Ship caught in a terrifying storm at night

[u/Quiet-Turn4491]

[u/Pixelslinger9]

That's pretty incredible! Now imagine sailing the seas 300 years ago without our current tech.

[u/DanyeelsAnulmint → u/Pixelslinger9]

Exactly my thought as well.

[u/EagerToLearnMore → u/Pixelslinger9]

And when there were titans, mermaids, kraken, and sirens in the waters.

[u/Xcav8 → u/EagerToLearnMore]

2 of those things aren't even real

[u/stamper2495 → u/Xcav8]

ONLY TWO?!

[u/albatross_ed → u/Xcav8]

I hope you mean sirens/mermaids

[u/certainlynotacoyote → u/albatross_ed]

The mean sirens and water

[u/I_Always_3_putt → u/Pixelslinger9]

I used to work on ocean tugs, and I would be gone for up to 6 months at a time. I once watched a short film on one of my trips called "Around Cape Horn." it was filmed in 1929, and it followed one of the last ships to sail around Cape Horn. That short film made me feel like such a little bitch. Sleeping in my nice warm bunk, while these guys were often soaked for months on end, and sleeping in hammocks.

You can watch it on youtube.

https://youtu.be/9tuTKhqWZso?si=MVrQ7Wr06USj-Lno

[u/EyyyyyyMacarena → u/I_Always_3_putt]

Nice movie! Thanks!

[u/I_Always_3_putt → u/EyyyyyyMacarena]

No problem! It's a great representation on how they had it back in the sailing days. I was very grateful for our current water travel technologies 🤣

[u/Jaloon40 → u/I_Always_3_putt]

Mystic Seaport Representing! Let’s goooooo

[u/Buddy-Lov → u/Jaloon40]

I spent a week at the docks there last summer….loved it! I lived in a museum for a week😂

[u/TaintYet → u/I_Always_3_putt]

Speechless. Simply amazing - thanks for sharing!

[u/treemeizer → u/I_Always_3_putt]

You've just put me on an amazing rabbit hole, thank you!

[u/RCT2man → u/I_Always_3_putt]

I watched this whole thing. Absolutely fantastic. It makes me sad I didn’t do something crazy when I was 20 :(.

[u/I_Always_3_putt → u/RCT2man]

That's when I worked the tugs, 19 to 26. Got tired of being away all the time. But I definitely got to see some great places.

[u/YouEffOhh1 → u/Pixelslinger9]

Also with scurvy

[u/baked-stonewater → u/YouEffOhh1]

Not in the British navy...

[u/Eurasia_4002 → u/Pixelslinger9]

Aside from the lights and the resued dump truck engines. Filipino fishing boats still have the same design as their ancestors' Trimaran design made of wood.

So many do still kinda have the same feel in these kinds of rough situations on a rough boat.

[u/Kafshak → u/Eurasia_4002]

Same as Persian Lench. But we don't have such storms there.

[u/jeicam_the_pirate → u/Pixelslinger9]

GPS was only added in 1993 (or, 30 years ago).

[u/70swerebetter → u/Pixelslinger9]

F that

[u/Environmental-Wear41]

And to think men on wooden ships sailed through this. Utterly terrifying

[u/Osos137 → u/Environmental-Wear41]

Imagine having to hype yourself up to fight directly after that 💀

[u/Bisexual_Sherrif → u/Osos137]

Don’t worry, I heard disease is pretty effective after a few days

[u/SenorLvzbell → u/Environmental-Wear41]

it's getting harder

To describe

Sailors

To the underfed

[u/kiddcherry → u/SenorLvzbell]

I’ve never thought of those lyrics in that way

[u/sirbruce]

Fellas it’s been good to know ya!

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/sirbruce]

To know what

[u/cwhitt5 → u/Quiet-Turn4491]

He said it. “ya”

[u/TXOgre09 → u/Quiet-Turn4491]

It’s a line from Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

[u/ziaiz]

I can think of at least 4 things I would rather do before being in this ship.

[u/Statertater → u/ziaiz]

I’d love to be on board during this storm

[u/Motor_Menu_1632 → u/Statertater]

I use to work summers on a fishing boat and man do I somewhat miss these times. A mix of shitting your pants and being totally enthralled by the sheer force of nature. Lot of good memories

[u/Statertater → u/Motor_Menu_1632]

Makes you feel alive! I too worked on fishing boats during summer. Alaska?

[u/Motor_Menu_1632 → u/Statertater]

Yup!

