Egads... Hope they got into their dry-suits.

With that size crew it was likely a factory ship.

/ a big rescue job for thinly stretched Coast Guard

the story is updated now to say 4 died, 43 recovered.

so sad.... I could never do that job...

nobozo
With that size crew it was likely a factory ship.

One of those huge processing ships maybe?

I will never complain about the price when my wife orders the Alaskan crab after watching that show. Seriously dangerous work.

The price of fish sticks and fake crab meat are going to skyrocket now!

if i didnt have kids id do that job...
/not tough
//just a bit crazy

Before I clicked on the link, I assumed it was some new-fangled tv show about dating an inmate or serial killer or something.

I'd say I'm relieved, but... well...

//no tv

~half the surviving crew

//
°

This is the only profession in which a person hopes to come back from a business trip with crabs.

My brother-in-law worked on one of the king crab boats back in the mid 80's. It's such dangerous work.

He was hit in the face with a winch, almost went overboard (another crew member grabbed him as he flew past).

He told one story about the guy who took care of the vat of boiling water they threw the crabs into.

The guy had his back to the vat, and a huge claw comes out and grabs him by the collarbone. He reaches back, flings it forward, then he stupidly PUNCHED it in the face. The pointy nose ripped through his hand.

OUCH...

On Unalaska Island do they have Uneskimo Pies?

I've done so much SAR in the Bering it's ridiculous. The port calls in Dutch were all bitter sweet.

I am glad I can't eat seafood cause it contributes to the deaths on countless men at sea
/back to eating my birds nest soup

Not impressed:



Still sad though.

Those Bering sea sailors have big brass ones.

60' rogue wave hitting one of the Bering boats. (new window) It's amazing they survived it.

There's Dutch and rudder in that story and nobody on Fark has remarked on that yet.

/what is fark coming to???

I hope you crab lovers savior the men you've killed

\bastards

We have big oil killing people.

Now we have big fish killing people.

Where will it stop?

Bering Sea, Mar 02.

Propain_az: I hope you crab lovers savior the men you've killed

\bastards

You want me to throw their bodies into a cave and reanimate them three days later?

almejita: On Unalaska Island do they have Uneskimo Pies?

Solamente uno.

Why is it that things that taste good always have some sort of bloodshed involved?

portscanner: We have big oil killing people.

Now we have big fish killing people.

Where will it stop?

Big marshmallows. They're harmless.

The Invisible Sky Wizard

Tis the season


/window please

spin359: The Invisible Sky Wizard

Tis the season


/window please

I lol'd

Danger Avoid Death
Big marshmallows. They're harmless




Disagrees.

I am not good with pasting pictures, but is anyone else getting the ad for New Zealand on this articles page? The one showing the people frolicking in the ocean?

jmr61: Not impressed:



Still sad though.

Cap'n Sig
My buddy

So was it one of those cod processing floating factories? That is one of many places I would hate to be trapped waiting to die.

orclover: That is one of many any places I would hate to be trapped waiting to die.

Fixed.

Your heart really has to their families.

I'm drinking too so I agree.

Seacop: orclover: That is one of many any places I would hate to be trapped waiting to die.

Fixed.

OH I dunno, trapped in a burning marrijuanna storage warehouse doesnt sound so bad. Hell anything involving immenent death and hookers has possiblities.

I always wondered why they don't just use subs for that work...gotta be safer 50-100' underwater...just have a big hole in the bottom aka deep blue sea to move the nets/traps in and out of the vessel...

Danger Avoid Death: portscanner: We have big oil killing people.

Now we have big fish killing people.

Where will it stop?

Big marshmallows. They're harmless.

Unless they're in New York and have the words "Stay-Puft" on them somewhere

milominderbinder: I always wondered why they don't just use subs for that work...gotta be safer 50-100' underwater...just have a big hole in the bottom aka deep blue sea to move the nets/traps in and out of the vessel...

