The music was grim, the double speed made me motion sick. All in all, that which could have been fascinating was severely let down by unfortunate choices.
During the New York dock strike (I think in the late 1950s) the master of the original Queen Elizabeth berthed her without the aid of tugs. This involved doing a three-point turn using only her two engines (no bow or stern thrusters) and rudder. So tight were the tolerances that the port authorities warned him against it but he brought it off earning the heartfelt thanks of the passengers who might otherwise have been held up for days or delivered to another port.
Just another day on the ferry line. They're out in all sorts of weather everyday. But we don't think of them that way. When it's over the crew sat back and didn't expect to do anything less. It's their jobs. That's professionalism. I would feel safe on that ferry line after seeing what this Captain and crew could do, and did, in sudden adverse weather conditions. Get me ashore in one piece is all anyone can ask. A little excitement in the process is no extra charge. That wasn't done by accident. The crew knew exactly what they could do (in that space), what they were doing, and were trained to do. And they're going to have to do dockings over and over again. Better and worse weather than this one. When they can't do it, they cancel the schedule till the weather improves.
Well said bud, ive worked on a few ferrys in bad weather, i work on deck, that's tough enough, but the old man always gets the credit for bringing her alongside, and well done to that chap too
This is simply using Bow Thrusters and Initial Steering Affect cojointly with use of Port Anchor ! Its called a Handbrake Turn Dudes ! I was a young 3/0 Officer in 1984 and this was Routine in Supertankers !
Handbrake turn? This manouvre was certainly not routine on supertankers. The closest you got to this on 'so called' supertankers was a 'running moor.' 3/0 in 84! Wow, experience talking. The manoeuvre shown here took great skill.
First of all the Port of Lemnos is a very difficult port to dock in depending on the direction and speed of the wind, second the vessel Theofilos of NEL lines is a very old vessel built in the mid 70's, recently it had some engine upgrades as well as some cosmetic upgrades just to keep it in service for a few more years, third Theofilos had technical problems and was operating in half power when this video was made and fourth, come on gentlemen it's a Greek captain! Best captains in the world!
I have been on ships like this when we would come back in a storm and get blown all over the place. We usually ended up anchoring out in a cove somewhere for the night until the storm passes much to the despair of a crew that wants to go home, but instead had to take turns on anchor watch till the storm passes.
Believe it or not. This kind of stuff happens every day, somewhere around the world. The captain, and pilot of ships like that make use of the tools they have to make a safe operation work. Bow thrusters, and screw reversal are used in conjunction with the anchor(s), and professional seamanship all come together to dock the ships. It looked like the hardest to you because you probably never saw it before. Good video.
Yes, the captains of the Calmac ferries on the west coast of Scotland, regularly use the "anchor" stunt when berthing at Tiree during swells and storms. The islanders call the regular ferry, The MV Clansman "The Mighty One" as she berths when others cannot, and their supplies are delivered!
On eleuthera, a mailboat/ferry has to come into narrow gap between Eleuthera and Current Island, in a ten knot current, reverse direction and power into a 25 metre wide channel at right angles to the current!
He was using the port anchor like a bow spring line. That really isn’t that hard to do. It helps the ship pivot. That’s how some of the older supply boats would tie up to some of the oil platforms when I first started working out in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Patch as an AB and Captain.
Reminds me of Alicante, Italy in 1996. Me, a 20 y/o helmsman aboard 821 ft USS Kearsarge, backing out of the tiny harbour, then turning 90 degrees with the pier 25 ft at our stern and closing, engines screaming. And 5 ft of water under the keel! When we were in the Adriatic, my armpits were soaked.
and its not the first time this ship has done this before i used to patrol around limnos with my gun ship(Greek navy) sort of like the warship u see in the video.ive seen these passenger ships do these maneuvers alot of times.
I kept my boat in Lemnos for three months and yes it gets very windy there. But, these ferry people have got it down to a fine T because they're doing it all the time.
This maneuver would of been materialized and discussed with the Captain and crew before the docking. The winds and ocean conditions are very unpredictable in Greece especially late evening form the hot climates.The vessel was obliviously coming back into port late evening for docking, and the wind has come up like it does every afternoon there. So I think he did a very good job trying to dock a 60m vessel in 50nm gust winds without crashing.
