Coast Guard Response Boat Self-Righting Test

CoastGuardNews.com
Seattle - The Response Boat Medium successfully completes a self-righting test. This new boat, which was delivered to the Coast Guard March 31, is a multi-mission capable boat expected to operate in coastal zones which include inshore and inland waterways and open ocean out to 50 nautical miles, but will routinely operate in shallow water. As an operational Coast Guard asset, it will rapidly respond to any Coast Guard mission on very short notice and will conduct planned patrols and training. It will replace the 41-foot utility boat which has been the workhorse of Coast Guard coastal stations for more than 25 years.

[@dwlopez57]

These boats need to be able to float upside down in case one goes to Australia

[@Eliza_daniel1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dwlopez57]

@@Eliza_daniel1 funny thing, I didnt even remember posting that

[@gixerracer]

Unlike the 47' MLB (which is designed to continue mission after a rollover), the RB-M isdesigned to survive rollover, but aftewards, you return to base. Some of the electronics potentially get trashed with the rollover, but for the most part the interior stays dry. There is a rollover switch that pulls the engines back to idle in the event of a rollover so they don't overspeed during the roll. It's not good for the boat, but the crew lives to work another day.

[@traveller4790]

Now that's nothing short of amazing! You can tell that the boat was fighting turning over the whole time, and once the center of gravity shifted enough BOOM! It was back upright as if to say, "Is that all you got?"

[@spikespa5208]

Nice to know that the folks coming to rescue me won't find themselves needing to be rescued. Terrific boat design.

[@rickcharles191]

"DANG-IT Governor Christie!!! We said you could come aboard if you stayed in the center!"

[@XsOsX19]

People are commenting saying wouldn't people in side get hurt if something like this happen. Well for how hard it is to flip this boat and the waters it would take to flip this boat would have to be pretty furious. And I say injury is better than drowning.

[@briangillespie4160]

+Brayden Belton Crew would be strapped in

[@XsOsX19]

+Brian Gillespie yea I know but all these other people commenting are saying how they would get seriously hurt but its better than dying.

[@romanmax8561]

Seat belts would solve that problem mostly

[@sandpounder3443]

Brayden Belton the people inside are wearing 3 point harnesses at all times when in their seats, which is always while underway

[@stuarth43]

usually rescue craft, people wear crash helmets, great vid

[@trppytoes]

an this is how the U.S. Coast Guard washes their boats!!

[@perrooceaniko2005]

EpiDemic117 hahahahhaah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sandpounder3443]

trppytoes kinda hard to wash with salt water but good idea

[@uehejehdjdjej]

@@sandpounder3443 you casually go upstream in freshwater and do this maneuver there maybe

[@HR-rt9nh]

gotta take the seaman off some how...

[@Kyohan137]

@@HR-rt9nh 👀🥸good pun

[@collinmc90]

came for the video stayed for the music.

[@monoped8437]

kinda starsky & hutch

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

I think they borrowed it from a steel mill hire-in safety video made in 1989.

[@Natethanastysnake666]

Lolol

[@1738Creations]

I've heard this tune on so many badly dubbed 90's German porn vids.

[@mtnman7776]

I had to mute it after 10 seconds to avoid simultaneously puncturing my eardrums with ice picks.

[@gixerracer]

I did too! :) Very glad I was able to be part of that project from early design review up through about boat 100.

[@okrajoe]

Fascinating, I've never seen one of these tests before.

[@assassinlexx1993]

Great engineering. Even tougher is not spilling the captain's coffee when you roll over.

[@grantm6514]

Hope they flushed the toilet before the test.

[@assassinlexx1993]

@@grantm6514 💩💦😖🤞

[@tommytube268]

Only the very best for our volunteers in the USA military. Thanks for your service.

[@epicdred]

this is the reason my dad is a disabled veteran. They were doing drills like this in the bar durring high surf conditions and his harness to keep him secure was faulty and he got thrown around injuring his back. I didn't believe the story but now i do thanks to this vid

[@briangillespie4160]

+epicdred Can confirm, common drill for USCG.

