Definitely NOT for the faint hearted.. That's mend for, "men of steel"... Big respect for all your brafe souls.. From Capetown down in South Africa....
I was on the Polyconfidence and was thrown out of my bed when that big wave came through. The CCRO on Brent Bravo said that it listed over, filling cabinets fell over, chairs flew across the room and the list held for about 10 seconds. He thought it was going over, if another wave had hit, they would have. This was a concrete legged rig designed to withstand the 100 year wave and because they weren’t sure, they added a further 50% of tolerance. It ripped Kennedy grating off the spider decks and imbedded them in the floor of the deck levels. The Polys bridge said that they could see below the bottom of the leg bumper bars as the trough came and they the wave bashed the main deck. They reckon they had 4 near to 100 year waves within a 6 year period all in the Brent basin. Good times!
I've been there. When I was in the US Navy. My ship was assigned to do an oceanographic survey of the mountains on the sea floor in the North Atlantic and the North Sea (at least, that's what the crew was told). We even crossed the Arctic Circle (making all of us Blue Noses). The North Sea was calm for us, but the Atlantic? 😱 We rounded the northern tip of Scotland and were warned that a hurricane awaited us along our plotted course. We were told to take shelter in the Irish Sea to wait out the storm, and then we would resume course around the western coast of Ireland on our way to Spain. However, our captain was nuts. He didn't want to do as ordered because he said it would add 3 days to our mission. So we headed straight into the teeth of a hurricane. (The captain had only ever served on submarines his entire time in the Navy, so he didn't have the slightest clue what he'd ordered us into.) Meanwhile, the rest of us were VERY worried. You see, our ship wasn't always a Navy boat. It had served as a small cargo boat, hauling bananas in the Caribbean. It did that for 25 years, and then the Navy bought it and converted it for its new purpose (which it did for 5 years before we got our new captain). So we headed into a hurricane on a 30 year old banana boat. The guys on the bridge kept check each time the bow reached the bottom of a wave trough. "One... two... thr---" And the bow would pop back up above the surface again. That happened with regularity, until... "One... two... three... four... five..." (they started freaking out) "...six... sev---" And the bow popped up again. And every time we'd go over the crest of a wave and started down the other side, the propellers would leave the water, and the whole ship would shake from the force of the props spinning while out of the water until they would bite back into the ocean. About an hour into the hurricane, the aft watch was due to change. The guy that was already in the watch compartment had been on duty for 8 hours, and the captain insisted that he be relieved, despite the man saying that he'd rather stay on duty instead of putting anyone else at risk getting to the compartment. The replacement had 5 harnesses and 10 lines secured on him. He had to go on the deck and close the deck hatch before he could open the hatch leading into the section of the ship for his duty watch. Under normal circumstances, it would have taken him only a couple of minutes to do it. However, it took him over 15 minutes to do it while the storm tossed the ship around like a toy and tried to wash him overboard. When he did get to his duty post, the guy he was supposed to relieve decided to not risk his life to get back into the main body of the ship. To cap it all off, the captain got angry that things got tossed around quite a bit in the storm, making a mess that we had to clean up. Oh, sure, we had all of two hours to secure our bunks (and the locker parts of them; I secured my locker well, so none of my stuff ended up scattered all over the place), stuff in the ship's store (where we could buy cigarettes, toothpaste, etc.), etc. before we hit the storm, but it was a bloody HURRICANE, that he defied orders by sending us into it. (Personally, I think he was pissed because he got in trouble by defying his orders and could have gotten us all killed.) I don't know what happened to him because I got off the ship once we reached Spain, heading for my next duty station.
