Finding the keys to the sea chest is an old practical joke amongst sailors. I have a friend who was also in the USCG. He was tasked with finding the keys. He knew it was a ruse. He climbed into the shower fully dressed and got soaking wet and headed to the Chief’s mess. Knocked, entered and said I couldn’t find the keys but I was able to crack open the sea chest a little bit. Before he could even finish his sentence the machinery techs were scrambling. 😂
The other choice he could have made would be to go have a nap, and when asked where he was all watch, claim he was searching high and low for those keys.
🤣 I was USCG as well. I was a little older and experienced when I joined(25), so I didn’t fall for them. Also they would ask you to get a bucket of prop wash, or got to the DC shop to get a “DC punch”. Or tell people it was there turn to grab the mail from the sea buoy 🤣 good times
i am a chief officer on merchant ships and let me tell you we still have such incompetent officers and captains sailing onboard vessels. In this case i assume the captain knew someone higher up in the company which is why he never got the sack. His CoC should have been revoked on the spot. He was lucky no one died onboard or there would've been criminal proceedings against him just like the costa concordia.
Cheaply flagged ships often have incompetent officers, although not always. Having sailed as a junior deck officer on some cheaply flagged ships, some captains were terrible, but one captain in particular, CJ Gilbert, an Englishman with a UK license was the best l've had the privilege of serving under. RIP Captain Gilbert, you were the best.
The expression on the P&O ship’s skipper must have been priceless when Moss Hill explained he wasn’t even a deck hand or an engineering rating, but the ship’s guitarist… And he was the closest thing to being in charge.
I remember this like it was yesterday. I was onboard one of the SA Navy Strike Craft that got dispatched from Naval Base Durban to assist in the rescue operation. The minute we left Durban harbour , we ran into some serious head seas, and that, straight away gave us an indication of the conditions we are going to face down to the Transkei coast. The swells were horrendous, even for us seasoned sailors. Sadly, we had to reduce speed due to the conditions, which resulted in us arriving at the site about the time she was going down. By that stage, all personnel had been taken off the ship, and there nothing we could do. Being a radar operator on watch that time I had her on radar, as well as the Puma helicopters, shuttling the people to land. We were just so happy nobody lost their lives during this tragedy...I will never forget the sight of debris scattered all over the ocean...life jackets, empty lifeboats, personal belongings, oil/fuel slicks etc. For all the years after, we always remembered that day, every time we sailed past Coffee Bay. Thanks for posting this video, very well presented.
What’s even more incredible is that Moss Hills would help evacuate another stricken cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, just three years later when that ship caught fire off the coast of Somalia
"captain always goes down with the ship" has always been figurative but its meant to signify the importance of the person in charge to stick around when things do go wrong. I mean the dude did not even put out a mayday as well as the crew doing the GTFO. Good on the container ship captain being quick on his feet to realize he was talking to someone that likely had no ship experience other than playing music, And to help them with what to do. You know an an Airbus A320 is a lot smaller than a cruise ship, but Sulley walked his aircraft twice when it was in the Hudson before taking his exit to make sure everybody was off. This cruise ship captain honestly should have faced some kind of charges and certainly should have been terminated from the company and if there is a license to command ships that should have been revoked.
the fact that the guitarist hired to entertain the passengers had to call in the MAYDAY bc the Captain couldn't be bothered and the crew had already abandoned the bridge (and were starting to abandon the ship, it seems, without warning any passengers) is unbelievable. that is a level of carelessness and disorganization that should never be allowed on any vessel that holds paying passengers, what kind of fckery?????
It’s insane to me the Capitan didn’t get jail time! His negligence would have killed people if not for the heroism of a few Good Samaritans. Amazing that all everyone survived what could have been a horrifically devastating event. I’d never heard the term “Sea-Chest” before, here’s me picturing sunken pirate treasure 😅😅 Another banger video, mate! Keep it up, I’ll watch as long as I’m alive to 🫡🫡💕💕
@@festerofest4374 I’m sure that made a big difference but if no nearby ships were alerted to the issue (seemingly entirely thanks to the musicians taking the situation into their own hands) they might have been stranded for longer still. Certainly a lot of factors went into everyone surviving but I don’t think it would have been without bloodshed if not for those people, who didn’t need to, stepping up to take charge.
