Big Ships & oil platforms in storm.
Tankers are a BIG wave target:
"Erika" - a massive oil tanker succumbed to the power of the storm in the waters of Northern Gascony. A little rescue ship "The Abeille Flandre" have been able to secure the tanker even after it split in two, keeping the stern afloat and preventing the ship to run aground, which could've caused a huge oil spill.
Nothing can help this tanker:
("Levoli Sun", in the English Channel, north of the Isle of Batz)
Big cruise ships are tossed around in the heavy seas like a child's toy:
"Voyager" - very modern ocean liner, in the middle of Mediterranian swells:
Here is another big ship: New Zealand' ferry "The Aramoana" in the Cook Strait - one of the roughest stretches of water in the world:
The wreck of oil tanker "Prestige" off the coast of Spain (more info) -
Evacuate! Evacuate!
When big offshore oil rig is damaged, it's not a pretty sight; it is rather a testimony to the power of hurricane's wave surge, which can crumble the structure like a bunch of sticks:
This is the current facility off the shores of Mexico (14,000 workers evacuated, production completely shut down, oil rigs abandoned) "Dean bears down on oil fields" - article.
Here is what it might look like after Dean passes over:
"NEW ORLEANS, La. (July 12, 2005)--Thunder Horse, a semi-submersible platform owned by BP, was found listing after the crew returned. The rig was evacuated for Hurricane Dennis. USCG photos by PA3 Robert M. Reed"
"Erika" - a massive oil tanker succumbed to the power of the storm in the waters of Northern Gascony. A little rescue ship "The Abeille Flandre" have been able to secure the tanker even after it split in two, keeping the stern afloat and preventing the ship to run aground, which could've caused a huge oil spill.
Nothing can help this tanker:
("Levoli Sun", in the English Channel, north of the Isle of Batz)
Big cruise ships are tossed around in the heavy seas like a child's toy:
"Voyager" - very modern ocean liner, in the middle of Mediterranian swells:
Here is another big ship: New Zealand' ferry "The Aramoana" in the Cook Strait - one of the roughest stretches of water in the world:
The wreck of oil tanker "Prestige" off the coast of Spain (more info) -
Evacuate! Evacuate!
When big offshore oil rig is damaged, it's not a pretty sight; it is rather a testimony to the power of hurricane's wave surge, which can crumble the structure like a bunch of sticks:
This is the current facility off the shores of Mexico (14,000 workers evacuated, production completely shut down, oil rigs abandoned) "Dean bears down on oil fields" - article.
Here is what it might look like after Dean passes over:
"NEW ORLEANS, La. (July 12, 2005)--Thunder Horse, a semi-submersible platform owned by BP, was found listing after the crew returned. The rig was evacuated for Hurricane Dennis. USCG photos by PA3 Robert M. Reed"
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