SAILORS WORKING IN A SHIPYARD | SHIP'S vLOG 2 | PORTUGAL | LIFE AT SEA
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- #merchantmariner #shipyard #lifeatsea
Its always a new and exciting experience signing onto a new ship, but signing on a ship while its in the shipyard is a entirely new level of craziness.
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The best indication of a great video is that you don't want it to end. My friend this was nowhere near long enough 👏👌
Don’t be afraid of “too long”. Your videos are so interesting that I want more. I appreciate your efforts that go into these. Vicarious interest for me as when I was a young man, I thought of being a sailor. Thank you.
Shipyard periods are always the toughest times for ship's crew... ALWAYS!!!
The amount of work you do is incredible. I'm sure when you get down time you enjoy every minute
We called ship yard workers sand crabs when I was in the Navy.
This type of content is perfect for long form content. You could make a 3 hour production and folks would binge watch the entire thing. Don't be afraid to do it big!
If you can successfully drive a beer truck in north Jersey you can handle any of this Joe! Well done!
this video took my breath away. I'm Portuguese, a naval mechanics technician and I worked at Lisnave. something told me that I should come watch these videos of yours, when I opened them I thought it was just a vlog by someone almost like me. was starting to see places where I worked, sounds I worked with was everything, I was speechless and my heart was full.
this coincidence was what I needed right now, I'm totally fascinated. so I wish you the best that life can bring, great experiences and that these videos continue to come and not stop.
Being a retired Australian seafarer (now doing some work shoreside in maritime security), I enjoy your videos and hope to see a lot more. They take me back to my seagoing days,
keep up the great work brother !!
Tides also dictate when a ship is docked/undocked. You need sufficient tide for the keep to clear the blocks and pass over the dock sill. Nice video. Thank you!
excellent point - potentially moving a ship within a yard or even in and out of dock will need to consider tides and winds.
I like your videos, Joe. You have a nice voice and a way with storytelling in your own manner. You make your videos any length you like. Don't be afraid to mess with the formula and try new things. Hmm if I would have one request it would be that you film more sunsets especially at sea. :)
Stay safe out there.
Yeah, get a picture of the green flash.
Another great video. the music and editing is perfect and your voice and tone is so relaxing, i wish the video would last for 10 hours. Hold Fast Joe
1.5 months inside a shipyard must have been a lot of repair work! I worked in a shipyard before and the longest vessel I have handled was only 3 weeks.
Fascinating work you have here. It is a different world on board a vessel.
Cheering from Singapore. :)
I appreciated your views of being in the shipyard. As I was in the Navy for 22 years and in the yards and maintenance periods many times, the memories come back. Thanks again and smooth sailing.
Oh my Joe, u have done so many a great service, education, not to mention the entertainment. If u ever RV to Florida let us know.. Or if ur in Port Canaveral. Blessings an enjoy while u can. Fair Winds
Love this journal installment format Joe!
That view from the man basket was cool, it took me back to my tower hand days. I loved the views up top and it was usually more quiet up there. Definitely makes you feel alive.
I was freaking out watching that lol
I worked in a shipyard that built U.S. Navy ships, and actually got over my fear of heights in a personnel basket painting the stack on a ship in drydock. I still miss shipyard work, it was hard, dangerous, and exhausting work, but every time I see one of the ships I helped build in the news or in a video here on UA-cam, it makes me proud of the work we did. Thanks for a great channel.
amazing insight into life aboard a cargo vessel
Fantastic channel. Glad YT recommended it to me. Been binge watching all the older vids as well. Keep up the great work Joe.
Thanks for watching Ash, glad you're enjoying them
Nice insight into being a merchant sailor. I am ex Royal Navy living in Scotland
Very impressive and I have not even finished watching yet. Wonderful insights and great "lines". I was struck by the absence of how dangerous this work is and how much you depend on others to keep you safe. Bravo Joe!
Thank you so much. working on ships you are very dependent on your fellow crew to keep each other safe. Everyone has to watch each others back
During my 16 years in the Navy, I've been in several shipyards, but never in drydock. Yours looks like a floating one. I did visit a few, just to see them operate. To me, getting those blocks lined up just so and then laying the ship on them is impressive.
Thanks for the merchant seaman's view.
As everyone else said, thank you for making these videos and definitely do not be afraid to make these longer. you have a great storytelling style in which you explain things calmly but you dont talk too much like other vloggers
Thanks Armen, glad you're enjoying the videos
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Great stuff Joe! Keep 'em coming! Great mix of shots too.
I went crazy a few months ago looking for a decent tutorial in the Milwaukee grease gun. That was the best tutorial on you tube lmao
Could watch half hour episodes no problem. Thanks.
Joe, I spent many years at the Portland Oregon ship repair facility and I loved it. Thank you for posting premium content.
thanks for watching Jeff
Really enjoy your narration and video editing. Great view at a life I never even considered living!
