LIFE AT SEA | BUNKERING & CREW CHANGE | SHIP'S vLOG 8 | LAS PALMAS

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  • @jamesmcguire764
    @jamesmcguire764 Рік тому +5

    I'm glad I was a captain for 25 yrs

  • @shuttlepilot_
    @shuttlepilot_ 2 роки тому +126

    Really enjoying your channel. Your narration, music, time length, format, all of it is just right. Hope you keep posting updates.

  • @wntu4
    @wntu4 2 роки тому +3

    Man a bit of roll is the BEST sleeping ever. I miss that.

  • @BjerkeRobin
    @BjerkeRobin Рік тому +2

    The part about crew change is so on point. It makes the time you have onboard with people special, because you know you will probably never have the privelege again.
    And when jou do it is euphoric in a way.

  • @BTScriviner
    @BTScriviner 2 роки тому +27

    I follow a lot of UA-camrs, but there are only few whose videos I watch as soon as they're uploaded. Your channel has quickly become one of those. I love following your adventures on the high seas.

    • @PankajSharma-pj9ve
      @PankajSharma-pj9ve Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/2dwMubsmg10/v-deo.htmlsi=wFuabHqPPdoOZvru

  • @gennehring1
    @gennehring1 2 роки тому +18

    You're a natural story teller. Please keep it up!

  • @scotthiorns4745
    @scotthiorns4745 2 роки тому +7

    Good stuff, brother. I spent 20 years as a US Navy Boiler Tech on 6 different ships from 1978-1998. Your videos help an old sailor remember the good old days

  • @spg77777
    @spg77777 2 роки тому +5

    @ 7:21 I'm part of the fabrication process of that type of heavy structural steel you see on the left side of the screen.
    I work at a small (50 people, family owned, union) steel yard in Massachusetts where we do a lot of Navy stuff.
    We also produce large drive train components to include our current job for a future aircraft carrier. Cool stuff.
    Really like the vids. Thx.

  • @rickwells7184
    @rickwells7184 2 роки тому +3

    Well them days is long gone but I did put in a many hours bunkering started off at the ports eventually ended up getting on ships and Tugs & barges offloading anywhere from asphalt jet fuel diesel for the Navy and bunkering some cargo ships as well as tankers offloading discharging their tanks to oil companies at the same time fueling the ship many hours I can still smell that
    bunker back in the '80s a lot of your foreign ships wasn't that clean They would send hoses back down to you without blanks on them therefore it would let some drip in the water nowadays it would be fine by the Coast guard back then they got away with it no when we were hooking lines and risers it wasn't that many people two to three well if you had somebody working the boom knew what they were doing four and six inch lines weren't that hard but appreciate your video brought back many memories when I started off at a Port Everglades company was Belcher oil which then turned into coastal oil I don't know what they are now but I went from being a doc hand to a deck hand on a tug working myself all the way up in the wheelhouse to a captain have safe travels good memories 💪🏻⚓🛳️🦺🔧⛓️👊

  • @anaximander66
    @anaximander66 2 роки тому +2

    My man getting caught up on D&D lore? I love it!

  • @paullandreville5394
    @paullandreville5394 2 роки тому +9

    Keep it going Joe. Another great video. I'm to old for your job, so I'm living it through you.

  • @kristengabbard5351
    @kristengabbard5351 2 роки тому +7

    I have no idea why I’m finding this series so interesting.
    Thank you for sharing these.

  • @joylapine9004
    @joylapine9004 10 місяців тому

    I am absolutely petrified of large bodies of water so I close my eyes when you show the ocean. I’m mostly listening because your videos are fascinating.

  • @brisbaneinsider7139
    @brisbaneinsider7139 2 роки тому +1

    The sound at 7:15 when the big hatches are closing is so cool. Made me think of Jurassic Park 2 with the T-rex.

  • @VHM2018
    @VHM2018 2 роки тому +7

    The Canary Islands are one of our favorite holiday destinations but yours is a very different approach. Interesting to see it like that!

