BULK CARRIER LOADING IN NOVA SCOTIA | NO SLEEP | SHIP'S vLOG 6 | LIFE AS A SAILOR 

This is legitimately one of my favourite channels. Really enjoy seeing the day to day life of a sailor. Keep up the good work, it's a great channel

Thanks for taking the time to share your life aboard a bulk carrier. 99% of us don't get to see this type of existence. Hats off to YOU for taking the time to film theses moments when you would probably rather be sleeping while you can. Love the content - keep it coming!

Worked like a mad dog for the gold mines just like this for almost 7 years. Before that I was in the army and worked alot to but nothing like a mines schedule as a millwright/welder. Week in week out, running on little to no sleep and fumes, pulling 90 plus hour work weeks. It sucks ass especially when you have 3 to 6 hours of sleep time and your tired all day but then you lay down in bed and boom your mind is racing and you cant sleep... sometimes it can be the lowest of lows, but tell you what, once you get through that misery and hell, it is so accomplishing. You will look at normal jobs that work 9 to 5 and laugh.

Honest work and honest reporting. Doesn’t get more real or more earnest. Nobody on board feels any guilt when collecting their paycheque that’s for sure. Great vlog 👍🇨🇦

As a truck driver I can relate of not getting enough sleep. But this was very cool for me to see because that Causeway you were moored next to is on my steady run from New Brunswick to the Newfoundland ferry. I often wondered what was going on with that mountain (quarry).

You are a great narrator/storyteller I love watching these videos I recently found your channel and have been binge watching! Very interesting! From a land lubber wishing for the sea!

Your really earning your pay on this trip Joe, every penny. Very interesting stuff, and your a good story teller, thanks for bringing us along, safe travels.

Absolutely mesmerizing. This channel is a visual feast, the photography and narrative are just beautiful. Well done.

This video is why RU-vid was made in the first place and you are on your way dude. Congrats and keep on keepin' on bro!

The sleep deprivation was a real thing for us when I served in the navy aboard a combat supply ship. Unrep at sea during the day and loading pallets in the cargo hold afterward for the next day. Oh yeah standing watch too. Just wanted to fall down and pass out for a few.

The opening shots were fantastic! The effort you put in to making these videos really shows in the quality of the content. This is my favorite channel! Awesome stuff Joe!

Congrats on 50k! You have a good recipe for success: keep your head down , work hard and take us along for the ride 🇺🇸

I swear there is no cold like north atlantic cold, aside from maybe high altitude winter in Afghanistan. The cold just seems to seep into every inch of you, and it takes literally hours to shake it. I swear it never really leaves you, because you see images like these, and if you've ever experienced it, you'll feel that little shiver run through you, as if that cold is still there, lingering, just waiting for the chance to once again take you into its icy embrace. I'm in Texas, it is cool here today (in the 80's for a high), but seeing the frozen landscape and deck brought back chills from the many frigid adventures of my life- I really did stop the video part-way through to change into a long sleeved shirt. I may go do some yard work to see if I can shake this chill. Good story-telling allows folks who have never lived through a situation the opportunity to experience it in detail, and brings those experiences right back for those who have been though them (or something similar). This video is a master-class. Get some rest, stay safe, and I look forward to the next one.

Hi Joe, I live in NJ and am far too old to do what you did but, I sure do enjoy each and every one of your videos! You have a great voice for narration. Please keep these coming!

Hey man been watching your videos for awhile now been really depressed with life. Trying to find a A career or a path in life and I been doing A lot of soul searching. Your channel has really motivated me to got be a sailer not really for the money but for that adventure and to see other places around the world if I can. I hope to one day meet you on a ship and thank you for helping me on a path in life.

I absolutely loved working on the dirt boats! Bulkers were always the most fun. Right after the Valdez all the druggies and drunks had to get off the tankers. Straight to the bulkers with them.

Your videos just keep getting better and better. Thanks for sharing your journeys.

Dude! I felt your despair! The sleep deprivation is the worst. I work in healthcare in UK and this resonated with me 😂

Thanks for a great video, so nice to enjoy it from the comfort of a warm and cozy couch. Thank you and the rest of the crew for the work you do.

I think the thing that'd keep me going during these moments is knowing that your entire crew is suffering with you... You're not alone. That's where bonds are made and understanding amongst one another is created.

Yep, its hard graft and you have to pull together, always takes me back to my days as an AB in the British merchant fleet. This is by far my fav channel to watch and I appreciate the time you put in to it! Safe on m8

Such a fascinating series, thanks man! Your b roll and editing are really great!

I know all about sleep deprivation. At times I've been up for 3 days in a row. I have many friends who work on the lake freighters and ships. They get the same kind of feel. I love this channel keep the videos coming. That is one piece of Canada I've never been too. Be safe and healthy. Cheers 🍻 from Sarnia Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

Love it! Mut tell you I appreciate you. Its boys like you who keep the wheels of the world turning for the rest of us.

Enjoying this series Joe.I sailed for Eighteen years from 1965 to 1983

As a navy sailor I understand the watches and how tiresome they can be if they fall on the wrong day, no sleep, so much work, Keep it up,

To be young again!! I wouldn't make it a week Joe, enjoy the youth and hard work. Great videos and please keep them coming!!!!

