SHIPS CAUGHT IN MONSTER WAVES

SHIPS CAUGHT IN MONSTER WAVES

Special thanks also to @I_LOVE_SAILING for some of the footage!

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[Walter_Sobchak_]

So much respect for sailors. They are as brave as astronauts in my opinion because they might as well be in outer space with some of these sea conditions... No one to rescue you if things go bad.

[popeye]

Don't forget to also give a big shout-out to all the engineers and shipbuilders who made these ships so sturdy!

[NurhanBerk]

Imagine you were in a ship in a storm 500 years ago in the Atlantic. These people were absolute heroes then.

[darkworldusa]

A chilling reminder of the raw power of nature. This video is both terrifying and strangely beautiful.

[Vietnam_Vet_]

This is the exact reason that I will never get on another ship again in my lifetime. November 1966 I was on a troop ship heading for Germany going to stop in Liverpool on the way. The North Sea is a rough place in the winter months. I was never so sick in my life. I prayed just to let me pass out until we got there.
Then I put in a transfer for Vietnam just to get out of cold weather. So they saw fit for me to return to NY on another Troop ship. I said there ain't no way I am going back on a damn ship. So I went to Haun Air Force Base and it took me 2 days to hop a flight on a C-130 to the US. Yes it was slow but not as slow as a ship and I don't get air sick. It was different though, because it had web seating and it faced the rear of the plane. My wife wanted to go on a cruse and I said, "See ya when you get back"

[gaiaiulia]

I was hooked on Deadliest Catch. The seas those trawlers go through are incredible.
Number 5 was absolutely terrifying.

[bobjenkins]

Throughout this video, watching such huge ships, like the tankers, get thrown around like toys, i cant help but wonder how on earth the small wooden ships of the past managed to survive such waves, must have been terrifying.

[rshock]

I served on a small frigate in the Navy, big waves like that are no joke. I remember the first storm I experienced during that time. I was 18 years old, I thought for sure we would capsize. But, nope still here lol. I remember an older pretty salty shipmate tell me “ you’ll be ok kid, just don’t spill your coffee.” Lol

[Vortigan]

My dad was in the merchant navy during WW2. He was twice on ships that were torpedoed and sunk, just getting caught by his ankles on one occasion as the ship lurched over after being hit. Then another time looking down the barrel of a German machine gun while they were in a lifeboat as their Captain was taken prisoner. After the war he was offered the chance to stay at sea with a job on the deep sea trawlers but he turned it down because he thought *that* was too dangerous!! That told me everything about the balls it takes to be out there making a living at sea. They earn every penny they get!

[christinebethencourt]

Every ship fighting for their crew lives against elements in rough sea forces my admiration 🤷‍♀️ you are heroes ✨

[karlkutac]

I remember being in the North Sea while I was in the US Navy. Very rough. We took rolls over 45 degrees from vertical - that is, we rolled over 90 degrees back and forth. I remember the boot prints on the bulkheads (walls) of the passage ways. Eating was a real challenge, but not because of sea sickness. We all had sea legs (believe me, you get used to it). It was that I had to hold up alternate sides of my lunch tray with each roll. I remember seeing slate-grey skies, then slate-grey water out of the port holes as we rocked back and forth. I had to roll my blanket up and make a "v" in my rack (bunk bed), so as not to roll out when sleeping. The North Sea is really something.

[DaveTexas]

I once took an overnight ferry from the Netherlands to London. It was an exceptionally stormy night in the North Sea and the boat pitched and rocked in the high wind and waves. My friends and I had spent the evening in the ship’s bar, but we were all ordered back to our cabins when the pitching got to be so bad that furniture was sliding across the floor. No one was allowed out of their cabins for most if the night.

I went to bed and slept quite peacefully. The movement of the ship was like rocking in a giant rocking chair, with my head and feet going up and down. It was very relaxing for me — maybe because I’d had three or four beers. The next morning I found out that nearly everyone else on the ship had spent the night hugging their toilets; every got really seasick! With two people per cabin and bathrooms only large enough for one person to fit inside (almost like airplane bathrooms but with a shower head in the ceiling), it turned out to be quite the memorable experience for all my friends as they fought for their chance to get into the bathrooms! I never even heard my cabin-mate in the bathroom, despite him saying he had spent hours in there kneeling in front of the toilet. I was peacefully dreaming about happy things…

[ericr]

I love to watch these videos to take me back to the end of '85 and beginning of '86, the north sea with the nato fleet, all frigates. Less than 400ft long and we encountered 40 ft seas for weeks. Took 47 degree rolls. No stabilizers because we just came from the Caribbean and didn't have time to dry dock. We just joined the fleet so all the other ships in the fleet had stabilizers. The most terrifying thing was on iceberg watch in the black of night, out on the bridge wing. The bow would go under, then a huge mass of water headed for you, have to duck behind the barrier and hold on until it passes, then stand back up and continue watch, over and over, almost rhythmic. Freezing cold with hurricane force winds. It was insane. The whole time changing formations and doing our war exercises. We were getting the crap beat out of us for months. I got tossed out of my rack repeatedly. In the few moments for fun there was a paper locker in the point of the bow that was particularly fun to try to stand in. One foot on the port side, one foot on the starboard side, and both hands on the overhead to keep your head from crashing into it. It was about as loud as standing next to a train track when we hit the trough. Wildest ride I ever had.

[devastationofmankind]

this videos really show the reality of the ocean, no matter how big or strong we build things...the ocean just does not care about us, when we navigate it, we are at it´s mercy untill we reach land again...

[kspen]

Each one of these is terrifying to me.
That first fishing boat looked so small in those big waves.

[Romovictorio]

Hells Bells! Never ever would I want to be aboard a boat/ship in any of these waters. It really brings it home how skilled fishermen & sailors are & very brave too. Salute all you guys & gals that put to sea & live this life ❤

[festushaggen]

I’ll keep these images in mind the next time I’m tempted to complain about my job. Being thrown around for days at sea by giant waves with the threat of drowning is definitely worse.

[jeffrains]

I've never seen an Atlantic storm, but I have seen a few storms in the Pacific! My dad served in the Coast Guard and saw the Atlantic at its finest during WWII. He said it was hell, I believe him, have no desire to try and prove him wrong. LOL. Much respect to all who sail our oceans, commercially or in a countries military! You risk injury or death to bring products or to provide security. I don't miss losing weight due to storms! Watching a few of these videos brought back some rather unpleasant memories. I did love working with the guys and gals I worked with, we had some great times. Thank you all of you for those times. I hope you all are safe and well.

[maggiegraven]

Hats off to all Brave sailors but don't forget to congratulate the ones that are videoing all this there are in the same storm

[qadirmuhaymin]

This is probably the Best Big Wave video I've seen so far! Very Grateful for the original content!💪