Russian Cargo Ship Ursa Major Sinks in the Mediterranean | Fifth Russian Commercial Vessel Lost

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  • @JakeBroe
    @JakeBroe 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +440

    Crazy how this channel is becoming so relevant to the War in Ukraine. Thanks for covering all this!

    • @12qwertyady
      @12qwertyady 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +10

      Sarbatori fericite Jake🎉🎉

    • @YahWay.
      @YahWay. 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +11

      Would be interesting to know how much trade back and forth from North Korea is going on in vladivostock right now.

    • @RedentSC
      @RedentSC 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

      tbf Jake (as a lover of your channel) WIGOWS has been relevant for years but I agree, extremely niche

    • @Ikbeneengeit
      @Ikbeneengeit 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      Hi Jake!

    • @clancywiggam
      @clancywiggam 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      I was just thinking that, Jake. Looking forward to your analysis.

  • @TYRONE_SHOELACES
    @TYRONE_SHOELACES 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +153

    I am a new subscriber. I am 65, living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I have been a combination welder my entire career with pipe welding being my specialty for the last 15 years. I have worked in many shipyards, and many welding contracts that put me in and around ships throughout my career, so ...THIS is why I love this channel.

    • @trip1
      @trip1 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +11

      cheers from Halifax too

    • @joefin5900
      @joefin5900 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +14

      I worked at Braswell in South Boston and did a stint at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, as a weld inspector. The Portsmouth work was the welding of the bases for the plateyard bridge crane. When I arrived, the welding contractor was there and he had a beautiful Grumman van all properly equipped and painted up with the name of his company and the different standards he was certified to; NAVSHIPS, ASTM, ASME, AWS, and C T T T I T G F H. The last one stumped me so I asked him what that was. He said "Certified to tell the inspector to go f..... himself!

    • @TagueMcBride-r6x
      @TagueMcBride-r6x 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

      Man that’s awesome! It can be a dangerous job too. Glad you had a long career.

    • @davidg3944
      @davidg3944 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@joefin5900 Were his welds up to the C T T T I T G F H standard?

    • @AllNighterHeider
      @AllNighterHeider 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      I never even took my 6G test, love pipe fitting and welding though

  • @RichardGeiszler
    @RichardGeiszler 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +279

    "Ivan! Why is there duct tape over the check engine light?"

    • @BrettBaker-uk4te
      @BrettBaker-uk4te 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +27

      "Light lies."

    • @willemsma
      @willemsma 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +28

      Don't see light, don't see problem, Gregor

    • @Carlos-im3hn
      @Carlos-im3hn 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

      These old ships collecting insurance, or very poorly maintained ? Since these rusting/listing ships may be barely seaworthy ? Difficult and strange times.

    • @mfallen2023
      @mfallen2023 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@BrettBaker-uk4te That light is western propaganda!

    • @dosmastrify
      @dosmastrify 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +8

      ​@@Carlos-im3hnis only 13 years old

  • @Renard380
    @Renard380 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +22

    "If you think maintenance is expensive, you should see how expensive no maintenance is"

  • @-Katastrophe
    @-Katastrophe 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +264

    Russia is building a large submarine fleet it seems

    • @peterfinucane8122
      @peterfinucane8122 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +35

      "Sub Standard" for sure

    • @MausMasher54
      @MausMasher54 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +28

      correction: Submareef

    • @adrianthoroughgood1191
      @adrianthoroughgood1191 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +30

      Special submersion operation.

    • @dosmastrify
      @dosmastrify 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +9

      Artificial reefs

    • @dosmastrify
      @dosmastrify 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      Perun is that you?

  • @robertgarrett5009
    @robertgarrett5009 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +78

    The container ship that sank in Turkey was hauling Russian cargo as well.

    • @maiaheiss2991
      @maiaheiss2991 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      Ugh

    • @DR_1_1
      @DR_1_1 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

      "The ship was built in 1996 and was operating UNTIL RECENTLY for Russia’s Fesco shipping company"

    • @robertgarrett5009
      @robertgarrett5009 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      It's the container ship Amnah that sank.

    • @spxram4793
      @spxram4793 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@robertgarrett5009 Really? Neptune must be really mad at Russia for it's invasion of Ukraine 🤣

    • @blaydCA
      @blaydCA 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      *repositioned it's water line ninety degrees

  • @espesq
    @espesq 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +105

    Saw the headline somewhere and knew to just wait for Sal's video rather than read an article.

