For young buna (couldn't resist) LOL

Jimbuna · 06-01-14, 06:40 AM

Many of you here will already be aware young buna is following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and great grandfather (not sure of any before) having chosen a career at sea.

He is currently on a years paid study leave for his Chief Officer ticket and is really missing his time at sea.

I and my father before me have always siad "Nothing is better than travelling on the worlds oceans...the best way to travel".

Come across this two minute video and couldn't resist sending it to him

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8dd_1305213553

CCIP · 06-01-14, 06:48 AM

just looking at that makes me seasick

Jimbuna · 06-01-14, 06:57 AM

Just a small swell really

TarJak · 06-01-14, 08:40 AM

A small breeze. Seen that one before and glad I wasn't on that cruise.

Wolferz · 06-01-14, 09:05 AM

Batten down the furniture!

Schroeder · 06-01-14, 10:31 AM

What wonders me is that the helicopter that filmed the ship seemed to be flying perfectly stable in those conditions...

Herr-Berbunch · 06-01-14, 10:40 AM

Iirc that was in the Bay of Biscay.

Imagine trying to dive into the pool!

Jimbuna · 06-01-14, 10:48 AM

Young buna reckons there is another video in existence showing the forks of a forklift below decks that pierced the hull of the same vessel and water flooded in.

Sailor Steve · 06-01-14, 11:59 AM

I've been in weather like that, and on a ship a whole lot smaller than that one.

Schroeder · 06-01-14, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I've been in weather like that, and on a ship a whole lot smaller than that one.

So how did your stomach contents look like?

(boy, I would surely throw up...

)

mapuc · 06-01-14, 01:38 PM

Some thoughts

The way the cruise ship rolled in the sea could mean that the engine was not working

The way the furniture was moving from one side to the other, made me wonder.

I have only been on different ferries and on those the table was bolted onto the floor and so was some of the chairs some of the chairs was lose. Maybe it's different on a cruise ship.

Markus

fireftr18 · 06-01-14, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I've been in weather like that, and on a ship a whole lot smaller than that one.

I was in some rough seas on a small boat. Not that rough, but it sure felt like it.
RIP one bottle of wine all over the cabin floor.

The music for the video was great.

Rockstar · 06-01-14, 07:47 PM

that poor women in the black outfit took a header right into the stanchion @ 1:20 or so. Looks too me like it knocked her out cold. Then she and the other get swept away like crumbs blown off a table top.

Bad day all around

Jimbuna · 06-02-14, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

Some thoughts

The way the cruise ship rolled in the sea could mean that the engine was not working

The way the furniture was moving from one side to the other, made me wonder.

I have only been on different ferries and on those the table was bolted onto the floor and so was some of the chairs some of the chairs was lose. Maybe it's different on a cruise ship.

Markus

Only furniture and fittings that are heavy enough to cause serious injury are usually bolted down and the area on camera looked like a restaurant which obviously needs tables and seating that can be easily moved to accomodate disabled people in wheelchairs and facilitate the adding of additional tables and chairs for larger groups of people etc.

Most if not all modern cruise ships have stabilisation systems onboard and the Captain has the authority to assess the forthcoming weather situation and divert his vessel away from or into calmer waters if he deems it necessary.

Those weather conditions would have caused problems for anything afloat and I would question what the ship was doing there in the first place.

vienna · 06-03-14, 12:00 PM

Hopefully Young Buna won't have many occasions in his future career to encounter such bad weather. Good luck to him in his studies...

My father was in the US Merchant Marines and he once said the really big concern was "rogue waves"; although they are rather infrequent, they can do a lot of damage to a ship in a very short time. He encountered one once that was of a very good size and really put the cargo ship he was on through some very difficult turns. He tended to like the more coastal routes after that, trying to avoid any long-distance ocean crossings if he could...

<O>

06-01-14, 06:40 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	For young buna (couldn't resist) LOL Many of you here will already be aware young buna is following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and great grandfather (not sure of any before) having chosen a career at sea. He is currently on a years paid study leave for his Chief Officer ticket and is really missing his time at sea. I and my father before me have always siad "Nothing is better than travelling on the worlds oceans...the best way to travel". Come across this two minute video and couldn't resist sending it to him http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8dd_1305213553 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-01-14, 06:48 AM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	just looking at that makes me seasick __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-01-14, 06:57 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Just a small swell really __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-01-14, 09:05 AM	#5
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Batten down the furniture! __________________ Tomorrow never comes

06-01-14, 10:31 AM	#6
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	What wonders me is that the helicopter that filmed the ship seemed to be flying perfectly stable in those conditions... __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

06-01-14, 08:40 AM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	A small breeze. Seen that one before and glad I wasn't on that cruise.

06-01-14, 10:40 AM	#7
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Iirc that was in the Bay of Biscay. Imagine trying to dive into the pool! __________________

06-01-14, 10:48 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Young buna reckons there is another video in existence showing the forks of a forklift below decks that pierced the hull of the same vessel and water flooded in. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-01-14, 11:59 AM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I've been in weather like that, and on a ship a whole lot smaller than that one. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-01-14, 01:38 PM	#11
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Some thoughts The way the cruise ship rolled in the sea could mean that the engine was not working The way the furniture was moving from one side to the other, made me wonder. I have only been on different ferries and on those the table was bolted onto the floor and so was some of the chairs some of the chairs was lose. Maybe it's different on a cruise ship. Markus

06-01-14, 07:47 PM	#13
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	that poor women in the black outfit took a header right into the stanchion @ 1:20 or so. Looks too me like it knocked her out cold. Then she and the other get swept away like crumbs blown off a table top. Bad day all around

06-03-14, 12:00 PM	#15
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Hopefully Young Buna won't have many occasions in his future career to encounter such bad weather. Good luck to him in his studies... My father was in the US Merchant Marines and he once said the really big concern was "rogue waves"; although they are rather infrequent, they can do a lot of damage to a ship in a very short time. He encountered one once that was of a very good size and really put the cargo ship he was on through some very difficult turns. He tended to like the more coastal routes after that, trying to avoid any long-distance ocean crossings if he could... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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