[@robertmantell1700]

Brian Gillespie epicdred, who is your dad?

[@mycamero11]

Nice! I miss the CG. Been out for about 7 years now, should have just stayed and rode it out until retirement! Much respect for you guys and stay safe! Cheers!

[@BelloBudo007]

I've heard of self righting boats and went searching on You Tube. Have to say that this is very impressive.

[@abritishguy7295]

Everyone of the all weather lifeboats in the UK does the same

[@BelloBudo007]

@@abritishguy7295 I see. Nice!

[@DylansPen]

Near a dock in port, very nice. Ocean: "Yes very nice, don't come over here, I only play in the major leagues."

[@morrius0757]

I'd love to take this out into open water during a hurricane!

[@jimquantic]

No you wouldn't---in real life, when she rolls arms and legs are broken, it's a big deal and no fun.

[@jimquantic]

That would help, for sure. It would be interesting if you had a special set up, totally protected room and see how an athlete might handle the tumble.

[@mjs1818]

Jmichael Isbell The operator and passenger can strap into the seats.

[@steven530x]

That would be so much crazy fun.! As long as you are seatebelted in... with the onboard 3 point harness you'll be fine

[@FAKE-NAME]

@@steven530x 3 point harness = hurt balls needs more points than 3

[@deckiedeckie]

Looks pretty good....never ran that boat myself....when I went in, we had 40s, 41s and assorted small boats (Whalers, Zodiacs, Sea Oxes,....)...my dream was always to go to surfman school in Cape D.....but never had the chance; ran small boats in the East coast and Puerto Rico .....never had a chance at heavyweather as Surfmen do...Loved the CG life......best job in the world......Semper Paratus!!

[@robmolter8933]

That’s impressive, I don’t care who you are, that’s impressive!

[@gixerracer]

There is no ballast added to the RB-M. It's weight distribution is designed to have positive righting energy at all angles of heel (technically it's neutral at perfectly 180 degrees, but conditions will never allow it to stop at that position) I was involved with the project (on the government side) from early design review up until about a year ago as they were passing boat 100. I processed the weight reports on almost all of them and I can assure you, no ballast.

[@dennisreeves1393]

Been there, done that in a RNLI Lifeboat in the UK. Also done something similar in a UK Customs RHIB :-) Great fun if not a bit cold..... It also why you where seat belt when underway in bad weather

[@matthewrichter5709]

wear* is the correct spelling.

[@gixerracer]

It was even worse standing on the dock. We knew it should work, but seeing it made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. That was actually the second attempt at flipping it over. The first try, one of the cables slipped and with all the righting energy, it broke one of the rails.

[@valerie80yearsago90]

Took longer to flip it than it took for it to re-stabilize itself lol.

[@blackbeans7151]

Valerie Карреон I’m saying 😂

[@brettlemoine3465]

*than

[@AMCguy]

They dont like rolling over, take it from me ive put one pretty close

[@SilverCinder1]

Cause its very very hard to flip it

[@nigelpocock9538]

RNLI lifeboats have been self righting since the late 1800s.Still impressive to see though

[@CoastGuardNews]

Seat belts. In conditions that would cause the boat to roll, everyone onboard would be strapped in.

[@jgoudeau207]

Thats the way to build'em! This boat is full of action!5~stars!

[@webebadd]

I am not sure if this is the same type of boat but I bought transported set up and converted a plate welding machine surplused from Boeing back in 1989 to weld aluminum plates together to navy specifications from our customer scrap. I had a letter on my office wall that was a thank you from the US Coast guard for saving the government $15,000 over the next lowest bidder to supply hull plates for their new roll over cutter. It was a great machine and could make 20 foot seam welds dead flat. We welded a mosaic of scrap together to form large flat plates which were cut to the hull shape and we beat every body else's price because our material was "free" the drops from full sheets that the customer had already paid for and left behind the shear. It was a fun project the machine was build back in the 60's and the tracking system was a sort of clock work computer. I could not rebuild that system most of the parts were gone. So I just used what was called a Ceycil seam tracker for the original sevo-motors up and down for the tacks. Then I went down to Radio Shack (which is no more) and bought a gamers joy stick for the side to side wired that into the weave servo. Then put an experienced welder on a platform under and just behind the electronic air scrubber with a large weld plate to look through and he rode the gantry arm along the weld delivering beautiful welds with perfect visual inspection realtime quality control. I paid the welder a $14.00/hour bonus with a pillow to rest his head on. They all (welders) loved it and he was a lot cheaper and faster then installing a $30K control system. I am cheap but I do good work and we don't have to replace everybody with robots. I know Elon would not agree with me he makes billions with a lot of investment money and a huge engineering staff. I made the companies I worked for milllions just me and mostly old rebuilt surplus machinery.

