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LIFE AT SEA | BUNKERING & CREW CHANGE | SHIP'S vLOG 8 | LAS PALMAS

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  • @shuttlepilot_
    @shuttlepilot_ ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Really enjoying your channel. Your narration, music, time length, format, all of it is just right. Hope you keep posting updates.

    • @MikeJones12345
      @MikeJones12345 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally agree! Just the right amount!

    • @rudolphdalrymple5460
      @rudolphdalrymple5460 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gvghhtt

    • @Richard-om7vd
      @Richard-om7vd ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well put.

    • @vondahe
      @vondahe ปีที่แล้ว

      My sentiments exactly.

    • @lukebob4243
      @lukebob4243 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should watch the sailing Brothers they are really good

  • @sgfulton8385
    @sgfulton8385 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I always dreamed of sailing the seas as a kid. At this point in my life I know that dream is not likely to come true. Watching your videos kind of takes me out there in a way. They are very well done and I look forward to the next after each one. Keep up the good work Joe!

    • @malcolm9650
      @malcolm9650 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I started my deck officer cadetship at the age of 44

    • @darrenshebell3563
      @darrenshebell3563 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah... To be young again... Especially now... Interesting times...

    • @bartyjustdidit5720
      @bartyjustdidit5720 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@malcolm9650 don't stop going guyyy!!

    • @malcolm9650
      @malcolm9650 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bartyjustdidit5720 cheers mate

    • @kevintersavige125
      @kevintersavige125 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m like you my friend,I wish my life took a different course and I would’ve followed this life at sea.
      My father was in the Merchant Marines during WWII and he cherished every moment.

  • @BTScriviner
    @BTScriviner ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I follow a lot of TH-camrs, but there are only few whose videos I watch as soon as they're uploaded. Your channel has quickly become one of those. I love following your adventures on the high seas.

    • @PankajSharma-pj9ve
      @PankajSharma-pj9ve 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/video/2dwMubsmg10/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wFuabHqPPdoOZvru

  • @rickwells7184
    @rickwells7184 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well them days is long gone but I did put in a many hours bunkering started off at the ports eventually ended up getting on ships and Tugs & barges offloading anywhere from asphalt jet fuel diesel for the Navy and bunkering some cargo ships as well as tankers offloading discharging their tanks to oil companies at the same time fueling the ship many hours I can still smell that
    bunker back in the '80s a lot of your foreign ships wasn't that clean They would send hoses back down to you without blanks on them therefore it would let some drip in the water nowadays it would be fine by the Coast guard back then they got away with it no when we were hooking lines and risers it wasn't that many people two to three well if you had somebody working the boom knew what they were doing four and six inch lines weren't that hard but appreciate your video brought back many memories when I started off at a Port Everglades company was Belcher oil which then turned into coastal oil I don't know what they are now but I went from being a doc hand to a deck hand on a tug working myself all the way up in the wheelhouse to a captain have safe travels good memories 💪🏻⚓🛳️🦺🔧⛓️👊

  • @jamesmcguire764
    @jamesmcguire764 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I'm glad I was a captain for 25 yrs

  • @kristengabbard5351
    @kristengabbard5351 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have no idea why I’m finding this series so interesting.
    Thank you for sharing these.

  • @wntu4
    @wntu4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man a bit of roll is the BEST sleeping ever. I miss that.

  • @gennehring1
    @gennehring1 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You're a natural story teller. Please keep it up!

  • @scotthiorns4745
    @scotthiorns4745 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good stuff, brother. I spent 20 years as a US Navy Boiler Tech on 6 different ships from 1978-1998. Your videos help an old sailor remember the good old days

  • @naxnky
    @naxnky ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you Joe for sharing your journey with us. You definitely have the right mix of elements in your videos to make them entertaining and informative. After working 43 years in the airline industry it's always interesting to see how other travel industries work. Thanks again for sharing and keep on traveling.

  • @martinomalley7480
    @martinomalley7480 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love your video's man, I work at sea in Scotland, you gotta wear a harness when your working on the top of those cranes man seriously, don't give your life for the company stay safe 🕺

    • @darren5971
      @darren5971 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well said comrade from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @anaximander66
    @anaximander66 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My man getting caught up on D&D lore? I love it!

  • @paullandreville5394
    @paullandreville5394 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Keep it going Joe. Another great video. I'm to old for your job, so I'm living it through you.

  • @spg77777
    @spg77777 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    @ 7:21 I'm part of the fabrication process of that type of heavy structural steel you see on the left side of the screen.
    I work at a small (50 people, family owned, union) steel yard in Massachusetts where we do a lot of Navy stuff.
    We also produce large drive train components to include our current job for a future aircraft carrier. Cool stuff.
    Really like the vids. Thx.