    • @JimWhitaker
      @JimWhitaker 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

      Me too.

    • @rarbiart
      @rarbiart 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      i totally subscribe to that. news reporting beeing bad is one thing, even or better especially their "featured experts" are hard to watch.

    • @blaydCA
      @blaydCA 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      I read different articles, and H I Sutton also did a video, which is a rare departure for him, because he is mostly submarine oriented.

    • @frictionpeg
      @frictionpeg 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Yes, but we won't get any reports or analysis of the US Navy sabotage of the Nordstream pipeline.

    • @meepk633
      @meepk633 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Do you think Sal gets his information from some hidden stream of technical data about hours-old incidents?

  • @QALibrary
    @QALibrary 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +66

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Sal - thank you for all the videos

  • @dennisc6716
    @dennisc6716 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +100

    The calendar says Christmas but it feels like Ground Hog Day.

    • @raycatlin3554
      @raycatlin3554 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      🎯

    • @LaDeCR
      @LaDeCR 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      💯

  • @reticenti6365
    @reticenti6365 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +35

    I work on ships, US Merchant marine ships, including heavy lift ships. Typically things in the engine room do not explode! Maybe a boiler, but thats not typical in any way.

    • @MerchantMarineGuy
      @MerchantMarineGuy 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      They do when you’ve stuck a limpet on the side

    • @lauchlanguddy1004
      @lauchlanguddy1004 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      originally was a broken fuel line. if high pressure diesel on exhaust, its game over. Refer to Australian navy cargo/ landing ship incident

    • @bryandepaepe5984
      @bryandepaepe5984 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@lauchlanguddy1004 That usually results in a fire not an explosion. The fuel would need to leak for some time for vapors to build to explode. There was no smoke seen before sinking.

    • @andrewmcalister3462
      @andrewmcalister3462 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

      An electric scooter?

    • @Murph9000
      @Murph9000 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@bryandepaepe5984There is recent (last couple of decades) research by the British Health & Safety Executive (HSE), and others, into oil mist explosions, particularly in offshore industry. In the right circumstances, an oil mist can ignite/explode below the nominal flash point of the oil, and at ambient pressure.
      Another possibility is a crankcase explosion.

  • @ktrimbach5771
    @ktrimbach5771 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +26

    Sal, I appreciate your somber attitude to this situation.

  • @FORTUNENGLORY
    @FORTUNENGLORY 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +22

    1. Happenstance, 2. Coincidence, 3. Enemy Action, 4. Something you will pay for., 5. Something your grandchildren will pay for.

    • @AIandComputerUse-nw6lc
      @AIandComputerUse-nw6lc 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      we're re-entering the age of state sponsored terrorism, like there was during the cold war. the blow-up of the Northern pipeline started this. now there are undersee cables being cut, ships are sabotaged. we will also see the return of terrorism on airlines. 😢

    • @DickCheneyXX
      @DickCheneyXX 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Too many coincidences for 3 not to be involved at least in some of those. Especially this one.

  • @Exsubmariners
    @Exsubmariners 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +82

    A bit of a theme running here

    • @CoffeeAndPaul
      @CoffeeAndPaul 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +14

      They're running lean while trying to be mean but one of the problems the Germans ID'd with this ship is "wages." You can't run this sort of "shadow" fleet & not pay its sailors more for running with these increased risks of arrest, detainment, & mechanical hazard.
      Plus, how do you think the Russians received the bulk shipments of the Syrians' Captagon? These ships are running drugs, too, in addition to their legal cargo. I can almost guarantee you that these ships are not coming back from Syria empty.

    • @Carlos-im3hn
      @Carlos-im3hn 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@CoffeeAndPaul Maybe that is why no mayday...they were shipping contraband ? A mystery.

    • @GraysonElixir-us6gm
      @GraysonElixir-us6gm 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      The CIA trafficked heroin to fund its black projects while the US was in Afghanistan. Also did the same with cocaine in the 80’s. No one and no side has any moral high ground. US and Israel’s destabilisation of the Middle East with with the Arab spring/creating Al Qaeda/isis/ 9/11 invading Iraq and Afghanistan all for the creation of greater Israel is something I cannot get behind. The effect it has had on Europe is unforgivable.

  • @weaton25
    @weaton25 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +15

    Nice to hear a non bias report on something regarding Russia good work.

  • @Shoofool
    @Shoofool 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +14

    I’m amazed that despite my total lack of knowledge or interest in shipping, I found this FASCINATING!

