It’s Not What You Sink: US Coast Guard 47 MLB

This is US Coast Guard's 47-foot MLB -- the boat that doesn't sink! But what's it's like to operate this boat and how it can upright itself, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
Music:
Turnaround - Tigerblood Jewel
On the Trail - Tigerblood Jewel
No Stone Unturned - Brendon Moeller
Some Kinda Medication - Pip Mondy
Some Kinda Medication - Pip Mondy
The Old Timer - Tigerblood Jewel
Thyone - Ben Elson
Cut the Mustard - Tigerblood Jewel
Cut the Mustard - Tigerblood Jewel
Breakneck Pace - Max Anson
Legions - Jo Wandrini
Some Kind of Animal - Tigerblood Jewel
Ostinato - Vieveri
Stellar Finale - FormantX
Full Momentum - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
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[@taco-bellleftovers1816]

I’m a simple man. I see something that won’t be what I think it is, I click.

[@Hanibul_Lecktor]

Pulls up a seat

[@westrim]

I thought a sausage party was s food channel program about making sausages.

[@HoangPham-ep5se]

Jks haha 😂😂

[@chenhsu3581]

And that’s not what you think!

[@hobog]

The best use of this comment template I've seen 👏

[@harpomarx7777]

I once passed through a category four hurricane on a ship and it was quite gentle and safe. It was a Nuclear powered submarine .. and we just kept going deeper and deeper until the wave action disappeared altogether. THAT is the safest boat in dangerous waters.

[@mikeyoung9810]

Might be difficult to rescue someone in high seas though.

[@ddegn]

If what you say is true, that is super cool.

[@AnarexicSumo]

Then rig a tow.

[@Corvious]

Depends, I was in one that accidentally broached in the middle of a hurricane. We were cleaning footprints out of the overhead next field day and finding A gang's tools in odd nooks the rest of the patrol.

[@ConvairDart106]

Really? Lots of men have survived sinking on a boat. Not so many for submariners!

[@wally6629]

I served on the 44 MLB, the ride in heavey weather was a challenge, every time we deployed into the Gulf in BAD weather to perform a rescue mission. We strapped in, because during a roll your not going to stay attached to the boat unless you have a tether. What they don't show in the Videos, is all the VOMIT let in the rear water tight compartment where those you rescue are put into... it's also very well padded, and has seat belts. Once the hatch is closed, it gets really NASTY in there. Unfortunately, the junior CG Seaman have to Clean up the mess made by those who were SAVED/RESCUED ..., the CG being a soft and fussy service wouldn't think of having those who were "SAVED" do the nasty clean up!!! Lol. I was a qualified onboard Coxswain, Engineer, and Seaman... but not a Heavy Weather Coxswain. 80% of all the Rescues we did, were due to plan Ignorance. The stories I could tell.

[@b05296]

I was a boat engineer on a 44 MLB in Maine. I can testify to the mess in the turtle back after a rescue. Also the fact that the 44 footer had absolutely no concession to comfort, it rolled like a bathtub and was really slow. If I remember something like 12 knots. Interestingly, the 6v71 Detroit engines we're set up to run inverted for a short time until the boat righted itself.

[@wally6629]

Yeah, I hear ya, it had more Rolling and Moving going on, then Elvis, on a Friday night :-))

[@brianpainter6620]

My Dad served in the USCG during the late 60's and had several rescues on the Oregon Coast in Coos Bay (the Coquille River) using the 30' surf boat that could roll over as well. The cabin was fully exposed however, so definitely a wet ride!

[@petrosspetrosgali]

I worked on the last 30’ in yaquinna bay or maybe it was depoe bay. That was acBADASS boat!!!

