The power of the ocean
I love the ocean and the power of nature. These photos sent to me recently of the Selkirk Settler in a North Atlantic storm on February, 13, 1987 send shivers down my spine. The epic swell of Mother Nature in full force is a wonderful sight.
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Belle said | 19 July, 2007
These photos are a m a z i n g ! The pink in the sky is such a calming contrast to the ocean colour.
Absolutely stunning, reminds me of mixing paint- that blue and white and green of the ocean…
My father was in the navy for 30 years and spent many long periods of time at sea.
I always wonder what things he saw while out there on the mysterious ocean.
Images like these of the ocean engulfing the entire deck scare the bejeebers out of me!
I am intrigued at how on earth those big metal ships stay afloat in all the emotions of the sea.
ezb said | 19 July, 2007
Unreal! that is magnificent, what a beautiful image, it moves me as well as stirring an ever so slight spot of nausea.
clare said | 20 July, 2007
i was sent these same 4 photos by my dad months ago, who claimed they were taken “aboard the Misener Steamships MV Selkirk Settler as she crossed Lake Superior in typical November weather”. I’m really confused about where they came from and who took them. Do you know anything more about them?
Nat said | 10 August, 2007
Those photos were taken exactly 29 days before I was born.
They are truly amazing. I have always wondered how such large ships like those do out there in the big blue wet thing. I keep imagining myself in a sea that furious.
A fabulous post. Thanks for sharing.
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mark uitti said | 17 July, 2007
wonderful images.
I just wish that you told about the trip, the crew and the ship.
And yes, all that I am is a wharf rat, always longing to look at the ships as they come and go. Indeed not seeing ships and the ocean is the one thing that I miss the most living in the Sierra Foothills.
Even as I write this I can smell the salt air, feel the cool or cold breeze and the motion of the ship.