    • @realityjunky
      @realityjunky 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Think of the toy boats and trucks we all played with as kids. Now it's real!! Always fascinating!

  • @daveroche6522
    @daveroche6522 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +55

    "You're gonna need a bigger boat",
    GLUG GLUG
    "You're gonna need 2 more bigger boats..........".

    • @MausMasher54
      @MausMasher54 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +13

      The Russian Navy today is trying to exceed the 1904 Baltic Fleet Misadventures....IMHO🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @mfallen2023
      @mfallen2023 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@MausMasher54 Was that when they ended up with with an entire zoo of animals on board and sharks circling because they tossed a bunch of rotten meat in the water? The crew were afraid to sleep for fear of being eaten, lol.
      I don't know what channel it is but there's a series called "the Russian Navy sucks" that is one of the funniest things I've seen recently

    • @realityjunky
      @realityjunky 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      I will always endorse a Jaws reference.❤

  • @TristanMorrow
    @TristanMorrow 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +50

    Well at least the *Ursa Major* _finally_ got the Abandon Ship Drills squared away and up to date 12:00

    • @blaydCA
      @blaydCA 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@TristanMorrow
      Evidently not, if there's two missing.

  • @nordnord8141
    @nordnord8141 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +55

    It's enough to make you think that their might be real consequences to rampant corruption.

    • @flinch622
      @flinch622 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      The abandonment of classification society translates to: continuous machinery surveys being avoided. Why? Third parrty seems to be one obvious answer. Enter the Russia -Syria routes, and it sounds to me like they wanted no one to observe cargo in transit. Velly intellesting...

    • @bend3rbot
      @bend3rbot 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      It could be "commercial comeuppance" for severing two communications cables in the Baltic Sea by dragging an anchor along the sea bed for two days.

    • @DIREWOLFx75
      @DIREWOLFx75 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      "to rampant corruption"
      What rampant corruption?
      If you actually bothered to keep track of reality instead of propaganda, you would be aware that while corruption in the 90s was extreme in Russia, in today's Russia, corruption is less than most western nations.

  • @alanmony1582
    @alanmony1582 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +22

    I was a field service engineer in the marine propulsion industry working for one of the larger manufacturers. I had the opportunity to go on a couple of Russian vessels. The lack of tools and supplies was beyond dangerous. You had to feel sorry for the engine room guys. If you want to be treated well on a Russian ship just bring coffee, they'll treat you like a king.

    • @fjb4932
      @fjb4932 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +12

      @alanmony,
      Wow, one of the few that knows that.
      I was a young kid aboard the USNS Chauvnet (T-AGS 29) when we pulled into Pusan, S.Korea in '74. I had a passenger van, Jeep, 3/4 ton Weapons Carrier and a Chevy Pickup truck i was responsible for. We didn't need them on our next outting so they were unloaded to the pier and to safe guard them, i was sent over to talk with the civilian head of the maintenance shop. Told to take a pound of coffee as inducement. The guy practically slobbered seeing that much of a gift. A month later we pulled back in and reloaded the vechicles. All were topped off with fuel, oil and filters changed, washed / waxed. Made my job easy. From then on that was my routine ( tho he told me the Maxwell House instant coffee was preferably, lol ).
      Thanks for jogging my memory . . . ☆

    • @The_Ballo
      @The_Ballo 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      What year

  • @eddie_wolf_
    @eddie_wolf_ 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +15

    Very Merry Christmas to you and yours Sal.

  • @gregyoungman
    @gregyoungman 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +14

    Merry Christmas Sal!

  • @karlfair
    @karlfair 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +8

    Thanks for all your great reports this year. Merry Christmas.

  • @bc-guy852
    @bc-guy852 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Fabulous update Sal, thank you. I was aware of this situation and had seen a couple of videos where it was covered. But YOU provide so much more information that it takes on a whole new meaning. Your experience allows you to notice and share the detail that give the story real context. Thank you Professor! Your lectures are always great. I wish you and your family Peace and Happiness. Merry Christmas.

  • @196cupcake
    @196cupcake 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +10

    Your explanation makes a lot of sense.

  • @helimech0
    @helimech0 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +20

    It does not matter who you are. Skipping maintenance will bite you in the butt when you least expect it.

    • @silviog.4211
      @silviog.4211 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      You mean Ursa Major will bite in Uranus?

    • @peterlivingston8155
      @peterlivingston8155 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      The United States Navy needs to take per recently released reports. Are we inept enough to be racing Russia to the bottom.

