M/V Majorie C - ConRo Launch

The M/V Marjorie C - ConRo (Combination Container and Ro-Ro) launched morning of Saturday, 09 August 2014 at VT Halter Marine of Pascagoula, MS.
Ship details at Pasha Hawaii's website:
www.pashahawaii.com/services/vessels/mv-marjorie-c

[@BigBob473]

Great ship! She currently runs cargo and vehicles between Honolulu, San Diego, and Los Angeles on a fairly regular schedule.

[@alm5693]

I can't believe that the technology to launch a ship like this is still "1. Hit a support with a hammer. 2. Run like hell".

[@neilvanvleet4495]

Just glad to see those guys under there knocking that pin out wearing hard hats and flotation vests! I'm sure they felt totally safed up :)

[@armastat]

one guy was stuck in there when it happened.

[@cgi2002]

One would hope that this is something they've done before, and that was all part of the plan. Still, don't fancy doing that job.

[@martydibergi5228]

They were NFL linebackers, quick on their feet 🐕🎸🐟

[@thomaslemay8817]

I can think of about 100 different ways to release that ship without putting people in the danger zone during the release.

[@catsupchutney]

@@thomaslemay8817 I would have expected some sort of cable controlled release mechanism, but I suppose those guys do similarly risky things every week.

[@carmelpule6954]

Congratulations to the person who calculated the metacentric height of that ship as in my opinion it was very marginal but good enough so once again Hearty congratulations to all concerned with the stability calculations.

[@roblet5047]

Won't it also be down to ballast tanks at and the keel.

[@freewill1114]

Amazing to watch those guys run for their lives! I agree, the camera work could have been better, but it caught the best part of the action OK.

[@paultaylor701]

In these days of health and safety it’s good that the best way to launch a ship looks like it did in the 1800s- terrifying.

[@TradShowTom]

Is it me or did that last guy go UNDER the ship instead of around it?

[@sargentdoggo297]

And does it almost seem like it’s too shallow for it or is the ballast no filled

[@thhall459]

It surely looks like that to me!

[@myninjakoklturbokillosis1228]

That worker was too slow, and in the event, under extreme circumstances, are they to have no choice, but to retreat in between the Propeller, and the Hull of the Ship, this does happen in some countries that eject ships in this manner, but there are MUCH safer alternatives than men backing one another on a pin, the reasoning for so many men in that one area, is simply incase someone slips/falls/trips, as worksite tragedy, is still worksite accident, and no company wants ANY worksite incidents, regardless. Were these men needed to place themselves at risk?, possibly not, again, Circumstances!.

[@davidanalyst671]

the ship was above ground rolling down a hill, so yeah, I think he did, or he just went around that one rail

[@Dazzaleinstein]

6 years late to the party but some things I noticed: 1:18 - Like everyone else has said, obvious crush hazard but they could have also been hit by flying debris as that chock just fucking exploded, wow 2:00 - Rope still connected to the dock snaps and makes 2 guys in the back windows shit themselves. 2:43 - The stand has definitely damaged the underside of the boat, possibly the propeller. Side note: I guess I like dark humour but it's kinda funny that the only black dude is the guy that's actually under the boat, lmao

[@OseanBigshot444]

Literally amazing how we can build a giant ship on land, and she can glide gently and gracefully over into the water. Kinda odd that we can't engineer a better launch system than having 8 guys physically hammering a teeny pin holding a gajillion tons of ship back, and running for their lives when it starts to move. You probably can't beat that adrenaline rush though either.

[@MrHeuvaladao]

The KISS principle: "keep it simple, stupid".

[@michamicha3989]

@@MrHeuvaladaoyou self

[@ellieprice3396]

An explosive charge to blow the pin out would do the trick with no danger to humans.

[@Richard-wk9le]

This is the best cartoon Curly, Moe and Joe ever made.

[@jetvette66]

I'm now drunk from all the camera pans and zooms....goddam.

[@mattjones7495]

I live over near Pepper Park in National City (San Diego) Ca. Every few days this awesome boat is here in the Port before dawn, doing its spectacular loading/unloading ritual to/from Hawaii. Marvelous.

