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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ต.ค. 2010
- Dover lifeboat volunteers use the power of their Severn class, the biggest in the RNLI fleet, to tow a 65ft converted river barge to the safety of Dover port in force eight winds and rough seas.
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I was a merchant seaman for 15 years and have seen my share of rough seas.The men and women of the RNLI deserve our total respect.
Totally agree with you Brian. They are the heroes of the sea
boy racers.
Must be a strong tow wire 😮
'Was on TV; they worried ther'd be a charge for saving their lives, then were relieved there wasn't? *RNLI being unpaid volunteers* selflessly risking their lives & giving their time to rescue others; total respect ❤️ Hope those rescuees now donate / fund raise for RNLI..
Not true The crews are unpaid volunteers but the toffs at HQ in Poole are paid hundreds of thousands !!!!! in fact the wage bill is way over 12 million a year Let that sink in first!
This the real RNLI, what I have contributed to in the past. As an ex merchant seaman they have my respect
I can agree with your comment that the Coastguard and RNLI are a really excellent. I got into difficulties near Dover this summer and contacted the coast guard. Within twenty minutes a wind farm support vessel had been diverted to keep an eye on me before the Margate Lifeboat came. This was all at 12 'o' clock at night one Saturday. I took round the next day the best bottle of whiskey I could buy. A great service from a very motivated group of people.
Fully agree with the splendid action & services of Dover Coast Guard.
In 1992 we blew up the engine before Hastings. No wind. We hoisted sails and returned to Dover, informing DCG about or problems. They called up every hour till we reached Dover where the pilot boat awaited us and brought us to the Wellington dock.
Splendid guys!!!!!
Well, in 1990 wih the commemoration of Operation Dyamo.,with a good 4 to 5 Bf a Uk Narrow boat participated in the Naval parade on Dunkirk Rds.!!! I would have bee safer
on a Dutch barge .
That's a great tow rope !!
I doubt if there was any rope in that cable.
@@ushoys the RNLI don't use cable, they use only synthetic rope which is stronger and safer than cable
Do Halfords sell that tow rope ? 🤔
@Rusty Climber
I use amsteel on my log crane winch ...... excellent stuff.
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A beautiful summer’s day cruise in the English Channel.
Well done to the RNLI , they've got some guts in them rough seas . Don't think i could do it .
Its the 10th anniversary of my channel crossing in our newly purchased 1903 Dutch Tjalk Barge, Herman Wyns/Tessie.
We were very lucky considering the conditions thanks to the efforts of the Coastguard & RNLI.
Over the years there has been a lot of misinformation about the crossing and this is my own account of what happended on 26th Oct 2010:
Purchased in Ghent in July it wasnt until late October the barge sale was finally completed and was available to be piloted up past Bruges and onto Newport in Belgium to wait for a break in the weather to make our crossing. Initially it proved straightforward until after passing Calais and we crossed the first of the two main shipping lanes. The swell turned from 1.5m waves into choppy mixed 5-6m waves & the winds got up to force 8 or 9.
Pushing against the 5 knot current at 4 to 6 knots it was slow progress, and with my lift and transport setup to go on from Dover, we kept on heading on the same bearing. At times I felt we were effectively going backwards and losing the battle especially as the prop was mostly out of the water due to the waves.
Upon checking what fuel/time we had left, we also checked the large engine room only to find that it's 3 cylinder 2-stroke ex American tank engine had come detached from its coolant pipe, and this pipe was continuing to pump in fresh seawater into its own engine room. The engine room was already 1/3rd full and in order to attempt a fix the engine was shut off and our unrestrained drift towards Bideford Sands was duly noted by the volunteer coastguard, who raised the alarm.
The Dover life boat crew were soon heading towards us & it was a relief to hear their cheery voices asking if we 'fancied a tow'..'its going to be bouncy'..
4hrs later we arrived back in Dover harbour. The Crew were amazing and took turns to film their rescue, I went up to their offices afterwards as they all wanted copies made of the resulting video to keep. A short clip of which can be seen on youtube :
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The 20m barge was now flooded with 1 foot of seawater & I spent the next few days pumping it all out in readiness for its onward journey across the country.
Its strong design & construction (I later learnt that it was a sailing estuary delivery Tjalk, so had been built with double the usual number of spars & when converted had been balasted with poured concrete.)
The following week it was lifted out & taken by truck to Portishead, along the way the trailer had 4 punctures and blocked the M4 services for many hours, we then took it under the Severn bridges to the Sharpness entrance to the Gloucester and Sharpness canal.. But thats all another story..
Tessie is today still moored on the Sharpness canal close to the Purton Hulks.
