Getting soaked by the Queen Mary was one of my grandmother’s favourite childhood memories! It was also one of the earliest ones that she was able to remember into her 90’s. It really makes the past feel so much more real when you have known someone who experienced an event like this. I miss her dearly
I used to work on a cruise ship, and passengers do not take safety seriously AT ALL… they “hide” in their cabins for lifeboat drills and seem to think the security features and safety gear like life-rings are for show… Once, we hit some super rough seas during a two-week period, to the point where the captain was considering changing the usual route both weeks, and the ship was tossed around like crazy. People banging into bulkheads, many of them in cabins seasick and those who weren’t affected by that, were drinking and getting a kick out of successfully “sneaking on deck”… I always said that all screens in common areas as well as passenger cabin should be playing MOB videos of some kind as they check in. But some even boarded half-hammered already. I was on break when there was a fatal MOB on that ship… but it’s always only a matter of time. Passengers should be accountable as the industry does provide opportunities-and drills are mandatory to participate in-to be safe, but some just think it’s a joke, so it becomes a Darwin award. Nobody to blame but yourself most of the time.
Other than the fact that I can't stand crowded areas, especially ones I can't get out of easily, that would be a major factor in me never going on a cruise ship. Panic is a nasty thing, and the unprepared make things 10x harder for those who do their best to be prepared. I've had safety drilled into my head back when I was volunteering and working on a museum ship under repair. All those decks and if you don't know how to properly navigate in an emergency, there could be bad trouble. I'd be at muster stations and checking things out and probably annoying them with questions if there weren't many directory maps around to consult. Oh, and I'd make sure to always avoid the elevators in case of blackout or major rolling motions.
@@tallyp.7643 We LOVED it when a passenger would speak up, taking drills seriously… when that happened, some others would get a “hm… maybe we SHOULD pay attention here“-face. Simple things even, like how to correctly secure your life jacket… check/test the light, basic stuff. Good luck in case of disaster… so when I hear stories of fatalities from a cruise ship succumbing to the sea, I am not surprised and think about how it’s likely those clowns who never took any safety training seriously.
I worked for Carnival back in the 80's. Passagers were called "coneheads" for all the stupid questions and actions during the mandatory boat drills. We were constantly telling them not to use the elevators as the ships crew were ysing them to bring luggage up, and that it was a safety concern if we lost power. They never listened
Humans are idiots. I work in healthcare, and you’d think with an ongoing pandemic plus just everything else out there people would take infection control seriously. But they don’t care.
Not too long ago flight attendant was on a cruise and fell overboard at night. She had to tread water for over 8 hours until she was picked up and saved. She credited her training for her ability to stay calm and survive. An absolutely crazy survival story!
There was a sailor who fell off a USN carrier in the Adriatic/middle east area... he took his trousers off, tied the legs by the hem, trapped air in them and used them as a basic buoyancy aid til he was missed and picked up. I'd sh1t myself in their situations.
Retired 27-year merchant mariner getting my sea fix without getting wet, tired or risk spilling my cup of joe going to the bridge. Very professional program. Thanks.
@@JamesG-k5f Yuck, detoxing. Once a day lads. No more. 6 months and no withdrawals. You gotta fight through the sadness until the evening and then reward yourself for still getting through most of the day sober. Also weed doesn't count. Neither do ocean liner videos. We're only human. Take care, sending my love!
I would like to remind all of us, "Friends of Mike Brady," that you are a great bunch, and that "your safety matters!" from me personally: Hope everyone is finding some calm seas! Thanks Mike! your team is, as always, top notch!
Her career was so varied that it would really need to be a multi-part mini series to cover the complexities involved in the various tasks she did. Otherwise it would just be a brief shallow overview like most videos on the Great Eastern.
@@SuzukiYNathie I remember that ship was mentioned in the François Truffaut film "The Story of Adele H" about one of Victor Hugo's daughters. It was the ship she took from Guernsey to Halifax to chase after the British lieutenant she was in love with.
I can't remember which video it was, but I watched one on UA-cam about ships and their sizes and periodically the host would say "and the biggest ship at this time was the Great Eastern, which was docked/used as a advert board/rotting" etc as a joke.
Sovereign class ships were the pinnacle of cruising, never crowded, massive open uncluttered pool area, perfect size, beautiful interiors with real Art in the stairwells, excellent sight lines in the theatre, proper caring crews etc. I miss all of them
I was a Marine on the LHA USS Guam hitting 40 foot waves in a North Sea storm off Norway in the winter of 1980. It was one hellofva ride, but we were always confident the sailors running that ship would get us through.
Good example of the Swiss cheese model of accident causation. This model used to explain how multiple smaller failures can lead to a major accident or system failure
0:23 Wow! Monarch of The Seas looks beautiful. Unlike the current slab sided Hotel Building cast off to sea that the current crop of Cruise ships resemble. They are ungainly, unremarkable and hugely huge, is the best I can say for them. I wont miss any of them when they are gone.
The first thing I learned, before I left the dock my first time. Was a step by step plan of what to do in an emergency. Your ability to eliminate panic, is much easier when you know a step by step plan of what to do. Just following steps, create a bit of calm. Know the plan and work the plan. Panic creates chaos and confusion. I really enjoy this channel. Pure Class. What a fine young Gentleman! The calm in his voice, is the calm you need in an emergency!
@@RobertCraft-re5sf the reason for the explosion of this phenomenon, in my opinion, is to troll the “fuddy-duddies“. For them it’s a self prophesies annoyance.!
