STORM FORCE
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Storm Babet battered the East Coast of Scotland and North East England and everyone had to batten down the hatches to weather the storm. Barry had to work hard to protect the Lynsey B from the worse effects of the weather, with all the fishermen helping each other out for several days.
Unfortunately there was some significant damage to the harbour and to some of the boats. Barry spoke to Rowan Davies, the Skipper of the Spitfire, about what happened to his boat during the storm and he also spoke to Dunbar's Harbour Master Fiona Kibby about what was going to be done to repair the damage.
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BBC, STV , couldn’t do a report like this. Well done Barry and all, what a brilliant piece of work. A real life hands on report. Thanks , couldn’t even press pause for a moment even with grandchildren climbing on my head wanting to see! Superb!
Hi Neil
Thank you so much for this wonderful, kind comment, sir. We really appreciate this feedback. It means the world to us.
We hope you survived the grandkid's attack🙈😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪
All the very best, sir.😉👍
What we all fail to take into account is the age of some harbour constructions , there is nothing more damaging than the constant pounding of the sea , when angry , i agree that this winter may be very destructive . Pull the boat and stay safe .
Hi Boyd.
Thank you so much for your comment and support. It means the world to us.
Oh you are so right. 400 years old is the old harbour wall, it's about time with the way weather is getting stronger and more frequent, we need to do what we can to save this history ( as well as protect our assets)
All the best.😊
Savage stuff for the guys having to sell up, heart breaking. you are doing the right thing closing down for winter, better to have a few bad months and then back onto it than to have nothing to go back to.
Hi bud.
You are absolutely spot on with that comment.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write it, it means the world to us.
All the best😊
What a great video Barry / Jeff. Well done on walking around the harbour and helping other fishermen Barry. So sad to see that fishing boat sink, hope every one is safe. Great interviews as well Barry I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. Glad you are taking the Lynsey B out of the water I would be very sad if anything happened to her. Take care and stay safe Barry and Jeff.
Hello Bill, my friend.
I hope you are keeping well, sir.😁👌
As always, thank you so much for all your support. It means the world to us with feedback like this😍😁👌
It's tragic for a family to lose a vessel, just too much to bear. Sometimes, we should know, been there, done that, and escaped with our lives.🙈😬😬😬
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, bud.
All the best.😁👌
Thanks Bill 😊
It was forecast a 5.1 metre tide . I understand it was a 7.1 metre tide at the harbour mouth and a 10 metre tide out at the May Island. This did so much damage around the town plus all the damage at sea with the gear out on the water. I have total respect for all those fishermen at Dunbar who earn their living on these seas.
Hi John
Thank you so much for your kind comment.
You're absolutely correct, sir.
We were getting hit 7.1 m swells,and the May island I heard 10.4m which is a HUGE ground swell.
I'm not surprised on the Damage that was done not just to the fishing gear, but the harbours up and down the coast, but what gets me, is "STILL" No help from our fantastic government 😡.
Anyway, I'll not dwell on past tidings.
🙈😂😂😂
All the very best.😊
So glad that all the regulars faired ok, better get ready for some farm vlogs, Krill building, rope splicing etc...looking forward to seeing the LB on the other side.
Hi Scott.
Thank you so much for your kind comment.
Oh yes, Jeff and I have plans to keep you entertained. However, it won't be about farming 🙈😂😂😂😂
All the best.😊
The water was 2,2 meters over normal in our harbour (Assens, Denmark), we adjusted our lines the day before the storm, and again when the water level fell. Under the highest water level the police stopped people going to the harbour for safety reasons. Nothing happened to any of the boats, a sail became loose on one of them, but a diver went out to it and tied it down.
Hi Kennel.
Thank you for your comment.
So glad that no one sustained any damage. And the police had sense to keep everyone away from the waters edge.
All the very best. 😊
This vlog was next level a real insight into a behind the scenes what goes on and what can go wrong in a harbour, thanks that was brilliant.
Hi Mike.
We are so glad you enjoyed this vlog.
