Ship Gym, Robotic Port, Gulf Stream, Sharks, Lightning, and More On A Cargo Ship | Life At Sea
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2021
- Merchant mariner vlog aboard a cargo ship that shows the onboard gym, robotic trucks and cranes at the Port Of Rotterdam, crabbing in the Gulf Stream current, whale sharks, lighting storm, Pentland Firth, and a massive container ship going under a bridge.
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Love your explanation with the cutouts! Their simple and intuitive design made it so clear. And filming it on a blue table was really clever.
You are a real animal in the gym, Brian! I wouldn’t want to be the guy that you’re thinking about when you’re punching that bag! Thanks for your awesome variety of video content.
Interesting video ! Why did I think the gym on board a ship would be dozens of rowing machines ? 🤔
Yea maybe someday to save fuel they will just connect a bunch of rowing machines to an electric motor for propulsion haha
I really enjoyed the variety of what it is like living on the ship. You always provide very interesting videos with interesting content. Thanks for taking time to share part of your life with us, it is greatly appreciated, stay safe Bryan!
First sir, waiting for this new content of yours keep safe!
Nice video
Wow, some great clips in this one! Thanks for sharing!
I'm diggin the videos Bryan. I've always had an innate curiosity about shipping and marine life. As an aviation pilot, especially when it comes to bridge operations, there are a lot of similarities. Anyways, keep posting!
Thank you! Yes there are many similarities between aviation and maritime. The maritime industry has been rapidly evolving and is actually modeling a lot of our bridge procedures on how the FAA and aviation industry does things. Much like crew resource management on a flight deck, we have adapted bridge resource management. I have seen this done the best so far on cruise ships!
I like watching the big ships go by from the pier underneath the Ravenel Bridge at the Mt Pleasant Waterfront Park. Thanks for the videos.
Excellent work Bryan, keep em rolling! 🎥
Really cool footage. Thank you, Bryan!
Excellent videos, thanks!
Nice
Very interesting. Good job. Thank you.
The Ravenel Bridge, previously known as the Cooper River bridge before it was replaced was used for the bridge scene from Die Hard 2 where Bruce Willis jumped onto the container ship. Just an FYI.
That’s awesome, I’m gonna look for a clip of that scene on CZcams now!
Very neat.
great footage
I kinda miss the old twin-span Cooper River bridges. When I was a submarine sailor stationed in Charleston in the 80s, it was always fun driving across the two-lane span from Mt. Pleasant back into Charleston... particularly after a night of partying. LOL
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4:40 ship looks like some of the textures didn't load on a videogame.
I toured TraPac in LA and they were all automatic. Looked like Star Wars
I personally think one of the greatest inventions of the 20th Century that doesn't seem to get mentioned a lot is the container ship system, big shipping boxes that stack on ships and can be carried on land by either trains or trucks. I thought I once heard a statistic that the system reduced the cost of shipping a VCR from China to the US to about 2 bucks. I want to find out more.
I had my share of crabbing in the Pentland Firth with 50.000 ton tanker, 45 degree port and shift to 45 starboard in a few minutes! Regards,Paul
Another great video! Pity the sharks were a bit pixilated, still really cool!
Great videos and comments. Could you comment on how cargo loaded so it is easy to sort once in port. How are the containers marked for identification? Electronically I suspect. What happens if a container goes overboard in a storm? Any chance of recovery?
Thanks. Bob
Whale Shark is cool! I bet you can make an entire youtube series on the wildlife that you see!
Yes the wild life is one of my favorite perks of the job! I hope you check out my video of the dolphins surfing the bulbous bow if you haven’t seen it yet!
Great footage!! Where did you see the whale sharks??
Pentland Firth looks magical!
Thanks Mom! Yea Pentland Firth is stunning. I launched my drone off the ship near there and got a bunch of great shots of the ship passing the cliffs. I don’t remember specifically where that whale shark was but I do know we were drifting at the time and fishing for tuna off the stern
Very nice. Thank you. Nothing wrong with this planet, everything looks fine...
In the next video can you show us your six pack?
You have to join my only fans subscription for that..
Does lightning ever hit the ships ?? 👍😎⚡
oh, what a surprise you at the city I want to visit some day. Rotterdam. I am jealous. How many flights of stairs are there?
Rotterdam is a great city! We usually visit a small town nearby called Brielle. This ship has 7 flights of stairs from the upper deck to the Navigation Bridge
@@BryanBoyle I am only familiar with Bergambacht the most, east of Rotterdam. But many other towns like Wouw and Utrecht and a few others. But, it's all just a fantasy. So expensive to fly there now and covid. thanks.
What happens if lightening hits a ship? Any adverse affects or does it just travel to the sea?
Usually the only things that would happen are changes in magnetic deviation which will affect our magnetic compass, or the potential to short out electronic equipment. There is also risk of a fire starting which would be the greatest concern in my opinion.
