Military Ship? - I was 'Intercepted' for Filming This Vessel!
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Story time! - The time I was 'intercepted' by security at a private marina for filming a docking vessel with my drone. But was it a military vessel or a superyacht? Watch to find out.
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Your funny! lolol
Skat is in german a name of a card game , quite old , centuries old I guess.
@@typxxilps thanks,I knew it sounded familiar
Lol that is some funny Scat ......Thanks my fine friend and thanks for sharing your story an what a deal 👍
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To be that worried they must of been upto something.
Do they sail to Epstein island? Islands?
I enjoy watching these glimpses of a world in which the majority of people do not live. Solid work by you, as always.
I was a Chief Engineer for many, many, years and am happily living off-grid in Vermont. (US) There will always be a part of me that misses the life. Your videos allow me to stay in touch with it, vicariously. The boats just keep getting bigger and bigger.
You live near Ben & Jerries?
Ha!! Funny!!
If ur using youtube you arent off grid
It is so juvenile: "Mine's bigger than yours." It's just silly.
@@RumblesBettr I am not connected to the electrical grid. I am self sufficient and have all the power I need. I also happen to have internet via satellite. That is not “the grid”.
You handled the situation well, there are people that think that they can control any situation and bully others to do as they wish. Keep up the great work.
Yes - very arrogant behaviour from all of them who tried to intimidate with no grounds at all
Great story! And yes, it does look like a military vessel, like a US frigate from afar. I'm actually very impressed however, with your ability to keep your wits about you while talking to marina security and SKAT's captain without becoming "scattered" yourself! Love the channel as always!
Being a crew member yourself, you'd have known enough not to speak up about being in the right with regard to the NDA. And yea, good thing, as you never know if the two captains/owners know each other and are friendly, you could quickly end up w/o a berth, and possibly in a foreign port.
But many places do have filming policies, posted... and listed in rental agreements. All depends on the country/municipality you are in, and often how intrusive (or not) you are while flying.
@@WhiteWolf65 In general. land owners only own a small amount of the airspace above the land, so enforcing a no filming policy on drones might be very difficult. Of course, the realpolitik tends to be a bit different. There is a TH-cam channel run by a man in the UK who deliberately flies his drone in places which are legal, but where his actions provoke people nearby.
please go to your eye doctor. you have a serious problem
I really enjoy your coverage, especially your fair and objective demeanor. Keep up the great work!
I always carry a spare card for my cameras so I can swap cards when someone gets snippy about me taking pictures.
The other yacht's captain wasn't confused. He was just hoping you were ignorant.
Really enjoyed the story. I reckon that seeing the vessel from far away, it can indeed be mistaken not as a civilian one. Tipping my hat to you for the quick thinking in preserving the footage.
Personally I very much like these military design style super yachts. Nord being my personal favourite and I think the one you featured a few weeks ago was called Bold. I’m not saying some of the more conventionally styled yachts are not stunning but I just feel it is a real baller move to opt for this fairly unique design. I really appreciate your efforts and quality of your editing in your uploads. Thank you very much.
I personally saw the M/Y A 👀 moored in Honolulu harbor. It's BIG, really BIG ! 😮
They're lovely if you enjoy Bond Villains.
@@linanicolia1363 The best 'tough' look for a yacht is something that looks like a research vessel. Something like Yersin or Andromeda, where it's clearly not military but also looks far more capable and versatile than your standard white-hull boat.
You did the right thing. Whether you was in the right or not. You. Nodded, smiled and did as they asked as to not escalate the situation and put your career at risk. Sometimes we just gotta keep quiet and smile
You always post wonderful videos of yachts and the stories behind them. Thank you for posting them for our viewing pleasure.