You need to have a go on the North Sea. Colder, rougher and tidal! Aegean Sea would be a stroll in the park for any captain used to those conditions ...
tim sims You clearly don't know Agean Sea......it doesn't have those Northen huge waves but its really windy, even water whirlwinds manage to form in winter and really tricky everywhere, you are never in open sea even if you think you are.
Well, I lived in Spain for 5 years and kayaked on the sea twice a week so am fairly aware that the mediterranean waters can get very windy - strong enough for them to name winds from different directions. I got badly caught out in a tramuntana once... However, if you have ever listened to the British shipping forecast you will realise that gale force 10, 11 and 12 are common in these waters. Waves are generally much bigger in the Atlantic and North Sea since they have been able to gather momentum for thousands of miles, we have big tides, tidal currents, tide races to contend with - all of which are negligable in the Mediterranean. Not to mention fogs and mists that can completely surround you within half an hour. I do not know the Aegean very well - but am pretty sure that boats and ships do not have to face the conditions of the North Sea and the Atlantic
I'll give it credit for having the balls to pull that kind of maneuver with only the single anchor thats singing from the strain keeping them from a disaster. If you're going to moor anything stern in to the dock you have to have something out front, an anchor or as in a number of small ports I've seen mooring balls. That holds the bow and normally takes enough load that the stern lines can hold the ship onto that small quay. If nothing holds the bow, even the slightest breeze would be too much for any lines on the stern to hold at that angle.
Rick Pilots in some of these ports, are ex-captains of those ferries, otherwise cannot "suvive". Actually is not needed as the ferries captains call these ports so many times per week. Especially during summer time the weekly itinerary consists of 50-70 ports!! So fatigue is another issue. Agree that those ferries should be replaced by new but again seamanship in those conditions is a "case study" like no other!
Bow thrusting around a anchored line in that wind, in such tight quarters, nearly swamped that military Corvette. He should have moored it off line and waited for the winds to die down. Being a captain means making clear decisions that protect the lives of his passengers and crew, along with respecting the safety of those on ships around his own. Clearly, this is not being done here.
Have you ever been to Lemnos or other Aegean islands? Have you ever wondered why vegetation on those islands is scarce? Everything that grows there gets blown away. The wind never dies down. Those people are used to these kind of conditions. Just another day at the office, maybe with a little more workload than usual but no biggy. If all cargo, tanker and passenger captains waited for winds to die down in these parts of Greece, the Aegean would be a desolate place.
Binyamin the Basketweaver Well, that explains a lot. But how many native speakers are there who can't even use the most simple language in the world? I guess that's one of life's mysteries mankind will never learn...
whiterottenrabbit Apparently some will never learn, true. Fact is English is one of the hardest languages to learn. Too, to, two... there, their, they're... i before e except after c... color, colour... theater, theatre... It's so complicated many who speak English can't grasp the fundimentals. How many languages do you speak and can your mind and intellect grasp? One perhaps, if that. Respectfully - don't throw stones, dude at least has the guts to try and my guess is they have a better grasp of English than you have with their native tongue.
whiterottenrabbit English is definitely not the simplest language in the world. It's a bastard of about 30 different languages that's even native speakers seem to have a lot of trouble getting right.
As Tom Said below they drop the anchor to keep the bow of the ship in control so they can use the aza pods to there full potential to keep the ship safe from hitting the others in the harbor.. he was trying to tie off to the pier on the stern to open up and unload but the seas were too rough as seen when the line broke loose/snapped. Good man doing his job, his company should use this as a training video.as for hard videos you should see when they back in super tankers or newer container ships.
The way a good Captain/Master should think: What is the best course of action considering the safety of the passengers, the crew, the line handlers on the dock, the ship and equipment aboard, and the other vessels in the harbor - in that order! The real world (cell phone conversation between the Captain and his boss: NEL Lines controller: Where the hell are you? Captain Bob: We have 30 knot winds on the starboard bow, 3 foot chop inside the jetty, we've already "popped" two, three inch mooring lines and the guys on the dock are getting hammered. I dropped the hook to wait for the wind to die down a little. NEL Lines controller: You've got to get those passengers and cars off and reload! You're supposed to be back in Naples in 12 hours. ...what ever it takes Captain ... !!! Capt Bob (after call ends) : #@(#ing*$##T!...(on ship's intercom) ... all line handlers to your stations ... Money talks ... been there ... done that ... bought the T shirt!
the impressive part of this video, for me, was how they managed to keep their port anchor stay in that one place without moving. what the hell occurs naturally that can hold a boat that big without breaking or shifting? the thing i'm most curious about is what is under the water in that bay.. i mean, the sailors had to have tons of confidence, cuz if that anchor came loose, they'd have run aground and probably taken another vessel with them. those guys have some real balls on them!