This video wasn't too long; it was wasn't long enough. I'm too old to ever explore this life that you are living, but I am fascinated by the merchant seaman's life you have been portraying through all of your vlogs following your training and the trips you've taken. Please keep it up, because I find it fascinating...
glad you're enjoying them
Do make these videos longer because you’re so good at making them,Joe!
glad you're enjoying them Bjorn
Another great video. They are not too long. Very interesting to see what really happens on board. Most of us just see them sail by and wave at you, if we can. Keep up the great work. Be safe.
Thanks Paul
That was really interesting seeing the ship in dry dock. Hope things go well getting stoned in NS
HAha! good to hear Bob!
@@JoeFranta if you ever get up the Great Lakes, let me know. I live in Ontario. I’ll spot you a cup of coffee.
I am watching one or two of your videos a day. They are so good. You narration is very interesting. I like the background music you use. Thanks so much for sharing.
Love cleaning the ballast tanks only to have filthy water dumped in them filling them with dirt again! Love the increased number of videos!!!!! Safe travels!
i know right, lol. thanks for watching
Ayyy Nova Scotia! Looking forward to see what part you end up in. Not surprised you're stopping here for some stone but it's cool to see a random channel like this I watch and hear about home lol. Best of luck on the rest of your contract!
Back when I worked at Fed OSHA, (the recession was tough), I stood under the Norweigen Gem in Boston after a crane flipped. That whole drydock game is an experience.
Portuguese maritime history is so rich. I was fascinated by it when I visited. I recommend the book, Conquerors: How Portugal Forged The First Global Empire, if you are interested.
I sailed as a cadet on a feeder containership between last june and august and visited Portugal many times in different ports. I noticed there are a lot of well maintained forts in Portugal to protect the harbors against enemy ships. Basically every Portugese port I visit had at least 1 fort. Very nice for people who are interrested in history.
We used to call it "alongside". Welders everywhere, working with a hangover, too many people in the mess, mayhem, you're right. The ship is just a hulk until she leaves port, then magically is transformed into a vessel again, wind and waves and freedom (sort of).
love your videos!! a greasing hint. instead of flipping the cap off and using a puddy knife use the lid! i do it all the time! keepup the great videos!!
I worked on an oil tanker back in the 1990’s that was in a shipyard in Singapore for three months. Boy, that was unforgettable!!
I’m not going to post the name, but it knocked me back seeing a US flagged bulk carrier. What a unicorn!
Love the videos Joe, keep ‘em coming.
What’s the ‘EMSC’ square (looks like a hatch?) in the hull at the 3.35 mark?
And after you clean the ballast tanks, is that… sludge… you’re pumping back in?
I had the same question about what was being pumped back into the Ballast tanks?
Same here
Me too, looked like dirty water, after all that cleaning.
Another great chapter of your travels. Did you stay on for Nova Scotia? you are today's version of Mike Rowe and "Dirty Jobs". Thanks for sharing your work Joe Franta.
Perfect music. Better keep your friend nearby. Really adds to the feeling.
glad you enjoyed the video
Your content is really exceptional. Thank you, and keep up the excellent work.
I love your videos and everyone is right about not going to long. If anything I think they should be longer. One suggestion would be to tell us more about the ship and the history behind it. That kind of info is always fascinating. Keep up the good work Joe!
Shipyard is 'easier" in the Navy in that you can at least tell ship's company from shipyard bubba at a glance.
And a submarine in drydock is really a sight to behold!
It’s okay if your video take so long. I never bored with it ! Keep it up
Good video, as usual. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I think you make good videos with good editing and good music.
I've been binging your channel for a few days now, I can't get enough of the videos! Each one is like a new adventure! Love them! Keep up the great work!
Many thanks from western North Carolina. When I was younger I wanted to work on a cargo ship or research ship merchant marine. I would have taken anything. Great episode thanks Joe 👏👏👏
I was in the Navy for 30 years and worked in the shipyard as a heavy crane operator. The money was very good, But to be honest I don't miss them days at all. Now I'm in the medical field and love it.
Great video. My Grandad was in the merchant navy so always been interested in life at sea and always love your content.
Interesting, so fascinating to see how the merchant mariners live within a very international environment. Safe travels from Cleguerec 👍🇬🇧🍷🇫🇷
Thanks for watching!
Another great video. I was in the US Navy on board the USS Tarawa and we went through drydock for 6 months. We had a change of command ceremony under the screws, it was crazy
These shorter segments were a good call. Great job as always.
thanks andy
Nice one Joe done a few dry docking it’s a whole new world chaos but it’s usually all good in the end and cannot wait to get going and get them wash down hoses on the go get rid of the grime and make the ship home again.
Absolutely fascinating ! Thanks for sharing !
Brilliant videos I've been at sea as an ab in the British rfa and merchant navy for 20 years and love watching these videos it makes me laugh at some of the different terminology you guys use you should also be proud that the USA still has a decent merchant fleet that employs us sailors which Britain sadly doesn't have keep up the good work joe 🤙
Cheers Dave! sorry to hear about the British fleet, the american fleet isn't what it used to be but hopefully we keep what we have!
