Blue Planet II: Alucia Research Vessel Tour | Earth Science

Greg Foot takes a tour of the state of the art research vessel Alucia. The vessel was used by the Blue Planet II team whilst filming in the most remote parts of the ocean. Subscribe to Earth Science for more fascinating science videos - bit.ly/Subscrib...
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[@DomBurgess]

"Weird things can be done with small items". Couldn't agree more. ;)

[@rasmusflint6593]

every think i

[@johnox2226]

Rasmussen Flint Why did you reply with 'i'?

[@roro-mm7cc]

Great* things not weird

[@DomBurgess]

David 527 Ha! You’re absolutely right! Still funny. :)

[@nicosmind3]

"What you see on the screen is what we measure 24/7" *No data, no data, no data, no data, no data, no data, no data, no data, no data* I just found that funny

[@modisp]

Well they are "on shore" so system is probably turned off :)

[@Crgiantac]

I put up a ton of wallpaper on that research vessel when it was docked up in Ballard Washington!

[@gallendugall8913]

I've seen some VERY small ship's wheels. On the ship I was stationed aboard, a guided missile frigate, the wheel was just a few inches across. About half the size of the Alucia's. Apparently the idea is that it's less prone to getting bumped accidentally.

[@1954telecaster]

Made me think of 'The Life Aquatic'

[@SparkysBarelyMusic]

You could say you've set foot on a boat. :) puns

[@GregFoot]

SparkysBarelyMusic you are currently winning the comments! Pun-tastic 🙌

[@allthingswildlifeyt1218]

What is the budget of this tv series.

[@WeirdSeagul]

7mins aint near long enough. 7 mins aint even enough for one of those subs

[@tree-huggersans-cur4371]

Captain hitting on the young sailor I love it. Shoulda been there for the titanic bit pahh

[@Zanzubaa]

He is missing his shoes and the area is littered with heavy industrial equipment, but since he is on a boat, it seems OK. Go figure.

[@ΤΗΞΙηΣΑζΤΞΚδ]

Yo don’t wear shoes on a yacht mate

[@Meowskeed]

The video thumbnail is an elevation of the boat, but it says "Floor Plan." I watched the whole video to discover that there is not a single floor plan involved at all, just the same MS-Paint-quality elevation, on which you draw dotted lines to show where you visited like some sort of shitty treasure map. Very disappointing experience.

[@catmanrescue1]

Lol , i built the stair system going to the pressure chamber ,, plus alot more ,, I got acouple 1k hrs on board refitting the Alusia when it was at ballard. Awesome ship.

[@gallendugall8913]

TONIGHT!?!?! *scrambles to set to record* nope not tonight In my region it'll probably be another year or two

[@siarabiuk3961]

...He should be wearing shoes.

[@betterthanalemur]

How does this not have more upvotes. This guy looks like a clown.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Well, his name is Foot...

[@SukiObito]

Is it just me or is the audio shit for a BBC vid?

[@SpartanMJO12]

Boats are pretty cool ay

[@dablukumar5973]

5;18p9my for vdmate

[@pabloso]

What's the name of the opening song?

[@shakebraza196]

Music is idiotic.

[@praddzzz]

This thing came up for sale. Just amazing!

[@johnox2226]

3:09 Greg, it says "Mission Contol" What happened???????????

[@GregFoot]

Well spotted, 10 points. [Also, just getting Jack's P45 ready...]

[@itsjaydev]

iPad minis just lying around at 6:18.

[@martijn9568]

I only don't think the subs are able to go deep enough

[@Smt_Glaive]

I need just one tab for vainglory

[@samba1864]

The rover (0:51) is actually named NADIR, not NADIA as Greg said.

[@GregFoot]

I defo said Nadir....

[@samba1864]

Greg Foot but it seems to end with an open syllable. 🤔

[@fennecfox2366]

That's the way 'nadir' sounds with a british/aussie/nz accent.

[@jasonlim7427]

Why the hell are you not wearing shoes

[@ΤΗΞΙηΣΑζΤΞΚδ]

You don’t wear shoes on a yacht, the team floor will get damaged

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Just the kind of ship you need to hunt for the remains of MH370

[@Zanzubaa]

It can only search relatively small sections of the sea-bed though and only to a certain depth. At this point the chance of anyone coming across MH370 in the next 100 years is next to nil and to be fair, there really is no good reason too, at least nothing that would justify the resource expenditure. Edit: Literally the day after comment a private company announces it has struck a deal to search for MH370 on a no find no fee basis. They must be pretty confident, maybe they will find it after all.

[@_Stormfather]

@@Zanzubaa ten months later, do you happen to know if they ever found it?

[@jasonlim7427]

@@_Stormfather with the $$$ budget their in they will find it.

[@brianmercado1842]

Fellow, slow down. We have to be ADHD to keep up with you.

[@LordLauderdale]

Annoying presenter and the far too expensive ship just shows that the series is only a marketing exercise making the BBC a lot of money on top of what the forced license holders have to cough up so those clowns can sleep in lavish luxury cabins.

[@ΤΗΞΙηΣΑζΤΞΚδ]

It’s 15mil

[@AngelfaceMontana]

Weird things can be done with small items?! SIR! keep ur mind in the ocean, not the gutter! 😂😂😂😂 that was so funny tho #RightOnTime