a severe squall line just blew through Corpus Christi, Texas: 70 knots of wind, continuous lightning, heavy rain, tornados. ship’s engines fired up & holding us against the jetty. crew on deck tightening up dock lines. everyone doing their job with a laugh and a cupped cigarette. wet.
0100 hours in the morning.
lord help me but i really do love this line of work!
[QUOTE=richard8000milesaway;35046]a severe squall line just blew through Corpus Christi, Texas: 70 knots of wind, continuous lightning, heavy rain, tornados. ship’s engines fired up & holding us against the jetty. crew on deck tightening up dock lines. everyone doing their job with a laugh and a cupped cigarette. wet.
0100 hours in the morning.
lord help me but i really do love this line of work![/QUOTE]
I got a same experience at Corpus but my ship was at outer sea anchorage, I felt like the ship is going forward because of rough swells passing ships hull.