  • @SA-xf1eb
    @SA-xf1eb 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +25

    Merry Christmas, Vladimir.

  • @billbrockman779
    @billbrockman779 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +16

    Reactor covers don’t sound like an inventory item. Going to set back that icebreaker.

    • @GraemeHein
      @GraemeHein 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Not since 1970 or so

    • @alolen6261
      @alolen6261 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      I feel for those Ru ship builders. I was involved in the theft of Ru Ice Breaker Sea Trials data - 1979 - the Sibir - we (I'm in Canada) were planning to build a similar Ice Breaker which was to be named HMS Terry Fox ( A Ca hero). So we've been waiting 45 years.
      As each year passes with Greta's failure to keep Arctic sea ice in-place the need along the Northern Sea Route (Ru) & the Northwest Passage (Ca Islands) will be a pressing subject for this channel.

  • @davidfarrow875
    @davidfarrow875 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +34

    Interesting you talk about the state of Russian vessels. I can recall many years ago, late 1970s or very early 1980s, visiting Ullapool, a small port on the west coast of Scotland. A small fleet of Russian vessels had dropped anchor in the seaward end of Loch Broom and they were coming onto the dock one at a time to take on supplies. The state of those ships was frankly horrific. The hulls of all of them were literally covered in rust patches and various colours of paint where they'd been patched up. One of them was listing noticeably to starboard and that one in particular had an interesting time trying to dock. As well as supplies, three or four of the ships also took on cars, each one taking four or five and tying them down on the deck. When I asked what was going on, they said the Russians often came to Ullapool and while there they bought cars off the locals, loaded them up and took them back to Russia !! I also asked what sort of ships they were and I was told they were some sort of large deep sea fishing vessels.

    • @ktrimbach5771
      @ktrimbach5771 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

      That was during Soviet times. A completely different scenario. However, old habits die hard. They need to up their safety inspections!

    • @mfallen2023
      @mfallen2023 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

      @@ktrimbach5771 Yeah, they were far more competent under the Soviets, and they were still a disaster. Russia and sea-faring just don't mix, historically

    • @thearpox7873
      @thearpox7873 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@mfallen2023 If only they had a warm water port, then everything would be fine.

    • @flinch622
      @flinch622 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      Hard to paint in freezing weather - no such thing as spot treating... for months on end.

    • @theorenhobart
      @theorenhobart 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@thearpox7873 always surprised they didn't 'appropriate' cuba. bay of pigs all over again !

  • @edl653
    @edl653 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +9

    Was waiting for this one. Hehe Merry Christmas Sal! 🎄

  • @HarryWHill-GA
    @HarryWHill-GA 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +11

    Merry Christmas to you and yours Sal.
    I have heard that the cranes were intended for Libya to build a maintenance facility to replace the lost Russian facilities in Syria. The Vladivostok may or may not be the eventual destination but the cranes are intended for Libya.

    • @oldcynic6964
      @oldcynic6964 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Hmmm, I find that hard to believe. According to the map at 7:02, the ship sailed from Russia on 24 November - around the date that the rebellion in Syria started. (HTS took Aleppo on 30 November) It seems _unlikely_ that the Russian government could have assessed the fall of Assad as imminent, and built the cranes in just a few days, and found this ship in a convenient location, with sufficient capacity to take the cranes to the Med.

  • @CoffeeAndPaul
    @CoffeeAndPaul 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +20

    This freighter performed the Kessel run in less than 12 fathoms.
    Question: people are saying the Russians lost five ships in the past Week. I know about the losses of the three Volgoneft tankers & this ship makes #4. What's the fifth?
    EDIT: I didn't know about the crane barge. Thanks in advance.

    • @davidmcintyre998
      @davidmcintyre998 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

      A barge under tow i think, of the south coast of Crimea.

  • @rupturedduck6981
    @rupturedduck6981 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +23

    🎄"MERRY CHRISTMAS SAL"🎄 to you and your family 🎄

  • @keystonekid92
    @keystonekid92 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Merry Christmas Sal, thanks for the video!

  • @diytwoincollege7079
    @diytwoincollege7079 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

    It’s too many to be a coincidence. Maybe the same guy who drilled the holes thru the space station is now a boat mechanic.

  • @LeonidasRex1
    @LeonidasRex1 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +28

    This, boys and girls, is what happens when you get your ships from Temu.

    • @danielstarnes7354
      @danielstarnes7354 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      I think all these were bulk vodka freighters

    • @Niskirin
      @Niskirin 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      Nono, not the ships. They probably were decent when they were built. But they certainly subcontracted the maintenance to the chinese.

