Heja! Is it possible for me to use and share this footage on my youtube page? I share footage from all kind of activities on our ocean. Cargo ships in the 1960s till now, oil rigs, fishing vessels, etc. Of course full credit will be given to the owner of the footage. Looking forward to your reply. Kind regards. Cheers.
Things look scary, because you don't have the same amount of control as you do in calmer conditions. However, it's not the waves or chop that sink you instantly; your boat can swamp, partially submerge, or roll completely over. It is those freaking foamy areas that concern me most. There is nothing to support the mass of your vessel in foam. Sometimes, especially in certain areas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, that foam gets up to 100' thick according to scientists and fishing vessel operators alike. That would be like dropping your boat off a ten story building to crash on a sidewalk or city street!
I am no fisherman but ... that ship could have been flipped a few times ... why not go elsewhere? or come in sooner? Some nobrain thinking going on there?
It’s usually the new captains that make crossings like this. The ones with years of experience are already in harbor because they know it’s not worth risking their vessel and crew.
Don’t care how hardy that Capt is. They need to haul them balls ashore with a winch....or a wench. Those balls are used for ballast. That’s why they did not list past the point of no return.
Wow now that's a good skipper i.bet that boat was a real mess inside and there were a few bumps and bruises on the crew I've fished outside the hecate straights and seen the wrath of mother nature at her best . Respect for those fishermen
Off the coast of France they must dodge the oil tankers as well who may just run them over and keep going. Men never come home and no trace of what happened out there.
