A Day in Life of Captain Piloting Overcrowded Ferry Boat

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[@scottwight7438]

My wife and I were in Dhaka last month. The life on the river was very interesting to see. The river right at Dhaka is considered dead as there wasn't any fish or plant life except for some plants that had washed down from upstream.

[@achekholbeckal889]

it is where they dump corpses in India ,throw rubbish and anything unwanted human waste the government of those countries in that small continent need to be more responsible

[@harshanand8608]

@@achekholbeckal889 its bangladesh highly educated plz educate yourself

[@PublicMixHardworking1]

Good work ❣️

[@davedave5787]

Dont they dump the dead folks in that river??

[@HenaKhatun-oy6ed]

❤

[@ramishrambarran3998]

Thank you for this video. We hear time and again about ferry disasters. This was really eye-opening. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.

[@simpletreasure5281]

Very nice content. To see the life of other people in another country is to understand how things are going with them.

[@indiasuperclean6969]

WOW VERY DANGEROUS SIR! 😠 😠 I WILL NEVER GO TO BANGLADESH!😠 BUT THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 🇮🇳🤗 , WE NEVER SCAM! WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗

[@nanathamuz1145]

😂😂😂LOVE YOUR JOKE😂😂😂

[@ultimatedouchebag6760]

yes, if you are into dogshit then get on the boat.

[@chrisogonas]

WOW, the ferries and boats look like overcrowded floating apartments, but somewhat just comfy enough from inside. Incredible!

[@hyy3657]

rich and poor

[@mishaa7263]

the captain's room at the end looks comfy af 😂😂 almost like a capsule hotel

[@ultimatedouchebag6760]

if you like dogshit....please get on that boat.

[@maamejoe7391]

Who else was watching and reading comments at the same time?.........jkm

[@georgejetson1025]

Pretty much everyone on KZbin

[@ralphwhitaker8761]

I was trying to keep up, it helps with the learning about different culture

[@HappyOt-rf3no]

Me ooooooo

[@hilltourujjal1784]

Me..I am from India

[@pescatariangardener]

Lol how'd you know😅😂

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

That was interesting, a side of life I've not seen before. Love from Australia, hope the Bangladesh cricket team get back to their old form. They're fun to watch.

[@kobrapromotions]

Another aussie here! It's interesting hey! I'd love to visit india, ive lived in asia and southamerica

[@deepblue3682]

India could be better or worse than this depending on the area one visit​@@kobrapromotions

[@vasd8706]

@@kobrapromotions Bangladesh is another country and not part of India.

[@kobrapromotions]

oh sht sorry my ignorance! Id love to visit both! @@vasd8706

[@humayunkabir-cw8xi]

@@vasd8706 India, Pakistan, Bangladesh was one country before 1947.

[@nicnichols564]

Not sure what would be worse sinking or falling in that deseased water

[@sulaak]

Why are you so negative?

[@rez7183]

​@@sulaakit's not being negative... It's a question one may wonder.. Don't be over sensitive

[@returnofthenative]

Its all just awful.

[@fistandpen2505]

You're overthinking it because either way you'll be in the water.... so just relax and gulp

[@zapcat4194]

Deseased water 😄😄😄😄......Dead water or sick water?....(Diseased..!!!!!...... spell check is wonderful)

[@africadreamin]

Wow, Bangladesh and the ferries have sure changed since I was there in 1974.

[@swampy1234]

In what way?

[@africadreamin]

@@swampy1234 Two of the ships still plying the river back then were paddle steamers, built in the UK with paddles on either side rather than across the back like the Mississippi steamers. One was called the Rocket and the other the Mail.

[@user-tu3nu2xl2r]

❤❤❤❤❤bbbbbbbb​@@africadreamin

[@Wooster23]

for better or worse?

[@YSekiai]

I love exploring the cityscapes of Bangladesh using Street View!💕

[@User0000000000000004]

Me too. Makes me thankful to have been born in the usa.