  • @andrewlangridge8619
    @andrewlangridge8619 2 роки тому +3

    Always enjoy your stuff Joe! Safe on!

  • @rackets001
    @rackets001 2 роки тому +19

    Always a pleasure to watch! Still wish they were longer, but I understand it takes work to make them as awesome as you do!

  • @brianperry
    @brianperry 2 роки тому +2

    Some of the best times of my young adult life was at sea. I sailed on shell VLCCs plying between Europe, the Gulf and Far East, Singapore, Japan etc….Six month on, one month off, then a new ship, sometimes reacquainted with crew you had sailed with before…I had a great time, great memories of over fifties years ago…..

  • @BenjaminHeyser
    @BenjaminHeyser 2 роки тому +1

    Ascension Island, awesome, not a destination that comes up often. Looking forward tonthat video.

  • @JayDawg1969
    @JayDawg1969 2 роки тому +9

    Hey Joe! been a subscriber for a while now but had to hit the notification button finally! So cool that you're sharing your workplace with us. I love the technical side, but am also fascinated by banalities like the head and galley. You show us both, like a PBS show of the golden era. You're the Norm Abrams of the sea!

  • @redbuoy10
    @redbuoy10 3 місяці тому

    Nice job on the stop into the Canary Islands.

  • @thekochdieselskils5506
    @thekochdieselskils5506 2 роки тому +2

    What a cool cruise… You are taking us to some of the most interesting places on Earth.

  • @snidelywhiplash8923
    @snidelywhiplash8923 2 роки тому +4

    What an interesting and exotic series of ports for this contract. Enjoyed the video and your music choices.

  • @cliffandersson4964
    @cliffandersson4964 2 роки тому

    I liked it when you said you enjoyed greasing the crane and that it was close as you would get to working on the master the tall ship!

  • @StillAwakeAwareDiscerning
    @StillAwakeAwareDiscerning 2 роки тому

    "Everything found a home and its good where it is". What a great example of accepting what is......

  • @mjb9176
    @mjb9176 2 роки тому +2

    Watching those waves crashing up and over the deck of a fully loaded ship is awesome. Thanks for catching those images. I've been in 25 foot waves once on an older Holland America ship, heading between the boot of Sicily and the mainland and your video shows me what it probably looked like outside. I know the wind was so strong we could not stand in the front passenger area unless we held on with both hands (they eventually closed all the outdoor areas). One third of the crew never made it to the dinner service that evening they were so sick from the rocking, and neither did half the passengers.

  • @aiwithbri
    @aiwithbri Рік тому

    Starting at 04:16, I knew what you were thinking, and after mentioning your ancient seafarers, what you were about to say.
    Great vid.
    Subscribed!

  • @vincentwesolowski459
    @vincentwesolowski459 Рік тому

    Greetings Joe, I recently discovered your channel. I like how you manage not to roll when you hit the rack. The USN cruiser I was on back in 68, 69 & 70, had canvas racks that had an aluminum frame with a thin mattress that sat on top of the canvas. No matter how tight you tied the canvas to the aluminum frame, when you climbed into your bunk you still sagged into the center of the bunk. In port that wasn’t too bad but at sea it was a real pain in the butt trying to keep from rolling around. The trick was, when you took on stores you tried to grab a piece of plywood shipping crate. You would then try to finagle this plywood below decks to the damage control (DC) shop to have them cut it to the size of your rack. The other trick was to have enough plywood for someone in the DC shop to use for their own bunk. Now you had a nice firm support for your mattress. The trick then was to lay on your stomach with your feet spread and arms spread so your body wouldn’t roll in rough seas.
    I loved climbing the masts to rig dress ship lights, heights never bothered me. Being an Electrician’s Mate I would always volunteer to climb the masts and take my camera with me to get photos of the ports we were in.
    I am really enjoying your videos. I’m from PA, Philly originally now in Chester County. Take care and stay safe.