You've the best edits of any sailor I've watched on the Internet. Keep up the good work and safe travels.

So good to see more vids Joe. Incredibly long hours- gotta believe stuff gets messed up because the crew is hyper tired. A tip of the hat to you all for helping keep the economy going.

Thankfully I was a Day 3rd Engineer and rarely stood a watch. I like the warmth of engine room and repairing deck equipment in fair weather😊. I do remember when I was a deck machinist the freezing cold of the Aleutian Islands in January❄️. Thanks for the videos Joe.

I like Joe's videos as he is always open, honest and tells you what life is like in the merchant navy. Keep them coming Joe.

Yes this is one of the best channels. It reminds me of my days in the Navy with Tugboat duty. You are awesome Joe. The best!

Loved the song"everyday you work down here you're two days closer to death". Great video. I could sense the tiredness and sleep deprivation in your eyes. Here's to sunny days and plenty of sleep.

Well done, captured the essence of the experience! Working my way up, experienced similar ops as an AB & as Second Mate and as Third Mate. Fatigue at this level just plain hurts.......

The location covered in snow looks so mystical. Good job for pulling through the tough 3 days. Thank you for making this video. Cheers from Singapore!

I find this channel fascinating. Joe, you have a great delivery!

Love the intro and the soundtrack throughout, Awesome Job.

I load (unload at times) wheat and grain to and from ships in the Port of Newcastle in Australia. I watched your video of you loading wheat in Houston and taking it to Djibouti. That was fascinating seeing the difference in loading and unloading. I have watched a few of your videos they're awesome and informative. Was interesting to see in this video you doing hatch changes. We are lucky that for most hatch changes we can just move the loader and not the ship . But on occasions the ship has to be moved . I had to observe a hatch change just last week where they had to move the ship. It was only moved 10 meters to finish off loading the hatch . But I seen how much effort the crew had to put in just for that short distance. So when I seen you moving to different hatches with out tugs assisting It was unbelievable. My hat goes off to you and the crew. Keep up the great videos and smooth sailing Joe.

I felt your pain. Great story. I love these.

simple yet very good video... enjoy the feel and your personal touch..

Hi Joe, Great Vids. Takes me back to my time in the Merchant Navy and this vid reminds me of the two years I spent on a bulker running bauxite from up the Demerara River, Guyana. 6 Holds and a shift using ropes (including turning the ship) for every hold. A real ball breaker and I stuck it for two years!. Keep up the good work and Happy Daze!

Absolutely love following your travels Keep up the good work 👍

Great to see and hear what modern merchant sailors work is like. Muck liked vlog. Keep it up, mate

this is by far the most poetic video i've seen about working on a ship. and i've seen them all. cool man. a piece of art

I’m liking these tell it like it is videos. Please stay safe and keep up the great work.

Man, that was a rough one. Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching.

Hey Frank. Thanks for turning my ears onto Jeff. RIght on brother. Fair winds and following fresh water waves

I use to do a lot of offshore sailing before Covid and getting 3 hours of sleep is a luxury when sailing on a 45 ft sailboat couple hundred of miles off shore non stop for a week or more, and often that 3 hours is not in a row. As awful as it sounds, there is no other place I would rather be than on watch at sunrise at sea. Thankfully I am going to go sailing in a couple weeks!

Top editing, very nice watch. Cheers man!!

Definitely a young mans job. Keep up the good work.

Phenomenal Joe! Keep 'em comin!

I like your channel cuz it shows the life at sea in its raw unfiltered bittersweet reality. I drive those big trucks you see in the background in a different mine up north in Canada and when I saw them I could just imagine how they wish they were on one of these ships coming and going. Because I'd trade places anytime. Regardless of the fatigue, the dirt, the cold, the dust, the snow, wind and rain, you get to MOVE. Being an AB, or OS, at least you're not confined in a piece of machinery all day, your scenery changes, your day is never the same. Can't wait to get out at sea. Your videos are inspiring bro. Keep 'em coming.

Excellent video Joe. I'm a 31 year Teamster Union guy. Being blue collar makes me proud, but it can be damn hard work.

Epic opening scene... Top notch bud! 👊

You’re doing a great job, I never knew this subject matter would be so interesting

We would stare at each other with bloodshot eyes and ask, "When's the last time you saw me in my bunk?" Absolutely could not remember if it was yesterday or the day before. Life is a blur aboard ship. Thanks for the accurate reporting, Joe.

Such great editing and soothing voice over!

Another good one Joe. Remember the those bloody shift ships loading iron ore in Whyalla Sth. Australia in the early 1960's we had sleepless nights also, great video mate , take care and smooth sailing, Cheers from Tasmania😀

Moral of the story: Next time you enjoy walking or riding down a concrete sidewalk or road, think about all the work it took to get that material to you! Some mariners may have spent weeks working to get to port and load that gravel just to bring it to the next crew that mixed it then took it to the next crew that laid it on the rebar and framing that they spent weeks building.