[@tigergreg8]

It's even more surprising that there IS a street view.

[@bettybraxton1712]

Wow..amazing

[@javedhussain9680]

Person enjoying tea and sailing ship later. Captain is awesome in tehmat/Dhoti/Traditional lower wear.😊

[@Burhanontheranch]

Love how the ad for me before watching this was for a luxury river cruise line that limits passengers to 190

[@Mini-ul5us]

Keep in mind that those people are very poor and are OBLIGED to be living the way they are. Did you notice the way they are dressed or the way the workers handle the ship's rope using their HANDS? Although there are very comfortable seats on the ship they travel standing during the trip because they can't afford those seats? You'd better not be judging and fooling around them because I bet that you wouldn't like to be in their shoes.

[@mainakariuki5158]

Buy tv xxkun😢flsswu ls🎉t😢 it 😊😅

[@mustaphabadmus5448]

​@@Mini-ul5usmy o mm mimjn ohm be pu

[@bunyisakaipok8216]

😢😮❤​@@Mini-ul5us

[@indiasuperclean6969]

WOW VERY DANGEROUS SIR! 😠 😠 I WILL NEVER GO TO BANGLADESH!😠 BUT THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 🇮🇳🤗 , WE NEVER SCAM! WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗

[@zacharylee6405]

In vietnam the ferry boats are not overcrowded and have restaurants and stages for performances and affordable food and are extremely fun.

[@Pi-jh4cm]

They love producing babies every year

[@Shipspotting_Vietnam]

This is the best which i like the most about Bangladesh!!!

[@ReRiderChi]

What a blessing that I don't live there, FFS.

[@jozepang4208]

yahhh me too😊😊

[@returnofthenative]

& me!

[@kuncheriasurgeon]

😂😂me too

[@tigergreg8]

Doesn't seem so bad to me, if you were born and raised there, it would just seem normal to you.

[@jozepang4208]

@@tigergreg8 no ,, if im born there and i saw other people in the net leaving in a nice well situation of course you feel bad for your self.

[@123vrao]

Bangladesh considers itself as a fast growing economy. All they need is projects to clean up the river (stop polluting points and establish STPs) and build two to three suspension bridges at the needed locations (these bridges should have lanes for vehicle traffic and sidewalks on both sides for pedestrians as well). Both India and China have the expertise to complete these projects. Bangladesh can seek their assistance. After these bridges are built, those polluting boats can be sent to scrapyard.

[@intpleb4206]

I was just going to say this, all they really need are a few strong, well built suspension bridges that will last for decades.

[@davidbilla8063]

Or a underground metro,road too

[@evelynwaugh4053]

What they really need is birth control and women's rights.

[@chrisfallis5851]

Do not trust construction from the Belt and Road initiative. Several African nations have discovered this.

[@user-nv2by9rv9n]

Y people just need more attention!! U got everything!!

[@styre5249]

Someone needs to show these guys how to build a bridge or 2

[@arjunraj823]

They have bridges but the Ganges - brahmaputra rivers are so huge that it looks like ocean.

[@Abcabc54322]

1100 river in this country, how many bridge u can build even this is not advanced or developed country,

[@saksham2525]

​@@Abcabc54322 1100?? 😂

[@Dubme2poss]

It just blows my mind and extremely funny to see him (the Captin) dressed normal like an every day person? No hat, no badge, no insignia showing any authority or credentials?? Can anybody just say they are The Skipper?

[@renininan3037]

No rules or regulations there , if this is not enough for you, then watch their train journeys in KZbin 🤣

[@eyestoenvy]

They can do that nowadays at "UNITED" airlines (DEI recruitment) ...

[@teresiawachira1034]

You're judging the pilot on your country's standard. That's called ethnocentrism.

[@twinbot2]

Makes I easier to blend in with the crowd being rescued after the boat sinks.

