Container Ship Vlog 36 (How Containers are Kept Onboard) 

Ok awesome, I am really glad to hear that and thank you for watching....More real soon...Stay healthy....How is everything in Scottland?

@@JeffOnboard Not so good to be honest. There's very little coming in and even less going out. I'm hoping things will pick up with the start of the potato season around mid-August. Scotland exports thousands of tonnes of potatoes to Egypt from August to December and from a container truck drivers point of view, the workload is utterly crazy. Well, it used to be until this year but I'm still optimistic.

I am happy to answer best I can. jbull68@gmail.com

I missed being here and posting and thank you for watching. We have been stuck on the ship and the Wi-Fi Internet is not enough for uploading videos so I'm glad to be home

So glad to be off the ship and able to post...so glad you watched, ty.

I will try to come meet you when I am back....Email me a way to contact you. jbull68@gmail.com

Me too, I was not able to get off the ship therefore could not post a while, but more real soon....Thanks so much

Well I'm so Glad you liked it...ty for your comment, and watching.

Thanks so much. I could not get off the ship so was unable to post while....More real soon

Thank you for watching!!

Thank you Julius

Hello my friend it is so good to be back I'm glad to be off the ship finally and able to post again

Ty so much

Thank you very much for sharing that....Yes I have been to UK many many times and I really look forward to getting there again....I will let everyone know whenever I do so we can all meet up for a tea or something or a proper Haddock and chips....🍺

I have been in London, Southhampton,and Felixstowe lots

Yeah typical container ports yes let me know. We could meet up

Yes it took a while because I was stuck on the ship because of restrictions but I just got home I will be posting more really soon

Musta my friend so good to see you again. I am so tired from last time working and I just got home yesterday. Glad you and Patty are healthy and safe....Hope to talk to you more soon....

Ok great, I'm glad your question was answered here and thank you always. I appreciate it!!

Yes it is amazing to see ...yotally a Marvel of engineering

Awesome...thanks for watching and stopping by to comment

Very tiring, lol

Thank you for watching when I am working we make port there every 35 days in Belgium

Well one of the park's about 8 hours away is already open and we plan to go there and yes I will talk about the regulations they have in place when I get there they have made several changes and I will show it in the video

Yes I look forward to catching up with you guys again next time and I'm looking forward to seeing the Christmas lights in Bremen with you guys

@@jefferyb.3406 Hope you will be able to enjoy it anyway.

I'm so glad you liked it and taking time to comment...ty very much Veronica

I'll always watch your videos I really enjoy watching them they're very interesting and I enjoy the ocean thank you very much for taking the time.

@@veronicawoodard5925 well...You're awesome

That is really cool that was actually our 1st port when we got back to USA this time but normally we don't go there

Jeffery B. Medical supplies?

@@matthewhall5571 not sure :))

Thanks for watching

Actually at see you wouldn't be able to do much about it if it was really badd maybe they would go to a closer port I have been on a ship before where a couple containers were ripped off their lashings because of a bed storm but fortunately they did not go over the side

Hello back, I'm glad to be back...more coming real soon

To me...it still amazes me they stay put...

Sounds awesome...

Hey thank you for stopping by and taking time to leave a comment Ken.

Hey my friend thank you for stopping by, And if anybody sees this comment this guy has some totally amazing pictures everyday on Instagram....

@@jefferyb.3406 thanks Jeff. Appreciate the shout out.. got some more pictures to.post from yesterday's walk and a few from cycling today.

Ty so much for watching

Yes I was making lots of footage, but unable to post because of Covid. i was stuck on the ship and not able to get off and WiFi there isn't good enough to post videos, but I am now home....

Oh awesome, next time drop by and introduce yourself...im back on the ship in September

@@jefferyb.3406 Absolutely. Glad you guys are safe.

Thank you so much we were so so busy and it's hard to do any video but I did the best I can we were extremely busy and tired

@@jefferyb.3406 I was wondering how you didn't post any. This pandemic is crazy

@@eddisonbanner9505 Yes I put a good description under the video so people would know and I was not happy that I was unable to upload because I really enjoy it but I have plenty of footage from the last 3 and a 1/2 months I will be posting

@@jefferyb.3406Yes that's great. We understand. Your videos is really helpful and it let people like us all across the world who don't get opportunity see what it's like. Because of you i want to go work on a cruise ship.

Well we plan to go to Dollywood in Tennessee really soon because it's already open and the to 6 flags parks in Texas will be opening soon so we plan to get there as well and visit my mom at the same time and other parks are expected to open soon after as well

They have a long aluminum bar with a little who come in that they reach up in pullum and a lot of the ships that carry super high like that I have catwalks that they walked a couple levels high also.. Also there is a thing that sometimes the Crane can hold where people stand in the basket platform and the Crane can lift them

Like he said in the video the lashings only go 2 high and 3 and up are only locked on the bottoms,Making it more top heavy the higher you stack.

It takes about the same amount of time that it does for them to actually load the ship when they are finished loading cargo it's just a matter of minutes after that we are ready to sail to the next port....

Well it totally depends on how much cargo they have and also how many cranes they put on the ship so it really varies depending on those 2 factors but normally we are in port anywhere from 12 to 24 hours sometimes less a lot of times just for the day time we come in the morning and leave around dinner time that is also common

There is a aluminum pole with a small hook on it to reach it

@@JeffOnboard Thanks for your answer. So it is a manual process before the unloading can even start?