This skipper knows his ship & knows this harbour, especially the holding power of the harbour bottom. Got it right down on where to set the anchor & let the wind do the work of spinning him around. Big boat or small. Same handling principles.
I love how it's dark out by the time the video is over! :-D So what happens, at the end he has to go to another port or dock? Because it looks like the ship goes back out to sea.
Well, Mon amour, after the ship's cocktail bar ran out of drinks the fleet of Greek (AND Turkish) helicopters offloaded the passengers, along with the animals, to suitable Red Cross/Red Crescent tents...where they all REALLY got wasted & laughed! I fancy they had more fun, then, than we who watched this video...oui? ;-)
TIMMY Mon amour, I do wish that you had one EURO for every time I was thus asked. My husband & two children thank you too...as it makes them proud! Take heart, one fine day you shall meet ze girl that will eclipse moi!
theofilos nel lines i was an engineer at that ship the master of the ship is a legend and put the fact that the engines and thrusters are too weak for that kind of maneuvers btw if you happen to be in greece do not travel with that ship....
As a USMMA '90 grad w/USCG Chief Mate Unlimited Tonnage License, 11 years experience on tankers... Masters an idiot. Unseaman-like putz. (Assuming he had bunkers to go back out...) Risking cargo, crew and ship like that? Bet shipping company and consignees were super proud of the guy. Funny thing about the wind... It decrease if you wait a bit...
I once went on a cruse and this happened to us and they had to get tugs there just to get us back out to open waters until the winds went down. when I got off the ship I bought a plain ticket an fly home.
If that ship captain worked for me I would have fired him! He should have gone back OUT away from the wharf after he turned around then dropped anchor and WAITED for the wind to die down as it most always does after sunset.
Alll in all how much time did the manuver thake? 20 minutes?? because the footage seems on 2X normal speed. And what about a little assistance harbour tug? or the harbour is too small to have an assistance tug?
nope...not that small ships and even QM2 if you know...they have rotatable drives and bowtrusthers which can perform same manoveurs...still in service for cargoships though
Similar to the USS Holland (a sub tender) mooring astern at the end of the pier in Rota Spain years ago. Alike this ship, about the same size, with no side thrusters. Would have been handy!
For the one guy that said he would of left port and dropped anchor and waited for the wind to die down. If you look, he used the anchor as soon as he entered port and swung around on it and used it for every attempt at getting in to position. This guy did a great job and had a plan B that worked! As for the music, I like AC/DC better or Guns and Roses!!
Hahaha I didn't mean to offend anyone, the truth is there are many good captains from many different countries. I lived the majority of my life in Canada and I have seen some pretty impressive Captains there too. However Greece is known for having the largest merchant marine in the world as well as the most historic merchant marine in the world. Also most Captains working worldwide happen to be Greek including those in the cruise ship industry. They're known for having good captains it's a fact!
Some would argue the responsible and safe thing to do would be to wait for better weather before docking - unless its a life or death situation. And I would agree.
I don't see what's so great about it. He broke at least one line, almost dinged up his boat and the frigate, and never got it docked, finally giving up and heading back out to get a stiff drink, and try it again in the morning.....
this kind of scene is more common than people might think. extremely difficult for those on the bridge to use bow thrusters etc and line up with dock in high winds. it is the pilot's call whether or not to proceed. very frustrating for the crew going home if we had a plane to catch or something on.
Yes, it's difficult and frustrating. But I tell you that sometimes you have somebody in your crew (and as a captain you should know), who is a maneuvering expert although they don't have a star on their shoulder. In such cases you must give them a chance, within the limits of the risks, of course, and then not forget to promote! Which is almost as important but most of the times completely overseen.