[@Sept0pus]

Im going into CG boot camp in November. I want to be a boatswains mate, hopefully in like 3 years ill be driving one of those.

[@forestwilson1043]

well? are you a BM now?

[@luedog8385]

oh wow i didn't know there was a boot camp for computer graphics

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

Did you make it?

[@shakenama]

Google search MLB self righting. The Coast Guard has had 4 self righters. A 30' surf boat, nicknamed the "sneaker", the retired 44MLB (that thing was a work horse but slow), the 47ft MLB and a 45ft RBM which I'm not familiar with at all. The RNLI, the UK's Coast Guard, also has larger MLBs that are self righting. All have the ability to self right due to heavy ballast, usually lead weights in the bilges.

[@MegaTigerUppercut]

It's done slowly to help spot any issues, also, since the real 'righting' test begins only when the boat is fully turned over, the time it takes to get to that point is irrelevant.

[@deepkeel65]

Even if the house, or cabin, can help resist a rollover, a large enough wave can still roll the vessel far enough to go completely over. CG and CB, and their relationship to eachother are what matter. No weight "shifts around", except for items that may not be secured: coffee cups, etc. There are baffles in the fuel tanks to keep the fuel from rapidly shifting and affecting stability. It sure as hell IS "wrong way up" when it's 180 degrees from upright. And it DOES self right.

[@chrisz71]

THAT is awesome! Its official, I want one of those!

[@gixerracer]

Correct. One production facility is in Kent, WA and a second production line is in Green Bay, WI.

[@leerose8628]

That's really gonna ring your bell.

[@sinistervcofficial]

0:45 Me going to back to bed after waking up early: Realizes today is a school day 1:34:

[@bmused55]

I see this technology has finally made it state side! The RNLI have self righting boats since the 80s. Good to see more sailors will be kept safe!

[@logicbomb5511]

Lol no, it made it across to you in the 80s kid, USCG has had self righting MLBs sense the 1960s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44-foot_motor_lifeboat I think you are thinking of rigid inflatables, which the Canadian coast guard was first to adopt followed by the USN years before rnli. It is good to see more American made quality SAFE Boats keeping seafarers from harm just too bad RNLI can't afford to replace old open hull ribs with good SAFE Boats!

[@logicbomb5511]

Lol no, it made it across to you in the 80s kid, USCG has had self righting MLBs sense the 1960s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44-foot_motor_lifeboat I think you are thinking of rigid inflatables, which the Canadian coast guard was first to adopt followed by the USN years before rnli. It is good to see more American made quality SAFE Boats keeping seafarers from harm just too bad RNLI can't afford to replace old open hull ribs with good SAFE Boats!

[@mikeryan6277]

I served on the last wooden 36' MLB in the US Coast Guard ( MLB 36535 ) I believe it was built in 1956 so your Data is a little off. BTW BM3 Frank Crabtree rolled that boat in the channel of Depot Bay in 1981 ( I was not there at the time ). The Motor Life Boat that is depicted in the Movie the "Finest Hour " is MLB 36500.

[@generationless6942]

@@mikeryan6277 I went to the Coast Guard Museum in Astoria, OR a few years back. Very cool! They have some videos of their response boats in action. They have even pitch-polled them before. You cannot sink those suckers!

[@mikeryan6277]

@@generationless6942 yeah that's Cape Disappointment area, I was not far down the Coast from there at Depot Bay.

[@K9River]

The phrase "What a bunch of self-righteous coasties" is no longer pejorative.