Once, on my unnamed aircraft carrier, a forgotten temporary blank on an obsolete sea chest failed 8 years after that particular modification was performed. We were stunned by the sheer amount of sea water ingress. We were well trained and totally familiar with our particular engine room and the blank was labeled as a void. It took everything we had to contain and plug that gargantuan amount of unexpected water on an otherwise calm night. Only time in my life I thought we, the sailors, might loose to the sea. Looking back, it was one of the most amazing moments of my life,
I have been teaching one of the lower stcw courses for Transport Canada for over 10 years and have played the Discovery channel’s doc on the Oceanus as an example of leadership ( Moss Hill) and it’s opposite in the Capt and officers. Thank you for adding the sea chest and maintenance failures. Much appreciated!
Shoutout to Moss Hills who basically helped save everyone who was left onboard the ship. I believe this was his second time (at least one of two) being instrumental in saving many people’s lives aboard a sinking ship. Certified BAMF
I think this was actually the first time. He had to promote himself to "evacuation coordinator" a second time in 1994 when the ship he was on caught fire, if I remember correctly.
@@krautyvonlederhosen I certainly did, I figured a legend such as the musically talented life-saver himself, deserved full recognition for all of his talents, both musically and being a certified BAMF. Especially considering he was performing when the one disaster started and the ship lost power.
Leave it to a passionate musician to selflessly assume the role of what was well beyond his contracted duty. And then proceed to do the 'heavy lifting', Moss Hills and his wife are saints! The ship captain was spineless, and likely violated maritime codes but went unpunished? Sounds fishy to me!! Great post! Love the channel!
I’ve heard this 3 times and this is the first time I’ve heard of the sea chest but that makes so much more sense than water just randomly getting in and flooding upward. Thank you!
You are a great storyteller. Also, I took French throughout my high school years, your French pronunciation and accent are excellent. Not that I am an absolute expert just because I learned and still speak French, but I do think I have a good ear for it. You definitely did not butcher the pronunciation, that's for sure.
I can't believe they let him off. I can hardly remember a time when I did not know the line "The Captain Always Goes Down With His Ship", which I've taken to mean both that the ship is the Captain's responsibility and life symbolically and also that a Captain should ALWAYS BE THE LAST TO LEAVE, making sure every person aboard is accounted for before departing.
I recognized this story when you started to mention the entertainers. I had not know that the so called Captain was retained by the company. What a travesty.
If the radios are dead, then one uses runners. It worked in the old days across hundreds of miles. I'm pretty sure a 500 foot ship would be less challenging. But, one would need leaders and runners who still have their gonads.
The Capitan sure seemed like he was “doing a runner” to me 😝😝 But yeah I agree, a pathetic excuse from an even more pathetic man. I hope he never got a restful night’s sleep again
Yea I mean how can he say the radios being dead is the reason he and his crew neglected an entire emergency procedure that, if they do nothing else onboard, is the most important reason they are there, to assist with a proper ship evacuation. Plus, ok the radios are dead. Whose task was it to make sure the radios had batteries? Or that new batteries were on board? It's definitely not Moss Hills' responsibility. 😂😂 They were doomed as soon as they neglected the shitters. Just made their own bad luck.
man I really thought the end was going to be much different than, no one died. Glad to see other people were able to fill the gaps left by a super negligent crew.
I remember the first time I saw a video on this sinking and thinking what a top bloke Miss Hills was. Imagine surprise when a few shipwreck videos later the narrator mentioned a “familiar face” and I recognised him immediately. I thought “Surely not?” but it was and once again he stepped up. Apparently he’s a cruise director now.
I'm so glad your channel is growing, I know I've commented this on a couple of other videos, but your independent productions are amazing, I wish you the best of luck as this platform really deserves down to earth and informative videos on marine and diving accidents.
Your pronunciation of Piraeus wasn't bad, was harder to understand epirotiki although it is understandable why you read it that way it's probably impossible to guess the correct pronunciation the way it is written. The negligence of the crew is criminal! Kudos to the entertainers and the TFC personnel for helping as much as they could!!