Holy. Great read. Glad you’re alive and well! I’m from Glasgow in Scotland, but my Grandparents retired and moved to the Shetland Islands way up North (most northernly point of the UK). We used to travel up on the overnight ferry between Aberdeen and Shetland, stopping at the Orkney Islands along the way. That stretch of water is no joke. Especially between Orkney and Shetland, as there is a point where the North Sea meets the Atlantic, and it is hellish. As a kid I remember finding those trips REALLY fun during bad weather. Counting the waves in 7s, feeling your body weight sink lower and lower, and then feeling it spring back up. It almost feels like no gravity when trying to walk! Out on the deck at night, staring into the deep black, incredibly powerful water. You can’t really grasp just how potent Earths forces are unless you experience it for yourself. As a 28 year old adult… not so fun. At all. It scares the absolute shit out of me to be honest with you! Thanks for sharing Jim, and thank you for your service, not only to your own nation and military, but to mankind! You must have one massive set of balls on you. Lol. 🏴🤝🇺🇸
@@skooby95 Thanks for the compliment. Now that I'm retired from teaching in elementary schools, I'm trying to make it as a novelist and writer. So you telling me that my comment was as great read really helped my ego. I enjoyed reading about your experiences, as well. I don't know about the balls. I was stuck on the ship with no way off, unless I wanted to jump overboard (we were all in the same boat - pun intended). Still, it allowed me to explore: Nova Scotia, Sweden, Amsterdam, London. This last was a walking tour of the city. It was supposed to be a bus tour of London, but the driver dropped us off on a corner in the city at 9am, told us to be back at 9pm, and took off. Still, I got to see the changing of the guard, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London, etc. I still have the little guide book I bought from back then. My time in the Navy also afforded me the chance to check out Chicago, Orlando, Charleston, etc. I was bitten by the traveling bug at a young age - my dad was in the Navy, too, and we ended up in Honolulu, San Francisco, Denver, Charleston, and smaller places. Now, though, I'm an old coot living on my teacher's pension. I still do a little exploring locally, mostly in the mountains of north Georgia, here in the US. Mostly, I read and write. Scotland... One of the many places I've always wanted to visit! Sadly, I never made it. The closest I got was as I stated in my first comment. I'd also like to visit Ireland, England again (I want to visit Herriot country - I'm a big fan), and the Philippines. Ah, well, maybe one day, should I win the lottery.
The Wellermen - "Hoist The Colours" (Official Lyric Video) czcams.com/video/qlrvzLRgzdc/video.htmlsi=miTTdr4wCAXenpHp The King and his men stole the Queen from her bed and bound her in her bones the seas be ours and by the powers where we will we'll roam Yo ho, all hands Hoist the colors high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die Now some have died and some are alive and others sail on sea with the keys to the cage and the Devil to pay we lay to Fiddler's Green. Yo ho, all hands Hoist the colors high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die Yo ho, haul together Hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die The bell has been raised from it's water grave Do you hear it's sepulchral tone? We call to all pay heed the squall and turn yourself toward home Yo ho, all hands Hoist the colors high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die Yo ho, haul together Hoist the colors high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die czcams.com/video/UFkvSZ5iR8M/video.html&si=PNEk5KSy-BcN-zZ5
Was that soundtrack from the Vikings? I wish I could see the last clip to shock me but its covered up with a link to another vid. FYI😬 I still enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Joey I'll make sure to avoid this in the future. You can check my last video, and tell me, how to improve, we'll reach millions one day!
Remember that these are the same seas that the Vikings sailed across and mastered 1200 years ago in wooden longships, wearing wool clothing and cow skin shoes.
These have to be the toughest men, and I assume women, that have ever existed. Can u imagine, honey got to go to work in the morning. Got that life insurance paid up?! It's just beyond words.
Mother Nature rules. She always has, she always will.
Wrong the climate clowns rule 😂
The human race will get what it deserves
No Mother Nature only God who created the seas
К сожалению мы паразиты на теле очень хорошо и милого существа. 😥😉
There's no "mother nature."
That music was exquisite
Hoist the Colors CZcams it 😉
Bobby bass
If your a nob
Came to agree with whomever said that😊
@@SSHHABBA A 'nob' doesn't know the difference between 'your' and 'you're.'
0:40 - One must have nerves of steel to stand there and greet the ocean like that.
More like nerves of vibranium 💀
Hahaha, you’ve no choice. The following day it’d be calm. Fantastic sunrises & sunsets. Makes you feel small and very fragile.
Bro is out there like Lieutenant Dan in the storm
That bit made me feel bad just watching 😱
Been there, done that
I'll stay in my warm, dry living room, thank you.
Me My warm Dry Bed …!!!
What if I offered you, a free ticket on one of my ships?
@@successholder O Wow hmmmmm… That’s a BIG NO THANK YOU 🤔🤣🙈
@@KM-202 Haha, u can give this opportunity to your best friend, btw, have u seen my last video, it's really scary!
@@successholder If I keep watching … I might be ready for the real thing …🤔🙈🤣
Definitely NOT for the faint hearted.. That's mend for, "men of steel"... Big respect for all your brafe souls.. From Capetown down in South Africa....
in Ireland we say "soft day thank God"
I was more afraid of the song, it was so different from what I had heard, as if it was the end of everything in the world
Creepy
Many ships and mates have been lost in the sea
No amount of money could get me on them boats
I bet that's a wild ride, One I would pass. Good luck to All on that ocean.😊😊❤❤
Same not getting on that for even 1 mil dollars no thanks sir 😂
@@SmoodF2p😂😂, what about 10M a month?
