Passenger ship Smyril in Storm (part1)

Smyril in bad weather on jan. 4th 2008.
The ship is 140 meter long.
Wavehight ca. 7 meter.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Storm
• bad
• weather
• north
• atlantic
• smyril
• faroes
• sturm
• ship
• boat

[VVooxx]

January 4th. 2008 east of Suduroy heading south

[weirdlabs]

That trip actually made it to the local news. It was not because it was much worse than the usual storms, it was because somebody actually bothered to get it on video.

Up there, in the north Atlantic, these storms are so normal that all ships are built insanely strong. Like 10-18mm solid steel all over. So it takes A LOT more than a storm like that to break a ship in this class.

[LaraC85]

it's not about them being reckless it's a way of life. it's something they'we been doing their entire lives and the generation before them and them generation before them. Nature rules there and we have adjusted to it. we don't just stop everything because of a little bad storm. and that is almost nothing compare to what the weather REALLY can be! I should know I live there

[BelgianEvo]

I saw a video on youtube from that ship filmed from the inside where a huge amount of water was thrown over the bow onto the glass. Does anyone know how thick that glass is? This has to be insanely strong !

[jasoncox98]

The waves arnt really that big.... its speed of ship through the water that is making video more dramatic.... plus gound swell due to proximty to the land making waves slightly steeper... spped could do with be reduced slightly to reduce risks of deck cargo coming loose... but crew will not be having problems and neither would the vessel in those weather conditions, only the passengers getting seasick im affraid... and yes the north atlantic will give alot worse weather than this forsure....

[tupsumato]

@weirdlabs, 10-18 mm is not that much...

[TheJuicysaturday]

@rullahrot... var tað skeg?xD

[Kenzofeis]

Only wise thing to do here is to go against the waves, attempting a turn may capsize the ship..

Having this big a sea hitting the stern is not so good either.

Have the sea hit the bow and hope the engines keeps going ^^

[GST1974]

Most accidents don't happen because of "lack of skill" rather because of careless/reckless behavior,

The rougher the weather the slower you go...sometimes even less than 10 knots!

Many times the company encourages the crew to take risks so they can keep profit high and remain on schedule.

[rogerhodgsonfan]

Na, I think the captain/crew is very very skilled, they have been sailing in even worse weather than this, and still made it home safely.