Thank you so much for the feedback and for taking the time to write this comment. we really appreciate your effort, sir.😁
All the very best.😊
Thankfully you have survived the storm Barry, but my heart goes out to those who didn't fair so well, particularly to those who lost everything 🥲
Your right, it was hard to watch, very hard, but thanks to you many now know just how devastating it was, until now all we have really seen is what the news services
chose to show us (nothing). You have done your whole community proud with this latest vlog, thank you. ❤
On a lighter note, anyone who watched saving lives at sea last week, will have seen the Lyndsey B moored in the harbour when the Dunbar D class was launched on a rescue mission. Now I don't know if you are aware of the UA-cam channel about the circumnavigation of the UK in a small 1970's Avon Rib, but his last vlog covered Cap Wrath to Thurso, I suspect his next episode will see him in your neck of the woods so keep your eyes peeled 👍
All the very best Barry, and keep the episodes coming, here you are, a cake for you 🎂
Wow.
Thank you for the message, bud.
A good read.
We haven't watched that episode of saving lives at sea, but it's in the sky box. Lynsey and I usually watch that on our wee date nights once a week.😁👌
No, I'm not aware of that fella coming down from the North. He best pick his day with that storm Debi rolling in.😁👌
Thank you for the cake,it was delicious 😁👌😂😂😂😂
All the very best, sir.😁👍
Glad the Lyndsey B made it safely through. Sad to see the loss of the boat and also to hear the loss of gear and peoples lively hood. Hope they all can find a way forward. Be interesting to see the harbour repairs in a later vlog.
Hi James.
As always, thank you so much for your kind comment.
We are hoping your suggestion is the plan ahead. We are just waiting on work from the contractor to start filming. The problem is the tides now, they neeed bigger tides to get the digger across to start repairs.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, bud.
All the best.😊
Nice to see the impact that breakwater has on the harbour when it is damaged. What hope does dunbar have without a permanent wall there after this, its caused havoc with all your boats and my poor blue boat aswell unfortunately.
Probably a wise choice to pull Lindsey B out for the winter and prepare for next year, save the fuel cost aswell. Look after the boat that has not only a job to do, but also to get you home safe, everytime you go to sea. Know the limits and never push them
Keep the spirits high and all will work out in the end
Hi Calum
Well said, bud. You're absolutely correct. That broadhaven wall should be a permanent one, not one that gets washed away every bigger storm.
It's certainly not going to help the bank balance, but theirs far too much to risk, and so little to gain.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write your comment
We really appreciate it.
All the very best.😊
hi barry just come through ciaron down here we were saved i think by the wind direction and cutting tides my boat normally in the center of a sheltered bay but was lucky pulled her out for the worst of the winter the day before the storm struck keep safe you guys up there john.b guernsey
Hi John
We are so glad your boats nice and safe, nothing worse with these storms raging through, boats are hard enough to keep, without worrying about them when the weather's like this.
All the best.😊
The power of the sea can never be underestimated. Your boat on the inside taking the weight of the other vessels 😮, another great insight into a fisherman’s life, great video Barry.
Hi Richard
You are so right, sir, that is why she has to be respected by all.
Yeah, didn't get much of a choice the way the boys were working with being the I side boat, tide and time were against us....besides she's built like a tank, she can take it and more.💪😁👌
Thank you so much for your comment and support.
All the best.😊
Wow Barry the power of nature is a real mother...some times, storm Babet did not let us down .Love the video you have put together btw.
Bet you had a sleepless day and night that day.Hopefully Lynsey B is ok,like you say some fishermen lost maybe everything.
Stay safe Gary
Hi Gary
Thank you for your comment really appreciate your support.
It was terrible bud.
5 days at it night and day every high tide🙈😂😂😂
Let's hope we don't have to repeat that anytime soon 😁👌
All the best.😊
The sea is a frend and an enemey, a fisherman 's soul floats between them . ❤
Hi Peter.
Wow! That's so correct!
Absolutely wonderful, sir.
Thank you so much for spending the time to comment. We really appreciate your support. 😍😁👌
Very sad news for your little harbour Barry ,and your fellow fisherman up the east coast.
Hi William.
Thank you very much for your kind comment.
We have had the broadhaven knocked down before, which usually isn't too bad, but since the new ramp for the RNLI was put into the Victoria harbour, the old Cromwell harbour has seen the swell grow, and its certainly not easy for the fishermen, when they have their livelihoods on the line.🙈😁👌
All the very best, sir.😊
Wow !! awesome vlog Barry, glad your gear and LB survived, will be interesting to see you on the farm,😬 stay safe
Hi Allan.