@@1Dama1- Maybe
But still not sure😀💖
I was on the Polyconfidence and was thrown out of my bed when that big wave came through. The CCRO on Brent Bravo said that it listed over, filling cabinets fell over, chairs flew across the room and the list held for about 10 seconds. He thought it was going over, if another wave had hit, they would have. This was a concrete legged rig designed to withstand the 100 year wave and because they weren’t sure, they added a further 50% of tolerance. It ripped Kennedy grating off the spider decks and imbedded them in the floor of the deck levels. The Polys bridge said that they could see below the bottom of the leg bumper bars as the trough came and they the wave bashed the main deck.
They reckon they had 4 near to 100 year waves within a 6 year period all in the Brent basin. Good times!
Awesome choice in music.
Before last seconds recommendation window appears and ruins the 10 or 5 seconds of video.
The laws of physics and engineering law. And then there's life laws you take your chances🚬
That is a brutal sea. I come from Northumberland, and have seen many strong storms. Brilliant vid and sound
Have been in sea states like that. It puts things in perspective.
The soundtracks a real foot tapper isnt it!
I might cancel my cruise next week after watching this.🤢
Where you going?
@@kaydencefreeman6043nowhere now 😂
Meanwhile Cape Horn of Southern part of South American be like : "First time!?"
Who needs rollercoasters when you have the north sea.
The song remind me of tge viking era. Exquisite
Whenever I’m next too a large enough forest, I kinda get a deep primal « calling ». Same thing with the ocean. I know I’m not the only one.
Huge ship is just a matchstick in the ocean
I’m so glad I get sea sick so I would never be on a boat. I don’t trust the ocean.
Meanwhile the Dutch: 🍻
This is why my grandfather, a British naval officer, was given a Russian medal in the 90s for his service.
The power of nature keep safe out there 🙏 ✌ 🕊
A whole buncha
NOPE!
Thats so scary how waters can toss a massive ship around like it's a toy
crazy footage with the song should have been holy s*** we're all going to f****** die
Loved the song.
Still waiting for that shocking last clip.
Check our last video, u will see it
So if you get swept overboard.....it's a wrap....SHEEZ
How tf do ships survive that?
Would you like to have a free ticket on one of my ships, the next month in the North Sea, you can come with your best friend, and enjoy your time!
@@successholder 😂😂 I think that will be a generous offer that I will politely decline. Thanks 😂💀
Sounds like song says seas and ni.... what ?
This is why ill always stay away from the sea
I could do that in canoe no problem 😂
🤔🥱🤣
After the first storm, I'd sleep in an escape raft while wearing a survival suit.
They'd have to let me off at the next port.
This is scary- but as a sailor in my past so is a dull drum.
But we're still comming for that precious oil that is at the bottom!
How northmen survived 🙏
سبحان الله 🤲🏻📿
اني عراقيه شدخلني هنااا 😅
Wish i could see the last clip
Great video 🌊👍👍
It's because it's shallow for a sea.
Spent many a sleepless night being thrown out of bunk out there...
Whoa…. I stay in my Bed Thanks
I've been there.
When I was in the US Navy. My ship was assigned to do an oceanographic survey of the mountains on the sea floor in the North Atlantic and the North Sea (at least, that's what the crew was told). We even crossed the Arctic Circle (making all of us Blue Noses).
The North Sea was calm for us, but the Atlantic? 😱
We rounded the northern tip of Scotland and were warned that a hurricane awaited us along our plotted course. We were told to take shelter in the Irish Sea to wait out the storm, and then we would resume course around the western coast of Ireland on our way to Spain.
However, our captain was nuts. He didn't want to do as ordered because he said it would add 3 days to our mission. So we headed straight into the teeth of a hurricane. (The captain had only ever served on submarines his entire time in the Navy, so he didn't have the slightest clue what he'd ordered us into.)
Meanwhile, the rest of us were VERY worried. You see, our ship wasn't always a Navy boat. It had served as a small cargo boat, hauling bananas in the Caribbean. It did that for 25 years, and then the Navy bought it and converted it for its new purpose (which it did for 5 years before we got our new captain). So we headed into a hurricane on a 30 year old banana boat.
The guys on the bridge kept check each time the bow reached the bottom of a wave trough.