Great story. Not the same but interesting...When my folks moved to Florida full time, they lived on the Gulf Intercoastal, we had always had a boat on The Great Lakes growing up, so my dad wanted an upgrade. He purchased a brand new 38' Formula, w/2 454's blown, from a marina on the ocean side and they were piloting her back home around the tip of Florida. Starting to get dusk they were entering a marina for the night, my mother noticed police & other emergency vehicles lining the road of the marina but didn't think much of it, until...as she put it "Out of nowhere comes this huge Coast Guard vessel right at us"...with the Captain announcing over a loud speaker for them to stop immediately & prepare to be boarded. They got close enough to speak at regular volume & after several questions, they told them to continue their passage & have a good night. My dad asks "What in the hell was that? I thought you were going to board & you have all this back-up on land (He was angry)!" The Captain tells them they had been tracking them by radar since the initial marina and had they told them anything other than the truth, they'd have boarded them to search for drugs as they were the perfect smuggling operation...middle aged white couple, no listed name on boat yet & being a go-fast. lolol
EDIT: My folks at the time looked like Andy Griffith & Aunt B (In Aunt B's early yrs. T'was late 1980's. lol).
That had to have been scary. Glad it worked out nicely.
The military has a tethered balloon in that area, with radar on it, about 17,000' in the air, I believe. So they see you long before you see them.
nice! i grew up loving formula boats in the 80's. twice blown big blocks are the best. i always wanted a '31 cigarette cafe racer. i still have the motorboat magazine issue when the top gun hit 90mph. very cool as i sit back thinking about the formula's ive seen. thnx for the memory! cheers
Ah, the Miami Vice days... must have given your parents a good jolt to their Blood-Pressure...
Personally, I'd go for an 80' repro (or rebuild/resto) of a WW2 PT boat like the 109.
@@gregoryfranks7347 It was named "The Wicked One" & she was pretty. Another story was running down the Gulf into the Intercoastal after a day at Ft. Myers Beach (sadly gone), we were running with an outboard go-fast & came into the shipping lanes @ 70knots or so...was mom, dad, grandmother & my gf...we went air-born. Grandmother & mother ended up on the floor, gf & I white knuckled to our seats & when all said & done, all were ok, dad in big trouble, he & I sharing a quiet nod/smile out of the seeing eyes of the women. What a rush!!
If the story of why he called it Skat is true, his office was in Copenhagen for a few years. That might also be the reason the no trespassing sign, had it written in Danish aswell. The "Ingen adgang" line was in Danish.
And yes it has 3 meanings: treasure, taxes and darling.
Skatt = two t is not darling in Swedish haha only tax and tresure like in a coffin hidden away. In Danish it is like LOVE.
The word he's thinking of is _scat,_ with a C. It's also a form of jazz singing using nonsense syllables.
'skat' is used like 'darling' or 'dear'. I believe you use 'elskling' in Sweden the same way.
Scat and skat are two very different things. De to ting har ingen forbindelse overhovedet.
@@bulletvivace Swedish couples does not say ÄLSKLING 10 times a day like Danish are saying SKAT all the time.
Pronounced as "skut" as in 'hut" isn't it
I'm glad you got the video out of the drone before they made you delete it. All your videos are spectacular and this yacht is a standout.
Here on the east coast of Australia my son is a drone guy and sends it out up to 5kms for whale watching. He's got some amazing videos but also had some scary moments when the flight back to land is in danger of running out of battery or being attacked by a sea eagle. But the worst experience for a friend of his was spotting a naval ship out past the whale migration lanes, sending the drone higher to check it out and suddenly his transmission stopped. From working perfectly to nothing. His only guess was that the naval ship had either shot him out of the air or blasted him with some sort of jamming system with the same result. A very expensive drone death.
oh lordy
As a retired Pentester (ethical hacker), my outlook on life has always been that it’s better to ask forgiveness than ask for permission… BUT if no one knows what you did then you don’t have to do either of those 🤐🤐🤐
Great video as always
It definitely looks like a military vessel. A cousin bought a small drone. He stopped flying it after he noticed that it seemed to upset people. Lovely shots of it!
Keep flying just be respectful enjoy the art 🖼️
Billionaires: buy huge conspicuous vessel that can be seen from a mile away
Also Billionaires: dont look at my vessel, i bought it for privacy
LoL
Governments want and need proximity and use private sources to hide in plain sight.
You are supposed to look at it, but not into it.
