Straya !!, yep, anchor should have been first move, also to help recovery I would have taken the anchor out at 45 degrees from shore coz its gonna be a powerful winch and probably get the bow around a lot
I was sitting here scratching my head as well. These guys are pros, look more like running the clock to me. Pulling it off backwards makes a hell of a lot more sense. Also, I thought this was high tide..........obviously stupid to try it if it wasn't
With that wind driven sea state rising tide won't help much, she will just get pushed further ashore with each wave. With a falling tide yes need to wait for a rising high tide. In any event these guys don't really look like they know what they are doing. Bow and stern lines and as soon as she floats switch to bow as mentioned above.@@Mordalo
My Goodness, that swimmer is like Godzilla of the water. What a beast of an athelit to swim in those conditions carring a heavy tow line. Hat -- er fins off to that dude!!!
@@Flies2FLL They get back on the board and have the enormous advantage of a swiftly moving floatation device. I'm a surfer who's been in those kinds of conditions many times. What that swimmer did was absolutely herculean in those conditions. Way, way harder than it looks.
I did some gnarly towing ops whilst serving in the USCG. My old Chief Boatswains Mate may have crossed the bar, but I swear I could hear his unmistakable cursing over the wind. No line throwing gun. No towing hawser. Putting the small boat beam-to/stern-to breaking surf. I get it, there's big payday for saving the boat, but these guys are riding the struggle bus. Hope nobody gets hurt.
Random question: why do they keep trying to get it 180 turned and bow first off? I'd think that the drag of the stern for a 10-100ft until clear would offset the effort to turn it around?!
@@telluscitizen Can't pull it by the stern. The sand would pile up and either the hawser or cleats would fail due to the load. When you pivot the boat, it breaks the suction and gets the bow floating a little bit. Wave action gets up underneath the hull and gives the tow boat an assist.
Hope there is a part 2 so we can see what happens. Hats off to the diver trying to get that tow line out. I don't know what gives at Delray Beach but have been there many times and the waves are rough and there's always a current. When you float on your back you're still parallel to the shore but end up quite far away in just 5 mins and have to go swimming back. The tow boats and the diver had their work cut out for them. WOW
While the swimmers and boat operators are in vicious waves, the recovery expert with the straw hat on shore, runs away with each wave so his shoes don’t get wet!😂
Who said he was an expert? He should have contacted the MFG and found out what the draft was on that boat... If the Draft is 3 feet you're going to need close to that to move it. I didn't see any "expertise" in this video.. just guys snapping lines.
It hurts to see amateurs at work. Here the stern must be pulled out first, so as not to damage the hull, rudder and propeller. It also requires less power.
True however with those waves they will breach the transom and start filling the boat with water. I'm no engineer but I would think pulling it diagonally front and rear may I have help
@@tomwilliam5118 Correct. I watched this in absolute disbelief. Its a real lesson in madness. It was clearly not going to pull free from the front. As Bjorn said it has to be pulled free from the rear and as Tom says and I am sure Bjorn would have added a line from the front would be required as well. Connect a line from bow to one boat and a line from stern to second boat. Boat on bow should be on just enough throttle to hold tension on line and boat tied to stern should pull the boat backwards and as it comes free boat pulling stern should reduce power to idle to hold position and boat with line to bow should power up to pull the bow round into the waves. This will prevent/reduce water over the transom. In reality it would only need to be pulled back about 1-2m before the bow would be able to be pulled round which would not be far enough to risk too much water over the transom from the waves.
3:22 The Beachgoer probably told the towing technician that it’s OK if the line snaps and then he winds up losing his head in the process he said it’ll be the highlight of his vacation videos😂
Hope we get to see this one finish. Swimmer is impressive. I know the tow boat crews are really experienced, but I’m surprised they don’t rig double bow lines and a stern line and pull with multiple boats. Still, an interesting process to watch.
I'm no marine recovery specialst, but I'd have run an anchor from the tail of the ship to a solid spot further out to keep it from going any further onshore. Post a guard and wait 12 ish hours for high tide and hopefully better weather. Then pull it off the beach from the BACK of the ship at high tide with far less effort and far less risk of damage to the ship.
Yeah, I'd have tried pulling it from the back, looked like they were trying to pull it from the front? I'm not an expert either, so I'm not sure if there's a reason for not pulling it from the back, maybe risk of taking on water if pulling from the back? Idk, but one thing I do know is, I would love to have a job on one of those TowBoats, looks like a blast.
@whatta7793 taking on water from moving in reverse through cresting waves is asking for water to come in through the boat and make it sink. Theres a general rule and its DONT BE SIDEWAYS THROUGH BIG WAVES and dont let the waves stuff you into the ground or turn you into a sub from behind.
@@hybridstoatdragon Yeah this is why I'd want to wait for better weather, but there's also the issue of whether those waves as they are will break over the back of the ship and cause internal damage during the wait and what's the bigger risk.
The wheels and shaft that are buried in the sand have no where to go but into the engines. Especially with the waves, even if it came off the beach Stern first, the waves would cause the stern to dip and shove the wheels and shaft into the bottom with the weight of the yacht and push the engines right off the motor mounts and then the boat could be considered totalled. The worst that can happen pulling off the bow is the Shafts get pulled out the back of the boat and the crew would have to plug the stuffing box and Rudder posts with equipment already standing by for that situation.
That's some difficult conditions! I think it would be a lot easier to pull it off the beach backwards, and then pull at the bow when it's floating so it turns around.
@@o9rgeronimo979Only need to pull it backwards a few yards so the bottom gets off the sand, looks like the rear is floating. And then start pulling on the bow. No, going backwards through the waves would not be a good idea. Maybe it would be better to wait for calmer water.
@@victorandersson6329most times propellers are stuck in the sand trying to pull the full weight of the boat towards the propeller isn't going to be good. We hall lots of boats of beaches dumpster lots too.
