Posted on 09/10/2013 2:39:29 PM PDT by Twotone
This video is of commercial fishing boats returning from fishing off the coast of Washington and Oregon . They are crossing the Columbia Bar, which is the site where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean.
This is designated as one of the most dangerous ports of entry anywhere in the world. There are at least eight to 10 deaths per year with people trying to get in or out in boats that are not made for this kind of severe beating – the kind you will see these boats going through.
These boats are self-righting, have a super low center of gravity, sealed engine compartments, basically bullet proof glass windows, double steel hulls. Well, you get the idea.
They are commercial shrimp and fishing boats. The Coast Guard has closed it to any other boats due to waves of 35 to 45 feet. It is quite a sight to see. Watch the U-tube video and determine if you would like to have been a crew member on either of these two vessels.
Columbia River bar – let’s go fishing! No Thank you very much!
Time to work out of a different port...........
When I clicked on the link I only saw the title, & I just posted the verbiage that was in the email. New Zealand?
That’s what I thought when I first saw it, but later he’s poking his head out of the cabin calling the second ship. Looks like he had a very close call!
I never complain about the price of seafood.
And boats too!
Beautiful.
Nobody rides inside when it is like that, they are all up on top. They get wet.
Dad took me and my two brothers fishing at Ilwaco. I was the only one barfing. They thought I shouldn’t get sick, since I had been in the Navy.
Should have seen the pics of me on the front lawn, holding up my fish. Still looked sick after the drive back to Bremerton.
Men over here. Boys over there. Let’s go!
I got an ear infection several years ago...and next time I went out...I got so seasick, I thought I was going to die...like in 3 to 4 ft surf...
Ever since, I literally can't go on the water without getting green...
;-[)
Thanks!
Dang - watched it and part of another - and the idiot ‘Won’ is still lying on the tv. (You know he’s lying ‘cause his lips are moving.)
I am a Lurker... I made myself one and only come out of lurk status for those times when I can’t help myself.
What is said about the mouth of the Columbia is true... it is one nasty chunk of water.
I have made 6 dives their to salvage the engines of 2 shrimp boats (with nets floating and flowing) in 60’ + water and ZERO (BLACK) visibilty... the salvage operation was a bust but I survived all 6 dives. You have about 15 minutes of slack (flat water) between tides but it only takes seconds to go from flat to 20’ rollers. I have been towed by a rope behind a boat in those 20’ rollers as well as hanging on to the hands of my tenders along side of the boat until we could get to water calm enough for me to come back aboard.
The first 4 dives were to place explosives on the motor mounts and attach a few clevis that we would later attach cable to. The last 2 dives were to remove the explosives after our Crane bailed on us. Anyone can research it as we had registered with the Coast Guard for Salvage Rights and had Permits, and we also had Orders to remove the Explosives. (they never asked where we got them ;^)...)
I have yet to meet or hear about any one else that has made a similar dive at that location.
I was 20 yrs old at the time and not near as smart as I am now.
The skipper of our Dive Boat was also my biggest Dive Company Competitor but he was a Korean War Jet Jock and loved the Adrenalin Rush and supplied the boat and his time for free.
K ... I’m done... back to lurking
TT
Just re-read my Tag ... made me laugh
Gnight fellow freepers and lurkers
TT
Nothing of the caliber you experienced, but I used to get a rush diving in a cut between two of the northern most Florida keys that was ripping in one direction or the other except for about 15 minutes during slack tide.
This was just south of Miami where most of the corals were dead and exotic critter life gone 35 years ago but current keeping it washed out and lack of access to divers made it a pristine oasis.
Fascinating story, TT! You should come out from lurking more often. :-)
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