Beachcombing - Escape Pod 

I'd wanna keep the mini life boat to use it as a mini bike camper and boat.

Vessel finder shows the Christian G is a "fishing vessel" (though it looks like a motor yacht} at Gulf of Mexico reported 221 days ago by AIS.

The tide had washed away the droid tracks.

FV Christian G sank October 03 2023 in the Gulf of Mexico, off Houma, Louisiana. All 3 aboard rescued.

Did you get ahold of the Coast Guard? Wondering if the owner was found, or was it from a boat that sank.

You should see if you can send one of the SOS food packs to SteveMRE1989. He enjoys odd MRE/preserved foods and will look up the history on the items. Great channel and thanks for all the videos.

I was involved in COASST (Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team) for a few years when I lived in Olympia, Washington. I did the marine debris part of the surveys. I just found your videos and they remind me of how much I miss doing that. I wish I was closer. I would like to start up a COASST program here in Texas.

The way radar reflectors work is pretty neat Imagine a 2D scenario where you have 2 orthogonal mirrors and a laser. Since angle of incidence = angle of reflection, and the two mirrors are 90° from each other, the laser leaves this reflector with the exact angle it entered it. If you add a 3rd orthogonal mirror, the reflector now works for any incident angle in 3D space. Assuming theres enough signal to bounce off atleast 2 mirrors, you'll reflect that signal directly back to whatever generated it. The end result is that the radar operator sees a much louder return than what your vessel would naturally reflect.

I haven't done much beachcombing by the ocean, but I've done a lot around fresh water lakes. There's a lake near me that's a popular hunting spot for duck hunters, because it has places along the shore that hunters without boats can walk to and set up. I usually walk the north shore that's pretty barren because it's low and floods easily. But, I usually find lots of duck decoys that came untied and floated out of reach of those hunters without boats. I also find quite a few floating fishing lures washed up there as well. Of course there's always an occasional life preserver, boat cushion or Styrofoam life ring. I've even found a few boats washed up there after a bad storm and was able to return them to their owners through the Parks and Wildlife department.

A very strange but interesting find,we were wondering weather it fell off a boat by accident or with people inside. Thanks for breaking down the contents ❤🙋❤️

She sank and all three crew members on board were saved ona similar fishing boat called the Hillary , they never entered fhe rescue boat. It likely was freed from deck when they took on water that’s why it washed up on shore . As far as towing it or taking it it prob has 1000 pound of lead ballast to keep 4 persons up right prob more . It’s also lodged in sand . And marked by coast guard so re sell is silly . Cheers awsome find !!

That's a lifeboat & contents from a larger vessel, typically a fishboat. Definitely the coast guard need to know. It could have been washed off the top of the vessel, or released when the vessel sank.

Survivers of a tragic accident return back to the beach from searching civilization, only to find a youtuber gorging on their rations

Really enjoyed this thanks for sharing it with us

And you just left it? That’s a $10,000 life boat.

I'm glad I clicked on the thumbnail, I really dig this kind of content. You know I subscribed.❤

A quick search turns up that boat is a fishing boat/ yacht. Which is strange. And it hasn’t turn on its ais for 103 days and last time it was at palacitos Texas

The reflectors are radar reflectors so radar has a good return and can see you. Sailboats have them because they have a very low radar return. Those things light up on a screen. They put them on weather balloons too.

It tells on the package what the Food Bars are. 4:41 Better than raw fish with parasites. Great find. Read up on Survival skills. That was a Strobe Light you were holding.

The reflector thing reflets both light and radio waves back at 90 deg no matter where it comes from. You see them on boats so it's easier to get a location on it... I think!

That little survival pod and the contents cost a small fortune when it was bought as safety equipment for its mothership. No wonder the company/fisherman wanted it back even though he lost his boat. You could claim it as salvage. The insurance company could try to contest the claim, since they probably paid off the fisherman already and now "own" the boat, equipment, etc. loss claim they paid off for. Doesn't seem to me like the company/owner of the mothership has much of a legal claim to it at all. But, even if he gets it back, getting it re-equipped, tested and recertified ain't gonna' be very cheap either. Great beach find, though. I wonder who got there before you and grabbed the stuff you found on the beach? Moreso, I wonder why they collected it only to leave it where you found it.

I would salvage that a great boat for the uk canals

The biscuit are made so they dont induce thirst,so they are very bland!

I would be all fun and games until the puking started!

I sell similar emergency ration blocks mainly for disaster relief and liferaft/sailing applications but sales went through the roof when covid hit. A lot of preppers stock up on them as they have a 20+yr bb and all the vits and mins to sustain life long term. They’re almost better as a porridge almost.

HAS ANYBODY EVER SAID U LOOK LIKE .... VINNIE JONES

Did you ever find out any more about the life raft

I want to sleep on that when I camp. Just offshore, it would feel so safe and secure

Hello, Im SORRY, ARE YOU RELATED TO MR TOMMY LEE JONES!! WOW.! great video! Thanks again!!

I looked up on marine traffic. The boat is a fishing vessel out of port Lavaca.

What's the big green thing behind you at 5:05? I'm guessing it's a port hand navigational aid with a broken chain.