    • @allangibson8494
      @allangibson8494 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Temu returns…

  • @jameslyddall
    @jameslyddall 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    I’m surprised the Russians actually admit it sank and I’m surprised again they’re not blaming England for it

  • @moonraker978
    @moonraker978 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +8

    Built in Germany with a MAN diesel. Perhaps the maintenance of the engine was affected by the sanctions. If so, the sanctions were successful. Although I deeply saddened by the death of the two sailors.

  • @dongeorge4037
    @dongeorge4037 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Sal, I always appreciate your presentations, allowing me to learn more about a subject which interests me.

  • @strathman7501
    @strathman7501 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Thanks, excellent, very clear and articulate analysis of what's probably going on.

  • @nlwilson4892
    @nlwilson4892 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    I did a blog on Ko-fi a couple of years back about what was causing all the fires in Russia and many of the same factors can come into play here. There's a lack of spare parts due to everything being focused on making weapons and due to sanctions. People and machines are being pushed harder, machines aren't getting downtime for routine maintenance and are being kept going when they start to show signs of problems. Corruption can mean cheaper parts being used. The crew will be exempt from conscription due to the ship working in support of the war but that also means the Captain can treat them as badly as he likes because they won't leave if that means getting put in the front lines of the war.

  • @DeathOnSernpidal
    @DeathOnSernpidal 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Huh, I didn't even know this channel existed until today. The sinking of the Ursa Major somehow brought me here, and here I also learned about the recent Black Sea tanker losses, and I'm just discovering how valuable this channel is as a news source (I'm not even a mariner, just have a passing interest)

    • @wgowshipping
      @wgowshipping  9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks

  • @RandomGuy-hr8sb
    @RandomGuy-hr8sb 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +14

    Merry Christmas

  • @MrGarrych
    @MrGarrych 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Merry Christmas Sal, love your shirt.

  • @NckBrktt
    @NckBrktt 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +11

    Russian aviation seems to be suffering from the same issues as their shipping.

    • @adrianthoroughgood1191
      @adrianthoroughgood1191 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

      All the Russian commercial planes are built in the west and the sanctions prevent supplying spare parts. After 2.5 years this is becoming a major problem.

    • @robertpatrick3350
      @robertpatrick3350 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@adrianthoroughgood1191not all there’s the much vaunted ‘super jet’ product of the Russian aerospace industry…… it doesn’t live up to its name

    • @The_Ballo
      @The_Ballo 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@robertpatrick3350They're in the process of trying to source alternative parts for that, too. It isn't easy

  • @davidmcintyre998
    @davidmcintyre998 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and all at the channel.

  • @wadeenyart9676
    @wadeenyart9676 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    TY and looking forward to your video tomorrow with dr. clark!!!

  • @DeaconBlu
    @DeaconBlu 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    Great vid Sal!
    Thanks!

  • @Michael-Wil
    @Michael-Wil 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +36

    Thanks for reporting facts and not conspiracy theories about who blew it up, the poor maintenance record, old ship, that's what we need to know.

    • @meepk633
      @meepk633 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      That's not what you need to know. Much like a conspiracy theory, you're just making a guess about what happened.

    • @AndyAndy-we9pe
      @AndyAndy-we9pe 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

      I like to think Ukraine was involved in the oil tankers breaking up and this ship sinking, but to be honest I believe it is just Russian desperation sending river ships out to sea and poor maintenance of this ship. Ukraine has no issue reporting there targeting Russian ships and I am sure would announce if they were involved. Now when we see Russian warships sinking off Lybia's coastline we will see Ukraine admitting there involvement.

    • @valandvaland3845
      @valandvaland3845 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@AndyAndy-we9pe
      I can see Ukraine sinking this one, but I'm not sure if they would be willing to sink a full tanker.
      Environmental impact (west complaining about it as well) and all, it's not something they can really direct only to russian coast.

  • @TheVigilant109
    @TheVigilant109 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Merry Christmas Sal. Great update. You are always ahead of the major news channels

  • @justderp5713
    @justderp5713 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

    "UPI -- Investigators of the Spanish Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MITMA) released some of the findings from their preliminary report delivered to the Spanish Parliament. Notable lapses in safety were described by crew members of the Ursa Major, such as unrestricted smoking in machine rooms and the use of a Logitech F710 control device originally designed for submarines. At least two crew members are still missing; FM Samuliy Hiydenkov and Captain Schettino."