[@chicanomalo4466]

Every other Sunday/Monday. Every other Tuesday we get to see the Jean Anne that also comes from hawaii. Jean Anne is there right now.

[@mattjones7495]

@@chicanomalo4466 Very Cool. Thank you for the details.

[@peterw4338]

I watched this during my launch break.

[@thedominator3071]

What did you have for lunch? Haha

[@redhotchilipapa5388]

You son of a bitch.... good one.

[@carlwakefield889]

Short lunch break

[@ozziepilot2899]

@@thedominator3071 Probably a sub :)

[@cdnkate9902]

🤣🤣🤣 Did you have Launchables???

[@emilkarpo]

Amazing comments by all the armchair naval architects, shipwrights, and cinematographers here. Well done.

[@BethLadnier]

My son helped build her and rode her as she went in the water Saturday!

[@thomasbroking7943]

What was all that liquid that rolled off the upper deck? Great launch everyone made it.

[@petergibbs]

@@thomasbroking7943 Rain water

[@thomasbroking7943]

@@petergibbs OMG. It must have been all kinds of miserable

[@doneown503]

I was wondering on that also, maybe a shock absorber, using the weight? I thought maybe it must have rained!

[@michaelwayne7887]

Congrats on your son's work, though there's nobody on ships that launch laterally.

[@AlPence]

Stop! its a camera not a damn trombone!

[@lingonberriesofwrath1836]

That's a perfect description of how I felt watching this. Even more annoying is the constant focusing while Glenn Miller here is shredding away.

[@grady.stu.8300]

Thats funny..

[@Funfitdude]

There oughta be a mandatory training for anyone who wants to post! Create a new federal agency to administer and over-see the training program

[@ferrelli1001]

@@Funfitdude, yup! That’s what we need ANOTHER federal agency! smh

[@Funfitdude]

@@ferrelli1001 a pleasure to find someone who appreciates sarcasm👍🏻

[@robertvertacnik9989]

It seems pretty f- ing stupid for the workers to have to knock out the support and then run for their lives as the ship launches.

[@peterw4338]

A small explosive would have done the trick.

[@MalikMitchell]

There are two cranes on the other side of the vessel, attached to the tilting "platform" on which the vessel sits. The typical procedure includes knocking out those blocks, THEN-- the cranes lift that side of the platform and let gravity do the work. A lot of water was on/in the vessel and likely contributed to its being off-balance causing the early launch. You can see a lot of water rushing off the vessel during the movement and when the vessel hits the water. In other words, they should've had time to get out from under but the vessel being off-balance started the launch early.

[@coyoteken1000]

@Nick Maclachlan Send in the new guy.

[@raynic1173]

@@MalikMitchell what's the deal with all the water on deck?

[@rocketraccoon1976]

Where's your sense of adventure?? 😏

[@guitarhero6584]

I couldn't help but notice Everyone ran away But the one guy in the red shirt ran directly under the ship?

[@spl1011]

He's fine. The running was for effect :P

[@victorvandyke9898]

They had water ballast on the top decks, that would spill and allow the boat to remain upright! Brilliant.

[@norbiesison9257]

Yeah; was wondering why water was spilling out from the top! 🤔

[@fjb4932]

Commonly referred to as Rainwater . . . ☆

[@steffenrosmus9177]

Your camera work deserves an Oscar or was it the Golden Lemon

[@walmartdog1142]

Marjorie (C)ollins was my mother's name. I saw this girl from the deck of a Princess cruise ship in Honolulu.

[@user-gf9pc2oc4n]

In the first launch, the white hat on the ship, port side is me. I got to ride it. Four of these are from our yard.

[@ymac7245]

1:34 Poor black dude got stuck on the wrong side of the wedge. The ship went over him 😱

[@merlin6955]

So it did! Ooof!!!

[@divox9pqr]

Why is still leaning in the water?

[@joejoseph3078]

That ship looks like it will tip over with the slightest breeze.

[@dskains]

It’s empty. As soon as they get some ballast or weight in there it should be better!

[@Mr91495osh]

Ships are usually built in a dry dock and then the dock is flooded to float the boat.

