Worst sailing nightmares

[Wyke Red]

HMS Nottingham October 1987 the night of the great storm in English Channel.
Only having a slow run up the channel travelling between Portland and Portsmouth overnight.
Ended up miles off course near the Chanel Islands with the ship literally having to go with the storm (Not the norm for a warship)
Anything remotely loose or projecting on upper deck such as guardrails and stern light snapped off by the waves.
The following day on arrival in Portsmouth there were large cranes that had blown over.

I was on the Illustrious coming back from Hamburg that night. It was moving a bit for a Carrier.
I was on the Cornwall in 2000, sat in my office when the there was a great thud and the ship shuddered. Legged it on the the flight deck to see what had happened. We had come alongside the Fort Victoria and hit her. Thing was we were in the middle of the Pacific it was flat calm and we were the only two ships in the vicinity

Bad time to be on the Nottingham was when it hit Wolf Rock. Also glad I was not on the Endurance in 2008. Friend did a good brief to 815 sqn on how he 'saved' the ship.