As a person who does not speak french at all I'd say your french was excellent :D As is every video on your channel, quality content all the way. Thank you.
Honestly this sounds like a plot from a bad 70s disaster movie. Unbelievable lack of care and attention. It's extremely fortunate no lives were lost. The company and the captain make my blood boil.
Wow. It is amazing to me that this company would trust the captain to be at the helm of another one of their ships. It is amazing that he was even allowed to be.
Man, I could (and have!) listen to your videos all day. You do a great job explaining the subjects and your accent is very distinct and cool! South African?
The Captain leaving while passengers were still on board absolutely stunned me. Don’t get me started on when he pushed a passenger aside so he could get rescued!I I also thought of the Captain of the Costa Concordia. Unbelievable.
I'm (respectfully) so obsessed with you and this channel. I've fully binged the whole channel 1.5 times since finding it! So excited to see what videos you'll put out next!
The Captain didn't do jail time... and got another command. That says so much about the state of a business. The Hills deserve all the recognition for this.
1:18 “in Greece” yea I feel your pain especially because I speak Spanish with a weird Los Angeles accent and whenever I’m not in LA people look at me like “that is not even close to how it’s pronounced”. I even had my boss pull me aside after my first day of working teaching on the east coast as she had gotten complaints from people that I was pronouncing things so incorrectly kids couldn’t understand what I was saying. I think she was worried I’d be offended but I just started laughing and agreed to work with her on it, so all’s well that ends well
I love how he is still stuck in between video presenter mode and pronunciation mode so his arms are just sort of awkwardly floating there as he's trying to pronounce the words
Love the channel, all the vids are filled with fine details that most other "disaster" channels lack. And putting yourself in the video adds a personal touch
The pos was still allowed to have ANYTHING to do with ships/boats/ferry's. That's messed up. That's very refreshing knowing the captain and some officers were first off boat and the captains words are scary as hell..."I ordered abandon boat. That's for me too. If they want to stay they can stay" WTF.
I saw a short interview with Moss hills talking about this particular fateful voyage as well as numerous things that he talks about witnessing (the behavior of the crew, the decisions of the captain: were almost too insane to believe🙄😖
I remember this as it happened . Holiday makers on the deck holding for dear life. As the ship was well over to one side with a unnatural motion , waiting for hours to be rescued . It looked as if it would go down at any moment .
After watching all these videos from Dark Seas, Dark this, Dark that, Stories blabla and Oceanliner Designs, I'm starting to get an aversion toward Greek and Italian Cruise & Shipping lines 🤣
I dont know how i stumbled on your channel, but i absolutely love the quality of your videos! Im surprised you dont already have millions of subscribers.
Good job from Hills. Proper Rhodie doing a proper job. Hope Oceanliner Designs does a story on this one. He’s much a much more prim, proper and comfortable presenter.
Can you imagine a captain of a sinking aircraft carrier abandoning his ship while the rest of the crew are still on board? He could very well be shot by firing squad. I cannot believe that the captain of this ship did not get charged in court, had his license revoked and thrown in jail. I would want him with me on a rowboat, let alone any ship at all.
Being a Journeyman Newspaper pressman (remember those?) until seeing the writing on the wall in the late 90's, we used to send the flyboys (guys or girls that would stand next to the "fly" where the papers came out to "hey, go find me a paper stretcher". They'd come back after 30 minutes or more while they asked everyone, one by one, where it was. "Oh, I left it in the reel room", "I think it's in the ink room", etc... You can't stretch paper.
Cpt detmar!? Hmm that’s a little creepy made me think of the hmas Sydney & komerann shootout, although I think komeranns cpt was detmers, probably butchered that tho lol
Omg, I sailed on an Eporitki ship in 1996 (the Triton - in the Mediterranean). There had been a fire in the engine room on the previous cruise (1 week ago). Still, enjoyable!
Just amazing stories so strange they must be real. 😂 A hero is going to emerge from the middle class. And that captain had no class. Thank goodness for the brave musicians on board, and the surprisingly swift recovery effort from coastal Africa. Also, it seems that the storm died out at a convenient time.
