My brother worked at Trident processing plant in Sand Point Alaska. I went to stay with him when I got out of high school and I was thinking about getting work in the fishing industry. The weather would get insane. I remember watching these boats racing out of the harbor into these massive storms. The boats seemed so small compared to the waves. I remember one night just hearing the wind howling outside and thinking “there are men out on the ocean actually working during these conditions”. Brave people.
I've worked outside of Grindavik. The road along the ocean has several boat wrecks that had washed ashore that serve as monuments to less fortunate crews. There is a statue in the middle of town that depicts a mother and children waiting for their father to return from the sea. I had the best soup ever in a little cafe called The Brim. The soup was the best because I spent the better part of the day working outside battling rain, ice, and snow.
Fun fact from an old retired Navy CWO4. One of the major causes of wrecks in this kind of sea is that the fuel tanks are sloshed around so much the sediment that forms in all diesel tanks gets agitated and floats in suspension in the tanks. It gets fed to the filters, clogs them, and the engines die of fuel starvation. That vessel would not have had a chance in hell if her engines had stopped.
I spent 10 years at sea, but the scariest 5 minutes of those years were the first 5 navigating out of this harbour in rough sea. I thought to myself; "what the hell have I gotten myself into?".
I was serving on a WW-II submarine off the coast of Oregon with waves that were 100’ plus from the bottom of a swell to the top. We had the advantage of being able to plough through them, but that meant that ever few seconds we were under water when on the bridge. It was like going through an “emerald wall” the we could see coming. We would duck behind the gun shield and the water would totally surround us and then recede. We chose however, to remain on the bridge because it was better than being below where most of the crew were sick. 🤢
My father, Lt Cdr H Houlden Marshall (RNVR), was on corvettes on North Atlantic patrols during the Second World War and experienced some really interesting (!) weather but a friend took him on a tour of his sub and Father thought "there is no way I could do this!" It just looked terrifyingly claustrophobic. Hats off to you and your comrades - on both sides of the conflict.
Never knew subs traveled the surface during inclement weather. I'm guessing there were batteries needing charged that required surfacing prior to the nuclear-powered subs that only need to return to land when the dairy products spoil or run out. LOL!
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I just like to sit back and check out all of the beautiful boats and how each if them handle. Most of the boats coming through look like there parting and just trying to make it a rough one
Was stationed in 1972 at Rockville AFS, Iceland.. would drive there to the harbor just to watch in disbelief as those cod fishing boats came in or left to go to sea.. thought the captains were nuts.. but thats the only game in town.
Speaking a former professional mariner, no thanks. How many times did she broach-to in three minutes? However many, it was too many. That's no deep keeled sailboat, with positive stability. A degree or two further on some of those rolls and there's no recovery.
My God that was heart stopping, at 1.22 and 2.22 I thought she was going over ( I bet the crew did too). It had to be done stopping out at sea would be worse surely.
The waves are so big that they completely block view of the boat (which is already pretty sizable itself) whenever it goes down the troughs! And yet it still makes it to safe harbor. The power of the ocean and the blood of fishermen never cease to amaze me. Don't ever complain about the price, taste or even smell of seafood again when you see the crap people have to go through to put food on your table. Hats off to both sides.
Looked like a smaller ferry boat than a fishing boat ' but l'm glad they made it to dock . I'm guessing comming in during daylight is much much better than night time .😎🇺🇸
Asta B sails under the flag of Norway and is 12 meters X 4 meters and has a maximum speed of 7.8 knots. On 11/16/2020 it is currently out fishing off the Norwegian coast.
Who says there is no surfing in Iceland? From broach, to near capsize, to submarine, to California surfer, all in one 5 minute stretch. Any new gray hairs aboard? I hope to God she is a twin screw vessel. Can you imagine losing main power in those seas?
So difficult to steer, because I guess the props won't bite in foamy water, but some adjustments in the trough can get you side on and broaching. How do you chase a following sea without enough power to keep on the crest? I don't know. Horrific.
Don’t care how hardy that Capt is. They need to haul them balls ashore with a winch....or a wench. Those balls are used for ballast. That’s why they did not list past the point of no return.