[@AROMAL1123]

@@renininan3037 Not much difference from American government (FAA) who take bribes from Boeing and certifying jets and results in crashes! I can talk about many other cases (like lobbying in medicines) in western countries, but I’ll stop it here. Just talking about lawful states!!

[@preacherroaza9882]

Love From Bangladesh ❤❤❤

[@flaviopitanga65]

Interesting life watching from afar 🎉

[@ehyouman]

Liked this from the usual military processes! (however kool those are to tho)

[@rafaeljimenez8678]

THATS WHY WE NEED MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!!!

[@SteveBueche1027]

No, just India

[@apsarmd5174]

❤

[@gaminglegend3341]

​@@SteveBueche1027 it's not India fool are you blind or wot

[@harshanand8608]

@@SteveBueche1027 its bangladesh you highly educated person plz get some time for yourselves to read some book

[@CarolKishen]

Before 1947 bangladesh was old India 😂​@@harshanand8608

[@lewisdoherty7621]

Since sewage has a specific gravity of about 1.3, if those ships left to go out into the ocean, they would sink. Check out the freeboard at 2:44. Maybe if one of these goes down, since they are on a river, the top level would remain above water, but all of those packed on the other levels will be in a scramble. This reminds me of one of those disaster documentaries. They weren't sure how many passengers were on board, but it was four to five times the legal limit. Sure we had totes of gasoline on board, but the caps were on them. We kept the food vendors with their propane bottles away from them. Who is the captain? We're not sure, he likely isn't using his real name. We think he is wanted somewhere. How do you get insurance? We can't. What happens if the ship sinks? Apparently, it isn't completely clear who owns the ship.

[@MystikalSmoker1776]

Yet India made it to the moon.....

[@sh1vaz1]

@@MystikalSmoker1776 and you made it to KZbin

[@lewisdoherty7621]

As always, it's a function of priorities, and society's structures: safe transportation and water for the common man versus transportation to the moon. In the U.S. we have a space program, yet door plugs come out of planes and tires fall off them, but in a very limited situations. We have a space program, yet some of the local governments have botched clean water. @@MystikalSmoker1776

[@inkstain7193]

Welcome to the 3rd world country experience. You won’t have much fun sitting way up there on your high horse.

[@joedirt1965]

If sewage was that dense it would sink to the bottom of the river and not effect boyanaccy of a boat.

[@ewertbon]

I’m claustrophobic, so it’s a hard no from this Canadian 🇨🇦

[@njoy51]

Must be the same in Canada too coz almost half B'desh stay there 😅

[@bbektamang]

​@@njoy51 u didnt get the point

[@Don_ECHOguy]

Remember folks these -shark dispensers- ferries were deemed unseaworthy and were destined to be scrapped.

[@natureenthusiast660]

None are 2nd hand boats there, they’re all newly made in Bangladesh, engines were 2nd hand japanese / american

[@ralphriffle1126]

That is a beautiful boat. The crew is doing a great job. Very professional

[@lindabuck2777]

Well that certainly brings whole new meaning to ‘traffic jam!’ Which is harder-navigating scooters in Thailands tourist areas and Bali-crunching of bones, or drowning if the ferry goes down?!? Makes one truly appreciate life and respecting it. 🙏🏻❤️

[@user-yn4sq9rv3w]

인구수는많고교통수단선박으로운송을해야하단니선장님운전실력대단해요

[@vivalaleta]

This overcrowding will lead to disaster.

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Same stuff on their trains.

[@returnofthenative]

Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.

[@Miao451]

no its not

[@markimuekemhe7808]

Honestly

[@gamingwithabid1166]

It happened many times 🫠

[@tellmemore8837]

The country is just over 50 years old. It has improved a lot, and will get better.

[@timgrove-hk1iq]

Longer than 50yrs. They have 1000s yrs of history.

