Mud Fight in Lyme Bay (salvage of the MSC NAPOLI)
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- Documentaire over de berging van het achterschip van de MSC NAPOLI, één van de grootste containerschepen ter wereld, dat zonk in Lyme Bay voor de Zuid-Engelse kust - ©PKFV.
Documentary on the salvage of the stern of the MSC NAPOLI, one of the largest container vessels in the world, that sank in Lyme Bay near the South-English coast - ©PKFV.
The MSC Napoli incident played a significant part in the evolution of International Maritime Regulations.
SOLAS (acronym standing for Safety Of Life At Sea) regulations were updated directly as a result of the MSC Napoli's failure. Prior to this SOLAS regulations had required the gross weights for each container manifested on a vessel to be declared but there was no effective mechanism in place to actually check the veracity of gross weight reported to each vessel master prior to its loading. This rather obvious breach in the regulation had been systematically abused for decades, with some areas of the maritime global network notorious for under-reporting gross weight measurements. The end result of these negligent practices (in some parts of the world) was vessels sailing in a dangerously overloaded and/or unstable manner - in other words, an accident waiting to happen, which it did in Lyme Bay during 2007.
The updated SOLAS regulations meant that each and every container had to be physically weighed at an approved, ie licensed by an approved individual National agency, weighbridge facility before loading. The Gross weight was just one of the pieces of information provided on the Export Customs Entry, no certificate stating the weight, your container doesn't load on to the vessel!
I worked from Spring 2011 onwards in International Freight Forwarding - before that I was on the other side of the fence as a user of such services - I recall everyone involved in international shipping, principally those on the export side, moaning about the hassle of now having to both arrange and pay for the certified weighing of containers prior to actual loading on to the vessel (this extra stage had to be factored into your time schedule so you met the various vessel sailing deadlines with comfort). This TH-cam video of the documentary explains why such additional regulations were required - before the extra stage of actual weighing being mandatory, container vessels were sailing the oceans with, in some cases, severely overdeclared and under-declared gross tonnage data - given stability issues, a container being significantly less than the real weight was just as big a problem as the other way round. Coastal communities around the globe were in danger of significant negative impacts resulting from vessels foundering.
The changes in SOLAS regulations are summarised in this handy on-line document
www.worldshipping.org/History_of_IMO_Effort_to_Improve_Container_Safety_May_2014.pdf
Lies again? Marine Soldier
Our Dutch friends are very innovative when it comes to maritime problem solving. Well done from UK.
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What a shame the UK gov does not see fit that a former maritime power such as ourselves no-longer has capabilities as this.
@@klaaskomvaak1816 ... Hahahaha
Those guys have nerves and balls of titanium - it's a bloody dangerous environment and a high-risk venture. Bloody well done guys!
Definitely one of the most interesting salvage documentaries. I really like the innovative way of working. And even then finished in time. Absolutely impressive.
There are very few men in the world brave enough and smart enough to do this job.Hat's off to The owners and the professionals they employ !
Very interesting story, well told.
My admiration for the work of these people is boundless. A hearty well done from South Dakota, USA, very far from the sea.
The Dutch are the masters of maritime salvage.
20:45- "It looked like a mobile floating scrapyard". Someone give that reporter a medal, he's a god damn genius !!!
The Dutch boys are true masters of marine salvage ...superb job .
The Dutch Engineers are very clever people. Great job 👍
You too would get very clever if you would work with 'watery problems' for 400 years. :-)
Great documentary. Thanks for not spoiling it with Dramatic music and irritating mach narration.
Really good that the people talk without interference from the narrator.
2007 was a different time
I've worked for 30 + years as a heavy duty mechanic and welder/fabricator. I can't imagine how difficult it would have been to cut that thing apart with a torch after so long underwater.
Actuallly that's not so hard. It all depends on the angle you hold your cutting torch. You have to hold it almost parallel to the material and then you can blast through almost anything. I burned my way through thick layers of rust/steel/mud that way when building constructions on site at Tata Steel Ijmuiden. And I can tell you that some sites at the Tata terrain resemble the rusty hulk of the MSC Napoli very much....
@davetileguy by using this technique they could control the lifting and pressure per section; using submergable barges would not allow for this delicate lifting. breaking of the wreck during the lifting process would lead to an environmental disaster. The mud was so stiff and thick that putting air in under pressure would notfree it from 9 meters of mud it was stuck in. That's why only this approach was a feasible option.
@William Davis no. Just read the explanation.
Very, very interesting programme, well done everyone on the salvage team, the chain problem must have been a real headache and also a surprise to everyone as the dimensions and numbers were already done.
Great job all round though!
Well that was rather addictive to watch - makes me want to move into marine salvage!
Omg yess
Me too. How nice it would be to do something fun and interesting instead of sitting on my hemorrhoids in an office cubicle.
Wow, what an amazing job, those guys really earn their money, very interesting documentary.
Thanks
That was a very interesting video, thanks for posting it!
Great documentary. Thank you
@Norman Mcgill, the operation was financed by the insurance company that insured the vessel.