It isn't the pilot's call whether to proceed. The master is always responsible for the safety of the ship. If the pilot is doing something questionable, it is the role of the master to stop it before an accident happens.
welcome to finland, here they go to longnäs every night in the dark and they have minimal viability, and the sea is at least this bad about every night and in the winter its a lot worst :D so this is pretty easy in fact
Looks like two from the paint. I helped put together one ship that had four, two up front and two aft. That was fun times aligning those couplings. In out boredom, I'd make the ship slam the dock and back out, then back in all by hand. Sry boss, checking the run out.
as an Ex "Chief Engineer" I would have deplored this in the strongest terms & I wonder what pressure was put on the skipper to chance his or her arm ,the ships & passenger safety seems to be at the back of their minds ,or is this just a case of bravado overruling common sense.
Oh now I want to know all about manoeuvring ships in stormy ports and how tf do those tiny guys catch the great big ropes? I appreciate skill like this but also wonder is this harbour in Lemnos considered safe?
He will have dropped the anchor just as a precaution against the event of a break down in the bow thrusters or main engines. As for tugs, I dont know but they would have been useful! maybe its too tight in there to have tugs as well?
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The hardest Maneuver was avoiding the stupid choice of music in this video.
Bit harsh
Also why was it recorded double speed, had to stop watching
@@wozza77able Sorry, I may have been upset 5 years ago while watching this video.
The music was grim, the double speed made me motion sick. All in all, that which could have been fascinating was severely let down by unfortunate choices.
I got seasick watching it….had to give up
During the New York dock strike (I think in the late 1950s) the master of the original Queen Elizabeth berthed her without the aid of tugs. This involved doing a three-point turn using only her two engines (no bow or stern thrusters) and rudder. So tight were the tolerances that the port authorities warned him against it but he brought it off earning the heartfelt thanks of the passengers who might otherwise have been held up for days or delivered to another port.
Where can I find more about it?
Nothing like as skilful as people would have you believe.
That's impressive. You managed to make me sea sick just watching a video.
The Captain and the navigation crew certainly earned their paycheck that day!
Just another day on the ferry line. They're out in all sorts of weather everyday. But we don't think of them that way. When it's over the crew sat back and didn't expect to do anything less. It's their jobs. That's professionalism. I would feel safe on that ferry line after seeing what this Captain and crew could do, and did, in sudden adverse weather conditions. Get me ashore in one piece is all anyone can ask. A little excitement in the process is no extra charge.
That wasn't done by accident. The crew knew exactly what they could do (in that space), what they were doing, and were trained to do. And they're going to have to do dockings over and over again. Better and worse weather than this one. When they can't do it, they cancel the schedule till the weather improves.
Hahahahaha
Well said bud, ive worked on a few ferrys in bad weather, i work on deck, that's tough enough, but the old man always gets the credit for bringing her alongside, and well done to that chap too
You can't find worse music to a clip like that. Period!
CUNT music!
This is simply using Bow Thrusters and Initial Steering Affect cojointly with use of Port Anchor ! Its called a Handbrake Turn Dudes ! I was a young 3/0 Officer in 1984 and this was Routine in Supertankers !
A handbrake turn with a supertanker? God, I'd love to see that. That is a LOT of mass! The anchors on those things must be monstrous.
Handbrake turn? This manouvre was certainly not routine on supertankers. The closest you got to this on 'so called' supertankers was a 'running moor.' 3/0 in 84! Wow, experience talking. The manoeuvre shown here took great skill.
Roy C Horton lol
Anchor is stuck man
Before watching, mute video, turn screen to dark, hit play, and go grill a steak. Come back in 6 and 1/2 minutes and enjoy your meal.
Good one 🤣🤣🤣
First of all the Port of Lemnos is a very difficult port to dock in depending on the direction and speed of the wind, second the vessel Theofilos of NEL lines is a very old vessel built in the mid 70's, recently it had some engine upgrades as well as some cosmetic upgrades just to keep it in service for a few more years, third Theofilos had technical problems and was operating in half power when this video was made and fourth, come on gentlemen it's a Greek captain! Best captains in the world!
As long as it is not Captain of the "Concordia" trying out a new stunt!
That captain is just a badass, plain and simple
How many of these "Maneuvers" have you seen in your life to make this the hardest one?
Probably not that many.
I have been on ships like this when we would come back in a storm and get blown all over the place. We usually ended up anchoring out in a cove somewhere for the night until the storm passes much to the despair of a crew that wants to go home, but instead had to take turns on anchor watch till the storm passes.