@@keleneurban3764 Okey, maybe they need to wait for calmer water. Atleast dragging the bow through the sand like they tried didn't work too well, need a lot more pulling power and bigger ropes. We'll see how it goes in part 2 hopefully 👍
It doesn't really take a professional to realize you need a stronger rope instead of continuously using the same one that is snapping. Not to mention the guy who has to swim and retrieve the rope everytime.
These "professionals" are used to dealing with smaller boats and/or better conditions. Marine rescue and salvage laws are complicated, and I think the first party on the scene has first right to recover. However, if they stop the salvage, another company can try - and the first company won't get paid. Even if I don't have the details quite right, I'm betting they had strong financial motivations.
@@PsRohrbaugh Maritime law is "finders, keepers"; and what you are saying is true. However, I'm not sureit applies when the boat is grounded on the land...
With 10 years SeaTow experience and 15 years FD experience I would have use multiple lines and tow vessels, as well as a jet ski to retrieve the lines.
When I see that line stretch like that it reminds me of when my dad gave a cruiser a tow and the lift ring on our boat failed and went through the guys windshield. Very dangerous stuff.
@@xthebumpx you defiantly don't want to be in the radius of a rope or a cable when you pull something or are being towed. That lift ring would put someone in the hospital for sure. I have seen people try to use a regular cleat and those pull out real easy. On that Viking that was beached I doubt that lift ring would be strong enough to be pulled off the beach and luckily the line snapped and not the lift ring. Lift rings are typically vertically tied to the keel by a stainless threaded rod. I doubt any threaded rod sold today would sustain the force of that boat pulling on the boat through sand unless it was maybe 1 foot in diameter. Most big boats like that need to be lifted by straps and not a lift ring.
@@asphaltcowboy7567 Not the point I was making. Just stated people who put everything on the line; usually are way undervalued. Kind of like construction, first responders, military, etc… But I’m sure you know that. Just enjoying a bit of back and forth on the internet 🤓
Stop. Wait for the weather to calm down and low tide. Bring a small excavator in and dig around the boat. And pile the sand a few feet from the boat. The U shaped dike will fill with water at high tide.
Yep. This really isn't _that_ big of a deal. People beach their yachts all the time, deliberately. This is just an exaggerated version of the same thing. And slightly more expensive.
@@PhpGtr people don't beach yachts, you have no clue what you are talking about. Boats with outboard motors can be beached, boats with shafts and running gear are not beached.
I have been at Sea for many years. I’ve helped lots of people rescue their boats just as good assistance not being paid. Not an expert in boat rescue. However, this look like an absolute disaster to me. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. I think the way I would’ve done it years ago would’ve worked just fine, but oh well
If you have been out at sea for years, you would know the first thing you do when your engines go off is to put the anchor out. I think they ran out of fuel, because if there was airlock and killed, both engines, the generator is independent fuel line would still keep running. Can you imagine a broker, a yacht sales company delivering a boat without putting fuel in it won’t an embarrassment if I was the owner of that boat I just say you own it now I’m buying something different 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@jamesw.6931so you're saying that little tug is suppose to do all the work by pull all that weight and suction force from the stern? While the big tug is suppose drag the bow sideways through the sand? 😂🤣 I would make the large boat do all the pulling from the stern and once freed the little tug would have no issue pulling it home from the bow.
Just think the Coast Guard used to do this for nothing back in the day. We had a fuel problem coming back from the Hudson Canyon to Long Beach Island and the Coast Guard came out about 50 MI or a little more and towed us back for free. I'm thinking that's what this Viking had wrong a fuel problem because it lost both engines and genny.
Warranty would go to the engine issues. Insurance would go to the beached damage issues. Almost eight year old boat ? Do they offer a warranty of any type and if so, what was represented? Was there a marine survey before purchase? All kinds of issues going in here.
Viking inspected the boat after she was eventually towed back to the Viking Service Yard. Engines did NOT fail; they shut down due to lack of fuel. The question is why were they not getting fuel when we know for FACT there was plenty. Was this a failure of the Fireboy shut down system? Did the part time delivery captain not know how to override it if that was the case or did the override not work ?? OR did this boat have a "day tank" with an auto fill system to pump fuel from other tanks into it?? OR was it a manual system the part time delivery captain did not know how to operate ?? Lots of questions that Viking did not address in the statement they put out after the inspection. Instead, their statement read like a commercial for Viking
I'm a expert I work for tow boat and we do this daily actually lots on weekends. People commenting have no idea this isn't a recovery it's mostly a salvage job getting something that big off the beach without more damage doesn't happen often. They are trying to keep the boat straight so waves are not hitting the side breaking apart fuel trash down the beach for miles. This boat will most likely see a excavator and dumpster
@@keleneurban3764 are you serious? It doesn't matter salvage or not. these amateurs had a bad plan!! I have seen many boats torn apart by this kind of incompetence. To say these idiots are trying to be environmentally responsible is absolutely ridiculous. Without any spill safety gear handy I think it is ludicrous that environmental concerns even passed through their minds, This job was simply over their heads, Owner should have contacted real professionals with experience and equipment to deal with craft this size.🤔
@@pulehushortribs157 yeah. Towboatus is an on water and soft grounding Tow boat company they are not salvage experts. This is all about ego and $$ in their eyes. Anyone who considers themselves a salvage expert working for a tow boat company doesn't know what he doesn't know. Pretty sure the knucklehead with the tug who pulled the Nakoa off the rocks on Maui thought himself an expert too..
At the beginning of the video it is stated that both engines locked up and the generator quit. I'm guessing that the engines didn't actually "lock up". For everything to quit it must have been a fuel contamination issue. With it rolling around on the beach like it is the props, shafts, struts and rudders are going to be a mess.
Yeah, for 2 engines to "lock up" at once they'd both have to have catastrophic oil loss. If they are independent engines I can't see how that would happen... Probably a fuel issue, or electric issue.
That swimmer that pulled in that heavy line is a total stud. I've been in water like that, totally exhausting without having to pull that very heavy line in. That guy deserves a $5000 bonus.
