Category Archives: Youtube

Culture Vulture?

Scandlines ferry “Hamlet” Admitting to ones owns failings can be difficult, it is so much easier to spot the failures in others. So I usually take the easy option and concentrate on others. But some things just can’t be ignored, … Continue reading

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Pilot off

[youtube _5A8QE-uB3o] The Brofjorden Pilot stepping on to his lift home, and away they go.

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Southampton Container Crane Crash

[youtube HAq-uhXmEi8] A container crane crashing down onto the deck of a containership at Southampton dock the other day, I don’t know exactly which day but the pilot on the way out from Southampton told me it was on Youtube … Continue reading

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Helicopters

We were leaving port the other day, or evening as the small video clips will show when we had a visit from a very loud and bright flying object, they started flashing searchlights across the deck and it was all … Continue reading

Posted in English, France, French, From the ship, Helicopter, UK, VHF, Youtube | 5 Comments

Black Sea disaster

[youtube l08LxMPs4G8] As reported by Reuters via Youtube. Last year when leaving the Elbe during Beaufort Force 6 to 7 wind conditions several of the type of tanker “Volgoneft” and other similar cargo ships were at anchor in a row, … Continue reading

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