Steve.... that's an amazing set of photos in the link. I loved the fractured Italish in the commentaries. I had not realized that some passenger vessels used aluminum in their superstructures back in the 60s. It sure seems counter-intuitive now. I'm sure you were an extra-ordinary seaman. One summer (3 months) was a typical tour for me on tankers and I bet it seemed to last forever. Thanks for the link. I'm bookmarking it. :) Craig On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Steve Cramer <cramersec_at_charter.net> wrote: > During the summer I spent as an Ordinary Seaman (I personally think I was a > extraordinary seaman, though the bosun didn't always agree), there was a > poster on the bridge detailing the damage to the liner Michelangelo. As I > recall, that was referred to as a rogue wave. Some info here: > http://www.michelangelo-raffaello.com/english_site/service_michelangelo/accident_michelangelo/accident_mich.htm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Sep 08 2009 - 05:19:18 PDT
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