I work on a ship. The ridiculous attitude that the captain can’t be questioned is still out there. It’s better than a few years ago. But still difficult for people to question a captain. The excuse is, unlike an aircraft, ships can be away for weeks and the captain needs absolute authority. It’s BS. The marine industry is slowly getting better, more towards the aviation industry. But not there yet and it shows. More accidents will happen and more people will die and more environmental damage will occur. It’s inevitable. Excellent video as always
@@NidusFormicarum The open water is unpredictable enough that you really have to be on your A-game as a crew. I would like to see crew resource management be brought in, especially for passenger ships.
@@tjrune3432 the old QE2 went from seafarers to customers service people 1st trip out rough seas all CS got seasick all seafarers was thinking a bit lumpy, dampen the tablecloths.
Dear Mike, Please know that you only not give me good entertainment when i need it.. but if i have insomnia, i just play any of your videos.. and it almost instantly makes me feel sleepy.. so thank you!
I'm terrified of the sea and I've never been on a ship, but I LOVE your channel and eagerly watch every single video. Thank you for all your hard work and for the high quality content
Good video, as always. I have a suggestion for the next subject: USS Stewart, the Ghost Ship of the Pacific. The wreck was just rediscovered and its story is quite interesting.
In the Navy we were taught that you never lean on the guard rails (not hand rails), never put your hands in your pockets, and that it is the same as standing on the top of a Skyscraper, over the edge is almost certain death. (especially at night).
I've been interested is ships and other sea things more recently, and these videos are perfect! I'm a newer subscriber, and I'm definitely here to stay. Love the videos❤️❤️
So glad to see Mike Back. Great episode. I love the old (smaller) cruise ships. Some of these monstrosities like Icon of the Seas would be a nightmare to evacuate with about 7,000 passengers. Just imagine!.
7000 passengers = 7000 entitled morons who are panicking about not having their phones ready recording the crew member shouting at people to "pay effing attention"
@@bigbrowntabby118 We're insanely rich, but we are treated as a poor folk with one right - to be replaced. Nickel-diming everything related to Norwegians. Yet no strings attached for net negatives. Just like the rest of the west. "We" tie our riches too FIAT. Inflation of FIAT will wither our riches away. Which will inevitably be used against us and the rest of the wealth will be confiscated by scum. Norwegians are not allowed to think, because that will make them see Quisling as nothing - compared with the internal and external "quislings" that numbers in the thousands. Fortress Scandinavia is but a distant dream.
Hi Mike Brady nice to hear such a soothing voice, with all the politics and problems of the day it's so nice to hear your voice, hi from your friend hein all the way from South Africa
Suffering from a gastrointestinal issue that had spread throughout the ship. Yes, one of the several reasons you'll never get me on one of those floating disasters
Love your stuff, Mike. Your love of the history of seafaring and maritime trade is obvious in your well researched and highly informative documentaries, thank you.
What happened to the Principessa Jolanda makes me rub my temples the same way as when I hear about a building collapse caused by the structural engineer forgetting to calculate the dead load. Talk about missing the obvious.
During Erasmus program in Poland we went on an organized trip to St Petersburg. We crossed by cruise ship from Finland to Russia during the night. Ofc we went partying to the bar and had a lot of drinks. One of my close friends was going ahead of me outside for a smoke, drunk af, and in that moment the ship listed to the left because of rough waves. My friend was not expecting it, tripped on the door seal and got projected outside against the protection rail where his body just stumbled past it but fortunately he grabbed the rail and a french dude saw everything grabbed his wrists, leaving him suspended above the ocean. We pulled him and he didn't make a fuzz of it. I sober up very fast and just stood there staring at the pitch black past the rails. If he fell, not only would have been impossible to find him but the water was also freezing cold.
Hey, how about a series covering the various wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic? I just went to the museum on Hatteras Island, and there's over 2000 wrecks in the area including the Queen Anne's Revenge. Plenty of content.
Mike, your production quality seems to only get better with each video you release. That, combined with your easy, confident delivery style, makes each one a truly interesting and informative occasion. Hopefully one day I'll be able to join the crew and see my own name "up in lights"! Cheers!
As a fellow Aussie, it was very soothing to hear you say ‘buoy’ referring to the position of The Monarch of the Seas and not ‘boo-ie’ 😂 I’m always so proud to have an Aussie doing such awesome work on UA-cam, you do us all proud!
Few years ago, my partner and I were onboard RC's Oasis of the Seas (stupidly huge in my opinion), we were talking and walking at night to the very back of the ship on the main level. We had this veey sicking and disturbing feeling around the area. It appears later after the cruise, we found on the news that a crew member committed suicide right off that deck few hours before we strolled upon the area of the dreadful feeling. We will never forget that and we were in tears and felt empathic toward that poor kid, and his family was upset knowing he was a geat kid (he was in his early 20s). That was the last time we will ever go on a cruise ship. Why? We saw and felt the stress and poor working environment these crewmembers has to go through. Nuff said, the industry needs to change or simply stop it all together.
Oh no, that's so sad. I hope he's at peace now. My aunt and uncle were on a cruise when a man jumped overboard on the last night of the cruise. The ship turned around to look for him, but as far as I'm aware, he was never found. He was old and unwell with a terminal diagnosis, so I guess he wanted one last family holiday. They had no idea what was happening, the ship was telling them nothing, but it was all over the news on land. The idea of taking that one last jump into the deep is frankly terrifying, but the idea of surviving that fall is even worse.
