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Chinese Cranes for Hampton, Virginia.
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When the liner's bridge windows are smashed you are in a real storm...
South of Great Australian Bight 1960 - the captain had diverted South to avoid a force 10 forecast in the Bight. Unfortunately, the Roaring 40s had a worse storm that wasn't covered by any weather forecasting in 1960.
The plus side for me:
1. I won the table tennis competition as the only competitor able to stay on my feet and adjust for the ship's movements.
2. The dining room was nearly empty and I had as many seconds as I wanted.
3. As the storm passed I was able to see the Aurora Australis - the Southern Lights.
Interesting post. I come from a navy family and as kids we followed our father around the world when ever we could. By the time I was old enough to sign the contract I had crossed the Atlantic, Med and Pacific in various types of ships. The week end before I went to boot in San Diego my father took me to a lake near there where one of his friends who was trying for the water and land speed records had a new boat, twin hull with an engine that seemed the size of a VW. It had seating for three but was unfinished with no wind shield or top and the seats didn't have any padding. It was bad luck that the lake wasn't big enough for it so my father and his friends did the math and put governors on the carb so it couldn't go full out. But we were able to get 100 mph out of her and they didn't trust the three of us that got to drive her to maneuver so we had to keep it in a straight line. Pointed at two out crops one at each end of the lake and only enough fuel to get us 2/3 of the way so the engine quit and we coasted to a stop.
I ended up on a wooden mine sweep for two years. Spent more time under water than on top and people don't believe me and I understand why when I tell them we were probably the first navy ship to be boarded by pirates since the early 1800's and that we also sailed under false colors with the crew ordered to wear civs so we looked like fishermen. The old story goes wooden ships and iron men.
My father served on the New Jersey and many types of other ships and even as an enlisted man he and our mother knew many people, royals, politicians, top brass, industrial s and people in sports and entertainment. I was named after one of his uncles who was lost at sea when his ship went down with all hands. I was such a bad sailor (from experience as a child) that I did something really stupid and asked my parents for a favor when I joined up. Not to do me any favors and let me stand on my own feet. Pride is a stupid thing.
I have traveled on ocean liners and we missed one that made the ladies very mad because the boss and our father wanted to take their new cars back to the states and the ship did't have cargo space for them so we ended up on an old troop ship that was on its way to pick up people trapped in a war in North Africa. While there we got jumped and robbed by about 50 or more land pirates. Mostly they were after the women as they were all carrying their life savings in jewels. The three that came at my sister and me were the ugliest dudes I ever saw in my life. LOL
But getting back to the ocean liners. I am too chicken to go on one I would rather sail on an old freight ship that carries a small number of passengers. It is not as nice and you have to figure they are in the cargo business not people, but it is safer and interesting. The crew and officers, few in number, are better sailors than you find on the expensive cruise ships. If you have ever been in trouble at sea you know what I mean.
My father crewed a tall ship in addition to the others he crewed on and I have been on the Spanish Cadet Ship when they pulled into a port where I was on staff duty. Beautiful.
Keep up the good posts mates.
The dot r u is blocked. I blame Trump!
Too much fake news!
"Ships and warships now have to notify Russia of their plans for 45 days and be sure to take on board Russian pilots. The passage may be denied, and in the case of an unauthorized movement along the Northern Sea Route, experts say, Russia will be able to apply emergency measures up to arrest or destroy the vessel."
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site can't be reached
Sad.
They don't have a Constitution like ours that allows freedom of the press.
I have stood right where this photographer is standing.