SAILORS WORKING IN A SHIPYARD | SHIP'S vLOG 2 | PORTUGAL | LIFE AT SEA 

The best indication of a great video is that you don't want it to end. My friend this was nowhere near long enough 👏👌

Don’t be afraid of “too long”. Your videos are so interesting that I want more. I appreciate your efforts that go into these. Vicarious interest for me as when I was a young man, I thought of being a sailor. Thank you.

The amount of work you do is incredible. I'm sure when you get down time you enjoy every minute

Shipyard periods are always the toughest times for ship's crew... ALWAYS!!!

If you can successfully drive a beer truck in north Jersey you can handle any of this Joe! Well done!

Being a retired Australian seafarer (now doing some work shoreside in maritime security), I enjoy your videos and hope to see a lot more. They take me back to my seagoing days,

I like your videos, Joe. You have a nice voice and a way with storytelling in your own manner. You make your videos any length you like. Don't be afraid to mess with the formula and try new things. Hmm if I would have one request it would be that you film more sunsets especially at sea. :) Stay safe out there.

1.5 months inside a shipyard must have been a lot of repair work! I worked in a shipyard before and the longest vessel I have handled was only 3 weeks. Fascinating work you have here. It is a different world on board a vessel. Cheering from Singapore. :)

We called ship yard workers sand crabs when I was in the Navy.

Another great video. the music and editing is perfect and your voice and tone is so relaxing, i wish the video would last for 10 hours. Hold Fast Joe

Tides also dictate when a ship is docked/undocked. You need sufficient tide for the keep to clear the blocks and pass over the dock sill. Nice video. Thank you!

This type of content is perfect for long form content. You could make a 3 hour production and folks would binge watch the entire thing. Don't be afraid to do it big!

Love the videos Joe, keep ‘em coming. What’s the ‘EMSC’ square (looks like a hatch?) in the hull at the 3.35 mark? And after you clean the ballast tanks, is that… sludge… you’re pumping back in?

this video took my breath away. I'm Portuguese, a naval mechanics technician and I worked at Lisnave. something told me that I should come watch these videos of yours, when I opened them I thought it was just a vlog by someone almost like me. was starting to see places where I worked, sounds I worked with was everything, I was speechless and my heart was full. this coincidence was what I needed right now, I'm totally fascinated. so I wish you the best that life can bring, great experiences and that these videos continue to come and not stop.

That view from the man basket was cool, it took me back to my tower hand days. I loved the views up top and it was usually more quiet up there. Definitely makes you feel alive.

I appreciated your views of being in the shipyard. As I was in the Navy for 22 years and in the yards and maintenance periods many times, the memories come back. Thanks again and smooth sailing.

Whoever did your legal disclaimer botched the word entertainment, royally

keep up the great work brother !!

Could watch half hour episodes no problem. Thanks.

Portuguese maritime history is so rich. I was fascinated by it when I visited. I recommend the book, Conquerors: How Portugal Forged The First Global Empire, if you are interested.

Nice insight into being a merchant sailor. I am ex Royal Navy living in Scotland

Ayyy Nova Scotia! Looking forward to see what part you end up in. Not surprised you're stopping here for some stone but it's cool to see a random channel like this I watch and hear about home lol. Best of luck on the rest of your contract!

So enjoy your videos. May I ask do you see very many women doing this type work? Do you have issues with coworkers stealing or getting into your property? Did you have a chef during this time for the meals? Sorry I have so many questions. Thank you, Susan

Another great chapter of your travels. Did you stay on for Nova Scotia? you are today's version of Mike Rowe and "Dirty Jobs". Thanks for sharing your work Joe Franta.

Fantastic channel. Glad YT recommended it to me. Been binge watching all the older vids as well. Keep up the great work Joe.

Good video, as usual. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I think you make good videos with good editing and good music.

Very impressive and I have not even finished watching yet. Wonderful insights and great "lines". I was struck by the absence of how dangerous this work is and how much you depend on others to keep you safe. Bravo Joe!

Love your videos. So chilled to watch but great content 👍make them longer and more often I say 👌🏻👌🏻 stay safe.

So different than my life. I have only been on 3 ships, all US Navy LST,s (landing ship Tank). I,m really interested in why you chose to do this job. It's definitely a much different career.. Keep the video coming!

Love this journal installment format Joe!

Your content is really exceptional. Thank you, and keep up the excellent work.

Great stuff Joe! Keep 'em coming! Great mix of shots too.

