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Jul 15, 2024

Ship Spotting (2024)​


Well here is a new ship spotting video. I did a couple before, and it is always nice to see all these different ships sailing all around the world so I hope you enjoy this video.

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Bayesian Captain Gets Lawyer, Refuses to Talk to Prosecutors | SY News Ep378​

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Bayesian Engineer/Deckhand Added to Criminal Probe | SY News Ep379​

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ONBOARD VIDEO: 90m Superyacht Crashes into 30m Yacht | Insurance Payout for Bayesian | SY News Rp380​

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Sail Training Ship Leeuwin Struck by Maersk Shekou in the Port of Fremantle, August 30, 2024​

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T/T DAGMAR SALÉN. Okt 1967 - April 1969​

Filmat oktober 1967 – april 1969 av Ole Sass (1943-2023). Ole var chief (maskinchef) på fartyget. Filmen börjar i Malta, därefter besöker vi bl.a. Kapstaden, Kharg Island och Kuwait. Vi får även vara med och fira jul ombord.

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‘We were Walking on the Walls” Crew member speaks of Sinking Yacht Bayesian | SY News Ep381​

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Video: Bayesian Survivor Talks of Sinking | Yacht Hit And Run Kills Fisherman | SY News Ep382​

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This one is a bit long - 1 hr, 20 mins. Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

From Surviving Storms to Earning Big: Life of a Captain Facing Deadly Seas!​

Sep 5, 2024 #lifeatsea #merchantnavy #career

From Surviving Storms to Earning Big: Life of a Captain Facing Deadly Seas - Podcast episode 1

Captain Karan Kochhar's Introduction

Graduating at the top of his class at Cornell’s Executive Management Program, coupled with a specialization in Shipping Management and Nautical Technology, this seasoned professional comes with 18 years of rich exposure in the transportation industry. He has achieved the distinction of being the highest scorer in Shipping Business Professional Qualification Exam. In addition, he has not only contributed actively towards improving the safety performance of the fleet leading to recording their best-ever results, but also achieved the best vetting results fleet wide. Highly ambitious and performance-driven, this shipping stalwart brings to the table, his strong understanding of business, it's key priorities, operational challenges and required resources, and aspires to reach a position where he can make an impactful difference.


00:00 Introduction
04:08 Why did Captain Karan choose the Merchant Navy?
06:51 How to tackle Sea Sickness?
10:37 How to deal with Isolation at Sea
12:00 First Time Experience as an Officer on Ship
15:18 Stuck Inside a Deadly STORM
18:12 Encounter with a Big FIRE on ship
21:03 Emotions After Marriage
23:26 Positives of the Merchant Navy
29:10 Toughest Part of the Merchant Navy
30:30 Responsibilities of a Captain of the Ship
37:45 Qualifications Required for a Shore Job
39:37 How to use Networking for transition from Ship to Shore job?
45:14 How to get a job as a Cadet?
47:28 Indian Maritime Education vs Foreign Maritime Education
50:31 Future of Autonomous Ships
55:50 Importance of Fitness for Mental Well-Being
01:05:20 Dealing with Anxiety
01:12:10 Shipping THEN vs NOW
 

MISSING AIS Data from Bayesian Shows False Movement as She Sank | SY News Ep383​

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Summer Cruise to Maine - Cape Cod Canal - Whales at Stellwagen - Island Packet Sailing IP420​

Sep 5, 2024

This is the second in our serries of cruising up to Maine. We have some alternator problems. We think we know the problem (but we were not right). We go through the Cape Cod Canal and see Hump Back Whales.
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Channel https://www.youtube.com/@svpaquita/videos

Tugboat channel https://www.youtube.com/@TimBatSea/videos
 

Containership Loses Power Entering Tampa Bay | Pilot Utilized Tugs to Stop the Ship​

Sep 8, 2024 #supplychain #containerships #tyndall

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the loss of power on board the containership Tyndall as it made its approach to the pier in Tampa on September 5, 2024.

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00:00 Introduction
05:43 Track of MV Tyndall into Tampa
12:48 Pilot Discusses Actions
14:48 Analysis What this means for Shipping


- Marine Traffic www.marinetraffic.com
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- Cargo ship emergency at Port Tampa Bay • Cargo ship emergency at Port Tampa Bay
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Containership Loses Power Entering Tampa Bay | Pilot Utilized Tugs to Stop the Ship​

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Mike Lynch Cause of Death Not As You Might Think | SY News Ep384​

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Spinning a Barge with a Flood Tide​

Sep 10, 2024

Some times you have to go with Plan B. We spin the barge off the dock with a Fair Flood Tide.