My brother and I were talking tonight. He works for an tug company that Fuels ships, Do Mersk ships run US crews or foreign or a mixture, of both great videos always informational.
Mix crew
Maersk has a bunch of different flagged vessels. The American subsidiary I work for is Maersk Line Limited and is based out of Norfolk, VA. We are either 100% American crewed or occasional have a couple green card mariners onboard. The rest of Maersk is all usually crewed by non Americans.
Quite a lot of the companies get manpower mostly from SEAsia because it's more economical. It's business afterall.
@@BryanBoyle Can I apply to this company without schooling like entry level or no?
The reason for this is the Jones Act requires American crews if the ship is going between two U.S. Ports. The thinking is in the event of a war, it would be important that we have an experienced domestic Merchant Marine fleet
It's pretty hard to get a job as a o.s out here
Did you go to a maritime academy? If so, which one? Any ones you suggest avoiding?
Yes I went to the US Merchant Marine Academy. I’m biased towards that one and always recommend it as the top choice, but all the other state academies are great options and everyone has the opportunity to graduate with the same Third Mate or Third Engineer license!
Have you ever seen any "land sharks????" 🤣
Why did you use the shape of a clothes iron to indicate the ship? 😉
Lol I gotta step up my arts and crafts skills I suppose
I am interested in this field. How do I know if I'm cut out for it? Is it worth it to go to a maritime college and sacrifice fun for a career? I love your videos.
I want to know the same thing i have mmc , twic & passport already
don't get sea sick. 🤣
I am currently studying in the national maritime centre on Ireland to do this kind of work.the biggest challenge in this feild is the demanding workload on the ship and relationships off it. Luckily my girlfriend is understanding of my passion.
What kind of damage does the ship take if a lightening strike occurs?
Usually the only things that would happen are changes in magnetic deviation which will affect our magnetic compass, or the potential to short out electronic equipment. There is also risk of a fire starting which would be the greatest concern in my opinion.
@@BryanBoyle Thanks Bryan.
I thought we were going to see some steamed crabs
@bryanboyle has there ever been a time the weather was so bad that you were truly scared?
Nah.. this guy's got Balls of Steel!
@@willford8475 it seems like it
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Have a look at Bigwavemaster1 who is a master on a rescue ship supporting oil rigs in the North Sea. 60' waves are not uncommon.
@@willford8475 You have no choice out at sea. I was in a typhoon back in the late 70s. 30 degree rolls. I was sea sick, not scared. But that was a much smaller US Navy ship. USS Durham LKA 114. They sunk it almost a year ago off the coast of Hawaii. video is on youtube.
The only time I recall being somewhat concerned was back in 2010 aboard a small grain ship. Due to piracy concerns at the time, we decided to skip the Suez Canal on our way to Kenya which required us to go around the cape of good hope in South Africa. This area is notorious for rough seas, and our smaller grain ship with limited freeboard took a pounding for a couple days. The ship was rolling pretty violently and nobody slept for the entire passage. We had to wedge ourselves in our racks between the bulkhead using our immersion suit bags so we wouldn’t roll out of bed. The seas were crashing against the bow hard enough that they were spraying the bridge of the ship over and over. The captain remained calm and spent the majority of the time on the bridge, but I could see even he was a little concerned but did a good job of not showing it. I was only a cadet at the time so didn’t have much experience to compare it to, but looking back I can say for sure it was the worst sea conditions I have been in!
Have you, or any of the crew you’ve been with go fishing while on the ship?
Yes most ships have fishing gear onboard and a lot of crew like to fish when we are drifting or anchored. I have caught a few tuna myself when drifting!
@@BryanBoyle thats awesome
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Have some containers got astray?
I keep in mind that there are so many containers to keep track of. Maybe a container that is going to Sweden is unloaded in the wrong port and ports in South Africa and there it is forgotten. How common is it?
I have not been on a ship when containers fell off, but it does happen more frequently than you may think. Just last year more than 3000 containers fell off ships. The number has been increasing as these ships are being built much larger. The containers are getting stacked way too high
@@BryanBoyle Thanks for the reply. I am interested in sailing and dream of sailing around the world one day. I have read a lot about containers that have fallen off. They can be difficult to see, especially at rough seas. Attempts have been made to get the container manufacturers to paint containers in clearly visible colors, but it does not work. Manufacturers want to paint their containers in their colors.
So, no fishing for whale shark. Looks like one would keep the ship in meat for months - this is meant to be a silly comment.
We were fishing for tuna at the time while drifting which is why you can see the line in the water. I had never seen a whale shark before and didn’t realize they didn’t eat meat! Haha yea that sure would feed the whole crew for awhile but I find them way too majestic to fish for!
Thumbs down to all robotic ports. PEOPLE need jobs, not robots.