Big Wave

Liverbird · 30 March 2006, 23:40

I am so glad i am not in this boat ............

Sammo · 31 March 2006, 00:38

What about this one: -

pathalla · 31 March 2006, 01:35

have seen that photo before, I would hate to have seen what happened to anything that wasn't tied down, most likely caused significant damage.

Jonny Fuller · 31 March 2006, 08:45

We've had that first pic over on boatmad a couple of times, the general opinion is that it's a 'Photoshop' job. Someone even posted a different pic of a completely different scene, that apeared to have the same tug, at the same angle/view etc.

The second one looks real enough.

Alice · 31 March 2006, 09:49

I thought that I recognised that wave from 'Perfect Storm'.

Shaggy · 31 March 2006, 10:38

Shaggy · 31 March 2006, 10:49

This look familiar, seems to fit the sean a bit better?

Shaggy

Jonny Fuller · 31 March 2006, 12:34

Sean Who?

Alice · 31 March 2006, 13:29

Scene the Sheep!

Shaggy · 31 March 2006, 14:47

Alex Brown · 31 March 2006, 17:15

Goto http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/news/ for some good pics of ships in rough weather.
This is a very good site, and people are regularly posting pics to it.

-Alex

jyasaki · 31 March 2006, 18:54

Not 100% sure, but I think Sammo's pic is of a boat owned by Marlon Brando (if that's not it, there was a very similar pic of it.) Story was that they were leaving somewhere on the Central Calif Coast (Morro Bay?) and got hit by a rogue wave as they crossed the bar. There was some (pretty weak) reason for leaving at that time; they ended up returning for repairs.

jky

Liverbird · 31 March 2006, 23:31

Hey Alex there is some scary pics on that website you posted......so scary in fact i am sitting at my computer wearing a life jacket,with my grab bag and flares.
(The distress type and not the 70s type of flares with platform boots !)

CJL · 05 April 2006, 00:46

The first photo is legit.

I have the rest of the sequence as it goes over the top of the wave on my work computer.

I'll post them tomorrow if I get chance.

Chris

CJL · 13 April 2006, 12:53

As promised:

codprawn · 13 April 2006, 14:44

I know it's been posted before but to see how well a big RIB copes look at this video

http://www.boomeranger.fi/images/ind...conditions.mpg

Sea doesn't look THAT rough - until you see the supply vessel pounding through the waves - the RIB just skims across them!!!

jwalker · 13 April 2006, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJL

As promised:

That boat is crap. It doen't look pretty.

BogMonster · 15 April 2006, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by codprawn

I know it's been posted before but to see how well a big RIB copes look at this video

http://www.boomeranger.fi/images/ind...conditions.mpg

Sea doesn't look THAT rough - until you see the supply vessel pounding through the waves - the RIB just skims across them!!!

Well that took about a week to download on dialup - but very impressive! What sort of RIB is that? looks to be a very deep V hull compared to most?

codprawn · 15 April 2006, 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by BogMonster

Well that took about a week to download on dialup - but very impressive! What sort of RIB is that? looks to be a very deep V hull compared to most?

Don't know what they are based on or if it's their own design. They are made in Finland and look very good boats.

http://www.boomeranger.fi/

Dialup??? My God you poor thing - how the hell do you cope??? Then again no rat race either!!!

BogMonster · 15 April 2006, 22:58

Dialup costing 6p a minute for most of the day too....