter of course, and there would be big ones in the group(swells, and us in small boat, so no worries).  Even in the gulf, with seas running a moderate 6-8 with a cross chop, we would get 15 to 20 footers rogues, mixed in pretty often  They have to be wind or confluence waves, though, there is just not enough energy in them to pile up that high in deep water..
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« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2004, 08:26:08 PM »
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Wasn't there some rule that says you Coasties have to maintain sight of land? ;)


Normally the USCG patrols the 200NM territorial waters. But they sail all over the world. As for my stint it was mainly in the Bering...lucky me.
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« Reply #20 on: July 27, 2004, 09:25:15 PM »
How does one get a coast guard job in the Florida Keys?
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« Reply #21 on: July 27, 2004, 09:53:32 PM »
Take 16 in the Bering.
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« Reply #22 on: July 27, 2004, 10:56:15 PM »
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Normally the USCG patrols the 200NM territorial waters. But they sail all over the world. As for my stint it was mainly in the Bering...lucky me.


Jabs are no fun if you get all serious. I'm with ya though... Bering Sea stunk on ice and we were only passing through.
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« Reply #23 on: July 28, 2004, 12:19:06 AM »
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How does one get a coast guard job in the Florida Keys?

I would be the wrong person to ask.

I take a lot of flack because I joined the Coast Guard. All I can say is I tried to join the Navy but was rejected because I couldn't swim. The Coast Guard took me because I was tall enough to wade back to shore.
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« Reply #24 on: July 28, 2004, 02:29:13 AM »
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I would be the wrong person to ask.

I take a lot of flack because I joined the Coast Guard. All I can say is I tried to join the Navy but was rejected because I couldn't swim. The Coast Guard took me because I was tall enough to wade back to shore.


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« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2004, 09:16:24 AM »
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Severe weather has sunk more than 200 supertankers and container ships exceeding 200 metres in length during the last two decades


They did not lose 200 super tankers... container ships used to sink fairly regularly... especially when they are top heavy like has happened in the past.
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« Reply #26 on: July 28, 2004, 09:19:52 AM »
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While doing bird surveys at the Barren Islands in the Aleutian Chain we hit some 'moderate' seas for the area. Our mother ship was a 135ft fiberglass sport fisher but we did the surveys in 10' inflateables.

The feeling of being in 25ft rolling seas in a rubber raft isn't something to cherish. When the wind kicked up past 25kts we had to find a cove to land and take shelter in.

Huddling around a fire inside a makeshift leanto with a Coasty a couple of biologists and ornithologists two deckhands/Zodiak drivers and a fellow we referred to as 'grave digger Larry' was interesting to say the least. fifteen hours later we were able to relaunch and return to our mothership.

Even being a lifelong surfer and ocean enthusiast I never had a real respect of the power of the ocean until I started working on the Valdeze spill.

OMG!!  MrLars is Mr. Black!
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