[@julieenslow5915]

Anyone - ever - being pejorative when discussing Coasties will get a whole lot of Alaskans on their back! Not to mention the rest of us! I think you were trying to be clever.... so no further comment.

[@shakenama]

Wow... times have changed since I've been out. I left the CG in 95' just when the 44MLB was being replaced by the 47ft. And now the 41' UTB has been replaced as well? Sweet!! Looks like a mini 47ftr Aluminum hull lightweight and fast I imagine. Very nice coasties :)

[@matthewb9241]

shakenama about 50mph

[@MrCollincastaneda]

The entire pilot house is watertight. It goes through a thorough leak test pre delivery. Kick ass boats! I should know. I help build them.

[@jimquantic]

Years ago, one rolled in the Pacific and as I recall, it was shallow water--it was rolling through the event, but because it was shallow, the top dug into the sand and there was a fatality as I recall. NOT a knock, it is a great design for sure.

[@countryboy4654]

Yes it is..along with some other boats that the Coast Guard has. SAFE Boats is out of Port Orchard WA and make some pretty cool boats

[@gixerracer]

Yes, Kvichak is partnered with Marinette Marine out of Marinette, WI for production of the RB-M.

[@gixerracer]

No. The RB-S and Spec-LE were made by SAFE (not sure who got the contract on the current series of RB-S, but I don't think it was SAFE). The RB-M is made by Kvichak and Marinette Marine.

[@Olympic_TryAthlete]

This is what they needed in that 2012 movie.

[@johnslaughter5475]

That's one way to give topsides a good cleaning.

[@bigredfred33]

Now that’s the kinda boat I want!

[@rogerhegemier8491]

I want a House that can do That, But why !!!!

[@jonathanknight89]

That's what makes it self-righting.

[@bd9712]

Just a classic "what KZbin is GREAT for in this world !!! Very informative

[@richardfuller2326]

All boats should be required to do this!

[@tacitworm2687]

Oh I needed my truck to do this back in the day. Maybe in the future.

[@stevekafka]

Any of you old Coast Guard personal remember a Steve Geletka ? Ran the boot camp for a while, he was my Uncle, he was from Cape May N.J.

[@stevenjacobson6229]

Would be more impressive if the test had been held in open water with higher seas.

[@agadorfea]

Actually, the Coast Guard has been using self righting MLB's for over 40 years. This is just the latest model being tested.,

[@gerry343]

Love the music, so appropriate!

[@gixerracer]

There are not turbines on the RB-M. It has two MTU diesel engines coupled to a pair of rolls royce water jets.

[@foxdmulder]

Its not really designed for long range ocean sea crossings, They are used more as pilot/crew vessels

[@rickandrew6397]

Of course major point ALL hatches must be closed 👌. Really remarkable boats

[@patrickrfaul]

Forget the boat, this background music rocks!

[@CarlosJoseMunez88]

This is how all ships of the future need to be made... with tough, watertight decks so that if a wave tips it over, water won't come rushing in.

[@gsmith6255]

That’s pretty dang awesome! I wonder do the intakes close off when they get below water level so you can maintain power once it rights itself?

[@johnnydobbs1736]

I read a article that said all of the primary instrument functions are designed to continue operating after rolling over and being partially submerged.

[@PaleHearse]

I was stationed on Kodiak AK back in 85. We could have really used this sucker. You would not believe the thing we went out in... and in some crazy seas.

[@gixerracer]

There is no shifting of the weight. It's weight distribution is such that it has righting energy at all angles of heel (except perfect 180). Simplified, it REALLY likes to be right side up.

[@gingercox6468]

This is something else.

[@grant.bloomquist]

yeah right, just getting out of cleaning if you ask me

[@lknanml]

BEST MUSIC EVER...

[@doughesson]

A watertight compartment in the overhead of the wheelhouse provides the righting movement if the vessel capsizes.I've heard stories from the "old days" in the 70s of Chiefs who'd ride a self righting boat with lit cigars that didn't get wet in the process.

[@ThePoet007]

If I ever go out on the ocean... that's boat I want to be on....