[@FlukeTog]

R.I.P Seaman Clinton P. Miniken 22 my cousin the boat rolled 3 x during a rescue 3 of the USCG crew died. 1997 not forgotten

[@Captkid1]

Sorry to hear about your loss. It does happen & the public rarely hears. I rolled a CG 44’ MLD when my boat (I was the Coxswain) was hit by a rogue wave dead a beam while crossing a bar in heavy seas. We were on a case to find a missing vessel. We rolled, were over for a few minutes due to hitting the bar with the radio antenna mast & then came back up. All the crew was OK, but really shaken up. But it doesn’t always end well, that for sure. We would get training on what went wrong every time a boat rolled and it didn’t go well. Know your Cousin served his country well & paid a high price for our Freedoms. We are thankful.

[@elkeweiss7897]

May his memory be for an inspiration

[@AgnesCongdon-xk8hr]

Amen 😢

[@northern_21]

9:11 "Jerry don't throw me overboard, JERRY DONT JERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"

[@oldmandancing]

When I was in the USCG many decades ago, we had the 44' MLB. We called it Le Cork. and that's exactly how it rode. I don't know what its top speed was, but I am absolutely certain it was well under 27 kn of the 47' MLB. Of my two times to get seasick while I was in the USCG, one was on the 44' MLB. (The other was after getting under way the morning after a night of heavy tequila drinking.)

[@ddegn]

Did you spend much time in the 47' MLB? Was this video accurate? It sure seems like a well researched video but I don't know enough to catch any mistakes.

[@mikeryan6277]

@@ddegn never on a 47 MLB but if anything the video was understated.

[@Jamies_Channel]

I was fortunate enough to spend 2 years on the 44 MLB and 2 years on the 47 MLB. Both have their pros and cons. this video was very accurate and fun to watch. The top speed of the 44 was 14 knots by the book but you wee lucky to make 12. But you would even do that is a 47 in heavy seas.

[@ddegn]

@@Jamies_Channel Thanks for the info. Comments like yours make KZbin so much more than a place to watch video.

[@LoganSuzuki-hy6wu]

Video was very well done. Could even be used to give an intro to Crew members when they start their quals

[@c.shoefish]

"The things I saw on the Columbia River that night will forever stay me because of their monstrous dimensions." -Ron Jansson I was stationed at Cape Disappointment (where the Columbia River is) and yes, it gets wild...

[@Captkid1]

At the Training Station? I was a Heavy Weather SAR Coxswain.

[@c.shoefish]

@@Captkid1 nope, at the station.

[@robobalita]

as a boatyard worker we hauled out both the steel 44's and the aluminum 47's. the coast guard did their own welding. they said that as the aluminum boats were lighter and faster they "pounded" more and were showing hairline cracks. the steel 44's tended more to "punch" through the waves. as a retired commercial fisherman, i have been rescued by both. either version is fine when you are dead in the water with a blown gear and your net down.

[@kevinfreeman3098]

Lmao, didn't know this would be tied into the Goonies guy!

[@NotWhatYouThink]

It's Not What You Think!

[@tasteum]

I love these boats, have two at my station, takes waves like a champ.

[@josephschultz3301]

This is a great example of whenever people in the U.S. groan, "The Coast Guard isn't hardcore." Dude, every branch of the military has its own version of hardcore. Just because a war isn't happening doesn't mean lives aren't at risk. Sometimes you have to strap yourself to a weird boat that flips around in the ocean during the worst weather there is. Sometimes... it's just a little bit more than a small-brain situation, y'know? Respect to anybody in the military, in any branch, that's had to work around the weird shit. Because there's _always_ weird shit.

[@darrellcook8253]

From a survivor of some really weird shit thank you for saying that.

[@josephschultz3301]

@@darrellcook8253 You're very welcome.

[@artysanmobile]

For a touch of perspective, in 2010 I met a lovely English woman from Cornwall who was a psychologist by profession. Her employer? The U.S. Coast Guard. Apparently, Guards see things too horrible to cope with on their own. Mass deaths of women and children, things that can end a career, haunt the strongest of people.

