Uploaded September 2010 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
TURN UP THE VOLUME AND LISTEN! The wind velocity continued to rise the entire time until it appeared to be shearing the tops off the higher waves. It was relatively safe because the waves were not washing over the pier, being blocked by the south pier. Nevertheless, note the intensity of wave action even in the "safety" of the harbor.
NEVER go out on a pier when there is even a remote chance of a wave breaking over it. You will almost certainly be washed into the water. Judge for yourself the chances of survival under these conditions. A death occurred in precisely this way a month earlier in Ludington, MI. Its not worth the thrill. Just watch from a safe place and use a longer lens. It makes for better pictures anyway.
TURN UP THE VOLUME AND LISTEN! The wind velocity continued to rise the entire time until it appeared to be shearing the tops off the higher waves. It was relatively safe because the waves were not washing over the pier, being blocked by the south pier. Nevertheless, note the intensity of wave action even in the "safety" of the harbor.
NEVER go out on a pier when there is even a remote chance of a wave breaking over it. You will almost certainly be washed into the water. Judge for yourself the chances of survival under these conditions. A death occurred in precisely this way a month earlier in Ludington, MI. Its not worth the thrill. Just watch from a safe place and use a longer lens. It makes for better pictures anyway.