WOW! Great Work Guys...following the MV WAKASHIO dismantling in Mauritius.
Noticed an in memory note at the beginning of the video with three Dutch names. Did they die during the salavge?!
Were the first chains made in China?
Amazing job, notice how the specialists and the workers seemed to be of a mature age, wise, learned and experienced, able to get the job done because of their working life and not because they have loads of educational qualifications and are fresh out of university like a lot of other professions.
This scale of engineering amazes me. And I'm a precision engineer. I love it.
being a westcountry man living in the u s a i was surprised to see that this had happened in 2007 and i hadnt heard about it , what a engineering feat amazing
A very successful clean up, well done
Now that was impressive work !
I think I read elsewhere that the first set of chains were "used" before, elsewhere. The second set were, obviously, made from substandard materials and failed quite miserably. No testing and/or quality control on the second set, I would guess. Did anyone catch if the second set were brand new or also "used" junk? All that testing of the pullers and none for the chains.
Yep. Should have pull tested them before taking them to the site.
It is always a game of chance when buying a used chain, because that is what it is. I live three kilometers from where they bought it, they got what they ordered. They could buy a new chain in the same place if they wanted .
I find this most interesting!
Was the engine recovered???
What a mammoth undertaking. I take it the insurance company is paying for the salvage?
So , what happened to the engines that weighed it down, no sign of them on camera.
18:43 in couple of scenes you can see engine block sticking out of the water.
The engine is there, you can see the tops of the exhaust valve housings. But youdon't know what that looks like, so shut up.
17:30
19:16 and 19:21 is the crankcase and you can see a piston in the background.
Well done guys,
Good job.
The best what happens was that they beach this ship before it broken, so that they can control the Incident and could handle all Environment dangers in short time and without blocking important ship routes over years.
Dam good job. Just wonder how many tons of material, liquids etc were lost or left from the cleanup
I'm curious as to why the Dutch particularly seem to be the worlds experts on vessel salvage?
Ever heard of the name "schiphol" (Dutch airport) It translates as "ships hell". It used to be all sea and no land, the weather conditions were so shitty that many ships coming back from the colonies sank over there. They have been lifting shipwrecks for 300 years. :-)
how do you lift that out of the mud that big very carefully
100% Hollands Glorie / Dutch Glory
So where is this engine that was said to weigh over a thousand tons ? was that taken apart and loaded on the barge in smaller sections .. just curious .
Yea. I I'm bummed they didn't cover that.
sorin otel The vessel had run aground and was damaged too much to be floated again, and demolishing was the only option left to remove it. So, they cut the vessel just in front of the wheel house and first removed the bow section. However, when they started to demolish the stern part it got damaged even more and sunk deep in the mud. As the vessels situation and condition now had change dramatically, another salvage company that was more experienced and better equipped was commissioned to execute the salvage operation of the stern.
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Why was this done ??
I am more interested in knowing how the get the drill to angle back up to the surface!!
I can't believe I watched this entire video.
Why, have you got attention span issues?
How much did this cost the salvage value of the left over ship is minimal?
good vid, very educational!
Why not leave the stern section as an artificial reef? Was it too shallow and represented a navigation hazard?
The chain pullers r brilliant
I understand the need and applaud the effort. But what about the hundreds (thousands) of ships lost during the wars?
Quite a lot still down there and are likely to stay.
There’s actually someone tracking them and flagging ones that are thought to be at particular risk of a bad leak of fuel, etc. There’s several regularly inspected for signs of leaks by like Coast Guards and similar.
If I understood correctly the piece they were lifting weighed 4000 tonnes and they had 12 chains each rated at 250 tons. Add to that extremely sticky clay and water resistance.
I'm no expert but I'm not surprised the chains snapped.
I must take into account the fact that the hull was submerged , therefore it was lighter.
Yep, way understrength for the load and resistance. Should have been double the dead weight they were lifting.
12 chains of 250 ton, with two strands each, is 6000 ton of WLL.
A great save. Sorry about the loss of life. From Narragansett Bay.
Interesting footage and we'll presented made a nice change.
Funny old habits the human body developes, when ever I see someone welding, I squint to protect my eyes :o)
oh yea weird innit
burned retinas are nothing to mess with good habit!
At 20:00 Reporter says it was deliberately run aground.
Some body explain to me what I'm missing with him making that statement, because I've read it ran aground like most all other ship accidents. (Stormy weather.)
Awesome editing! :)
thats what happens when you buy your chains from china via ebay on buy it now (free postage)
get a grip Privet.......
1:47 They tried to cut the engine block with their cutter? Who had THAT idea?
The foreman of the hacksaw team.
THE BEST HOLANDA VERY VERY NICE
Thank you for this!
Wonderful!
they’ve done a mans job - well done 👍🏻
Richard Evans . Crikey Richard, you’ll be having those woke crowd after you Ha Ha 👍👍.
So who made the counterfeit chains?
Chiner, I'm sure.
A very good job well done.
@derrell taylor: that was no option because it sank in a protected wildlife environment.
