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Posted: 8/10/2006 11:56:58 AM EDT

A buddy of mine found this on Google Earth. Any idea what it is?

47°58'30.06"N, 122°19'4.19"W

Posted: 8/10/2006 11:58:44 AM EDT

[#1]

A ferry possibly.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:00:49 PM EDT

[#2]

Looks like a cargo ship of some sort to me.

ETA: A) How the hell did you locate it? B) Notice the wake? It's kind of erratic, isn't it?

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:06:28 PM EDT

[#3]

Size and location strongly suggest a ferry.
There is no sea-going cargo traffic that travels up to the east of Whidbey Island and there are ferrys that do.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:07:09 PM EDT

[#4]

Ghost ship.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:10:22 PM EDT

[#5]

Based on size and shape it is either a ferry/tour boat/passenger boat heading south east to the pier/dock thing. It looks like you could drive a car on and off the bow.

This is, of course, a pure SWAG.

Post this on hazegray.org and see what they think.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:14:07 PM EDT

[#6]

It looked like a houseboat until I measured it. The size along with the flat-front suggests a ferry.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:14:13 PM EDT

[#7]

I'm not sure how he found it. I think he was looking for (and found) the stealth ship out there somewhere. I think the wake caught his eye. Can a ferry do that? I can kinda see how with a nozzle, it could produce a wake pattern without actually gyrating all that much but...

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:18:29 PM EDT

[#8]

please post a pic, I used to live on south whidbey and Im familiar with the boats/ships that are in that area, The ferry does run from clinton to mulkiteo, One of them is named the Klicitas or something likethat.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:19:52 PM EDT

[#9]

oops double post.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:22:19 PM EDT

[#10]

For size refernce there is a passenger ferry located due south southeast of this ship. Looks about the same size and has cars being loaded...I still think is something the goverments hidding though

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:23:28 PM EDT

[#11]

Closer View

Might be the HSV

http://www.jfcom.mil/about/experiments/mc02/concepts/hsv.htm

and here is my reasoning:

http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2002/no081202.htm

plus to the north east, there is a naval yard with a carrier in it.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:36:25 PM EDT

[#12]

Looks like the Sea Fighter, dunno if it is or not though.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:39:30 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
i25.photobucket.com/albums/c69/AKvsAR/boat.jpg

Might be the HSV

http://www.jfcom.mil/about/experiments/mc02/concepts/hsv.htm

and here is my reasoning:

http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2002/no081202.htm

plus to the north east, there is a naval yard with a carrier in it.

I don't know what it is, but the wheel man needs to lay off the booze and drive the boat. Although I guess there is the old "No white lines, who's gonna hit 'em"

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:40:10 PM EDT

[#14]

whatever it is, the rudder limit and/or gain on his autopilot is set way too high.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:42:23 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
i25.photobucket.com/albums/c69/AKvsAR/boat.jpg

Might be the HSV

http://www.jfcom.mil/about/experiments/mc02/concepts/hsv.htm

and here is my reasoning:

http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2002/no081202.htm

plus to the north east, there is a naval yard with a carrier in it.

not sure that its the HSV, but there is a company on the eastside of whidbey island that builds catamarans, that maybe one they are testing one, they are Nichols bros. boat builders. they build large catamarans. They are located in freeland on the eastside of Whidbey. They built the sea fighter so im going with that.

www.nicholsboats.com/

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:45:28 PM EDT

[#16]

They've been testing some new Navy boats out there, might be the new SEAL boat..

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:48:57 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

Quoted:
i25.photobucket.com/albums/c69/AKvsAR/boat.jpg

Might be the HSV

http://www.jfcom.mil/about/experiments/mc02/concepts/hsv.htm

and here is my reasoning:

http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2002/no081202.htm

plus to the north east, there is a naval yard with a carrier in it.

not sure that its the HSV, but there is a company on the eastside of whidbey island that builds catamarans, that maybe one they are testing one, they are Nichols bros. boat builders. they build large catamarans. They are located in freeland on the eastside of Whidbey. They built the sea fighter so im going with that.

www.nicholsboats.com/picts/buttons/military%20boats/02790020_x-craft_400.gif

www.nicholsboats.com/

Thats it! you can see the pilothouse in the same, offcenter location on google earth. If you look close enough, you can see the marking on the bow also.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:49:49 PM EDT

[#18]

What did i win????

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:50:27 PM EDT

[#19]

I would say Arokie got it. The location of the wheelhouse on the sat image, and the catamaran he posted look identical.

ETA: eesmith4 beat me to it.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:51:41 PM EDT

[#20]

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What did i win???? his
What did I win?

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:54:36 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:

Quoted:
What did i win????

Look at my previous post in this thread.

What did I win?

aha!! you got me, but i posted pics and facts!! but you did win. I atleast get credited with an assist at least.

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