[@maybe.6226]

@@timgrove-hk1iqActually they’re right, Bangladesh didn’t have the chance to become independent until 1971 because of the British control that lasted almost 2 centuries. South Asian countries were not able to grow due to colonialism.

[@harshanand8608]

@@timgrove-hk1iq bro its bangladesh they got independence at 1971

[@saksham2525]

It was East Pakistan before 1971. They also got the independence just like India and Pakistan in 1947.

[@tellmemore8837]

@@timgrove-hk1iq Looks like you don't know Bangladesh history.

[@394pjo]

Thank god there's a billion of them.

[@cenajhon1948]

that's china not Bangladesh

[@garymiller5937]

Interesting. Thanks for the video! 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@redazi5267]

Merci pour ce joli voyage...finalement ce bon d'aller au bangladich❤

[@mugumyapaultheafricannomad9488]

I get this joke😂😂😂. Our numbers as Humans are like a bad case of flea on a dying dog

[@stephenbull8962]

He and the ferry boat could get a good living from France to the U.K.

[@tellmemore8837]

Like how the UK went to countries to steal

[@tsptl152]

What could possibly go wrong?

[@yourtutor7895]

Thats why they have a designated place for the crew to pray. A little help from the big boss is never wrong

[@largerthanlife001]

nothing goes wrong..Accidents happen very rarely

[@gamingwithabid1166]

Sinking in that black polluted water ☠️

[@bbektamang]

​@@gamingwithabid1166damn😂

[@musclerussell8109]

Lol this is what new york is starting to look like. Fjb

[@Tom-zq7lu]

Fantastic and beautiful report, congratulation thank 👍✌️🤗

[@gestrictraveller1172]

It is my lovely Bangladesh. ❤

[@Rip889]

place looks like a filthy dirty shithole...........

[@mvnorsel6354]

Visited twice, stayed on the banks of the river, so much to see.

[@rodolfoayalajr.8589]

Thank you for this educational video. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇵🇷.

[@angeldelacuesta336]

Estaría buenísimo tener unos de eso. En Puerto Rico

[@rvierra7235]

I was going to call the people hanging on to the sides of the boat crazy, but they are actually the smart ones. When that ship goes down, the people on the sides can just jump for it and swim away free and clear 😆😅🤣😂🏊🏊‍♀️

[@martin96991]

Don't know why your comment made me laugh.😂

[@V.E.R.O.]

Imagine swimming in that poopy water though 🤮

[@sapankumarchakraverty3647]

Oh safety is the last option .....business first for this ferry company......

[@priscillaferguson267]

How on earth can this ship be safe for its passengers. They're lucky that it doesn't sink with so much weight and ready to tip over.

[@1019ha]

大変な仕事ですね。大勢の命を預かっています。尊敬します。

[@kimkristensen2816]

Nice to see all the recue boats and flotation wests on board

[@chechnya]

Bangladesh looks fun

[@user-ll9zd2dh6h]

I counted 17 turds in the water there on a visit.17 !!!

[@Jolrong-en3mg]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@returnofthenative]

Is that all?

[@anwarmian6593]

This is from my native country. These ferry boats get overcrowed before the two Eid Festivals -- A lot of people head home to celebrate Eid with their families.

[@Cristinact]

I'm so glad this man has a job; I hope he can keep it for many more years!

[@altarique123]

Love my country Bangladesh 🇧🇩. Love 💕 love 💕 from USA 🇺🇸

[@archiebald4717]

Why are you in the USA if you love Bangladesh so much?