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Crossing the North Sea to a remote bay on Shetland. Chapter 1​

Sep 11, 2024

So here we go again! Join the first chapter on my fourth attempt at reaching the icy coast of Scoresby Sound, Greenland. Together 1200 NM of challenging waters across the North Atlantic Ocean is to be conquered before any celebration can take place.

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Super Yacht Guest Arrival Day (as a chef on Motor Yacht Loon)​

Sep 8, 2024

Firstly I have to apologise for my terrible pronunciation of the word 'boulangerie' - OKAY now that's out of the way, we are BACK! This video is about a typical pick up day, where our charter guests arrive and get settled in.

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Doctors Explain Drowning/Dry Drowning of Bayesian Victims | SY News Ep385​

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Divers Recover Critical Evidence from Bayesian Yacht | SY News Ep386​

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Impossible@87?​

Sep 13, 2024

At age 87 Peter Hartmann did the im-possible, sailing solo his 52 Ft. sailboat weighing over 30 tons across the vast Pacific Ocean. This voyage began in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico, and ended on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands, after 5,340 Nautical Miles (9,890 Km). In 44 days at sea Peter did not sight a single other vessel. The average daily mileage was 123 Nm (228 Km), the best day yielded 149 Nm (276 Km). This voyage was very relaxed and most enjoyable, thanks to very favorable weather. Last year’s crossing from Majuro to Nuevo Vallarta was much more difficult because that is the ‘Wrong Direction”, as shown in the video of that voyage. To avoid most of the adverse currents and winds Peter had to sail as far north as past 39º North (about 100 Nm north of San Francisco’s latitude) scribing a huge arch before dropping back south to latitude 20º North of Bahia Banderas.

Ahaluna is a wooden boat, heavily sheathed in fibreglass, built by Peter from scratch 47 years ago, with a little help from his friends. His video “Build of a Lifetime” describes this build.

This type of adventure keeps Peter healthy, nimble, and alert. Clean and healthy food and supplements are essential to his good health, as are his chiropractic and calisthenic exercises. Peter makes Intentions for the Highest Good. Clear thought and spirituality are perhaps the most important ingredients leading to this healthy lifestyle.

Join Peter on this, his second solo Pacific crossing in just over a year.

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Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AdventuresofanoldSeadog/videos
 
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Tanker Sounion Under Tow | 2nd Salvage Effort Underway | European Union Provide Naval Escort​

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Salvage Mission in the North Sea | The Salvage Masters | Autentic Documentary​

Sep 11, 2024
In summer of 2013, the Dutch government began an extraordinary campaign to clean out the nation’s channels of old shipwrecks, silent dangers rusting under the surface for decades. This episode tracks the clearing of Dutch navigation channels from four dangerous underwater hazards in order to foster safer sea transport.
From its windswept shores to quaint cities with their windmills and quiet canals, the Netherlands depends on water as its lifeline. But hidden below the surface of Dutch waters lie hundreds of sunken ships, threatening the nation’s livelihood. As the world’s sea trade grows in size, Europe’s maritime gateway must remain free.
The waterways of the Netherlands are the vital lifeline for the whole of Europe. The wrecks either need to be removed or reduced in height to ensure free passage of the giant cargo ships that Europe’s economy depends on. The four wrecks to be salvaged in this job were an unknown wreck lying at the bottom of the Ijeul channel, the Ariana cargo ship which blocked the Westerscheld waterway, the Jan Breydel fishing boat lying in the entry channel to Rotterdam’s Europort and a 1860s steamship lying off the island of Vlieland.

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Tour of the East River and Hell Gate​

Sep 17, 2024

In this video we do a 4X tour of New York's East River and Hell Gate.

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Lynch Had MI5, NSA as Clients | Bayesian Victims Had Carbon Dioxide in Lungs | SY News Ep387​

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Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival | Sailing | Sailboats​

Sep 9, 2024 PORT TOWNSEND

Join us as we embark on an unforgettable weekend in Port Townsend for the renowned Wooden Boat Festival! From the moment we arrived, we were immersed in a world of craftsmanship, history, and maritime magic. In this video, we’ll take you through the stunning array of beautifully crafted wooden boats, share fascinating interviews with passionate builders and enthusiasts, and give you a peek at the vibrant festival atmosphere.

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Last photos of Bayesian from Captain of Sailing Ship | Dali Leaves US | SY News Ep388​

 

First Morning Watch Back On Mississippi River 9/21/24​

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This Sailor Girl sailed the Atlantic Ocean ALONE!​

Solo sailing is a daunting prospect, it's not for the faint hearted, that's for sure! Claire sailed alone form Cape Town to France in her 32 for long Dreadnaught sailboat, a super low-tech awe-inspiring adventure and we were lucky enough to bump into her in a Spanish boatyard and have a natter, this is her story!

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Captain’s Morning Routine On The Mississippi River 9/22/24​

Sep 22, 2024

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