Thanks for sharing this with us, Jeremy! Glad to hear Tessie is still doing well 🙌
@@rnli myself, the rest of the crew on that day owe you our lives. All our families too are very grateful for the bravery of the volunteers and the RNLI who came out to rescue us in our time of need. We will always support your efforts to help others around the UK.
Thank you for your lovely message and for your continued support 🙏
Didn't you check the local marine forecast before setting out? I used to do so before going rafting at the seaside.
Surprised the line doesn't part. Bravo RNLI
it's good to know somebody might save the day.
Man those are some unpredictable waves. Almost like rebound waves. Nice video
The tow rope must be very strong. another great job from the RNLI.
thats mental!!! well done guys!
Well done! Nasty lee shore there.
There are wrecks visible at low tide.
Always check the shipping forecast! Scary times for the crew of that barge!
Fantastic job
Certainly adventurous 👍
What was a barge doing out in weather like that? Insane! People simply don't think about the poor bloody volunteers who give up their time and risk their lives to save them from their stupidity...
i will say, it looks like it handled it very well.
Very scary waves. Heroes at work
yep, when it cuts up lumpy and the motor is b*ggered, you need a sound lifeboat and a good crew!
Very cool..!!
Amazing footage. Great work by the absolute heros at RNLI.
Amazed that piece of dental floss held!
If that’s a three inch nylon warp it will have a breaking strain of around 80 tons and a SWL of about 6 tons. The Cox’n of the lifeboat will be keeping his load well under that (assuming his boat has anywhere near that amount of tug). Between the SWL and the breaking load the warp will stretch by 40%. In this case the tow is very close to 60 metres so that’s over 20 metres of stretch available. In practice, I doubt they use more than 1 or possibly 2 metres of stretch. A three inch nylon rope could lift that entire lifeboat.
i was standing on the prince of wales peir in dover at that time it was rough poor people on the cruise ships that where in on that day
That is some tow rope!
Yeah but I think it was empty
Apparently the weather forecast was incorrect and the barge's owner wasn't expecting high waves at all when he went to sea.
@Simon Frampton how exactly would you plan your voyage if I gave you incorrect information with which to plan it? On a side note, do you often hear words like 'twat' and 'wanker' when you're just in earshot? ...also, it's you're. Maybe you need to spend more time learning some basic spelling rather than displaying your apparently boundless seafaring ignorance to the world.
Would have thought the tow line needed to be three times the length. Everyone's an expert 😆 great job guys thank you for being there👍
Definately should have remained mainly submerged.
Was on tanker, engine u.s. and towed from off Agulhas to Cape Town - and we had it calm !!
Always support the R.N.L.I.The North Sea can be very unpredictable always be prepared for the bad weather.Tjalks are capable of taking rough weather.The problem is flooding the engine or water into the cargo hole if not secured properly.I sailed with my father on a 150 ton Small coaster in the NorthSea.She could take the weather better than most large vessels.I never forget her name the Timo.
Thanks for your support
Foppo, This is the (English) Channel close to its narrowest point between Dover and Calais. Being relatively shallow it produces nasty short waves in a storm.
WOW, look at that! Wouldn't you just love to ride on that in that lovely big swell?! I know I would, but I think I might have a problem persuading a lass to join me... But I think I'd feel a bit safer in a proper seaworthy boat, barges just aren't designed for waves.
Amazing that the tow line did not part.
GO RNLI
Respect! We go out at sea because we work, fish or play out there out of choice. These guys are volunteers and deserve government backing for their unflinching heroism. How can you pay millions on farcical wastes like £10Million on Thatchers funeral, and not support the RNLI?????
The RNLI wants to remain totally independent of the government.
and thats why they are cool
+John Malone.....disagree with that viewpoint John. If ever Government got it's mucky paws on the RNLI they'd turn it into profiteering racket. Look at what they've done to the NHS and PFi www.nhsforsale.info/privatisation-list/surgery/the-great-pfi-swindle.html
As the RNLI remains entirely independent it actually draws in some pretty serious donations.
^ Good point; hadn't considered that..! Just seems crazy they rely on donations; should be allowed to charge something from the rescuers, 'specially the reckless ones..
Love from Micronesia...when you ride a boat or a ship in a big wave..first of all you need to calm yourselfers up...thats the key, look out for best route to drive your boat in not to drive in to the wave where your boat or ship will smash at the wave...use your head.
I came here after googling if a Dutch barge can handle a sea... yep!
