S.S. "Coptic" running against the storm

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Channel: Library of Congress · 2018 · Education

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Photographed from a single-camera position, the viewpoint is midships, straight ahead. The ship is running head-on through heavy seas. As the vessel runs into heavy billows, the water breaks in huge volumes over the prow and is dashed into clouds of spray. A monster wave comes along and the lookout disappears, but bobs up in the next moment, and water is seen running from the deck.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2013604959/

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