Quiet Forces

[Halifax Tar]

Good little NFB flick.

Showing the daily mundane life at sea.

Quiet Forces

In this non-narrative short, director Sophie Dupuis documents the daily lives of sailors aboard the frigate HMCS Ottawa on a mission in the Pacific Ocean, somewhere between the …

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[SeaKingTacco]

That was really good! I recognized a lot of faces!

 

[Jarnhamar]

Good little NFB flick.

Showing the daily mundane life at sea.

Quiet Forces

In this non-narrative short, director Sophie Dupuis documents the daily lives of sailors aboard the frigate HMCS Ottawa on a mission in the Pacific Ocean, somewhere between the …

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Quite the tattoo at 2:01



I'm always impressed at sailors and aircrew spending so long cooped up inside ships. Do sailors routinely get to go top side and spend time in the sun/outside or could they go days inside?

 

[Halifax Tar]

Quite the tattoo at 2:01

Pirate ?

 

[Jarnhamar]

Pirate ?

Like a German pirate yeah.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Quite the tattoo at 2:01



I'm always impressed at sailors and aircrew spending so long cooped up inside ships. Do sailors routinely get to go top side and spend time in the sun/outside or could they go days inside?

I have watched some Ops Room types go weeks without seeing sunlight, especially in a hot place like the Arabian Sea in the summer.

 

[Jarnhamar]

I have watched some Ops Room types go weeks without seeing sunlight, especially in a hot place like the Arabian Sea in the summer.

That's really impressive. Glad there's people able to do that.

 

[Halifax Tar]

I'm always impressed at sailors and aircrew spending so long cooped up inside ships. Do sailors routinely get to go top side and spend time in the sun/outside or could they go days inside?

After I quit smoking I found I wasn't going to the uppers as much. So I try to make it a point to up at least once a day.

Submariners are a whole different breed of human.

 

[daftandbarmy]

After I quit smoking I found I wasn't going to the uppers as much. So I try to make it a point to up at least once a day.

Submariners are a whole different breed of human good fanatic.

There, 'Silent Serviced' that a bit FY