"One... two... thr---"
And the bow would pop back up above the surface again. That happened with regularity, until...
"One... two... three... four... five..." (they started freaking out) "...six... sev---" And the bow popped up again.
And every time we'd go over the crest of a wave and started down the other side, the propellers would leave the water, and the whole ship would shake from the force of the props spinning while out of the water until they would bite back into the ocean.
About an hour into the hurricane, the aft watch was due to change. The guy that was already in the watch compartment had been on duty for 8 hours, and the captain insisted that he be relieved, despite the man saying that he'd rather stay on duty instead of putting anyone else at risk getting to the compartment.
The replacement had 5 harnesses and 10 lines secured on him. He had to go on the deck and close the deck hatch before he could open the hatch leading into the section of the ship for his duty watch.
Under normal circumstances, it would have taken him only a couple of minutes to do it. However, it took him over 15 minutes to do it while the storm tossed the ship around like a toy and tried to wash him overboard.
When he did get to his duty post, the guy he was supposed to relieve decided to not risk his life to get back into the main body of the ship.
To cap it all off, the captain got angry that things got tossed around quite a bit in the storm, making a mess that we had to clean up. Oh, sure, we had all of two hours to secure our bunks (and the locker parts of them; I secured my locker well, so none of my stuff ended up scattered all over the place), stuff in the ship's store (where we could buy cigarettes, toothpaste, etc.), etc. before we hit the storm, but it was a bloody HURRICANE, that he defied orders by sending us into it.
(Personally, I think he was pissed because he got in trouble by defying his orders and could have gotten us all killed.)
I don't know what happened to him because I got off the ship once we reached Spain, heading for my next duty station.
Holy. Great read. Glad you’re alive and well! I’m from Glasgow in Scotland, but my Grandparents retired and moved to the Shetland Islands way up North (most northernly point of the UK). We used to travel up on the overnight ferry between Aberdeen and Shetland, stopping at the Orkney Islands along the way. That stretch of water is no joke. Especially between Orkney and Shetland, as there is a point where the North Sea meets the Atlantic, and it is hellish. As a kid I remember finding those trips REALLY fun during bad weather. Counting the waves in 7s, feeling your body weight sink lower and lower, and then feeling it spring back up. It almost feels like no gravity when trying to walk! Out on the deck at night, staring into the deep black, incredibly powerful water. You can’t really grasp just how potent Earths forces are unless you experience it for yourself. As a 28 year old adult… not so fun. At all. It scares the absolute shit out of me to be honest with you! Thanks for sharing Jim, and thank you for your service, not only to your own nation and military, but to mankind! You must have one massive set of balls on you. Lol. 🏴🤝🇺🇸
@@skooby95
Thanks for the compliment. Now that I'm retired from teaching in elementary schools, I'm trying to make it as a novelist and writer. So you telling me that my comment was as great read really helped my ego. I enjoyed reading about your experiences, as well.
I don't know about the balls. I was stuck on the ship with no way off, unless I wanted to jump overboard (we were all in the same boat - pun intended). Still, it allowed me to explore: Nova Scotia, Sweden, Amsterdam, London. This last was a walking tour of the city. It was supposed to be a bus tour of London, but the driver dropped us off on a corner in the city at 9am, told us to be back at 9pm, and took off. Still, I got to see the changing of the guard, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London, etc. I still have the little guide book I bought from back then. My time in the Navy also afforded me the chance to check out Chicago, Orlando, Charleston, etc. I was bitten by the traveling bug at a young age - my dad was in the Navy, too, and we ended up in Honolulu, San Francisco, Denver, Charleston, and smaller places.
Now, though, I'm an old coot living on my teacher's pension. I still do a little exploring locally, mostly in the mountains of north Georgia, here in the US. Mostly, I read and write.
Scotland...
One of the many places I've always wanted to visit! Sadly, I never made it. The closest I got was as I stated in my first comment. I'd also like to visit Ireland, England again (I want to visit Herriot country - I'm a big fan), and the Philippines. Ah, well, maybe one day, should I win the lottery.
You will make a great prolific writer😊
@@ekeminiikoh552
Thank you.
Simply, unspeakably awesome - especially the music!! TYVM :)
Chorus at the end gave me chills
Imagine being on one of those giants and getting capsized... nah bro
where do you get these clips from?
I've been out there, in that ocean,,,on a Navy Frigate, it can be rough
The last one was truly horrifying, an ad covering the content.
haha, it's another video I posted yesterday on my channel about sea monsters. Have a look into it, and tell me your thought about it
Is that why cruise lines have half price off during winter
Same movie part is titenic 😢😢
A place to avoid during the winter months me thinks, although the stage coach must get through 🙄
That’s an adventure I can live with out!
