I remember watching a video of the HAMNAVOE in unbelieveably rough seas during a crossing to Scrabster in March of 2007. Remember, this is a massive ferry, stats online put it around 300 feet in length. This was not a rescue nor was there any crisis like Fletcher's report. Still, it reminds me why I find a occasionally find a batch of death entries in the Orkney Registration books that maybe have a father and son with others on the same fishing boat. Still shot and comments [one from Sheena who was ON it that day] http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/imagelibrary/picture/number2594.asp Video link : Northlink Ferry MV Hamnavoe leaving Hoy Sound on a 'routine' crossing to Scrabster in rough seas http://www.cruisebruise.com/Cruise_Videos/Cruise_Video_91.html Meg Greenwood

You can find the corresponding weather information for this particular day on the Orkney Harbours website: http://www.orkneyharbours.com/index.asp -> Live Weather -> <http://www.orkneyharbours.com/history_weather.asp> Click here for historical weather data -> http://www.orkneyharbours.com/history_weather_04a.asp?fldyear=2007 <http://www.orkneyharbours.com/history_weather_04a.asp?fldyear=2007&station= 3&fldmonth=3> &station=3&fldmonth=3 Beatrice -----Original Message----- From: orcadia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:orcadia-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Meg Greenwood Sent: 29 October 2009 03:21 To: orcadia@rootsweb.com Subject: [ORCADIA] Rough seas videos Still shot and comments [one from Sheena who was ON it that day] http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/imagelibrary/picture/number2594.asp Video link : Northlink Ferry MV Hamnavoe leaving Hoy Sound on a 'routine' crossing to Scrabster in rough seas http://www.cruisebruise.com/Cruise_Videos/Cruise_Video_91.html Meg Greenwood