@@walterdavis4808 actually the props and rudder are the deepest and you can see it floating at times. Pull it from that end and let it slide out just like it slide in
Good point, most likely the helmsman was running close to shore to show off the new boat, a bad decision with a strong on shore wind and sea. Did they put fuel in the boat?
So many keyboard captains. These men responded quickly to a very dynamic situation with equipment that did not meet the requirements. They did great for what they had. I’m sure it will be off the beach soon if not already.
They could toss the diver a smaller diameter line tied to the float/ larger diameter line to make his job easier. Edit: @10:00 I see that do just that.
I've seen it mentioned that without power the anchor can't be lowered. It seems remiss to not be able to disconnect the gearing to let it freewheel out for exactly a situation like engine and power failure.
@@rski1036 - Nope, but there's no mechanical reason a drive train can't have neutral and let the anchor drop. Sure, getting a heavy anchor, rode, and chain back up without power would be difficult. But, that's something they'd have time to figure out AT SEA instead of on the beach if the windlass was properly designed. You sound like management at the company I work with. They have an ISO process for improvement suggestions. Usually, I just get a defense of the status quo from someone in management who has no desire to improve the company. Defending a bad design doesn't make the bad design a good design.
Get a couple excavators and dig deep trenches on both sides. The sand in the middle will drop and wash out. Tie off two lines to the back of two boats, and pull it out backwards with ease. Has to be two excavators and two boats for it to work. They will have to do some damage to the rear of the boat drilling holes for bolts to fasten the steel clad plywood on the inside and outside of the Stern. The outer steel plate will have a suitable d ring to hook onto. Plan b would be submerging logs with d rings connected to chains with weights on the butt ends. the first one being buried under the stern if possible. Still pulling for the rear. Employ this method and that thing is coming out. If you're lucky, you may be able to pull from the front after excavation, and forego the more invasive methods.
@@goodshipkaraboudjan No, I'm talking an excavator with 54' reach. They would use what are called mats similar to those used by pipelines to work over swamp land. If he's got 10 million into his Yacht, I cant imagine price of recovery in the thousands being a problem. With the long reach any mat system would be minimal if not unnecessary.
How would you get airbags under the bow with the hull sitting on the beach? Airbags used to raise sunken ships can be attached to the sides to lift it off the bottom.
@@Texas240 I guess I’m talking about something that doesn’t currently exist, but it seems easy enough to design. Boats tend to be smaller at the bottom than the top. So if you had airbags that were sewn together sort of like those plastic airbags that sometimes come in Amazon boxes, they could be strapped around the entire bottom of the hull. If they are able to be expanded enough, they will form a donut around the hull, and since they can’t expand up, they will push against the ground, lifting the props, rudder, and hopefully, the keel up out of the sand. Like I said, it seems plenty easy to design and deploy. The airbags could even have attachment points for tow ropes. It’s just an idea for the next time something like this happens. A tool to add to the TowBoat quiver.
There are SO many levels of danger here, you've got a good group of professionals doing a great job in this video. Lots of puckering....if you know, you know
That’s a bummer fir the new owner.I hope he has adequate insurance.None of the cleats on this boat are strong enough to handle the stress for this kind of attempt.The anchor line would be the best bey in my opinion.
It's not "yours" until you take delivery. Buyer is sad he won't be getting his 92 Vike, but happy this happened to someone else before it was HIS problem.
@rski1036 It is almost a guarantee that it was insured as most people no matter how much money they have do not pay 9 million dollars cash for something it is usually financed. And with financing you must have insurance. That much we do know
@@carpediemwithLesli stop telling you dont need power to windlass to deploy, never been on any sized boat that cant drop an anchor with gravity. everything to for small marlin boats to superyachts have anchor freefall
@@marvindebot3264 bad fuel can lock up a diesel. We had two 3606 generator lock up from watered fuel. That place was a gong show. Kinda like this video.
The only system on a boat that would tie all mechanical systems together would be the fire suppression system. The generator fuel pickups are shorter so they would have run out before the main engines. Not likely bad fuel as these have onboard fuel polishing and redundant fuel filters.
They said "locked up" as well, so not a fuel issue. Something very strange here, why would two mains sieze at the same time? Have they run over a trawl net? @@theislandsc
This is the most professional amatuers I have ever seen. Also the other video where captain of towboatUS doesnt do squad and Rambo from Itow get the tow and starting pumping out water adn checking the hull etc. TowboatUS is a breed of their own for sure.
They should have immediately fixed the heavy blue line from the large tow boat to the Vikings anchor, established tension then released the anchor to its fullest extent as deep as possible. Embed the anchor on the sea bed to prevent the Viking from being fully beached by the incoming tide. Once the Viking floats and turns head to the anchor, use the heavy tow boat to move it into deep water.
Excellent suggestion on using the anchor chain as a purchase. Deck hardware can be a bit delicate for this extreme force. Heroic work by the crews, but I feel they greatly underestimated the forces required and were only endangering themselves with a poor work plan and undersized gear.
"Is there a better way to get the line to the beach?" In the Navy, we used an M-14 rifle during underway replenishment in order to pay out a painter line to another vessel. These guys just need a Springfield M-1A with the same muzzle attachment and a tennis ball.
I am not an expert but you cannot tow a so heavy boat by the bow to the left. The line must be attached in the stern and try to exit the beach the way it came in... And when it gets off the beach attach the line to the bow.... IMHO..
Yes, there is a safer way to run lines back-and-forth. Put a guy on a JetSki and run at least two lines over to the stranded vessel. There are a lot of “jetskiers” (wave runners?) that go out in conditions just like that just to jump the waves. There are plenty of capable guys down there, who could easily have run those lines back-and-forth. Nice and safe, instead of putting that swimmer through all of that hellacious surf and shore pound. Wave runners and jetskis are routinely used in Hawaii for water rescue.
Should the Captain have dropped the anchor? Where is everyone watching from? 🌎
Straya !!, yep, anchor should have been first move, also to help recovery I would have taken the anchor out at 45 degrees from shore coz its gonna be a powerful winch and probably get the bow around a lot
Yes, ⚓ 🤍 Wrightsville Beach, Nc 🏖️
Pennsylvania and yea fist sign of trouble always drop anchor
Must of had trouble manually dropping the anchor.
