http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/ Be our guest... Fri, 13 May 2011 03:39:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-527648 Julie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:30:26 +0000 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/#comment-527648 Ships arent airplanes with seats and seatbelts...what are you supposed to hang onto when the ship is rolling like that? Ships arent airplanes with seats and seatbelts…what are you supposed to hang onto when the ship is rolling like that?

]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-290840 Ming Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:47:12 +0000 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/#comment-290840 Yep, totally f*ing terrified. Yep, totally f*ing terrified.

]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-290248 Allan Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:51:56 +0000 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/#comment-290248 So what about our very own MV Suilven (well it was then) leaving Wellington, Waitangi Day 2002 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnf96LJ9Kvg So what about our very own MV Suilven (well it was then) leaving Wellington, Waitangi Day 2002
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnf96LJ9Kvg

]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-288621 Murray Browne Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:27:29 +0000 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/#comment-288621 I was on the Grand Voyager (then known as Olympia Voyager) in 2003 when it hit a reef in the Aegean Sea off Patmos. We rolled probably as far as the worst roll shown in this clip but fortunately only once (it did manage to empty out the swimming pool and ended the Greek Dance Class!). Some ships are obviously unlucky! I was on the Grand Voyager (then known as Olympia Voyager) in 2003 when it hit a reef in the Aegean Sea off Patmos. We rolled probably as far as the worst roll shown in this clip but fortunately only once (it did manage to empty out the swimming pool and ended the Greek Dance Class!). Some ships are obviously unlucky!

]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-288590 Patrick Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:41:12 +0000 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/#comment-288590 As an engineer I would have said they coped better than adequately. In extreme conditions, adequate is the destruction of the object without the loss of life or limb. These videos look like all three are well within the scope of maximum working (not extreme) design. As an engineer I would have said they coped better than adequately. In extreme conditions, adequate is the destruction of the object without the loss of life or limb. These videos look like all three are well within the scope of maximum working (not extreme) design.

]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-288540 Anthony Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:39:15 +0000 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/#comment-288540 nice clips but the Grand Voyager clip leaves the best wave until the end but we only get to see the liner starting to touch the HUGE wave - where's the rest of the clip showing the liner going over/through/under the wave? I feel let down! nice clips but the Grand Voyager clip leaves the best wave until the end but we only get to see the liner starting to touch the HUGE wave – where’s the rest of the clip showing the liner going over/through/under the wave? I feel let down!

]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-288477 Ollie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:11:03 +0000 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/04/the-mighty-power-of-the-sea/#comment-288477 I like the way all three of these things are designed to withstand the conditions and they cope with it adequately! I like the way all three of these things are designed to withstand the conditions and they cope with it adequately!

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