Storm with a wind speed of 80 knots on the ocean

Going from Pascagoula, MS, the U.S. to the south, Pozos Colorados, Colombia. Recorded by the 3rd Officer near Grand Cayman Island on November 7, 2009. The wind speed is 80 knots!, which is equal to about 150 km/h!

The wind is coming from fore. The Captain, 2nd Officer, 3rd Officer, and 4th Officer are all on the bridge and having fun together. The Captain is ordering the 2nd Officer to call me for fun to the end of the video.

The vessel is a clean product tanker, named M/T Yasa Seyhan. It is Korean made and 2009 built with a B&W main engine.

Your comments are welcome.
Thank you...

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• vessel
• ship
• storm
• ocean
• sea

[slowokan]

The ship was doing 7 to 8 knots the most.

[slowokan]

By means of waves, it wasn't that much. But the wind gauge was showing 80 knots. I am not a deck officer, so I can not insist on. You could be right.

[mark00050006]

80 knots wind speed is overrated... wind coming from forward should blow the sea spray from forward to the bridge at once... it seem to me that its just a normal open sea weather. 80 knots is a strong gale force and perhaps you are saying the relative wind speed. but still based on the video is not at 80 knots...

[slowokan]

@mark00050006 80 knots is what the gauge was showing. You can trust me.

[Ramiwow]

Turkish Crew^^

[slowokan]

@Ramiwow Yep

[Infamous288]

80 knots would be more like this probably /watch?v=oUAUxxafZG4&feature=r­elated

[Infamous288]

not 80 knots at all, your meter must be broken or you dont know how to read it.

a hurricane is 63 knots, sea is completely white cause of foam, you have little to no sight..

you had maybe 34 to 45 knots.

with 80 you'd have to imagine huge waves that sweep over deck even of a big ship like the one on video

[nasoszeppos]

These are floating hotels, not ships. Imagine how it must have been 100, 200, 300 years ago...

[GeertKr]

hip

[ytk999]

schneller