  • @toddbrown4935
    @toddbrown4935 2 роки тому +13

    Your videos are so well done, Joe. Thank you.

  • @slocad11
    @slocad11 2 роки тому +1

    If you 'like' the video....! Now, I laugh whenever I hear you say that. Who couldn`t like these great videos? Thanks, Joe. Some more great cargo ship content.

  • @laarbioufkir4956
    @laarbioufkir4956 2 роки тому

    Watching you from morocco - north africa

  • @ianwhyte930
    @ianwhyte930 Рік тому

    Shared to my goddaughter working inland tankers around Europe based Holland 😊

  • @GustavusAK
    @GustavusAK 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks! Love your videos, I sailed SIU briefly aroud 2006 before I switched over to Alaska Tugs. keep up the great videos!

    • @JoeFranta
      @JoeFranta  2 роки тому

      Thanks so much Gus, Alaska tugs is badass! have you seen my Alaska vid? is that one of your tugs?

  • @torgeirbrandsnes1916
    @torgeirbrandsnes1916 2 роки тому +2

    Great vlog as always! What an awesome destination. The brits and some sea birds are the only thing there I think. It is a fuel stop for personel flying to/from the Falklands. Keep up the good work. Be safe!

  • @germanmerino6606
    @germanmerino6606 Рік тому

    Muy buenos tus videos , saludos desde pto Aysén sur de chile

  • @johnburgess5534
    @johnburgess5534 2 роки тому

    Joe, when I was at sea we “weighed anchor “. You lifted yours.!!!!

  • @cj4607
    @cj4607 2 роки тому +3

    You should include a glossary in the description about what certain terms mean like bunkers and stores

    • @bakerbill4274
      @bakerbill4274 2 роки тому +1

      "Bunkers" is fuel, "stores" typically means food.

  • @danloeber
    @danloeber 2 роки тому

    Woulda, coulda, shoulda. Watching your videos is as close as I’ll get now.

  • @ccole9080
    @ccole9080 2 роки тому

    great channel and excellent content

  • @mmcleod111
    @mmcleod111 Рік тому

    Awesome channel, videos

  • @cammy2100
    @cammy2100 2 роки тому +4

    Another great video Joe. Sailed on a bulker similar to the one you are on. Main cargo was logs from Vancouver island to the Australian coast. Sometimes to Japan. Japan was amazing. Plenty ports ,tons of time ashore. It's no wonder I went home skint lol. If you google MV Harfleur images,there's a few pics of her.

  • @juffowuppy
    @juffowuppy 2 роки тому +1

    I really like your videos. Love the narration!

  • @beedalton9675
    @beedalton9675 2 роки тому +1

    thanks for keeping our story of merchant marines story 💪 what we do for a living.. you need some bungie cords to keep your stuff anchored down lol no safety rails on the bunk

  • @beckyumphrey2626
    @beckyumphrey2626 6 місяців тому

    Great video. Thank you.

  • @Iz0pen
    @Iz0pen Рік тому

    You could do a quick hitch on a tall ship easy. Be careful though you might love it

  • @rightsideupvt
    @rightsideupvt 2 роки тому +1

    Can't wait for the next one!

  • @Joeypouls
    @Joeypouls 2 роки тому +1

    It was cool when I realised you were dropping off aggregates at Ascension for the runway reconstruction. Not involved but wondered where all the aggregate came from, Canada, of course!

  • @Nightstick
    @Nightstick 2 роки тому +1

    Great video, keep up the good work!

  • @TheRick2130
    @TheRick2130 2 роки тому

    been watching few seafarer vlog, got to a see chief engr vlog and bridge officer vlog, then finally seen yours which everything starting make sense know

  • @Danisandiego
    @Danisandiego 2 роки тому +3

    More great storytelling, Joe!

  • @joerobilotta2199
    @joerobilotta2199 2 роки тому

    I could just sit there and look at the ocean for hours.