You know you have failed utterly as a Captain, when the ship's band guitarist puts out the mayday call and takes control of the evacuation of the ship.
To be honest, you made a good effort to pronounce these French words correctly. Was it perfect, no, but I'm not better when I speak English. But I understood what you were saying and that is the most important thing... Thank you
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Finding the keys to the sea chest is an old practical joke amongst sailors. I have a friend who was also in the USCG. He was tasked with finding the keys. He knew it was a ruse. He climbed into the shower fully dressed and got soaking wet and headed to the Chief’s mess. Knocked, entered and said I couldn’t find the keys but I was able to crack open the sea chest a little bit. Before he could even finish his sentence the machinery techs were scrambling. 😂
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The other choice he could have made would be to go have a nap, and when asked where he was all watch, claim he was searching high and low for those keys.
As a shipbuilder that is HILARIOUS !
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I was USCG as well. I was a little older and experienced when I joined(25), so I didn’t fall for them.
Also they would ask you to get a bucket of prop wash, or got to the DC shop to get a “DC punch”.
Or tell people it was there turn to grab the mail from the sea buoy 🤣
good times
Old steamers would send the new guy to get a bucket of cold steam.
The entertainers deserved a huge bonus for their efforts and bravery. What an amazing couple
You can bet they didnt even get reimbursed for their loses.
I reccommend you watch any vvideo you can get with Achille Lauro.
Moss Hill ended up on that ship as entertainment...
They deserve an award for their bravery in my country acts like theirs would have been met with an award from the governor General.
Yep🙏🏻❤
@@skylineXpertyep and they say say you can't enter the same river twice...probably doesn't apply to oceans. 😂
i am a chief officer on merchant ships and let me tell you we still have such incompetent officers and captains sailing onboard vessels. In this case i assume the captain knew someone higher up in the company which is why he never got the sack. His CoC should have been revoked on the spot. He was lucky no one died onboard or there would've been criminal proceedings against him just like the costa concordia.
What rank is CoC required for? And is it only for deck officers or engineers too?
@leiden5110 CoC is required for Shrex Ranks
Cheaply flagged ships often have incompetent officers, although not always. Having sailed as a junior deck officer on some cheaply flagged ships, some captains were terrible, but one captain in particular, CJ Gilbert, an Englishman with a UK license was the best l've had the privilege of serving under. RIP Captain Gilbert, you were the best.
Oh. Are you.
@@Freeman0022 Your question should be followed by a question mark, genius.
The expression on the P&O ship’s skipper must have been priceless when Moss Hill explained he wasn’t even a deck hand or an engineering rating, but the ship’s guitarist… And he was the closest thing to being in charge.
That was my first thought too. Without the entertainers on board it sounds like it would have been another Concordia.
The real 'RockStars'
"Ship's Guitarist" would not be on my "in charge of a sinking ship" bingo card, for sure
I remember this like it was yesterday. I was onboard one of the SA Navy Strike Craft that got dispatched from Naval Base Durban to assist in the rescue operation. The minute we left Durban harbour , we ran into some serious head seas, and that, straight away gave us an indication of the conditions we are going to face down to the Transkei coast. The swells were horrendous, even for us seasoned sailors. Sadly, we had to reduce speed due to the conditions, which resulted in us arriving at the site about the time she was going down. By that stage, all personnel had been taken off the ship, and there nothing we could do. Being a radar operator on watch that time I had her on radar, as well as the Puma helicopters, shuttling the people to land. We were just so happy nobody lost their lives during this tragedy...I will never forget the sight of debris scattered all over the ocean...life jackets, empty lifeboats, personal belongings, oil/fuel slicks etc. For all the years after, we always remembered that day, every time we sailed past Coffee Bay. Thanks for posting this video, very well presented.
I was young when it sank but I'd been to the haven a few years earlier so it always stuck with me. The rescue was outstanding.
Is this the comment of the century or what
The rescuers, like yourself, did a fantastic job, it's a shame the same can not be said of much of the crew.
Moss Hills is an absolute hero. Theres a great episode of the Snap Judgement podcast where he tells the whole story from his perspective.
At this point, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone with more hands-on experience than Moss Hills. That man is a hero twice.