[@thecelticprince4949]

looks a bit wonky in the water. like they haven't got it ballasted properly.

[@Woody615]

Why was there any water on the upper decks? Don't they have drains? If not, the ship would become top heavy during a store at sea.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

It’s light. No fuel or ballast for a launch

[@Woody615]

@@Dog.soldier1950 That doesn't make sense, because if there is no ballast, then the water would make it top heavy and mean a greater chance of capsizing.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

@@Woody615 Ive participated in side launch’s and conventional launch’s-exciting stuff but the launch ways can only take so much weight so lots of fitting out needs to be done before the ship is ready to sail but yes no fuel and no ballast at launch. Launch’s in dry or graveling docks-I was there when the USS Theodore Roosevelt was launched `is a bit different

[@Woody615]

@@Dog.soldier1950 Yes, I understand, but it still does not explain the water on the upper most deck. :-)

[@Dog.soldier1950]

@@Woody615 ships are designed to shed water thru the suppers so it’s perfectly normal

[@elizabethcoote3256]

Ships are wonderful, I spent some years at sea finishing as Msster Msrimer; ships have their own personality!

[@topgeardel]

Well, that's one of the more insane things I've watched on KZbin lately. How archaic to launch a boat into water.....guys in possible danger and running away from the imminent launch. Are those guys unionized?

[@Trebuchet48]

Unionized? It's in Mississippi!

[@topgeardel]

@@Trebuchet48 Yea, I knew that. Just thought I'd make a point.

[@FLYSUBS89]

@@topgeardel if it was union, there would be 3x as many people and 7x over budget. Having said that - they should fire the manager - completely incompetent and unsafe.

[@jp003456]

At 2:02 you can see a rope doing a whiplash, it brakes the speed of sound and you can hear AND see the sonic boom.

[@KutWrite]

Looks to me several lines parted. The bang might've been the line breaking.

[@kilobravo2373]

Thats water from a wet rope that failed in tension. Note the water pour off the top of the vessel as it lists when it hits the water. Speed of sound at sea level is 761mph or 1100 feet per second. From 2:02 to 2:03 the end of the rope maybe covered, 350-400 feet, and thats being liberal with the guess. Don't get me wrong, that shit is moving very fast and would do some Jean Claude Van Damage to anything it hit, but other than its initial instantaneous acceleration (the noise you hear), it wasn't doing what you think it was and what you saw was not the compression cone (mach cone) but just water being shed from a soaked mooring line. The boom you heard was the massive tension load failure. Theres some videos of rope companies load tests which highlight the violence of such failures. Good eye though.

[@jamnic98]

2:00 That chain whip tho

[@cats0182]

This is 2020, almost 2021. Are they still doing the launch that way? You mean to tell me that the shipbuilding industry can't find a safer way to get the boat in the water?

[@captaincoyote1792]

@TheOutLaw Carpenter Whoa, shipmate! I spent a lot of years at sea, so I get your message. And I even laughed! But I hope the intent of your “ef’n” was a result of salty humor vs disgust with someone unfamiliar with launching ships. I think Cats01 is simply unfamiliar and uninformed....and just surprised, is all. And for all the storms at sea I’ve ridden, danger along foreign coastlines, and dangers both seen and unseen in crappy seaports around the world, I always worked hard to the best of my ability to mitigate risk to my crew and my ship. Even so, I was surprised....and maybe as was Cats01....that launching required two guys with sledges “banging away” at that pin” from under the hull.....and once loosened, they and the observers having to sprint to safety. Still, your salty humorous response happily brought back memories of my favorite Bos’n Warrants and CPOs! So, thanks, amigo!

[@alan-sk7ky]

@@captaincoyote1792 Hmm, but there must be a better way (something hydraulic perhaps) than a couple of blokes with sledge hammers bashing a chock away and why so many hanging about watching the hammers lads going at it as well. At least on a stern in slipway the hulls are built on a set of runners with plenty of room underneath in case of an oh dear moment for the sledge hammer gang.

[@figgeberglund4145]

TheOutLaw Carpenter You are the real idiot. Because of your stupid rude behavior. Cats01 is absolutely right. To bang with hammers, and then run like scared kid steeling apples from the angry old neighbor, is not a professional way of release a 1000 ton ship.

