BM-172 “EMILY ROSE” Surfing Into Brixham In Rough Seas | 21/3/2020

[@gaycha6589]

Rest in peace the lost crew of Brixham Joanna C.

[@JamesDTapley]

My thoughts are with their friends and families. May the Easterly winds guide their souls back home.

[@gaycha6589]

@@JamesDTapley Yes indeed. I was on the scallopers 30 odd years again in Brixham. Hits the community hard.

[@yt_jamie0531]

@@gaycha6589 Same i was on the channel boats do the pots

[@mervradford143]

As a west cost New Zealand owner of a displacement vessel I congratulate the helmsman. Also a well balanced vessel 👍👍

[@OVTraveller]

To the guy on the bridge this is a piece of cake.....he knows his ship, he can pick the waves and has probably done it many times before..so relax, he is what we know to be an expert skipper, like all his mates in the harbour. Fabulous footage, thank you!

[@vornamenachname8783]

I dreamed of such fishing vessels all my childhood long. Spent so many hours in the harbour, when we were on vacation 😍.

[@Loopylulu8]

A Trawler well scalloper from Brixham sank capsized off New haven a week ago & two crew members lost their lives.... This is what they go through to put fish on the market uve got to have some balls.... Respect goes out to them & thoughts r with the families of the Sunken Joanna C BXM x

[@volt8684]

Condolences to their families and thanks for service😊😊

[@meekhinglim4829]

I was a seaman and I can feel how life on board a ship was . Stay strong and be brave sailors . May God shower you all with love and blessing

[@garyives1218]

Wow I'm glad this popped up in my suggested vids! Great thrilling vid. Very insightful. Thanks for posting.

[@Dave-zn9gw]

Just another day at the office? Great film and a graphic portrayal of the work these people do. Thank you to the trawlermen.

[@geoffedwards5024]

You are àll heroes. Ànđ we complaint about the çomplane about the price of fish. How many people go to work and wonder if they will see their families again. You are true heroes. My your God bring you all home safe. I have so much respect for you all.

[@JamesDTapley]

I truly agree! I have a huge respect for fisherman, they are true tough men.

[@ednahawkesworth7551]

I see exactly what you mean about surfing into Brixham. My late Uncle Charles Ashford was a Brixham fisherman. I have great respect for ALL Brixham fishermen

[@gondwanatravels8834]

Exciting in the days of sail I would imagine 😮

[@jean-pierredeclemy7032]

In a well-found vessel the seas are relatively safe, its the bits around the edge where the trouble starts.

[@johnbeck7019]

Thank you You Are very BRAVE for going out to fish.God bless you all

[@stuart7779]

great video,nice footage!

[@nicholasforman1195]

These guys know what they are doing…They are highly professional…

[@theovanveen5375]

We would consider these calm to moderate conditions here in Greymouth NZ.

[@ruthbees7214]

So sorry to hear about the Joanna c. My condolences to the family's and friends.❤

[@rasihsurasih]

nice video❤

[@paddy696]

Memories of Scuba Diving days and nights Port Balintrae to Rathlin Isle and returns, huge seas all in a 17ft dory. Superb skipper Michael K. No one better to be at the helm in those waters. He long gone Michael R.I.P.

[@SilasMoleCatcher]

There but for the grace of God. Watching a boat in a big sea reminds us of our fragility and that we are but shadows on the Earth.

[@ivanolsen8596]

Temporary shadows at that.

[@steverichmond9157]

I just love seeing the crew on the aft deck just working away as life as normal.

[@joshwelner1951]

my guess is they were backing off the nets to a lower spot just in case lower center of gravity / role less or not as far

[@wolfofrhodeislandx7462]

This is just another ride home for winter time in the north Atlantic.good footage tho🤙

[@labtrainer09]

Hi, James. I have now watched four different videos that show the Emily Rose handling rough seas. In my opinion as a former offshore fisherman, this is one VERY good design. Is there any chance you could tell me who the naval architect was and which shipyard built the boat? I'd very much appreciate it. Best, Chris

[@klaas-janvandenberg5841]

It is a former Dutch ship. Built by A & L Hoekman in Urk in the Netherlands, but similiar ships/ designs were made by Maaskant and Padmos

[@labtrainer09]

@@klaas-janvandenberg5841 Thank you VERY much for the information!

