Ya think you boat in rough waters?????

I didn't know ships did this ... :wow:

[video=youtube;NE_ri8PkihE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE_ri8PkihE[/video]
 
Here's an entry I think worthy of the thread. It's a "day at the office" in the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland for a very heavy trawler. Enjoy - and be glad you're not there!

Fraser

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Is it my eyes or that pic ???.

That boat looks really really short & stubby. :wow:
 
Summer Fun II said:
Is it my eyes or that pic ???.

That boat looks really really short & stubby. :wow:
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Commercial Newfoundland longline trawlers like the one in that picture are designed to do what the picture shows ... all while hauling a huge catch below. So no, it's not your eyes. More importantly, look at how much boat there is below the line.

I tried to upload a few more shots but they didn't show up and the site won't seem to let me add any others.
 
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drillerb57 said:
Here is my contribution. Nothing at all like the first video. This was taken just outside the mouth of the Vermilion river , last May.

Sorry about the wind noise, I used my phone.[video=youtube_share;Q-AzpeCw2Ms]http://youtu.be/Q-AzpeCw2Ms [/video]
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Running like that with a deck hatch open?
 
CV-23 said:
Running like that with a deck hatch open?
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It looks like I`m running fast, but I was at idle. The waves were coming in that fast out of the east. I think it was 3 to 5ft waves? It was a very windy day.
after the video we headed in..LOL
 
I'm from St. John's, Newfoundland - which is the most easterly city in North America, essentially in the middle of the North Atlantic. Weather like that shown is not unusual - but it doesn't mean I'd want to be out in it. Unfortunately, those trawlers have been built a little too stout - something about length restrictions that I'd have to research to get right - and as a consequence a few crews have been lost in recent years due to the vessel flipping. Also early in the thread, someone mentioned that they'd be a little concerned about hull loss due to a broken windshield - very real threat. My youngest brother's best friend, lost his father on the sinking of the Ocean Ranger. Had been the largest offshore oil platform in the world. Lost in a fierce February storm (Valentine's Day - remember it clearly), when the porthole window in the ballast control room (100 feet above the ocean surface) was smashed out by a wave. The sea water fritzed the ballast control system, ultimately leading to the rig flipping over - with a loss of all hands.

The sea is fierce and unforgiving to those who tempt her...

Paul
 
Jackie J V said:
I'm from St. John's, Newfoundland - which is the most easterly city in North America, essentially in the middle of the North Atlantic. Weather like that shown is not unusual - but it doesn't mean I'd want to be out in it. Unfortunately, those trawlers have been built a little too stout - something about length restrictions that I'd have to research to get right - and as a consequence a few crews have been lost in recent years due to the vessel flipping. Also early in the thread, someone mentioned that they'd be a little concerned about hull loss due to a broken windshield - very real threat. My youngest brother's best friend, lost his father on the sinking of the Ocean Ranger. Had been the largest offshore oil platform in the world. Lost in a fierce February storm (Valentine's Day - remember it clearly), when the porthole window in the ballast control room (100 feet above the ocean surface) was smashed out by a wave. The sea water fritzed the ballast control system, ultimately leading to the rig flipping over - with a loss of all hands.

The sea is fierce and unforgiving to those who tempt her...

Paul
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Good to hear of another Newfoundlander. My family is from a small fishing town on Conception Bay and I have relatives in St. John's - which is how I happened across the Harvester shots. I was lucky enough to do jigging and gill net hauling in a wooden open boat with my grandfather early on, and was out off Cape Spear a couple of times. It's an amazing place I highly recommend to any sea-lover - especially when the whales are around in the Summer!

Obviously 50'+ walls of water are a little more than usual - even for the Grand Banks in Fall. I'd love to share the rest of the shots - have a few of NFLD icebergs (think floating white mountains) too...
 
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