Captain Voss on Tilikum lauds oil aboard the Sea Queen
excerpt from The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss;
"An hour later it was blowing a heavy gale, accompanied by a large breaking sea, and to show my two friends the effects of oil on breaking seas, I did a little experimenting with different kinds of oil which we carried for the purpose. Our first experiment was with kerosene . Now, kerosene, being very thin, takes quite a lot to do any good, but by using heavy oil , such as fish oil, just a small drop will smooth the top of a large breaker. It is certainly astonishing to see the effect of a small drop of oil on large breaking seas. As soon as the oil strikes the water it will spread itself over quite a large surface, and as soon as a breaking sea strikes that part, it appears to crawl under the oil, and loses its breaking top." Gordon BTW A few days after this, Sea Queen was rolled in a monster typhoon and even oil didn't help. The fish oil was spilled in the roll over making the cabin unlivable! |
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