    • @bakerbill4274
      @bakerbill4274 2 роки тому

      What always strikes me is that I'm looking at EXACTLY the same view as the first man that ever put out to sea. It's incredibly humbling.

  • @Diddley-js6lf
    @Diddley-js6lf 2 роки тому

    Beautiful Blue Water It reminds me of the Great Lakes Now.

  • @pawelkumorkiewicz
    @pawelkumorkiewicz 10 місяців тому

    Joe
    Great work on your videos. I love yours short stories. When I was younger I thought about becoming a sailer but it did not happen so your videos are very interesting for me. Keep up good work and stay safe out there.

  • @terryg6596
    @terryg6596 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Joe,looked looked like a fair passage to Canary Ils,I,ve actually holidayed there at Las Palmas nice people nice place,enjoy your channel very much,hope you have a safe sail to Acencion Ilands,take care till next time

  • @michaelmoore6207
    @michaelmoore6207 8 місяців тому

    Love your channel Joe!

  • @Saguanay
    @Saguanay Рік тому

    Right on. We did the same thing with fire blankets or our floater jackets if your rack didn't have a belt.

  • @stumpylovespies6679
    @stumpylovespies6679 2 роки тому +1

    Loving these vlogs. Always interesting. I stopped off at Ascension Island, Wideawake Airfield on my way to & from the Falkland Islands. A very Mars like place. My mate spent a year there and loved it. I look forward to seeing your next vlog.

  • @q21wak
    @q21wak 2 роки тому

    Love the music..I gotta get out more

  • @charleneparis6695
    @charleneparis6695 Рік тому

    I love watching your seafaring videos! I work on an inland chemical tanker (only female crew member), so it's a different world to what I'm used to. We often load and discharge to and from sea ships and I'm always curious about life onboard the sea vessels.
    Can't believe the footage of crew change and guys disembarking without a life vest though 😮 my heart was in my throat😅 we can't even disembark onto a jetty without a life vest due to Health and safety laws 😂

  • @bobuncle8704
    @bobuncle8704 2 роки тому +6

    I had wondered about that with shipping gravel. Interesting to see. Kind of crazy that a big hatch like that can be made air tight.
    Hey Joe, would you be willing to share the name of the ship? I’d be interested in following where you’re at on marine traffic

  • @edwardnull5447
    @edwardnull5447 Рік тому

    I agree. Your videos are very well done. Cheers!

  • @MooreAvery
    @MooreAvery 2 роки тому +1

    Joe, really enjoy your channel. Really enjoyed the Alaska series. Come back up in the summer!

  • @charlieholland2265
    @charlieholland2265 2 роки тому +1

    you have a real talent for making videos, the picture quality excellent ,the subject matter same thing and I'm liking the music it fits the topic you are explaining . good job well done!!!

  • @ericjackson9047
    @ericjackson9047 2 роки тому +1

    Did you say destination Ascension Island? I spent a year down there ... absolutely a wonderful place. Can't wait to see your vlog offloading. Note that they don't have a pier, so you'll probably be offloading differently than you've seen almost anywhere else.

  • @dwainyoung542
    @dwainyoung542 2 роки тому

    Thank you for taking me along on your trip through life , I could never be a seaman but love watching you

  • @gw5033
    @gw5033 2 роки тому

    Yup! another good one, thanks.

  • @infopelayaran3917
    @infopelayaran3917 9 місяців тому +1

    Ombaknya lumayan bergoyang-goyang y broo...
    Di negara mn nih

  • @Sean-jb5gi
    @Sean-jb5gi 2 роки тому

    I used to Love going Aloft on a Nice day. Do your work and take a nap.

  • @paulconnors2078
    @paulconnors2078 2 роки тому +1

    Another great video Joe and appreciated by all who watch them! Please keep them coming! Paul Connors, Randolph, NJ (Morris County)

  • @mikemaccracken3112
    @mikemaccracken3112 2 роки тому +1

    I had a buddy that lived the next state over and I used to see him every time he went home. It has been twenty years since I last saw him. I would see some of the guys in different ports over the years but since I went shore side they are now fond memories.

