You sure about that?
I have done it in vessels with positive stability to 120 degrees or so where a 90 degree roll is just annoying, but I can’t imagine a full sized ship putting up with anything like that. I didn’t even like it that much in a sailboat and we quickly changed to something else like running off with warps to get better motion.
[QUOTE=Kennebec Captain;170111]In some cases lying ahull in heavy weather may be a viable option, even for a large vessel. It depends on the circumstances. It’s not a tactic that many mariners are familar with and it’s controversal but based on my experience in heavy weather it shouldn’t be ruled out, especially not based on only one experience.
Depending on the seas etc, when the ship regains power you may not be able to improve the situation significantly by maneuvering under power or only be able to improve things only marginally.[/QUOTE]