[@1stoptech]

Thank You From M1A2 Abrams operator

[@S.E.C-R]

Crazy things happen here in Oregon… this was all over the local news when it was happening!

[@dxb338]

the CG are the butt of a lot of jokes but they are essentially a sea ambulance with machine guns. they can save your life or take it. pretty cool.

[@Novachrono641]

I don't know about you guys but with respect to this awesome guardians of the seas i kinda find it fun to drive a ship in that weather.

[@rharbarenko]

that MLB is awesome, and the crews have giant B@LL5 thanks for all your work!

[@n40tom]

Back in the early to mid 70s I was fishing offshore of the New Jersey coast about 90 Mi out in the Hudson Canyon . We had two sets of Tanks we went out on the first two and had no problem but on the way back there was water in the fuel and our water separators could not keep up we tried and we tried but it became impossible we were about 50/60 Mi offshore when we put out a mayday . They pick the radio signal up in Gloucester add patched it down to Barnegat Coast Guard . They came out and towed us home and keep in mind that you can only tow another vessel at about five knots. The total time from the radio call to the dock at Barnegat was about 14 Hours. The vessel that they sent out was a 41 ft precursor to the vessels they are showing here. I still remember the Vessel number because I had to say it so many times keeping in communication with the Coast Guard rescue boat . Vessel number 41360 . Remember this is before they started making everyone have rescue insurance . In those days the Coast Guard came out and towed for no charge . One of the longest days of my life .

[@shawnmendrek3544]

Never had sea sickness in my life thankfully. The 360 aspect is pretty good.

[@rjust2297]

I got stuck at the Portland coastguard station once. They helped me out. Got a Swiss Belgian malinois all right here. He came from a retired Coast Guard man. Good stuff. Crossing the bar can be dangerous with out a logbook. Especially if you're in a canoe 🛶. The food at the mess hall looks really good though pork chops and other delicious food 😋 Hands on deck. Thanks for being Lifesavers.

[@WernerRachtman]

Good video as always! Keep em coming.

[@shakenama]

I appreciate the design. It's very dynamic and adaptable. Nothing like the old 44mlb. Although the 44ftr was a workhorse it didn't have the speed. At 14kts it wasn't the choice for fast response. The 47ftr has the best of both the speed of the 41UTB and heavy weather capabilities of the 44mlb. Nice! (They were testing the prototype back in the 90s while I was at Cape D NMLB School)

[@antoniohagopian213]

*When you remember that WW2 destroyers could go faster then 40kts O_o*

[@Acrophobia2]

Larger boats are usually faster though! For example, the Nimitz and ford class carriers can outrun their battle group counterparts😂

[@king_br0k]

And also get sunk in typhoons

[@antoniohagopian213]

@@Acrophobia2 no that's not how it works please go look it up

[@yamiru3417]

​@@antoniohagopian213yes they need more force to go but to stop them is hard but the top speed is higher or should be?

[@AnarexicSumo]

@@antoniohagopian213 did. Gerald R Ford carriers can approach 50 though the top speed is classified. Most Navy cutters can’t break 40.

[@alee3146]

@8:26. There was one prototype (not ‘several’) and five pre-production models built for field testing

[@shannonlinquist2649]

Everything he talks about with wave approach is taught at the NMLB School at Illwaco, WA, Cape Disappointment. I'm sure the curriculum hasn't changed much since I went there back in 90' with running the 44; only the boat has changed. The biggest change I really appreciate is the low well deck for port and starboard man overboard pick-ups. I see starboard pick-ups would be more favorable for the coxn (visibility/communication). I'm betting the 47 has a much larger power to weight ratio as the 47 is made out of aluminum and the 44ft was constructed out of Corten steel.

[@newporg6887]

We just pulled one into the shop for a 25 year refit. Their design is very impressive.

