A bit Fresh

[Bunkerbarge]

Just to give you a bit of an idea of what it can be like at sea. I can assure you that this is not "rough" to us old hands but maybe "A bit Fresh".

Note the water coming out of the hawse pipes, blown up there by the pressure of the wave, and the forward fairleads. As she hits a wave like this the bow will suddenly leap up and you will feel like you are in an express lift to the point where you feel the 'G' force and feel heavy. A few seconds later the bow will drop like a stone and you will feel so light that you can take steps three at a time easily.

As for a caption how about:

"Slowing down's for whimps Mr Mate, give her all she's got, we'll let the Chief out tomorrow!"

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[Bluewavestudios]

I think I would be looking for the nearest Bucket If I was on that ship !! And it would have to be a very LARGE bucket too !!!



Regards..........Mark.

 

[rjwood_uk]

"i said hose down the decks not the whole bloody boat!!"

 

[Bunkerbarge]

I think I would be looking for the nearest Bucket If I was on that ship !! And it would have to be a very LARGE bucket too !!!

Regards..........Mark.

Many years on the North Atlantic gave me a great love for this kind of thing that my current routine sadly lacks.

Nowadays we are lucky to get a 10 foot swell and that has them all running for the bins!!

 

[Bunkerbarge]

Now this is a bit more like it. Just imagine trying to sleep on this between watches!!

It takes a lot longer when you are going uphill all day as well and after a few days your legs ache so much with trying to resist the movement.

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[Bunkerbarge]

There again some people just don't know when to slow down!

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[Bunkerbarge]

Some people have a schedule to keep.

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[Bunkerbarge]

...and some people just wish they'd never got up that day!!!

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[Bluewavestudios]

That's great Bunker,

I love the way you have presented those, quite funny really.

Regards.......Mark.

 

[rjwood_uk]

that last one looks scary!!!

iv always heard about "flat spots" in the sea where containers fall off the super container ships and just float there. and if your lucky enough to see it before you hit it it looks like a flat piece of sea.

ever seen one Richard?

 

[ajg141]

Great pics! Makes you feel you are there. Now if you could just find me one like that taken from a sub I'd change the wallpaper on my computer!