Re: Ike


"jim" <motza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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justwaitafrekinminute@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Sep 12, 3:43 pm, "Eisboch" <r...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Watching the news and it sure looks like some of those poor people in
Texas
are going to get clobbered.

Also, a 500+ foot freighter, hauling crude petroleum, is dead in the
water,
100 miles offshore. The captain tried to get out of the way of the
hurricane and had engine failure. Coast Guard attempted a rescue of
the 28
crew members, but had to call it off due to high winds and weather.

This may be another major weather disaster in the making. Hope not, but
it
doesn't look good.

Eisboch

"Certain death" is the warning from the weather service.. I hope not,
some reports have half the population not taking advantage to
evacuate. I saw the report this morning about the ship, 22 crew on
board, no navigation at all. I wonder how direct of a hit it is going
to take, anyone seen a map?

NOAA was issuing similar Warnings 3 DAYS before Katrina Hit. Coast Guard
should force an abandon ship on that boat/ship. They can drop anchors and
set sea anchors. Salvage what's left after the storm passes. Hopefully
they could secure the ship against spillage.


Last I heard it was dead in the water and the forecast was for up to 50 ft
seas. Not good.
If they can maneuver to set anchors, maybe they would have a fighting
chance.

I remember once being dead in the water on one of the DE's I was on. It was
off Newport, RI in the middle of the winter .... rough, but not anything
like a hurricane. The ship's main electrical distribution panel blew
something and we were dead. In a matter of minutes we were all ordered to
put on life jackets and set condition zebra or whatever it was where you
shut all water tight doors. That little ship rolled, pitched rocked and
rolled violently for an hour until they repaired the problem and we got
underway again.

Can't even imagine being in 50 footers like that.

Eisboch


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