Subs are expensive as hell to operate, don't have the rigging necessary to handle the gear, and don't have the storage space to hold whatever you are catching. They may be safer (or maybe not depending on the nation that operates) but they simply aren't suited to the job.

From what I could find, if this is the same type as the other vessels the owner operates, it is/was a small processing ship.

*rtfa*

Wow. Dutch rudders just aren't what they used to be.

buzzcut73: Danger Avoid Death
Big marshmallows. They're harmless
Disagrees.

But it was the most harmless thing I could think of!

Good job beating me to it, Buzzcut, glad to know someone else was on the same page

On the other hand, The crabs always appreciate a little extra food

That show sucks so much nuts! It's pretty much the same thing over and over and over and over and over. Who wants to see a bunch of Alaskans drop a crate in the ocean, lift it out, dump out crabs, and repeat. The Discovery Channel needs to start playing more trippy things about the galaxy, dinosaurs, animals, and that kinda stuff, and quit playing annoying marathons of the Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, and Mythbusters (alright show, but gets old QUICK).

TheJoe03: That show sucks so much nuts! It's pretty much the same thing over and over and over and over and over. Who wants to see a bunch of Alaskans drop a crate in the ocean, lift it out, dump out crabs, and repeat. The Discovery Channel needs to start playing more trippy things about the galaxy, dinosaurs, animals, and that kinda stuff, and quit playing annoying marathons of the Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, and Mythbusters (alright show, but gets old QUICK).

Seconded.

State environmental regulators were notified that the ship was carrying 100,000 gallons of diesel,


Fill her up!
That'll be $400,000 please.

TheJoe03: That show sucks so much nuts! It's pretty much the same thing over and over and over and over and over. Who wants to see a bunch of Alaskans drop a crate in the ocean, lift it out, dump out crabs, and repeat. The Discovery Channel needs to start playing more trippy things about the galaxy, dinosaurs, animals, and that kinda stuff, and quit playing annoying marathons of the Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, and Mythbusters (alright show, but gets old QUICK).

i know, ruins the high you get from countless bong rips to see people doing work and actually making something of themselves.

go listen to the wall and watch the wizard of oz

while you're at it get the hell off my lawn

My husband is in the Dutch Harbor area right now. It's fugging cold... Here are a few pics he sent the other night of what it looked like a couple of weeks ago in Saint Paul Island. My heart goes out to the sailors and their loved ones. :(

Hmm, my brother-in-law works for that company, so I'm not really getting a kick out of this thread.

I need to check which ship he works on.

If the Dutch weren't constantly rudding about like farkin elk, this wouldn't happen.

dreadpiratecaleb: TheJoe03: That show sucks so much nuts! It's pretty much the same thing over and over and over and over and over. Who wants to see a bunch of Alaskans drop a crate in the ocean, lift it out, dump out crabs, and repeat. The Discovery Channel needs to start playing more trippy things about the galaxy, dinosaurs, animals, and that kinda stuff, and quit playing annoying marathons of the Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, and Mythbusters (alright show, but gets old QUICK).

i know, ruins the high you get from countless bong rips to see people doing work and actually making something of themselves.

go listen to the wall and watch the wizard of oz

while you're at it get the hell off my lawn

So you're saying you enjoy WATCHING people do work on TV? You sound like a pretty big nerd if that's the case. I can watch myself and my coworkers all day, I don't need to see it on TV when I'm off work. Go get a stroke you old piece of shiat!

/Just messin around, but not really.

The Invisible Sky Wizard Quote 2008-03-23 08:42:55 PM
TheJoe03: That show sucks so much nuts! It's pretty much the same thing over and over and over and over and over. Who wants to see a bunch of Alaskans drop a crate in the ocean, lift it out, dump out crabs, and repeat. The Discovery Channel needs to start playing more trippy things about the galaxy, dinosaurs, animals, and that kinda stuff, and quit playing annoying marathons of the Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, and Mythbusters (alright show, but gets old QUICK).

Seconded.

You two can watch something else then.

/Alaskans? Isn't Sig from Seattle?