Super User Dwight Hottle Posted October 21, 2015 Super User Posted October 21, 2015 Where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean......... Hang On!!!!!!!!!!! This video is of commercial fishing boats returning from fishing off the coast of Washington and Oregon. They are crossing the Columbia Bar, which is the site the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. This is designated as one of the most dangerous ports of entry anywhere in the world. There are at least eight to 10 deaths per year with people trying to get in or out in boats that are not made for this kind of severe beating - the kind you will see these boats going through. These boats are self-righting, have a super low center of gravity, sealed engine compartments, basically bullet proof glass windows, double steel hulls. Well, you get the idea. They are commercial shrimp and fishing boats. The Coast Guard has closed it to any other boats due to waves of 35 to 45 feet. It is quite a sight to see. Watch the You-tube video and determine if you would like to have been a crew member on either of these two vessels. Columbia River bar - let's go fishing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByGSMmenPDM Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted October 21, 2015 Super User Posted October 21, 2015 27 years in the Navy....most of it on ships and I never once got seasick....but that video nearly makes me queasy. My hat's off to those guys. Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted October 21, 2015 Super User Posted October 21, 2015 Wow! That is insane! Quote
Super User Redlinerobert Posted October 21, 2015 Super User Posted October 21, 2015 No. Thanks. Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted October 22, 2015 Super User Posted October 22, 2015 No thank you! Jeff Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted October 22, 2015 Super User Posted October 22, 2015 That is insane... Quote
Super User kickerfish1 Posted October 22, 2015 Super User Posted October 22, 2015 I'm good. Looks like a death sentence and blood pressure boiler to me. Quote
Super User Oregon Native Posted October 22, 2015 Super User Posted October 22, 2015 When I was younger my grandfather owned a marina in Warrenton which is very close to the bar. I remember hooking a silver once on a charter trip with family and I was actually fighting the fish above eye level while we were in a trough. It was like watching TV as the fish swam through the wave with about three or four others with it. The captain said to me...son ... you get that fish in and we're going in!! The ocean deserves respect. 1 Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted October 23, 2015 Super User Posted October 23, 2015 Two years ago in the spring, a friend and I experienced conditions just like that on Kentucky Lake! That may be exaggerated, but it was as rough as I ever want to experience...and truth be told it was a quiet day at the beach in comparison. That is a tough way of making a living. I have a lot of respect for the men who do. Quote
desmobob Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Cool video... except it's not the Columbia River bar. It's the Grey River in Greymouth, New Zealand! Tight lines, Bob Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 24, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 24, 2015 Not a chance. That looks like it's just a matter of time to me. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted October 25, 2015 Super User Posted October 25, 2015 No way. I get nervous when there are whitecaps on the lake. Quote
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