Was an awesome job for the lifeboat crew, shame about the vessel in distress and the knowledge of the crew, think 1 lifejacket between 3 speaks for itself
You should watch Timothy Spall in his barge sailing around the UK. Luckily the barge can take the seas, but the barge should not be skippered by TS.
Looking at this video I get seasick already
I can think that they would have been quite relieved to get behind the walls of Dover port. No doubt they were on the way over to France.
OOOOHHH!!!
Как тросс не рвёт, такая масса так болтается.
who in the name off god would bring that out in them seas
Great work, thank you for your service, i am someone whom loves barges and wonder if that was a category c barge, it looked out of its depth in those waters.
Hi Dean, not sure about the barge type, but it's certainly not as well suited as a lifeboat to rough seas!
@@rnli thanks for the service you provide
It says in the description it was a 'converted barge.' Apparently the weather forecast was more inaccurate than normal and the owner wasn't expecting that weather.
@@tom201090 no actually it doesnt actually say whether it's a Category C or not
@@tom201090 And they presume to tell us what the climate will be like in 100 years.
is it in the north sea?? good show. thank you. bad weather.
No, its in the English channel, next to the white cliffs of dover.
It’s a sea area called the Dover Straits
Still struggle when I look at RNLI videos and there are thumbs down 😳 One day they might need the brave RNLI volunteers
Could be at the rescuees; being judged to be at fault? - or the Beavis/Buttheads who's only life buzz is the 'rebellion' of a keyboard thumbs down 😂 - Really doesn't count..
The Mercury. I agree. I have often wondered if there was a band on thumb downers out there with nothing to do. God bless the RNLI. As an expat Scot, I still continue to them!
Agree!
That bow is not designed for taking on waves LOL
towed barge is ex dutch tjalk , barely capable on lakes in holland , athough big ones sailed the oostzee to denmark, norway in their heydays
This is an ex sailing Tjalk, with double. Reinforced spars, plus concrete in the hull.
It looks like one of Everards barges I was skipper on one the Formality 4 crew ran to Blyth for coal
@@MonkPetite definitely a tjalk , trust me , after 50 years on the dutch w ways i know
Monk Petite - sorry, maar het is toch echt een verbouwde tjalk hoor
@@MonkPetite if you do not know the difference between an oostzeetjalk and a spits , i wonder what stuff you build at your yard
How that little piss-ant line held, I'll never know!!
Yep! was more or less expecting it to part every time she breached. needed at least a 4".Just watching that line go taught made my arse cheeks pinch.
@@Jonegy The lines they use are Dynema, stronger than steel but very light weight.
Superb effort, barge should not have been there.
How did they manage to attach the tow rope in the first place?
Probably multiple attempts to throw a line to the crew of the barge (who would still be on board) (by hand or with a maritime line thrower; basically a rope rocket launcher).
I would have shit in my pants on that barge.
But what did the weather forecast say? Why did the "professionals" put to sea? There must have been a gale warning, surely. Was the boat ballasted at all. I have done that run in a similar boat, Humber keel "Nidd"
Chris
That is a big old boat to be bouncing around like that
Ya me gustaria a mi saber que clase de cabo de remolque usan?, con esa mar y con el largo del remolque sin contrapesos de amortiguacion de tirones, es sorprendente como soporta el tiro....
exactly what I was thinking
I have had a similar experience in my 80' Luxemotor barge back in 1999, it's very scary but the Dutch know how to build very strong ships. Although the ship in the movie and my Luxemotor are really lake/canal boats, they can handle rough conditions. The crew will buckle before the ship...
Yes and no, flat bottom barge powered for canal and near coastal waters, huge surface area on the bow, low freeboard and bilges not designed for green water over the deck is a recipe for disaster. Sure the hull can do it - if kitted out properly. The simple equation in the case of these hulls is they have to be able to disperse and pump more water than a high sea state will bring. Most will not, they're simply not designed to.
I’ve just come across this and I’m thinking about barge like this for coast hopping and inland waterways. Looking at how the barge performs under tow, if it had say, a 500 hp engine, could it ‘punch’ its way through the heavy sea?
@@kevins2684 I'm a yachtie, so I don't know a great deal about barges, but I assume it is a displacement vessel. The speed of a displacement vessel is constrained by the hull length ie the longer the length the faster it can go. But there will be a maximum hull speed for that length, no matter how powerful the engine, it won't be able to go any faster.
Steve Barlow I understand that, but I was talking more about the power than the speed. In my scenario the barge doesn’t have to go much faster, just be able to maintain speed going into heavy seas. I’m probably not understanding it properly.