Where did this happen?
Attach both a bow and stern line and start pulling on the stern line first to get it off the beach. Then switch to the bow line to get it spun around.
I was sitting here scratching my head as well. These guys are pros, look more like running the clock to me. Pulling it off backwards makes a hell of a lot more sense. Also, I thought this was high tide..........obviously stupid to try it if it wasn't
Just posted this same thing, I hadn't scrolled down yet. Good on ya!
You can attach lines to bow an stern but you have to consider your prop an rudder also.
Makes sense to me. Plan A sure wasn't working. Tow team should deploy a jetski for dragging the line in the surf instead of a swimmer.
With that wind driven sea state rising tide won't help much, she will just get pushed further ashore with each wave. With a falling tide yes need to wait for a rising high tide. In any event these guys don't really look like they know what they are doing. Bow and stern lines and as soon as she floats switch to bow as mentioned above.@@Mordalo
Repeating the same action and expecting a different outcome is the definition of insanity.
Thinking the same thing...double, tripple the line...if that snaps re-evaluate whole process. Done
If you roll a pair of dice do you expect the same result every time?
@@marcopanti1017you can't level with people named Jerry. They all have God complexes
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Need more than a 25ft boat and 500hp to pull that thing off the beach.
My Goodness, that swimmer is like Godzilla of the water. What a beast of an athelit to swim in those conditions carring a heavy tow line. Hat -- er fins off to that dude!!!
The line was tied to the floating fender.
So what? Just swimming PERIOD in those conditions is impressive. Kudos!
That's not as bad as it may look. People surf in conditions like that every day. What do you think they do when they fall off the board?
There is a terrible undertow here as well…Ihes quite a good swimmer for sure.
@@Flies2FLL They get back on the board and have the enormous advantage of a swiftly moving floatation device. I'm a surfer who's been in those kinds of conditions many times. What that swimmer did was absolutely herculean in those conditions. Way, way harder than it looks.
The crew is doing a hell of a job, but that guy in the water with those lines 💯👏🏾👊🏾
Rescue my backside call in 'Matts off road Recovery' LOL
Those two swimmers are absolute brutes! That is hard work and dangerous. That’s dedication.
I did some gnarly towing ops whilst serving in the USCG. My old Chief Boatswains Mate may have crossed the bar, but I swear I could hear his unmistakable cursing over the wind. No line throwing gun. No towing hawser. Putting the small boat beam-to/stern-to breaking surf. I get it, there's big payday for saving the boat, but these guys are riding the struggle bus. Hope nobody gets hurt.
Random question: why do they keep trying to get it 180 turned and bow first off? I'd think that the drag of the stern for a 10-100ft until clear would offset the effort to turn it around?!
@@telluscitizen Can't pull it by the stern. The sand would pile up and either the hawser or cleats would fail due to the load. When you pivot the boat, it breaks the suction and gets the bow floating a little bit. Wave action gets up underneath the hull and gives the tow boat an assist.
@@jlloyd423 Thx. Guess I was wrong in presuming the keel would scrape and resist with the sand way more. Cheers
@@telluscitizen Ever see the bottom of those newer Vikings? Not much keel as their now tunnel hulls.
Honestly would have been better to winch further up beach and wait for better conditions
Hope there is a part 2 so we can see what happens. Hats off to the diver trying to get that tow line out. I don't know what gives at Delray Beach but have been there many times and the waves are rough and there's always a current. When you float on your back you're still parallel to the shore but end up quite far away in just 5 mins and have to go swimming back. The tow boats and the diver had their work cut out for them. WOW
While the swimmers and boat operators are in vicious waves, the recovery expert with the straw hat on shore, runs away with each wave so his shoes don’t get wet!😂
You are a genius! If he would just get his feet wet, the boat would just jump back into the water!
Who said he was an expert? He should have contacted the MFG and found out what the draft was on that boat... If the Draft is 3 feet you're going to need close to that to move it. I didn't see any "expertise" in this video.. just guys snapping lines.
That's the best video I've ever seen you guys do, great job! Can't wait for part II
Bold of you to assume he'll stay up all night to film.
@@Vagitarian01 who says all night. He can go out again in the morning or at different tides and get the shots?
YANKUM ROPES needs to open a marine division!!!
We'll get em out!
Oh cmon, after the first attempt you knew that small boat wouldn’t work! Use common sense!
1000ft kinetic recovery rope
We got a call.
Those boys should put a tent over that circus and charge admission. Should call themselves “Toad Boat.”😂
It hurts to see amateurs at work. Here the stern must be pulled out first, so as not to damage the hull, rudder and propeller. It also requires less power.
True however with those waves they will breach the transom and start filling the boat with water. I'm no engineer but I would think pulling it diagonally front and rear may I have help
I wonder what is does take to become a Towboat US captain. Because they really don't seem to have their crap together.
@@tomwilliam5118 Correct. I watched this in absolute disbelief. Its a real lesson in madness. It was clearly not going to pull free from the front.
As Bjorn said it has to be pulled free from the rear and as Tom says and I am sure Bjorn would have added a line from the front would be required as well.
Connect a line from bow to one boat and a line from stern to second boat. Boat on bow should be on just enough throttle to hold tension on line and boat tied to stern should pull the boat backwards and as it comes free boat pulling stern should reduce power to idle to hold position and boat with line to bow should power up to pull the bow round into the waves.
This will prevent/reduce water over the transom. In reality it would only need to be pulled back about 1-2m before the bow would be able to be pulled round which would not be far enough to risk too much water over the transom from the waves.
It will sink if you pulled it out Stern first.
No it wont@@o9rgeronimo979
10 million dollar boat and an unprofessional delivery crew, not to mention inept recovery crew.
I have been in a similar situation with my 44' and the rescue team people are the best of the best!!! Thank you to always be there for us boaters!!!
It's strictly for $$$
Well I’ll hit the “like” for this AMAZING DIVER !! They’d all be nowhere without him.