[@artsnook7107]

They have the correct angle of attack with the correct speed and are able to maintain it with a following sea, that is pretty amazing. They can get sidewise and rollover in a heartbeat if not maintained.

[@63bplumb]

Good point. I've watched many of these pieces. Seems you do not want to let the following sea push you as it's too easy to have your bow pushed to one side or another and then there is the chance of roll over. Was never in this big of waves but sizeable enough with a following wind to keep one on your toes. Plus where I was at you have to watch for logs in amongst the "Sea Vomit" that's greenery chewed up by mega ships and floating on the surface.

[@Aengus42]

That's blowin' a right hooley outside the breakwater! It always looks ten times worse off of Shoalstone. There's a nice sea water swimming pool that near where this video is taken from. Someone is gonna be shoveling the shingle out if it after that blow!

[@peteacher52]

And don't forget that telephoto shots of ships in heavy seas taken from the shore, always look more dramatic than reality on board; but in no way detract from the fact that commercial fishing is one of the most risky of all occupations. Search 'crossing the Greymouth bar' for even more examples showing foreshortening by the tele lens.

[@Pete-z6e]

, it’s a bit more than foreshortening i can assure you, crossing the bar into a flooding river.

[@78a67h]

Very nice. A couple of queries: Do these boats have a dedicated captain / navigator and engineer or do the fishermen on board have to do these duties? What would be the seawater temperature that time of year in those conditions?

[@matthewjordan2943]

Normally the 'skipper' is the qualified man in charge and also carries out the navigation, one or more of the crew will also be able to take a watch when the skipper needs to sleep. A dedicated engineer is only required when the vessel has more than 1000hp, otherwise the crew also take care of the engine and machinery.

[@78a67h]

@@matthewjordan2943 Thanks for the clarifications.

[@sheilasullivan1950]

Water is freezing the giblets off you cold. Hypothermia inducing fast drowning in your gear should you get knocked overboard. Always pray for skippers n crew.

[@78a67h]

@@sheilasullivan1950 You got me shivering just thinking about it.

[@franciscusjohannesburger3720]

Thanks for the video .

[@achim8239]

Just a question from someone whose major "seafaring" experience stems from rowing on a lake: When she "disappears" between wave crests, it looks as if she becomes too slow (in the water, not over ground) for the rudder to have any effect. Is that true? Must be spooky for the guy at the helm...

[@ivanolsen8596]

That does happen, when it does, a fair chance of the vessel being overwhelmed.

[@jmflyer55]

Some good pilotage shown here. Handles the boat beautifully. Most people have no clue what so ever, how difficult it is to handle a boat like this in these seas coming into port. Just to give you a quick idea what it’s like, imagine this; Half the time you’re coming in, you cannot see where you’re going. You only catch a quick glimpse of what direction to head to, when the ship is momentarily on top of the wave. Once that brief time is over, the wave passes under the boat, and you’re back down in the trough between waves, with nothing to see but a wall of water in front and also behind you. That’s just the first of many things. Another difficulty? You only have steering about half of the time. So you get your quick glimpse to locate the narrow inlet passage, and you have to immediate correct the course, in a matter of seconds before you lose the steering capability. This happens because the forward motion across the rudder is lost. So steering is also completely lost during the entire time until you get the flow back over the rudder. One last tid-bit? This is a great one!! Very often in these following seas, coming out of these troughs and having to do everything at the same time on a matter of seconds, it’s not uncommon that the steering of the ship actually functions backwards. So to turn right, you must turn the helm (wheel) to the left for that brief period, until it corrects, then back to the right quickly, or you get broadside in the trough, and at that point you’re finished. Likely Capsized. That’s just a few brief points to consider. What these captains are doing when you see this footage, is extremely difficult, and extremely frightening. One wrong move, and you’re going to sink the ship and lose the men to drowning. So many people think it’s just a matter of just “steering” in like in a car... lol. That couldn’t be further from the truth...

