Here's a look at the heavy surf sea trials of Safehaven Marine's new XSV 17 craft during several days of recent storms to hit Ireland. The vessel here is the Thunder Child, powered by Caterpillar C12.9 1,000hp engines. Safehaven says during trials they managed to get 50kt winds and 6m waves, during which the vessel handled "fabulously". Make sure to turn on … [Read more...]
WATCH: How NOT To Capsize When Crossing The Bar [VIDEO]
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Curious how NOT to capsize your fishing vessel in heavy seas? New Zealand journalist Geoff Mackley decided to visit the infamous Greymouth Bar, grab the saltiest old sea-captain he could find; an unintelligible yet undeniably talented Kiwi fisherman, and ask that very question. The dialogue in this video is impossible to understand but, trust us, amid … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of the Day – ‘Barracuda’ Law Enforcement Vessel in Heavy Surf Sea Trials
Scroll Down For Video Following up on yesterday's ship photos of the day of Safehaven Marine's Interceptor 48 rescue vessel in heavy surf sea trials, here's a look at the company's new 'Barracuda', a high speed Interceptor designed for military and law enforcement. According to Safehaven Marine, "‘Barracuda’ is a high speed low RCS Interceptor for military and law … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of The Day – Interceptor 48 Rescue Boat in Heavy Surf Sea Trials
These ship photos from the gCaptain archives are from off the coast of Ireland where Safehaven Marine conducted sea trials for one of its Interceptor 48s, a self-righting all weather pilot and rescue boat. Sea trials were held off Cork Harbour, Ireland during a series of storms in 2013 which maxed out at winds of Force 11 and 20 foot seas. All photos … [Read more...]
Video: Big Wave Surfer Jumps Ship, Gets HUGE Air
Well, this happened. All that sandsliding as a kid finally paid off. Use the launch ????. I piss myself laughing watching this now, but we were all pretty puckered up at the time! ???? @jayjohnsonasp A video posted by Mark Healey (@donkeyshow) on Dec 21, 2014 at 11:08pm PST Editor's note: The Youtube video previously posted was removed by user. The one above was the … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of The Day – Heavy Surf Sea Trials, Part 2
Safehaven Marine is taking perfect advantage of recent heavy weather and surf off the coast of Cork, Ireland. Last week they we saw the heavy surf sea trials of one of their Interceptor 48s, a self-righting all weather pilot and rescue boat. You can see those photos HERE. This week, Safehaven was out conducting acceptance trials for an Interceptor 42 patrol vessel … [Read more...]
Hard Core Training for Hard Work
When Coast Guard boat crews go out to train, they like to make things as real as possible. That means that when rough weather rolls in, it's time to go out. Station Cape Disappointment (apparently) doesn't take a break just because their "real" is a little more real than most. To get good at driving in the surf, you have to go out and drive in the surf. And there is … [Read more...]