Heja! Is it possible for me to use and share this footage on my youtube page? I share footage from all kind of activities on our ocean. Cargo ships in the 1960s till now, oil rigs, fishing vessels, etc. Of course full credit will be given to the owner of the footage. Looking forward to your reply. Kind regards. Cheers.
No shore leave : cleanup duties !… Man ! This was good seamanship … What's funny : at first we don't realize the size of the boat; I thought she was much bigger than she already is.
@GF; you are wrong. You may know the Skipper, but I/we can tell the thrust of the craft in the sweet spots to avoid rolling and head forward. Amazing breath taking video, in a good way!
That is so scary to look at, how so completely the boat disappears from view when it is between the waves, I think the fishermen who go to sea in the North Atlantic are either the bravest or craziest people on the globe, maybe they are both, but my God they earn their money.
Should play the SCORPIONS Coming Home song !! Or maybe Coast to Coast. That ship is going sideways!!! Dropping below Sea Level ! Wicked Waves Closer to the shallower shelf ?
I am no fisherman but ... that ship could have been flipped a few times ... why not go elsewhere? or come in sooner? Some nobrain thinking going on there?
My guess is the port side entering the harbor is the safer side. LOL 😂 these fishermen have cahunnas unlike any man has seen ! Has Mike Rowe asked for a job on one of these boats?
Wow now that's a good skipper i.bet that boat was a real mess inside and there were a few bumps and bruises on the crew I've fished outside the hecate straights and seen the wrath of mother nature at her best . Respect for those fishermen
Not sure why anyone would want to challenge those seas just to get into port. Why not wait a day or so. Must have had a hot date. Mighty fine ship handling there
This is where the term swear like a sailor comes from, because you know dam well everyone was saying holy fuck, even though they go out there every day to fish.
Holy shit did you see that boat take off once it got through the really bad part I thought he hit the thrusters lol but really that's a fast ship or them waves where really pushing the boat
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Just had to change my trousers just watching that.
Nice job by the skipper, but totally at the mercy of whether a "once every half-hour" wave happened to show up at the critical moment. In the aftermath, you don't feel you won, you're thankful you got lucky. Post fishing career, I will never go out in bad weather.
Things look scary, because you don't have the same amount of control as you do in calmer conditions. However, it's not the waves or chop that sink you instantly; your boat can swamp, partially submerge, or roll completely over. It is those freaking foamy areas that concern me most. There is nothing to support the mass of your vessel in foam. Sometimes, especially in certain areas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, that foam gets up to 100' thick according to scientists and fishing vessel operators alike. That would be like dropping your boat off a ten story building to crash on a sidewalk or city street!
I DIDN'T go to sea on an 80 foot aluminum crab boat. It had 80 tons on concrete ballast. Captain Eric claimed it would right itself from a 90 degree list. That day I chose the more well travelled road.
My brother worked at Trident processing plant in Sand Point Alaska. I went to stay with him when I got out of high school and I was thinking about getting work in the fishing industry. The weather would get insane. I remember watching these boats racing out of the harbor into these massive storms. The boats seemed so small compared to the waves. I remember one night just hearing the wind howling outside and thinking “there are men out on the ocean actually working during these conditions”. Brave people.
I was one of those guys, so was my sister.
I've worked outside of Grindavik. The road along the ocean has several boat wrecks that had washed ashore that serve as monuments to less fortunate crews. There is a statue in the middle of town that depicts a mother and children waiting for their father to return from the sea. I had the best soup ever in a little cafe called The Brim. The soup was the best because I spent the better part of the day working outside battling rain, ice, and snow.
Thanks for sharing the memories.
As the saying goes, Hunger is the best sauce.
Cool!
Fun fact from an old retired Navy CWO4. One of the major causes of wrecks in this kind of sea is that the fuel tanks are sloshed around so much the sediment that forms in all diesel tanks gets agitated and floats in suspension in the tanks. It gets fed to the filters, clogs them, and the engines die of fuel starvation. That vessel would not have had a chance in hell if her engines had stopped.
Free tank polishing
That's an amazing point. It's not always the most obvious thing that can sink you.
Good point, that's why it's very important to filter the hell out of the fuel as your putting it into the tank.
@@terrytytula It isn't what is in the fuel that is the problem it is the gunk, water and algae in the tank. It happens as tanks age.