[@gerardbaudains360]

jmflyer - and your boating experience is? Don't think I've ever read so much rubbish about steering a boat. The rudder works the same way all the time, as its in constant propwash. What affects the ship is the going 'uphill' / 'downhill' caused by a following sea. And the risk of broaching. Been out in much worse sea than that, my friend.

[@DrTWG]

Spent a summer working in a pub in Brixham , 'Hole in the Wall' . Those fisherman were nutcases .

[@looloo4029]

I guess if you stare death in the face every day as they do, you have the right to be a nutcase. On the other hand, maybe it takes a nutcase to repeatedly go out on those seas.

[@jserkiz06]

Superior camera work, God Bless all

[@PhilbyFavourites]

Can I ask the knowledgable viewers why the outriggers appear to be stowed “out” rather than swung in if preparing to come alongside?

[@JamesDTapley]

It’s purely for stability. When the derrick arms are down it helps reduce motion, especially if the fishing gear is out. Most trawlers like this keep their derrick arms partially down when in rough weather to minimise motion even when the gear is onboard. Once they enter the safety of the harbour they will bring these arms back up to their normal position.

[@davidcarroll2035]

Sitting low cos it’s full. More than one job where you go to work not knowing if you’re ever coming back. I went into mine but had i hindsight deep sea fishing would have been more up my street has my Mums Father came from Grimsby and the fishing industry. Only joking on the full bit. It’s the camera angle. God Bless you all 😚

[@JamesDTapley]

It's a tough old job and I've got full respect for the guys doing it!

[@lindacarruthers3423]

Just the same , I’ll bet they were pleased to be home .

[@thomaspotthoff4613]

Thanks for no crappy music .

[@PaulBKal]

These things always look worse from off the boat than aboard her. All in a day’s work for these professionals.

[@stuarth43]

trust me photos say--- of a yacht in the southern ocean in full on storms that run for days and generate huge seas, well in photos it never does show what it's really like, I've been in a ship when 90 knots blew for days, the sea was completely white, furniture was chucked port to starboard violently, crossed the Tasman as a yacht skipper in full gale head on, it can be a bit worrying

[@mikehay9039]

Jesus I’ve never been seasick I my life , but this almost did it for me.

[@jmflyer55]

Nah, it’s not all that bad.

[@Slithey7433]

I have! 🤢

[@ichabodon]

Well done to all fisherman, especially British ones!

[@chrisdowning9626]

What's British got to do with it. This is not a case for patriotism just outstanding skills and experience.

[@flossec]

@@chrisdowning9626 its a British boat in the video so whats the issue

[@chrisdowning9626]

@@flossec Just read ichabodon's comment. That is what I was responding to.

[@flossec]

@@chrisdowning9626 I know.

[@wolfofrhodeislandx7462]

No water over the bow or wheelhouse shes barely rolling! Good sea boat.come see some Georges bank January footage when its blowing 50..

[@tdunn2]

What is that wheel spinning away on the back of the boat?

[@stuarth43]

would make a good world cruiser indeed, she has an easy roll, one cannot understate the importance of the rudder design in a beam and following sea She has good stability even with lots of weight in her mast gantries, and tackle i give up, where was the camera few quids worth catch on her, loaded deep

[@JamesDTapley]

Very true. You can't beat these Dutch beam trawlers. Absolutely brilliant vessels. They are built to do a job no matter the weather and will ride out almost anything nature throws at them. At 24 metres this one is one of the smaller ones but it still handles the conditions like it's nothing.

[@stuarth43]

@@JamesDTapley , yeppers Mate, I spent my life building offshore sailing yachts, but my heart loves tugs n fishing boats and I spend hours here, watching trawlerman, mfv's from Scotland, I'm not building now, I had a stroke, but I still design stuff and build stuff

[@kaseyjoshkaseyjosh3366]

What a fine vessel....