Very interesting video, never realized you are putting your job and possibly your career on the line making these videos.
Thanks for doing them, it lets me dream of the impossible.
I actually loved the story and you had me chuckling a few times "So that's my skat story." The yacht does have a sort of appeal to it and the design certainly sets it apart from most. Well done!
I live in the middle of a "dry" desert! I don't swim well at all so "big water" frightens me. I do find your videos to be fantastic, and enjoy every minute of them. Do more "Skat"!! Thank you!
Thank you for standing up for your rights as a journalist.
Invasion of Privacy or is it Breaking and Entering or Casing a joint,
@@gilesellis8002 They'd have to take you to court, and prove their case. All he'd have to do is show the TH-cam channel to the judge, and he'd toss the case, especially if eSysman had no criminal record, and had a good rep as a crewman/former crewman.
Person filming could ask for damages to cover his legal costs of the defence, and loser often has to pay winner's costs.
@@gilesellis8002 You can film from public spaces in the Bahamas where this was taken. Other countries laws may vary, but this isn't illegal in the country he was in at the time.
Thank you for your very professional and decent stories.
I always believed the rule to be that there is no expectation of privacy in an outdoor space. Just another example of the rich elites thinking they're in their own special class. You handled the situation well and I'm soooo glad you posted this.
Well for early days using a drone, you sure captured some fantastic shots. You definitely have an eye for cinematography.
Are there many yachts that have been built in a military look? If there are more, I'd love to see them as well.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Scat really *does* look somewhat like a warship at first glance, especially the silhouette. To me she specifically looks like some form of relatively modern corvette, the only thing she's missing is the gun
Lurssen got their start building navy vessels. IIRC, Carinthia VI was based on a fast coastal patrol boat hull that Lurssen was producing at the time.
Excellent video, what a story. I guess nowadays , as the footage is some years old, anybody is aware that you can be filmed by drones anywhere and there is not much that can be done about it.
Well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼! Didn't get into trouble and didn't give up the footage. My blabbermouth in the same situation would have probably said, "My NDA only stops me from filming the yacht that I work on, so there 😛 !" and would have landed myself in trouble 😄.
Thought for sure they'd be flying the Cross and Skullbones Flag.
Oh, well.
Take care rockin' the Truman Show, eSysman.
Everyone's not as honest and decent as you.
Thank you!
It's skull, and crossbones🤣
@@ralgor100 Thanks ~ was trying to confuse the Al-gore-rythms, but glad you knew what I meant. 👍
I loved the story and the fact you had sense to transfer the footage immediately. Before Covid I went to a well publicised visit by a celebrity from the BBC. It was in the marketplace and they had a load of private security as well as police. Everyone was taking photos but the private security was doing their best to stand between the celebrity and the people. I could move easily but some elderly ladies at the front couldn't. I told the security guard to get out of the way or I was going to walk past him to take photos. He lifted his hand to stop me so I reminded him he was just another member of the public without any powers and I would call the police across if he put a hand on me. The senior guy saw what was happening, came across, I explained what was happening and he was really good. He moved his security guys so people could get photos.
Give some folks a little bit of power and they turn into Benito Mussolini....
@@stefanfrankel8157 I can't remember. How did things end up with dear Benito? 😉
If it was KCIII, eggs would have been thrown and photos deleted by Palace security! Yes, that happened.
Always good to have a duplicate memory card you can swap out at any time...
Bouncers working at pubs and nightclubs are in most cases standing in a public place, which gives them no right to prevent people from waling anywhere, including entering the premises. In order to comply with the law, they should stand inside the door.
Always enjoy your "take" on all matters yachty and boaty. You are doing yourself a disservice calling your knowledge amateur. Spending a large part of your time observing and researching a subject makes you an expert.
The Drone is lovely. Fascinating footage. Thanks for updates. Beautiful boats.