I wouldn't have given that guy command of a rowboat.
Now, the entertainers... what a bunch of legends!
What’s even more incredible is that Moss Hills would help evacuate another stricken cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, just three years later when that ship caught fire off the coast of Somalia
Jesus Christ... Moss Hills, please leave some room for others in the hall of absolute legends! XD
Legend has it, his father was Arthur John Priest, and his mother was Violet Jessop.
That sort of reputation can ruin a career as a cruise-ship entertainer.
Moss Hills is the spiritual successor to Violet Jessup.
Never board a ship if Moss Hills is on board. 100% chance it will sink 😂
"captain always goes down with the ship" has always been figurative but its meant to signify the importance of the person in charge to stick around when things do go wrong. I mean the dude did not even put out a mayday as well as the crew doing the GTFO.
Good on the container ship captain being quick on his feet to realize he was talking to someone that likely had no ship experience other than playing music, And to help them with what to do.
You know an an Airbus A320 is a lot smaller than a cruise ship, but Sulley walked his aircraft twice when it was in the Hudson before taking his exit to make sure everybody was off.
This cruise ship captain honestly should have faced some kind of charges and certainly should have been terminated from the company and if there is a license to command ships that should have been revoked.
Maybe that old saying doesn't translate well into other languages....lol
@@c0n7rac0n7rolc0nrathat's lowkey racist, pal.
the fact that the guitarist hired to entertain the passengers had to call in the MAYDAY bc the Captain couldn't be bothered and the crew had already abandoned the bridge (and were starting to abandon the ship, it seems, without warning any passengers) is unbelievable. that is a level of carelessness and disorganization that should never be allowed on any vessel that holds paying passengers, what kind of fckery?????
He should have had the Pinochet treatment on the spot ...
They don't have to go down with the ship and die they just have to be the last person off the ship
The Hills actually went through two sinkings! They're heroes 👏 🙌 🫡
More like they have bad luck.
@codyking4848 I guess they were right were they supposed to be cos they saved many lives!
Maybe they should stick to land lol.
It’s insane to me the Capitan didn’t get jail time! His negligence would have killed people if not for the heroism of a few Good Samaritans.
Amazing that all everyone survived what could have been a horrifically devastating event.
I’d never heard the term “Sea-Chest” before, here’s me picturing sunken pirate treasure 😅😅
Another banger video, mate! Keep it up, I’ll watch as long as I’m alive to 🫡🫡💕💕
I think the fact all survived was due to the luck it took hours for the ship to sink (7?).
@@festerofest4374 I’m sure that made a big difference but if no nearby ships were alerted to the issue (seemingly entirely thanks to the musicians taking the situation into their own hands) they might have been stranded for longer still.
Certainly a lot of factors went into everyone surviving but I don’t think it would have been without bloodshed if not for those people, who didn’t need to, stepping up to take charge.
"Sea-Chest" sounds like a DnD trap, like a mimic, but instead of eating you, it just floods the room when opened and drowns the party...😮
Once, on my unnamed aircraft carrier, a forgotten temporary blank on an obsolete sea chest failed 8 years after that particular modification was performed. We were stunned by the sheer amount of sea water ingress. We were well trained and totally familiar with our particular engine room and the blank was labeled as a void. It took everything we had to contain and plug that gargantuan amount of unexpected water on an otherwise calm night. Only time in my life I thought we, the sailors, might loose to the sea. Looking back, it was one of the most amazing moments of my life,
Thinking Ark Royal
So, the Music Band mans the ship to the last while the captain runs... Fascinating.
you gotta love when the entertainers do more to save a ship then its actual crew
I have been teaching one of the lower stcw courses for Transport Canada for over 10 years and have played the Discovery channel’s doc on the Oceanus as an example of leadership ( Moss Hill) and it’s opposite in the Capt and officers. Thank you for adding the sea chest and maintenance failures. Much appreciated!
"Staggering incompetence" I could not have said it better myself.
Shoutout to Moss Hills who basically helped save everyone who was left onboard the ship. I believe this was his second time (at least one of two) being instrumental in saving many people’s lives aboard a sinking ship. Certified BAMF
I think this was actually the first time. He had to promote himself to "evacuation coordinator" a second time in 1994 when the ship he was on caught fire, if I remember correctly.
