Ship porn

The calm before the storm

Starry, starry night.



Incredibly hard to get a photo like this as the ship is normally moving in rhythm with the sea and so everything else is moving relative to the ship, they were drifting off Egypt and this was the best chance to get the shot.

I can confirm that this is really what it's like to be out on the bridge wing in the wee small hours with the whole universe above you and sea at peace around you. Plus the smell of exhaust fumes from the funnel is simply intoxicating

At sea you are your own Search and Rescue service, as well as your own fire fighters and even medical team. We train and train so as to become familiar with the procedure so that eventually when the **** hits the fan, we are able to step up and get the job done.

When you go ashore and leave the cadet in charge of loading.