So different than my life. I have only been on 3 ships, all US Navy LST,s (landing ship Tank). I,m really interested in why you chose to do this job. It's definitely a much different career.. Keep the video coming!
Love your videos. So chilled to watch but great content 👍make them longer and more often I say 👌🏻👌🏻 stay safe.
Crawl into a ballast tank!!!??? No way!. You don't get paid nearly enough. Some of my comments are dumb or redundant. But I want to be sure and keep my log rhythms going on UA-cam. Don't want to miss anything you produce. Thanks a bunch!!!!!
You do make great video of life working.
Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!
Superb, love your method of presenting,very relaxing
Interesting that the owners kept a crew on the ship during the dry docking. I had assumed all the crew would finish their contract on entering the dock and a new crew would join a few days before going to sea.
Digging the shorter style and narration, well done!
I always hated shipyard. We were in shipyard at Swan Island in Portland for 30 days and it was nonstop work. It rained 28 of the 30 days so sight seeing was replaced with bar hopping. I was so happy to get underway because the next stop was Honolulu.
Your videos are very good. Good style, narration, choice of shots, editing, and music. Very chill feeling to it all, interesting, informative and educational. Keep up the good work, looks like you put a great deal of effort into the work and your videos.
Great post, keep'm comin Joe, its very interesting. As others have stated, longer video's are fine, as long as your time permits it, I understand that editing takes time. Safe travels Joe!
Nice job on the video. Yard time was always fun and boring.. keep up the great work
I definitely like your videos and I have been subscribed. Waiting on the next one. Always watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸. No Snow Just Breeze !
Whoever did your legal disclaimer botched the word entertainment, royally
I was in the Navy years ago and we were in the Ship Yard when I got out so I guess I should have seen it coming then. I got out of the Navy in 1978 and am still working on the Navy ships everyday in the Ship Yard. There are days like you said I am not real fond of it and days I enjoy what I do(Pipefitter). I have worked on several different types of ships over the years and can tell you this that Cruise Ships are the worst I have ever worked on. I would never go to sea on one of them after what I have seen below decks that the passengers don't see. MSC are some of the best to work on as far as the crew working with you and over all maintained very well. Container Ships are the best maintained out there at least the ones I have worked on. It really depends on what flag they sail under too.
A low key story of what it is like in the MMarine. always worth the time to sit back, enjoy the utter vastness of a ship..dear lord, they are huge, and yet nature can throw them around...it always wins. Your shipmates all seem to be pretty chill... to just buckle down, do what needs done, and put your days in...on, or now...off the water....
Just found your channel Bro! Love It! I did 22 years in Valdez Alaska living and working the oil Terminal there...
For a lot of sailors, a shipyard is a dangerous place. For many it's a first. The activities in a yard is something completely different, and work which may a potential risk is going on all over the place. Everybody in the yard is stressed, often there is a time penalty, and the yard dos not have time for people who are not safety aware for yard work. The yard personnel regard the crew as their client and do not often enough correct the sailors when they do not follow safe work procedures.
💪🏾💪🏾 I'm a structural Welder/Fitter and have been working in and out of commercial and naval shipyards for years. Now I'm just switching careers and I'm currently waiting on my MMC so that I can start sailing. Watching this video definitely just made me miss the shipyard grind. Filthy drydocks and corroded bulkheads. Sheesh
Good stuff Joe, very interesting and well done
@7:55 those are the kind of water control gates that we fab where I work...
I mentioned some heavy structural forms for navy ships that we also make in another post... Good vids.
He tells it the way it really is!
Yup you don't know how small you are still you walk around the rudder & screw. I work the Quincy shipyard years ago, dogs and salamies 3rd shift. Love to weld. Rule 47 never get lost in the bilge or coffidams at night it will freak you out.. now was that port go left or starboard go right.
Lots of confined spaces there.
Fascinating vlog Joe, really appreciate it, always interesting learning about the things we don't see or consider, looking forward to more
I've walked underneath an aircraft carrier before when she was in drydock. It was impressive.
Love the weekly vlog format!!!
That smaller green ship was my previous vessel Arklow Abbey
Love the Old Smokey TN Whiskey handkerchief
haha good eye!
I love this content
I don’t know how this popped upped on my YT feed.. but hit subscribe and like buttons good job Joe
This is all really interesting man, thanks. Tack a few mins on. Fair winds
I love you Joe. You’re amazing!
The man basket bit got me 😅😅. I love your videos keep up the good work
Glad you like them!
That irving tanker is a sister ship to one I used to sail on!
Shipyard industrial works is fun but sometimes it gets rough. Have you ever heard of Softgle Comfort? It cause NO PAIN at all and you can work comfortably and more efficient. I have been using so many safety gears before but they all cause troubles!
Ah yes, greasing, fun times, love the Milwaukee brands!
Living in the home of the Royal Navy in the uk was interesting to see merchant ships and how they operate ❤
A new video to watch on my lunch break, nice!!
I love your videos. A lot of folk, even though you were in a low folk drydock.