On board the ocean weather ship Weather Reporter (1944) on station in the North Atlantic. The photographer is looking aft from 70 feet up on the foremast showing the aft end of the ship while the ship is heading into a steep running sea. Her stern is slamming down and the canvas cover on her starboard whaler is missing. The two single 40 mm bofors guns ahead of the mainmast are cocooned. A vertical format negative.