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Bob wrote:

On Nov 25, 10:09 am, You wrote:
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Bob wrote:
On Nov 24, 5:12 pm, wrote:


Obviously, you have never navigated the Bering Sea in winter........



Hello You.................

You are right. Never have "navigated" (plot course) and have not
sailed my Freya up there, but I did stand watch and a bunch of other
stuff. The first time was I set foot on the Bering was December 27,
1983. I spent a week at the Unisea (Dutch) waiting for the weather to
break so the Padilla could get out. Got to do my first at sea transfer
to get on my boat. How to scramble up the side of a boat in 20' seas?
Humm, lets see... hands on the ropes not on the rungs... grab the ladder
and don't stop... If I fall--I am dead. Check....

Try spending Christmas in the Dutch Unisea Inn Lots happened that
season. Probably the worst was when a 300' Japanese F/T T-boned
midships another Jap F/T. It sank in less than 5 minuets (80+/-
crew). So I sat on the bridge listening to the different boats pulling
bodies out of the water on 2182. Granted I only spent 82 days that
winter on a relatively safe 150' longliner. The following summer was a
lot nicer, there I spent 90 something days on a 80' highseas
gillnetter. The fun didn't end there. Took a break in mid 80s then
returned '87-'92. Called it quits and got a nice job on the beach. But
that was just the Bering. Did get to go out as far as Adak and later
Attu......... Uggggg.

And after all that I still stand, with all my fingers, and say there
are no such things as Rogue Waves.......... Uh..... I will agree that Rogue
Beer certainly exists. Heck, im even a card carrying Citizen of the
Rogue Nation. Funny thing is I use to see as many Rogue T-shirts in
the Unisea bar as I did in Newport.

I do agree there are some very big waves out there. But disagree with
the connotation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connotation) of the term
Rogue Wave.

Humbly yours,
Bob


Bob, spending one trip on the Bering Sea in winter doesn't make you
the Xpert, you portray. Summertime in Bristol Bay doesn't count for
squat. Also sitting in a Bar in Dutch doesn't qualify you as anything
but a Bar Fly, christmas or not. Being a processor on 150' Longliner,
only means your as good as the next Mexican on the slimeline. When you
have 20 years of navigating the Bering in winter, in a Crabber, then come
back and tell us all about, "How there is no such thing as a Rouge Wave".
It happens, not often, but it happens. It is documented on film, in some
of the footage shot, when filming the "Deadliest Catch". Standard Bering
Sea weather, 40 Ft seas, 60 Knot winds, vessel is jogging into the
prevailing sea, just to stay on the gear, and gets "Creamed" by a 80
footer, hitting from the Port Quarter, which rolls the vessel 75 degrees
over and causes the Mains, Aux Gensets, to shut down from Low OIl
Pressure, because the Oil Pickups on the engines are not designed to
to run, when the engines are on their sides. Only one wave hits them on
the Port Quarter, and the rest of the night, Sea State stays near the
same, after the wave. NOW, if that isn't a "Rouge Wave", just what
would you call it? Hmmmm....... The rest of the Story.... the crew spent
the next hour getting the Mains and Aux, restarted, and getting the
vessel back, Jogging into the seas, all the while getting slammed
broadside, by the prevailing Sea. A lot of bruses, and stuff scattered
all over the deck. No Dead, or seriously injured. Lost some Deck Gear,
overboard as it wasn't lashed down with the ChainBinders wired in the
locked position. There is a reason that you don't see many vessels
navigating the Bering Sea in winter, unless they absolutly have to....