The bestest TH-cam title ever I saw in my life
Believe it or not. This kind of stuff happens every day, somewhere around the world. The captain, and pilot of ships like that make use of the tools they have to make a safe operation work. Bow thrusters, and screw reversal are used in conjunction with the anchor(s), and professional seamanship all come together to dock the ships. It looked like the hardest to you because you probably never saw it before. Good video.
Yes, the captains of the Calmac ferries on the west coast of Scotland, regularly use the "anchor" stunt when berthing at Tiree during swells and storms. The islanders call the regular ferry, The MV Clansman "The Mighty One" as she berths when others cannot, and their supplies are delivered!
On eleuthera, a mailboat/ferry has to come into narrow gap between Eleuthera and Current Island, in a ten knot current, reverse direction and power into a 25 metre wide channel at right angles to the current!
Either the master has kept up his exemption, or the pilot really knows his stuff. Never seen a handbrake turn done with a ship before.
He was using the port anchor like a bow spring line. That really isn’t that hard to do. It helps the ship pivot. That’s how some of the older supply boats would tie up to some of the oil platforms when I first started working out in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Patch as an AB and Captain.
stayed 2 seconds then quit to save my hearing .
Whoever manufactured that anchor should use this as advertising!
The pilot certainly earned his pay that day. That job would unnerve me!
captain*
No he was right in saying pilot
Helmsman*..
Tsimfuckiss pilot
No guys , this is port of Limnos island in Greece. No pilot, Only the Captain.
Reminds me of Alicante, Italy in 1996. Me, a 20 y/o helmsman aboard 821 ft
USS Kearsarge, backing out of the tiny harbour, then turning 90 degrees with the pier 25 ft at our stern and closing, engines screaming. And 5 ft of water under the keel!
When we were in the Adriatic, my armpits were soaked.
and its not the first time this ship has done this before i used to patrol around limnos with my gun ship(Greek navy) sort of like the warship u see in the video.ive seen these passenger ships do these maneuvers alot of times.
Beautifully done , using his anchor like that !
I kept my boat in Lemnos for three months and yes it gets very windy there. But, these ferry people have got it down to a fine T because they're doing it all the time.
I like the way he eased out that port anchor, after he looked at it awhile,
and slid back there where he wanted to be. This guy is good !
This maneuver would of been materialized and discussed with the Captain and crew before the docking. The winds and ocean conditions are very unpredictable in Greece especially late evening form the hot climates.The vessel was obliviously coming back into port late evening for docking, and the wind has come up like it does every afternoon there. So I think he did a very good job trying to dock a 60m vessel in 50nm gust winds without crashing.
Very skilled. But captains of Greek ships face these issues all the time during Winter in the Aegean Sea.
You need to have a go on the North Sea. Colder, rougher and tidal! Aegean Sea would be a stroll in the park for any captain used to those conditions ...
tim sims You clearly don't know Agean Sea......it doesn't have those Northen huge waves but its really windy, even water whirlwinds manage to form in winter and really tricky everywhere, you are never in open sea even if you think you are.
Well, I lived in Spain for 5 years and kayaked on the sea twice a week so am fairly aware that the mediterranean waters can get very windy - strong enough for them to name winds from different directions. I got badly caught out in a tramuntana once... However, if you have ever listened to the British shipping forecast you will realise that gale force 10, 11 and 12 are common in these waters. Waves are generally much bigger in the Atlantic and North Sea since they have been able to gather momentum for thousands of miles, we have big tides, tidal currents, tide races to contend with - all of which are negligable in the Mediterranean. Not to mention fogs and mists that can completely surround you within half an hour. I do not know the Aegean very well - but am pretty sure that boats and ships do not have to face the conditions of the North Sea and the Atlantic
tim sims tisk tisk tisk. My North Sea waves trump your Agean breeze. tisk tisk tisk.
Gra Gor Thats what he was telling stratos. Read it again, slowly.
Whoa. I might have waited till the winds were down.
Agree.
Time is money. Likewise, a tug would have made the job easier but tugs cost money!
I'll give it credit for having the balls to pull that kind of maneuver with only the single anchor thats singing from the strain keeping them from a disaster. If you're going to moor anything stern in to the dock you have to have something out front, an anchor or as in a number of small ports I've seen mooring balls. That holds the bow and normally takes enough load that the stern lines can hold the ship onto that small quay. If nothing holds the bow, even the slightest breeze would be too much for any lines on the stern to hold at that angle.