  • @user-up9iq7ic8z
    @user-up9iq7ic8z 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sea Looks pretty RUFF.!!!

  • @VHM2018
    @VHM2018 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Canary Islands are one of our favorite holiday destinations but yours is a very different approach. Interesting to see it like that!

  • @andrewlangridge8619
    @andrewlangridge8619 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always enjoy your stuff Joe! Safe on!

  • @JayDawg1969
    @JayDawg1969 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hey Joe! been a subscriber for a while now but had to hit the notification button finally! So cool that you're sharing your workplace with us. I love the technical side, but am also fascinated by banalities like the head and galley. You show us both, like a PBS show of the golden era. You're the Norm Abrams of the sea!

  • @brianperry
    @brianperry ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Some of the best times of my young adult life was at sea. I sailed on shell VLCCs plying between Europe, the Gulf and Far East, Singapore, Japan etc….Six month on, one month off, then a new ship, sometimes reacquainted with crew you had sailed with before…I had a great time, great memories of over fifties years ago…..

  • @jesstill7833
    @jesstill7833 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Joe I love watching your videos something different ,,,This was my dream when I was 18 years old but it never happened it’s called life😢 cheers from Australia ❤️🙏😃👍🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸☘️☘️🕊️

  • @BenjaminHeyser
    @BenjaminHeyser ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ascension Island, awesome, not a destination that comes up often. Looking forward tonthat video.

  • @mjb9176
    @mjb9176 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching those waves crashing up and over the deck of a fully loaded ship is awesome. Thanks for catching those images. I've been in 25 foot waves once on an older Holland America ship, heading between the boot of Sicily and the mainland and your video shows me what it probably looked like outside. I know the wind was so strong we could not stand in the front passenger area unless we held on with both hands (they eventually closed all the outdoor areas). One third of the crew never made it to the dinner service that evening they were so sick from the rocking, and neither did half the passengers.

  • @brisbaneinsider7139
    @brisbaneinsider7139 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The sound at 7:15 when the big hatches are closing is so cool. Made me think of Jurassic Park 2 with the T-rex.

  • @beckyumphrey2626
    @beckyumphrey2626 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video. Thank you.

  • @snidelywhiplash8923
    @snidelywhiplash8923 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What an interesting and exotic series of ports for this contract. Enjoyed the video and your music choices.

  • @rackets001
    @rackets001 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Always a pleasure to watch! Still wish they were longer, but I understand it takes work to make them as awesome as you do!

  • @michaelisbell3094
    @michaelisbell3094 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another fantastic video blog!!

  • @joylapine9004
    @joylapine9004 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am absolutely petrified of large bodies of water so I close my eyes when you show the ocean. I’m mostly listening because your videos are fascinating.

  • @toddbrown4935
    @toddbrown4935 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Your videos are so well done, Joe. Thank you.

  • @beedalton9675
    @beedalton9675 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for keeping our story of merchant marines story 💪 what we do for a living.. you need some bungie cords to keep your stuff anchored down lol no safety rails on the bunk

  • @gw5033
    @gw5033 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yup! another good one, thanks.

  • @robertlemoine3500
    @robertlemoine3500 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou Joe ,great job sir .

  • @rightsideupvt
    @rightsideupvt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't wait for the next one!

  • @BjerkeRobin
    @BjerkeRobin ปีที่แล้ว

    The part about crew change is so on point. It makes the time you have onboard with people special, because you know you will probably never have the privelege again.
    And when jou do it is euphoric in a way.

  • @thekochdieselskils5506
    @thekochdieselskils5506 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a cool cruise… You are taking us to some of the most interesting places on Earth.

  • @torgeirbrandsnes1916
    @torgeirbrandsnes1916 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great vlog as always! What an awesome destination. The brits and some sea birds are the only thing there I think. It is a fuel stop for personel flying to/from the Falklands. Keep up the good work. Be safe!

  • @frankedwards5715
    @frankedwards5715 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video

  • @bigdaddyhognuts9413
    @bigdaddyhognuts9413 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Enjoying the series Joe. Stay safe shipmate!

  • @edwardnull5447
    @edwardnull5447 ปีที่แล้ว

    I agree. Your videos are very well done. Cheers!

  • @carlgoutell2593
    @carlgoutell2593 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos. Don't stop

  • @davidcummings6299
    @davidcummings6299 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoy keep up the good work….. I do find it quite interesting !

  • @slocad11
    @slocad11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you 'like' the video....! Now, I laugh whenever I hear you say that. Who couldn`t like these great videos? Thanks, Joe. Some more great cargo ship content.

  • @sigurdjohnson6617
    @sigurdjohnson6617 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed this a lot - like I enjoy all your Vlogs.