@@kevins2684 Up to a certain point the more powerful the engine the closer you are going to get to the maximum theoretical hull speed and to being able to maintain that speed. But a barge isn't designed for choppy waters. With its flat bottom it is going to roll like a pig and be in danger of capsizing. And as mentioned above, a barge would have trouble dealing with the amount of water coming aboard. You would be in serious danger of being swamped.
If you take something like a traditional fishing boat, they are displacement vessels. They may travel slowly, but can carry on fishing in all but the most extreme weather. The reason being that they are designed with keels and with all the heavy equipment, such as engines and generators, as close to the keel as possible. They also have a high freeboard and the ability to get rid of any water coming aboard quickly.
River barge vs English Channel: Barge 0 Channel 1
Why the canal narrow boat navigate at open sea? Do UK Maritime Coast Guard Agency have any regulations to limit narrow boat leave the canal and steaming at sea in such weather condition?
Amazing the towline didn't part.
Holy S#%T
Ils ont vraiment risqué la mort dans cette péniche 😐
Was there anyone in the boat being towed?
Hi Karl, this rescue was from 2010 so we're not sure of the exact circumstances unfortunately.
Chateau deeph in the back...😳
What the hell this barge was doing in such heavy seas ???…
It is not designed for this type of sea : it can do coastal sailing, but in calmer weather…
I fail to see how she got caught : was not this avoidable ?…
Completely avoidable, but the RNLI will rescue the stupid as well as the unfortunate. They don't judge, they just save lives.
Joe90v I know the guy on the barge, he waited 10 days in Calais, for the weather to be suitable and the French coast guard gave him the green light to go.
Their forecast was wrong and even the RNLI said it wasn’t his fault.
@@keytesofessex Hmmmm…
@@keytesofessex you don't go to sea on either one single weather forecast or a "green light". Bad luck if the meteofrance forecast was poor, bad seamanship to not have checked synoptic charts, other forecasts etc. Especially in a boat that cannot run from the weather.
how are they even out there with that weather ?
in a barge ?
We don't question how people get into trouble Jan, we just answer the call to save lives at sea 💙
@@rnli
That is admirable , still as an old captain i wonder how a canal barge ends up in the open ocean in these waves .
Well , apearently it all endet well , so that is good .
Dutch quality!
short tug (rope) i think
fuck me that's rough
I should imagine the crew of that barge had to change their underpants several times at the end of that rescue!!!
Hahahaha
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That's when you need a 31 ft PowerCat.
Is there no sound? Because?
because it was filmed in 2010, and also because the camera has to be running for so long, it used up far too much memory space.
:)
Note that the more recent vids on the RNLI channel do have sound though.
Not a clean pair of underpants on board that barge!
Не похоже это на спасательную операцию. При таком волнении в Ла-Манше эту баржонку нужно вести обратным курсом по волне в сторону Темзы.
we get as close as we can then we throw a heaving line with the tow line attached to it. ;-)
woah thats pitching a fair bit, i dread to think how much smashed pots and plates there is inside. a dutch barge isn't really the ideal boat for the sea!!!! :/
I wish you guys would stop having a go at the barge crew. The French coastguard gave the completely wrong forecast , even the RNLI said it was not the fault of the barge crew and that they actually did really well to keep the vessel afloat.
That's a job for wire rope
They wore doing just fine till the pesky tow boat showed up and hooked em with a bow line. it was just getting interesting. im sure, A blood thirsty Capton with a cut throut crew.
@ All the home couch captains and no experience critics. There's a point you have missed with your know it all tv education.
The boat made it after all didn't it. So it was well designed wasn't it.
Didn't capsize did it.
Now we know all about you guys.
Get back to your sofa and click up a new documentary.
I hope the crew got the bill for this rescue.. Completely idiotic to leave port with that ship in such weather. Props to the RNLI for risking their lives to fix the stupidity of others!
I hope so too; 1 was later on TV saying they were worried what'd it cost them, but were so happy to hear it was 'free' - then said they might try it again! Came across as lacking appreciation & respect, least they could do is fund raise for RNLI to cover what their stupidity cost the charity.
not an ocean going craft - should not be near salt water.
indeed!
Burlats de Montaigne that's incorrect. Dutch barges were designed for coastal work.
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It's not really heavy seas. The specific gravity of seawater is fairly constant. It's the weight of the barge that's variable.
Sounds from Dutch barge......eeeurp.......aack....ack....wwwurp.......puke......eeeuuuurp.....gaggg......yak....yakk..puke etc....
stick to the rivers with that stop putting peoples live at rick
taxes well spent
What taxes ?
The RNLI is a non-gov funded charity, 98% of income is from public donations.
Woke organisation .... great crews though!