Thanks for reminding me to go pay my respects to the Queen Mary, 30 miles away. I've sailed around her in a lovely little brigantine, the Lady Washington, whom most of you know from Pirates of the Caribbean. She was the ship Jack and Will stole in the first film, called the Interceptor. Those gunports were CGI, but she does have a couple small deck guns, so we gave Queen Mary a blank cannon salute! Poor Queen Mary. Her upkeep was so expensive the City of Long Beach had to let Hollywood moguls or Disney execs run her for decades, so she's had sinething of a comedown since retiring to southern California, serving as Hollywood set, floating party palace, hotel, and even haunted house, with sections of her getting refurbished in poor taste or left to deteriorate.. I missed the era when one could book one of her staterooms as a hotel room. Nowadays there's history tours of the type you'd expect, but also several paranormal/ghost tours, which is why I haven't set foot on board. however, I think there are some genuine history enthusiasts among the docents who really do care about her and attempt to educate, even if the ghost nonsense probably sells more tickets. I imagine Queen Mary of Teck- whom I know something about, unlike most Americans - would find her current incarnation in poor taste, and I'm sure George V, the sailor king, would disapprove.
I sailed the Monarch OTS a few weeks before RCCL retired her and sent her to their Pullmantur brand. She was a fine ship. I really do enjoy smaller older cruise ships, what a shame she was scrapped during the pandemic.
I love the way the "experts" attack people who "go on deck" - I used to always go on deck on channel ferries during storms - why - that way I do not join the rest of the compliment being sick and as I had been booked onto the Herald of Free Enterprise IV until we had changed our booking - being on deck was the SAFEST PLACE. Clearly you need to use some common sense, stay away from railings and if the sea state is too rough, you have to suffer the internal deck - but I hate being locked in, it's not claustrophobia per se, its just the "not being in control of the confined space" and being able to get out when I need to. Now, whenever the sea state is more than about 2m of swell, they lock external doors on channel ferries - which is why I very rarely take the ferries and take the Chunnel where I can.
irish ferry had a BOT inspection included was safety inspection/audit a BOT guy asked me what boat am i on (1st one over the wall, pal) then asked me about passennger boarding (Oh NOW you listen to the safety drill)
Nice video! 🙂 I hope the captain of the "Monarch of the Seas" didn't have too many repercussions from the incident - he acted expertly and decisively once the emergency had occured.
Hey Mike, since it’s spooky season, what if you did a video about the “haunted” liberty ship SS Alkimos? Or a compilation video about haunted ships like Queen Mary?
I thoroughly enjoy your telling of these stories. I used to work on a Research ship all year round for 10+ years and I was out at sea the majority of the time and I would complain to myself about all the riding time that I was missing on my Harley but now I complain about how much I miss being back at sea lol go figure
Hello Mike. When you spoke of the remains of the Great Eastern launch site still being in place, I had a look for them. I am surprised that the Greenwich Maritime Museum is almost directly opposite. I am not sure that I could have gotten to the site on the day I visited the museum, but it is odd to find that I was so close to this historic location and did not even know it.
Watching a ship take to the water for the first time is almost an emotional moment. In 1981 I watched the launch of the Illustrious class carrier HMS Ark Royal from the bank of the River Tyne, opposite Swann Hunter's yard, where she was built. Knowing what would probably happen I stood some way back, but a good number of people, mainly children, went home with wet feet.
It seems like an obvious solution would be making the passengers wear a GPS on the ankle or wrist. Then if they fall overboard, it will be easy to rescue them.
I think the crew of the Monarch deserve slightly less scrutiny for their navigational mistakes simply due to the fact that they executed a flawless save of every life on board.
When an ocean liner sinks, i cant help but feel for both the people and the ship herself. When a cruise ship sinks, i feel only for the people. Cruise ships are just giant eyesores to me, its hard to feel for such a thing
It's the same with warships and freighters. It's much more common for an ocean liner to have a soul than other kinds of ships. Cruise ships nearly always lack personality and have a cold cynicism in their designs, looking like a greige refrigerator interior. The Icon of the Seas feels like a tacky dead mall with fake smiles and used car salesmen for staff when you're aboard her, but in contrast the Queen Mary feels like a living breathing home with warmth and elegance.
I feel like the reason miracles like Monarch of the Sea aren't remembered is because of how effective is safety protocols are nowadays. It sucks to say it, but death is what makes stories like these immortal. The Empress of Ireland, the SS Waratah, the SS Arctic, and of course, the Titanic. Granted, there were survivors from a few of these wrecks (the Empress is the only ship mentioned in my list that had a loss of all hands on board). And if it isn't death that makes a wreck immortal, then controversy is the reason. Concordia, for instance. 39 people were tragically lost, but most people from the wider audience know of Concordia from the striking image of it on it's side and of course, the controversy surrounding it's captain, Captain Stetinno.
The Costa Concordia accident happened almost 100 years after Titanic sank. If The Corncorda had sank in deeper waters, it would have been the 21st century version of the Titanic sinking
If the wind hadn’t court the side of the boat and blown it to the shore it would have sunk in deep water It was just extremely fortunate it didn’t sink in deep water
If I was in charge of a cruise line I'd be VERY tempted to make the "railings" continuous so they either reach all the way up to the next deck, or curve over top of the upper most decks. Though, you do need some sort of plan in case the ship is sinking fast enough that people want to jump off.
Re the Monarch: The airline industry call it Crew Resource Management. Failure in that regard has been responsible for many of the worst air accidents.