  • @MesaperProductions
    @MesaperProductions ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're doing good work, Franta.
    Keep it up.

  • @NiallG
    @NiallG ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Joe.. keep em coming..

  • @Richard-om7vd
    @Richard-om7vd ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent Video.

  • @dwainyoung542
    @dwainyoung542 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for taking me along on your trip through life , I could never be a seaman but love watching you

  • @Joeypouls
    @Joeypouls ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was cool when I realised you were dropping off aggregates at Ascension for the runway reconstruction. Not involved but wondered where all the aggregate came from, Canada, of course!

  • @bruschi8148
    @bruschi8148 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this channel!!

  • @juffowuppy
    @juffowuppy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like your videos. Love the narration!

  • @pontiacrider3293
    @pontiacrider3293 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Joe thanks alot man keep em coming

  • @Nightstick
    @Nightstick ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, keep up the good work!

  • @terryg6596
    @terryg6596 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Joe,looked looked like a fair passage to Canary Ils,I,ve actually holidayed there at Las Palmas nice people nice place,enjoy your channel very much,hope you have a safe sail to Acencion Ilands,take care till next time

  • @justtl5885
    @justtl5885 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ascension Island......Badass!

  • @paulconnors2078
    @paulconnors2078 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great video Joe and appreciated by all who watch them! Please keep them coming! Paul Connors, Randolph, NJ (Morris County)

  • @ccole9080
    @ccole9080 ปีที่แล้ว

    great channel and excellent content

  • @maeJoyBwithU-ux3fn
    @maeJoyBwithU-ux3fn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thankGooDness for tuesdaYz &joeFranta content! that tide looked like it was really rocking, that's a gr8 sleep trick. [some tanLine you picked up!] kinda sad see'N part of theCrew leave, maybe it's your video, narration & music, or you are simpLy a terrific storyteller! blessing'Z aLLover your piLgriMage... uGottaNun onYouRside!

  • @Adam20231
    @Adam20231 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoy your videos!!!

  • @cammy2100
    @cammy2100 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another great video Joe. Sailed on a bulker similar to the one you are on. Main cargo was logs from Vancouver island to the Australian coast. Sometimes to Japan. Japan was amazing. Plenty ports ,tons of time ashore. It's no wonder I went home skint lol. If you google MV Harfleur images,there's a few pics of her.

  • @mmcleod111
    @mmcleod111 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome channel, videos

  • @BjerkeRobin
    @BjerkeRobin ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude. This is CONTENT. Love it

  • @ypaulbrown
    @ypaulbrown ปีที่แล้ว

    wonderful......

  • @michaelmoore6207
    @michaelmoore6207 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your channel Joe!

  • @stumpylovespies6679
    @stumpylovespies6679 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loving these vlogs. Always interesting. I stopped off at Ascension Island, Wideawake Airfield on my way to & from the Falkland Islands. A very Mars like place. My mate spent a year there and loved it. I look forward to seeing your next vlog.

  • @neilreid2298
    @neilreid2298 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoying your vids, Joe. Can please make them longer? Thank you for the time and effort- the ride-along is so enjoyable and interesting.

  • @MooreAvery
    @MooreAvery ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Joe, really enjoy your channel. Really enjoyed the Alaska series. Come back up in the summer!

  • @cliffandersson4964
    @cliffandersson4964 ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked it when you said you enjoyed greasing the crane and that it was close as you would get to working on the master the tall ship!

  • @johnburgess5534
    @johnburgess5534 ปีที่แล้ว

    Joe, when I was at sea we “weighed anchor “. You lifted yours.!!!!

  • @Dannsandiego
    @Dannsandiego ปีที่แล้ว +3

    More great storytelling, Joe!

  • @aiwithbri
    @aiwithbri 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Starting at 04:16, I knew what you were thinking, and after mentioning your ancient seafarers, what you were about to say.
    Great vid.
    Subscribed!

  • @pawelkumorkiewicz
    @pawelkumorkiewicz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Joe
    Great work on your videos. I love yours short stories. When I was younger I thought about becoming a sailer but it did not happen so your videos are very interesting for me. Keep up good work and stay safe out there.

  • @antjb7641
    @antjb7641 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoy your vlogs!

  • @ibbylancaster8981
    @ibbylancaster8981 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude, these are how I would imagine it’s like sitting in a bar listening to you spin these yarns! Cheers Joe🍻. Much love from NC. If you are ever down through eastern NC traveling in your RV, hmu, I have plenty of space for you to camp out at. 🤙

  • @charlieholland2265
    @charlieholland2265 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you have a real talent for making videos, the picture quality excellent ,the subject matter same thing and I'm liking the music it fits the topic you are explaining . good job well done!!!

