smithy09 50 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 One of my workmates posted this on facebook.. It's the Ekofisk Bravo platform and this shot was taken a few days ago. This is about 200 miles south west of Stavanger in Norway. Consider that the height of the lowest deck on the platforms in the North Sea are generally 80 to 100 feet above sea level, then think about this wave..... Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wow!. I was told that the Maui platfrom, whichcame from or was designed from the Northsea ones, had to have an extra 10m put on it to survive the Tasman sea. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wow!. I was told that the Maui platfrom, whichcame from or was designed from the Northsea ones, had to have an extra 10m put on it to survive the Tasman sea. Not sure about Maui. It may have been a Gulf of Mexico design. They generally can't handle this stuff... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Gulp David YES double gulp. 1/ Smithy - time to put a reef-in & maybe a storm-jib - but don't be to cautious. With a wave (not a wave - a bloody mountain) where do you 'stack' the crew - where the hell is the 'windward side' 2/ David - is good 'proa' sailing weatherr??? BUGGER THAT'S BIG The real ocean sure is a scary place. Caio, james Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 You'd hope like hell they don't have long drops, talk about the bidet from hell I wonder hope much the rig jumps around in that? Smithy any experience there? I have this urge to go buy a Longboard all of a sudden Link to post Share on other sites
otto 31 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I have this urge to go buy a Longboard all of a sudden that i gotta see, you can trade in the jet-ski Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Here ya go KM Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 ouch. Im sure he bailed. that would have hurt Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rocket Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The punters are probably all sitting in the lifeboat waiting to be launched or have already gone. Big Ocean.... Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 The punters are probably all sitting in the lifeboat waiting to be launched or have already gone. Big Ocean.... Nah. That's pretty regular stuff in the north sea. Been out there in that. The steel jacket platforms tend to shudder a bit when waves like that hit them. The concrete ones actually rock on their bases. They are not pile driven, they just have big flat concrete bases. I didn't realise how much they rocked until one day when I was sitting in a quiet lounge where there was a fish tank, and saw the waves in it, as the platform rocked... The ones you really have to feel for are the standby boats that sit out next to the platforms in all weather.. When I worked there in the mid 80s they were converted trawlers. They did 2 months on one month off.. Bugger that.. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Well at least you wouldn't have far to fall when they launched the lifeboat Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Unless you timed it wrong and hit the bottom of the trough. Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 A record (20m) wave was recorded off Ireland a few days ago: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/13/ireland-biggest-wave-recorded-donegal?newsfeed=true Link to post Share on other sites
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