Rick
Pilots in some of these ports, are ex-captains of those ferries, otherwise cannot "suvive". Actually is not needed as the ferries captains call these ports so many times per week. Especially during summer time the weekly itinerary consists of 50-70 ports!! So fatigue is another issue. Agree that those ferries should be replaced by new but again seamanship in those conditions is a "case study" like no other!
Bow thrusting around a anchored line in that wind, in such tight quarters, nearly swamped that military Corvette. He should have moored it off line and waited for the winds to die down. Being a captain means making clear decisions that protect the lives of his passengers and crew, along with respecting the safety of those on ships around his own. Clearly, this is not being done here.
The stern was facing the Corvette. It didn't even move due to the larger ship. Another internet keyboard warrior gets stomped.
Oh, that's right,...this was a SAFE thing to do. My mistake...moron.
Gigglelee You nutz
Have you ever been to Lemnos or other Aegean islands? Have you ever wondered why vegetation on those islands is scarce? Everything that grows there gets blown away.
The wind never dies down. Those people are used to these kind of conditions. Just another day at the office, maybe with a little more workload than usual but no biggy.
If all cargo, tanker and passenger captains waited for winds to die down in these parts of Greece, the Aegean would be a desolate place.
Fair enough, but the captain is playing Russian rulette with peoples lives.
Hey there is no need for your Swearing , I have praise for the Captain What ever , So there !
Now that is skil. Love to PS anchor use. I will remember that trick
because we already had a heart attack at the loud, abrupt intro!
Thanks for the info. With the wind and seas, it didn't seem the anchor would actually hold. to use as a pivot.
that captain was amazing under the condition he was in
Why did you put a capital letter in "maneuver", but a lower case letter in "I"?
whiterabbit english isn't his first language :)
Binyamin the Basketweaver
Well, that explains a lot. But how many native speakers are there who can't even use the most simple language in the world? I guess that's one of life's mysteries mankind will never learn...
whiterottenrabbit Apparently some will never learn, true. Fact is English is one of the hardest languages to learn. Too, to, two... there, their, they're... i before e except after c... color, colour... theater, theatre...
It's so complicated many who speak English can't grasp the fundimentals.
How many languages do you speak and can your mind and intellect grasp? One perhaps, if that.
Respectfully - don't throw stones, dude at least has the guts to try and my guess is they have a better grasp of English than you have with their native tongue.
whiterottenrabbit English is definitely not the simplest language in the world. It's a bastard of about 30 different languages that's even native speakers seem to have a lot of trouble getting right.
whiterottenrabbit As if it wasn't bad enough, texting has made it worse :)
As Tom Said below they drop the anchor to keep the bow of the ship in control so they can use the aza pods to there full potential to keep the ship safe from hitting the others in the harbor.. he was trying to tie off to the pier on the stern to open up and unload but the seas were too rough as seen when the line broke loose/snapped. Good man doing his job, his company should use this as a training video.as for hard videos you should see when they back in super tankers or newer container ships.
Whip that sucker around using the wind as leverage and park it. That's how it's DONE!
Dennis Huffman ,it was mostly done with the help of the starboard anchor🇨🇦😎
Now that's real seamanship.
The way a good Captain/Master should think: What is the best course of action considering the safety of the passengers, the crew, the line handlers on the dock, the ship and equipment aboard, and the other vessels in the harbor - in that order!
The real world (cell phone conversation between the Captain and his boss:
NEL Lines controller: Where the hell are you?
Captain Bob: We have 30 knot winds on the starboard bow, 3 foot chop inside the jetty, we've already "popped" two, three inch mooring lines and the guys on the dock are getting hammered. I dropped the hook to wait for the wind to die down a little.
NEL Lines controller: You've got to get those passengers and cars off and reload! You're supposed to be back in Naples in 12 hours. ...what ever it takes Captain ... !!!
Capt Bob (after call ends) : #@(#ing*$##T!...(on ship's intercom) ... all line handlers to your stations ...
Money talks ... been there ... done that ... bought the T shirt!
Love the music.
the impressive part of this video, for me, was how they managed to keep their port anchor stay in that one place without moving. what the hell occurs naturally that can hold a boat that big without breaking or shifting?
the thing i'm most curious about is what is under the water in that bay..
i mean, the sailors had to have tons of confidence, cuz if that anchor came loose, they'd have run aground and probably taken another vessel with them. those guys have some real balls on them!
