Cruise ship’s frightening close call with a Ft. Lauderdale home captured on video

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[@joetakacs2132]

screaming at the ship definitely made all the difference in avoiding disaster.

[@TravelWithCesarin]

They needed a cane "get out of my lawn.. I mean my water area!"

[@Alex-lr4tb]

Joe Takacs Reminded me of the angry German kid.

[@RaoulDuke69]

Are you people too retarded to realize that they were yelling to try and get somebody on board to hear them so they stop the ship?

[@ericjx]

Lol.. several hundred tons of vessel with hundreds of support crew and a massive bridge with personnel that are VERY aware of the ships position.. should go outside and yell at said vessel to let them know where they are!

[@Zmbiekiller-gn3sc]

Eric Jones one should hold up a map and yell were lost can we use your phone ? Lol

[@alexanderbam69]

I hate people who over exaggerate..

[@blackout07blue]

like the cruise line's response that they were safely in the vessel being managed fine?

[@irwin770]

My thoughts exactly, if they were actually hit then yes, they have every right to make it a big deal but not when the cruise ship was just trying to angle for better turning from the strong wind

[@flores92manuel]

Le Blue Boy I call it fake news

[@jem29680]

Bunch of whiny, rich fucks crying. Boo fucking hoo.

[@Scribles]

dont crash into the meth lab

[@duncandmcgrath6290]

Hands on his hips...."Bad ship , very bad! Don't make me count to three"

[@waylonbraithwaite5810]

Lol.right right.

[@Schrimpieman]

Literally: I burst out laughing. Thanks for cheering up my day !!!

[@mukkasaurus]

"I was worried the house was gonna get hit" So I ran out on my patio to block it. Nitwits.

[@jayasmrmore3687]

Lol

[@joetakacs2132]

the wife shoulda screamed sooner and louder so the ship never would have gotten that close.

[@samesaw]

Joe Takacs , that is funny !

[@Scribles]

: )

[@ausomevlogs7778]

Lord Kek Im not saying Matthew is stupid... But don’t ever forget you can’t fix stupid. 😕

[@m91473]

her name is yasmine, ofc she is loud

[@southfloridaarcheryguy114]

Imagine having to live with that?

[@MrKenzyte]

Reminds me of those who buy homes close to race tracks then proceed to complain incessantly about the noise.

[@mr.noobser5692]

Or an airport

[@notmyfirstdaycooton7040]

Race tracks should not be built...

[@SUBZER0_4]

The boat isn’t supposed to be that close

[@mrheyfuckoff1]

NotMyFirstDay Cooton Yeah race tracks shouldn't be built. We should hold races on public roads. Get outta here with your dumbass opinion.

[@bendtfender2894]

NotMyFirstDay Cooton Yeah, you need help.

[@theginganinjaofficial]

'I bought a house on the water, and a boat got close' -rich dude, basically

[@TXnine7nine]

You were worried that the ship was going to hit the house so... you ran out to your dock? Makes sense. The funniest part was her screaming at a cruise ship to "get out" like you're yelling at a neighbor's dog to stop crapping in your yard. lol

[@northwestthrills3453]

I highly doubt you would think logically in this situation

[@c2819fnf]

@@northwestthrills3453 exactly. Txnine is fucking retarded

[@tombomcfc]

I would just sit on a chair and think to myself how lucky I am to be able to watch that from my own back yard

[@jamekawhitaker3030]

😂😂😂

[@jaysmoke1984]

Exactly

[@JD_SoarZ]

Yeah I would’ve thought this was cool

[@jeffcorsiglia5379]

How many times do you think this has happened and the guy just never noticed?

[@notmyfirstdaycooton7040]

Every night.

[@A_10_PaAng_111]

100s

[@m91473]

probably a lot since it's most likely a second home or vacation home or whatever these rich people call them

[@AfraidMonsters]

Never? They said it was because of the wind, and it shouldn’t be that close to begin with… I’m surprised it didn’t get stuck on the ground below the water, I’m sure it has an underneath part of the shipx

[@TG-qr4jr]

I like how he puts his hands on his hips and looks back to see if his wife is checking out his "bad ass" pose. It clearly worked, the ship turned away immediately.

