Yikes!

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Dual Waterspouts Chase Boat - Watch more Funny Videos

Mishap Monday. What Happens When Ships Collide?

Let's just say that it's not a good thing.

The MSC Chitra played bumper cars with the  MV-Khalijia-II on Saturday. The Chitra was still listing in the Arabian Sea close to Mumbai Monday.

Photos: AFP | AP

Wednesday Wipeout. Got A Whale Of A Tale To Tell Ya, Lads.

Uh-oh, this can't be good.
It's not photoshopped, gang.
From ABC: "Talk about a close call. A whale leapt out of the water and crash-landed on the deck of a boat off the coast of South Africa July 21, 2010. Sailing near Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, Paloma Werner, 50, of the Cape Town Sailing Academy, and her partner Ralph Mothes watched the whale move toward their 10-meter vessel and breached 20 meters away. The whale disappeared under the water, before reappearing in the air. "Then I just saw this huge whale crash onto our yacht," Werner said. Fortunately, no one was injured, though the boat suffered damage. (Paloma Werner)"

A tourist on a boat nearby caught the moment when the whale breached the water next to the sailboat.

Harpoon Hannah was no where to be seen.



Ouch!

So long guys, and thanks for all the fish!

Hat tip to Rotorhead.

Google News search results to verify that the story is true.

The Colors At Sea.

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Cheers to all. I'm off to eat burgers, dogs, chips and drink massive quantities of adult beverages. Hopefully, I won't light my hair on fire. Happy 4th!

Big Ocean, Little Boat.

Kids, the ocean is big, really big! That little thing floating in the picture above is Abby Sunderland's dismasted boat. I don't know if you realize it from the photo, but that water is rough.

The Abby affair has stirred up a hornet's nest of opinions. People are grousing all over the place about Abby's parents letting her go off on her solo circumnavigation. "How irresponsible of them!" "Call child protective services!" Come on guys, it was made for TV! (High seas, drama, danger and adventure.) Ratings baby, it's all about the ratings...and maybe a book deal. How about a movie?

Thank God for the Flying Kangaroos, an EPIRB and French fishermen.

Coast Guard Rescue Demo In Pictures.

Look up in the sky, it's the Flying Coasties!
They put on a demo for the SFBA's "Bay Day" in front of the St. Francis Yacht Club. Pretty freaking cool!

Photo Of The Day - "Thanks BP!"

Beyond petroleum, day 52!
Photo via Yahoo.

The Sea Really Can Be Nasty. [Video]

Life at sea can be miserable and scary.
If you go to sea, be prepared, it isn't a Carnival cruise.

Wrecks On Wednesday.

Abandon ship!

Speaking Of Circumnavigators.

Congratulations to Áron Méder for circumnavigating the world in a 40 year old, 19' sailboat. It took him three years to sail around the world. Aron, a 30 year old Hungarian engineer, had a budget for 9,000 €. His boat cost 1,500. He did it without any expensive equipment, no windvane, sat-nav or GPS!

Story via Vela Blog. Áron's site.

Speaking Of Circumnavigators.

Congratulations to Áron Méder for circumnavigating the world in a 40 year old, 19' sailboat. It took him three years to sail around the world. Aron, a 30 year old Hungarian engineer, had a budget for 9,000 €. His boat cost 1,500. He did it without any expensive equipment, no windvane, sat-nav or GPS!

Story via Vela Blog. Áron's site.

The Sea Is Not For Sissies. [Video]

Wednesday Wipeout. Marko Polo Discovers Croatia.

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This past Saturday, the crew of the ferry "Marko Polo", decided that they were thirsty and needed some shore leave. So they beached their ship on an island off the coast Croatia between Zadar and Sibenik.

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The View From The Bridge Part II. [Heavy Seas Videos]

The USS Kitty "The Shitty Kitty" Hawk takes on big waves.

 

The Ocean Prima experiencing heavy weather and rough seas en route to Norway from the Orkney Islands. Wave height=10-20m and 70 knot winds. 

Via Mr. Boat.

The View From The Bridge Part II. [Heavy Seas Videos]

The USS Kitty "The Shitty Kitty" Hawk takes on big waves.

 

The Ocean Prima experiencing heavy weather and rough seas en route to Norway from the Orkney Islands. Wave height=10-20m and 70 knot winds. 

Via Mr. Boat.

The View From The Bridge.

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Thank you Andre for the pictures.

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The View From The Bridge.

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Thank you Andre for the pictures.

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Let's Go Surfing Now. Everybody's Learning How.

Come on and safari with me.
The sea ain't for wimps. She'll come up from behind and wack you before you know it.

By the way, I'm back.....if you give a.....
It will be raining fish later today.

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I Told You, Balance The Boat!

The Ice Prince listing to her side.

The Ice Prince was a 328ft Greek-registered cargo ship which sank in the English channel on January 15, 2008, spilling 2,516 tonnes of timber, around 423 tonnes of intermediate fuel oil and 123 tonnes of marine diesel oil. Twenty crew members were rescued by helicopter and lifeboat. (See the video here.)

Timber from the cargo washed ashore along the south coast of England. Beaches along the south coast of England were closed to prevent looters taking away washed-up timber.

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Friday Fishwrap.

Sailworld: Ericsson 4 takes Volvo lead - Puma on a charge into second.
I'm confused, Ericsson is a phone, Volvo is a car, Puma is a shoe and a Cougar, which is also a car and an older woman who dates younger men. Can I have a drink now?

Russell Coutts is on Twitter....1 post from March...."No wind today again. Better luck next time." He actually sails, while I'm here typing. Grrrrrr!

Frank thinks about humility. Puffy found some wind, in fact he sailed, sailed and sailed. In the morning, "it hurt to pick up the orange juice carton." Amen brother, you had a good day!

Peter, "Spurt mot Boston." Whatever dude, don't you know you're supposed to write in English!
Awesome pics of the Cell Phone boat.

Michael (not Puffy, but my former protege) gives us a reading assignment. I'm not in school damn it!

Jake gives us a couple of videos. Craig gives us a video that Jake should enjoy.

Bonnie's notice of a ..... no! .....No! ...... NO! .......OH MY GOD, NO! A Laser Regatta sponsored by the Sebago Canoe Club. I wonder if the Tillerman will be there? Speaking of the Tillerman, I could point to one post but can't. They're all freaking good. Gee whiz, the guy can write.

Speaking of writers, Edward has been writing up a storm over at the Examiner. I wonder if he knows Michael Barone?

What? David actually has a post without a mermaid involved!

Joe want's to know. Adam, "Will there be more posts? Who is next, John Franklin?  gCaptain, "What is it?" Tugster asks, "What are they fishing?" "Who would imagine commercial fishing happens right between Manhattan and Hoboken?"

Have you jumped on the Alaia bandwagon yet? Surfer Magazine catches up with Tom Wegener. Olosurfer gives you step by step instructions on making an Alaia.

If this is the Fish Wrap, where's the fish? Buster serves us a video. There is no way to say it other than, Catch Magazine is out-and-out fish porn!

Moldy Chum asks, "What do you do with 100 million carp?" Tom thinks that trout season is almost here. He could be right.
Where's that drink?

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