Great video. My Grandad was in the merchant navy so always been interested in life at sea and always love your content.

can you explore the cities and towns when your docked? also are there gyms to workout I just got everything I need from twic to mmc

As everyone else said, thank you for making these videos and definitely do not be afraid to make these longer. you have a great storytelling style in which you explain things calmly but you dont talk too much like other vloggers

Superb, love your method of presenting,very relaxing

Interesting that the owners kept a crew on the ship during the dry docking. I had assumed all the crew would finish their contract on entering the dock and a new crew would join a few days before going to sea.

That smaller green ship was my previous vessel Arklow Abbey

For a lot of sailors, a shipyard is a dangerous place. For many it's a first. The activities in a yard is something completely different, and work which may a potential risk is going on all over the place. Everybody in the yard is stressed, often there is a time penalty, and the yard dos not have time for people who are not safety aware for yard work. The yard personnel regard the crew as their client and do not often enough correct the sailors when they do not follow safe work procedures.

9:42 --- what in the world are you filling the ballast tanks with?!!

@7:55 those are the kind of water control gates that we fab where I work... I mentioned some heavy structural forms for navy ships that we also make in another post... Good vids.

amazing insight into life aboard a cargo vessel

Fascinating vlog Joe, really appreciate it, always interesting learning about the things we don't see or consider, looking forward to more

During my 16 years in the Navy, I've been in several shipyards, but never in drydock. Yours looks like a floating one. I did visit a few, just to see them operate. To me, getting those blocks lined up just so and then laying the ship on them is impressive. Thanks for the merchant seaman's view.

Ok, I've watch quite a few of your videos. They are great ;) I have a question though. How do you record your working hours, you just mention the you work overtime and such, but how do they know you do?

Another great video. They are not too long. Very interesting to see what really happens on board. Most of us just see them sail by and wave at you, if we can. Keep up the great work. Be safe.

Nice job on the video. Yard time was always fun and boring.. keep up the great work

Really enjoy your narration and video editing. Great view at a life I never even considered living!

That was really interesting seeing the ship in dry dock. Hope things go well getting stoned in NS

I love your videos and everyone is right about not going to long. If anything I think they should be longer. One suggestion would be to tell us more about the ship and the history behind it. That kind of info is always fascinating. Keep up the good work Joe!

This video wasn't too long; it was wasn't long enough. I'm too old to ever explore this life that you are living, but I am fascinated by the merchant seaman's life you have been portraying through all of your vlogs following your training and the trips you've taken. Please keep it up, because I find it fascinating...

You do make great video of life working.

Digging the shorter style and narration, well done!

I definitely like your videos and I have been subscribed. Waiting on the next one. Always watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸. No Snow Just Breeze !

Just found your channel Bro! Love It! I did 22 years in Valdez Alaska living and working the oil Terminal there...

Shipyard is 'easier" in the Navy in that you can at least tell ship's company from shipyard bubba at a glance. And a submarine in drydock is really a sight to behold!

Joe what was that being pumped into the ballast tank!? Looked like orange sludge?? Great video as always…

First thing I did on my bday, watch this video! Nicely done Joe! I see the many tasks you are given and wonder how and who assigns tasks to you?

Working in a shipyard, eh? Now I've got working in a coal mine playing over and over in my head.

Great vlog as always! How old is this vessel? Talk about rocks. In Vatlestraumen close to Bergen Norway M/S Rocknes tipped over in seconds due to weight and balance issues. 15 dead or there about. Horrible. You can look it here on YT. No good. Keep up the good work, and be safe!

I went crazy a few months ago looking for a decent tutorial in the Milwaukee grease gun. That was the best tutorial on you tube lmao

He was screaming for his mama 🤣 hahahaha

I worked on an oil tanker back in the 1990’s that was in a shipyard in Singapore for three months. Boy, that was unforgettable!!

Another great video. I was in the US Navy on board the USS Tarawa and we went through drydock for 6 months. We had a change of command ceremony under the screws, it was crazy

Many thanks from western North Carolina. When I was younger I wanted to work on a cargo ship or research ship merchant marine. I would have taken anything. Great episode thanks Joe 👏👏👏

Joe, I spent many years at the Portland Oregon ship repair facility and I loved it. Thank you for posting premium content.

That’s an interesting little ship. Fairly new, used to be owned by a German company before being bought by a US company and reflagged to the US flag. Seems to get to some interesting places. I guess this was an interesting contract or are you still on her?

We used to call it "alongside". Welders everywhere, working with a hangover, too many people in the mess, mayhem, you're right. The ship is just a hulk until she leaves port, then magically is transformed into a vessel again, wind and waves and freedom (sort of).