[@jamaicanjewel8608]

Lmfao 😂

[@matthewsistrunk9571]

News at 11, cruise ship did not hit couples house. Video evidence available.

[@abelflexes2]

Rich people problems 🙃

[@dongray3258]

Mr Tank in my neighborhood we would have been waiting with our sacks out,and hollering to the top of lungs hey look Santa Claus,and Rudolph just navigated the ocean wide to bring us all these toys...

[@-TurboS]

Mr Tank rich nigga problems

[@zipzip4680]

Maestro are you blind? Do any of them look even close to black? You fucking idiot

[@superduperisaac]

Whoa there Zip Zip, I'm sensing a lot hostility, is everything okay?

[@notmyfirstdaycooton7040]

Yeh, I'm a little concerned about him, too. Let's go over and do a safety check on ol' Zippy!

[@barbarae9285]

What was he going to do? Hold it back with his hands?

[@alejandrogonzalezakamintyt2242]

LMAO.

[@modafoka24]

hold a bumper between them

[@meowkie8549]

He was going to get so mad, turning into hulk

[@PapiCthulu2]

Natural selection

[@alohimking3665]

the home owner standing there like he's going to stop the ship with his hands on his hips 😂😂😂

[@Strazman]

I like how he throws his hands up like, "Come at me bro" or "Don't make me come up there"

[@SuburbanDelinquent]

Best icebreaker ever! Id be so stoked if a cruise ship slammed into my house.

[@mrg2176]

mr twollock wow. A momma joke. Take a picture. Don't see these anymore.

[@thatjokerperson7062]

wow because you know mom jokes aren't making a comeback as ur mum gay or nothing

[@mrg2176]

mr twollock this was considered humorous circa 1992 kids.

[@mrtwollock9392]

mr g so was your mom like it was kind of hot but she's been at it since 1980's she's looking haggard well past her prime

[@mrg2176]

mr twollock should you be fortnight and chilling with you fuck bois

[@Stefan-tm2rp]

putting his arms up in the air, probably alerted the captain there was indeed something wrong!!! Smart thinking

[@chuock]

that made me laugh

[@Stefan-tm2rp]

@@chuock it is all the myself movement , and think other people aren't aware of what is happening

[@joelcolmenero1031]

Lol

[@narendranbhaskar]

Today in the news, people at the airport reported planes coming just a few feet from the ground. After a few calls to 911 and a news agency for an interview, it was confirmed that planes, indeed, do land at airports.

[@narendranbhaskar]

@Michael Pezzullo Yup. Semi-automatic assault type rifle that is capable of 300 clips per second. I even heard one guy say the 737's flew perfectly until boeing installed computers that no one understands.

[@davidszakacs6888]

I loved the guy's defiant stance, with his hands on his hips, as if that would stop the ship.

[@robertjefferies4282]

dogs sense danger and I didn't see them going crazy. this is proof that dogs are smarter than home owners.

[@fornana2019]

Yes shouting will make the ship disappear 😂

[@darksied1098]

sure, like the captain see the fat short fuck their. you stupid git.

[@422mb]

You’d be surprised how skilled a docking pilot really is when it comes to those ships. And great idea yelling at the ship. So smart!

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

The guys in the ship were probably laughing their asses off lol

[@Andrew37213]

Next story... "Florida homeowners who screamed at cruise ship now sue Mother Nature for creating waves too close to their house."

[@vader2042]

Honestly I thought it would be cool having to see a cruise ship 100 ft away from my house. Tripping for no reason lol

[@markd5625]

Not me. Mainly because I'm 350 miles from the nearest coast.

[@jnicksnewstart]

Kevin Abla, especially if you didn't live near an ocean.

[@JL-bs6yz]

Same here

[@reminiscer15]

I agree. I would have taken photos. There was no real danger here.

[@logannelson1]

That deck is just waiting for someone to fall into the ocean

[@orionshea]

"TOO CLOSE! GET OUT!"

[@bosoxfan2525]

They both seem like the type of couple who return food at a restaurant every time they go out. I bet there's not one time they went out to eat together where one of them didn't send their food back.

[@goodnightrobicheaux771]

And not quietly either.