[@altarique123]

@@archiebald4717 I came here for higher study after leaving Bangladesh Army commissioned rank . I go to Bangladesh every year twice or at least once

[@rageagainstthewashingmachi2877]

Why not stay back and fix the country? ​@@altarique123

[@Pi-jh4cm]

@@rageagainstthewashingmachi2877 exactly

[@natureenthusiast660]

​@@rageagainstthewashingmachi2877 because he loves himself more 🙂

[@mdsalimkhan4273]

হাই আমি মোহাম্মদ সেলিম খান আলহামদুলিল্লাহ আপনার চ্যানেলের আমি একজন সাবস্ক্রাইবার আপনার চ্যানেলের মাধ্যমে আমাদের বাংলাদেশকে পৃথিবীর মাঝে তুলে ধরার জন্য আপনাকে অশেষ ধন্যবাদ

[@adammarkowitz7944]

Should the water look like beef gravy?

[@adammarkowitz7944]

What a lovely place! I must visit someday.@@FreddieMurphy746

[@bbektamang]

Wtf 😂😂

[@peterah7957]

This can and will end in a human tragedy

[@danelluott]

My thoughts exactly

[@michaelfaussett6508]

They need a two six line bridges across the river to do a way with some of the drangers water traffic in that city.

[@witchhunter1542]

Thankyou jinnah for the partition should have taken bengal and bihar with your state

[@orpheus1662]

That’s surprisingly clean I know it’s not India but I was thinking it was super dirty like what we see from India Great job Bangladesh for keeping it clean

[@Danny091709]

These ferry boat look so busted up and dangerous..

[@venukunjambu8321]

Very funny seeing the ferry pilot wearing lungee😅

[@fran20000]

Good job ...really wonderful hard work by documentary team... keep working and do some more documentaries.

[@rhondastewee]

I thank Jesus every day of my life and how blessed I am not downing these other countries, but just thankful

[@amarvoice-bilquisamarurdup6454]

Very informative 👍

[@andyroo3022]

Apparently one of them can swim, he goes for help when it goes down.

[@mizanulmowla8469]

😂

[@suzannehughes8697]

Health and safety would have a field day in this country!

[@jahangiralam-pr9pp]

Thank you for showing us.🧡🧡🧡

[@ricocastro6321]

Just looking at the water scares 😱

[@user-tf6sl6dh2j]

I guess these people in Bangladush haven't heard of forks and spoons yet.

[@36736]

People have culture of eating with hands

[@user-zh9cv2dj5f]

They also didn’t hear about, depression, Tylenol, constipation and LGBT.

[@amruthatdas6464]

Eat with hand's are connected our culture.Also it's healthy helps in your digestive system also connected to your taste buds.

[@amruthatdas6464]

I think insulting someone lifestyle by doing this you are proving that you don't have much knowledge about world. Also I think you are a racist.

[@lawrencefynn7454]

Nice game. Im the one who said maybe you use muthi Bamba 😂❤ sorry for that assumption. It is very possible to win this game. Like you say stick to your plan and keep the same stake. Taking your time truly works. I've seen this over and over again and I won't make the mistakes I've made again. Thanks for your teachings sir. I will build up my balance until I can play like you R200 on top R200 at the bottom ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤love your content. You the best🎉🎉🎉

[@rahamatlasi4447]

I love Bangladesh From pakistan

[@hastyone9048]

I’m assuming there is no DOT in this country.

[@hawkingdawking4572]

American DOT or whatever works only in USA.

[@priyobratadas5296]

Ooh my God , এতো সংখ্যা লভু!! যারা বলে তারা অন্ধ সত্যিকারের |😂😂😂

[@andrzeiskodrayton4180]

I remember times when Warsaw trams were pretty much similarly popular.

[@gvbalajee]

Amazing Dhaka

[@gerardpully762]

I absolutely admire the traditions and forms of behaviour that these peaceful people uphold. To some, this way of life may appear primitive, but it workss very well for them because they contribute to make it function to their satisfaction. Peace may always be in their hearts.

[@colinsmith6116]

What? They ARE primitive, something close to insects with brains to match.

[@hawkingdawking4572]

​@@colinsmith6116 It's actually good to be like an insect. Vast majority of your folks are just like that anyway. Flat earth, rapture, big foot, QAnon, Bible....