Greek captains another day in the office...daily routine really 👌👌👌
If you look closely, he has an anchor hung up on the bottom. What he is doing is trying to pull it loose. Saw this once in the Navy.
This skipper knows his ship & knows this harbour, especially the holding power of the harbour bottom. Got it right down on where to set the anchor & let the wind do the work of spinning him around. Big boat or small. Same handling principles.
the captain-is he heavy drunk!? absolutly YES YES YES............. OMG
I love how it's dark out by the time the video is over! :-D So what happens, at the end he has to go to another port or dock? Because it looks like the ship goes back out to sea.
Well, Mon amour, after the ship's cocktail bar ran out of drinks the fleet of Greek (AND Turkish) helicopters offloaded the passengers, along with the animals, to suitable Red Cross/Red Crescent tents...where they all REALLY got wasted & laughed! I fancy they had more fun, then, than we who watched this video...oui? ;-)
Oh yeah I loved this comment hahahaha. It really opened my eyes to the amount of money to be made by donation smugglers.
Amélie Renoncule Will you marry me?
TIMMY Mon amour, I do wish that you had one EURO for every time I was thus asked.
My husband & two children thank you too...as it makes them proud!
Take heart, one fine day you shall meet ze girl that will eclipse moi!
Amélie Renoncule Do not marry Timmy, he always asks... Marry me..we can send your husband and children to Ikea, they will of course never get out.
Frank Cable would Med Moor a few times a year at NavWeps Goose Creek SC. I was a BM3 stationed on the fantail when we did.
theofilos nel lines i was an engineer at that ship the master of the ship is a legend and put the fact that the engines and thrusters are too weak for that kind of maneuvers btw if you happen to be in greece do not travel with that ship....
nothing spectacular.You should see some skippers on small coasters.no bow thrusters,under powered single screw.proper ship handling.Total respect
As a USMMA '90 grad w/USCG Chief Mate Unlimited Tonnage License, 11 years experience on tankers...
Masters an idiot. Unseaman-like putz. (Assuming he had bunkers to go back out...)
Risking cargo, crew and ship like that? Bet shipping company and consignees were super proud of the guy.
Funny thing about the wind... It decrease if you wait a bit...
what were they trying to do exactly??? turning around and burning fuel at the dock????
Testing the engines and the crew's patience.
Must have taken a boatload of stamina to keep that up for as many hours as it did
this is nothing specia.The video is from Greece and something like that is an everyday thing!
at least here xD
agree , a hundred time a day
Hard manoeuvre in strong wind, BTW it's funny the way you sped the playback up, it looks like a toy ship at times :-)
I’m sure the cameraman could move the camera faster if he tried.
I'd like to see him try that without the anchor holding the front end in place.
p.s. that was a crew effort on ship and shore.. awesome bunch of people.
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I once went on a cruse and this happened to us and they had to get tugs there just to get us back out to open waters until the winds went down. when I got off the ship I bought a plain ticket an fly home.
Right away the music makes me want to change the video. But first I wanted to post this. Can't watch with the crap blaring at me.
How much nervous did it cost? Bravo for shure!!!
ever heard of rotatable drives and thrusters I do gotta give him credit he's got balls
If that ship captain worked for me I would have fired him! He should have gone back OUT away from the wharf after he turned around then dropped anchor and WAITED for the wind to die down as it most always does after sunset.
the wind never dies in the greek island my friend...not even the summer ...
That is one badassed Docking maneouver...i bet a pinoy is at the helm.
typical greek maneuever !We have very good captains!From the best in the world
Eine Meisterleistung des Kapitans dieses Moster, in diesem kleinen Haven anzudocken
And the Captain only had a couple, three/four Johnny Walker Blacks before he came back onto the Bridge.....
Legend has it the boat is still trying to reach the dock.
Alll in all how much time did the manuver thake? 20 minutes?? because the footage seems on 2X normal speed. And what about a little assistance harbour tug? or the harbour is too small to have an assistance tug?
nope...not that small ships and even QM2 if you know...they have rotatable drives and bowtrusthers which can perform same manoveurs...still in service for cargoships though
Hello! Where are the harbour pilots and tugs?
***** Due to the financial crisis, greek harbours can't afford those anymore. xD
I got Forrest Whitaker eye just reading the description of this video.