[@Seveneleven44]

I went to school to be a ship captain. When i see a man or woman waving on a dock, I always know that means immediately stop.

[@michaelquinn8498]

Nothing to see here, move along. Not even a story

[@James-qf4wi]

"Throwing it's thrusters into reverse" 😂 ugh

[@ralphholiman7401]

That's the way Sulu backs the Enterprise up. Must work like that for cruise ships, too.

[@spasticnapjerk]

I came here to say this!

[@spasticnapjerk]

@@ralphholiman7401 also this!!

[@TOM-C.]

old, but still too funny! She had no idea what thrusters were, but, why would she? 🤣

[@Tarack1]

''The bow was towering over my house'' Reporter: ''the ship can be seen here 100ft away from their home'' Riiiiiiiight.

[@wishiniwasfishin8164]

Haha don't know what they were getting fired up about? they don't own the water. That ship coulda came 1 foot from their dock and still they couldn't do a thing about it. hell for shits and giggles the captain shoulda pulled up to dock and dropped anchor.

[@zachwatson2824]

Ballin on a budget ONLY IF JONNY DEPP WAS ONBOARD AND HE BROUGHT HE JACK SPARROW OUTFIT!!!!! AM I RIGHT OR WHAT?

[@skippergilligan8800]

And asked if they wanted any chardonnay.

[@xfirty2x]

Scary ? Ha ! That shit is awesome !! That's why you buy a house on the water.... to see ships... if you don't like them getting that close go buy a house in the mountains.

[@jonbon4047]

Jarrads 32 I'm not going to buy a house in the mountains why would I do that? And I never said I didn't like ships getting that close. Plus that shit isn't that awesome you need to start going outside more

[@MrSamdabeast]

They'd start yelling at planes lol

[@pault5947]

@@jonbon4047 Moving to the mountains would mean less people suffering your wifes voice, You don't have to say if you ''didn't like ships getting that close'' your actions prove otherwise If you both go ballistic over this occurrence, then you shouldn't go out, you'd be petrified.

[@mariadelacruz1153]

As if the captain 7 floors up the deck inside a room can hear them screaming lol.

[@marshalllucky]

This is perfectly normal, if you build a house on the quayside you have to expect ships in your garden :-(

[@TheGolfdaily]

Making News out of nothing...😕

[@Mateyhv1]

...out of a cell phone video

[@brookswade5774]

Poor me. My luxury home almost got bumped, almost, cheating me out of a huge settlement that I wouldn't deserve.

[@christytruong7829]

If it’d hit the house it’s disaster for both the passengers and the homeowner. He worked hard for that home so shut up. Not our fault you’re poor

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@christytruong7829 yes it is!! the rich stealing from the poor!!

[@wavves9095]

"Stay tuned today on ABC News, Boat gets close to home.." 🙄🤣

[@swisha7103]

He was ganna stop the boat with his hands. Anyone else see that ??

[@fortifarse]

No.nobody else saw that. At all.

[@evl655]

0:40 you cannot see the full reverse of the main engins here. This is the bowthruster, a stearing device. Fake news? :-)

[@MarcusAurelius7777]

steering

[@evl655]

Oups. Thank you

[@shammyjeff]

oops

[@splat003]

not fake, just stupid news media

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Every Thing exactly I got so mad when they said throwing the now thrusters into reverse

[@suzanneseven7797]

Homeowner thought that standing in his backyard yelling and waving his arms was gonna stop the ship.

[@ralphholiman7401]

It works with the squirrels in the backyard!

[@danielcurtin7616]

This is what you get on the news when jack happened in your town. A cruise ship went out to sea after safely navigating the channel.

[@ralphholiman7401]

Ship turns around in channel as they do every single time. New home owner sees it, panics, and thinks the ship is going to jump on their house. News crew says, this is a slow day, run it, and make it sound exciting.

[@longpier350]

Yes the captain and his crew didn’t notice the house until you began shouting

[@chilipepper25]

"I'm riiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccchhhhhhh!! Get away from my house!!""

[@chilipepper25]

Triggered

[@knightryderbelow]

It was gonna hit the house? psh.. but the dude is standing on the dock in between the house and the ship! Cmon man!

