Tangalooma Ferry Ride..serves me right for not going to LCMP with Bigrig and the boys

[jaxt]

part 1


part 2


this was on our way back to brissy
pretty scary... should have went wheeling

[Whitewulf]

DAM!
Were you hurt, noted blood over you hand in the 2nd vid, hope not to bad.

[Bob]

Wow that looked bloody terrifying . Not even Bigrig's 4WD Driving could come close to that

[Bigrig]

Holy sh!t mate!!!! That is unbelievable - I hope you and the family were ok, and feel for the ones who didn't fare so well ... you'd think they would have postponed the launch knowing the seas were going to be rough - everyone thinks it's the bay, but that 5klm stretch between Moreton and Straddie allows for open water and it's bloody deep too (I fish there a bit) for the shipping lane ... our weekend was adventurous, but not nearly as dramatic mate!!

At least you know you'll get the big tick of approval from the family next time we are going away on dry land!!! As said, I hope you are all ok.

[Dhuck]

That was friggin rediculous. Why do these companies only care about money and not the clients safety?

[Bigrig]

That was friggin rediculous. Why do these companies only care about money and not the clients safety?

That's it in one - dollars versus common sense!!

[AB]

Holy Sh!t Jaxt, would have been pretty intense being there!!!!

[jaxt]

thanks guys.
I received a cut hand and a bit of glass on the face.
missus and 2yo kid were ok just got wet. the camera saved me from getting more glass on my face...i literally just started filming.
we huddled together for over an hour cos even though the skipper was ploughing through at 3/4 throttle there were still heaps of water and spray.
I felt so sorry for the japanese students...no parents...new country..probably never been on a boat before....and very scared.

it would have been a hard call to make for the skipper as I'm sure they've gone through rougher weather/waters before.
maybe they were overconfident with the boat considering it had gone through $900k worth of works but failed to consider that the glass integrity would have deteriorated somewhat over the 30years since built..I don't know...just speculating.

[jaxt]

part 3

[Clunk]

some scary stuff mate, glad you're all ok.