Joe I was a roofer from Miami Florida, I partied all night showed up and worked all day then partied the next night. You have to remember 1970’s and 80’s Miami, the city built on snow. Although I don’t recommend it. Thanks for the video, stay safe. Always watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸. No Snow Just Breeze !

I don't know if I know another channel that is as underrated as this channel. Amazing content.

That opening was as good as any movie. I appreciate that you show everything meaning the good parts of the job and the less good parts of the job. 😅

Hey Joe, new subscriber here. What got me interested was the videos on the great lakes. As a child, I remember my father telling stories of when he worked on the ore boats on the great lakes right out of high school in 1955. I'm sure a lot has changed, but the cramped quarters, hard work, and many other things are the same. Now I am enjoying your other videos traveling the world. Thanks for taking us along!

If I was young I’d love a life at sea, love the videos, very interesting, thank you for the invite👍

Forest Gump: “I guess sometimes there just aren’t enough rocks” This port: “Hold my beer.”

Love your videos- and learning more about the ships, what you do. I work in the maritime business for a shipping company and it’s nice to actually see what I’m doing on my job.

Brilliant as always!

Well done as always Joe.

Joe: Great videos! I am retired Navy and Merchant Mariner myself. Keep up the great work!

Get them Joe love the video about to get slammed by a hurricane safe travels to you and the crew on the boat

Heck yeah dude! Love these videos! 👊🏻

Love the content and the video editing, all your videos come out great

The camera work is doing a great job in helping me understand what is going on. Thanks.

Interesting stuff. A day in the life of a shipman. Great stuff

Hi Joe,you certainly had it tough on this loading,your face said it all you looked done in running on fumes for sure,take care and stay safe till next time,cya bro

Another great video Joe. Shifting ship up and down a berth for three or four days is definitely character building and not for the faint hearted.... ABs rule...

Great series.

Excellent video.. Thank you.

A lot like working drill rigs, always something to do a zero rest. Feel for ya but it pays off in the long run due to the experience.

Time to learn to sew like a good sailor! That poor jacket!

I love you your videos man. Remains me mye years on Norwegian ships. My first ship in 1978 was O-O ( oil and ore) ship Fern Star which was 102 0 00 and the worlds biggest OOShip att that time and my last was OO Högh Hill which was 310000. I have been in this seres in Hawkesbury I think it was called. We were loading plaster for South Georgia. - Brunswick. Greetings from Oslo Norway

Tnxs brod. Good job. You miss to sleep and take rest bon voyage sailing...

Every time a coworker or even myself b***hes and complains about work I always smile when I realize that millions of others (billions worldwide) have it far, far worse.

Joe I dig these VLOGs you do. Also, if you get a chance, could you do a segment on the food aboard ship? Like a few days worth of what you eat would be cool.

Superb video, thanks. On a positive note, at least you were not in the cargo hold with a shovel redistributing the load. Carry on shipmate, and get some sleep!

I sell and haul this rock for a living from the ports in Florida. Pretty cool to see the guys who move it. Keep up the awesome videos!

Interesting to look up at the quarry from the port. There are so many things in your videos about what it takes to move stuff around the world that I would not have thought of.

Sleep Deprivation is horrible. It increases the chance of injury etc. You'd think they could bring temporary workers aboard to move the Ship so the long term workers could sleep.

looks and sounds like residency for physicians. used to be 36 on 12 off, depending on the month rotation....wash and repeat. thank you for keeping it all running

Wish I had found your page last year when you posted this. This is my hometown and I in the marine world in this port. Would have been amazing to connect. Pretty cool to see small town Nova Scotia in your travels!

I was on the Helm of the USS BOXER LPH4 , the Night we were making the Last Westward Night Transit of the Panama Canal . The Ship was in Complete Blackout, the only light on the Bridge was my GYRO Compass . It had ALREADY Been a long 48 hours and with total Focus on the Gyro , I began to fall into a kind of hypnotic Fatigue and started to fall asleep on my feet . I had to call out to the Captain and let him know About this . . He relieved me and I think I fell asleep back in the chartroom . I was also on the helm the day southbound , when we crossed the Equator in the Pacific Ocean !

We waited 6 eps for the music legend!.. love the vlogs brother keep at it please

Great video Joe . Looked like a tough few days but you just got on with the job without pissing & moaning ( as we say in Ireland )

Props to you and the crew for dealing with a company that obviously doesn't know how to efficiently load a bulk carrier. The planning here was laughably bad, good on you guys for dealing with the BS.

Love the videos man!! Makes me question my job every damn day lol keep pirating 🏴‍☠️🇺🇸🤟

New Smyrna Beach Florida is still with ya Joe

Good stuff, Joe 😊 Landlubber Neal from OKC 🤠

Im enjoying watching this...

You definitely capture the essence of the life.

Oh, there in NS. I was across there twice last week heading up to Cape Breton Island and then back home. We wondered about that quarry, since it's all lit up at night. It's very interesting to see a window into the lives that we drive past. Living in the Granite State it's always a little strange to see that rock is worth exporting to anywhere. I can't dig a hole without finding granite. The town put drains in the road outside and had to remove 800 tons of granite because the road is built almost directly on what they call 'ledge'.