[@ffjsb]

@@figgeberglund4145 Well you can launch them how ever you like at YOUR ship yard. But I doubt you have much of a problem launching a rubber duckie in your bathtub....

[@stephenhall7493]

I think I spotted someone in the middle window and the lady below says her son was on the ship when it launched; Can someone with glasses verify if there is a white t-shirt moving around in that middle window because I'm fairly sure I saw someone.

[@robertwalls5794]

1:40 dude still under as it starts going. Screw that!

[@curtismartell7959]

i saw that too!

[@soxfan]

has to be a better way??

[@mtlassen1992]

OSHA would definitely NOT be ok with that! That's the craziest shit I have ever seen.

[@traktorworks3200]

camera person needs some muscle relaxant, or another job. his/ her efforts were shameful, whizzing to the left, whizzing to the right. slow it down dude and focus on the subject.

[@nuclearcasserole]

the long range focus was amazing, that was some very impressive work by the camera. I want one!

[@armastat]

AND he totally missed the guy stuck under the launcher when the ship started sliding, even though he was right there in the camera frame when it happened.

[@af4od02]

Looks like me launching my bass boat at the public boat ramp before a fishing tournament.

[@mattrost2574]

Why was the propeller still visible after the launch was complete?

[@dskains]

There is no weight in the boat. Once they load it with some cargo it will be lower in the water.

[@pschroeter1]

I want to know how that little yellow wedge held that entire giant ship in place.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

It's easy to explain that. The gross weight of the ship minus the rotational velocity of the propeller divided by the tensile strength of that little yellow wedge is equal to the cross-correlational vector of the full dynamic vintriputal force as computed by the directional tangent of Murphy's Law to the power of infinity raised to the 9th power plus the square root of the inverse value of the Pythagoream's Theorem.

[@probablynotmyname8521]

Why would have 5-6 guys doing nothing standing next to the guy who is doing something?

[@Cyba_IT]

I'm surprised there isn't some sort of health and safety regulation against this or do the workers sign a waver that if they trip and get squished the company won't be held accountable?

[@ymac7245]

These ship builders have found the pause button for physics laws. This should not be possible

[@michaelwayne7887]

Why were there 8 guys there to knock the pins out when only 2 were needed? For the thrill of running away?

[@FabiomassimoR]

awww look at that innovation boat from another vids...doin well 0:52

[@garyanddebwi2857]

Is there some rule about launching ships without enough ballast to steady her? Is the channel too shallow? Just wondering.

[@BillSmith-rx9rm]

That thing sure looks top heavy to me. Hard to believe that it is seaworthy.

[@tonymay7922]

Um, are there any safety standards in the USA? Or is ok to potentially lose a few workers every time a ship's launched?

[@Doubledig]

Health & Safety guys would be having a fit in the UK!

[@brianingell3174]

why are those two ship holding devices under the stern with the prop right there?

[@drider43]

Did the brother make it out OK? He looked to be in a pretty bad situation as the ship started sliding

[@AzucenaPadillavazquez-zx6ii]

Donde publicaron este video vivo en estados unidos

[@norbertdx]

Ok whats next, how do they get the ship lower in the water, or is this the ride height when empty?

[@scarey2me]

Don't slip when you are running away.

[@nativeafroeurasian]

1:49 why is there water on the top deck?

[@bernardhelinski1141]

Was the prop damaged beyond repair

[@JimmyLoose]

Who gave thier 5 year the video camera?

[@nuclearcasserole]

what kind of camera and lense was that? i was really impressed at the telephoto distance and clarity.

[@KutWrite]

I don't know, but check the stats on a Panasonic FZ-1000 or FZ-2500. They'll do the job if that's what you want.

[@nuclearcasserole]

@@KutWrite the auto focus at 1000 meters was really impressive. Thank you.

[@philcampbell3104]

What is the source of all the water that gushes off the top of the superstructure as it is launched?

[@Jehty_]

Rain?

[@donnebes9421]

Clouds.

[@ownpetard8379]

God - Day 1

[@Multicorn_gaming]

What type of launch is this?

