Cleaning Massive US Anchor Buoys in Middle of The Ocean

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[chrisostling]

USCG are my Heros! Saved my butt once and had my back once before that crossing the Columbia River Bar. My Uncle was on a Buoy Tender in the Gulf, my father did a year on the Icebreaker Northwind and 3 years at Alki Point Light Station working with Albert Anderson who was originally in the US Light House Service and served on Tillamook Rock Light, aka Terrible Tilly. My maternal grandfather was on the Cruiser Miami when it got hit by a Kamikaze in the final push to Japan, he was on one of the big gun crews and was pretty much deaf for the rest of his life. My entire family are commercial fishermen so many during WWII were not allowed to join the services because the salmon they caught were too important to the war effort, my grandfather got in on his fourth try. I did my share of fishing, have lived aboard my different boats most of my adult life, and was a Yacht Broker before having to retire. I still live aboard on the Columbia River and will do so until my time is over. I can't imagine a better way to live.

[habanerocat]

Captivating narration. Would listen again.

[JupiterSailfish]

Ok. In the intro, what the hell video has the dude firing a rocket off a damn SeaVee?!?!? I have got to watch that, I love fishing on the boats. Great video as always!

[josephciampa]

Great Video. Stay Safe all Coast Guard and Navy personal. Semper Fi to my Brothers onboard these vessels.

[williambarry]

I had to do this kinda stuff at a boatyard in alaska when i was a teenager. It was dirty hard work.

[FreezyAbitKTA]

USCGC Basswood was a bouy tender. A friend served on 1983-1986 (?)

[railroad]

One small point; these buoys are not in the middle of the ocean.

[chipsdad]

This should have been on Mike Rhohes DIRTY JOBS.

[TheGryxter]

@7:17....What's up with the Death Star Trooper? Was there a time warp aboard a' la The Final Countdown? Or is that Rick Moranis from Spaceballs doing a cameo...say whaaaat?!?!

[Allsfairinloveandwarr]

Im curious anyone know how much does each bouy weighs?

[manikandanganesh]

what is the pressure of these hoses, so many sailors are holding it.

[davidsimpkins]

"Keeping them clean is a top priority." That HAD TO be for the video... have you seen these things?😆

[soapebox]

a falta de maquinário adequado para realizar alimpeza

[keepcans]

I've gotta admit, they are strange looking planes

[michaelgibney]

Why a few minutes of buoy servicing then changing the subject ?

[Bossfan]

At what point did they clean "deep sea" buoys...as if there are bany in the deep sea...

[mccune]

I guess they don't repaint the bouy's before they relaunch them, the #8 bouy could have used a paint job. They also did not shoot the tube or at least show it. That was always the worst job on the bouy deck. Still miss those days.

[UQRXD]

You did not mention the CG was under the Department Of Transportation. Do research!!

[UQRXD]

It is a dirty smelly job and back breaking. Give me SAR any day.

[johanea]

It takes usually 2-3 persons, 1 or 2 AB’s and 1 officer to drop an anchor on even the largest commercial vessels.
Beyond me why the navy requires 20-30 sailors to do the same.

Obviously it is more a kindergarten at sea than anything else.