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To: d4now
Thanks for the ping.
I was in the tail end of a typhoon off of Japan in March '69 on my Destroyer.
I saw 60-80 ft waves during that storm.
Waves were going clear up to the signal deck which was above the bridge.
The ship took a 47 1/2 degree roll and I saw steel bars bent from the impact of the waves.
118 posted on 01/06/2002 6:37:47 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Wow. Not something I'd like to witness first hand...gives me the willies just thinking about it.

You be careful come this spring - ya' hear?

120 posted on 01/06/2002 6:46:06 PM PST by d4now
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