One of the best produced videos I have seen on RU-vid. The camera work is exceptional, and the host’s passion for these old ships draws the viewer in for an enjoyable half hour. This could very well have been shown on a major network - it’s that good, and I am looking forward to more videos from this talented pair. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I remember years ago my family would take vacations to Cape Hatteras, and I would try and go see the beached ships all along the outer banks. This video brings me back!
Great video! I was at this boat in 1971 and you could still climb on it if you were careful I remember "White Plains" printed at the rear. I addition the stern faced the shore, so storms probably turned it around.
I lived on the Outer Banks of North Carolina off and on for 52 years and started driving the beach after each storm to pickup trash and pieces of shipwrecks. I kept a notebook on where I found which piece along with date and time. I lined my yard with these pieces and kept them supported by blocks of concrete so they wouldn't rot. What I was doing was highly illegal but two of the pieces had been used for beach fires until I explained to the people why I crashed their bonfire which was what I had shown a friend that works for the National Park Service. I also remember a interesting wreck right over the dune where the locals used to go and have their fires in the hull itself when I was little on vacation with my parents. I found the wrecks really interesting and did whatever research to see what piece came from what as the type of wood, the way they were cut and the method of joining pieces together tell a story. Just thought I'd ramble with my fingers for a bit but whatever you do please don't burn history and it doesn't hurt to bring some trash when leaving to dispose of properly. Peace
Interesting, most of the Jersey wrecks I've explored have more water over them. Back in the 70s I discovered a coastal schooner off Beach Haven that still had it's brass and I've never found a dive boat Captain that knew anything about it.
I stumbled upon your channel by accident, and I love the way you are telling us interesting stories, they are so well and acuurately researched, I am sure you take a lot of time to present us such a great video, thank you Tom!!!
Very well-done video. Between the nature shots, the wreck and the history as well as a good choice for background music. Nice! Great balance. Will be checking out more of your videos!
Thank you, Mr Part-Time Explorer. I am planning a scenic/historical trip to the east from home (Missouri) which will include Gettysburg, Antietam, Cumberland Gap, Flight 93 Memorial and the battleship New Jersey. This wreck will be added to my itinerary, plus any others I find on your channel. Great work you are doing.
Wow - You folks really are doing some remarkable work. Thanks so much for your efforts. I love that your narration is always well-written and grammatically correct - it bolsters your credibility and enhances the overall quality of your videos. Keep it up!
Your channel is such a gift. Thanks kindly. I would love to hear a shipwreck story about a wreck somewhere around where I live here on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Places like Cortes Island are rich with history. Thanks again for all this wonderful content.
Horseshoe crabs. I remember them well from my childhood in the 1950's, during summers spent in a tiny community called Long Cove, on Fire Island. Nothing but a few small houses behind the big dunes, and a couple of shacks perched up on the dunes, overlooking the Atlantic.The rusted out hulks of a few old cars and trucks, down in a hollow. All gone now. Its a national seashore. Its been sanitized and gentrified. I enjoy all of your videos. They have real substance. History gives us an understanding of who we are, and where we came from. Its a pity more young people don't understand that. They think the world began with them. To believe that, is a form of impoverishment.
Another wonderful show! Thank you! Now, a question: I spent 40 years truck driving and back around '75/ '76 ish I found myself down in New Jersey picking up building materials. I can't remember the exact spot, but visible from the Turnpike in a salt marsh was wreck remains....I was told she was the Alexander Hamilton. True? Is she still there? THANKS!
I grew up with Horseshoe Crabs on Long Island, having no idea that they are indigenous to this area only. I'm always saddened by these abandoned marine vessels.
Horseshoe Crabs aren't unique to that part of the East Coast budd- they're here in SC and I'm pretty sure they're down in Florida. Their blood is used in vaccines which is pretty cool 🤷🏻♂️. Loved the video- keep up the good work!