3:22 The Beachgoer probably told the towing technician that it’s OK if the line snaps and then he winds up losing his head in the process he said it’ll be the highlight of his vacation videos😂
Amazing crew but, the diver swimming was truly aqua man!!!!
Hope we get to see this one finish. Swimmer is impressive. I know the tow boat crews are really experienced, but I’m surprised they don’t rig double bow lines and a stern line and pull with multiple boats. Still, an interesting process to watch.
Thank you for posting.
Such a beautiful boat.
Such an interesting problem.
Inflatable airbags under the stern then roll it out stern first. Saves integrity of props and steering gear.
Thats a good idea.
I'm no marine recovery specialst, but I'd have run an anchor from the tail of the ship to a solid spot further out to keep it from going any further onshore. Post a guard and wait 12 ish hours for high tide and hopefully better weather. Then pull it off the beach from the BACK of the ship at high tide with far less effort and far less risk of damage to the ship.
Yeah, I'd have tried pulling it from the back, looked like they were trying to pull it from the front? I'm not an expert either, so I'm not sure if there's a reason for not pulling it from the back, maybe risk of taking on water if pulling from the back? Idk, but one thing I do know is, I would love to have a job on one of those TowBoats, looks like a blast.
@whatta7793 taking on water from moving in reverse through cresting waves is asking for water to come in through the boat and make it sink. Theres a general rule and its DONT BE SIDEWAYS THROUGH BIG WAVES and dont let the waves stuff you into the ground or turn you into a sub from behind.
@@hybridstoatdragon Yeah this is why I'd want to wait for better weather, but there's also the issue of whether those waves as they are will break over the back of the ship and cause internal damage during the wait and what's the bigger risk.
An Anchor well off the Stern coupled to a 2 Part line and Pulley from the stern.
The wheels and shaft that are buried in the sand have no where to go but into the engines. Especially with the waves, even if it came off the beach Stern first, the waves would cause the stern to dip and shove the wheels and shaft into the bottom with the weight of the yacht and push the engines right off the motor mounts and then the boat could be considered totalled. The worst that can happen pulling off the bow is the Shafts get pulled out the back of the boat and the crew would have to plug the stuffing box and Rudder posts with equipment already standing by for that situation.
That's some difficult conditions! I think it would be a lot easier to pull it off the beach backwards, and then pull at the bow when it's floating so it turns around.
It would get swamped and sink, at least in these conditions.
@@o9rgeronimo979Only need to pull it backwards a few yards so the bottom gets off the sand, looks like the rear is floating. And then start pulling on the bow. No, going backwards through the waves would not be a good idea. Maybe it would be better to wait for calmer water.
@@victorandersson6329most times propellers are stuck in the sand trying to pull the full weight of the boat towards the propeller isn't going to be good. We hall lots of boats of beaches dumpster lots too.
@@keleneurban3764 Okey, maybe they need to wait for calmer water. Atleast dragging the bow through the sand like they tried didn't work too well, need a lot more pulling power and bigger ropes. We'll see how it goes in part 2 hopefully 👍
@@o9rgeronimo979 Ah.... that makes sense, thanks for sharing.
I love how everyone is an expert on trying to tow a 10 million dollar boat of the beach is rough seas 😂
Let me tell you what those professionals were doing wrong....
I would have done it this way!
It doesn't really take a professional to realize you need a stronger rope instead of continuously using the same one that is snapping. Not to mention the guy who has to swim and retrieve the rope everytime.
These "professionals" are used to dealing with smaller boats and/or better conditions.
Marine rescue and salvage laws are complicated, and I think the first party on the scene has first right to recover. However, if they stop the salvage, another company can try - and the first company won't get paid.
Even if I don't have the details quite right, I'm betting they had strong financial motivations.
@@PsRohrbaugh Maritime law is "finders, keepers"; and what you are saying is true. However, I'm not sureit applies when the boat is grounded on the land...
That swimmer is earning his pay that day!!
Indeed he has! Great swimmer in very rough conditions. 😲
@@WavyBoats might have to put me in an application being an avid surfer
Imagine combing the beach the next morning and you find yourself a 15 million dollar boat
With 10 years SeaTow experience and 15 years FD experience I would have use multiple lines and tow vessels, as well as a jet ski to retrieve the lines.
When I see that line stretch like that it reminds me of when my dad gave a cruiser a tow and the lift ring on our boat failed and went through the guys windshield. Very dangerous stuff.
Or those stories of times hundreds of people were hurt or killed from playing tug of war
@@xthebumpx you defiantly don't want to be in the radius of a rope or a cable when you pull something or are being towed. That lift ring would put someone in the hospital for sure. I have seen people try to use a regular cleat and those pull out real easy. On that Viking that was beached I doubt that lift ring would be strong enough to be pulled off the beach and luckily the line snapped and not the lift ring. Lift rings are typically vertically tied to the keel by a stainless threaded rod. I doubt any threaded rod sold today would sustain the force of that boat pulling on the boat through sand unless it was maybe 1 foot in diameter. Most big boats like that need to be lifted by straps and not a lift ring.
I think they need to call Matt's Offroad Recovery. He can get anything unstuck... 😀
Diver needs a raise 🙌🏼
Yea no kidding. Super dangerous.
He makes plenty
@@asphaltcowboy7567 I can guarantee not enough considering the risk he takes everyday.
@@rddiesel1 then he should find other work, it's his decision..
@@asphaltcowboy7567 Not the point I was making. Just stated people who put everything on the line; usually are way undervalued. Kind of like construction, first responders, military, etc… But I’m sure you know that. Just enjoying a bit of back and forth on the internet 🤓
Stop. Wait for the weather to calm down and low tide. Bring a small excavator in and dig around the boat. And pile the sand a few feet from the boat. The U shaped dike will fill with water at high tide.
Better beached than at the bottom.
Yep. This really isn't _that_ big of a deal. People beach their yachts all the time, deliberately. This is just an exaggerated version of the same thing. And slightly more expensive.