  • @Mendo707mx
    @Mendo707mx ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Top notch content man, your killing it!

  • @bobryan6474
    @bobryan6474 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Joe!

  • @philthy8150
    @philthy8150 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff

  • @StillAwakeAwareDiscerning
    @StillAwakeAwareDiscerning ปีที่แล้ว

    "Everything found a home and its good where it is". What a great example of accepting what is......

  • @paulseoighemcgee5772
    @paulseoighemcgee5772 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great content Joe !

  • @Saguanay
    @Saguanay ปีที่แล้ว

    Right on. We did the same thing with fire blankets or our floater jackets if your rack didn't have a belt.

  • @Diddley-js6lf
    @Diddley-js6lf ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful Blue Water It reminds me of the Great Lakes Now.

  • @TheRick2130
    @TheRick2130 ปีที่แล้ว

    been watching few seafarer vlog, got to a see chief engr vlog and bridge officer vlog, then finally seen yours which everything starting make sense know

  • @germanmerino6606
    @germanmerino6606 ปีที่แล้ว

    Muy buenos tus videos , saludos desde pto Aysén sur de chile

  • @molybdnum
    @molybdnum ปีที่แล้ว

    Ascension? That's an interesting voyage indeed.

  • @vincentwesolowski459
    @vincentwesolowski459 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Greetings Joe, I recently discovered your channel. I like how you manage not to roll when you hit the rack. The USN cruiser I was on back in 68, 69 & 70, had canvas racks that had an aluminum frame with a thin mattress that sat on top of the canvas. No matter how tight you tied the canvas to the aluminum frame, when you climbed into your bunk you still sagged into the center of the bunk. In port that wasn’t too bad but at sea it was a real pain in the butt trying to keep from rolling around. The trick was, when you took on stores you tried to grab a piece of plywood shipping crate. You would then try to finagle this plywood below decks to the damage control (DC) shop to have them cut it to the size of your rack. The other trick was to have enough plywood for someone in the DC shop to use for their own bunk. Now you had a nice firm support for your mattress. The trick then was to lay on your stomach with your feet spread and arms spread so your body wouldn’t roll in rough seas.
    I loved climbing the masts to rig dress ship lights, heights never bothered me. Being an Electrician’s Mate I would always volunteer to climb the masts and take my camera with me to get photos of the ports we were in.
    I am really enjoying your videos. I’m from PA, Philly originally now in Chester County. Take care and stay safe.

  • @GustavusAK
    @GustavusAK ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks! Love your videos, I sailed SIU briefly aroud 2006 before I switched over to Alaska Tugs. keep up the great videos!

    • @JoeFranta
      @JoeFranta  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much Gus, Alaska tugs is badass! have you seen my Alaska vid? is that one of your tugs?

  • @Iz0pen
    @Iz0pen 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You could do a quick hitch on a tall ship easy. Be careful though you might love it

  • @zerex96
    @zerex96 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can relate to the sunburn!

  • @miafuring
    @miafuring ปีที่แล้ว

    safety first brother! nice ship.

  • @captainbontekoe6752
    @captainbontekoe6752 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, I never had a chance to go to Ascension island, but I would sure like to, it's like a final frontier, alone in the middle of Atlantic. And about crew changes, I remember my first signing off, I was crying because I knew I'll never see those guys again, and I didn't, not a single one of them, with years skin grows thicker and tears disappear...

  • @DavidJohnson-kb8sr
    @DavidJohnson-kb8sr ปีที่แล้ว

    I was working on a pipe lay vessel in Las Palmas in January suprised to see those drilling vessels are still out there

  • @q21wak
    @q21wak ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the music..I gotta get out more

  • @danloeber
    @danloeber ปีที่แล้ว

    Woulda, coulda, shoulda. Watching your videos is as close as I’ll get now.

  • @ianwhyte930
    @ianwhyte930 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shared to my goddaughter working inland tankers around Europe based Holland 😊

  • @to8860
    @to8860 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Joe!!

  • @ericjackson9047
    @ericjackson9047 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you say destination Ascension Island? I spent a year down there ... absolutely a wonderful place. Can't wait to see your vlog offloading. Note that they don't have a pier, so you'll probably be offloading differently than you've seen almost anywhere else.

  • @mattbyers901
    @mattbyers901 ปีที่แล้ว

    love the vids joe hope too see yeah come by my port in NB, Canada someday! kepp up he amazing work and keep safe!

  • @laarbioufkir4956
    @laarbioufkir4956 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching you from morocco - north africa

  • @matthewratcliffe6812
    @matthewratcliffe6812 ปีที่แล้ว

    The feeling of leave due 😊

  • @soknot8673
    @soknot8673 ปีที่แล้ว

    cant wait for ascension island