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stigeon said:
like on this boat? :teeth

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The boat I was on traversed the Straights of Magellan in the winter. eff that effing eff. :green
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I said rough seas, like this:

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Worst I encountered was in the Gulf of Alaska on a 180' round hull. 35'+ seas for about 3 days crossing from Homer to the Inside Passage. Saw something similar on a 378 (that looked like the gif above), but with twice the ship and a V hull, wasn't so bad.

Here, damn it
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Sidewalk said:
I said rough seas, like this:

Worst I encountered was in the Gulf of Alaska on a 180' round hull. 35'+ seas for about 3 days crossing from Homer to the Inside Passage. Saw something similar on a 378 (that looked like the gif above), but with twice the ship and a V hull, wasn't so bad.

Here, damn it
http://imgur.com/gallery/wKt5D59
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That is absolutely terrifying.
Is there a realistic danger of a modern ship capsizing or sinking in conditions like those, or is it just a wild ride with the potential for injury and equipment damage?
 
SFSV650 said:
That is absolutely terrifying.
Is there a realistic danger of a modern ship capsizing or sinking in conditions like those, or is it just a wild ride with the potential for injury and equipment damage?
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Going bow to like this is a rough ride, lots of potential for damage, but would have to be insanely large seas to bring a ship down. Stern to is more of a hazard. Water can start washing over the decks. Free standing water on the deck is bad, real bad. But usually only impacts smaller ships, like fishing boats.

Now taking them to the beam, or sideways, that's bad shit. That's when you start making sure everything is water tight, make sure the engines keep running, hold on to What ever is rigidly bolted down (anything not bolted went flying a long time ago), and if you are religious, pray. Because yes, that can bring your ass down.

You just watch the older, saltier guys. If they are just acting cool while trying not to spill their coffee, then you'll be okay. When they are giving instructions, you do exactly what they say.

I was green on my first ship, the scarier ship, but the older guys were fucking smooth. Just sat in their EOW (Engineering Officer of the Watch) chair (former captains chair from the bridge that was stolen), braced a leg against the rail, and rode it on out. When I got to my second ship, I was that salty First Class in the EOW chair :D
 
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