@rats arsed lol
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This method of drilling cables beneath wrecks seems quite established. nice shots of the cliffs of lyme bay. peace
what a team of fearless men
was it recovered because it's a world heritage site? or because they were reclaiming the steel? I would imagine the value of rusted steel is not worth the effort.
It takes Hitachi excavators to finish the job! Real iron!
Very clever job 👍
as much is spent to retrieve waste such as this if only 1/2 as much was used to prevent plastic from going into our oceans we'd be a lot better off
But then if you do that the crude oil suppliers and raw plastic manufacturers who control the unelected 15 of the EU will have to report less revenue to share investors. Tut tut tut.....we cant have that
worked on a salvage ship called Celtic Lord. hard, dangerous work but I learned so much, my brother was 'cheif'. he did some pretty crazy wreck dives.
15:42 they need to pull up slower, I figure down to 2 weeks pace instead of 2 days.
Maybe, but remember they were using chain load indicators and the chain broke below their rated strength.
"When will it be finished ?" What a stupid question given British weather.
Did it really matter as long as it was done in the end? A few extra days wouldn't have altered the cost much.
BBC journalist for you
Great job 😀👍
wouldn't want to be near one of those chains when they snap!
So Norway makes better chains. Who made the the other chains that broke even when custom ordered as new?
Fascinating. Thanks.
Great job
I remember seeing her from Sidmouth. She was there long enough that it seemed strange once she was gone.
Who in the world financed this operation? Must have cost a fortune.
They said it cost 150million pounds and that's a lot but I'm surprised it wasn't a whole lot more than that.
Insurers like Lloyds or some other maritime agency.
@Nobody Nonperson bollocks, insurers and underwriters pay for these operations.
@Nobody Nonperson then why did you, the proper moron, say the British taxpayer paid for it? Following your logic it is the people who made the shit on the boat not the taxpayers? You fucking bell-end. Insurers and underwriters pay for all salvage, there's a saying better to be thought a fool, than open your mouth and confirm it, you've confirmed it.
Why couldn't they leave the rest of the barge under? Too much fuel contamination?
18:17 it says it's a world heritage site, so everything has to be removed
@@adriaannikken7519 Thanks
great video
mud fight??? and where are the girls ??? !!!
4000 tons.. They have 12 pullers that can hold 250 tons each...? That's not enough to start with isit? Unless my maths is wrong that only adds up to 3000 tons of lift... There 1000 tons short.!?
And thats without the weight of the mud and water and clay on top..! They should have had 20 pullers and stop pissing around
Yeah, I feel like “it’s full of mud!” Should not be a surprise in this kind of situation?
That mud is like superglue 😳
Every south coast sailor knows its power, if we ground our keels, just for a moment , we're not going anywhere until the tide rises 🤬
Great video guys!
Looks like the sea was already reclaiming it, to bad they had to kill everything on and around it. Waste of money, should have left it there.
They replaced the chain with chain from Norway...they probably had chain from china...
all this trouble to retreive some scrapmetal which would rust away by itself within 100 years anyway and then can simply be recouped as iron ore again. but i guess it's good target practice in case it's ever needed to retreive something that is worth more than the cost of the operation... such as still fully functional but sunk nuclear submarines or something. not a large chunk of scrapmetal.
It couldn’t be left where it was for environmental reasons.
Why is a ship even close to a world heritage site.
Only place it would make it to without sinking into deep water or breaking up and making more of a mess. The original target was further away but they had to change goal mid-tow. There’s a disasters at sea episode about it. They didn’t want it to sink in deep water because then they wouldn’t have been able to get the oil and fuel and other stuff out of it. They got that stuff off well before they did this part.
Why didn't they go into the body of the ship and place inflatable air bags to help raise it's buoyancy? That would seem like a very smart thing to do with such a large weight. The lighter it is, the more likely it would have had an easier time coming up.
The strongest chain is only as good as the weakest link.
don't underestimate the dutch . They are innovative as F. Better than the japanese in terms of out of the box thinking.
It's a tough job, each link weighs 90 kg. Come on, the diver attached a cable, and the cable was hauled up and laid in the puller. The toughest part was likely finding the chain in the muck.
Made in China chains at 14:40??
No uk junk
Like there electronics car wiring nightmare history
@@thomas4315 Funny! Why do they drink warm beer in England? Because Lucas makes refrigerators, har!
Rat nest. Galore LOL
Truely amazing
They said it had 2,000 containers on board. That is hardly one of the largest container vessels in the World.
True, even though this was about 7 years back, a TEU of 2000 hardly compares with the MSC Gülsün with a unit capacity of well over 23,000+! Just a 'Tramp' steamer I suppose!
We used 3/8 inch chain for a particular lifting operation, then our purchaser sent us 1/2 inch chain made in China that supposedly had the same lifting capacity. It was cheaper but more difficult to handle and a couple broke creating a dangerous situation. I called the inspector who rated the chain and threatened to wrap it around his neck and take him swimming. You have to wonder was he incompetent or bribed. I never again allowed Chinese steel on our job.