Random Picture Thread

Details below from Robert.
Thanks for that.

 

She is the Selkirk Settler and that bit of inclement weather was during a winter north Atlantic trip in 1987 It was nothing unusual for her because she did the North Atlantic winter trips when the Great Lakes were frozen. The pictures of the storm were taken by George Ianiev who was the ship's Second Mate at the time. He has now risen to the rank of Captain.
All the best,
Robert Gainer

 

Incredible set of photographs.

 

And here's a somewhat dated one to go with the "Alcohol Research" pic...

 

WWII Boomer

"The idea of the rocket U-boat was conceived as early as 1941, at Germany’s top secret rocket research center, Peenemunde. This led to some trials in the summer of 1942 whereby rocket launchers were mounted on the deck U-511, a Type IXC. The Schweres Wurfgerat 41 rocket launcher carried six 30cm Wurfkorper Spreng 42 rockets mounted on the upper deck. The tests were successful, enabling the U-boat to launch rockets both on the surface and when submerged up to a depth of 12 meters (40feet). Donitz expressed interest in the idea as an anti-escort weapon, but further development was hampered by the lack of a suitable guidance system capable of targeting surface ships."

http://www.uboataces.com/articles-rocket-uboat.shtml

 

This a good project for Sunday afternoons. You need to click onto it and zoom in a bit

 

Jack,

That's great, I love it!!

And it's STOL!!

Cheers,

Charlie

 

Wow, I did not know this before.

 

Short article:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2194391.html


The manufacturer's Website:
http://www.uboatworx.com/flash/index.html

Old school:
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/pix/bar/misc/index.html

 

There are a few folks developing personal submersibles; elsewhere in this or a similar thread there was a photo of one that mimics a dolphin. I can see that as a strong niche market in marine sales. I think there are some out there being used for research now. The increased speed and ease of maneuvering might seem like "flying" submerged, compared to the ungainly movement that passes for swimming underwater by most of us humans.

Now, the Spanish submarine, obviously a Roble Class, has some interesting stealth features. She could easily avoid detection by hiding on the bottom; she might be located, but dismissed as an old wreck. Immune to MAD (Magnetic Anamoly Detection) from the air, even more so if the few iron fittinga are replaced with bronze (that will likely come in the Roble M2A1).

 

Bare bones personal sub, and one just a wee bit larger (65 m, 213')

http://nauticalniche.com/undersea/bob.htm

http://ussubs.com/submarines/phoenix_1000.php3

 

You can dock a mini sub up to the Phoenix 1000, if I win the lottery.

 

Heres some really stupid boating accidents

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSU7eeHDrlc

 

The depressing thing is that every one of those f...ing idiots is legally qualified to operate a boat.

 

Ok -well heres some profesionals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p8AJ93Wh00

Notice that the tug guy ends up being thrown overboard. He starts to swim for the boat but power is still on. What the hell happends next I dare not think about??