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Ships on Fire off Humber River | Containership Solong Struck US Flagged Tanker Stena Immaculate​

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the holes in the Swiss cheese model appears to have lined up!

I'm getting the impression that ships on the sea are set on "auto pilot" more often than not!

RECAP: Solong Rams Anchored US Tanker Stena Immaculate | Ships Abandoned & On Fire | Port Closed​

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Where do the Tankermen Live?​

Mar 11, 2025

In this video, we take a look into the rarely seen Crew Quarters onboard an Ocean Going Tank Barge.

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The master arrested - according to gCaptain.

I'm glad our FRIENDS in the City-of-London, are on top of this. They have zero interest in stopping rape gangs in the UK, but since they're Russia-Russia-Russia, war-hungry, they IMMEDIATELY seize this captain.

Because he's of the same nationality as the government the Labourites want to use for a distraction-war and financial controlled-demolition.

The Navy had me in Japan for two weeks, too...and that was just after a couple of US Navy enlisted, were arrested for soliciting and molesting a couple of Japanese girls. Would it have been fair for all the Navy to be smeared by this act? Of course not.

The Solong collision plainly appears to be negligent operation, leaving the ship on autopilot in a busy area used as a staging point. That's not criminal. Being Russian is not criminal, unless you're a demented cheerleader for the End-Of-History war.
 

Exploring the INSANE Interior of a Car Transport Ship​

Mar 15, 2025

Welcome back to another episode everyone. In this one I will take you along with me and you will see what it actually looks like inside of the massive auto transport ship cargo holds. Let's go have a look together and hope you all enjoy it.
-Jeff

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Stena Immaculate and Solong Allision & Salvage Update | One Tank Ruptured | Master Charged​

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searcher said:
FOOD ON CARGO SHIPS | STEWARDS DEPARTMENT |
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I'd read that, many places, before the eww toobs came to be.

Writers have approached that - fiction and travel journals. Used to be, you could travel on a freight vessel, after a lot of red tape. Pay a fare, they'd put you up in guest quarters or an empty stateroom...only caveat was, you were forbidden to do anything with or for the crew. Union rules. That, and age...under 70 and proven healthy.

I always wanted to try it, after four years at sea the hard way. Join the Navy, see the world - from a porthole!

Anyway. Aside from that I don't much care for Asian food as a steady diet (occasionally, is fine) it looks good. He's right, though - that is CRITICAL to keeping up morale. The easiest, cheapest way to have a contented crew, is with good foodservice.

And men have mutinied for lousy food - a bad or malicious cook, or parsimonious captain.

Out of the Navv, I wanted to try my hands on the Great Lakes ore boats. But I wasn't a deck sailor, but a clerk - a supercargo would be the civilian equivalent (Supervisor of Cargo).

It didn't happen. I had fantasies of six-figure incomes for nine months of work each year, and spending winters in the Florida sun.
 
Casey Jones said:
Out of the Navv, I wanted to try my hands on the Great Lakes ore boats.
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Was snipe (mm) in the canoe club. Had some help (chief & division officer) getting a MMD (Merchant Mariner Document) right after I got out and went MSC (Military Sealift Command) as QMED (Qualified Member Engineering Dept. for a while. Was actually a wiper - no biggie. Enjoyed it and kick myself in the ass for not staying with it.

Casey Jones said:
It didn't happen. I had fantasies of six-figure incomes for nine months of work each year, and spending winters in the Florida sun.
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Some of the vids I post are by peeps living it. A couple have rental properties, some just a home and some living where-ever when they aren't sailing.
 

Traveling Through the Suez Canal in Egypt​

In this episode join me as I go through the Suez Canal in Egypt southern passage. Soon I will also post my footage from going through North. Hope you all like this one. See ya in the comments section.

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At Anchorage by the Rock of Gibraltar​

This was my view when I woke up at the Anchorage by the Rock of Gibraltar

 

Crossing a Brutal North Atlantic. And I love it! - Chapter 11​

Mar 28, 2025

We are finally back in the windy parts of the North Atlantic, and it did not dissapoint! We set off from Torshavn, Faroe Islands, and adjust the course to Cullivoe on Shetland. 187 NM of pretty brutal conditions. But oh, what fun it is!
Its just to hang on!

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The Mayan - David Crosby's legendary schooner​

May 3, 2011

The legendary Mayan, which has been the 40-year muse to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician David Crosby. Bob Craven, yacht broker, tours the life and times of this John Alden designed schooner, now for sale, in this beautiful video. sale.

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David Crosby sells Mayan to Beau Vrolyk​

Feb 26, 2025
There are times when owners needs to sell a classic sailboat but the memories of the good times on the boat keep them for committing. David Crosby cherished Mayan, not just for the times he sailed her but also for the inspiration she brought to his song writing. Here's the story of how Beau Vrolyk became the new owner of Mayan. This is part of the longer documentary project Wind in Their Sails: Death and Resurrection.
To learn more about the documentary go to: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

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Final Report on Loss of HMNZS Manawanui | Timeline of Grounding, Abandonment and Sinking​

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My first Navy ship was an LPD, converted to a flagship. Poor choice for a conversion - an amphibious transport, LPD, sits high and top-heavy when not swamping itself to launch boats out of the well-deck.

For us, what it meant was, moderate weather became an exercise in bulkhead-walking. And motion sickness...you may think you're immune, and you may be, but you'll learn a lot when you're rolling, and with no outside view to get a perspective.

I like his comparison of being in heavy weather, to getting spanked. Not something you brag about - it's the result of poor judgment or of compulsion. You're there because you couldn't figure out a way not to be there.
 
Casey Jones said:
I like his comparison of being in heavy weather, to getting spanked. Not something you brag about - it's the result of poor judgment or of compulsion.
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This resonates with my pilot education and experience. Working out of a bad situation is something, but the bigger question is how did I get into it?
 
Apr 10, 2025
Well from the poll results 95% of you said you would enjoy a photo slideshow of some of the images I saw in the past year. So many photos, but here are a few. I will explain what is in the photos in order below:
Read the time stamp below the vid on youtube.

Some of What I Saw in the Last Year (A Look Back)​

 

Abeille-Bourbon : Legendary Rescue Ship Life | SLICE EXPERTS​

Apr 8, 2025 #documentary #videos #history

“Exceptional Boats” invites you to step aboard the Abeille-Bourbon for a truly unique experience. Through the portrait of a captain, a crew member, an architect or a simple passenger, discover these ships which each tell us the story of a different maritime heritage, a different history of the sea and its relationship with Man.

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Join the final leg of "Expedition Greenland", as we sail the last 201 NM from Shetland to Norway. I guess thats a wrap for reaching Greenland, after 4 attempts Im very proud of managing to sail all the way into the pack of ice, in Scoresbysound, with my little Contessa 35 "Tessie"

2204 NM is now behind me, and now we will look forward to the next adventure; sailing to Lindesfarne, and Amsterdam in June! I cant wait to take you onboard, visiting some completely new places! Stay tuned

Crossing the NORTH SEA. I will NEVER get enough of this! Final Chapter 12​

 
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