That is awesome Love your stories your narration is so cool There's one place you might like to check it out Bro, Have you been to North Carolina There's a Railroad Grade that trains Taking on one of the steepest class 1 mountain railroad grade in the united states ran from Asheville to Spartanburg on the old W line The mighty "Saluda Grade" the mountain of challenge. Saluda had taking on trains to reach down the mountain for 123 years Until it was shut down by Norfolk Southern on Dec 9, 2001 the grade has a lot of history of accidents, derailments, crashes, and runaways you need to go to Saluda NC it has a lot of history of the mightest steepest hill in the state of North Carolina even n&w 611 taking on the grade from '92-94 it ran until 2001 Even coal trains taking on the grade went on the siding at Melrose The grade drops on a 5.4%, down to the mountain and headed on it's way to Spartanburg Bro, if you never been to Saluda Mountain, you might like to check out of it's history of the steepest class 1 mountain railroad grade in the United States.
Horse shoe crabs are some of the most beautiful animals in my opinion, I've loved em since I was a kid, I vaguely remember a book about a girl who was friends with or turned into or something a giant horse shoe crab or deity or something, anyway, have a great day everyone
I know you do a few Histobrick lego videos but now that Lego has announced a new Lego titanic set will you be making a video on that? I would love to see your input on that.
Honestly, it’s okay if you couldn’t find much record of its time in service. The fact that it can even be identified is more than enough. If anything, its current and well-known state contrasts nicely with the humble career it might’ve had.
I haven't been able to get back to Canada so I can't check in person, but as of satellite images from 2 months ago, it's still there. They do want to remove it though.
Hey, is there any chance for a video game version on the Titanic on a sea of glass sinking? I think it would be cool to play while waiting for honor and glory to release.
There is a old wooden ship right next to Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore Maryland check it out Francis Scott Key bridge there's an old wooden ship right there on the right side Baltimore Maryland check it out
Hmmm..(??), We daily renew our imagined significance and relevance, and just as with the Fremont, by the simple turn of the trick, or careless prosaic choice, and one's future is become irrevocably and permanently altered..tsk tsk,.. "careful with that axe Eugene.."
Let’s drain all the oceans n lakes for a few weeks so we can find all the interesting stuff that’s ended up at the bottom History from thousands of years ago probably just waiting to be discovered I’m going to start the process I’ll take a bucket a day from the ocean If we all do that it’ll be drained in no time! Let’s go everyone
New Jersey is like a "hidden treasure." I am Philadelphia born and raised but many summers and summer vacations were spent in New Jersey. From the concrete ship in Cape May to the wreck you have in this video, there is always something to spark one's curiosity. I am also a railroad fan and to hike the remains of the various railroads through the state was always fun. My older brother who was a kid during WW2 would go along the beach with his friends during summer vacations and look for remains from sunken ships that washed up on shore. He found many lenses and fragments from periscopes which we still have. He remembers being called out of the water due to oil slicks from ships sunk out at sea. I still live in Philadelphia but work in NJ and love to follow its history almost as much as the history of PA. and Philly.
Most of South Jersey and the Northwest portion have amazing wilderness and historical sites. The whole Wharton State Forest and Batsto are particularly cool.
I recently found your channel, I gotta say man, I really appreciate and enjoy your content. No ads, informative, solid logic and reasoning when having to fill in the gaps. Honestly I don't know what your goals are but your content, is like BBC and PBS worthy most of the time. It is very nice of you to put it up, and put in all this work for people like us. RU-vid needs more content like this, thank you. Your channel deserves much more views.
Note: those are not dead horseshoe crabs, those are molted shells of horseshoe crabs. They shed their shells about once a year to grow bigger . Also, Horseshoe crabs are everywhere where there is warmer ocean shallow water and sand/silty beaches/bottoms. They are in the Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea and over in Pacific/the Orient as well.
People's, the horseshoe crab is worldwide, and is one of the oldest species (still in existence), on the planet!! It's traceable back to, 100 million years!!!
I’ve loved boats all my life. Have owned boats for the last 30 years. A live aboard for 20 years. Always sad to see a boat that has sunk and will never cruise the sea again.