    • @bakerbill4274
      @bakerbill4274 2 роки тому +1

      Never understood why guys go shoreline? All I ever hear from company and union guys is whining about being broke and missing sailing. Seems like there's always a woman standing in the way🤣

    • @mikemaccracken3112
      @mikemaccracken3112 2 роки тому

      @@bakerbill4274 I miss sailing for sure but I love my wife and kids. Happily married for 30 years and I wouldn’t change a thing.

  • @damianomaggio
    @damianomaggio 2 роки тому

    Im a sailor too, i love your video, im 20 and watch your video from Sicily❤️

  • @MesaperProductions
    @MesaperProductions 2 роки тому +1

    You're doing good work, Franta.
    Keep it up.

  • @josephvasquez8278
    @josephvasquez8278 2 роки тому +1

    Joe! C'mon! You know this programme is awesome!
    Cool trick for safe napps!
    And may I make a suggestion? How bout the stretchy cargo net I speaketh frongh experience, provided in the trunk compartment of automobile orr sold at auto part retailers?
    Those things have four corners of hookable safety!
    That was funny.
    Your all '....and their headed home. Gone. And chances are, YOU'LL never see them again!
    GOODBAH! I MISS YOU!'
    GREAT SAR OH CAPPS great sarcasmo is what I heah.
    And buoy, those heavily churnin and turnin waves with lourd knows how many thousands of feet below of force.
    Not only the waves are a reality cheq?
    The Water. For me my mind how I calculate and triangulate with Leviathan and assess.
    It's the water that's my reality check.
    Thank you for the good work Mr. Franta.
    May you always experience cheeahs stay safe & and above theh hwotahs.
    Tiqiwinghin it!

  • @miafuring
    @miafuring 2 роки тому

    safety first brother! nice ship.

  • @Richard-om7vd
    @Richard-om7vd 2 роки тому

    Excellent Video.

  • @neilreid2298
    @neilreid2298 2 роки тому +1

    Really enjoying your vids, Joe. Can please make them longer? Thank you for the time and effort- the ride-along is so enjoyable and interesting.

  • @DavidJohnson-kb8sr
    @DavidJohnson-kb8sr 2 роки тому

    I was working on a pipe lay vessel in Las Palmas in January suprised to see those drilling vessels are still out there

  • @captainbontekoe6752
    @captainbontekoe6752 2 роки тому

    Great video, I never had a chance to go to Ascension island, but I would sure like to, it's like a final frontier, alone in the middle of Atlantic. And about crew changes, I remember my first signing off, I was crying because I knew I'll never see those guys again, and I didn't, not a single one of them, with years skin grows thicker and tears disappear...

  • @paulseoighemcgee5772
    @paulseoighemcgee5772 Рік тому

    Great content Joe !

  • @molybdnum
    @molybdnum 2 роки тому

    Ascension? That's an interesting voyage indeed.

  • @m.asquino7403
    @m.asquino7403 Рік тому

    Happy day!

  • @frankedwards5715
    @frankedwards5715 2 роки тому

    Another great video

  • @tardiscommand1812
    @tardiscommand1812 2 місяці тому

    Use 3mm craft foam under things so they don’t slide

  • @baska-
    @baska- Рік тому +1

    3:00 I have a stupid question: why are the crew beds in ships usually aligned with the ship's length as opposed to the ship's width so that when the ship is rolling you wouldn't be thrown out of the bed?

  • @belle6219
    @belle6219 2 роки тому +3

    Las Palmas is a beautiful place. Too bad you couldn't go ashore there. They had a huge volcano eruption that went on for three months about a year ago! I'd like to know how you safely navigate the deck when those waves are crashing over the sides. Or do you just stay off the deck? The sound of that curtain sliding back and forth would drive me crazy. I wonder if the rolling motion is nice when you sleep because it's like being rocked in a cradle or rocking chair?

