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budanski
02-12-2007, 09:37 AM
http://www.vidmax.com/index.php/videos/view/323
w1ldcard
02-12-2007, 09:41 AM
wooooooooh! it might cut you in half.
Eggy
02-12-2007, 09:44 AM
wow lucky groundcrew, they could have been killed.

The narrator sounded like the one from mythbusters hehe.
Strafe
02-12-2007, 09:49 AM
The narrator sounded like the one from mythbusters hehe.
He is the one from mythbusters.
andrew_rsa
02-12-2007, 10:08 AM
sh*t that must have hurt.. does anyone know if the plane managed to stop before rolling of the front of the carrier.. ?
He219
02-12-2007, 10:13 AM
wooooooooh! it might cut you in half.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2153/ussgwzd3.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)
I believe the guy in green (left) lost his leg.
:-(


The two pilots ejected safely before the jet plunged into the ocean. They were both pulled from the frigid water by two rescue swimmers.

When the wire snapped back, it injured six crew members. Three had to be airlifted to shore, including one sailor whose leg was severed below the knee ..

http://wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=2881063
thunderw
02-12-2007, 10:35 AM
Yeah, he most definately lost something there. You can see something green unattaching and hitting the deck. Ouch.
w1ldcard
02-12-2007, 11:17 AM
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2153/ussgwzd3.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)
I believe the guy in green (left) lost his leg.
:-(

Yeap on the USS Kitty Hawk crews were injured. So sad. :-(
andrew_rsa
02-12-2007, 11:27 AM
yeh its sad :( but its all part of the job i think.. risks are part of it

but its even more sad that this happened after an accident..
Ghostryder
02-12-2007, 11:49 AM
Holy crap, the guy who jumped has reflexes like a ****ing cat!
GoNavy
02-12-2007, 01:37 PM
Yeah... there are a lot of dangers on a ship that you wouldn't really think of. Gotta be real alert. A similiar incident to this one is when the synthetic lines snap... those have HUGE amounts of energy behind them. There's always a few synethic line snapback accidents a year.
phoilme
02-12-2007, 04:32 PM
They would have us watch the line handling videos once a year. Same old one from the 1960's. Cables were my worst fear. Especially during underway replenishment.
ShotOver
02-13-2007, 07:03 AM
They would have us watch the line handling videos once a year. Same old one from the 1960's. Cables were my worst fear. Especially during underway replenishment.

Was that the oldschool one with the dummies on the deck? "Snapback!" and the dummies get smashed by the lines. Good video, needs to be updated though.
LEGEND
02-13-2007, 07:41 AM
Holy crap, the guy who jumped has reflexes like a ****ing cat!

WOW looking back at that video this guy must realize how lucky he is with his reflexes especially after what happened to the other guys.
p$ycho+log!cal
02-13-2007, 09:28 AM
Holy crap, the guy who jumped has reflexes like a ****ing cat!
he need to join the special forces lol
Ghostryder
02-13-2007, 09:37 AM
he need to join the special forces lol

Sigh, don't we all...
medic1
02-13-2007, 11:38 AM
I think everyone whose been to sea has seen the "Snapback!" video. Drives the point home to the point where I still watch out for cables under tension in my current job.
ShotOver
02-13-2007, 06:08 PM
I think everyone whose been to sea has seen the "Snapback!" video. Drives the point home to the point where I still watch out for cables under tension in my current job.

Got that right mate, I try to avoid getting caught in the bite of a power cable or even straddle any line.
Old habits and all that.