Hi, its unbelievable how your words and thoughts i share with you, and to be artist or as least unique, you have to be - yourself.dosen´t matter what others say or what society and social behavier try to tell ya.everyone of us is in his own universe or bubble, some do the ways of having a career, get married , raising children and take 4 weeks of for holidays, others cant do this, as it feels not right.i like very much your way of live, and may once , we meet as i on the same trip , stay as you are , you a very impressive human beeing.

Huh. Scariest video EVER!

Nice! Greetings from my seacats Matroskin and Neko-san to your cool cat!

Hi, if You don't have any P&I cover for your Boat and Your, than you need one smart lawyer! You are Swedisch , if I'm correct in Sweden is famouse organisation Svensca sojo! You are on Instagram , Telegram or somthing like this? warm regards.

After a lifetime with cargo ships they always claim the same thing - limited ability to maneuver. So colregs become conflicted. Glad to see that you and the boat are good - or at least mostly so.

I am a professional mariner and as far as I am concerned you did nothing wrong- keep smiling and keep making the videos- they are great 😁

Why don't you empty the black water into the sea? I am not sure if there are any local regulations in your area, but blackwater can be discharged 12 NM form the shore under MARPOL. And your yacht is too small to fall under this regulation anyway.

Sven Yrvind in background.

Well it's important that you are ok! The IMO Rules is one story but at sea I take care to be far way from suche monster! I'm comming from Shipping company: in case of suche collission of our vessels especially with small boats .... we are or our P@I club pay big money to them! So ask Coastguard about the name of the vessel! On the hull of the stb site of the vessel they are some paint must be out! Go ahed! Be happy and thanks for your video! More and more go with your boat to south !You will enjoe it!

"The map is not the terrain." Or whatever the case may be.

Great that you are ok. The ships captain need to have some responsibility, because they have radar etc. They need to be awake in there and not run over anyone.

Did you try to make radio contact with the ship?

I think it will take a while to recover from that. I'm glad you got a vhf radio. Stay safe and lucky!

Thank you for your very nice and honest videos. I enjoy to follow your adventure with your cat and your boat.

Inspired by the way you ultimately handled the incident. Leave the blaming to others and just focus on what you would have done differently.

The Danish ship Karin Höj was not as lucky as you when she was run over by the British ship Scott Carrier at Sandhammaren a couple of years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmOae6poqNaVicUsi=nkb0S6HgqNon45UD

.... dead and alife.....some not found. luckyHappyYou ! to continue was the best ! IT WAS NO MISTAKE ( I think) the rules were clear. happely you saw that big ship ! Sweden's Rapa Nui......

Good thing that you and the cat are doing ok. Crazy how fast things can happen out in the sea. May the fair winds approach you my friend.

Accidents do happen, also to seasoned, well-qualified professionals. We can all learn from our mistakes. You talked about avoiding future situations. Here are some thoughts from an experienced Yachtmaster. The rules you quoted are all correct and clear. Some Rules you didn’t quote were: Rule 7: Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to exist.” Firstly, your doubt was sufficient to construe a potential collision. At this moment it was the time take evasive action. Secondly, “ALL available means”: your reliance on AIS was not enough. Your eyes are the most important means. I think you should have seen that you were on a collision course. If the bearing to the other vessel remains constant, it is a collision course. It’s really simple and much more reliable than AIS on your phone. Additionally, AIS on your phone is ALWAYS delayed. Now you know this too. Furthermore, AIS is NOT to be used in isolation for assessment of the risk of collision, even though it does provide CPA and TCPA. It was developed to provide additional and improved situational awareness. And Rule 8: “Action taken to avoid collision with another vessel shall be such as to result in passing at a safe distance.” A “safe distance” would mean “very far away” and also to the STERN of the ship. Also, big ships like that don’t see small sailing ships. That’s a fact. They often don’t even answer VHF calls. If you see a big ships, get as far away from it as you can. The most important rule that you didn’t quote is: Rule 17: this deals with the action of the stand-on vessel, which you were as a boat under sail. This rule includes the provision that the stand-on vessel must take action to avoid collision by her manoeuvre alone as soon as it becomes apparent to her that the vessel required to keep out of the way is not taking appropriate action. I hope this helps shed light on your experience and helps to avoid future situations like this.