    • @MrStarfishPrime
      @MrStarfishPrime Рік тому

      Small correction because the names are confusing. Las Palmas is Gran Canaria Island. The volcano was in La Palma island, different island. La Palma also has an important astronomy centre.

  • @deanrotering879
    @deanrotering879 2 роки тому

    Thanks!

  • @Bigfyfxbnki
    @Bigfyfxbnki Рік тому

    Joe is sot cute. I really love his voice. I’m also a sailor. Maybe we can get a coffee in Portland

  • @maeJoyBwithU-ux3fn
    @maeJoyBwithU-ux3fn 2 роки тому +1

    thankGooDness for tuesdaYz &joeFranta content! that tide looked like it was really rocking, that's a gr8 sleep trick. [some tanLine you picked up!] kinda sad see'N part of theCrew leave, maybe it's your video, narration & music, or you are simpLy a terrific storyteller! blessing'Z aLLover your piLgriMage... uGottaNun onYouRside!

  • @carlgoutell2593
    @carlgoutell2593 2 роки тому

    Love your videos. Don't stop

  • @christopherfisher7805
    @christopherfisher7805 4 місяці тому

    TOP TIP JOE: WHEN YOU GO TO THE EQUATOR, DO NOT EVER ,EVER WEAR YOUR CAP BACKWARDS!!😂😂😂😂❤❤

  • @ibbylancaster8981
    @ibbylancaster8981 2 роки тому +1

    Dude, these are how I would imagine it’s like sitting in a bar listening to you spin these yarns! Cheers Joe🍻. Much love from NC. If you are ever down through eastern NC traveling in your RV, hmu, I have plenty of space for you to camp out at. 🤙

  • @RaymondMullen-t9j
    @RaymondMullen-t9j 6 місяців тому

    Sea Looks pretty RUFF.!!!

  • @BjerkeRobin
    @BjerkeRobin Рік тому

    Dude. This is CONTENT. Love it

  • @zacharyohare2118
    @zacharyohare2118 2 роки тому +1

    Hey brother, thanks for all the content. I have a bit of a silly question for you or other seafarers: Why no cordless tools anywhere? Is it just a cost/convenience thing? Or battery/electrical/fire hazard? When I got tired of the crap gun at the quarry I worked at I bought a cordless grease gun, took plant greasing from 4-6 hours to maybe 1 or 2 if you weren't interrupted. Which meant you could usually do it in a day. Finally got the boss on board and he bought some after looking at the safety aspects of being stretched out in locations that are potentially compromising dragging a heavy hose or needing two hands to try and pump manually. All those increase risks.
    If I were to get on to a boat- would I be allowed to bring my personal cordless tools? They're not always the best, but I can see some useful applications for quick jobs here and there, or in remote portions of the deck

    • @zacharyohare2118
      @zacharyohare2118 2 роки тому

      Also- why no hardhats/lifejackets during crew change? Genuine question not naggin

  • @jesstill7833
    @jesstill7833 10 місяців тому

    Hi Joe I love watching your videos something different ,,,This was my dream when I was 18 years old but it never happened it’s called life😢 cheers from Australia ❤️🙏😃👍🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸☘️☘️🕊️

  • @justtl5885
    @justtl5885 2 роки тому

    Ascension Island......Badass!

  • @loganevh
    @loganevh 2 роки тому +1

    Hello Mr. Franta. Thank you very much for the great videos. I have a general question on what the piping lines service on the deck running fore and aft near the hatches. I know one of that would be firemain, and perhaps hydraulics. I would like to know what the others are. Thank you.

  • @themightybrew3979
    @themightybrew3979 5 місяців тому

    Very cool

  • @philthy8150
    @philthy8150 2 роки тому

    Great stuff

  • @matthewratcliffe6812
    @matthewratcliffe6812 Рік тому

    The feeling of leave due 😊