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>> these are only about 8 1/2 with the wind chop on top. they are not bad. when the guys get out further, they will be up to five, six feet of waves plus as well as. >> literally the waves that are the size of many buildings here. you certainly have to hold on. you deal with windy conditions as well. imagine if there were a storm moving in and all of the sudden, your visibility drops down to zero. you could have a ship very close to you that you can't even see in just a matter of seconds. it's really incredible the conditions out here. they are conditions that the "ocean shield" is facing righ...
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