🤗👍 THANKS ESYSMAN…FOR SHARING A GREAT STORY 😎 AND WE APPRECIATE HOW CONTENTIOUS YOU ARE STILL 💚💚💚
Great story... glad to see you having the last best laugh !! "He who laughs last,..... "
I think you handled that very professionally. Never get rattled or let the EGO take over, that would have been a disaster. Well done Amigo. Rock
Very glad you chose not to argue the point with Skat's Captain. It was a mute point and you lived to fight another day. Good on you.
All beach is considered public places at least across EU and in the US, and anybody can film in public places. No one can see or ask you to delete recordings unless they have a warrent. But as you said in reality they can just pressure you as they want. I think you handled it very cleverly.
In the Bahamas, beaches are treated as property of the Crown upto the high tide mark. Similar to the BVI, you can rightfully go to Bransons private islands, the staff may not like it and try to intimidate you and shoo you off but they can’t do a thing.
This ain't the EU or the US. The rest of the world doesn't have this weird sense of freedom you love so much.
@@martinkobimbo8090 Bahamas have similiar rules.
@@martinkobimbo8090 Have you ever heard of copyright laws? It seems you're ignorant of them.
Interesting and fun recollection of events,
such a great story. Please tell more of these.
Aleays enjoy your experiences. Havikg grown up in Samoa, id always head to the dock whenever a ship or large boat would come in. And, being only 12 years old, I would somehow end up getting a board! Being landlocked now, i reslly look forward to your stories as they bri g back many memories of the ocean and the beautiful vessel's on it!
Good You handeled the situation as You did. About the airspace, it depends. In the territories of most EU countries, the airspace above private land belongs to the owner until a hight of 120 m. It was 150, the EU changed it, to address issues with drones. Because Helis need to stand clear of 150 m flying overland. So, to hold them apart... It was actually legal to intercept drones over private property, after some people shot them down, this changed a little bit...
Walkin' the tightrope! Well done.
I did enjoy this vid quite a bit since it's "off-track" from your normal posts. I'd like to see more!
Well, glad you kept the footage, I don't think I would accept any amount of money to put up with the kind of intimidation the marina and captain of the Skat tried to dole out.
What they say is, money corrupts and obscene amounts of money corrupts obscenely. I think this apllies to a lot of the mega yacht owners.
As a novice drone owner, some 4 years ago, with my DJI Mini, 1st model, like you, launch it over a park, beach, houses, carparks, you're suddenly aware of a totally different vision, from your normal camera or camera phone perspective. You now are seeing private areas behind fences or private activities. So you immediately learn very quickly with your new eyes, that this small device needs to be flown and used with discretion. All drone owners understand this, but the first flight could be dicey, as you discovered.
Where I live in the Caribbean I and a few others purposely built homes away from the masses in the hills for peace and quiet with privacy. We started having a rash of unidentified drones which invade privacy and are very noisy hovering level to the second story of homes and over pool areas. Our security started shooting warning shots with their shot guns and it ended. Peeping Toms or crooks casing out the places?
Wow! I hope the shooters were VERY careful about where those rounds were going to hit (after missing the drones).😮
@paton57 Oh, like bird shot? That would be less dangerous than slugs or buckshot, yes?
Nobody should be invading your privacy like that however the destruction of an aircraft is considered a federal crime. The FAA and the NTSB consider all types of drones as aircraft, therefore protecting them under this law. This applies to all drones, whether they are used commercially or recreationally.
Tax inspector
@@etdronehome51 (Carribian nations may or may not have regulations similar to those of the U.S.)
Great story! thanks*
I really like your scale models behind you
Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing. enjoy
Love this type of content. So interesting. You could certainly infuse the regular news and spot content (which is also great) with a bit more stories from your many years in the business, I'm sure you have plenty. Thanks for your efforts, much appreciated.
Situation handled with diplomacy and tact as usual. 👍
eSysman is super bada$$!! From telling the Russian's he's gonna keep filming when they threaten him to downloading his footage before security shows up lol! That's James Bond level precision! Love it! :) - que 007 theme -
I would also like to see more material on non-traditional non-conventional ships that have been converted to yachts.
Seems like you mentioned something on one episode about a smaller cruise ship that had been converted to a yacht.