    • @M1903a4
      @M1903a4 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      "use of a Logitech F710 control device originally designed for submarines" Makes you wonder if someone activated the "dive' mode. 😂😂

    • @MerchantMarineGuy
      @MerchantMarineGuy 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      So that’s where he ended up

    • @martinschaefer9581
      @martinschaefer9581 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      Captain Schettino, yeah😊

    • @MerchantMarineGuy
      @MerchantMarineGuy 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @ where we seen this before

  • @fyt54321
    @fyt54321 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +10

    The English actor in the thumbnail just passed away a year ago, age 95.
    Sidney Edmond Jocelyn "Joss" Ackland (29 Feb 1928 - 19 Nov 2023)

    • @josephwirtz8352
      @josephwirtz8352 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      I appreciate your candor in the matter.

    • @neilrusling-je6zo
      @neilrusling-je6zo 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      I thought I recognised him, "Diplomatic immunity!".

    • @jameslyddall
      @jameslyddall 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@neilrusling-je6zoalso check out spooks one of the best bbc drama in the early 00s that had Peter Firth. The actor who was in hunt for the red October but is british not Russian. Good series as well.

    • @ibubezi7685
      @ibubezi7685 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@neilrusling-je6zo "South African" - 'Lethal weapon'.

    • @adamski-l5w
      @adamski-l5w 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Jerry Westerby

  • @AllNighterHeider
    @AllNighterHeider 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Merry Christmas eve everyone and
    Thanks Sal

  • @alexiskiri9693
    @alexiskiri9693 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Merry Christmas to you and you family, my friend.

  • @rudolphvanrooyen2655
    @rudolphvanrooyen2655 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Merry Christmas Sam and team. Thanks for all the great videos!

  • @maiaheiss2991
    @maiaheiss2991 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +9

    Your shirt!!!!!!! The best 🏆 Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻 🎁

  • @cbhlde
    @cbhlde 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +29

    Frohe Weihnachten! :)

    • @aliasalias1213
      @aliasalias1213 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +6

      Vielen Dank. Ihnen auch.😀

    • @paulsilva3346
      @paulsilva3346 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      Merry Christmas from Northern California to you both.

    • @NickanM
      @NickanM 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      God Jul! 🎄🎁
      (From Northern Sweden 🇸🇪)

  • @awildandcrazyguy1
    @awildandcrazyguy1 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

    Almost didn't watch this video because I thought it was just more news on the sinking of the last ships.... Wow, not another one and this time with just a couple of reactors... no problem.. Need to hear more on the effect of two reactors 6kft down in the middle of the Med.

    • @davidjones332
      @davidjones332 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +9

      They're not reactors, just a couple of 46-ton lids for the reactor casing.

    • @sleepyjay2664
      @sleepyjay2664 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

      No reactors on board. Reactor covers being shipped to Vladivostok to be used on an icebreaker under construction

    • @ktrimbach5771
      @ktrimbach5771 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      Water is a fantastic insulator. Radioactivity has been demonized by the oil lobby. A Full Reactor on the bottom of the sea would be perfectly safe.

    • @CESmith
      @CESmith 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      14:12 diesel engine single prop.
      Reactor lids were being transported.

  • @keepmoving1185
    @keepmoving1185 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    I’ve never been on a boat but I love this channel! I’m learning so much!

  • @lancelarsen7523
    @lancelarsen7523 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Not really into shipping, but I learn so much from this channel.

  • @NavVet69
    @NavVet69 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Very thorough walk thru of the ship and possible explosion scenario causing it to sink in the Med

  • @mladenmatosevic4591
    @mladenmatosevic4591 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    If you lose power on main engine you might wish to move out of busiest shipping route, especially if you do not want foreign officials on board. Ship drifting without propulsion in shipping route will be spotted by some passing wessel and someone might call nearest coast guard.

  • @RichardGeiszler
    @RichardGeiszler 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

    "License & registration, please. Not seeing a valid inspection sticker."

  • @paulputnam2305
    @paulputnam2305 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Thank You for the informative update. The Russians are really keeping you busy.
    I really like the Tropical Santa shirt! Have an absolutely awesome Christmas!

  • @ronaldo2220
    @ronaldo2220 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Your an awesome spokesman for any and all maritime news.
    I never really cared much for Maritime issues. But ever since I stumbled onto your podcast I’m totally on board with your message.
    Best wishes!
    Merry Christmas!

