"THE RAGING SEAS"
“THE RAGING SEAS”- OCTOBER 29TH, 2006
In the southeast Pacific, the sea became very rough at night time. The series of low pressure that move eastward according to forecast have caused disturbances, trembling and pounding the whole vessel. The ship rolled quickly from left to right at large angles of inclination. We couldn’t sleep because of the rolling motion.
On the Sunday morning of October 29th, I dropped by at the mess hall and took breakfast. Nobody was around. The meals prepared by the chief cook were left untouched. My mates suffered appetite loss due to seasickness effect of the unruly ship. I dressed up and reported at the bridge. There was Captain, Third Mate, and an Able seaman on duty who steer the ship manually because the automatic steering kept on alarming.
The state of the sea was phenomenal on that day. Wind velocity rose up to 80 nautical miles per hour. Barometric pressure dropped lower than normal above sea level. Our speed was reduced to 4 nautical miles per hour instead of the normal speed of 15 nautical miles at moderate sea. The visibility is highly restricted due to continuous downpour of heavy rains. The ship rides with the waves as high as five storey building. Sea sprays overflowed from the forecastle to the main deck reaching the accommodation area. The ship’s motion combined into one- rolling, heaving, surging, pitching, and yawing at the same time. Captain ordered to continuously monitor the ship’s position at 10 minute interval to keep the vessel on the course line and to prevent running adrift and much worst, be shipwrecked into the rocky shoals and islets of western Chile. The phenomenon continued until Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, Chief cook prepared an ideal meal suited for the situation. A cauldron of arrozcaldo with chicken and egg matched with soupy pork bulalo. The crew have gained appetite again, though eating utensils ran to and fro on table top due to ship’s rolling motion.
The ship endured the raging seas. Continuously struggled to reach a place destined to, a safe and peaceful harbor.
In the southeast Pacific, the sea became very rough at night time. The series of low pressure that move eastward according to forecast have caused disturbances, trembling and pounding the whole vessel. The ship rolled quickly from left to right at large angles of inclination. We couldn’t sleep because of the rolling motion.
On the Sunday morning of October 29th, I dropped by at the mess hall and took breakfast. Nobody was around. The meals prepared by the chief cook were left untouched. My mates suffered appetite loss due to seasickness effect of the unruly ship. I dressed up and reported at the bridge. There was Captain, Third Mate, and an Able seaman on duty who steer the ship manually because the automatic steering kept on alarming.
The state of the sea was phenomenal on that day. Wind velocity rose up to 80 nautical miles per hour. Barometric pressure dropped lower than normal above sea level. Our speed was reduced to 4 nautical miles per hour instead of the normal speed of 15 nautical miles at moderate sea. The visibility is highly restricted due to continuous downpour of heavy rains. The ship rides with the waves as high as five storey building. Sea sprays overflowed from the forecastle to the main deck reaching the accommodation area. The ship’s motion combined into one- rolling, heaving, surging, pitching, and yawing at the same time. Captain ordered to continuously monitor the ship’s position at 10 minute interval to keep the vessel on the course line and to prevent running adrift and much worst, be shipwrecked into the rocky shoals and islets of western Chile. The phenomenon continued until Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, Chief cook prepared an ideal meal suited for the situation. A cauldron of arrozcaldo with chicken and egg matched with soupy pork bulalo. The crew have gained appetite again, though eating utensils ran to and fro on table top due to ship’s rolling motion.
The ship endured the raging seas. Continuously struggled to reach a place destined to, a safe and peaceful harbor.
posted by Arez at 8:53 PM
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