Did you purposefully use the term instrumental in the description? He was a guitarist you know.
@@krautyvonlederhosen I certainly did, I figured a legend such as the musically talented life-saver himself, deserved full recognition for all of his talents, both musically and being a certified BAMF. Especially considering he was performing when the one disaster started and the ship lost power.
my cousin was one of the puma chopper pilots doing the extraction, legend dude!
I remember this as a young child and I remember the anger at the actions of the captain.
Good video well told. I never knew about the entertainers.
Absolutely disgraceful behaviour from the captain. He should have faced serious punishment.
Leave it to a passionate musician to selflessly assume the role of what was well beyond his contracted duty. And then proceed to do the 'heavy lifting', Moss Hills and his wife are saints! The ship captain was spineless, and likely violated maritime codes but went unpunished? Sounds fishy to me!!
Great post! Love the channel!
I’ve heard this 3 times and this is the first time I’ve heard of the sea chest but that makes so much more sense than water just randomly getting in and flooding upward. Thank you!
I've just discovered this channel and im going to binge watch. Your presentation and delivery is excellent and well researched.
Can definitely recommend that. I discovered it some months back, and immediately binged everything :D
I did that just this last week and I highly recommend. His voice is very calming!
He’s very knowledgeable all things water!
Legend has it, he’s part water himself….
(about 60%)
He is yet to confirm or deny this rumour.
@Jenna_Miles 🤣🐠
@@waterlinestories CONFIRMED!!! AND STRAIGHT FROM THE (SEA)HORSE’S MOUTH, TOO!!
10:44 what! Incompetent negligence and he’s not sacked or jailed 😮
“Hello, coast guard …. this is the vessels first guitar mate speaking”
I’d think it was some odd prank lol.
You are a great storyteller. Also, I took French throughout my high school years, your French pronunciation and accent are excellent. Not that I am an absolute expert just because I learned and still speak French, but I do think I have a good ear for it. You definitely did not butcher the pronunciation, that's for sure.
I can't believe they let him off. I can hardly remember a time when I did not know the line "The Captain Always Goes Down With His Ship", which I've taken to mean both that the ship is the Captain's responsibility and life symbolically and also that a Captain should ALWAYS BE THE LAST TO LEAVE, making sure every person aboard is accounted for before departing.
They can't and shouldn't always be the last to leave, but they should lead the rescue until it's too late.
I recognized this story when you started to mention the entertainers. I had not know that the so called Captain was retained by the company. What a travesty.
i discoverd this channel a couple days ago, and till now i cant stop watching. i learned so much from this channel. Thank you
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If the radios are dead, then one uses runners. It worked in the old days across hundreds of miles. I'm pretty sure a 500 foot ship would be less challenging. But, one would need leaders and runners who still have their gonads.
The Capitan sure seemed like he was “doing a runner” to me 😝😝
But yeah I agree, a pathetic excuse from an even more pathetic man. I hope he never got a restful night’s sleep again
Yea I mean how can he say the radios being dead is the reason he and his crew neglected an entire emergency procedure that, if they do nothing else onboard, is the most important reason they are there, to assist with a proper ship evacuation. Plus, ok the radios are dead. Whose task was it to make sure the radios had batteries? Or that new batteries were on board? It's definitely not Moss Hills' responsibility. 😂😂 They were doomed as soon as they neglected the shitters. Just made their own bad luck.
man I really thought the end was going to be much different than, no one died. Glad to see other people were able to fill the gaps left by a super negligent crew.
10:50
I bet that ferry got abandoned by him too. Can you do a video on the MV Derbyshire?
I remember the first time I saw a video on this sinking and thinking what a top bloke Miss Hills was. Imagine surprise when a few shipwreck videos later the narrator mentioned a “familiar face” and I recognised him immediately. I thought “Surely not?” but it was and once again he stepped up.
Apparently he’s a cruise director now.
Amazing job on the rescue. Sounds like business as usual for the captain.
I'm so glad your channel is growing, I know I've commented this on a couple of other videos, but your independent productions are amazing, I wish you the best of luck as this platform really deserves down to earth and informative videos on marine and diving accidents.