@@PhpGtr they can afford it. I believe they said they were delivering the yacht and the engines seized probably covered by insurance
Better anchored then on the beach.
If you lose power and are within sight of land,
and the wind is blowing onshore,
you drop the hook.
Well, he sort of is on the bottom. But, only ABOVE the waterline, not BELOW it. 😜😜😜
@@PhpGtr people don't beach yachts, you have no clue what you are talking about.
Boats with outboard motors can be beached, boats with shafts and running gear are not beached.
That boat it's SO OVERPRICED..!!!
You got to admit these people are 100 o/o percent professional about doing the best that they can do
They're sea monkeys. Amateur hour.
Emmerich, Germany, having breakfast at my kitchen table. 😀 Thank you for alle the good work and amazing footage! 🙂
The swimmer I can't believe how fithe is to tackle those waves multiple times
I couldn't agree more!! 🏊♂️💪🤘
Seems like they should’ve had a jetski on hand.
@@pauljoseph8338 jetski in this wave? those are huge, on camera they always look way smaller than in reality
I have been at Sea for many years. I’ve helped lots of people rescue their boats just as good assistance not being paid. Not an expert in boat rescue. However, this look like an absolute disaster to me. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. I think the way I would’ve done it years ago would’ve worked just fine, but oh well
If you have been out at sea for years, you would know the first thing you do when your engines go off is to put the anchor out. I think they ran out of fuel, because if there was airlock and killed, both engines, the generator is independent fuel line would still keep running. Can you imagine a broker, a yacht sales company delivering a boat without putting fuel in it won’t an embarrassment if I was the owner of that boat I just say you own it now I’m buying something different
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Probably dirty fuel or the wrong tank was turned on. For sure they should have dropped the anchor. Wonder what happened to the salvage
@@jamesw.6931so you're saying that little tug is suppose to do all the work by pull all that weight and suction force from the stern? While the big tug is suppose drag the bow sideways through the sand? 😂🤣
I would make the large boat do all the pulling from the stern and once freed the little tug would have no issue pulling it home from the bow.
@@DriveSafeDon9:14
@@MarkSnop9:48
The guy swimming the line in is an absolute HOSS. I hope he is being well compensated.
Beautiful Yacht
Just think the Coast Guard used to do this for nothing back in the day. We had a fuel problem coming back from the Hudson Canyon to Long Beach Island and the Coast Guard came out about 50 MI or a little more and towed us back for free. I'm thinking that's what this Viking had wrong a fuel problem because it lost both engines and genny.
I’m learning so much from the experts here.
Yep learning how NOT to pull a vessel from the beach.
@@mikedoran4763 Indeed, indeed!
Yup learned not what to do😂
The new owner calling the yacht broker asking about a warranty could be a interesting call to listen to
Used 2016 boat. Question will go to was there insurance ?
Warranty would go to the engine issues. Insurance would go to the beached damage issues. Almost eight year old boat ? Do they offer a warranty of any type and if so, what was represented? Was there a marine survey before purchase? All kinds of issues going in here.
Depends who organised and hired the divery crew. It might not be the new owner's problem yet.
Viking inspected the boat after she was eventually towed back to the Viking Service Yard. Engines did NOT fail; they shut down due to lack of fuel. The question is why were they not getting fuel when we know for FACT there was plenty. Was this a failure of the Fireboy shut down system? Did the part time delivery captain not know how to override it if that was the case or did the override not work ?? OR did this boat have a "day tank" with an auto fill system to pump fuel from other tanks into it?? OR was it a manual system the part time delivery captain did not know how to operate ?? Lots of questions that Viking did not address in the statement they put out after the inspection. Instead, their statement read like a commercial for Viking
This is just insane. They aren’t getting that boat out like that. Would love to see how this finally plays out.
Jump to the last 15 min. of another's posted video. At high tide they pulled her off BOW first.
I really like watching videos of the sea, the waves and the ships
Everybody's an expert. They're working with what they had and they probably don't do this kind of recovery routinely
It certainly seems that way.
I'm a expert I work for tow boat and we do this daily actually lots on weekends. People commenting have no idea this isn't a recovery it's mostly a salvage job getting something that big off the beach without more damage doesn't happen often. They are trying to keep the boat straight so waves are not hitting the side breaking apart fuel trash down the beach for miles. This boat will most likely see a excavator and dumpster
@@keleneurban3764 are you serious? It doesn't matter salvage or not. these amateurs had a bad plan!! I have seen many boats torn apart by this kind of incompetence. To say these idiots are trying to be environmentally responsible is absolutely ridiculous. Without any spill safety gear handy I think it is ludicrous that environmental concerns even passed through their minds, This job was simply over their heads, Owner should have contacted real professionals with experience and equipment to deal with craft this size.🤔
@@pulehushortribs157 yeah. Towboatus is an on water and soft grounding Tow boat company they are not salvage experts. This is all about ego and $$ in their eyes. Anyone who considers themselves a salvage expert working for a tow boat company doesn't know what he doesn't know. Pretty sure the knucklehead with the tug who pulled the Nakoa off the rocks on Maui thought himself an expert too..
So then they should not be doing it until the professionals arrive
What are these ropes they have?!? Do those towboats generally pull water skiers and wakeboarders?!?
Great coverage of the event, Wavy B!!!
Update: There are reports (with pictures) that they got it floating. Now checking for breach(es) in hull before going to deeper water.
The guy in the water deserves a raise
At the beginning of the video it is stated that both engines locked up and the generator quit. I'm guessing that the engines didn't actually "lock up". For everything to quit it must have been a fuel contamination issue. With it rolling around on the beach like it is the props, shafts, struts and rudders are going to be a mess.
100% correct!
Especially for a flat-bottomed go-fast yacht without a full keel. (Viking)
Dad has a 65' Hatteras and that full keel has saved his ass several times.
Yeah, for 2 engines to "lock up" at once they'd both have to have catastrophic oil loss. If they are independent engines I can't see how that would happen...
Probably a fuel issue, or electric issue.
