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jednp · 03-27-2007, 11:44 PM

check this video out.

"honey, did you remember to pack the motion sickness pills? and when do we put the life jackets on?"

All I gotta say, is screw this! remind me if I ever go on a cruise, to ask them if they have any 50 mile florida coastline trips I can take that only venture 1 mile off shore lol.

video is about 3 mins long, but it's a good one. i would not want to be on this ship.

http://www.machovideo.com/article.php?article=3836

**beardman2** · 03-28-2007, 08:57 AM

yikes.

Looks like they were fighting like mad to turn into the swells.

Broadside · 03-28-2007, 10:34 AM

That would have been a scary ride.

AKM · 03-29-2007, 09:39 AM

That brings back memories. I was on board the USS Duluth in 81 and we got caught in 40+ft swells. The ship was rolling over 45 degrees both ways. The side cargo hatch was 30ft up from the waterline, but it was swamped by every swell and since the sailors hadn't properly dogged it there was about 100 gallons of water shooting in every swell. Our berth was one deck below the cargo hatch and gravity being what it is, our cabin was rapidly filling with water.
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jednp · 03-29-2007, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AKM

That brings back memories. I was on board the USS Duluth in 81 and we got caught in 40+ft swells. The ship was rolling over 45 degrees both ways. The side cargo hatch was 30ft up from the waterline, but it was swamped by every swell and since the sailors hadn't properly dogged it there was about 100 gallons of water shooting in every swell. Our berth was one deck below the cargo hatch and gravity being what it is, our cabin was rapidly filling with water.
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did you hold eachother and say.. "i'll never let go jack, i'll never let go"?

**DanTheEldest** · 03-29-2007, 03:08 PM

Ugh....pass the Dramamine. Or better yet, just sedate me and I'll ride it out in my bunk.

DeltaCharlie · 03-29-2007, 06:44 PM

best
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Quote:

Originally Posted by jednp

did you hold each other and say.. "i'll never let go jack, i'll never let go"?

i was going to say something about the ship & the ocean but that takes the cake!!

retired · 03-29-2007, 06:49 PM

And that is why I never joined the Navy.

You have to wonder if they knew about the storm ahead of time and either could not outrun it or didn't think it would be that bad.

That would have been absolutely one of the scariest things in the world to experience. If I had been on that ship, I never would have gone near water again.

Sirius1963 · 03-29-2007, 10:28 PM

Holey crap! I was on that ship last year! USS Explorer . Awesome ship. So glad it wasn't doing that when I was on it!

03-27-2007, 11:44 PM	#1
jednp XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 4,691	Oceanliner caught in Cyclone Valentina: video check this video out. "honey, did you remember to pack the motion sickness pills? and when do we put the life jackets on?" All I gotta say, is screw this! remind me if I ever go on a cruise, to ask them if they have any 50 mile florida coastline trips I can take that only venture 1 mile off shore lol. video is about 3 mins long, but it's a good one. i would not want to be on this ship. http://www.machovideo.com/article.php?article=3836

03-28-2007, 08:57 AM	#2
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,950	yikes. Looks like they were fighting like mad to turn into the swells. __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

03-28-2007, 10:34 AM	#3
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03-29-2007, 09:39 AM	#4
AKM XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,511	That brings back memories. I was on board the USS Duluth in 81 and we got caught in 40+ft swells. The ship was rolling over 45 degrees both ways. The side cargo hatch was 30ft up from the waterline, but it was swamped by every swell and since the sailors hadn't properly dogged it there was about 100 gallons of water shooting in every swell. Our berth was one deck below the cargo hatch and gravity being what it is, our cabin was rapidly filling with water. . __________________ Liviu Librescu - În veci pomenirea lui. U.S. Army/Marine Snipers - Making the World a Better Place, 175 grains at a time.

03-29-2007, 03:08 PM	#6
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03-29-2007, 06:49 PM	#8
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,320	And that is why I never joined the Navy. You have to wonder if they knew about the storm ahead of time and either could not outrun it or didn't think it would be that bad. That would have been absolutely one of the scariest things in the world to experience. If I had been on that ship, I never would have gone near water again.

03-29-2007, 10:28 PM	#9
Sirius1963 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific NorthWET (Seattle) Posts: 1,062	Holey crap! I was on that ship last year! USS Explorer . Awesome ship. So glad it wasn't doing that when I was on it! __________________ You don’t win anything in a gunfight, you just get to keep what you have. The loudest sound in the world is a “click” when you need a “bang.” The second loudest sound in the world is a “bang” when you were expecting a “click.”

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