Det är så riktigt farligt ut tur att det gick bra själv försöker jag alltid bakom färja

It’s good to have a battery shunt. Interesting video 👍🏻

Oh Mose! So glad you are ok! The shame and guilt hangover can be nasty after accidents but I LOVE how you’ve handled this! Sharing everything like this takes courage! It makes me want to own my mistakes even better in the future. No sugar coating. But no need for extra guilt trips either.This was inspiring to me so thank you. And yes, after all life is crazy beautiful and worth living.

Of course! Call them on ch16 and state your posistion! Ferries are the scary ones for us little ones at night or in fog. Try to pass the ferry lines 90 degrees as fast as you can! Same problem every year at the same ferry crossing….

Don't yet follow your comments regarding delay on AIS. What AIS sender/receiver are you using ? I have not yet seen this behavior with my Weatherdock easyTRX device.

Thanks for posting this. Do you have a radar reflector? Also, it's not cheap, but an AIS transmitter as well. If you're sailing along any kind of populated shoreline, just nav lights alone is dicey since they can be very difficult to see against the heavily lit backdrop.

Omfg dude! It doesn’t get closer than that!

This is why I like to keep myself 1 mile or more from anything at night. I am glad you are okay. So very very lucky.

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Its cool bro. You will get south as soon as it is spring. Then you can slowly go back.

Do never try to beat a big ship crossing its direction. These big boats come very very fast although they seem far away. I have huge respect for the speed of these ships and ferries. You were very very lucky this time. Change direction away from them next time, in good time. See this as a learning lesson..

Flying aircraft we learn to trust our instruments, not our eyes or senses. Driving cars we learn to trust our eys, ears and senses, not the mirrors or cameras. Sailing is like driving - unless you have no other choice, like in a fog bank or blinding snow or rain - always trust your eyes when it comes to other boats etc.

Ships do not have to give way to small sailing vessels just because you’re sailing doesn’t mean you have right away a ship that is limited in its ability to Turn always has right away. And don’t call your insurance. Why should insurance pay for your lack of seamanship, just fix your boat and be a bit more aware next time like I said before don’t play chicken with a ship.

Making coffee using that appliance is amazing

Is it a 40 feet or longer ? Thanks

take the loss, is way cheaper

next time use vhf radio great video

Stay with Atris. He now has 8 Lives left. And thanks for a lesson learned: never to trust AIS via the Web. Tack!

I was in a similar situation once. Middle of the night in the the Skagerrak sea. I could see a dark siloutte approaching my port side, no lights. Turned on the deck lights, and turned 30 degrees to starboard. The siloutte seemed change course and follow me. Made a callout on VHF, no response and nothing on the AIS. I was transmitting. As i could see the red bridge lights through the windows i tacked and what i identified as a 150m warship doing probably 15 knots passed by 30 meters off my port side i could do nothing but cussing them out over the VHF still no response. 😂

glad to see you learned your lesson and are still alive to tell the story.... always make way for the big guys!

Phew! Halelulya. Go safely.

So close to land the ship was probably in a buoyed channel, well you learnt a great life lesson , your eyes see more ,

We are so glad you found Atris, Your determination to not give up was incredible. Well done, we are proud of you! Your videos are excellent, keep it up. Sending lots of good vibes and wishes. Chris and Noreen - Durban South Africa

1: Jag hade svurit i flera minuter och skällt på mig själv. 2: Tagit mig i land. 3: Druckit mig full. 4: Tänkt igenom vad gjorde jag för fel. 5: Regel nr 1 på båten är att inte segla på natten i onödan och inte ensam. Är inte avundsjuk på dina kommande samtal med anhöriga.. Tänkte skriva något men tror dom fixar det bra själv.

Good video 👍

great save, nice video

Never assume big boats see you, even if you have a AIS. Always use the VHF to make sure they see you. State your intentions and adjust based on their reply, communicate any changes to your intentions. Don't be afraid to use the VHF, it's there for a reason and do use it if there is even the slightest chance of danger. Glad that the outcome was not too serious.

If you have AIS it should tell you what the other vessel is , cruise ship ferry etc , just keep out of the way ,he probably can,t see you especially if there is land behind you with lights , allways go behind them , if he,s a ferry then it should be marked on the charts that there are ferries. You were lucky might not be the same next time.

If its a ferry he has right of way ,you should avoid it , lucky you weren,t hurt a lesson learned.

Frightening accident - but a great video, music and edit 😊👍

Hey man, good the luck was on your side! Easy to misjudge this stuff,.but i know,one always think you make it, anyway, life and story goes on, i looking forward to see more magic and More drama, chears, love