I wonder, how do they learn these manueuvres.
Similar to the USS Holland (a sub tender) mooring astern at the end of the pier in Rota Spain years ago. Alike this ship, about the same size, with no side thrusters. Would have been handy!
For the one guy that said he would of left port and dropped anchor and waited for the wind to die down. If you look, he used the anchor as soon as he entered port and swung around on it and used it for every attempt at getting in to position. This guy did a great job and had a plan B that worked! As for the music, I like AC/DC better or Guns and Roses!!
This is good seamanship. Nothing exceptional. Whoever posted this video is not a seafarer.
Hahaha I didn't mean to offend anyone, the truth is there are many good captains from many different countries. I lived the majority of my life in Canada and I have seen some pretty impressive Captains there too. However Greece is known for having the largest merchant marine in the world as well as the most historic merchant marine in the world. Also most Captains working worldwide happen to be Greek including those in the cruise ship industry. They're known for having good captains it's a fact!
3:32 harbor freight rope
Felt like
A paper boat in water
Some would argue the responsible and safe thing to do would be to wait for better weather before docking - unless its a life or death situation. And I would agree.
There was just to damn much wind, the hull is a damn big sail, notice also he was dragging his anchor to help pivot the stearn around
least he didn't drive into the reef like the Italian cruise liners , theofelooooooo
Is this an Anchor Fail, or did you drop anchor to help manuver, and where are the tugs?
I don't see what's so great about it. He broke at least one line, almost dinged up his boat and the frigate, and never got it docked, finally giving up and heading back out to get a stiff drink, and try it again in the morning.....
Is this TT-Lines former PETER PAN delivered in 1975 by Nobiskrug Werft, Rendsburg?
Did the Starboard-aft line part ?
this kind of scene is more common than people might think. extremely difficult for those on the bridge to use bow thrusters etc and line up with dock in high winds. it is the pilot's call whether or not to proceed.
very frustrating for the crew going home if we had a plane to catch or something on.
Yes, it's difficult and frustrating. But I tell you that sometimes you have somebody in your crew (and as a captain you should know), who is a maneuvering expert although they don't have a star on their shoulder. In such cases you must give them a chance, within the limits of the risks, of course, and then not forget to promote! Which is almost as important but most of the times completely overseen.
It isn't the pilot's call whether to proceed. The master is always responsible for the safety of the ship. If the pilot is doing something questionable, it is the role of the master to stop it before an accident happens.
welcome to finland, here they go to longnäs every night in the dark and they have minimal viability, and the sea is at least this bad about every night and in the winter its a lot worst :D so this is pretty easy in fact
Same thing in Aegean sea Greece with winds at 60-70 kts . In small ports with docks at nearly sea level and no sufficient break water!
Looks like two from the paint. I helped put together one ship that had four, two up front and two aft. That was fun times aligning those couplings. In out boredom, I'd make the ship slam the dock and back out, then back in all by hand. Sry boss, checking the run out.
I think if I were the Captain, I'd give up at a certain point and just steam out to open water, anchor, and wait.
as an Ex "Chief Engineer" I would have deplored this in the strongest terms & I wonder what pressure was put on the skipper to chance his or her arm ,the ships & passenger safety seems to be at the back of their minds ,or is this just a case of bravado overruling common sense.
Oh, hello 😊
It is a rocket fast airplane from heaven!
I love this Song seriously. Can somebody tell me the name?
Titel
2nd Try (Instrumental)
Künstler
Supergarage
Album
Instrumentals
Oh now I want to know all about manoeuvring ships in stormy ports and how tf do those tiny guys catch the great big ropes?
I appreciate skill like this but also wonder is this harbour in Lemnos considered safe?
They don't you catch a light heaving line with a weight on the end and with that you pull the big rope to the bollard.
He will have dropped the anchor just as a precaution against the event of a break down in the bow thrusters or main engines. As for tugs, I dont know but they would have been useful! maybe its too tight in there to have tugs as well?
Is it always like this at this 'port.' How long was it before the ship finally managed to berth?
Thought this was going to end up like the Exxon Valdeez for a minute.
Seems as though the harbor needs a little redesign. Looks like it doesn't have much protection from rough seas.
Using the anchor to hold him in place while he turns clever.. probably something practiced a lot by big ship operators.
Hats off to the Captain and his Crew.