Thanks. Yes growing steadily. Will be an exciting year in 2024
Your pronunciation of Piraeus wasn't bad, was harder to understand epirotiki although it is understandable why you read it that way it's probably impossible to guess the correct pronunciation the way it is written.
The negligence of the crew is criminal! Kudos to the entertainers and the TFC personnel for helping as much as they could!!
Thank you for your brief but balanced account. Best I've seen on the subject.
As a person who does not speak french at all I'd say your french was excellent :D As is every video on your channel, quality content all the way. Thank you.
Honestly this sounds like a plot from a bad 70s disaster movie. Unbelievable lack of care and attention. It's extremely fortunate no lives were lost. The company and the captain make my blood boil.
Wow. It is amazing to me that this company would trust the captain to be at the helm of another one of their ships. It is amazing that he was even allowed to be.
Man, I could (and have!) listen to your videos all day. You do a great job explaining the subjects and your accent is very distinct and cool! South African?
Yes, South African. I live in Germany now.
The Captain leaving while passengers were still on board absolutely stunned me. Don’t get me started on when he pushed a passenger aside so he could get rescued!I I also thought of the Captain of the Costa Concordia. Unbelievable.
I'm (respectfully) so obsessed with you and this channel. I've fully binged the whole channel 1.5 times since finding it! So excited to see what videos you'll put out next!
Thanks. That's kind of you to say.
0:37 Other than using the hard G in Gironde instead of the soft G, you pretty much nailed that. 😻
Well, so much about the Greeks being
" fearless". There was a mention that 4 lives were lost, so it looks like he's headed to " the Locker".⚓🦈
Can't begin to comprehend how Moss felt when he entered the Bridge...
As a Brazilian citizen and Portuguese speaker, I can confirm that your French seems spot-on!
The captain is right “Abandon ship” is for everybody…except ….women and children first, always follows.
Great content as usual, thank you mate!
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Great storytelling! I appreciated your effort at foreign names ( the French sounded quite good) and I'm glad you don't use AI
The Captain didn't do jail time... and got another command. That says so much about the state of a business. The Hills deserve all the recognition for this.
if I'm not mistaken, there have been a couple of Greek Captain Cowards that left passengers stranded.
Bro! I was super impressed by your French, I have no idea if it’s right, but it sounded right!! 👍👍
🤣 that's all I need
Let me reassure you that you murdered the pronunciation of those French and Greek words with elegance and precision. 😂
Just found your channel and I’m in a binge. It’s eerie stuff. I’ll stick to pools for my water fun haha. I’ll save the ocean for others
Love your channel very interesting an the way you tell the story is excellent
1:18 “in Greece” yea I feel your pain especially because I speak Spanish with a weird Los Angeles accent and whenever I’m not in LA people look at me like “that is not even close to how it’s pronounced”. I even had my boss pull me aside after my first day of working teaching on the east coast as she had gotten complaints from people that I was pronouncing things so incorrectly kids couldn’t understand what I was saying. I think she was worried I’d be offended but I just started laughing and agreed to work with her on it, so all’s well that ends well
We fish off Oceanos Wreck in the Transkei.The current can be very bad in the area is went down
Your French pronunciation is not the worst, and it definitely sounds like effort was made. Your pronunciation of Pireus is hilarious.
I love how he is still stuck in between video presenter mode and pronunciation mode so his arms are just sort of awkwardly floating there as he's trying to pronounce the words
Merveilleux….your French was marvelous…Tres Bien…. Merci. Your English ain’t so bad either😃
The audio of the distress call where he basically goes "no... I'm not crew. I'm the guitarist" is just insane to hear.
Your french pronunciation was pretty good tbh
The captain should forever be remembered as a coward
Well, your french was understandable, so good enough in my book
Love the channel, all the vids are filled with fine details that most other "disaster" channels lack. And putting yourself in the video adds a personal touch
Captain Avranias, what a hero.....
Unbelievable that everyone survived.
The pos was still allowed to have ANYTHING to do with ships/boats/ferry's. That's messed up. That's very refreshing knowing the captain and some officers were first off boat and the captains words are scary as hell..."I ordered abandon boat. That's for me too. If they want to stay they can stay" WTF.