[@hardikpatel3709]

Good job

[@drewerving7428]

Boat of my dreams.

[@iamcondescending]

@kenfo0 on the contrary old sailing ships used to be top heavy so they had to add weights to the bottom (balast stones) as well cargo ships have balast tanks because when they load up they become top heavy so to balance them out they fill the bottom to correct the center of gravity. there are alot of ships that are top heavy. I've seen one of these boats being made and that's how they do it.

[@markheckman3987]

Outstanding

[@NoiseMostBeautiful]

she looks nice and dry too...just awesome. why don't the yacht makers build righting into their designs, or are the two animals just too different? Guess you have to have the right amout of weight, size, design...not condusive to huge salons and staterooms huh? :-) I'm on a center console fisher right now, but we're looking for a liveaboard...maybe a trawler. Be safe everyone.

[@generationless6942]

I went to the Coast Guard Museum in Astoria, OR a few years back. Very cool! They have some videos of their response boats in action. They have even pitch-polled them before. You cannot sink those suckers!

[@lolak6584]

Semper Paratus!!

[@jenniferlans8687]

OMG the Music made me want to put on Bell bottoms and smoke a Joint LOL

[@rogerhegemier8491]

The Coast Guard has all the Fun !!!

[@OpCzar]

Righteous!

[@killmerhonda]

What if, prior to the roll, the cabin door breaks off, would it right itself full of water?

[@dixieduffy7]

@Alicaia Addeo No, the motors are water tight.

[@LowEarthOrbitPilot]

What's with the cheesy 70's music? Why have music at all? Distracting to a good test.

[@pablogrenade4240]

LowEarthOrbitPilot cause all the old boys doing this shit had they hay day back in the 70's

[@ThompsonBMXbikes]

Play dat Funky music white boy.....Play that Funky music RIGHT.....Play that Funky music white boy......LAY DOWN THE BOOGIE and play that Funky music till you die!

[@stephenhirschhorn1833]

Don't blame the 70, it was just crap music.

[@GaryGrzybek]

That is so very cool! I would definately ride that out no problem.

[@KrazyWorldWars]

That's awesome...I want one of those

[@kmellow60]

Hike Metal is the boat builder. Wheatley Ontario, Canada

[@warrenyazzie9975]

I can't help but notice how quickly the boat righted itself. Wouldn't the centripetal force involved likely throw the people on board from one side to other and cause injury?

[@robertmantell1700]

Warren Yazzie it uses buoyancy to right itself. The 47' has watertight compartments specifically for doing so. And the force of the water you are in/under is more of a factor than centripidal force....if you were upside down it's because a breaking wave did it on one of these boats, and it's a little rough under there.

[@Axelfl6161]

Great engineering it was even difficult to pull over.

[@ChaosOfSpartan]

Thats pretty awesome man

[@johngiovine8792]

Outstanding!

[@KsAdventures]

@googleadminister if the hatches are sealed, nothing. The engines are the concern. But the crew lives and that is what is important.

[@wm1514]

That’s pretty badass

[@Reefari]

That's pretty awesome!!

[@vexviper]

A self righteous boat!

[@dainguyen784]

you guys are spending my tax money wisely haha

[@andrew19k]

Good news is working on their electronics is super easy too.

[@gixerracer]

While the pilothouse is watertight, most of the self righting energy comes from the weight distribution.

[@OriginAndAbsolution]

no...its doesn't self right mechanically is what I meant...and really it doesn't self right because its never really the wrong way up..just shifting its weight around abit

[@westxlcr]

That's awesome!

[@gixerracer]

And they built a new production facility just for the RB-M down in Kent.

[@actemple3282]

Super cool

[@georgelanglois4862]

Lot faster than the old 44 MLB

[@RPenta]

Great; what would you say is most rugged small boat for long range ocean voyages i.e., least likely to sink in bad weather?

[@frankeppenridge2027]

That’s the boat I want!

[@DirOFac]

Is it made by SAFE also?

[@websuspect]

@kenfo0 the Specs are for a 40,000 pound boat with twin 855 engines and water jets.