That's why we use day tanks and don't draw from the bottom. Also, water separators the size of buckets.
I spent 10 years at sea, but the scariest 5 minutes of those years were the first 5 navigating out of this harbour in rough sea.
I thought to myself; "what the hell have I gotten myself into?".
Erling Ingvason Ka for ein båt du hadde
I was serving on a WW-II submarine off the coast of Oregon with waves that were 100’ plus from the bottom of a swell to the top. We had the advantage of being able to plough through them, but that meant that ever few seconds we were under water when on the bridge. It was like going through an “emerald wall” the we could see coming. We would duck behind the gun shield and the water would totally surround us and then recede. We chose however, to remain on the bridge because it was better than being below where most of the crew were sick. 🤢
an impressive and frightening story. thank you for your service sir!
Thank you Kent.
My father, Lt Cdr H Houlden Marshall (RNVR), was on corvettes on North Atlantic patrols during the Second World War and experienced some really interesting (!) weather but a friend took him on a tour of his sub and Father thought "there is no way I could do this!" It just looked terrifyingly claustrophobic. Hats off to you and your comrades - on both sides of the conflict.
Apologies in advance for my ignorance, but how is that possible? How could you remain outside in those conditions?
Never knew subs traveled the surface during inclement weather. I'm guessing there were batteries needing charged that required surfacing prior to the nuclear-powered subs that only need to return to land when the dairy products spoil or run out. LOL!
That’s the most nerve wracking thing I’ve seen in a long time. Makes Haulover inlet look like child’s play.
Those Haulover inlet videos are 99% clickbait.
My name is BroncosGuru. Watch as I over hype videos of boats going through a little chop and make you believe they are in GRAVE danger... Don't forget to smash that like video and purchase overpriced garbage from my store. Nothing says I love you more to your wife than a cheap haulover inlet coffee cup 😂😂😂
I just like to sit back and check out all of the beautiful boats and how each if them handle. Most of the boats coming through look like there parting and just trying to make it a rough one
My God, my heart was in my mouth watching that..Some very brave and very lucky crew members on that craft.
Captain with nerves of steel. Amazing.
Was stationed in 1972 at Rockville AFS, Iceland.. would drive there to the harbor just to watch in disbelief as those cod fishing boats came in or left to go to sea.. thought the captains were nuts.. but thats the only game in town.
This is when engine reliability is everything.
“Keep turning, baby, and get me home.”
i lost a friend back in 1997 storm chose sail home shollow water 50 ton boad or ship capsized
Amen to that, serious pucker moment.
I remember talking to her on the way in " come on baby keep on turning over and get me home'.
A little routine maintenance can make all the difference between making it home and sitting on the bottom, scary stuff right there
It's when your chief earns every penny
Speaking a former professional mariner, no thanks. How many times did she broach-to in three minutes? However many, it was too many. That's no deep keeled sailboat, with positive stability. A degree or two further on some of those rolls and there's no recovery.
Treacherous. That captain did amazingly well.
Think about this scene when you standing in front of the fish counter complaining about the high price of ocean caught fish
The skipper deserves every Euro or Guilder he gets for that catch, I breathed a sigh of relief when he made it to sheltered water.
Yes, true. Many things we are taking for granted without thinking how hard is to get this stuff right on our tables.
Great point this video should be shown at every seafood counter in a market or wherever fish is sold. they risk their lives so we can eat.
Oh so true, those fish were earned.
yeah well maybe do nt even buy it if you value their lives
I was leaning to port, leaning to starboard, trying to help them right the ship. Brave men there!
Great job! 😄
STRONG Body English !!!!
Anyone else find themselves extending their neck to try and look over the waves to see the boat? Lol
Ha ha! Yes!
If the skipper of this boat ever comes to the shithole country of sa I will treat you to a free weekend accommodation and food and drink. Phone me
Yep ' 😎🇺🇸
Nope
Lmfao !!!! Real talk I was !!! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
"when the waves turn the minutes to hours" Gordon Lightfoot, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
I Remember that song think I'll You Tube save it !
That’s a “HARD” piece of video, that took ye old “wee wee” out of me !