[u/Statertater → u/Motor_Menu_1632]

What part? I did a tour of the south east and south central - sitka and cordova were where i worked

[u/listerbmx → u/Statertater]

Yeah agreed. i dont know why, but with lighting and the safe shelter of the ships cabin combined with navigation equipment, it seems soooo cosy.

Now, just imagine being in the same situation but the electricity cuts off randomly.

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/ziaiz]

What would those be

[u/ziaiz → u/Quiet-Turn4491]

They all involve not being in this ship.

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/ziaiz]

Ocean is scary and dark

[u/No-Definition1474 → u/Quiet-Turn4491]

And full of terrors

[u/spaaackle → u/No-Definition1474]

The ocean is dark and full of terrors!

[u/louiegumba → u/ziaiz]

I only have 2. Man I gotta get out more.

[u/vinnybawbaw]

I thought th camera was glitchy or something. Turns out it’s lightning.

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/vinnybawbaw]

Me too bro

[u/Own-Bed2045 → u/vinnybawbaw]

You saw lightning flashes and first thought was the camera was fucking up?

[u/Brewmaster92785]

I'm so happy that I'm watching this from a nice comfortable bed and the thermostat set at 72.

[u/THCESPRESSOTIME → u/Brewmaster92785]

Baller, 74 here.

[u/Washtali]

I love storms and rain, but I think I would feel pretty uncomfortable in a ship on the water in those conditions.

Way to be courageous!

[u/maddogg312]

My apologies and I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for this… but was this a Great Lakes ship or ocean going? Or, to not get crapped on further… did it happen in an ocean or on one of the Great Lakes? I know the GL can be extremely dangerous and unforgiving.

[u/Gramma_Hattie → u/maddogg312]

I think the waves would be bigger if it were an ocean storm, looks like gitche gumee

[u/Sir_Lemming → u/Gramma_Hattie]

Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes into hours?

[u/maddogg312 → u/Sir_Lemming]

I was waiting for a Gordon Lightfoot lyric lol. Absolutely love him. Had the pleasure of seeing him 3 times and have a lot of his vinyl records.

[u/maddogg312 → u/Gramma_Hattie]

Exactly, and I know this is reaching but the minimal view of the deck looks like it has the iron ore color painted deck.

[u/HenriettaSyndrome → u/maddogg312]

My apologies

I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for this

to not get crapped on further

It's sad how toxic reddit is that someone can be hesitant to ask a genuinely good question due to fear of attack

[u/maddogg312 → u/HenriettaSyndrome]

Generally I do ok, but the last few days I have been eviscerated for genuine questions and asking for other people’s experiences. It’s Reddit so I expect it, but damn lol. One wrong thing and you are considered a jackass with no brain.

[u/HenriettaSyndrome → u/maddogg312]

I hear ya. It's not a super forgiving place to be caught not knowing something.

[u/Jackmerius-CNC → u/maddogg312]

Hard to know where it is for sure. The Great lakes can have storms with 80mph plus winds and 20 foot swells so it could be there or the ocean or like the north sea

[u/maddogg312 → u/Jackmerius-CNC]

I live in Michigan so I am very aware of how crazy it gets. I live about a mile from Lake Saint Clair and am often on it every weekend. It isn’t Superior but sometimes that chop gets super nasty. If you aren’t on the right boat you are toast. Just this past week 4 people had to be rescued.

[u/BinaryPear]

It’s surprising stable. I’d expect more swaying

[u/everydayasl]

Glad you are safe inside that bridge.

[u/brokefixfux]

Can you imagine being in a storm like this during the Age of Sail and losing your VRU unit due to a lightning strike?

[u/franchisedfeelings]

Nope - dry land for me.

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/franchisedfeelings]

Men are brave

[u/LJ37tokes]

The seas were angry that day my friend.

[u/77Queenie77]

So how big is the ship? It doesn’t appear to be too affected by what are likely to be huge waves?

[u/Occupationalupside]

They must be on the outskirts of the storm, that’s what captains and mates are trained to do.

The commercial ship I sailed on for six months, we hit the outskirts of a hurricane in the Atlantic and the outskirts had 25+ ft waves for close to a whole day.

Imagine what that storm would like if they hadn’t changed their course and went right through the storm. They would be to busy trying not to shit their pants to take a video like this.