I was once intercepted by port security for filming a documentary (not shipping related)on a hill, with a northern English port behind me. The port was in Hull, and just a commercial port, as far as anyone is aware. I wasn't even in the port, or even in front of the entrance.
All very strange, as security turned up from nowhere within a few minutes.
Always interesting everything you put out
That was a Skatastic video 😊😊.
Fun story. Thanks for sharing
Very good back story. I appreciate your perspective.
Very interesting as always. Totally understandable that the SKAT Captain would be looking out for his people and job. He really didn't know what you had filmed particularly but would want to keep any information from being released.
Except he didn't really have any right to do that, but sure.
@@corail53 You would be REALLY upset by the Whole new world of "Karens"! It's entitlement on steroids! LOL!
Great story! Press on!
I think you handle it perfectly!
The down loading of the SD card was brilliant!!
No need to bring unnecessary attention to yourself! 👍
I tell you what though mate from your first day out with a drone filming a yacht this is pretty damn good footage. Even if it is a little bit cheeky and close. But still cracking work for your first time! You must’ve realised at this point you had a future in it!
That's Albany Marina near Lyford Cay. The western bit of New Providence Island is very posh. (west of Nassau).
Absolutely one of the BEST sea tales you've told to us by this time. You stood up to "the powers that be" admirably. That yacht, "Skat," looked a lot like one of their Lurssen OPVs, similar to the ones operated by the Bahamians!
That is a beautiful yacht, It's nice to see one that doesn't look like all the others, I wish the captain of that yet would allow you to do a video of the yacht, If I worked on that yet I would be very proud. Very interesting yacht.
You must have many more "tales from the seven seas"... Please let us have more!!!! Fantastic!
I remember reading about both those boats, yes they definitely have gotten mixed up with military vessels more than a few times. Both are gorgeous, I couldn’t imagine the fuel costs for any of them 😁
I love your stories amigo. Well done! 🥂
Thumbs up for your presentation
There's great value in people like you who can point us in the direction of people like...............
Great video and very interesting. Thanks for all of the outstanding content on your channel!
SKAT is extremely well known - it goes up and down the east east coast every year, stopping and various public harbors along the way such as Norfolk VA and mile market 1 on the eastern intracoastal waterway.
Another good video ⛵️🚤🛥⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👏👏👏
I like your shirt 👕. It reminds me of the Wiliams F1Team 🏎🏁
The same people who want privacy on their super yacht want you to live in 15 minutes cities. Door to door, stacked onto each-other. Great video and handled it perfectly.
what has that to do with anything? Also what‘s wrong with a 15 min city? Sounds awesome.
@@martinpallmann. You’re not allowed to leave! If you do, you are fined. No more travel, no more sightseeing. No going across town to your favorite restaurant, a treater, a museum, or out camping, or up to your cabin, or just plain sightseeing in your own state. There are many parts of my state that I’ve not seen, and now that o have time to do so, no one can tell me not to. With 15 minute cities, that would all end….except for the rich. They would still be able to do all you see them doing now…with YOU tucked conveniently out of sight. Can’t have the ugly serfs reminding them that they are finite. And that’s the point….overlords served by serfs. Back to feudal days. And it’s all been planned…decades ago. I sat and listened to “them” make their ugly plans for us…in person. They didn’t know I was listening.
excellent story! keep them coming.😎👍
You were totally in the "right". Awesome post!
I like the way you stood your ground but weren't an asshole about it. I dislike it when people attempt to assert their "rights", and accomplish nothing but a big stink and hard feelings.
Pick your battles, and walk away quietly, holding your ace card up your sleeve.
Was in Docklands London other day .. saw Royal Huisman PHI and the Phoenix. You have an amazing job and a brilliant channel.. got me more interested in the SuperYachts for sure. Thank you.
My first introduction to the word "SCAT" was when I was in the Boy Scouts (of America). The Scouts published a book on animal scat and foot prints, used to identify animals. A neat book. And the introduction to another term for feces. It allowed a teenager to discuss said material without having to use coarse language.
Another great video.