(26:30) The German Navy has had several such "man overboard" incidents in the past. These occurred on the naval sailing training ship Gorch Fock 2. - On the twelfth training voyage on May 9, 1963, a corporal fell from the main mast in the harbor of Puerto de la Luz, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. - On September 17, 1998, an officer candidate was killed at sea northwest of Skagen after falling from the main mast. - In May 2002, a 19-year-old soldier died at sea southeast of Iceland after falling from the main mast. - On the night of September 4, 2008, 18-year-old officer candidate Jenny Böken fell overboard at sea near the island of Norderney and drowned. Her body was recovered eleven days later by a fisheries inspectorate boat 65 nautical miles northwest of Heligoland. The overall circumstances of the accident led to a lawsuit being brought before the Federal Constitutional Court, which was ultimately dismissed. - During a port stay in Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), a 25-year-old officer candidate with the rank of chief petty officer (OA) died on November 7, 2010, after falling from the mainmast while boarding. The course participant had embarked in Brazil on November 5, 2010.
sorry for my rambling comment. I love history and storytelling, and you are a master of both. but my area of expertise is the ancient world, so usually all I can say is - thank you!
The one and only time I was on a cruise ship I found out I can’t be left alone near a railing. When we were during the safety drill I had to get somewhat close to the railing. I suddenly had this overwhelming urge to jump overboard. It wasn’t because I thought it would be fun, dramatic or I was in any kind of danger. It was more of a feeling like fight or flight. I even told my husband to NOT let me get too close to the railing because I thought I might jump. I spent the entire cruise moving within the interior and only saw the ocean through portholes or from the upper most part of the ship. Luckily, we did not have a cabin with a balcony but I will never forget that urge.
Getting soaked by the Queen Mary was one of my grandmother’s favourite childhood memories! It was also one of the earliest ones that she was able to remember into her 90’s. It really makes the past feel so much more real when you have known someone who experienced an event like this. I miss her dearly
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@@Balrog-tf3bg I think that Was the story...
I used to work on a cruise ship, and passengers do not take safety seriously AT ALL… they “hide” in their cabins for lifeboat drills and seem to think the security features and safety gear like life-rings are for show… Once, we hit some super rough seas during a two-week period, to the point where the captain was considering changing the usual route both weeks, and the ship was tossed around like crazy. People banging into bulkheads, many of them in cabins seasick and those who weren’t affected by that, were drinking and getting a kick out of successfully “sneaking on deck”… I always said that all screens in common areas as well as passenger cabin should be playing MOB videos of some kind as they check in. But some even boarded half-hammered already. I was on break when there was a fatal MOB on that ship… but it’s always only a matter of time. Passengers should be accountable as the industry does provide opportunities-and drills are mandatory to participate in-to be safe, but some just think it’s a joke, so it becomes a Darwin award. Nobody to blame but yourself most of the time.
not much you can do at that point
Other than the fact that I can't stand crowded areas, especially ones I can't get out of easily, that would be a major factor in me never going on a cruise ship. Panic is a nasty thing, and the unprepared make things 10x harder for those who do their best to be prepared. I've had safety drilled into my head back when I was volunteering and working on a museum ship under repair. All those decks and if you don't know how to properly navigate in an emergency, there could be bad trouble. I'd be at muster stations and checking things out and probably annoying them with questions if there weren't many directory maps around to consult.
Oh, and I'd make sure to always avoid the elevators in case of blackout or major rolling motions.
@@tallyp.7643 We LOVED it when a passenger would speak up, taking drills seriously… when that happened, some others would get a “hm… maybe we SHOULD pay attention here“-face. Simple things even, like how to correctly secure your life jacket… check/test the light, basic stuff. Good luck in case of disaster… so when I hear stories of fatalities from a cruise ship succumbing to the sea, I am not surprised and think about how it’s likely those clowns who never took any safety training seriously.
I worked for Carnival back in the 80's. Passagers were called "coneheads" for all the stupid questions and actions during the mandatory boat drills. We were constantly telling them not to use the elevators as the ships crew were ysing them to bring luggage up, and that it was a safety concern if we lost power. They never listened
Humans are idiots.
I work in healthcare, and you’d think with an ongoing pandemic plus just everything else out there people would take infection control seriously. But they don’t care.
Not too long ago flight attendant was on a cruise and fell overboard at night. She had to tread water for over 8 hours until she was picked up and saved. She credited her training for her ability to stay calm and survive. An absolutely crazy survival story!
There was a sailor who fell off a USN carrier in the Adriatic/middle east area... he took his trousers off, tied the legs by the hem, trapped air in them and used them as a basic buoyancy aid til he was missed and picked up.
I'd sh1t myself in their situations.
Retired 27-year merchant mariner getting my sea fix without getting wet, tired or risk spilling my cup of joe going to the bridge. Very professional program. Thanks.
Mike I want you to know that your videos have gotten me through some very dark times in the last few years. I appreciate it
Same, he is always a great watch to escape from life for a little while when things get hard.
Him and MrBallen. I remember detoxing from opioids and watching video after video of theirs to take my mind off of how horrible I felt.
@@JamesG-k5f Yuck, detoxing. Once a day lads. No more. 6 months and no withdrawals. You gotta fight through the sadness until the evening and then reward yourself for still getting through most of the day sober. Also weed doesn't count. Neither do ocean liner videos. We're only human. Take care, sending my love!
Here here
I would like to remind all of us, "Friends of Mike Brady," that you are a great bunch, and that "your safety matters!"
from me personally: Hope everyone is finding some calm seas!
Thanks Mike! your team is, as always, top notch!