[@fluseint.1303]

These coast guard guys are badass

[@TheGryxter]

Just a quick but important note: The Coast Guard DOES NOT pay $180,000,00 a year to the Surfmen. Perhaps the Pilots that navigate/escort the large ships do, but certainly not the Coasties! I'm sure you didn't intend to state it that way, but to a person watching, they might think, "hey I think I'll join the CG, that's good money and it does look like fun"! Great video, thanks for showing a job that few realize is out there. By the way, the CG is the smallest branch of the US Military, but saves lives every day of the year somewhere in America!!! Semper Paratus

[@mrmotofy]

He was talking about the pilots, not th CG

[@peterhulse1064]

I wish I had known about our coast guard when I was younger. I'd be one today.

[@1.4142]

Started with unsinkable boat, somehow ended up with dead porch fish

[@saxophool]

At 2:40, that was my old coxswain and friend Bruce Terrell getting his surfman pin. That was back when boats were made of wood and men were made of steel. .😎

[@luvelyjubely]

The only safer sea faring vessel would be a huge ocean liner, even bigger than the Royal Caribbeans Oasis class which I know is technically a cruise ship.

[@NotWhatYouThink]

true, or an aircraft carrier, but thats why we called it the safest boat, not ship :)

[@luvelyjubely]

@@NotWhatYouThink Yup

[@luvelyjubely]

@@NotWhatYouThink that’s also why I said Sea Faring vessel, also that was a great video

[@John-yt5zr]

Gotta love those coasties.

[@mrtoby74]

You should also see and compare the German Sea Rescue Cruisers of the DGzRS. They are almost 50m long (roughly 150 feet). All financed by donations they have my utmost respect.

[@NotWhatYouThink]

will look into it!

[@ceemosp]

@@NotWhatYouThink JFYI - This isn't a new or exclusive concept by any means. The DGzRS converted an old rescue vessel (Bremen) into a self-righting boat in 1953- something that became standard for all of their units from then onwards! They also added the ability to launch and retrieve a smaller boat by means of a hydraulic stern gate/ramp - again, becoming standard for all their larger units. These boats are called "Tochterboote" which would translate into "daughter boats". Those are self righting as well, naturally;) They abandoned the concept of an open fly bridge after an entire crew got washed overboard and died when their ship rolled over (and rightened itself afterwards).

[@grantbrown7594]

1:21 I guess this guys boat was self-righting too lol

[@Johnny-tt8zc]

I know that 47227 boat. It’s stationed in Barnegat Light,Nj.

[@pavelimani]

I am here not for the content but for the hilarious jokes.

[@captainjim6300]

Mississippi River Ship Pilots make around 500K a year. They have 3 different groups for 3 different sections of the river. 2 of the 3 groups make over 500K a year the third is close to it. I know what they make as retired from same Union, Masters. Mates and Pilots which represents at least one of the groups. I can't believe they only get 180K for the Columbia Bar.

[@mrollo]

Amazing content once again!

[@greggreg2263]

I would feel very safe on this boat because it’s hard to sink. How much does one of these boats cost?

[@donQpublic]

1.2M rebuilt.

[@bsrcat1]

I remember coming out of a boat ramp that for whatever genius put right on an inlet next to a seawall. Kind of hard to explain but it was protected until you got about 120ft out then everything was funneled which made the waves that day go up to about 20 ft (high facing winds, sea state outside of the area was 10 ft and the tide was incoming which was making a surge with 40 ft between each head). We got on the MLB started heading out (I was a Sea Marshal not reg crew. They were just the asset taking us to where we needed to go) I heard somebody say hold on 😳 and the bottom dropped out from under the whole boat and we dropped 10 or 15 ft BAM. Then immediately shot up the same distance just as fast. We repeated this about four times until we cleared the wall and got to normal sea state and wave action. Had to take my hat off to that coxswain even as erratic as the wave were, he drove that boat through that 60ft channel with no problem, keeping everything centered. The crew was inside where it was nice and dry my team was on the deck so are all of us were in full gear and completely soaked. I am retired now, missing my last four discs no doubt as to why 🤣 but I enjoyed myself at the time.