Been there, done that, more than a few times.
Mind bending vocals - more! More!
North sea during winter
The Wellermen - "Hoist The Colours" (Official Lyric Video)
czcams.com/video/qlrvzLRgzdc/video.htmlsi=miTTdr4wCAXenpHp
The King and his men
stole the Queen from her bed
and bound her in her bones
the seas be ours and by the powers
where we will we'll roam
Yo ho, all hands
Hoist the colors high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
Never shall we die
Now some have died
and some are alive
and others sail on sea
with the keys to the cage
and the Devil to pay
we lay to Fiddler's Green.
Yo ho, all hands
Hoist the colors high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
Never shall we die
Yo ho, haul together
Hoist the colours high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
Never shall we die
The bell has been raised
from it's water grave
Do you hear it's sepulchral tone?
We call to all
pay heed the squall
and turn yourself toward home
Yo ho, all hands
Hoist the colors high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
Never shall we die
Yo ho, haul together
Hoist the colors high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
Never shall we die
czcams.com/video/UFkvSZ5iR8M/video.html&si=PNEk5KSy-BcN-zZ5
The video clearly identifies the group as The Bass Singers of TikTok.
Big thanks for posting lyrics and title❤
Been there and done that. It’s a tough life but rewarding.
For all these sailors on those ships, the Wifi better be fucking good
"Hoist the Colours", by The Wellermen, Ebucs, Eric Hollaway & Daniel Brevik
The music 🎶 is terrific very scary 😮😮😮😮
The music is much better than the string of clips. Love it!
Was that soundtrack from the Vikings? I wish I could see the last clip to shock me but its covered up with a link to another vid. FYI😬 I still enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Joey I'll make sure to avoid this in the future. You can check my last video, and tell me, how to improve, we'll reach millions one day!
Wasn't really shocked
Good for you
Dura sólo un minuto, pero parece eterno!!Tremendo!!
I wonder how many women are on those ships? Where's the "EQUALITY" there😂
The men can keep it
*Nature is powerful 🙏 we must respect it 🙏*
Yeah no way in hell will I be out there!!
King Kong's got nuthin' on their balls!
All i can say is vikings crossed that sea,in little wooden boats, they were proper men
😂😂😂
Incredible footage and music
Great [and terrifying] video ! 😮
Just looking for the "think of the vikings who crossed these seas in wooden ships" comment.
What is the name of that song?
"Hoist the Colours" this version by "The Wellermen, Ebcus, Eric Hollaway & Daniel Brevik"
@@mksundstrom thanks
Adoro estas filmagens.
Can I ask the title of the song?
All I have to say is great song choice. I LOVED IT!!!
Video Impresionante!!! Música Espectacular!!!!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
When mother nature speaks Listen
Yes its delightful. Especially in December.
Impressive to realise that this is the same sea that the vikings crossed many hundred years ago…..
Been there, done that. "Lowland Strider" and "Lowland Pioneer".
Remember that these are the same seas that the Vikings sailed across and mastered 1200 years ago in wooden longships, wearing wool clothing and cow skin shoes.
Speechless
There is a reason the Vikings are who they are... they mastered their fear.@@successholder
I was out in a hurricane for 48 hours I knew we would die😢 we didn’t👍❤️🌺 God, yes
These have to be the toughest men, and I assume women, that have ever existed. Can u imagine, honey got to go to work in the morning. Got that life insurance paid up?! It's just beyond words.
I would love at least once to be on such a journey...
I was in the navy the ocean can be very treacherous
No thanks. I feel seasick just watching it
Haha, what about 1M, before that you should check out our last video. It's so scary!
@successholder please gimme the like to you last video and I'll have a stickybeak
@@successholderI enjoyed it. How hard is it to sleep in those conditions? Just curious
aint no fuckin way im goin into that abyss!!
Ocean videos need a new song lol
YOU ARE PLAYING THE RIGHT SONG medal 🎉 for that
Can't see the last clip because stupid CZcams ads cover everything
If i was on a Luxury yacht on the bridge with the captain this is the song i would play no Balls no Glory
So what's the ratio of men vs women on this type of employment?
I thought I had balls of steel but i'm good.
hahaha
Сколько героев в эти минуты бороздят моря и океаны?! Не надо Воин героев и без них много❤❤❤!!!