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Not quite plane prOrn…

Some nice pics from my son-in-law sent me while he was in the Gulf last year on the Big E:

Ike with a storm bearing down

The Ike, just before a storm

Ike and group

Ike doing unrep, same storm

Waterspout

Wonder if the Burke can outrun the waterspout?

Ugly squid son-in-law :)

Son-in-law

Posted by Byron Audler

On February 12th, 2007 under Sea Stories.
Comments: 8

Comments

Comment from JAS
Time: February 12, 2007, 7:22 pm

Byron, those are incredible shots! Curiosity question for Lex (or anyone else here!) – have we ever had one of our ships tangle with a waterspout? How often is it even a danger?

Amazing photos.

Comment from MissBirdlegs in AL
Time: February 12, 2007, 7:30 pm

Great pics – creepy sky (looks like tornado weather in AL) & weird looking water – 1st two pics, not so much in the last one except for the waterspout of course. SOL did good on these!

Comment from FbL
Time: February 12, 2007, 7:46 pm

Wow, those are awesome pics!

Comment from Byron Audler
Time: February 12, 2007, 7:57 pm

Actually, he didn’t take these…buddy of his got it passed to him via email to his squadron, VS-32. As a matter of fact…give me a couple of minutes, to add something to that article…

Comment from JHD
Time: February 12, 2007, 8:19 pm

We had a close encounter of the soiled skivvies kind with a waterspout many moons ago. She came down right off the starboard bow and we took her all the way down starboard while falling off as fast as we could. Raised hell with just about everything on deck and rocked us a bit but luckily no major damage. We were only pushing 600′ feet too so it was interesting.

I did have to change my drawers though! Heh!

The one in the pic can be tracked by the Burke’s weather radar I imagine and would pose no threat. It’s when they drop on you that they create problems. Pucker up buttercup because things get tight. Real quick! ;-)

Comment from Steeljaw Scribe
Time: February 13, 2007, 3:57 am

Nice pics — of course the fact it happens of my personal favorite in carriers helps too ;)
- SJS

Comment from Babs
Time: February 13, 2007, 3:59 pm

Your son in law looks like a buzzy teddy bear!
Thank him for me, will ya?

Comment from Byron Audler
Time: February 13, 2007, 5:26 pm

Will do, Babs ;)

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