I need the shirt , I have " I Hate Casey Ladelle" ,
@andrewdillon7837 I've always liked the shirt "I'll be your huckleberry"
@@Jedi.Toby.M that's a classic
You too my friend, you too!
I'd love to see a full video on the Great Eastern! She's an underappreciated gem in oceanliner history
Her career was so varied that it would really need to be a multi-part mini series to cover the complexities involved in the various tasks she did. Otherwise it would just be a brief shallow overview like most videos on the Great Eastern.
@@tulsatrash Most notably laying transatlantic cables.. some of which are still in use.
@@SuzukiYNathie I remember that ship was mentioned in the François Truffaut film "The Story of Adele H" about one of Victor Hugo's daughters. It was the ship she took from Guernsey to Halifax to chase after the British lieutenant she was in love with.
I can't remember which video it was, but I watched one on UA-cam about ships and their sizes and periodically the host would say "and the biggest ship at this time was the Great Eastern, which was docked/used as a advert board/rotting" etc as a joke.
@@drimachuck It was the "History of the White Star Line" video by Part-Time Explorer
Sovereign class ships were the pinnacle of cruising, never crowded, massive open uncluttered pool area, perfect size, beautiful interiors with real Art in the stairwells, excellent sight lines in the theatre, proper caring crews etc. I miss all of them
And they came fully equipped with gastro-intestinal epidemics too! Run the flag up on the Good Ship RMS Petri Dish!
@@Suffolk_Jason Jurisdiction.
They were truly amazing pieces of engineering.
they also cause indoctrination
Just something else destroyed prematurely by the pandemic! We’ve lost so much.
I was a Marine on the LHA USS Guam hitting 40 foot waves in a North Sea storm off Norway in the winter of 1980. It was one hellofva ride, but we were always confident the sailors running that ship would get us through.
I don't think any of us appreciate just how hard our friend, Mike Brady, with Oceanliner Designs' intro goes
Good example of the Swiss cheese model of accident causation. This model used to explain how multiple smaller failures can lead to a major accident or system failure
The woman who sat on the railing should not have done that. NEVER sit on or lean over a railing for any reason!
0:23 Wow! Monarch of The Seas looks beautiful. Unlike the current slab sided Hotel Building cast off to sea that the current crop of Cruise ships resemble. They are ungainly, unremarkable and hugely huge, is the best I can say for them. I wont miss any of them when they are gone.
Cruise ships make me think of the Vogon ships from Hitchhiker's Guide. "Slab" is a great word to describe them.
the best voice on the internet.
I will ask the GOOGLE sbout it. 🎉.
Australians have a pleasant dialect of english.
May I present Mr. H. G. Tudor?
The first thing I learned, before I left the dock my first time. Was a step by step plan of what to do in an emergency. Your ability to eliminate panic, is much easier when you know a step by step plan of what to do. Just following steps, create a bit of calm. Know the plan and work the plan. Panic creates chaos and confusion. I really enjoy this channel. Pure Class. What a fine young Gentleman! The calm in his voice, is the calm you need in an emergency!
Absolutely the best way to start the morning. A cup of Joe, and Friend Mike with another video
This channel is always top shelf quality. You do a very fine job Mr. Brady.
We need a full video on the SS GREAT EASTERN!!! Please, its my favorite ship of all time 😭
Hey, it's our friend, Mike Brady, with Ocean Liner Designs!
Beat me to it!
How do we know for sure that he's our friend?
Lol why is everyone so infatuated with that these days? He's always said that, and people made no big deal about it until recently.
@@RobertCraft-re5sf the reason for the explosion of this phenomenon, in my opinion, is to troll the “fuddy-duddies“. For them it’s a self prophesies annoyance.!
@@trainnerd3029What is this fuddy thing?
I work on a ship. The ridiculous attitude that the captain can’t be questioned is still out there. It’s better than a few years ago. But still difficult for people to question a captain. The excuse is, unlike an aircraft, ships can be away for weeks and the captain needs absolute authority. It’s BS.
The marine industry is slowly getting better, more towards the aviation industry. But not there yet and it shows. More accidents will happen and more people will die and more environmental damage will occur. It’s inevitable.
Excellent video as always
Yes, the safety record is still not comparable to that of airplanes or trains.
@@NidusFormicarum The open water is unpredictable enough that you really have to be on your A-game as a crew. I would like to see crew resource management be brought in, especially for passenger ships.
@@tjrune3432 the old QE2 went from seafarers to customers service people 1st trip out rough seas all CS got seasick all seafarers was thinking a bit lumpy, dampen the tablecloths.
Dear Mike, Please know that you only not give me good entertainment when i need it.. but if i have insomnia, i just play any of your videos.. and it almost instantly makes me feel sleepy.. so thank you!
Twenty-nine years ago today, my husband and I were celebrating our honeymoon on the Monarch. Beautiful ship.
I'm terrified of the sea and I've never been on a ship, but I LOVE your channel and eagerly watch every single video. Thank you for all your hard work and for the high quality content
Good video, as always.
I have a suggestion for the next subject: USS Stewart, the Ghost Ship of the Pacific. The wreck was just rediscovered and its story is quite interesting.
Ah, meester Brady! Just after midnight, UK time. I'm glad I'm still awake for this!
Happy motoring!
I just woke up to it for my daily commute, perfection 🙏🏼 Birmingham uk
In the Navy we were taught that you never lean on the guard rails (not hand rails), never put your hands in your pockets, and that it is the same as standing on the top of a Skyscraper, over the edge is almost certain death. (especially at night).