[@somalia5019]

Thanks

[@saveriobiasutto4296]

Good Seaman, able to come back to harbour in a gale. But the best Seaman is that one who sits under their home balcony, smocks his pipe and watches the Good Seaman struggling to get the harbour in a gale

[@rmhanseniii]

It takes balls to name your ship the Emily Rose.... for those who don’t know the movie the “Exorcism of Emily Rose” It’s quite disturbing and true

[@RW-vt8up]

Arrr , the boat be slow but the fish be fresh, arrr

[@thomasjones8648]

2:41 looked like it was capsizing and taking on water!

[@JamesDTapley]

It sure did.

[@stevecarlisle3323]

In the trough !

[@gaycha6589]

That’s no big deal. Rock n roll. Someone will be making tea in there....

[@jmflyer55]

Not even close to capsizing here, and certainly not taking on any water. Just another day at the office here. These boats are extremely sea worthy. Self bailing decks is what you’re seeing.

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

I worked on trawlers from Peterhead for 6 yrs ended up on the north Sea oil rigs

[@sierrashere8197]

Who is filming all of this . . . ???

[@JamesDTapley]

That would be me on the rocks.

[@ichabodon]

Quite true Chris D. I got two YT videos mixed up

[@priitjurisoo7849]

I worked around Scotland, Engļaņd and Ireland on fishing ships.Radioperator was.Thanks. Video ise from realļy live.

[@jdenmark1287]

Looks like the hold is full to the gills

[@Aengus42]

I remember the Big Cat coming in to Brixham with all the holds full of sprats & they were wading in them up to the gunwales on deck. We had to unload the buggers before we could go home too! That's just a smidge of fish on the video.

[@johnryan296]

That's some rough water right there!

[@PenDragonsPig-Jam_on_Top]

Southern England- where grass is nearly always green.

[@tonycamplin8607]

Those boats are designed and built for much worse conditions than that. It still takes a good skipper though get home safely but that's their job.

[@vectravi2008]

He's grand.

[@robbiepearce1349]

I no the best commercial fisherman in brixham, his name is Scott Whittaker AKA smasher...

[@me-nh9xp]

Is he related to captain crunch?

[@Phil-oj5nr]

Check out Greymouth bar and Westport NZ for similar clips.

[@corvavw6447]

De zeeman maakt het schip .

[@davyosullivan1733]

Can't get seasick unless I had stomach bug

[@richardgiles2484]

Next time you see someone moaning about the price of fish show them this video. Then ask them if they fancy going out in weather like this 🤔 The crews are well under paid for this job

[@trojen1100]

just like the fair ground uk

[@mikegibson3388]

Shipshape and Brixham fashion.

[@mickbal]

i think i maked a model from this old urker kotter

[@Pianoguy32]

1:00

[@Trevor_Austin]

Let’s hope that Brexit will mean that this boat will have an increase in its catch quota. That should have a good knock-on effect for the crew and their family, the boat’s owners, Brixham and the every part of the industry associated with British fishing.

[@loupgaroux9587]

Jesus Christ. These people have done this thousands of times. Thousands. They do it every other week from this time of year through to next March/April. He still has a Nav signal up that he is engaged in trawling.

[@niekflikweert7778]

Yes they do it every week but in stormy weather it is different from normal! Its a small vessel and in this kind of weather skipper and crew are happy to be back and safe in port

[@jamieburridge1498]

@@niekflikweert7778 good skipper,dank u for sensible comment,jamie,port of brixham.are you Belgian/Dutch?

[@jamieburridge1498]

Loup,this is rough entry for our normally sheltered bay,in case your roscoff.,cap Bretagne,my appreciation,as that’s never easy waters.regardeds jamie.

[@niekflikweert7778]

@@jamieburridge1498 Hi jamie, yes I am Dutch! Please keep the fishing fleet in Brixham alive, don 't end as Grimsby or lowestoft.

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

I feel sick now.

[@KodaGSD-uf3hg]

The

[@عالمالبحار-ب2ف]

متركيلbm بومرداس

[@kman2783]

I can swim faster than the Emily Rose.

[@ivanolsen8596]

Yeah, but can you catch as many fish?

[@cappyjpadgett]

That’s not that bad,I’ve been in much rougher seas in much smaller boats.