🔱PART 3 of 65 YEARS at SEA. The Life of a Deep Sea Diver.

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  • Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
  • Alec Laird was born in his granny's bed at Liddel Farm, The Orkney Islands on the 17th of June 1942.
    After a brief stint working on a harbour tug, he joined the Royal Navy at the age of 16. He still works at sea on board an ERRV (Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel) in the North Sea..........This is his story in his own words.....
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  • @gafrers
    @gafrers Рік тому +4

    Great to see Part 3. Fascinating 👍👍

    • @Bigwavemaster1
      @Bigwavemaster1  Рік тому +2

      Thank’s for watching. Hope to have part 4 posted this leave.

  • @ChristophersMum
    @ChristophersMum Рік тому +2

    I's GREAT to see you back again🎉😁...What a fantastic career Alec has had...quite a varied work load, and quite a heavy one at times...must have many, many tales to tell
    So what has changed that you can post the videos again...I do hope it's permanent.😁

    • @Bigwavemaster1
      @Bigwavemaster1  Рік тому +1

      I can only film inside so not worth doing my usual stuff ☹️

  • @dennisbergmann1722
    @dennisbergmann1722 Рік тому +2

    Wow, all 3 parts are amazing. Not many folks on this earth have experienced diving the way he had. Incredible nerves in a unforgiving environment. Such a different world in the sea.
    Thanks for the documentary of this man.

    • @Bigwavemaster1
      @Bigwavemaster1  Рік тому +1

      You’re welcome. There’ll be more to come

  • @donnakawana
    @donnakawana Рік тому +3

    What an interesting bit if kit an even more interesting Fella..Thanks for all you've done to advance this job safety

  • @morrislouiseeagle7161
    @morrislouiseeagle7161 Рік тому +1

    thank you for sharing your story - please stay safe and well - sending you all the blessings of the season ♥️😀xx

  • @malcolm9650
    @malcolm9650 Рік тому +4

    Nice to see you back Chief hope all is well. I was in Aberdeen over the weekend on HMS Archer with the RNR and saw one a few of your fleet.

    • @Bigwavemaster1
      @Bigwavemaster1  Рік тому +1

      Dare I ask what HMS Archer is up to working out of Aberdeen? 😬

    • @malcolm9650
      @malcolm9650 Рік тому +2

      @@Bigwavemaster1 nothing exciting, mainly PR exercise in Stonehaven taking out sea cadets and ship visit open to the punlic

    • @Bigwavemaster1
      @Bigwavemaster1  Рік тому +1

      @@malcolm9650 Sounds like fun. I used to be in the sea scouts at Portsmouth. We also got to do such things.
      Mind you, back then, anyone could just walk into Portsmouth Dockyard and ask to be shown round a RN ship.

  • @lynnebowman880
    @lynnebowman880 Рік тому +1

    Great to see you back again, happy new year to you all ❤

  • @ronj.feimer3660
    @ronj.feimer3660 Рік тому +1

    Very Educational, Wish I were 50 years younger, sounds like a job for a young and strong guy

  • @watrgrl2
    @watrgrl2 Рік тому +1

    What an amazing life you’ve had on (and in) the sea! Great story! This has been such an amazing channel giving us land-lubbers a great glimpse into life onboard a ship of this kind in the wickedest, wildest seas in the world . Who will run your channel now if you’re retired? And just one more question: do you guys ever actually do any fishing (for food) when the sea is relatively calm or is this activity against company policy?

    • @Bigwavemaster1
      @Bigwavemaster1  Рік тому

      I haven’t retired just yet. The company don’t want me filming any more ☹️

  • @timwilson6005
    @timwilson6005 Рік тому +2

    And you had commented that the North Atlantic is so vast that you have plenty of leeway and you're only dealing with wind not current do you remember?

  • @timwilson6005
    @timwilson6005 Рік тому +1

    Remember sir," dish Chris"I was then asking about tacking in currents

  • @NaveedAli-gc1li
    @NaveedAli-gc1li Рік тому +1

    Very good 👍 love you ❤️ video

  • @timwilson6005
    @timwilson6005 Рік тому +1

    Also I'm a navy man from the US.and I'ma an under water welder and now I make living welding together shop press equipment and it's fun plus _$$$$ I would love if I was 10 years younger to work for you to if we could back in time. But we can't .This is the kind of thing I like and search for on you tube I'm mean Jesus .I wonder now why I took to the water when I thought I was grow up, but. I wasn't.now with all due respect, I think 10 years younger I would be a good mate well hell it's better than the "

  • @timwilson6005
    @timwilson6005 Рік тому +1

    Jesus. I'm now understanding where you're coming from

  • @malcolm9650
    @malcolm9650 Рік тому +3

    Brilliant video, what a career!

    • @Bigwavemaster1
      @Bigwavemaster1  Рік тому

      And I’m sure we’ll only get to hear the half of it.