Why not lean on the guardrails? Risk of them being broken and giving away, or are they low enough there's a risk you'll tip over?
@@jbepsilon They are not high and are not there to be leaned on, and they are not that strong.
I've been waiting for my ship to come in... Mike Brady.. so I can become part of The Brady bunch...😊
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! :D
So glad I came across your channel, I've been binge watching you since! Great videos, extremely interesting and so well presented. 👍
The Riverside Museum in Glasgow has a whole load of the original Makers' Models of the ships built on the Clyde. It's well worth a visit.
The Riverside Museum is great! And it’s free to enter
I think the titanic had so much more class than the ones today!!
But hopefully they have better rivets in their hulls.
I've been interested is ships and other sea things more recently, and these videos are perfect! I'm a newer subscriber, and I'm definitely here to stay. Love the videos❤️❤️
So glad to see Mike Back. Great episode. I love the old (smaller) cruise ships. Some of these monstrosities like Icon of the Seas would be a nightmare to evacuate with about 7,000 passengers. Just imagine!.
7000 passengers = 7000 entitled morons who are panicking about not having their phones ready recording the crew member shouting at people to "pay effing attention"
I think this channel has the highest production value on all of UA-cam.
Almost 500 likes in the first 40 minutes! Shows how much we all love your stories ❤
The Norwegian Maritime Investigators sounds like a good name for a band 🎸
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You know Norway is one of the richest country in the world?
Yes I've heard.
@@bigbrowntabby118 We're insanely rich, but we are treated as a poor folk with one right - to be replaced.
Nickel-diming everything related to Norwegians.
Yet no strings attached for net negatives.
Just like the rest of the west.
"We" tie our riches too FIAT.
Inflation of FIAT will wither our riches away.
Which will inevitably be used against us and the rest of the wealth will be confiscated by scum.
Norwegians are not allowed to think, because that will make them see Quisling as nothing - compared with the internal and external "quislings" that numbers in the thousands.
Fortress Scandinavia is but a distant dream.
@@MrStian78per capita because they only have 1,000 people
Anyone else want to see a collab with Big Old Boats?
They have covered much of the same stories... Would be a very good collab, though what to do would be the big question.
Collabs are more often than not, pointless.
Hi Mike Brady nice to hear such a soothing voice, with all the politics and problems of the day it's so nice to hear your voice, hi from your friend hein all the way from South Africa
Ill be on a cruise this Saturday, So this is a vital video if I do say so myself
I am uncertain if the sun will rise tomorrow; but I am CERTAIN, that Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs is my friend
what if our friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs is actually the sun?
@@veintiuno875our friend, Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs, certainly has the same effect on us as the sun does
What if our friend Mike Brady from oceanliner designs is actually a Ship?
@@ShadowXFX1 which ship do you think he'd be?
What ship? Friendship of course.
I just had to like and subscribe after seeing this vid. Cheers from Canada.
Suffering from a gastrointestinal issue that had spread throughout the ship. Yes, one of the several reasons you'll never get me on one of those floating disasters
That's why I only choose lasagna.
I really hope someone gets the joke.
Garfield
@@GrumpyIansurely you can't be serious?
Just the idea of burning that much fuel to drive in circles just seems piggish to me. Liners had function.
There's a great video about the poop cruise and it made me feel like I never want to go on a cruise ever. At least not a big one, with children.
IT'S OUR FRIEND, MIKE BRADY, FROM OCEANLINER DESIGNS!!!
Leaving "comment below". enjoyed very much, thank you.
Love your stuff, Mike. Your love of the history of seafaring and maritime trade is obvious in your well researched and highly informative documentaries, thank you.
What happened to the Principessa Jolanda makes me rub my temples the same way as when I hear about a building collapse caused by the structural engineer forgetting to calculate the dead load. Talk about missing the obvious.
Øj! Det er vores ven, Mike Brady, fra Oceanliner Designs!
Thoroughly enjoyed this thank you,
During Erasmus program in Poland we went on an organized trip to St Petersburg. We crossed by cruise ship from Finland to Russia during the night. Ofc we went partying to the bar and had a lot of drinks. One of my close friends was going ahead of me outside for a smoke, drunk af, and in that moment the ship listed to the left because of rough waves. My friend was not expecting it, tripped on the door seal and got projected outside against the protection rail where his body just stumbled past it but fortunately he grabbed the rail and a french dude saw everything grabbed his wrists, leaving him suspended above the ocean. We pulled him and he didn't make a fuzz of it. I sober up very fast and just stood there staring at the pitch black past the rails. If he fell, not only would have been impossible to find him but the water was also freezing cold.
Hey, how about a series covering the various wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic? I just went to the museum on Hatteras Island, and there's over 2000 wrecks in the area including the Queen Anne's Revenge. Plenty of content.
very interesting picture of the Victorian Thames shoreline with the ferris wheel
Mike, your production quality seems to only get better with each video you release. That, combined with your easy, confident delivery style, makes each one a truly interesting and informative occasion. Hopefully one day I'll be able to join the crew and see my own name "up in lights"! Cheers!
Hey Mike Brady the lighting you used for the first segment was very good, it showed onscreen as softer.
As a fellow Aussie, it was very soothing to hear you say ‘buoy’ referring to the position of The Monarch of the Seas and not ‘boo-ie’ 😂 I’m always so proud to have an Aussie doing such awesome work on UA-cam, you do us all proud!
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Honey, wake up, our friend- oh wait, I am alone. Alone with my friend Mike Brady. This is fine.