[@christytruong7829]

knightryderbelow he wasn’t between it he was on the side

[@superbmediacontentcreator]

You're at the end of the turning circle... get over it.

[@superbmediacontentcreator]

@Michael Pezzullo I am a Captain and could not see that it was an actual Turning Basin which is why I did not use the term. The term is used for a space (usually at the far end of a docking space) actually designed and dredged for such. One of my favorite misused term is "tarmac: which does not actually exist except as a paving material but is well on the way to being accepted as a "real" term like "flounder" which is not an acceptable term for "founder."

[@superbmediacontentcreator]

@Michael Pezzullo Yes, that is true. do check my credentials darling, since you're an ass. captain.sailanywhere.com/

[@badhatchat616]

if that's 100 feet then I'm batman

[@EV6CrashCam]

“Literally facing and pointing at a home” Bruh the ship isn’t even facing or pointing at you.

[@ceasarkanobdee3894]

are you blind or stupid

[@ceasarkanobdee3894]

oh wait or both

[@jcb5782]

Oh come on that’s not close. The ship was just manoeuvering, nothing special.

[@ScallywagBeowulf]

Me personally, I would have run straight into the dock if I saw someone come out yelling like that.

[@BIendtecc]

I feel that

[@lawrencewestby9229]

For sensationalism they show the ship in Ketchikan, Alaska hitting the pier while attempting to dock in high winds which has nothing to do with the ship in Port Everglades performing normal maneuvers.

[@greatwall8158]

He should return that annoying mail order bride.

[@johnw2026]

Understatement! 😆

[@ColonialDagger]

0:37 "You can see the ship throwing its thrusters into reverse." But... that's not the reverse thrusters... Also, they're called "propellers".

[@dodat1900]

No idiot you’re wrong

[@ralphholiman7401]

Thrusters are what move the boat from side to side. They are at the bow, and sometimes in the rear, at the stern. You can see their location, because the large ships that have them have little pictures of propellers above them (which are inside the thrusters) to let divers and line handlers know where they are underwater on the ship.

[@orlandotouristtraps7410]

So basically the homeowners over reacted and the sky wasn't falling. The home is on land anyway.

[@BrianMcNay]

Guy stands out there like he's going to push the ship off his dock 🤔😂

[@richardnone5644]

this is a joke they always come close especially when they are turning richard in fort Lauderdale

[@richrocks1516]

Man, ain't that a bitch when a cruise ship tries to dock all up on your private port.

[@motoxguy7]

Captain: "Hey guys, is this the port where that old man always comes out and yells at us? Here, hold my beer and watch this shit!"

[@BIGWEEDY06]

That woman should get checked by immigration immediately

[@irmins]

yeah "close call"

[@wolverineiscool7161]

nice house and nice ship!

[@TheSlicknickmcgint]

This is skill at it's finest. Pilots know the exact contour of the entire harbor and turning basin. The reporter has no clue what she is talking about. He was not thrusting in reverse. The ship was thrusting to starboard with no forward motion. Completely planned and executed to perfection.

[@ElloImNoodle]

I’m the reporter and I just decided that the starboard side is the front

[@roundsaturn31]

Best idiotic moment of the year. "I thought the house was going to get hit," so instead of watching from a safe distance we ran out and started throwing obscenities at them.....lol

[@stephenjohnson3337]

Speed 2! Cruise Control!😁

[@deangeloevans741]

WAW, that’s a first. Beach home owner try’s stopping a cruise ship with his hands.!!

[@jimboland4161]

I was getting off my cruise ship today in Fort Lauderdale and I think I saw this house. I was looking for the house. I had no idea how beautiful this area really is and was very impressed!

[@Carlitosway211]

Good thing he decided to stand there just in case, you know, so he could stop it and stuff.

[@stephenstyron6466]

rich people problems lol

[@markhancock6694]

I think that is way over blown. And the news is partially responsible. First, it was not that close, plenty of distance. Second, the reporter wrongly stated the ship was thrown into reverse when, actually, it was using its bow thruster to push its nose away from the house. Standard procedure. Too much unneccessary drama added by the news crew. Know the facts before you use it as a story.

