Happisburgh Lifeboat - Rough launch

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Wow, I thought the tractor was going to go with it. Very brave and talented individuals. Much respect.

[@caturlifelive]

Agreed

[@christopherfisher6293]

All that for non pence per hour. .Big respect!!!😨

[@terrystephens1102]

Now that takes real courage on the part of the tractor driver - having your cabin partially swamped would be very scary. 😃👌👏👏👏❤️

[@montyzumazoom1337]

Nice launch and that tractor is amazing!

[@andyfrost4657]

Scary for the launch vehicle driver. I’m surprised some have questioned the way the lifeboat is launched. My guess is that the RNLI know what there doing folks. It’s not an untried and unproven method.

[@dextew69]

And the ones who questioned havent even done this

[@andymartinez767]

Struth a submersible tractor, amazing

[@angeladixon5179]

Bloody nora...big respect to all of you but that tractor was submerged...big respect to the driver... balls of steel!!!.🤗🤗🙄

[@craighaldane3596]

That tractors must have a snorkel for air and exhaust. Also wiring well insulated lol. That was awesome. I thought the tractor was going on the resume as well. Awsome brave guys 👍.... Respect to all RNLI people out there.

[@WaBaker88]

You can see the Snorkel just behind the cab where the driver is sitting. For the exhaust. The engine is sealed with hydraulic shutters getting air from the snorkel

[@trueblue2124]

wow so brave these people - - and thank you Will for great video!

[@BigPinkJohn]

Wondeful launch folks. Full of admiration to ALL of the RNLI crews. I think I would be more frightened in that tractor though with the waves submerging it than I would on the boat. :-)

[@mattsmith5267]

Wow, that tractor driver has got some balls going in that far, Heros of the Highest order all of them Hope they all got back safe.

[@My_everydaylife.]

I think for safety they should have a rope or winch line attached to the tractor from the shore for recovery purposes just in case of mechanical failure

[@WaBaker88]

There is already a long rope and a winch attached to the tractor that connects it to the trailer. If the tractor bogs down, it can ditch the trailer and make its OK way out.

[@My_everydaylife.]

@@WaBaker88 from the land to the tractor

[@WaBaker88]

@@My_everydaylife. Ah, I understand your comment, there is a ring bolted half way up the ramp, the tractor can spool out a winch and connect if it is needed. Very often it's not, it is more than capable.

[@godiskungen27]

Nicely done

[@philbright4456]

well done guys, great job.

[@philbarrows424]

Let’s see the retrieval now😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@lauramechikoff360]

Nice job!

[@jpowell9343]

Great work. They almost need a rope and pully system to an anchor to get them offshore. Then disconnect once uderway The tractor can pull the rope.

[@morg52]

I think they could have timed their entry a little better. Maybe running in during a trough instead of a oncoming wave. But it seems obvious that the tractor was made for this with a watertight cab and solid ramp underneath to drive on.

[@thefisherman4334]

Looked like a successful launch to me.

[@wish1were]

A fording kit on tractor???

[@Mastercraft091]

There's got to be a better way....could the tongue of the trailer be longer so the tractor doesn't have to go so far in?

[@Danielmerlin13]

It's not a tractor it's designed for that

[@laprepper]

yes, yes it could. or better yet just a gravity launch with rails to carry the craft far enough out to float at any tide.

[@ram64man]

LA Prepper not an option I’m afraid this is a general public use boat launch with variable tide water level, I agree with others that a better /longer launch trailer, and tractor could be used as that was a very slow deployment

[@douglasstocks9698]

@@ram64man they were timing it with the waves. So they didn't launch into a big and poss capsize the boat.

[@ram64man]

Douglas Stocks ah forgot about that but even so in rough water this surely isn’t the best method to launch for either team , I still stick by my original comment

[@railroad9000]

I wonder what the recovery is like? I am surprised the tow vehicle was still running after being submerged!

[@ChattyCharlie]

All RNLI tractors are designed to be completely submerged up to the top of the cabin, they have weighted tires and can go fairly deep.

[@jockwood2398]

In bad weather they do a "net capture" there is a shock mounted net fitted to the front of the trailer, the boat comes in qute fast onto the trailer into the net and is captured on the trailer,

[@WaBaker88]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/imHEqax9bc-EY9U This is my video to the recovery.

[@paulcookies]

Yikes! What are they doing?

[@johntaylor1947]

I would like to see the recovery of the boat.

[@WaBaker88]

I have a video of it

[@WaBaker88]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/imHEqax9bc-EY9U

[@outdoors5352]

Not sure the tractor needed to back that far in. Could have stopped at 1.17

[@WaBaker88]

Our shoreline has a sandbank, possibly at the time, he was thinking of pushing the trailer over the bank but its up to the boat when they want to leave the carriage. The beach is changing everyday. Hope that helps.

[@fastasfox]

The tractor missed his sit 😁

[@adembelhani2091]

اعطيك الصحة 👊🔥👊🇩🇿💥🇩🇿

[@homefront3162]

Tractor Dude pushed it a bit huh?

[@noelyanezavlog5454]

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[@TokyoNightGirlLofi]

💞Wow💚💚💚💗💚💚💚

[@chriscoates2399]

I think he went too deep ! ?

[@finscreenname]

Ya, they need a much longer trailer tongue. There is no reason for the tractor to go that deep. The tongue could be so long it would need a set of wheels in the middle to keep it off the deck.

[@GayorgVonTrapp]

I would love to see that tractor try and get through Rufford Ford on a rainy day with the crowds watching ... wouldn't stand a chance.

[@jimmymcjimmyvich9052]

That tractor will be very rusty))

[@Imkerei-Stefan-Brinken]

cool

[@helendurow8211]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@geraldpate5980]

Tractor driver must not do the maintenance on that tractor.

[@ЭдуардГринкевич-г3к]

Беларусок.👌🚩

[@Jack-oz4bf]

Under water tractor lol I want one

[@strata114]

I want to be the tractor driver. Guys in the boat .... not so much 😕

[@darrenmall7963]

Class still not getting eny thing of me again

[@mickcarson8504]

LMAO! They have to be kidding, right? It would have been better if they built a sea wall about 200-300 metres from the launching area to protect boats on the ramp than launch or retrieve boats in choppy water. A sea wall, either made of large rocks, or concrete blocks could help calm the water at the ramp and you don't have to risk any injuries by being smashed with the boat while trying to retrieve it back on the trailer. I have a speed boat and know how difficult it is to reload the boat back on the trailer, especially when idiots on their personal water craft speeding in the vicinity of the ramp are creating choppy water. Try it, you will understand what it's like when idiots are churning water around you.

[@charlieforbes3938]

Im sure they know what they are doing...

[@qb6025]

Submarine tractor

[@WaBaker88]

Very clever piece of machinery. Boat would have no chance launching in this type of scenario without it.

[@lutzweb]

submarine tractor !! ahh

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Pretty cool. Such a shame about the organisation...

[@richardwilson4379]

Pretty sure that went wrong.

[@timneale8869]

Oh look it's dingie divers taxie serive.

[@Medionxtr]

My deepest respect for those men - but the launchsystem is realy stupid.....

[@bophoto]

It looks backwards, but coastal launch have a long history, choosing the tractor trailer give them the ability to operate from the sand anywhere, problem here being that the time they need to go out is when the ocean is the worst. they can launch form the best spot and time the launch. *the obvious option is a long track for the trailer, but that was done for some years and have mostly been abandoned, guess it did not rock the users that much.