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Few years ago, my partner and I were onboard RC's Oasis of the Seas (stupidly huge in my opinion), we were talking and walking at night to the very back of the ship on the main level. We had this veey sicking and disturbing feeling around the area. It appears later after the cruise, we found on the news that a crew member committed suicide right off that deck few hours before we strolled upon the area of the dreadful feeling.
We will never forget that and we were in tears and felt empathic toward that poor kid, and his family was upset knowing he was a geat kid (he was in his early 20s).
That was the last time we will ever go on a cruise ship. Why? We saw and felt the stress and poor working environment these crewmembers has to go through. Nuff said, the industry needs to change or simply stop it all together.
Why don't you change and be less soft
@@stellviahohenheim least obvious rage bait, somebody died your cornball you may not give a damn but normal human beings do.
Oh no, that's so sad. I hope he's at peace now. My aunt and uncle were on a cruise when a man jumped overboard on the last night of the cruise. The ship turned around to look for him, but as far as I'm aware, he was never found. He was old and unwell with a terminal diagnosis, so I guess he wanted one last family holiday. They had no idea what was happening, the ship was telling them nothing, but it was all over the news on land. The idea of taking that one last jump into the deep is frankly terrifying, but the idea of surviving that fall is even worse.
@@stellviahohenheim Grow up.
For having empathy? Fuck you.
Thanks for reminding me to go pay my respects to the Queen Mary, 30 miles away.
I've sailed around her in a lovely little brigantine, the Lady Washington, whom most of you know from Pirates of the Caribbean. She was the ship Jack and Will stole in the first film, called the Interceptor. Those gunports were CGI, but she does have a couple small deck guns, so we gave Queen Mary a blank cannon salute!
Poor Queen Mary. Her upkeep was so expensive the City of Long Beach had to let Hollywood moguls or Disney execs run her for decades, so she's had sinething of a comedown since retiring to southern California, serving as Hollywood set, floating party palace, hotel, and even haunted house, with sections of her getting refurbished in poor taste or left to deteriorate.. I missed the era when one could book one of her staterooms as a hotel room.
Nowadays there's history tours of the type you'd expect, but also several paranormal/ghost tours, which is why I haven't set foot on board. however, I think there are some genuine history enthusiasts among the docents who really do care about her and attempt to educate, even if the ghost nonsense probably sells more tickets.
I imagine Queen Mary of Teck- whom I know something about, unlike most Americans - would find her current incarnation in poor taste, and I'm sure George V, the sailor king, would disapprove.
I sailed the Monarch OTS a few weeks before RCCL retired her and sent her to their Pullmantur brand. She was a fine ship. I really do enjoy smaller older cruise ships, what a shame she was scrapped during the pandemic.
I miss the little chuckle Mike used to do when he said "thank you so much for joining me" 😊
Note to self when making a ship never be the biggest
I love the way the "experts" attack people who "go on deck" - I used to always go on deck on channel ferries during storms - why - that way I do not join the rest of the compliment being sick and as I had been booked onto the Herald of Free Enterprise IV until we had changed our booking - being on deck was the SAFEST PLACE. Clearly you need to use some common sense, stay away from railings and if the sea state is too rough, you have to suffer the internal deck - but I hate being locked in, it's not claustrophobia per se, its just the "not being in control of the confined space" and being able to get out when I need to.
Now, whenever the sea state is more than about 2m of swell, they lock external doors on channel ferries - which is why I very rarely take the ferries and take the Chunnel where I can.
irish ferry had a BOT inspection included was safety inspection/audit
a BOT guy asked me what boat am i on (1st one over the wall, pal)
then asked me about passennger boarding (Oh NOW you listen to the safety drill)
Best opening animation on UA-cam.
Nice video! 🙂
I hope the captain of the "Monarch of the Seas" didn't have too many repercussions from the incident - he acted expertly and decisively once the emergency had occured.
People + alcohol + giant ships = ☠️
Always informative, enjoyable, entertaining and educational. Love these posts.
Hey Mike, since it’s spooky season, what if you did a video about the “haunted” liberty ship SS Alkimos? Or a compilation video about haunted ships like Queen Mary?
Ahoy Captain Brady 👨✈️
Mike, I always enjoy your videos. I would love to see you do one about the Italian cruise liner, Antonia Graza.
The fictional version of SS _Andrea Doria_ from a terrible 2003 low-budget horror movie?
I thoroughly enjoy your telling of these stories. I used to work on a Research ship all year round for 10+ years and I was out at sea the majority of the time and I would complain to myself about all the riding time that I was missing on my Harley but now I complain about how much I miss being back at sea lol go figure
He’s back again!
Hello Mike. When you spoke of the remains of the Great Eastern launch site still being in place, I had a look for them. I am surprised that the Greenwich Maritime Museum is almost directly opposite. I am not sure that I could have gotten to the site on the day I visited the museum, but it is odd to find that I was so close to this historic location and did not even know it.
Apparently, the keel of the ship is still under the mud, on the Mersey where she was scrapped! I believe it was on Time Team.
A subject close to my heart. Thanks to our friend Mike & the crew.⚓
my god, mike brady's done it again
I'm really, really glad to be too short to possibly accidentally go overboard. Everybody around me knows: if I go overboard, it was foul play.
Watching a ship take to the water for the first time is almost an emotional moment. In 1981 I watched the launch of the Illustrious class carrier HMS Ark Royal from the bank of the River Tyne, opposite Swann Hunter's yard, where she was built. Knowing what would probably happen I stood some way back, but a good number of people, mainly children, went home with wet feet.