"It's not fish ye're buying, it's mens' lives" (Sir Walter Scott)
Got it in one! 👍
My God that was heart stopping, at 1.22 and 2.22 I thought she was going over ( I bet the crew did too). It had to be done stopping out at sea would be worse surely.
The waves are so big that they completely block view of the boat (which is already pretty sizable itself) whenever it goes down the troughs! And yet it still makes it to safe harbor. The power of the ocean and the blood of fishermen never cease to amaze me. Don't ever complain about the price, taste or even smell of seafood again when you see the crap people have to go through to put food on your table. Hats off to both sides.
Captain, if you could just dock at that berth next to the tavern………the crew would like to buy you a drink. 😄
Looked like a smaller ferry boat than a fishing boat ' but l'm glad they made it to dock . I'm guessing comming in during daylight is much much better than night time .😎🇺🇸
Disagree. At night, you can't see the seas, only the lights and radar display. Less terrifying.
I would say so !! Nightime has got to be more Scarier but that's just the Landlober in me lolol
It looks like that whole boat was under water in a few frames. Incredible.
More power to the engines Scotty!
had boats all my life, and some of that listing would definitely get my attention.....
Asta B sails under the flag of Norway and is 12 meters X 4 meters and has a maximum speed of 7.8 knots. On 11/16/2020 it is currently out fishing off the Norwegian coast.
Wow, that’s slow. More power for situations like this would be helpful.
you can see the lack of power all most cost them there lives.
..that’s too slow
One fabulous and brave photographer :-)
Fantastic! And let me guess, The skippers name of this little boat is >> Bronco Billy.
Omg What an amazing captain they have
Or an amazingly stupid Captain risking the lives of his crew?
Balls of steel, and much experience!
That was a Great Skipper.
Man....That's one HELL of a following sea there now...!!
The ship looks like it's going under water...but I know it's not....but that boat was rocking....I was getting sea sick just watching it...
So ends another routine field trip for the Ålesund secondary school fishing team.
I bet they had to change their underpants after that. Incredible footage.
Who says there is no surfing in Iceland? From broach, to near capsize, to submarine, to California surfer, all in one 5 minute stretch. Any new gray hairs aboard? I hope to God she is a twin screw vessel. Can you imagine losing main power in those seas?
This bar crossing looks a right scary bugga. Cheers for sharing.
Thanks for no crappy music
So difficult to steer, because I guess the props won't bite in foamy water, but some adjustments in the trough can get you side on and broaching. How do you chase a following sea without enough power to keep on the crest? I don't know. Horrific.
Closest thing to a submarine I’ve seen that wasn’t a submarine.
your comment is hilarious :D
FUNNY ! DROPPING DOWN BELOW ACTUAL SEA LEVEL !! LOLOL
As soon as they tied the boat up in the harbour, the skipper got the wheelbarrow out to carry his balls ashore. Brave men.
Don’t care how hardy that Capt is. They need to haul them balls ashore with a winch....or a wench. Those balls are used for ballast. That’s why they did not list past the point of no return.
Some kinda fun !!!! Wooo !!!!
Heja! Is it possible for me to use and share this footage on my youtube page? I share footage from all kind of activities on our ocean. Cargo ships in the 1960s till now, oil rigs, fishing vessels, etc. Of course full credit will be given to the owner of the footage. Looking forward to your reply. Kind regards. Cheers.
God bless those who go to sea.
Takes one hell of captain to do that. How did that thing not capsize ?
No shore leave : cleanup duties !…
Man ! This was good seamanship …
What's funny : at first we don't realize the size of the boat; I thought she was much bigger than she already is.
This is so hard to watch. It breaks my heart. 🙏
Captain did good
Thought he was sinking there for a moment!These people that do these fishing jobs have a backbone like no other!!!!!
Been there done that, everything that was not bolted down was on the deck. There is a wave out there for everyone.
More power.
Bigger rudder.
Lucky people.
Cool navigating
I would love my Capt forever.
One fine vessel right there...
I often wonder how boats like this one made it back to the harbor! Somebody probably prayed for help!
WOW amazing
@GF; you are wrong. You may know the Skipper, but I/we can tell the thrust of the craft in the sweet spots to avoid rolling and head forward. Amazing breath taking video, in a good way!
piratewb ;
Some frantic action at the helm I am betting !
