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To: rlmorel

I wonder what it’s like to hit a whale at 50 mph.


9 posted on 10/24/2009 2:53:32 PM PDT by HospiceNurse
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To: HospiceNurse

It’s an amazing thing to experiance. We hit one in the ship I was on believe it or not. Not enough to knock you out of your chair, you can feel and hear it as it slides down the side of the ship.


15 posted on 10/24/2009 2:59:16 PM PDT by exnavy (GOD save the republic)
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To: HospiceNurse

I would’t want to be either the whale or the guys on the ship...I could see a lot of people flying into bulkheads...


16 posted on 10/24/2009 3:00:11 PM PDT by rlmorel (Obama, The Flatulence of One Thousand Black Dogs After Eating Boiled Eggs Be Upon Him...)
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To: HospiceNurse

We were doing about 25 or 30 knots when we hit that one.


17 posted on 10/24/2009 3:01:26 PM PDT by exnavy (GOD save the republic)
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To: HospiceNurse
Don't know about at 50 but we (USCG 378' cutter) hit one at 30kts/ 35mph. Not much drama...

Sharks ate well though.

28 posted on 10/24/2009 3:38:14 PM PDT by Mamba56 (The masses are stupid. --Goethe)
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