I worked in a shipyard that built U.S. Navy ships, and actually got over my fear of heights in a personnel basket painting the stack on a ship in drydock. I still miss shipyard work, it was hard, dangerous, and exhausting work, but every time I see one of the ships I helped build in the news or in a video here on RU-vid, it makes me proud of the work we did. Thanks for a great channel.

I always hated shipyard. We were in shipyard at Swan Island in Portland for 30 days and it was nonstop work. It rained 28 of the 30 days so sight seeing was replaced with bar hopping. I was so happy to get underway because the next stop was Honolulu.

Great post, keep'm comin Joe, its very interesting. As others have stated, longer video's are fine, as long as your time permits it, I understand that editing takes time. Safe travels Joe!

I was in the Navy years ago and we were in the Ship Yard when I got out so I guess I should have seen it coming then. I got out of the Navy in 1978 and am still working on the Navy ships everyday in the Ship Yard. There are days like you said I am not real fond of it and days I enjoy what I do(Pipefitter). I have worked on several different types of ships over the years and can tell you this that Cruise Ships are the worst I have ever worked on. I would never go to sea on one of them after what I have seen below decks that the passengers don't see. MSC are some of the best to work on as far as the crew working with you and over all maintained very well. Container Ships are the best maintained out there at least the ones I have worked on. It really depends on what flag they sail under too.

It’s okay if your video take so long. I never bored with it ! Keep it up

Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

Interesting perspective on your work. I imagine it allows you to really understand the inner workings of the ship. How often does a ship go through such re-fitting? Thanks for posting.

Nice one Joe done a few dry docking it’s a whole new world chaos but it’s usually all good in the end and cannot wait to get going and get them wash down hoses on the go get rid of the grime and make the ship home again.

Do make these videos longer because you’re so good at making them,Joe!

I love your videos. A lot of folk, even though you were in a low folk drydock.

I miss something I thought you just signed on to a new ship how'd you end up in the shipyard

Absolutely fascinating ! Thanks for sharing !

Is that MV SLNC MAGOTHY with heavy lift crane? Reflagged!

Crawl into a ballast tank!!!??? No way!. You don't get paid nearly enough. Some of my comments are dumb or redundant. But I want to be sure and keep my log rhythms going on RU-vid. Don't want to miss anything you produce. Thanks a bunch!!!!!

Back when I worked at Fed OSHA, (the recession was tough), I stood under the Norweigen Gem in Boston after a crane flipped. That whole drydock game is an experience.

When you signed the contract did you know that you would be spending the first 3 weeks in the shipyard? Is time in the shipyard considered penalty rate?

Shipyard industrial works is fun but sometimes it gets rough. Have you ever heard of Softgle Comfort? It cause NO PAIN at all and you can work comfortably and more efficient. I have been using so many safety gears before but they all cause troubles!

Do you get seatime if you are living on ship but you are stuck in the ship yard for repairs…???? Joey Lakeland, Fl

With my ADHD, working there would kill me. Too much visual stimulation!

Sir Joe Pause At 4:57 Watch You're Back. Wear Some Safety Harnes Its A Working Aloft In Top Of Crane 😓

He tells it the way it really is!

Yup you don't know how small you are still you walk around the rudder & screw. I work the Quincy shipyard years ago, dogs and salamies 3rd shift. Love to weld. Rule 47 never get lost in the bilge or coffidams at night it will freak you out.. now was that port go left or starboard go right.

Just in case you don't know mate, Portugal has the most liberal drug laws in Europe...

When you u have all but rust hammering for a week, maybe 14 days ahead. That I can't stand. But everything else is possible to look through and ahea. It's fun, but tiredsome of course. But hey. What a way to get to know your transportation for the next months.

Love cleaning the ballast tanks only to have filthy water dumped in them filling them with dirt again! Love the increased number of videos!!!!! Safe travels!

Your videos are very good. Good style, narration, choice of shots, editing, and music. Very chill feeling to it all, interesting, informative and educational. Keep up the good work, looks like you put a great deal of effort into the work and your videos.

How often do you come across a ship where you have to share a room?

Got your Working in a Confined Space and Working at Heights tickets Joe? Stay safe bro.

We are in the same company! We are in Singapore shipyard now, seeing you greasy the top of the crane, remind me doing that a month ago… I wish I could make my own video too 😁….. bon voyage!

I've walked underneath an aircraft carrier before when she was in drydock. It was impressive.

If you are heading to Nova Scotia to pick up stone you are probably coming to the Martin Marietta Quarry on the Strait of Canso, right where I live.

Shipyards are horrible. At least in the Navy they don't make you live on board. I personally don't see how all the work gets coordinated.