  • @garthbews4863
    @garthbews4863 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +17

    err "what's gone down in shipping?" had too sal ty..

  • @gregkail4348
    @gregkail4348 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thanks for another clear video 👍👍👍

  • @n6mz
    @n6mz 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

    That mistral is really blowing in the Med right now.

  • @BigWheelHawaii
    @BigWheelHawaii 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great Job Sal,,, You've Got The "VOICE",,,, "The Timing",,, and You've Got ,,,, "The KNOWLEDGE",,,,

  • @JN-om6rw
    @JN-om6rw 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    We can see engine room is flooded.. free water surface is causing the list.. if water then flooded the tween deck then she probably capsized overturned - very likely an explosive device caused the E/R explosion.

  • @MM22966
    @MM22966 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    For those interested in this ship/incident, H I Sutton also did a hot take that has some additional info.

  • @lunasky5635
    @lunasky5635 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Love your shirt Sal

  • @Islandwaterjet
    @Islandwaterjet 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +25

    Canadian Master Mariner here. Back in the day we made jokes about the greeks as they were associated with the rust bucket fleet. Today it is the russians. But we that understand the challenges we admire those greeks and russians for their expertise in keeping their ships operating while we in the west would have scrapped them long ago. Any fool can operate a new ship. It is only the truly skilled that can somehow keep these old ships operating.

    • @allangibson8494
      @allangibson8494 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +10

      This ship was built in 2017…
      Maersk has older container ships in service.

    • @cjwild1
      @cjwild1 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

      It’s incredible what people can do when their a$$ is on the line 1000 miles from help 😅

    • @TomTomicMic
      @TomTomicMic 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      Until they don't, they just seem not suitable for the operation but the higher ups tell them to do it anyway or else!?!

    • @namesurname624
      @namesurname624 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      Mostly drunk and desperate, somewhat skilled

    • @kingjames7273
      @kingjames7273 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      Dnt laugh mate😅😅😅if you dnt give rid of trudeau& company you'll be saiing in 🛀 😅😅😅😅

  • @mani7263
    @mani7263 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Jesus, this is terrifying ...especially add this to the calculation of the Russian ship with all the fertilizer that's still floating around in some unknown condition ...we have got to shut Putler down and yesterday !!! And what about the ship stalled in the Mediterranean that is supposed to evacuate muscovite Syrian material!

    • @volvo245
      @volvo245 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      Cringe

  • @charleshotchkiss1813
    @charleshotchkiss1813 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Given their historic failure to support and maintain their aircraft carriers it should come as no surprise they would operate all other naval and commercial vessels with utter contempt for the realities of ship operation.

  • @edl653
    @edl653 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +8

    It is not just a deficient Russian merchant marine service but its air and rail transportation services.

    • @badscrew4023
      @badscrew4023 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      At least the railcars can't sink or fall off the sky.

    • @The_Ballo
      @The_Ballo 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@badscrew4023not sure what you're trying to say. Rail accidents kill more than the other two put together

  • @StevenPalmer-cs5ix
    @StevenPalmer-cs5ix 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

    Condolences to the families of the missing crew members. I read on a maritime news feed they were in the engine room at the time of the explosion.

  • @prfwrx2497
    @prfwrx2497 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    russian maintenance habits + sanctions + using riverine and lake rated hulls for ocean going duties = absolute disaster

  • @jblob5764
    @jblob5764 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Man they are really doing their part to add potential reef foundations. What absolute pals

  • @kellybrian6495
    @kellybrian6495 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    How many times are they going to try the same thing, expecting different results?

  • @loysgullion3015
    @loysgullion3015 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    As they are outlaws not adhering to international norms, are the Rus sailors rescued also valid prisoners who can be remanded to the Ukrainians for a nice add to their prisoner exchange? Slava Ukraine!

  • @wbwarren57
    @wbwarren57 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Great video! It’s always great to hear a true expert.

  • @tommychew6544
    @tommychew6544 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +10

    RU If falling apart, they haven't been maintaining anything throughout their nation. They are set on a war footing that is dragging them down below their already poor standards.

    • @pauln6803
      @pauln6803 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

      Exactly.
      Russia is also known for its endemic corruption.
      Feed in a shortage of supplies and assistance due to the sanctions, and we may have established at least some of the contributing factors.
      But since it's unlikely the Russian authorities will release an accurate account (if they perform or contract a proper investigation) we may never know.

  • @glenlaughlin6547
    @glenlaughlin6547 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. All the best to you.