Well one time I was on a ship where we were in a huge storm and 1 enough water slams into something with all that massive weight it can rip the container off the lashings I've seen it happen a couple times just the sheer power of the water

Jeffery B. That's got to be pretty scary the few times that happens. That's no joke.

@@matthewhall5571 glad I've only been in 1 storm that bad

A liability claim, and possible maritime pollution fines, especially in EU waters. Nominally the failure point is "improper stowage and lashing" but whose responsibility is that? Usually the Captain's as I understand it, even if an offshore crew did the lashing. There doesn't seem to be much forgiveness for an unexpectedly rough sea state undoing even the most diligent stowage work. I guess Captains/Masters need to anticipate everything, including unpredictable acts of Nature, especially these days...

the ship was built in 2006

I personally think it was due to negligence but here is an article you can also read about it... gcaptain.com/apl-england-master-charged-over-loss-of-containers-overboard/

@@jefferyb.3406 That's am interesting read. Just imagine if you had a small business and the cargo that you were sending abroad had fallen off. Imagine the impact on your business finances.

@@kevindempsey5486 Yes but hopefully it is covered under insurance

It is, if it isn't you should not be in over seas negotiations

They have aluminum poles that have a hook on the end. The poles can be locked together so they can make them longer to reach the highest twistlock. They actually used to climb the container doors but that stopped a long time ago.

@@SatiricAssasin2385 that is your answer right there Phil, and thank you so much for that Brian

Can you show us a photo of that aluminium pole?

@@lassiluoma7701 ill see if I have pic

@@lassiluoma7701 I have, where should I send

I am currently on Maersk Montana. On vacation now though... Maybe we saw each other. Never know. If you are on Instagram lets connect. @jeffs_vlogs

Matt and Jeff I followed with @ny.ship.pics

I should be able to post again within a week...plenty more footage...

I will definitely do that I just got off the ship in the IG I'm on vacation now I will be back in late August I will definitely try to see if I can find you

I'd love to meet you 8n August...68 days from now...if you're on Instagram connect with me there, @jeffs_vlogs

@@jefferyb.3406 gotcha!!!!

Yes I am happy to be back the last 3 and a 1/2 months I have been unable to post because of the restrictions I was stuck on the ship and they Wi-Fi Internet there is lots strong enough for uploading these videos

@@jefferyb.3406Glad ad you made it back. Hope you were stuck somewhere with great weather and at least a nice view.

@@CraigChristopherSEI Well for one month we just set on anchor off the coast of Germany in the North Sea and the weather was beautiful I post in a lot of pictures on my Instagram during that time and actually every day while I was gone

Still Maersk Montana till end of 2020

If I had to guess I would think so but I never work on the deck. I am Engine Department...

I see. Have you experience a black out or engine steering failure during pilotage? Would love to hear your experience.

Yup....wifi

No, the import / export containers are planned in advance and placed accordingly to the chief mates approval. There will be constant back and forth. Your dealing with tides, vessell draft, and ballast. It's important that vessel doesn't list to a certain point. You'll have refrigerated containers that are live, which is important to load on the ship as soon as possible in the case of any slrmd were to arise. That way we can get a mechanic up there to hopefully repair on board and not having to discharge it again. Most of the time, the final approval isn't confirmed untill 8 hrs prior to operation commencement. The lashing is A&B lashing on that vessel. Every container from bottom up correlates to a letter. So if the stack is 5 Hi, it will be A,B,C,D&E. When the lasher's lash back the containers, the superintendent will have an onboard mate approve the lashing before the ship sales. I have major respect for both the lasher's and crane operators. Not easy jobs.

Yes, I meant to say, the weight is a big factor

@@jassonhinkle3598 Thanks!

Maersk Montana

Yes but I think the bars on the bottom are providing downward pressure whereas side to side would not be doing any of that... That could be part of the reason

I know some ships have set on the anchor but it has directly affected the sea farers because a lot of them are still on ships over their time and unable to get off yet I got lucky because my ship comes to USA in the port where I actually live. The time I was out there I did see a lot of the huge ships with big loads still but I know some ships it seem like we're a little less but as far as statistics and figures I don't really know all the details

Im joining Maersk Huacho next week. When i signed off of it in March there was a Chinese 3rd engineer that had completed 5 months and couldnt go home because he was from Hubei and it was locked down. Last i heard he was still onboard. I’ll see if hes still there next week.

@@IKieranIPearson Yes some people are out there right now over their time waiting to go home but I'm lucky because this ship I work on comes to my home port

Yea its pretty tough for the guys onboard now. My ratings are now 9 month contracts as standard so some of those dudes are touching on a year at sea.

@@IKieranIPearson that would be terrible

Yes I know some people on foreign ships who are still there and over there time but I am lucky because my ship comes to the port where I actually live so it's easy to get off. A lot of ships on different runs it would require a lot of people flying to and from so they got stuck staying longer than their time

@@jefferyb.3406 Thanks.

I've never been on one so not 100% sure

@@jefferyb.3406 How so?

@@alexanderbaronatte3252 I have just never worked on a tanker but I know you can't smoke hardly anywhere I am not sure if there is a designated spot inside the house or not but I know on deck of course you can't smoke no way...

@@jefferyb.3406 Tnx

I posted a link earlier to one of the people who commented with more information about that story, but I'm not sure what winch you could use to hold down the containers

Yes just 3 guys trying to keep up and lots of areas are looking great, but also it has been a while since last ship year. Next 5 year yard period is coming soon then new paint....

I think also areas are often covered by containers and always loading and unloading making it hard to do some areas....