That is so scary to look at, how so completely the boat disappears from view when it is between the waves, I think the fishermen who go to sea in the North Atlantic are either the bravest or craziest people on the globe, maybe they are both, but my God they earn their money.
at 1:17 I'm sure anyone onboard was thinking "I just wet myself"
I got sea sick just watching this!!!
Footprints on the ceiling, or overhead as they say. I wonder if they were low on fuel or something.
No, they didn't want to miss the evening news.
😲👏 Looks a bit nautical out there...
My dad has cleopatra 50 fisherman commercial fishing boat
That was brutal!! =O
Did they make it to shore or get plunged into the rock?
That’s just nuts especially in liquid ice.
Icelandic fishermen are real saylors 😍
@mike force l don't know by that. Haven't be with a saylor 🤣
I had major anxiety just watching it!
Should play the SCORPIONS Coming Home song !! Or maybe Coast to Coast. That ship is going sideways!!! Dropping below Sea Level ! Wicked Waves Closer to the shallower shelf ?
Прибыл, слава Богу!... Хорошее видео!
I am no fisherman but ... that ship could have been flipped a few times ... why not go elsewhere? or come in sooner? Some nobrain thinking going on there?
Crazy crossing
Cappy, May i be dismissed? I need to change my shorts.
That's engineering; calculations and experience! These guys are as good as anyone and better than most.
Luca Siciliano that ain`t no engineering
For those in peril on the Sea...Many a Hull fishermen lost their lives fishing the treacherous grounds of Iceland and the Distant Arctic fisheries.
I was a deckhand on merchant ships for 15 years but this still scared me silly.
I would have thought his engine was out, he was brought by the lee like four times!
angels are real people.
Was the whole boat down under for a few seconds around 1.17? She looked like she was going to go over on her side too
My guess is the port side entering the harbor is the safer side. LOL 😂 these fishermen have cahunnas unlike any man has seen ! Has Mike Rowe asked for a job on one of these boats?
Why turning sharply sometimes .. I thought its turning over !
Wow now that's a good skipper i.bet that boat was a real mess inside and there were a few bumps and bruises on the crew I've fished outside the hecate straights and seen the wrath of mother nature at her best . Respect for those fishermen
Not sure why anyone would want to challenge those seas just to get into port. Why not wait a day or so. Must have had a hot date.
Mighty fine ship handling there
Storms off of that coast can last for days and fuel runs out.
This is where the term swear like a sailor comes from, because you know dam well everyone was saying holy fuck, even though they go out there every day to fish.
That involved way too much luck.
Holy shit did you see that boat take off once it got through the really bad part I thought he hit the thrusters lol but really that's a fast ship or them waves where really pushing the boat
Just had to change my trousers just watching that.
Nice job by the skipper, but totally at the mercy of whether a "once every half-hour" wave happened to show up at the critical moment. In the aftermath, you don't feel you won, you're thankful you got lucky. Post fishing career, I will never go out in bad weather.
Things look scary, because you don't have the same amount of control as you do in calmer conditions. However, it's not the waves or chop that sink you instantly; your boat can swamp, partially submerge, or roll completely over. It is those freaking foamy areas that concern me most.
There is nothing to support the mass of your vessel in foam. Sometimes, especially in certain areas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, that foam gets up to 100' thick according to scientists and fishing vessel operators alike. That would be like dropping your boat off a ten story building to crash on a sidewalk or city street!
If that was me I would be needing new underwear and general cleanup. Good job and one heck of a following sea.
Bob Jones ....stupid and infantile comment!
I DIDN'T go to sea on an 80 foot aluminum crab boat. It had 80 tons on concrete ballast. Captain Eric claimed it would right itself from a 90 degree list. That day I chose the more well travelled road.
Mister captain is really crazy
glad she got home ok
Brass balls !
And nerves of steel !
These sea faring people must have nerves of steel
What do you say to your crew if you just GOT to be in port, now? Great video. I have watched and shown it many times >=)
Reminds of the saying," Everyone wants to be the captain until there's captain stuff to do"
The entire load of whiskey was just pissed out on to the deck that day.
Holy shit. Wow!