tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post1293513956602684157..comments2009-03-24T10:01:00.621-07:00Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957abramsv@gmail.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-16258454438896726822007-09-21T06:34:00.000-07:002007-09-21T06:34:00.000-07:00A little math to put things in perspective:<BR/><BR/>One cubic meter of water weighs one ton. If a storm wave 12 meters high hits a ship, you can count on 6 tons of force per square meter, which is less than half the structual strength of large vessels (15 tons per square meter). But...rogue waves hit with an estimated force of 100 tons per square meter. <BR/><BR/>Many factors determine damage to any given ship under rogue wave conditions: stress fatigue (the structural stress brought about by doing what ships do), compressive strength (the ability to fight crushing forces of the wave), longtitudinal bending stress, shearing (tangent to the main body) stress, progressive stress (at the point where ships load and unload cargo), operational error and possible cargo shift, to name a few. <BR/><BR/>I reckon it would be impossible to retro-fit the world's ships to withstand such an onslaught. The best we can hope for is an early warning system enabling ships to get out ...wayyyy out...of the rogue wave path.<BR/><BR/>(A snappy Navy salute to the hearty souls who bravely navigate the world's oceans every single day.)ax2usnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107380664831687529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-85778885479244106512007-09-18T12:14:00.000-07:002007-09-18T12:14:00.000-07:00OMG! This is absolutely AMAZING! Loved the pics!!Momma Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433521041610590645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-26946108862392673472007-08-22T08:19:00.000-07:002007-08-22T08:19:00.000-07:00Don't let them fool you, modern aircraft carriers get tossed around quite a bit!<BR/><BR/>Memories....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-54163192884474231772007-08-21T06:13:00.000-07:002007-08-21T06:13:00.000-07:00The "Abeille Flandre is very far from being a "small rescue ship"... <BR/>That's one of our most powerfull (12800 HP's!) puller ships! :)Shamhttp://shamwerks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-77131650603274931032007-08-21T05:42:00.000-07:002007-08-21T05:42:00.000-07:00Fun, unless you're there I guess...<BR/><BR/>I'm particularly intrigued by the picture of HMCS Halifax's fo'csle, though - who's the poor blighter who has to go out and drop the fence onto the deck to save it from being ripped off the gunwales? It looks like there's a cable to strap on to, but I wouldn't be to chuffed with <B>that</B> detail!Tom (London)noreply@blogger.com