@@volvo09Both main engines as well as the generator? Doesn't seem possible unless it's a fuel issue. That's why I doubt they "locked up".
It's a fuel issue plain and simple
That swimmer that pulled in that heavy line is a total stud. I've been in water like that, totally exhausting without having to pull that very heavy line in. That guy deserves a $5000 bonus.
Seems like pulling it out backwards is the best option here the way it is floating
That boat draws at least 5 feet. It's sunk in the sand
@@walterdavis4808 IDK the transom is bobbing in the waves
@@maryj4535 that the shallowest part of the boat bellow the cabin forward is the deep part
@@walterdavis4808 actually the props and rudder are the deepest and you can see it floating at times. Pull it from that end and let it slide out just like it slide in
@@walterdavis4808 So attach a real tug to the stern and wait for the tide to come back in - then the boat should start floating by itself
11:00 nice cameo for the fish wanting to get in on the action!
That's a shame, I don't think there is an attachment point strong enough to pull from. I don't think US Tow's tug has the HP needed either.
It’s not a HP issue. Doesn’t take much. It was a line issue. Tow line was old and chaffed and snapped in different places
Two words describes their effort, shit show; they are out of their element and should stick to trailer boats.
@@MSA_SCBA You'd think they've have a tow line that could handle all the tension their tow vessel could create...
@@GroovesAndLandsyeah, pull as hard as you can and see what falls off
@@dougaltolan3017 According to your logic, why have a heavy-duty tugboat so powerful in the first place?
That's a calm summer day on the Oregon Coast 🏖
What a shame, that such an expensive boat did not have an adequate anchor system to simply anchor off shore in appropriate depth!
Good point, most likely the helmsman was running close to shore to show off the new boat, a bad decision with a strong on shore wind and sea. Did they put fuel in the boat?
Question if they lost Power how would you Drop Anchor if the Anchor System was all Electric?
Now how the hell would you know that. What are you Kreston
@@n40tomwho’s Kreston? 😂😂
@@jenmsp6492
It was an old skit on Johnny Carson show he could like read the future kind of a slapstick bit of Comedy
When I said I didn't see enough sport fish on your normal vids, this wasn't the kind of improvement I was suggesting! Haha
why didn’t they bring a wave running for the swimmer to use?
What's a "wave running?"
@@rski1036 jet ski - very valuable in shallow water work ( maybe there only good point ) .
Where is the rest of this video???? Part 2!!
Oh I get it...
It's a new air bnb on ocean front property why didn't I think of that???😂😂😂😂
$10,000,000 for a boat that can't keep running
MTU! You lose two engines and the gennies it's fuel.
Genius. When people don't know what to do with their excess cash....
It did run aground
@@patrickwhelan5703 so you want to tell them what to do with their money? What difference does it make?
@@stephenresidue4854 It may very well have been the fire control system that shut down engines, generators, and blowers.
So many keyboard captains.
These men responded quickly to a very dynamic situation with equipment that did not meet the requirements. They did great for what they had.
I’m sure it will be off the beach soon if not already.
Circa 2195 - Legend says it's still buried here with it's treasure.
That dude in the orange jumpsuit and white shoes, looks like he needs to have a caddy bib.... looks like a fish out of water 😂😂
They could toss the diver a smaller diameter line tied to the float/ larger diameter line to make his job easier.
Edit: @10:00 I see that do just that.
exactly what i was thinking.
That swimmer definitely got his exercise for the day.....
Why risk people to save a boat, why not wait until the weather calms down
Why didn’t they drop the anchor as soon as as the motor failed. Boating 101
Says the generator and motors failed...still need electrical to drop the anchor I bet.
I've seen it mentioned that without power the anchor can't be lowered. It seems remiss to not be able to disconnect the gearing to let it freewheel out for exactly a situation like engine and power failure.
@@Texas240 "Remiss" LOL You obviously don't know much about large Windlasses.
@@rski1036 - Nope, but there's no mechanical reason a drive train can't have neutral and let the anchor drop. Sure, getting a heavy anchor, rode, and chain back up without power would be difficult. But, that's something they'd have time to figure out AT SEA instead of on the beach if the windlass was properly designed.
You sound like management at the company I work with. They have an ISO process for improvement suggestions. Usually, I just get a defense of the status quo from someone in management who has no desire to improve the company.
Defending a bad design doesn't make the bad design a good design.
For all of you saying you need power to drop the anchor that is not true. Basically all windlass have a manual handle just for that purpose.
Give the diver a raise, they cant pay him enough, that guy is a beast!
Get a couple excavators and dig deep trenches on both sides. The sand in the middle will drop and wash out. Tie off two lines to the back of two boats, and pull it out backwards with ease. Has to be two excavators and two boats for it to work. They will have to do some damage to the rear of the boat drilling holes for bolts to fasten the steel clad plywood on the inside and outside of the Stern. The outer steel plate will have a suitable d ring to hook onto. Plan b would be submerging logs with d rings connected to chains with weights on the butt ends. the first one being buried under the stern if possible. Still pulling for the rear. Employ this method and that thing is coming out. If you're lucky, you may be able to pull from the front after excavation, and forego the more invasive methods.
The local authorities might not be amenable to the beach erosion and the boat owner has to eat any damages that resulted from parking it on the beach.
Good luck finding a civil company willing to put two excavators in the surf for a yacht recovery.
@@goodshipkaraboudjan No, I'm talking an excavator with 54' reach. They would use what are called mats similar to those used by pipelines to work over swamp land. If he's got 10 million into his Yacht, I cant imagine price of recovery in the thousands being a problem. With the long reach any mat system would be minimal if not unnecessary.
thats the estrella 65 of the sport fisher world
And I quote, “the crew estimates the yacht at 15 mil”…NOT ANYMORE
Hats off to guy in water. Tough swimmer!
It seems that airbags could be used to lift it from the sand… might be easier to drag it back into the water.
How would you get airbags under the bow with the hull sitting on the beach? Airbags used to raise sunken ships can be attached to the sides to lift it off the bottom.