Thank you very much indeed for your kind comment. 😁
The farm work, I'll leave to my brother in laws 😂😂😂
Jeff and I will have weekly vlogs for you, so don't you worry about a bit of entertainment 😁👌😂😂😂😁👌
All the best😊
Interesting video Barry thanks. The lifeboat must have had a fair bounce around on a mooring at Skateraw!
Hi Iain
Thank you so much for your comment and support.
I heard the lifeboat was getting checked every day, and it was apparently fine.
Which on an easterly with that size of ground swell I think " fine" is hard pill to swallow.
I'm just glad their wasn't a shout for them during these storms.
All the best.
Brilliant video sir showing what you guys go through to try and make a living the Scottish government is only interested in helping themselves and people from other countries to keep themselves in a job
Hi Neil
Well said, and all very true, but it isn't just the Scottish government, bud.
After the feedback we are getting, this is a worldwide problem, corruption everywhere 😔
All the best.😊
Great work again team. It’s crazy to see it on the spring overnight! Also some great colour grading on the drone shots from Jeff 🎉
Thank you so much, Alex.
Appreciate the complement bud.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
All the best.😁👌
Thanks Alex 😊
great vlog baz, we've all done this, walking to the boat in the middle o the night, checking lines, helping the other fishermen with their boats. people don't realise the responsibility a skipper or owner has, ya gotta keep that boat safe, its you lively hood , but also your crew. hell, i've swam out to the boat and steamed her out to sea more than once when we was on moorings and no safe harbour, just stopped and dodged. can't fight mother nature when she in a mood, just hav to get out the way and stay safe. cheers
Hi Jack.
Absolutely well said, bud, and you're absolutely correct as well as mad!🤪🤪🤪😂😂😂
But you have to do what you have to do.
Stay safe, buddy
All the best.😉👍
@@onemanandhisboat yeah i was young and stupid then !!! stay safe baz, cheers
Can we steal your HM to look after our harbour? - lol......., Fiona comes across as a true professional who knows her stuff (keeping you boys in line!) to where I am sure she does it with compassion whilst garnering the respect of all. Sincere commiserations from NZ to those that had their boats damaged or lost.
Hi Andy.
As always, thank you so much for your kind d comment and support. It means the world to us.
Nope, she is ours! Find your own😂😂😂
But you are correct, sir. Fiona has been a fine asset to the harbour since she started especially dealing with the kids that use the harbour😁👌 and I hope she keeps getting stronger and stronger in making the right decisions ( which can't be easy at times) to bring Dunbar Harbour into the 21st century.😍😁👌
All the very best, bud.😊
Another great blog Barry,a career in tv presentation after the fishing maybe. Tomorrow,we have storm Debi and a huge swell on the sw coast of Ireland,no let up 😢stay safe baz
Hi Richard
Thank you so much for your very kind comment. We really appreciate it. 😁👌
Please stay safe while storm Debi hits the coast.
We wish you all well on the SW coast.
All the very best, sir.😁👌
Thanks for sharing, hopefully the gap in the breakwater can be fixed soon.
Hi buddy.
Thank you as always for your kind comment.
Finally, I had time to watch your latest vlog this morning.
Thought it was really good and very informative.
Keep up the great work, pal.
All the very best, my friend 😉👍
@@onemanandhisboat Thanks Barry, always good to know you’re keeping an eye on the channel. Fishing has been hard recently hence the 'boaty' videos.
@anotherangleUK fishing what's that bud?😂😂😂
I'm not keen to put my gear out due to the wreckage that's still out there with all the guys gear.
Some of the dumb ones are just cutting them away and creating ghost gear🙈🙄
I think early spring will see our return. 😁👌
@@onemanandhisboat Oh dear - ghost fishing isn't what's needed. Shame you can't get the boat back to the workshop and do maintenance whilst keeping her safe.
Yea that all pretty much bites hard. Way too many hulls in too small a harbor. That breakwater needs a few 20-ton anchors (blocks). Those half-ton stones got tossed like sand on the beach. I hate seeing any vessel go down due to weather. But at least all hands were on the beach. Pulling your boat for the winter is most likely the best idea you've had this season. No income. But no loss either. I wish you luck Bud. I truly do. Thanx for posting.
Awww, thank you so much for your support and kind comment, bud.
We really appreciate it.
Yeah, I'm still building our business, so it would be really silly to risk it all just for a few lobsters on the odd day we can actually get to sea.