[u/evoaer → u/Occupationalupside]

el faro has entered the chat…

[u/BlackberryBoy2_0]

r/mildlyterrifying me

[u/xithbaby → u/BlackberryBoy2_0]

Wow that sub is way off the mark, I scrolled for like 10 minutes and didn’t see anything that should be on that sub

[u/Responsible-Gap9760]

I’d be shitting my pants waiting for that one wave to come and swallow us

[u/AnyCheesecake4068]

If i was on this ship id blast the wreck of the edmund Fitzgerald of the intercom just to fuck with people 😄

[u/Efficient-Spirit-380]

Looks like the gales of November came early.

[u/MixedFellaz]

Used to fish tuna commercially. Just last year a guy I used to fish with decided he had enough of life and jumped overboard during a storm like this. Tried to save him for 40 minutes. Got him to the side on a rope. Told him next time the boat rocked to pull up. Said he was done and let go and got swallowed by the sea. Coast guard told the captain to leave him and head in. Can't imagine how scary that must've been. I was shaking after just jumping into the sea to cut line out of the propeller.

[u/Luckpast]

Yup. Fetal position for me.

[u/DICneedle]

Nope. no. No thank you 🥰

[u/OpeningAccountant5]

Other side of the sea

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/OpeningAccountant5]

Yes

[u/bluedaytona392 → u/Quiet-Turn4491]

I'm cummin

[u/9LivesChris]

The real heroes

[u/BigPurpleBlob]

How thick is the window glass? Is it toughened or laminated?

[u/Glacierpark-19]

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down…

[u/Mdhinflfl]

Been there. Done that. March 1993 crossing the Atlantic heading to the Med.

[u/JohnnyLovesData]

I say, fellas, these are the kinds of jobs the Robot Labour Unions should be all over. Hell, we'll even let the humans have a couple of fancy carnival rides just for the experience. r/futurama

[u/Sasselhoff]

Does anyone know what kind of ship this is? That's a pretty big bridge.

[u/Ridge_Hunter]

Looking at this, with everything we know about the world today, you start to understand why our ancient ancestors thought there were sea monsters and angry gods/goddesses controlling the seas/weather. That's a terrifying situation in today's world, imagine what that would've been like on a wooden ship...no thanks.

[u/ohgeekayvee]

I would rather this than watch the new Star Wars series.

[u/Clearly_Voyant]

Doesn’t this happen all the time? My first thought (assuming I was some sort of deckhand) is to get into some comfy dry clothes, grab a snack, and get all cozy in my bunk with a movie or book. No? This could be prime cozy.

[u/MetalVase → u/Clearly_Voyant]

If you really got that Inshallah attitude, you can be comfy anywhere.

[u/Clearly_Voyant → u/MetalVase]

Huh. . .ya, I suppose that’s true

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/Clearly_Voyant]

The intention to post here is this is different from our regular experience,it could be cozy if not for waves as big as your ship crashes it

[u/Clearly_Voyant → u/Quiet-Turn4491]

Makes sense. Fair enough ✌️

[u/navharjo]

Beautifull

[u/Vince1128]

Yeah, that's definitely a big no for me, I hate the sea at night, now with a storm included I hate it even more.

[u/Velvet_Re]

Ngl, I thought the first half was the intro to a game.
You wake up on a deserted ship in the middle of a storm.

[u/BredYourWoman]

Poor Richard Parker :(

[u/Otjahe]

Makes me miss it. Did the dude say 60? That’s insane😍

[u/OneYogurtcloset1769]

Hoist the colors song comes in my mind!

Esp the folllowing lyrics:
Yo-ho, all hands
Hoist the colors high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
Never shall we die

[u/Flimsy_Piglet_1980]

That's quite awesome

[u/Significant_Age_4657]

It’s amazing how any radar can preform in these conditions.

[u/Boojum2k]

I would be useless on that bridge. All that pouring rain, lightning and thunder, and the rocking of the sea?

I'd be fast asleep in seconds.

[u/bob_nugget_the_3rd]

Bet the captain still makes the crew do deck work, because scraping and painting never stops

[u/TheOriginalSpartak]

Better be building those Mars Habitats sturdy like this!

[u/kpikid3]

Was it in a Nordhavn?

[u/VegetableProject4383]

How do they keep heading into the waves when they can't see the waves

[u/Bratanel]

Cant see shit

[u/Colebert_W]

Moments before encountering a Great Old One 🐙

[u/Detail_Some4599]

Ha bro that's nothing compared to deadliest catch

[u/regr8]

Hey junior go outside and fix the flag

[u/LazloNibble]

The soundproofing on the bridge is impressive as hell. Lightning strikes literally feet away and you don’t even need to raise your voice to be heard over them.

[u/Worldly-Juggernaut95]

Brave men

[u/shaisaint]

Wow!