"Gastrointestinal disorder?" Salmonella? E.coli? Listeria? You will never get me one of those floating petri dishes.
It seems like an obvious solution would be making the passengers wear a GPS on the ankle or wrist. Then if they fall overboard, it will be easy to rescue them.
I think the crew of the Monarch deserve slightly less scrutiny for their navigational mistakes simply due to the fact that they executed a flawless save of every life on board.
25:26 THE THUMBNAIL FOR “WHY DO SHIPS SINK?”
Yay, just what I needed today!
The intro is magical 🎉
People that jump usually do so on the last night. Sometimes they rack up huge bills on board. They really don’t want to see the morning. Very sad.
Love the accent. Makes the story telling much more interesting somehow. Plus I love the content.
Hi Mike I love this channel so much I wish I can meet you and just talk about ships for hours :P
We need to have a custom vessel for one mil! I know we still need 350k, but you’ll get that in no time!
6:22 you mention a P.A. system but show an air vent. It shouldn't bother me, but it kind of does lol... Oh well, keep up the great work!
I was going to mention the same thing. A simple harmless goof, but why does it irk me so? Haha
@@drygyn It's a simple enough mistake at least
When an ocean liner sinks, i cant help but feel for both the people and the ship herself. When a cruise ship sinks, i feel only for the people. Cruise ships are just giant eyesores to me, its hard to feel for such a thing
I don’t feel sorry for anyone that would go on these.
It's the same with warships and freighters. It's much more common for an ocean liner to have a soul than other kinds of ships. Cruise ships nearly always lack personality and have a cold cynicism in their designs, looking like a greige refrigerator interior. The Icon of the Seas feels like a tacky dead mall with fake smiles and used car salesmen for staff when you're aboard her, but in contrast the Queen Mary feels like a living breathing home with warmth and elegance.
vehicles are utilitarian, they arent supposed to be pretty
@@naughtiusmaximus830wow, ok.
@@naughtiusmaximus830 and thus your opinion should be devoid of any consideration. Keep the commie talk under wraps my dude
HEY! It's my friend Mike Brady!
I always look forward to new posts from my friend Mike Brady.
Great program Mike. Keep up the great work mate.
Glad to call you a friend Mike. I love your content.
Always an automatic click for me when I can get to it.
Cheers from 🇦🇺 .
I feel like the reason miracles like Monarch of the Sea aren't remembered is because of how effective is safety protocols are nowadays. It sucks to say it, but death is what makes stories like these immortal. The Empress of Ireland, the SS Waratah, the SS Arctic, and of course, the Titanic. Granted, there were survivors from a few of these wrecks (the Empress is the only ship mentioned in my list that had a loss of all hands on board). And if it isn't death that makes a wreck immortal, then controversy is the reason. Concordia, for instance. 39 people were tragically lost, but most people from the wider audience know of Concordia from the striking image of it on it's side and of course, the controversy surrounding it's captain, Captain Stetinno.
The Costa Concordia accident happened almost 100 years after Titanic sank. If The Corncorda had sank in deeper waters, it would have been the 21st century version of the Titanic sinking
If the wind hadn’t court the side of the boat and blown it to the shore it would have sunk in deep water
It was just extremely fortunate it didn’t sink in deep water
If I was in charge of a cruise line I'd be VERY tempted to make the "railings" continuous so they either reach all the way up to the next deck, or curve over top of the upper most decks. Though, you do need some sort of plan in case the ship is sinking fast enough that people want to jump off.
Good episode, friend Mike.
I guess 1:50 AM will be a good time to go to bed for me :D
It's our friend Mike Brady! Yay!
Re the Monarch: The airline industry call it Crew Resource Management. Failure in that regard has been responsible for many of the worst air accidents.
(26:30) The German Navy has had several such "man overboard" incidents in the past. These occurred on the naval sailing training ship Gorch Fock 2.
- On the twelfth training voyage on May 9, 1963, a corporal fell from the main mast in the harbor of Puerto de la Luz, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.
- On September 17, 1998, an officer candidate was killed at sea northwest of Skagen after falling from the main mast.
- In May 2002, a 19-year-old soldier died at sea southeast of Iceland after falling from the main mast.
- On the night of September 4, 2008, 18-year-old officer candidate Jenny Böken fell overboard at sea near the island of Norderney and drowned. Her body was recovered eleven days later by a fisheries inspectorate boat 65 nautical miles northwest of Heligoland. The overall circumstances of the accident led to a lawsuit being brought before the Federal Constitutional Court, which was ultimately dismissed.
- During a port stay in Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), a 25-year-old officer candidate with the rank of chief petty officer (OA) died on November 7, 2010, after falling from the mainmast while boarding. The course participant had embarked in Brazil on November 5, 2010.
sorry for my rambling comment. I love history and storytelling, and you are a master of both. but my area of expertise is the ancient world, so usually all I can say is - thank you!
The one and only time I was on a cruise ship I found out I can’t be left alone near a railing. When we were during the safety drill I had to get somewhat close to the railing. I suddenly had this overwhelming urge to jump overboard. It wasn’t because I thought it would be fun, dramatic or I was in any kind of danger. It was more of a feeling like fight or flight. I even told my husband to NOT let me get too close to the railing because I thought I might jump. I spent the entire cruise moving within the interior and only saw the ocean through portholes or from the upper most part of the ship. Luckily, we did not have a cabin with a balcony but I will never forget that urge.