  • @mcribprime6594
    @mcribprime6594 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +6

    This is a weird one, if the explosion happened in the engine room, then why is it looking like the most buoyant part of the ship?
    Maybe I’m missing something

    • @wgowshipping
      @wgowshipping  12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +11

      The stern is low in the water and that is where the engine room is located.

    • @SlaveToMyStomach
      @SlaveToMyStomach 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      you are looking at the bow. This ship has the bridge at the front. Look at the stacks, yjey are at the starboard rear of the vessel.

    • @omgsrsly
      @omgsrsly 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      At first I was confused, too. But the part where the white super structure is located is indeed the front of the ship.

    • @wgowshipping
      @wgowshipping  11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@omgsrsly The bow is where the superstructure is located.

    • @allangibson8494
      @allangibson8494 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      Looks like a typical RORO ferry failure where the engine room flooded (sea cock failure? Cooling hose failure?) and the RORO deck flooded end to end with free surface problems…

  • @mboykin6047
    @mboykin6047 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    That track of the ship in the Mediterranean reminds me of the Big Dipper...

  • @nlabanok
    @nlabanok 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I just love another feel good story around the holidays. There should be a Lifetime Network holiday movie on this it's so inspiring.

  • @glassman304
    @glassman304 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for all the data points.

  • @lyfandeth
    @lyfandeth 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Beginning to sound like somewhere there is a Ukranian Kraken trainer who is earning his pay.
    Happy holidays, Sal. Thanks for covering the news that no one else mentions.

  • @chrislaarman7532
    @chrislaarman7532 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    1) So the ship sailed around Jutland instead of taking the shortcut of the Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee Kanal). Could have been related to military matters or to fears for inspection of its state.
    Besides, I had more or less expected a Russian military cargo from St. Petersburg for Vladivostok to be loaded onto an icebreaker-class ship and take the polar route. (Leaving any cargo for Syria to another ship, maybe this very Ursa Major.)
    2) This was a ro-ro ship? I could imagine the "explosion" being the cargo of heavy hatches on the ro-ro deck breaking loose and piling up.
    3) For those wanting unlikely causes: isn't this the region where orcas attack yachts? They may have wanted to upgrade. ;-)

  • @Pooneil1984
    @Pooneil1984 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +12

    The collapse of Russian shipping is very interesting. Yes it is tempting to look for third party causes, but the idea that this is just bad operations seems more likely. My only connection to shipping is living in the port city of Houston, but logistics have always interested me. I love the channel.

    • @MacZussie
      @MacZussie 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Hard to believe that a 2009 build freight ship, made in Germany, got down without sabotage. On the other side Russia lost his ports in Libya, Syria and will be driven out of Cyrus soon, means has already lost the Mediterranean Sea as operation base, and now the vessels....

  • @williamherrick497
    @williamherrick497 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Good Reporting. Thank You. Merry Christmas. Happy New Year.

  • @stevecrombie5357
    @stevecrombie5357 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    You don't just replace this many ships. This is a major loss to the Russian economy. Merry Christmas Sal. Thanks for making this stuff very interesting.

  • @neilrusling-je6zo
    @neilrusling-je6zo 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    The North Sea, English Channel have been very entertaining these past two weeks if you like a wild ride, been some very rough waters around England and it made it through to fail in the calmest of easy sailing Mediterranean. Maybe it took some punishment in the North Sea last week.

  • @JK-zw8ec
    @JK-zw8ec 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Very informative report.

  • @yellads
    @yellads 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    Merry Christmas Sal, thanks for the low down. Was Ursa Major too big for the Russian river system down to the Black Sea?

  • @beauregardb6108
    @beauregardb6108 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent report. Thank you.

  • @ChoadOnTheHill
    @ChoadOnTheHill 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Merry Christmas to you and yours Sal🎄

  • @jason6919
    @jason6919 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Merry Christmas Sal.

  • @Nerd3927
    @Nerd3927 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    It is possible that not being in class means dangerous lack of maintenance, but it doesn't have to be... I took part in the restoration of an ex navy vessel of 46 meters. Bringing it back under Class took 174.000 euros *without any improvement in safety* Just paying for inspections, dry docking, and taking inspections multiple times because they expired before the certification was completed. We passed and got certified by RINA, but the paper work was much more money then the actual restoration with all volunteers.

  • @ehsnils
    @ehsnils 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    To me this do look like it's caused by a lack of maintenance. Possibly also people being lazy/unaware leaving bulkhead doors open.