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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The fishing trip off the rugged north coast of St. Lucia was supposed to last all day, but about four hours into the journey, the boat's electric system crackled and popped.
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[url]http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-tourists-survive-ship-sinking-near-st-lucia[/url]
Fuck that's hardcore, I could barely swim for an hour.
Fuck, and I can't even swim.
[QUOTE=Uber|nooB;40428359]Fuck, and I can't even swim.[/QUOTE]
well they also had life jackets on
[QUOTE=Valdor;40428370]well they also had life jackets on[/QUOTE]
So it was more like 'floating for 14 hours'. Which still sucks, ofcourse. I mean, what are you going to do? Not check your mail/messages on your smartphone, you aren't. Unless there's a WIFI bouy nearby, and your phone is waterproof. And as far as games go, the only thing that I can imagine you could play would be I SPY, which is boring as hell when you're floating out in the ocean. Not to mention if the other guy goes insane out of boredom and starts singing christmas songs or something.
[QUOTE=V12US;40428424]So it was more like 'floating for 14 hours'. Which still sucks, ofcourse. I mean, what are you going to do? Not check your mail/messages on your smartphone, you aren't. Unless there's a WIFI bouy nearby, and your phone is waterproof. And as far as games go, the only thing that I can imagine you could play would be I SPY, which is boring as hell when you're floating out in the ocean. Not to mention if the other guy goes insane out of boredom and starts singing christmas songs or something.[/QUOTE]
I think you'd be busy playing not die in the middle of the ocean.
[QUOTE=V12US;40428424]So it was more like 'floating for 14 hours'. Which still sucks, ofcourse. I mean, what are you going to do? Not check your mail/messages on your smartphone, you aren't. Unless there's a WIFI bouy nearby, and your phone is waterproof. And as far as games go, the only thing that I can imagine you could play would be I SPY, which is boring as hell when you're floating out in the ocean. Not to mention if the other guy goes insane out of boredom and starts singing christmas songs or something.[/QUOTE]
Free from judging the quality of your joke but: The fact that you thought of this as the first thing to make a joke out of is pretty sad.
[QUOTE=V12US;40428424]So it was more like 'floating for 14 hours'. Which still sucks, ofcourse. I mean, what are you going to do? Not check your mail/messages on your smartphone, you aren't. Unless there's a WIFI bouy nearby, and your phone is waterproof. And as far as games go, the only thing that I can imagine you could play would be I SPY, which is boring as hell when you're floating out in the ocean. Not to mention if the other guy goes insane out of boredom and starts singing christmas songs or something.[/QUOTE]
I heard a story about some USN Sailors in WW2 who had to float around for several days after their lone ship was destroyed by the Japanese. At one point, they had to kill one of their own men because he went mad and started screaming that the Japanese were trying to get him, and attacked his buddies.
Thanks, If you hadn't put the title in all caps I wouldn't have noticed this thread!
[QUOTE=ksenior;40428706]Thanks, If you hadn't put the title in all caps I wouldn't have noticed this thread![/QUOTE]
You're welcome
there's no way they could tread water for 14 hours without some kind of help...
Even pros would find that ridiculously difficult.
[quote]It was past midnight, and they didn't notice any homes in the area.[/quote]
Fuck that must have been freaky. :(
Think about being in the ocean in the middle of the night. The life jacket keeps you afloat, but only enough you keep your head clear of the water.
The entire rest of your body is submerged in the pitch black ocean with the bottom many hundreds of meters below your feet and a wide variety of things in the sea that can do you harm.
That would be unnerving.
Only thing I fear when swimming in the sea is getting leg cramp then being unable to swim to shore.
[QUOTE=GunFox;40429154]Think about being in the ocean in the middle of the night. The life jacket keeps you afloat, but only enough you keep your head clear of the water.
The entire rest of your body is submerged in the pitch black ocean with the bottom many hundreds of meters below your feet and a wide variety of things in the sea that can do you harm.
That would be unnerving.[/QUOTE]
I'm already afraid of large pools of water that I can't see the bottom of. Bonus points if something is reaching out from the abyss (mostly seaweed or sea mines), and if there's something large and barely visible at the bottom (sea mines again, shipwreck, large rocks), then I'm terrified..