[@francismallard5892]

I sure am glad that boat can self-right itself. It’s far better than working in the department of redundancy department.

[@NorthWestViking]

I’m sorry I don’t mean to be that guy, but you’re either misunderstanding or misrepresenting the term “Surfman”. A Coast Guard Surfman is one of the most elite qualifications in the USCG. The Surfman is a Coxswain or “boat driver” who is specifically qualified you operate a Surfboat (the 47’ and 52’ MLB) in heavy surf. The way your video is made it implies the entire crew are Surfman. They are not. On a SAR mission the crew is made up of the Coxswain/Surfman, an Engineer, and 2-3 boat crew members. Like everything in the coast guard, it is a team effort and the Surfman, while highly skilled and vitally important, is only one small part of that. Now all that being said: I am throughly impressed with your knowledge of the terminology. You’ve clearly done your homework. I only descent at one point. At 4:45 you imply surf is not fun. I respectfully disagree, surf training was always an absolute blast and the highlight of any duty day.

[@kennethmcdonald5278]

I know a submariner that went through a typhoon , he said that it had. Pulled them short of the surface

[@brettesser3595]

Just to correct one of your opening comments, max winds for a 47 is 50 kts.

[@paullough4946]

These should be required as lifeboats on all US flagged ships. And either transferred to the next vessel at scrapping or sold on as yatchs.

[@dessiegillespie3141]

the RNLI all weather lifeboats all self right and they don't tend to have a cap on the wind speed, just as long as they save who needs saved.

[@AnarexicSumo]

they do. They also have less horsepower which means smaller tows in smaller seas and little to no cutter or air support

[@dessiegillespie3141]

@@AnarexicSumo RNLI or this boat?

[@danfox1458]

All I'm going to say is the RNLI, they made the first self righting life boat, thanks to James Beeching who made it back in 1851,

[@Vexioner]

Water

[@mr.wright4447]

My cousin was the mechanic onboard one of these boats in Westport, WA. He showed me the engine room which is heated, to keep the boat ready to move in case of an emergency.

[@trusttech9942]

So impressive.

[@miket.2879]

Thanks!

[@NotWhatYouThink]

Thank you so much!

[@carterguzman7488]

That actually kind of looks fun

[@randomdude8202]

0:46 that is a Turkish coast guard ship

[@pdenn1s]

I find it so funny when people say when something horrible happens to you and you survive that you're so lucky, though wouldn't you be even more lucky if horrible shit like that never happened around you or near you at all?.

[@Midnight_Destroyer]

pardon but at 9:13 did he throw a BODY out of the boat like he just like what?

[@darrellcook8253]

His name is Bob. Bob has the world record for floating face down in the water and live to float another day. I think Bob might have gills or something like that. Bob's not normal.

[@dad-ms8mz]

Thrust me it's not as complicated as it seems to be. No amount of wave and air can sink a plastic bottle with its cap tightly sealed. 😅

[@NotWhatYouThink]

The challenge is fitting a crew into the bottle 😉

[@dad-ms8mz]

@@NotWhatYouThink not challenging enough if funded with billions of dollars 😅

[@edith.0301]

Please do a vid on ballistic missiles of the world

[@johnheginbottom6540]

Some of the RNLI in UK do the same.

[@donjames7971]

Convert it into a Houseboat with the furnishings battened-down .. !

[@leonielson7138]

Why would you leave a dead fish at the Walsh's house? The dead fish thing was from the lighthouse further down the coast.

[@Orlandov12]

why do the crews operate from the open air bridge so much? Just for visibility? Seems like communication and operating electronics would be harder

[@jamesorenthal-bm4sp]

Hero's or madmen? Some of each and I thank them.