[@Mini-ul5us]

​@@colinsmith6116, that was rude of you. 😕

[@Jonathan-Pilkington]

Not as primitive as you @@colinsmith6116

[@erictayverystrongimaginati1662]

Wish ba yei all the best 👍🙏✌️

[@RZnavegamazonia]

Our ports here in Brazil are also very busy. God bless you all! 👍🇧🇷⛴️🙏

[@trainsplanesandotherthings5187]

It is interesting to see someone else's reality

[@KidsClub360]

Love and Respect from Pakistan Happy Ramazan

[@Mayochup191]

Happy Ramadan❤

[@mikeoakeshart3823]

More passengers less carbon footprint, they said 😂

[@gamingwithabid1166]

🤣

[@GREATGODIS]

Salut et bravo .Que les AFRICAINS aillent à leur écoles . BIG UP

[@pushpanathannn]

nice background quality music ! very professional videograph ....thx..

[@davidofshield4452]

organized chaos at its best

[@brianpaige4884]

Looks like a typical day at Dover... with the RNLI

[@darlingechanove6823]

Thanks for sharing and blessings from Mexico ❤

[@Pstanich]

A ballet in chaos❤

[@user-nu2ol6kb3v]

V.good sea farrys system feeling v.happy too see this all with Beautiful Quran Telawat I heard in ship. Masha Allaha Beautiful Bangladesh.from Karachi Pakistan.

[@the_rover1]

That thing is a death trap fr 😳

[@Tinu2024]

Wow that is a huge accomplishment for captain salim, from a ship cleaner boy to captain

[@user-ew8rn6is8h]

I think the government neglected to protect Thier seas, after seeing this it so devastated the water is unsafe ....

[@docrex1678]

Other countries have chaotic roads, Bangladesh has chaotic traffic in waterways!! That is one terrible dirty overcrowded country!!

[@grapesofwrath1984]

It has chaotic roads as well. More chaotic than most.

[@jimjimgl3]

Some people are not lucky to live in clean, modern Western countries.

[@sonartech7721]

I knew the some people aren’t lucky to blank was coming.

[@scottwilliams8334]

They could make it that way if they would quit fucking and go to work. It's all on them. They get the country they deserve.

[@tandraarisandi6680]

Their roads actually way worse

[@BigBear21740]

That river is hit, bro.

[@mdnhasan]

I love Bangladesh ❤. I miss my country so much ❤❤❤❤… 😊

[@piercedriver1]

More than half these vessels should have been in the scrap pile years ago. That water is disgusting.

[@arjunraj823]

The water is just muddy.

[@bernardwatkins1759]

​@arjunraj823 the water is full of turds

[@christophercox936]

Wow how the Fck do they dock the boats with all that traffic. What skills. Honestly that must be a fun job. You’d never get bored. Also their food looks good.

[@rickxlodsofficial]

Ang dami talagang tao sa mundo klasi2 nalang mga nilalang Ganon kalopit ang Panginoon lahat tayo ay sya lamang ang nakakaalam sa buhay natin❤❤❤

[@amannsharmaaa]

I truely admire they have beautiful ribers. Quite peaceful people though

[@Campero1115]

Muy interesante. Gracias.

[@investmentopportunities2826]

Bangladesh is a hot weather condition so people like to get some air even crowded situation,also traditional family gossiping culture these are not problem, most of people know how to swim...there's lot of investment opportunities for new shipping companies it's a big market , you can frankly discuss with us..

[@NZ-pb6mx]

Thank you...fluctus Chanel... thanks a lot...of every Bangladeshi.

[@noushadabdul4803]

Amazing.super.👌

[@misterx8592]

Coming to a city near you in the USA

[@lanla6838z]

They are everywhere and every country not just US. They should be able to field a candidate to run for US president

[@DaelishDelano]

This is a beautiful culture. I pray all of them arrive safely.