Formatted SD cards are easily recoverable. Sandisk even offers a free utility, but software like R-studio can do a much deeper scan in the case of corruption/damage etc...
Luckily they didn’t know that.
Excellent job as always E .. keep it up !
This vid was so awesome on so many levels....your intro music and graphics treatment were a perfect overlay to make it very mysterious and Mission Impossible-esque. 😂 Then, pretty impressive footage with your brand new Mavic with very few flying hours (back in your beginning days)....I know...almost like the gym, I try and go out and fly at least monthly just to improve my flying skills. Lastly, the integrity of your reporting whereas you are absolutely consistent in your mission statement about this being an info channel about S/Y's not the clients or people. I suspect that is why the other 250K subscribers keep coming back as well. I have no interest into social media noise about the rich and famous....but, you have opened this world just about S/Y's which is really interesting...Plus, E-Man, you are really entertaining in front of the camera and have an un-matched wardrobe for your drops. Bravo!
Great video.
I would not be at all surprised if some of the Super Yachts are equipped with surveillance equipment or are transporting classified cargo. Until I found your channel, I had no concept of the community of Super Yacht owners and their very secretive nature. Even to the point of hiding the actual owners identity. It's a perfect scenario for clandestine activity.
When you got $,$$$,$$$ seams like laws do not apply to you... That sucks but oh well such is life. I presume that is why the rich keep teams of lawyer's on speed dial LOL.
@@jonathanbair523 They guy with the best lawyer wins. Never mind all that "justice for all" and "fair trial" rhetoric.
But I was referring to a more select group of yacht owners that are actually government agents of this or that country. What better place to hide than among a of people that are secretive by nature and commonly travel port to port all over the world? Very few, if any questions are asked about why or why not as long as the required credentials are in order. Is the guest listed as Sammy Something the person he claims to be?
I would think that the percentage of this type of activity would be small but environment would certainly lend itself to it.
That Ship is really Really Cool. I love it.
I enjoyed your SKAT story. I respect the billionaire's privacy and I think you respected it too. No harm done; thing is everyone is a little paranoid in the modern world about trust and security. At least that's how I feel about things.
Great story, beautiful ship that does emulate a naval vessel.
I occasionally come across your posts and always find them interesting.
I think SKAT is the most elegant Super Yacht I’ve ever seen.
Really enjoyed this story. Thanks for sharing. And yes, you did nothing wrong.
Great video, thanks
I am happy you bring this clip to public because you have all the rights to do it and in spite of the savage owner of the yacht.
It was better as a rich person if he (or someone for him) come to you with usual "we notice you film the Skat, we'd like to by all copies of that clip" with an attached agreement !
Happy ending
No instead to many bullies involved...
I understand it was not your first job on a boat so it was clear you was not a paparazzi
Eye´s and Ears in Every Port!
Alfa Nero appeal was heard last week with no outcome, the court will make a decision in December, so its stuck in Antigua for a lot longer yet
Very patient crew, they are still waiting for their back pay, might be a while
10:42 the second line on that sign is in Danish and as you said skat means taxes/treasure in Denmark.
He actually worked in Denmark in the 60´s and partly speaks Danish. He had a Danish girlfriend who called him Skat (treasure) :)
....Edited after googling a bit.
That vessel does have a striking "military" appearance. One would think Mr. Billionaire man, would have a better countermeasure for a simple commercial Drone.
Nice story!
I'm guessing you now keep a blank SD card in your pocket...just in case.
Never really been into Skat videos, but this one was exceptionally done. Great story and quick thinking on your feet to preserve your first drone video. In shape and color alone from a distance this could easily be mistaken for a littoral boat, like a scaled down version of the USS Freedom, I know the USS Freedom is 350' +/- and the Skat is 240' +/-, but a boat that is unidentified and fits the shape and color roughly has to be identified further before entering into a close proximity. So it makes sense the story of the naval vessel approaching the Skat in another situation. It seems risky to own a boat of this style if you are going to be in the Mediterranean with so many unstable countries nearby, I don't see the point of having a military looking boat and not have the firepower to go with it.
Great story, and well delivered