[@MarkBrockman1956]

I used to pilot the 44 footer.

[@nicjansen230]

12:13 The controversy should've been a non issue to start with. Engineers shouldn't make a statement without any data! On top of this, if the crew needs the functionality, engineers have to deal with it. Even if they would've found the side recesses to weaken the structure they could've just added material somewhere else

[@UrLocalAirbus]

You missed a really good introduction, “it’s not what you sink”.

[@NotWhatYouThink]

Hehe ... that is indeed a good one! I'll put it in my back pocket. There will be more "sinking" I'm sure!

[@flatrsnillar]

@@NotWhatYouThink i love your channel and videos, this was a great one! I have one question though, do you plane on ever making an ekronoplan video soon, I know you use a website to find out what’s popular in vehicles and other topics and ekronoplans probably aren’t there but they are fascinating and I think plenty will watch it.

[@NotWhatYouThink]

We made a short video about it, but that's it for now: kzbin.infogT3elgzsqiY

[@jimf671]

RNLI: "Hold my beer!"

[@MR-th1nf]

DGzRS : Hold my beer to !😅

[@petemitchell6788]

What exactly was this video about? The boat, the surfmen, the coastguard? It seriously lacks a subject.

[@dianacryer]

I’m gonna barf just watching that.

[@Diversifried]

"They go out in weather that even the saltiest of sailors wouldn't dare". Don't ever insult me and my shipmates like that ever again.

[@Zach-ku6eu]

Preaching to the wrong choir. Don't you have diversity training or a drag show to attend sailor?

[@Diversifried]

@@Zach-ku6eu very funny peggle, I got out well before this woke crap was a thing

[@Zach-ku6eu]

😂Would that be prior to 1979 "In the Navy" by the Village People?😂

[@laurenbish3116]

Never been on or near a 47' MLB, so I can't say it is the safest. I prefer what I know; 52' MLB Victory 52312

[@smyers820gm]

Makes as much sense as “I’ll keep my horse and you can ride in that 4 wheel contraption” 😂

[@laurenbish3116]

@@smyers820gm I know the 52' MLB inside and out. I know very little about the 47" MLB.

[@Valco-6406]

the Canadian coast guard also uses this boat and i got a tour of one

[@trespire]

This design looks identical to RNLI rescue boats.

[@oml81mm]

Not surprising. If two things are designed to do the same thing, under the same circumstances, they often turn out to look the same.

[@DtWolfwood]

Surprised they don't just buy new ones, the cost of life extension usually cost as much if not more. Plus you can sell the old ones to recoup cost. These 47MLB would sell so damn quick on the civilian market.

[@NotWhatYouThink]

good point!

[@jamesschultz5865]

One of the major reasons for the SLEP programs is time. The boats already meet or exceed the needs of the USCG, but they can re-engine and upgrade the onboard systems faster than the shipyards can build a new boat. It also avoids the inevitable bureaucratic runaround of "Oh, we have to have a committee investigate whether the Coast Guard needs a new boat." or the cry of "They have to build them in the shipyards of the great state of Wherever." meaning the shipyard in the district of where the Congress-critters can get reelected and/or kickbacks! That's not counting the fact the new boats would probably cost double the SLEP.

[@roykliffen9674]

The first self-righting MLB was the Dutch MLB Insulinde of the KNZHRM (Royal North and South Holland Rescue Society) - nowadays the KNRM - which was launched in 1927 and skippered by the legendary Mees Toxopeus. The boat itself is preserved and moored at the Rescue Museum in Den Helder, the Netherlands, right next to the main Royal Netherlands Naval base. The KNRM is the result of the merger of Dutch rescue societies dating back to 1824 when the first official society was founded after six volunteers and the three seamen they initially rescued from their floundering vessel were drowned after their rowing boat capsized. Before that, for centuries volunteers from the many fishing communities along the Dutch coast often went out in horrendous weather and put their lives at risk in order to rescue sailors from beached vessels (although in rare cases those volunteers preferred to bring back valuable cargo rather than the crew). As I understood it those societies started to provide equipment like PFD's and compensation for the volunteers, as well as some support for families of those volunteers that lost their lives in the act of trying to rescue stranded sailors.