[u/pineapplejuniors]

For some reason this reminded me of the space shuttle columbia reentry video.

[u/woodrax]

We had to move through a storm like this recently. We were on an 80,000gt vessel, so did not get thrown around, but the captain cleared the deck, and had to blow the horn every couple of minutes due to lack of visibility.

[u/2into4]

Mother Nature doesnt fuck around

[u/666GoatW]

Almost too breezy for afternoon badminton practice on the Litto deck...Almost.

[u/jeicam_the_pirate]

what 1000% humidity looks like

[u/TennisBallTesticles]

The absolute BALLS on sailors, 200-300-400 years ago. They were just going blind, and pretty much had to accept they were going to die during one of these. And if they didn't, "oh cool."

[u/Go1gotha]

terrifying storm

Try February near Cape Wrath in Scotland.

[u/Janq55]

Imagine seeing the silhouette of a mermaid suddenly appear on the deck in this violent storm 💀

[u/jordanevans09]

Lightening terrifies me. Seems like a floating piece of metal on water with a bunch of lightening is a shocking recipe. I wonder if there’s something to divert/absorb a shock similar to that in homes/buildings…

[u/ericemc]

In the 90s I was in the navy. We caught the outside of a hurricane. It was awesome. Every 5 minutes or so the bow would would go under water. Huge wave would hit the bridge. Whole ship would shake. Don't fuck with mother nature she gives 0 fucks.

[u/SlashEssImplied]

Your seat doubles as a flotation device.

[u/theresites]

Damn me but I miss that

[u/Traveling_Man_383_PA]

Why isn't there rain on the windows? Why aren't the windshield wipers on?

[u/Electronic_Nature869]

Make some ramen and sit back, Godzillas about to attack

[u/HolyFlapjackBatman]

Is this what it means when the news says Gail warning?

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/HolyFlapjackBatman]

No, gale warning is issued at the coast but this is in the sea

[u/HolyFlapjackBatman → u/Quiet-Turn4491]

Thank you. Do you know what this is called or is it just referred to as a storm? Like if the news was to give a warning for this does it have a name?

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/HolyFlapjackBatman]

News don't give warning for this, they just inform, because storms(small scale) won't effect us severely

[u/HolyFlapjackBatman → u/Quiet-Turn4491]

Thanks I learned something today that I would have probably never asked about or known.

[u/Additional-Rhubarb-8 → u/HolyFlapjackBatman]

If I'm not mistaken there's a special weather report for ships, I think the coast guard does it but I could be wrong. The captain of this ship would get a weather report. Example, heavy rain expected time and coordinates, wind gusts up to 5 knots etc..

[u/Disastrous_Encounter → u/HolyFlapjackBatman]

No, that Gail is a psycho ex-girlfriend.

[u/crapinator2000]

I wonder if this isn’t all something that was done on a sound stage?

• The cameras seem too steady, even if they were gimballed or fastened down.

• In the real world, at sea, in a storm, no mattter how big the ship, things move. Often a lot. There are no pounding waves messing with objects or even the people. Everything seems rock solid. Notice at :43-:46 the papers, the keyboards, everything just sits still.

• Finally, the seas and winds seem too steady. IRL even within a storm things ebb and flow.

Finally.. really finally… look at the posters’ history. A lot of movie/cinema stuff.

Convince me otherwise, but I fear this is done on a soundstage.

[u/Jano67 → u/crapinator2000]

I was thinking the same thing. The windows seem like a/v screens. And the people aren't getting tossed? Maybe it's a training bridge?

[u/GeraintLlanfrechfa]

Apparently the fries are ready, beep came 2 times :)

[u/shadowkirby90]

I read it as shrimp, not ship. I was looking for the giant shrimpy

[u/Quiet-Turn4491 → u/shadowkirby90]

Big 🦐, here it's for you

[u/shadowkirby90 → u/Quiet-Turn4491]

Thanks for my big shrimp. Much appreciated ;)

[u/Dotternetta]

A ship is built for this. A house usually not. I'd rather be in a ship (on dry land)

[u/TheEleventhDoctorWho]

Umm so this is a movie set right? The radar screen is not moving. If it was it would show a lot more sea clutter up close. Also the boat is not moving. I mean it is a big boat but in that wind it would be moving more. At one point when they are showing the starboard window it seems like you can see the rain machine. Maybe it is just me.

[u/Jano67 → u/TheEleventhDoctorWho]

It's not just you. I feel like this is for training or something

[u/Dark__Money]

Lt. Dan would like to have words with that storm.