That's not a lifeboat, it's the stellar pod that brought me to Earth. I was supposed to bury it after arrival, but I discovered your females wearing what you would call a bikini. I forgot about the pod.

The food is made that way to keep you going until rescued

RL6 is lighting system and battery, not a flashlight but actual lights. providing both internal lighting power, and external lights.

Those sure look like pemmican bars. Anyone know where it went down? I'm curious how far the pod drifted.

Yikes could you imagine being in that thing with three other people? Cool find!

Nice work with putting the barrel on the beach to cover yourself for our pleasure, I love it

A boat with the same name was registered in Texas for sale. It was a $3.3 million yacht.

I can see it was on a mission 6 days ago so that likely fell off as the comments probably have the actual answer, But That Things Awesome! I would find a way get that outta there..

You could have laid down next to life pod and waited for next beachcomber to rescue you.

Enter head first?? I can't even..

That looks '# not wana freedrop from over 2. meter at an distress alert in that ,or heafy storm ther is also no handwinde elcrto generator as emgency radio in that....

Definitely worth salvaging

I could see combining this with a tube frame and some wheelchair wheels to make an awesome little bike camper.

As from today the Christian G is in port in The Gulf of Mexico.

I would put a 20 horsepower engine in it

The stainless steel hemisphere on the cabin top is a solar ventilator which allows air in while keeping water out. It's got an electric fan built into it.

Take it home 😭

Ha! I live in Port Lavaca

I found the vessel it is a fishing vessel out of Lavacia . But no mention of a sinking..

Back door entrepreneurs, welcome ashore,

Do you call the coast guard and let them know? The life raft had the name of the vessel it came off of. It might have just come loose, but if the ship had an emergency, it could be important for the coast guard to know and track where the raft as well as all of the other stuff washed up. I’m only part way through your video and so you might have mentioned this, but did you contact the Coast Guard or your nearest port authorities?

Jace!!! 🤣😂 Gross! Fun video!

Great find intriguing as to why its on the beach

It was unused. Fell off a boat. Too much evidence supporting the fact. Cool find!

I looked up the ship the life pod was from .Sailing under American flag..Looks like a big yacht yet says its a fishing vessel..Cool find!!

This was very interesting. I've never been to Corpus - despite living all my life in Austin - but that escape pod was really neat, not sure I'd want to use it. It would be interesting to have a fiction story with one.

It most definitely can be repurposed for something I'm sure. Maybe a sall camper for a motorcycle or trike. The food is based in the hardtack idea. You definitely want to soak it in a little water before you start trying to break your teeth. 😂 The radar reflector is to give your little kife line a bigger radar cross section to pick up by the surface ships & aircraft.

It probably blew off of a ship's deck, after being hit by a radical wave, and dislodged...

I've eaten those survival biscuits, and they go great with coffee. Also, the gritty texture isn't sand, its the biscuits.

The survival bars aren’t bad. Wouldn’t want to eat them day after day but could if I had to. We keep a supply in our go bag.

It look small, but how they fit4 person in there just pack like sandwich I wandering .

The Christian gs last gps ping was 102 days ago… you might want to report this find.

last ais ping was in port 23 august 2023

U shood bild a bike trailer out of it

Lifeboat brick food..is food that doesn’t make you thirsty

I really hope that the people made it😮

pretty cool find. I bet it got washed off a ship.

I hope it was just swept away from a ship OR the crew managed to get to safety. I would be affraid to open those doors, to ne honest.

Looks like it was launched without occupants.

Did you notify the Coast Guard to see if any ships reported being in destress?

"...she must have hidden the plans in the escape pod, send a detachment down to retrieve them..."

Port Lavaca, huh?

When you took that bite I thought 'Noooo!' It looks like cannabis resin. I beachcomb on Chesil beach, Dorset, England UK and we had a load washed up recently. Excellent footage...thank you.

Did you contact the Coast Guard of the find? Wondering if they would contact the owner in Texas?

Great find... to many "wows" though.

how do you number 1 and 2 on that lifeboat???

According to Google Lens, the "Daniamant - RL 6" is a light signaling device.

The cd could be used to signal aircraft

I'd hate to have to share that little pod with 3 other people for any length of time.

Nice ! What kind and model ebike is that?

would have converted it to a mini bike cargo trailer

What country did this wash up in?

Wonder which immigrant rode in that bad boy 😂

Sweet finds man!

Ummm “ flashlight “ 😂😂 it says what it is ! lol 😂. liked “ unused “…..as opposed to , 4 people huddled inside 😮 lol 😝

4 persons in that little thingy ? with no seats ? lol ...quite the headbanging if the sea is rough. but better than drowning i guess xD

maybe was put there t make the video

a fun toy to have

Keep looking, I’m sure the bricks of cocaine are close by

They spelled Port Lavaca wrong. That must be the Mexican way to spell it.

Mount it on a bike trailer?

Totally mesmerizing and Totally far out. I want the mirror.

Cool finds!

4 people in THAT????

Wow that's awesome thanks

There is not room in there for 4 people. No way!

migrants

I'd cal my dude bros and pick it all up and keep it.

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