The power of hurricane-force winds and seas

**sneuman** · 11-12-2007, 06:29

thought this was interesting:

Coast Guard Recovers Remains of Weather Buoy - Breaking News Updates - OregonLive.com

ssullivan · 11-12-2007, 07:32

Wow. The damage is surprising. I guess that big yellow piece (area) to the right in the original picture probably provided for a lot of resistance to wind and water.

Amazing something made of a relatively sparse steel (I think) structure could sustain so much damage.

Interesting picture.

Charlie · 11-12-2007, 09:20

I wonder if that is the one that recorded 70' waves before going walkabout?

BTW Snueman I love your quote. TS Elliot is/was (I don't read much poetry anymore) my favorite poet. "I should have been a pair of ragged claws"

MarkJ · 11-12-2007, 13:24

Well, they should be able to check exactly what the weather was when it was ripped off, eh?

**Kai Nui** · 12-12-2007, 13:10

Maybe it is just my demented mind coupled with my appreciation of Star Trek, but I keep thinking "V GER, V GER"

**sneuman** · 12-12-2007, 13:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kai Nui

Maybe it is just my demented mind coupled with my appreciation of Star Trek, but I keep thinking "V GER, V GER"

Thanks, Scott. You made my day!

henkmeuzelaar · 12-12-2007, 14:25

While not dismissing the destructive power of winds and seas, the USCG report referred to in the link provided by the original poster says that the buoy is thought to have run aground on a bank soon after it broke loose.....

Then just imagine the whole thing being rolled over and over by breaking waves and the destruction becomes quite understandable.

The sand is probably what scoured most of the paint off as well.

Have fun

Flying Dutchman

11-12-2007, 06:29	#1
sneuman Moderator Site Helper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Severna Park, MD Boat: Tayana 37 Cutter - "Symbiosis" Posts: 677 Images: 21	The power of hurricane-force winds and seas thought this was interesting: Coast Guard Recovers Remains of Weather Buoy - Breaking News Updates - OregonLive.com __________________ We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot

11-12-2007, 09:20	#3
Charlie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nevada City. CA Boat: Sceptre 41 Ohana Posts: 1,611 Images: 5	I wonder if that is the one that recorded 70' waves before going walkabout? BTW Snueman I love your quote. TS Elliot is/was (I don't read much poetry anymore) my favorite poet. "I should have been a pair of ragged claws" __________________ Fair Winds, Charlie Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other's yarns -- and even convictions. Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad

12-12-2007, 13:10	#5
Kai Nui Captain Site Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Moss Landing, Ca Boat: 37' Piver Lodestar - Kai Nui Posts: 4,444 Images: 80	Maybe it is just my demented mind coupled with my appreciation of Star Trek, but I keep thinking "V GER, V GER" __________________ There is no better bilge pump than a scared sailor with a bucket. KAI NUI

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11-12-2007, 07:32	#2
ssullivan Commercial Vendor Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,531 Images: 1	Wow. The damage is surprising. I guess that big yellow piece (area) to the right in the original picture probably provided for a lot of resistance to wind and water. Amazing something made of a relatively sparse steel (I think) structure could sustain so much damage. Interesting picture.

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MarkJ Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: At Sea Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life" Posts: 1,044 Images: 2	Well, they should be able to check exactly what the weather was when it was ripped off, eh?

12-12-2007, 14:25	#7
henkmeuzelaar Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rocky Mountains & Vanuatu Boat: Hunter, Legend 43 (hull #1) - Rivendel II Posts: 27	While not dismissing the destructive power of winds and seas, the USCG report referred to in the link provided by the original poster says that the buoy is thought to have run aground on a bank soon after it broke loose..... Then just imagine the whole thing being rolled over and over by breaking waves and the destruction becomes quite understandable. The sand is probably what scoured most of the paint off as well. Have fun Flying Dutchman