Cyclone George and the 'Selkirk Settler'

101st Airborne · 03-19-2007, 21:28 PM

Last week the huge cat 4 cyclone [ George] swept down the Western Australian coast.
Here are four oics of the seas experienced by the bulk iron ore carrier, the Selkirk Settler.

Pictures of mv SELKIRK SETTLER built by Govan Shipbuilders Ltd Clydebuilt Ships Database

ArmchairGeneral · 03-21-2007, 01:21 AM

Schnikies! Wouldn't want to be on the forecastle during that last pic!

101st Airborne · 03-21-2007, 01:29 AM

Seas like that weigh hundreds of tons. It is easy to dismiss it as just water, but during the war such seas sweeping the decks could bend gun barrels and crush railings.
That ship is an iron ore carrier too and was fully loaded and on her way north. Hard to believe that an iron ship full of iron ore can float at all let alone in seas like that mate.

bob mcdavitt · 03-23-2007, 06:03 AM

Hi there 101st Airborne

The images look very similar to the ones at the bottom of
http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fle...spruceglen.htm
showing SELKIRK SETTLER in a North Atlantic storm in 1987.

These images seem to have taken a life of their own on the Internet.

Bob McDavitt

101st Airborne · 03-23-2007, 06:10 AM

I looked at your page Bob, but couldn't see it.
Can you direct me further?

bob mcdavitt · 03-23-2007, 06:39 AM

Whoops , looks like cutting and pasting a link didn't work here
OK , I'll remove the http://www. at the front to fool the editor,
so the page is at the pramble above plus boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/spruceglen.htm

I did a google of sunkirk settler storm and this was the top link.

cheers from kiwiland

bob mcdavitt

Shipwreck · 03-23-2007, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 101st Airborne

Last week the huge cat 4 cyclone [ George] swept down the Western Australian coast.
Here are four oics of the seas experienced by the bulk iron ore carrier, the Selkirk Settler.

These images were taken by Capt. George Ianiev (Second Mate at the time) on February 13th, 1987 during an eastbound passage from Tampa, Florida to Ghent, Belgium.

On a sidenote, MV Selkirk Settler was bought by Canada Steamship Lines and renamed the "Spruceglen (2)" in December 2002.

03-21-2007, 01:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
ArmchairGeneral Devil's Advocate *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: The boonies of NC, USA. Posts: 2,749 Country:	Schnikies! Wouldn't want to be on the forecastle during that last pic! __________________ "Apocalyptic thought is curiously pleasurable." -Theodore Dalrymple

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03-21-2007, 01:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
101st Airborne Banished Regular Join Date: 03-17-07 Location: Australia Posts: 118 Country:	Seas like that weigh hundreds of tons. It is easy to dismiss it as just water, but during the war such seas sweeping the decks could bend gun barrels and crush railings. That ship is an iron ore carrier too and was fully loaded and on her way north. Hard to believe that an iron ship full of iron ore can float at all let alone in seas like that mate.

03-23-2007, 06:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
bob mcdavitt New Member Join Date: 03-22-07 Posts: 2	Hi there 101st Airborne The images look very similar to the ones at the bottom of http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fle...spruceglen.htm showing SELKIRK SETTLER in a North Atlantic storm in 1987. These images seem to have taken a life of their own on the Internet. Bob McDavitt

03-23-2007, 06:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
101st Airborne Banished Regular Join Date: 03-17-07 Location: Australia Posts: 118 Country:	I looked at your page Bob, but couldn't see it. Can you direct me further?

03-23-2007, 06:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
bob mcdavitt New Member Join Date: 03-22-07 Posts: 2	Whoops , looks like cutting and pasting a link didn't work here OK , I'll remove the http://www. at the front to fool the editor, so the page is at the pramble above plus boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/spruceglen.htm I did a google of sunkirk settler storm and this was the top link. cheers from kiwiland bob mcdavitt

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