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DODO
Ex.LENA T.-94,MUPO-93,CHRYSANTHEMUM-83 Scrapped Alang 2001
Gt. 7 845 Nt. 4 746 Deadw. 11 810t.
Build 1974 Shikoku Dockyard Co.Ltd Takamatsu (777)
M.General Cargo
Photo was taken on 22.04.1999 when she was leaving the French port of Bayonne (Southern Bay of Biscay) after a strong NW gale and there was a high NW swell.
My photo of CAMIRA (IMO 9118276) was taken at same place and date.
Best Regards,
Jan Melchers
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Because there was a very serious site failure in 2008 and when it was restored, some original dates were lost.
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Go Dodo, go! :)
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Personally I think this photo is authentic and is a very good one - well done Jan.
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Right person in right place at right time; great job.
Regards,
Luko P.
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Another thing is that the vessel should obviously had on more ballast when venturing into those swells....
Best regards
Mats (formerly a cadet on HNoMS "Horten")
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perfect shoot congratulationss
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But what I want to know is why hasn't Capt Jan Melchers not entered any description with the photograph? I mean, if you had a photo of this magnitude surely you would have some details to go with it and even reply to any of these comments. Seems odd to me.
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The ship is obviously in ballast, meaning that it probably had quite a bit of aft trim to begin with. All the heavy parts of the ship are at the aft (engine room and accomodation). I've seen small coasters do the same thing outside Salalah in Oman, I've seen it happen to large deep sea fishing vessels in huge swells in the Pacific and less than a two months ago, one of my friends caught the Northern Chaser do the exact same thing in the North Sea! That is despite the fact that an anchorhandler has a lot more weight at the front than a ship like this. And even though that was during quite a servere storm and AHTS ships have the streamlined'ness of a shoe box, there was absolutely no water dripping from the bow in that picture! It is water for the love of god! It is not going to stick onto there like cookie dough!
Unfortunately, my friend is still onboard the ship, but I'll see if I can get the picture from him when I see him.
Anyway, great photo!
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Scrapped in Alang, in 2001.
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FANTASTIC :lol:
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Robert
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best regards
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I see nothing in this photo that looks fake. The photographer was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. It's also possible that this had happened several times just before this photo, so the photographer had a chance to get ready and capture one.
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I have also sailed on big LNG's and seen larger vessels than Dodo do this.
I beleive it's a real picture.
Brgds Christian!
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:-o
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BRGDS Valdas 8-)
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Gürkan Gergin.
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On the coasters I worked on in the North Sea and the Baltic in the 60's this condition was quite common in a Storm when running in Ballast.
Those were much smaller of course, 500 to a 1200 tdw.. and one of the main problems was less to worry about the stress on the Hull, but the Coffee Pot and the Engine revvying like crazy and then lugging down again, rather annoying and a source of worry ..
Greetings from Philly , USA
Bon Voyage, Bearsie.
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I am the photographer,5* photograph this is and lots of discussion in the Local Bar today.
Light Cargo, Misloaded .
I look forward to a final comment
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Excellent job.
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Groeten Willem
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Was it a freak wave or a swell? If it were a swell, then the captain would be risking the hull integrity of his ship due to the amount of stress imposed on it.
Nevertheless, it was a life time opportunity for you to be there at the right time and to immortalize the moment on film for you to share it with us. Also the ship is an interesting FREEDOM type.
Nice shot!
Marc
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Rogerio Cordeiro - Brasil
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Manoel Filho
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