[img]http://www.pinkvengeance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Underwater-Mines.jpeg[/img]
Naval Mines must be [I]designed[/I] to look creepy as possible underwater.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;40429293]I'm already afraid of large pools of water that I can't see the bottom of. Bonus points if something is reaching out from the abyss (mostly seaweed or sea mines), and if there's something large and barely visible at the bottom (sea mines again, shipwreck, large rocks), then I'm terrified..
[img]http://www.pinkvengeance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Underwater-Mines.jpeg[/img]
Naval Mines must be [I]designed[/I] to look creepy as possible underwater.[/QUOTE]
first off your not going to have sea mines anywhere where you are swimming, second seaweed touching your toes is the worst feeling ever
[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;40429596]seaweed touching your toes is the worst feeling ever[/QUOTE]
Almost as bad as jellyfish.
[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;40429596]first off your not going to have sea mines anywhere where you are swimming, second seaweed touching your toes is the worst feeling ever[/QUOTE]
Oh I know, I just use sea mines as an example because they're big and they hang from the bottom of the ocean, which is deep and dark. It's literally all 3 of my worst ocean fears in one package, so it's the perfect example even though I'll never see them out there. But seaweed and large rocks sticking out of the abyss are more than enough to terrify me. I get the chills just thinking about it.
[QUOTE=GunFox;40429154]Think about being in the ocean in the middle of the night. The life jacket keeps you afloat, but only enough you keep your head clear of the water.
The entire rest of your body is submerged in the pitch black ocean with the bottom many hundreds of meters below your feet and a wide variety of things in the sea that can do you harm.
That would be unnerving.[/QUOTE]
It is unnerving, but then think about how massive the ocean is and the likelihood of coming across something that will harm you.
unless you count the ocean itself then storms and waves and things
[QUOTE=Eluveitie;40429901]It is unnerving, but then think about how massive the ocean is and the likelihood of coming across something that will harm you.
unless you count the ocean itself then storms and waves and things[/QUOTE]
Part of me wishes for things like this to exist, and another part of me is terrified at the prospect of facing them. The thought of unfathomable depths hiding absolutely massive creatures from us is so exciting, but at the same time, I wouldn't want to float out at sea either, knowing there is nothing but abyssal depths below me.
[IMG]http://cryptozoo.monstrous.com/gallery/albums/O2/normal_richard_sardinha_awakening_leviathan.jpg[/IMG]
Holy fuck they made it to de_Dust!
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;40431606]Part of me wishes for things like this to exist, and another part of me is terrified at the prospect of facing them. The thought of unfathomable depths hiding absolutely massive creatures from us is so exciting, but at the same time, I wouldn't want to float out at sea either, knowing there is nothing but abyssal depths below me.
[IMG]http://cryptozoo.monstrous.com/gallery/albums/O2/normal_richard_sardinha_awakening_leviathan.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Well actually, the USS Stein reported that some huge squid actually attacked them to some degree, once they got it back to its dock after its tour they discovered that it had huge gashes in the sonar dome.
[quote]She is noteworthy as a U.S. Navy vessel that has apparently been attacked by an unknown species of giant squid. In 1978, the "NOFOUL" rubber coating of her AN/SQS-26 SONAR dome was damaged by multiple cuts over 8 percent of the dome surface. Nearly all of the cuts contained remnants of sharp, curved claws found on the rims of suction cups of some squid tentacles. The claws were much larger than those of any squid that had been discovered at that time.[/quote]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Stein_%28FF-1065%29[/url]
[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;40429596]first off your not going to have sea mines anywhere where you are swimming, second seaweed touching your toes is the worst feeling ever[/QUOTE]
Our local pool failed its health and safety test cause it had sea mines in it.
Imagine the wrinkly skin after being in the water for that long, IMAGINE IT!!!
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;40428705]I heard a story about some USN Sailors in WW2 who had to float around for several days after their lone ship was destroyed by the Japanese. At one point, they had to kill one of their own men because he went mad and started screaming that the Japanese were trying to get him, and attacked his buddies.[/QUOTE]
That's terrible. The war must have really gotten to his head.
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