Time to regroup, get the boat and gear all ready for March/April 😁👌
You're also right about the walls.
Years ago, the council was offered free anchor blocks to protect the harbour, rhey refused as it wouldn't tie in with the towns surroundings.🙄🙈
I bet these days, they regret that decision.😂😂😂😂
All the best bud😉👍
Another great vlog guys . Well done to u , Jeff, and a member of Spitfire boat 👌👌👌
Thank you so much indeed for your kind comment and support. It means the world to us.
All the best.😊
@@onemanandhisboatmate , that's me Sham
Wow Barry. awesome vlog! So sad to see the damage done. What will you do if the LB is out of the water for a few months? Take care M8, cheers, John.
Hi John
Thank you as always for your wonderful comments.
Don't worry, bud, Jeff and I will keep you entertained through the winter months. We have a grand plan.😁👌
All the very best bud😊
Awesome vlog team 👏 action, interviews, incidents and review 😀 wise call taking LinzyB ashore. Especially if you get once in a lifetime storms!,, monthly. Stay safe and well team 🙏
Hi Richard.
Thank you so much for your kind comment and support. We really appreciate it sir.😍😁👌
@@onemanandhisboat happy to follow along with the landbase side of fishing while you are in, I've deckhanded with trawl nets and line hooks, but not pots or krills as you have their, but happy to see updates and vlogs 🍻👍preys for the other boats while the sea wall is in disrepair thanks to mother nature 😀 be safe, be strong, be well.
@richardsolomon8076 brilliant bud.
And you too. All the best.
Was at sea 10/11 with Belgium trawler Z.483 NW off France
Left the Harbour (roscoff) heavy weather .
😲😲😲 aye, that's a spil your tea at the office day that sir.
Total respect for you deep sea men, I couldn't do that.🙈
Thank you for taking the time to write your comment. we really appreciate it.
All the best and safe trips.🐟😁👌
Thanks Barry for this vlog. It shows how these storms can affect the lives of our hard working fishermen. There is no glamour in fishing, it's just damn hard work, often for very little returns. The Government should be ashamed that they give no help to you brave souls. Yet they waste money to many undeserving areas such as foreign aid to countries like India who spend all of it on THEIR SPACE PROGRAMME. To Brazil who are oil rich but have corrupt government. We even give aid to CHINA who have the biggest trading area in the world. It's about time they helped our own industries like fishing.
OK Buddy my rant over, I feel for your fellow skippers who have lost everything in these devastating storms we are having. I am glad you're taking the Lynsey B out of the water for the winter, a very brave but correct decision. I hope your vlogs are still going to be done, perhaps showing the off boat items like creel making and other associated things to do with your gorgeous boat. Stay safe, we care !!
Fishermen by the nature of them want to be independent of government or anyone else, and like being a free spirit. If they accept government cash, you have government restrictions that goes with that money. Those harbours along the Forth are old and falling apart and no matter what money is spent on them it will never be adequate. It is fix one end and the other end is broken. For the wall to fall away as it did, just says it all with Thousands of pounds of boat hanging on to them in bad weather. Better to become fair weather fishermen as you are doing by lifting the boat out the water and knowing it is safe. And the heaver boats go to a better harbour for the winter.
Hi Keith.
Wow! What a comment, buddy.
I really don't know where to begin....oh, yes, I do, we received your parcel 😍❤️😁👌😂😂😂😂😂 thank you so much again for this wonderful gift. You two are a great team.❤️😁👌
You are so right, but when have you ever seen a government helping the working backbone of this country! All they know how to do is destroy and line their greasy hands with back handers, bud. Way of the world these days, no morals what's so ever, and it's disgusting 😔
Yeah, we'll still be doing g weekly vlogs, my friend, so don't worry, we'll keep you entertained 😂😂😂
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, my favourite 2.
All the very best.😊
Louis, here in the UK, we are restricted by the government anyway.
It would be nice if they actually helped instead of destroying our once fine industry. But that's their plan, our punishment from brexit.😔🙈
Thank you again for your kind comment.
All the best.😊
Terrible to see. Glad you are pulling your boat out for window. xx
Hi Jackie.
Oh, it was heartbreaking seeing wee John's boat go over like that😢😢😔 poor soul indeed.
Yup, definitely the right foot forward this winter, I think.😁👌
All the best, sweetie xxx
fantastic
Thank you, Greg. Much appreciated 😊
Thats scary stuff Baz .
