Hurricane force vs. a few brave ships

The 2007 Hurricane Season is on, with the onslaught of the monster hurricane "Dean" - a catastrophic category five storm. I'm sure we'll all see the tv coverage of what it's like somewhere on-shore, but here are some hair-raising pictures of ships in heavy seas, including a wrecked oil rig platform (the likes of which they are evacuating right now, away from the hurricane's path)






HMCS "Halifax" encounters some heavy seas on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland during a fisheries patrol in January 2007":






A stunning photo of a helicopter rescue of the "Braer" ship crew, in trouble near Sumburgh Head: