The Re-floating of the MT Phoenix tanker
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2011
- The tanker, the MT Phoenix got in trouble in the vehement storm that was belting on the Kwazulu-Natal north coast on the 26th of July 2011. It eventually stranded on the beach off Sheffield Beach with its stern coming in first and as the stern got stuck it swung around until the bow almost rested on dry beach the next morning after the storm subsided...This video is about a well engineered Ship Salvaging project.
On the 27th of July 2011, the storm had subsided and the tanker set the scene for what would bring many tourists to the area. There was a strange kind of beauty in the stranding, like a majestic elephant bull that has come to the end of the road
The first refloating attempt took place at about 16h30 on the 31st of July 2011. The ZTUG SMIT AMANDLA was the only tugboat used in the operation with the ZTUG SMIT AYANDA an onlooker. A single cable was used that was attached to the original anchor chain of the tanker. The swell was good but probably not good enough for the day and the ship didn't move during this operation. The operation was eventually disbanded.
After the first refloating attempt took place, salvaging work continued and the oil that was in the tanker were pumped out through the attached tubeline.
The second refloating attempt took place at about 16h30 on the 1st of August 2011. The ZTUG SMIT AYANDA was tied to the front of the ZTUG SMIT AMANDLA and a single cable was used that was attached to the original anchor chain of the tanker. The swell was impressive following the recently passed spring tide. The attempt swung the hull of the MT Phoenix around but the chain proofed to be weak and broke in the process, forcing the team to give up the attempt for the day.
After the second refloating attempt the ship is pushed back to its original position by the successive swells. The swip swivels around its stern which is the part where it is actually more firmly stuck and it originally stranded with its stern first as well..Later the maritime helicopter removes the crew from the ship and the operation for the day is abandoned again...
The third refloating attempt took place after dark at about 18h30 on the 3rd of August 2011. The ZTUG SMIT AYANDA was again tied to the front of the ZTUG SMIT AMANDLA and a single cable was used that was attached to the original anchor chain of the tanker. The tanker didn't want to move nothwithstanding the bigger force of the combined two tugboats. At about 18h50, the chain that was attached to the bow snapped again and in this long 30 second exposure we can clearly see the sparks that eminated as the chain was pulled at high speed through the holes.
The opportunity that lied in the remains of the spring tide was now exhausted and the operation was now postponed for a month till the next new moon and spring tide and in the meantime more salvaging and cleanup took place as well as planning for the next operation..This time two cables would be used connected to the two tugboats seperately.
On Friday the 2nd of September 2011 the final refloating exercise on the
MT Phoenix off Sheffield Beach on the Kwazulu-Natal North Coast of South Africa was to commence. The refloating required a swell of at least 2m and as New Moon went past a few days earlier, the spring tide was still dominant. It was anticipated then that inclement weather from the south would hopefully contribute to the effect and the peak of the tide was going to be at 18h27. Earlier the afternoon the two tugboats ZTUG SMIT AMANDLA and ZTUG SMIT AYANDA were already present and connected with seperate cables to the bow section of the ship. The ship was more firmly fixed on its stern side and the idea was to swivel it around by pulling the bow away from the beach to face seawards.
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Music loud. Music distracting. Music annoying. Cool filming.
Thank you. Points taken.
Thank you for the excellent photography and the calm, soothing music as we view a rather dramatic and dangerous operation. Keep up your good work.
Thank you so much for your kind words aeg100.
Those tugs are amazing at what they can do, the sheer stress on the chain and cables is something I can't imagine. Well done !!
myfeeling4you Thank you very much.
I grew up on the St.Lawrence river. Years ago, when I was about 12 yrs old I witnessed first hand a large frieghter running aground onto a granite island. I'll never forget the sound it made when it hit that solid granite, common in the Great Lakes, and how incredible it was to see this enormous fireghter run aground in front of our town.
Great little video. I'm a sailor (smaller sailboats) and love the sea. The footage was great and tons of info behind it. Very nice.
Christiaan, great job at replying to most of the comments. I've never seen someone attend the comment section this much, great job.
Thank you very much Yolanda. I think in Social Media we have to work hard to make sure that communication goes both ways. Thanks that you noticed and made an effort to write this. Enjoy your day.
People are still watching this and commening on it after 6 years. Must be something worthwhile there.
Makes you think, doesn't it?
Christiaan, ignore the music haters. It is obvious you put a lot of time and passion into making this video. Your perseverance in documenting all the refloating attempts led to some spectacular photos and footage. I was sad to find out that after all that effort the ship was scuttled. Also amazing to me is the patience with which you respond to the critical comments. You could tell them all off but you always answer with humility and humor. You have a new subscriber!
+Brian Adams Thank you Brian for making the time to write this nice comment. It is comments such as this that pushes us to try harder. Have a lovely day.
I am really glad you enjoyed it so much! There were a lot of cheering and encouragement from the onlookers in the real situations.
great video...less crazy music next time
brendan bogroll Thank you boss.
sorry buddy
Christiaan Kleynhans never mind just better nusic
brendan bogroll
Narrated by Groundskeeper Willy.
Docktor Jim Hehehehehe, are you saying I am Scottish? Think again.
Christiaan Kleynhans I am also Scottish. Your accent is spectacular. I'm the product of a McKinstry, a Stirling, a Mitchell and a Guy, and I can't even half fake a Scottish accent that well.
Docktor Jim Hehehehe Docktor Jim, I am South African and far from being Scottish. To be honest, I am originally from German descent and I grew up with a language called Afrikaans that gave me this accent. It is not suppose to be fake, it is real and we do pronounce certain sounds very similar to what the Scottish do.
Christiaan Kleynhans I see.
Christiaan Kleynhans I am english and recognized that afrikaans accent in a heartbeat
Thank you for posting! At about 5:20, I was almost on my feet and cheering. I knew nothing about this incident until I happened to come across it on UA-cam. It was fascinating (and scary) to watch but I'm glad it got done, instead of wasting millions of dollars per day being beached. Thanks again!
SIMPLY AMAZING! I LOVED IT. I HADN'T NEVER SEEN A SHIP RESCUE LIKE THAT BEFORE. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO.
Kiitos. Great salvage footage. But the music kills me!
Hehehe John, I was searching for your previous comment but seems you deleted it. Thanks. It is impossible to change the music without severely affecting the viewing of the video. I am stuck with it as it is. sorry..I have explained in the past why, legitimate music is ahrd to come by, especially if you are in a hurry and try to post something while it is still newsworthy.
This video was the one that started my channel and it is the classic. Thank you once agin to everyone who has been watching it, some of you very critical but nonetheless. Lately the views have been picking up once again and I am grateful as it reminds me of the time when it was running. I am thinking of remaking this video but more in my VLOG style as you may see in my latest videos. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions in this regard. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN.
I am marveled at this video. That ship lived up to its name "Phoenix"- it really rose from its "ashes", considering she has attracted so much people to witness her rising. Thanks for posting sir, i appreciate it👍
Dear Sir, Christian Thanks so much for sharing this. After 43 years I know a little about ships. M. Robinett, Sr. Engineer NJH Engineering, Houston, Texas.
Brilliant!!!!
Thank you very much Daniel, it is much appreciated.
one bad ass tug boat
Yip, amazing.
Great video Christiaan, it is amazing to see the power of the Ocean, to wash such a big ship on the sand and rocks!
Thank you Theo.
Thank you snipefordinner. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the beautiful story. It adds to the value here and is highly appreciated.
I don't like the music with this clip. To me it was too loud and did not allow me to enjoy footage I otherwise would have. If it was a lot lower in db, more in the background, it may have been ok, however, I would have just preferred to hear the ocean. Beyond that, it is a well produced little clip, thanks for posting it..
Thanks for your constructive criticism.
I like how you dubbed music over the video so that you cant hear the commentating..What is wrong with you people? Why put the commentating on here if you are going to drown it out with ever so annoying carnival music?
Christiaan Kleynhans
Hmmmm I heard every word. Nice job ole chap!
Thank you Daniel.
I noticed that you have moved up to 6 subscribers. Well done!
Thank you Mr Christiaan : Professional work and the successful re-process the soul to the body of the vessel..Captain M.H.M
Really heartening to see her float again. GREAT JOB!!
I didn't the music offensive nor to loud, the superimposed text could have been on screen a little longer, It is simple enough for the viewer to pause the video to allow all the time needed to read the text.
+dejanira2 Thank you dejanira2. The advantage of UA-cam is that you can sometimes pause the video if you want to read properly.
Beautiful waves! Are people allowed to surf in that beach or anything?
Hi There Hi There. Nope, this not normally a swimming beach because it is very rocky underwater. But about 3km more south we have lovely swimming beaches and we also have a big international surfing competition here every year.
Thank you for sharing your great footage! I know it took a lot of effort to put this together to share your perspective, and I really enjoyed seeing something that happened half a world away.
Thank you very much bijagirl. You are inspiring me. I hope to do more like this because of people like you. Have a super day.
Thank you Barry. The sea is really a sign that we should show respect. I often see some huge ships coming pass. Most amazing to me are the Car carriers.
Of you play music don't talk if you talk don't play music they don't go together
Did you hear the music that they played on the Titanic when she was sinking?
Love the comments hating on the music lol.. So wait the scuttled the ship? As in sank it?
Yip, they sank it unfortunately. In deep waters.
Thank you very much! Those tugboats have enormous power...
It is nice to watch a video like this that has a steady camera. So many times the camera is shaking, or taking video of a point where you are unable to see the action being filmed. Nice work.
+Steven Strimling Thank you Steven. The wind was actually quite strong at times and I had a hard time to get enough steady footage and I had to trim it down. I had a flimsy tripod at the time but the ones that I use now are heavier and more stable.
I can hardly hear the narration for the music,much to loud.
+Rockandrollrusty My apologies.
Loud music... What did he say? I'll have to watch this another 45 times
I don't mind. I love to get views.
@@ChristiaanKleynhans You mean you don,t care. You won,t get mine views again.
Those tugs are huge! Must be incredibly powerful to have accomplished this rescue.
I wish the news was this relaxing.
I watched because I wanted to watch the activity but your music was too loud and at times almost drowned out your dialogue. I thought the music piece you chose was totally inappropriate, in any case.
I have dealt with this subject quite a few times Justin. Thanks for your comments though. I had very little choice in my music as I could only use music that I had the right to use for. Not as easy as it look if you just want to publish on low budget for fun. I should have left the music out. In hindsight. But now the video is popular and I can't tamper with it. So I beg that everybody try to tolerate it as far as possible. I really put in a huge effort to tell a story and to gather and edit the material. I am just a hobbyist.
Suggest you re-edit, increase narration volume, use bigger font for subtitles {as well as allow more time to read them), and LOSE the MUSIC. This looks like it could have been a very interesting video.
Thanks for the advice Fredo. It is constructive. But as this video has reached over 12 million views, there is no way that I will tamper with it. I have thought of a remake in about four parts in the style of my latest videos.
amazing video. it shows a little bit about science, astrology, mathermatics, biology and conservation as well how the south african accent sounds and the culture of the man that posted this video. awesome proud to be a south african.
JUST...........................................INCREDIBLE FOOTAGE !!!
Thank you very much!!! :-)
Welcome! Weather was not so nice for
filmmaking - still you made great job !
All the best.
Thank you very much.
Well, reading the comments, think I'll keep it muted...…………………………..lol
Good for you Captain.
What in the hell did you say? I can't hear for the damned annoying background noise. It sounds like two giant sea-yaks going at it and one has a bassoon stuck in its blowhole, Jesus, WTH were you thinking man?
Time for a new phone buddy. I personally use a special toothpaste that keeps my mouth clean.
Great video !
I am impressed by the power of those deep-sea tugs.
Good job. I liked your video a lot. Thanks for taking the time to do it.
I rarely hear anyone post that the video would have been much better if it had music playing over the original video's audio.
I like classical music but it was too loud in this video. If it had been left off all together the video would have better.
Thanks awrwayne and point taken. It is hindsight now. Most of my newer videos used natural sounds or overlays that were made from natural sounds. Exactly because it was actually raised before.
background music too loud. Could not make all you were saying.
Sorry.
Thank you John for your kind and encouraging words.
The music made this video so much alive
i couldn't hear what happened to the ship ????
Watch to the end. That is why I made the video.
seams like a waste of good steel.
Possibly..
Thank goodness for the tugboats and their pilots.
Yes Miss Di Starr.
That was incredible to watch, and fascinating how much time and effort were involved. Thanks for uploading it.
The music is way to loud. It is really difficult to hear the commenter. The titles are shown for a way to short period of time so there is not time enough to read them.
Really poor editing!
Thanks. I had a look at your videos and I have learned a lot. We are here for each other.
I couldn't read the text before it disappeared.
Ok.
Good job sir.Thank you for that post.Well done.
mastersduhgree Thank you very much, I appreciate it.
It really is an awesome little gem of a doc. Thanks for making it.
Thank you very much transientdreams
Can’t hear him talking. That music!!! . Omg
Don't worry, you will survive. It is only about 8 minutes and I won't send you a bill for it.
Interesting. Terrible music, though -- sounds like an 1980s arcade game.
Closer to 15th century Bach.
Was totally excited when her bow started to turn and her stern came off the rocks!
muito interessante isso
+Amelia Chan hehehehe, I am glad you enjoyed it Amelia.
There are definitely still empathetic good people on this earth and it is heartwarming. Thanks Bob Cooper for your comments as well. You are very right in your assessment. We should be a community on UA-cam and support each other as this could be TV in the hands of the people. We should build and not always destroy. Especially of we have never made an effort ourselves.
Hi! Great footage and editing, but the music is far too loud, and it's hard to hear the narrator. Cheers!
Hi, thanks for your comments. Yes, I am aware of it, I have been answering this since 2011. This was my first video ever and I was pressed for time to keep it newsworthy and I thus made some mistakes. I can't correct it because this video is very succesful and it may not happen with a changed version.
Recently I made a fun video with my daughter. It is in a different line as the above documentary. We made it as a small little movie in which my daughter has a dialogue between two alter ego's of herself at two different ages.
GEN04:ONE YEAR OLD GENEVIEVE HAS A TOUGH DAY AT THE OFFICE WITH ALTER EGO
Jes they have the top salvage experts on there team ?think of the name Smit Lloyd ?of London Smit ?Germany and generally Dutch crew
Thank you Letor! Greetings back from the east coast of South Africa.
You are really inspiring me to up my standard. Very kind and understanding once again.
Really interesting film , but why the horrible music ? it sort o annoyed me !!
Sorry!
The music?
Bach.
I liked the music also and the sound of the waves
Thank you Dan.
Thank you very much Mary. The salvaging would have cost too much. That is my first assessment. The ship also had a big hole in its hull and was only kept afloat with the aid of compressors. Salvaging it on the spot would have been very difficult as well as it is quite inaccessible by vehicles and the area is upper middle class housing and the residents would bot have allowed that. There may be other reasons but I am not too sure about them. Have a lovely day. Chris
The music was too loud and the speaker too soft
Lol . Yeah I Survived it that music tho!!! . I should send you a Bill for having to listen to it . Lol
So tell us a bit about your successful videos and claim to fame? Maybe we can all learn from you.
Thanks for a very interesting documentary. The amazing power of tug boats well documented.
Thank you very much Yuxin.
Well thanks for your patience and answering again. Appreciated.
sound messed up
I am sorry about your bad experience James. Did you enjoy it other than that?
the music track drowned out the narration.
I hope other than that, that you had some kind of pleasant experience. Not many videos in this line carry any narration at all.
It would have been nice to hear it though. Great video!
Thanks David. I muist admit, this was my first video and I wanted it out while it was still newsworthy. Lots of work went into it but I hurried. Also, I didnt have access to much legal music. And then the video went viral and there was no possibility to change it. Nothwithstanding it, the video has done well for all these years since 2011 and still brings views all of the time.
thanks for the Video Christiaan, I really enjoyed the music. (because it was novel and new to me, I love hearing sounds that I am not accustomed to) When the Tugs were hooked up to her, I would get excited every time I would see a big swell, hoping that it would budge just a little. And then a fine climax at the end, when the stern finally broke free of the rocks and she was free! sad about her being scuttled though. Cheers mate, thanks!
Its a pleasure John. Yes, in that way it was like a story or movie with all its failures and the success at the end.
the power of these tug boats is just amazing.
I made it through 2 minutes. Appreciate the efforts and realize it is your first video but edit out the music. It lends nothing to the documentary and is just plain annoying.
Maybe you can advise me how to edit out the music without affecting the success of theis video? If I could I would have.
shame that no one bothered to preview this video before uploading it perhaps they would have found that is nearly impossible to hear the person speaking due to unneeded Music being too loud
Let bygones be bygones. Nothing I can do about it now.
@@ChristiaanKleynhans if you have original footage you can just remake video with no music chap
Really chap. You have obviously never had a succesful video on UA-cam. I have original footage of course. No guarantee that it will again perform that well. Do you want me to throw away 12.5 million views chap? And since it works I will accept that ot works well enough.
I wouldn't change my town for anything. Nicely developed but also tranquil and embedded in nature. And boring is not a word that ever crosses my mind as I have too much going on in my head.
Thanks and I appreciate your honest constructive and balanced criticism and I take note of that.
Well your first lesson is cut the Music down a bit so we can hear The Narrator . I will have to charge you for any more successful advice if I can help just let me know 😂😂
My apologies, I didn't realize that you are a genius and an expert. I went to have a look at your videos and i am very impressed. I love your minimalistic approach to both sound and video, it conveys the message very well. I do aplogize, this was my first video and it was made under enormous pressure in 2011 and I had nio experience. Nothwithstanding all of that, it became very succesful as you may notice from the views. I obviously didn't just sit there, I continued to make more videos and i tried to improve and sad to say, I don't think I will ever reach your high standards. Some people did enjoy aspects of this video. At that time, most people were just posting videos on UA-cam of their cats and dogs and they didn't use any editing either. But so do we learn, don't you agree?
Not enough music, needs to be louder.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
I already posted my displeasure over that annoying loud music, heh.
Thank you MissDistarr for your defence. I appreciate it and you are hitting the nail on its head. A video like this has no allocated budget or staff support. It is a one man amateur attempt at relaying a story as best as one could. It is kind of annoying to see people swear in the manner that they do as acknowledgment. You are a very nice person and I hope you have lovely day. Warm regards from KZN South Africa as well.
All tongue in cheek. Thank you for the footage.
Bloody awful music. Good salvage.
Thank you and thank you.
if you turned down the noise we could hear what you are saying ...
O.K. I will do it in my next attempts. I hope you got some value out of it.
I totally enjoyed your video! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much.
Also, this video is incredibly detailed and educational. Great footage, and great explanations just like a documentary :)
Turn the poor music down, or even off.
wtf is this music?!?!
+Lincoln Armstrong Classical Music.
The last song played on the Titanic?
Great footage and info you put together here to make a great video!
Thanx for sharing!
Thank you very much.
those tugs are powerful! That ship is like a skyscraper!!! Nice video, really like it.
shit music was too loud. hard to understand the commentator at the best of time. Thanks for the video none the less.
Thank you Barry.
lol cool vid dumb music
Thank you very much SKOAL.
your very welcome
Thanks for this. It really made me feel special as well as I realized that you have observed so much of what I intended. And I believe the accent is honest and it tells more about the environment.
You are so very welcome. Just keep making video's that YOU are proud of. That is what's most important. Just know that you told the story you wanted and you did it well. I simply cannot understand people sometimes. It takes such little effort to be kind to others yet they go out of their way to insult someone. Don't pay them any further attention. Take care and you have a great rest of your day!
Good video,awful music.
Poor Bach.
Music destruction of video
Thanks for making a time to leave a comment.
Thank you Jessica! I am glad for you.
This is what UA-cam is all about Thankyou my friend