[@ikemadethis894]

Can you imagine living near an airport and complain about airplanes heading towards your house

[@briancnc]

"the ship was towering over my house" while it was hundreds of feet away, not sure why this is even newsworthy? It would have ran into the bottom before hitting that home

[@ShelCorporation]

Seems like the Captain was also liked to party on that cruise

[@patrickreinhardt7674]

MR. IDONOTCARE As in drunk? He was doing everything perfectly

[@adamlewandoski7144]

Also maybe the ship was having issues if that was me I would have been happy to have the vessel ground in my backyard and be able to assist the passengers and crew to safety. Guess there is not too many of us caring Americans left,please like if you still care of others well being.

[@MrSamdabeast]

Adam Lewandoski I think murder is bad. Please like if you think murder is bad.

[@skyelamattina1516]

"TOO CLOSE! GET OUT!" I'm going to be laughing at that for days

[@racheljodoin3083]

"More power to reverse thrusters Scotty." "I'm giving her all she's got captain." 😂

[@xCaptxCrunchx]

Just enjoy the show yah cry babies.

[@cmoore9245]

That's pretty scary.

[@gregmadore6365]

So they are upset because the boat was to close to their house? 🤦‍♂️

[@taylor7772]

The woman clearly didn’t understand a ship that size could stop on a dime

[@dongray3258]

if I were the captain of the ship I would have told all my passengers about the docking land out shitting tradition. I would have taken to the intercom and announced ladies, and gentlemen. Here in these Waters is where we celebrate our annual manure tossing ritual,please by all means relieve yourself in any container you can find, and then throw said shitpots at any and all parties on shore try and hit the people standing Portside with the big mouth's on the beach.

[@hannahdoesstupidart-2830]

My grandparents have an apartment in Ft Lauderdale right by the ocean and where cruise ships pass through very often! Thank goodness it wasn't near their apartment!!!

[@baileyjones159]

Who the hell has a nice house like that near a ship terminal and then complains when a ship gets close to their house?

[@ELVISRN1]

THE BOAT CAPTAIN HAD MORE BRAINS THAT THE OUT OF SHAPE GUY WHO HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

[@papirivera5356]

Up next. A bird flying 30 feet above a Fort Lauderdale home is under investigation for defecating in the direction of a homeowners 3 Mercedes Benz. More at 9. 🤦‍♂️

[@mtw1234]

WOW WHAT PROBLEMS THAT HOME OWNER HAS. AND THIS IS NEWS WORTHY WHY?

[@mattsivits9834]

A ship weighing 60,000 tons and they think yelling and waving at it will do a dam thing

[@brianfrank7022]

That’s the risk you take for having a house that close to a major port of call. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@robsrandomness7824]

That couple was freaking out over nothing. They should've just taken a picture, then waved at the passengers and smiled.

[@fenton9408]

Lady over here screaming at a ship to get off her lawn like it was some kids who got over her fence.

[@sixstringedthing]

Here we see a man who is suddenly very unsure as to whether "Acts Of Ship" is covered under his home insurance policy.

[@RobinsM]

WTF do you think yelling and waving your arms are going to do? You think you can magically move a 220,000 ton ship?

[@m4_amg530]

Let's be honest her screaming was not the reason the boat didn't hit the place

[@runningkirkwa2934]

How horrible for the homeowners. They should sue for billions of american dollars.

[@rainforestrc767]

As an Alaskan that runs the waterways up here these cruise ship captains are reckless and endanger peoples lives and property on a daily basis up here during terrorist season. They need to be held to account and charged with reckless endangerment but that will never happen $$$$$$$$$$

[@SS-xs1tg]

What did you expect when you bought the house? Its like when people move next door to an amusement park and then complain about the noise and traffic.

[@theadoresnibblegoober6258]

Don’t they have insurance. What is yelling going to do? Put on the brakes....

[@KumaBean]

One of my favourite fishing spots is on a quay next to a harbour, big vessels come right up to where I stand before they go into reverse to dock, the ships bows literally tower right above your head, it's quite unnerving the first couple of times lol

[@dgmail1000]

She's yelling get out like it's someone trying to park their Hyundai

[@parkerjon29]

Lol I am sure the captain was gonna hit the house until he/she saw two tiny ants screaming from the house. They basically saved the day.