2 fishing vessels brave the Grey River bar in full flood. Greymouth New Zealand HD Video by Geoff Mackley and Bradley Ambrose. Content available for licensing. Contact Geoff Mackley at geoff@geoffmackley.com
Don’t try this at home , these guys are probably at least 2nd or 3rd generation fishermen. Total respect. I hope they don’t have to deal with those conditions too often.
As mentioned above, this is a daily occurrence but different levels of danger and currents etc. As this spot is when the river meets directly with the ocean creating a very powerful current mixture when they both meet together like in this video, the waves go absolutely crazy and will throw boats around like kids having a tantrum lol.
@@Gagglebot Yeah I've seen videos & pics of Indian drainers,they're working on dry land which most people can make an attempt to do. Compared to a fisherman's job working in unpredictable,extreme weather coditions in tiny fishing boats,it scares the shit out of normal people.These fishermen have balls of steel.
Takes a certain someone to be a watermen, I’m a fisherman, fair weather prefered but been caught a few times ( nothing like this ) if you’ve never heard lightning hit the water, it’s a “oh shit gotta go” type sound. Much respect to any & all people making a living on any body of water, not only is it hard ass work, this video tells the rest. ⚓️❤️
Incredible. I'm a captain on a 153ft commercial vessel in US and we have some rough ports. But this is truly incredible. And these boats. Really amazing. Loved the shots love the video. Love the boats. Going to watch a lobster boat race today!!
@@Errol.C-nz Well actually, that's not what the evidence suggests. People that understand the risks, continue to mitigate them by understanding the risks and continually managing them. The people who ignore risks are generally not the professionals or the well practiced.
@@PaulBKal so the ones that have rolled on the bar... were the cow boys that didn't know their stuff... how do you... tell the difference... the ones that weren't risking their boats... the non cowboys
Thank you so much for doing this video. Thank you so much for showing this video. Looking at any fish in dishes or at markets, supermarkets, please do not forget fishermen, fish boats and fish ships. May God be with them all the time!
Heart stopping footage..as the boat rides and falls.. totally at the mercy of the ferocious waves..if someone has to pass a bravery test..they should experience this.. Thanks for sharing!!
The level of chill from the skipper out on deck is amazing. Those are some angry seas and these guys are handling them like it's a walk in the park. A pair of stalwarts, both the ships abd their crews!
My father was picked up clinging to the bottom of his capsized fishing boat off the B.C. coast less than 5 minutes before it went under--without that rescue I wouldn't be typing this now.
These guys are legends even as far as kiwis go. Having just been to Greymouth and looked at the bar for the first time, I can totally appreciate the level of skill required. My stomach drops just thinking about it. Legends doesn't even begin to cover it.
mosipd I have such video .Not these boats but another. It will make you sea sick to watch it. We were on a 100 footer and holes were so violent we had to creep. Waves breaking across the bow in a Nor Easter off the coast of Carolina- Virginia . Most of the crew and passengers were painting her decks with food eaten hours PAST. We were in blue water headed back to shore. A good ways out.
My father worked in the coal mines all his adult working life, knocking out the pit props so the roof would fall and make it safe from gas build-up. He had the odd stone fall hit him etc., but always said that going out fishing was too dangerous for him. He would not have died at a young age from coal dust though.
We must recognize that behind this video there is an excellent level of professionalism And then many are saying there that the work is hard and that it is difficult to support the bosses so much time and time again.
Total respect and admiration for the Skipper and the boat builder. I'm a Tow boat skipper myself and as I was watching this I was coming ahead on it after every Crest. Lol only one oat people knows what that means. 👍👍👍
I remember seeing the atheist Madalyn Murray O’Hare on Phil Donahue Show years ago. An old sea Captain told her go out on the boat with me during a hurricane and you’ll be on your knees praying to God to rescue you! I’ll never forget that!
And I’m sure those brave fisherman are saying to themselves ‘engines don’t fail me now’.Believe it or not that guy knows exactly what His boat will do and he has it under control.
I have a huge sea phobia, especially when you're on a boat, and there's a huge storm. Yeah, not for me. respect to all those fishermen trying to make a living.
Jim John with the right captain at the wheel and 19-20ft boat will be ok best anchor up with the v nose at the waves of ride them if they are the way ur meant to be going
My dad was a scallop fisherman most of my life and I was always aware of the hard work and the dangers of making a living at sea.Make no mistake these people work extremely hard and the ocean can be very unkind.Some people complain about the price of seafood,but if they knew how hard they work in horrible weather,it's well worth every penny
i once jet ski'd through this river bar. was calm in the morning and when we came back in it was swells almost as big as these! scariest thing ive ever done
Clint Eastwood was a life guard in the Army. He was hitching a ride on a WWII AD1 Dive Bomber when it crashed 10 miles off shore near Pt. Reyes.. he swam for several hours to make it to shore fighting waves, kelp beds and shifting currents along the rocky cliffs....
@@skipper1313 and..... the oceans can be unforgiving and treacherous in any boat but if you are suddenly in the waters like these only the strong and lucky survive.. Eastwood is one of the lucky few. Better?
@@Ankan.. instincts developed and get sophisticated by knowledge, instincts act faster than anything ,knowledge is useful when you have Time to program ann strategize.
Im praying they all made it home safe I didnt if they did if so Im happy for all off them. ai have my 2 Sonsfishing on there new boat and yes lm scard for them but my Son Chris know quit a bit .Well you all take care. Love from us in Vancouver BC .Joan an Family
Si eres pescador y capitan tu sabes porque no se unden ni se voltean verdad yo también fui pescador y patrón de barco camaronero Sardinero escamero y también trabaje el calamar gigante
No mis niños si vieran lo que se sufre andar en el mar. Tu familia sabe que salistes a trabajar mas no saben si regresaras el mar lo miras un día tranquilo y cuando menos lo piensas tienes olas grandes y peligrosas yo cruzaba el mar de cortes de Mazatlán a los cabos a medio camino se pone la marejada muy fuerte y nos agarraba atravesado y si no me creen visiten Mazatlán y agarren el ferri a la paz o los cabos y hay me platican porque yo le daba la vuelta asta ensenada o guerrero negro