[@notyourbusiness2672]

A professional storytelling

[@streetdemon4688]

9:13 What is he throwing?

[@cleveland2286]

what do we do with the drunken sailor...

[@Jcktheripper]

what do we do with the drunken sailor...

[@joelwetta2153]

Rescue dummy to practice a man overboard

[@darrellcook8253]

Bob. The world record holder for the longest time face down in the water and live to float another day. That guy.

[@arfyness]

wait, is the goonies house also the short circuit house? 😮

[@jamesbeaman5944]

Semper Paratus!!❤❤

[@jameswest4819]

Didn't they lose one of those at the mouth of the Columbia River?

[@GeorgeW-cv5en]

Wish I was there.

[@jamesdouglaswhittaker4612]

I’m saving up !

[@JustSamGuy]

Boats with screen rotation turned on:

[@crawford323]

It may roll but chances are it will not come back upright with all its antenna or communication gear.

[@jaimeduncan6167]

It’s amazing how a corporation can charge a fortune to the goverment for a boat and the personal find it not fit, according to to soecs

[@catsupchutney]

I am told that it will be pretty busted up after self righting.

[@dirkphillips9311]

The engines and all the individual components with any sort of fluid in it are not meant to be upside down, as such when they flip it is a huge amount of clean up.

[@stephenjsmart4758]

How can you say the vessel is self wrighting, you have three ropes pulling the vessel upright

[@AnarexicSumo]

The straps are what are flipping the boat over…

[@MurseSamson]

DO A BARREL ROLL! 🔀

[@fearthehoneybadger]

Better than a circus ride: and you get paid for it.

[@IWATCHUSLEEP487]

1 kind of weird how they stand outside when on the boat 2 why was RNLI not mentioned they are great

[@AnarexicSumo]

As it shows in the video there’s 4 control stations 2 of which are inside. The outside fly bridge has better visibility so it’s preferred unless a rollover is a serious risk in which case you go in and have a full 5 point harness.

[@snoozakid]

I cant be the only one thinking... but why a fish...

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

it was a cat fish ... and of course it was not identifiable by the cops ... it wasnt deep fried or filled with cream or covered in sugar ... in other words it wasnt a donut of any description so they have no idea what it is

[@petergerdes1094]

Is there a reason they call it a boat rather than a ship? It seems pretty big. Is it launched from other boats or does the coastguard have some mission based distinction?

[@NotWhatYouThink]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmLMfmV5fJqEh5o

[@AnarexicSumo]

yeah it’s less than 65’

[@josephrapoza6453]

I remember the MOTTO in 1980. I wonder if they still say it.

[@vornamenachname8783]

doesn`t look like it`s special over other lifeboats around the world far back in the last century. You mention the seat quality? Or the manual operated tow line? Come on, what minor issues. Wasn`t the cup holder the bigger issue? But I like for sure the lowered area at the side for easier pulling in of the person to be saved.

[@smyers820gm]

Nobody said anything about it being “special over other lifeboats”. He’s just talking about this one that the USCG uses. Why the “tude”?🤷‍♂️

[@keyztroke]

THE FISH NOOOOOOO

[@ExUSSailor]

Semper Paratus!

[@SNEHDENCARDOSO]

I worked on a 45 meter reaserch vessel i vomited 15 or more times every single day

[@NotWhatYouThink]

😬

[@kstricl]

The crew and boat are both Bad-A's? Sorry, that's exactly what I thought ;)

[@InterestingchannelAstana]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@sportriderseattle]

Narrator: you make it sound like these are for sale, for anyone to purchase ----- Not