@@Texas240 I guess I’m talking about something that doesn’t currently exist, but it seems easy enough to design. Boats tend to be smaller at the bottom than the top. So if you had airbags that were sewn together sort of like those plastic airbags that sometimes come in Amazon boxes, they could be strapped around the entire bottom of the hull. If they are able to be expanded enough, they will form a donut around the hull, and since they can’t expand up, they will push against the ground, lifting the props, rudder, and hopefully, the keel up out of the sand.
Like I said, it seems plenty easy to design and deploy. The airbags could even have attachment points for tow ropes.
It’s just an idea for the next time something like this happens. A tool to add to the TowBoat quiver.
There are SO many levels of danger here, you've got a good group of professionals doing a great job in this video. Lots of puckering....if you know, you know
That’s a bummer fir the new owner.I hope he has adequate insurance.None of the cleats on this boat are strong enough to handle the stress for this kind of attempt.The anchor line would be the best bey in my opinion.
They were on the way to deliver it to the new owner. I think the new owner was like, “Nah, I don’t want it anymore…”.
It's not "yours" until you take delivery. Buyer is sad he won't be getting his 92 Vike, but happy this happened to someone else before it was HIS problem.
@@GroovesAndLands You saw the contract ? Many times there would be no delivery until the sale was complete.
@@rski1036 Yes, of course I saw the contract! I wrote it!
I'm sure the new owner was extremely happy with his/her purchase. Hasn't even had it delivered and already both motors and generator have conked out
If that's true, it had to be sabotage, or it ran out of fuel.
I was really hoping someone would do a deep dive on this recovery. It's interesting how much work and time it took.
Been on many types of boats? Time to wait for the tide. Working against the sea!
Better that than a rock covered shore line or at the bottom of ocean
Give that swimmer a bonus!
I can’t imagine how expensive the insurance claim will be!
8.9 million because that is what the new owner paid for it.
@@n40tom That is NOT how it works with insurance and the
FACT is we don't know if there was a policy.
@rski1036
It is almost a guarantee that it was insured as most people no matter how much money they have do not pay 9 million dollars cash for something it is usually financed. And with financing you must have insurance. That much we do know
Booze cruised into the beach. Captain was taking a siesta. Missed the channel by miles.
How on earth did HeavyD not get this recovery?
There is only room for one clown and Towboat US got there first.
@@darb4091 I wasn’t going to say it.. lol
@@skasev *starts stroking beard nervously*
It's not going anywhere. Wait until high tide and better weather...It's on sand too.
92’ boat in those conditions should have been running further offshore and then plenty of time to drop anchor. Captain screwed up big time
Boat lost all power, and thus, the winch being electrical could not deploy anchor.
@@carpediemwithLesli you can manually deploy the anchor from those electric windlasses. Yes, I've done it.
They should have had an anchor ready to deploy for just such an emergency.
I don’t think in that condition anyone can get to the bow of the boat without rails. It’s amazing that no jack lines were put up also
@@carpediemwithLesli stop telling you dont need power to windlass to deploy, never been on any sized boat that cant drop an anchor with gravity. everything to for small marlin boats to superyachts have anchor freefall
besides the issues... the boat looks awesome
How does a captain lose two engines and a generator at the same time? No fuel?
WTF. Hope somebody has lots of insurance.
They said the engines "locked up" so if correct, not fuel. I have no idea what happened but I bet there's about to be a lawsuit.
@@marvindebot3264 bad fuel can lock up a diesel. We had two 3606 generator lock up from watered fuel. That place was a gong show. Kinda like this video.
The only system on a boat that would tie all mechanical systems together would be the fire suppression system.
The generator fuel pickups are shorter so they would have run out before the main engines.
Not likely bad fuel as these have onboard fuel polishing and redundant fuel filters.
They said "locked up" as well, so not a fuel issue. Something very strange here, why would two mains sieze at the same time? Have they run over a trawl net? @@theislandsc
This is the most professional amatuers I have ever seen.
Also the other video where captain of towboatUS doesnt do squad and Rambo from Itow get the tow and starting pumping out water adn checking the hull etc.
TowboatUS is a breed of their own for sure.
They should have immediately fixed the heavy blue line from the large tow boat to the Vikings anchor, established tension then released the anchor to its fullest extent as deep as possible. Embed the anchor on the sea bed to prevent the Viking from being fully beached by the incoming tide. Once the Viking floats and turns head to the anchor, use the heavy tow boat to move it into deep water.
Excellent suggestion on using the anchor chain as a purchase. Deck hardware can be a bit delicate for this extreme force. Heroic work by the crews, but I feel they greatly underestimated the forces required and were only endangering themselves with a poor work plan and undersized gear.
@@jimwoods9551Bigger lìne might have just pulled bits off the victim.
"Is there a better way to get the line to the beach?" In the Navy, we used an M-14 rifle during underway replenishment in order to pay out a painter line to another vessel. These guys just need a Springfield M-1A with the same muzzle attachment and a tennis ball.
I am not an expert but you cannot tow a so heavy boat by the bow to the left. The line must be attached in the stern and try to exit the beach the way it came in... And when it gets off the beach attach the line to the bow.... IMHO..
And then you’ll sink the boat while the waves crash over the stern.
@@tommyt8857 did you read my comment ?
@@St_An_80 yep
Thank God for sandy beaches. 🙏
Yes, there is a safer way to run lines back-and-forth. Put a guy on a JetSki and run at least two lines over to the stranded vessel. There are a lot of “jetskiers” (wave runners?) that go out in conditions just like that just to jump the waves. There are plenty of capable guys down there, who could easily have run those lines back-and-forth. Nice and safe, instead of putting that swimmer through all of that hellacious surf and shore pound. Wave runners and jetskis are routinely used in Hawaii for water rescue.
Were they expected to pull a ski out of thin air ?
Better call the seabees!
at 0:00 you already had me audibly gasp "OH NO!" lol.
The best method for salvage this yacht, is using dredger to excavate a canal, fwd and bkwd..........
Glad to see they didnt get the anchor scratched or dirty
Thanks wavy for the vid..