Quick question. I live up the coast from you and as your having the harbour wall repaired could the harbour master not ask the council if they could utilise the old concrete blocks that are at Longniddry coastline. They were put in place to stop tanks incase of landings. They are huge concrete squares and would be perfect to put at the damaged part of the old harbour defence.
Just a thought. Hopefully the sunken boat is salvageable and gets repaired . Stay safe Baz and keep up the great work you and jeff do ❤
Hi Graham.
As always, thank you for your kind comment and support, bud.😍😁👌
That is a good question, but I think the historical society would have something to say about that.🙈😂😂😂😂
Years ago, the councils were given the opportunity to get "free" concert anchor blocks put in. However, the council felt like it wouldn't tie in with the surrounding area😳🙄
I always wonder if that decision would be the same today?🤔🤷♂️😂😂😂
All the best bud.😊
We live on a narrowboat and we've often thought about what it would be like to live in a coastal marina, your marina/harbour has been removed from the list 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂 and quite right too, Mike.
I've used this harbour most of my days, and I wouldn't use it if I didn't have to either.😂😂😂
All the best, sir.😁👌
Gday mate thats a serious storm i have watched your vlogs about doing the boat watch but to smash that sea wall wow that is some power , its good you included some interveiws with the young fella and also the harbour master puts more of bigger picture into the video and of course thanks to geoff carter im sure he would have preffered to be tuccked up in bed than down at the piers at some ungodly hour of the night mucking about with many men and there boats take care
Yes, it was not easy getting up at stupid o’clock but I needed to help my friend out so it wasn’t that difficult 😎
your a good man geoff carter
Hi Crisp buddy.
As always, thank you for your kind comment and support, brother.
Jeff, done really well at documenting what the boys have to do when these storms come about. And they seem to be happening more frequently 😬🙈. I, for one, really appreciated him being there to show the world, the other side of fishing and boat ownership.
I would love to think that this will help decide the best future in protecting our 400 year old harbour walls from this onslaught from the North Sea, but I'll not hold my breath as you know how the powers a be work.
Instead of dealing with a problem before it gets worse, they just wait to deal with the problem after the event, and then they can't afford to fix it🙄🙈
Mental🙄🙄🙄😂😂😂😂
As always a ll the best buddy 😁👌
We have a ban on taking a certain species in the state i live in (south australia) ,by the time it is possibly stopped it will be 6 years the ban has been in force , but if you drive to the next state 500km to the east "no worries mate "catch as many as allowed " government b******t @@onemanandhisboat
What is all the Drumming about, Good Vidio
Thank you, Louis.
Really appreciate your comment and support.
Are you talking about the background music, sir?
Next time you're in a restaurant and think the fish is expensive this what the crews have to deal with 😢
Hi Richard.
Thank you so much for the kind words and support. We really appreciate it, sir.😊
All the best.😊
@onemanandhisboat no problems mate I done 20yrs with the RNLI and 30 yrs sailing and the open sea is not a place most people would want to go 😉
Barry the Lynsey B is a displacement hull good sea 🌊 boat 🤔 what brand of boat is she
Regards John
Hi John.
She is indeed a displacement hull.
One of the best!💪😍😁👌 but I'm biased 🤣🤣🤣
She is a Cygnus GM ( Gary Mitchell) 21.
This type of hull has been the workforce of inshore fishing fleets throughout our country. Not many harbours don't have a GM21 in them.😁👌
All the best.😉👍
OK, what are branders ? I’m guessing pilings ?
Hi 👋
Yes, you are quite correct.
The branders are the big wooden blocks with D section rubber on them that you see at the start of the clip, where the spitfire is leaning on the Branders😁👌
All the best.😊
With the boat coming out you going aboard another boat for the winter?
Hi Luke.
All will be revealed in this week's vlog bud, I'm sure you'll understand I can't give too much away.😁👍
@@onemanandhisboat aye obv course! long as it’s not one man and his tractor next😂 lookin forward ti the next one👍
@@user-sc5we9rf4i 😂😂😂😂 I would NEVER lower the tone like that🙈😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
What’s with that drumming , no need for any music !, just the sound of the weather that is what you are reporting .
Hi Tony.
Thank you for your comment and input.
All the best. 😊
Fun times.🥲
😂😂😂😂 fun is the way I would describe it, buddy.🙈😂😂😂