I think you said the names quite well. Alot better than any of my attempts lol
This channel shows consistent recurring themes with shipwrecks.
I saw a short interview with Moss hills talking about this particular fateful voyage as well as numerous things that he talks about witnessing (the behavior of the crew, the decisions of the captain: were almost too insane to believe🙄😖
I remember this as it happened . Holiday makers on the deck holding for dear life. As the ship was well over to one side with a unnatural motion , waiting for hours to be rescued . It looked as if it would go down at any moment .
Moss and Tracy Hills were the true heros of this tragic event.
After watching all these videos from Dark Seas, Dark this, Dark that, Stories blabla and Oceanliner Designs, I'm starting to get an aversion toward Greek and Italian Cruise & Shipping lines 🤣
my mouth is literally on the ground, didn't expect that ending lmao. only tolerable because of the eventual success of the evacuation
2:47 Captain looks exactly like the Costa Concordia “captain”
I dont know how i stumbled on your channel, but i absolutely love the quality of your videos! Im surprised you dont already have millions of subscribers.
🤣 Thanks. Just a matter of time
Your French accent was perfect, but Piraeus is pronounced PIR AY US. From an Australian traveller.🇦🇺
Good job from Hills. Proper Rhodie doing a proper job.
Hope Oceanliner Designs does a story on this one. He’s much a much more prim, proper and comfortable presenter.
Can you imagine a captain of a sinking aircraft carrier abandoning his ship while the rest of the crew are still on board? He could very well be shot by firing squad. I cannot believe that the captain of this ship did not get charged in court, had his license revoked and thrown in jail. I would want him with me on a rowboat, let alone any ship at all.
Thank you! PS: You can check the pronunciation of any word or name in any language on the Internet.
lol. Francais pronounciation was just fine... for a man saddled with four native accents, each honestly earned.
🤣 thanks, that’s kind of you to say
Okay, if it ACTUALLY doesn't matter when you leave, then why are you in such a big damn hurry to do so?
Unbelievable that the captain wasn't sacked and was able to captain another - smaller ship!
Being a Journeyman Newspaper pressman (remember those?) until seeing the writing on the wall in the late 90's, we used to send the flyboys (guys or girls that would stand next to the "fly" where the papers came out to "hey, go find me a paper stretcher". They'd come back after 30 minutes or more while they asked everyone, one by one, where it was. "Oh, I left it in the reel room", "I think it's in the ink room", etc...
You can't stretch paper.
Great video and pron. Of French trees Bon!
Love your videos man!
If it makes you feel any better, there are words my brain definitely doesn't like to pronounce either. Good save!
The names were so badly pronounced this man singlehandedly declared war on France
Pronounce the names however you want with total conviction and confidence. Everyone will presume you are correct 👍.
Cpt detmar!? Hmm that’s a little creepy made me think of the hmas Sydney & komerann shootout, although I think komeranns cpt was detmers, probably butchered that tho lol
Frenchie here, you accent is on point Skip :)
Omg, I sailed on an Eporitki ship in 1996 (the Triton - in the Mediterranean). There had been a fire in the engine room on the previous cruise (1 week ago). Still, enjoyable!
We have many content about Moss Hillsand the M.V. Oceanos. But this is a good technology based video. 👌😏
Just amazing stories so strange they must be real. 😂 A hero is going to emerge from the middle class. And that captain had no class. Thank goodness for the brave musicians on board, and the surprisingly swift recovery effort from coastal Africa. Also, it seems that the storm died out at a convenient time.
Top channel. Cheers, mate.
On a positive note, the Greek crew were excellent at getting themselves off the ship.
You did better than i could have
You folks who ride these things for pleasure are cray.
You know you have failed utterly as a Captain, when the ship's band guitarist puts out the mayday call and takes control of the evacuation of the ship.
Wow, that captain should have gone to prison! Massive props to the entertainment staff for being more brave and professional than the crew.
To be honest, you made a good effort to pronounce these French words correctly. Was it perfect, no, but I'm not better when I speak English. But I understood what you were saying and that is the most important thing... Thank you