[@Jables185]

1:35 Did the guy in the red shirt make it? It looked like he was gonna be crushed!

[@MalikMitchell]

My apologies for the very late response. Yes, he was just fine, though he have been considering retirement given the number of gold bricks emerging from his posterior.

[@BradfordGuy]

I was wondering the same, here in November 2019! One second he was there... and then - he just wasn't there. Glad to know he was ok. I bet a bit waterlogged though!

[@timmonk47]

was the black guy wearing a red shirt?

[@ness111555]

@@timmonk47 Yes, red shirt, and brown pants.

[@donnebes9421]

@@ness111555 did the pants start out brown?

[@byronharano2391]

Even a US Navy frigate paid honor to this launching

[@szaki]

What if those guys fall, slip and gets pinned by the boat? Worst boat launch I have ever seen!

[@strangelic4234]

Nuh it's okay, they have helmets and life jackets.

[@szaki]

@@strangelic4234 It's not 1 or 2 guys who release the boat, half a dozen standing around! What an idiotic system?

[@Amar-fd7cg]

2:00 Check out the whiplash as the cable snaps

[@Dr.Pepper001]

A thing of beauty.

[@woodentrainseriesofficial9511]

YESSSS I FOUND IT FINALLY!

[@Iri-b1j]

It's like that mice song. See how they run. Lol. Flipping ruuunnnnn

[@KutWrite]

I thought of the Beatles singing that in "Lady Madonna."

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

Unless you enjoy staring at a stationary boat for 1:40.

[@MsRosiecat]

That looks a fun job to have, time it so u can leg it one in time. Cool but scary ship 🚢 launch!!!

[@luuk341]

Look at how the rope snaps and cracks like a whip at 2:00. You can even hear it a second later

[@thedominator3071]

ooooo Wow it’s amazing to see a rope that big crack like that, what is the stuff that comes off the end when it cracks? Is it just like water or something?

[@luuk341]

@@thedominator3071 Yeah I think it's just water.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Looked like they were going to need some wd40. What was all the water on top?

[@jameswitte5167]

Watch the last guy at 1:34 ... See him duck down as keel goes over him at 1:40 ...

[@rick3747]

Is this the correct way to a ship launch or is this the Moe, Larry and Curly way?

[@michaelgoble8200]

This is the normal and the most common procedure.

[@eduardopichinini4496]

Rapaz os engenheiros de segurança ficam loucos com umas imagens dessas kkkk

[@claudevieaul1465]

Nice zoom lens.

[@Clodknocker]

Show the black guy with the crew went under the boat as it slid down???

[@eddielane9569]

That thing sure is top heavy. The prop doesn't even go under water completely like it should.

[@TheRealJohnHamp]

Probably because they only build the shell of the boat while on land. Literally just enough so that it floats and then they finish installing all the systems and the rest of the build while it's floating. The heavier the ship is, the more dangerous the launch is. Once they finish construction all that extra weight will make it sit quite a bit lower in the water.

[@ctb2814]

I wonder how much the oceans would drop if all the ships were removed.

[@klauspendolo1393]

I bet those Dock workers train very hard running regularly during their free time. For the sole improvement of their survival rate at work.

[@krystalstarrett6760]

Why build a ship so top heavy? Please excuse my ignorance, I really don't understand.

[@NBZW]

The vessel goes to the outfitting dock where it will be completed, machinery added, ballast taken aboard, fuel etc, etc. She will be just fine when finished.

[@markrothenberg9867]

Why is the vessel listing starboard?

[@MrHonkyCat]

Wasn't properly dewatered after a big rainstorm.

[@davidhunt6463]

I was wondering that too, but now I know.

[@redhidinghood]

Some of the internals won't have been installed yet, so weight distribution is a bit awry until they are.

[@chuckmvs]

Hey, Joe did you remember to put the plug in?

[@dayc801]

Plug? You mean this thing? I thought it was the champagne cork ...boat themed ... No?

[@skippergilligan8800]

I'll go knock the pin out if u go with me. Ok, I'll go if Rich goes, ok I'll go if Rick goes. Ok, I'll go if Moe goes. So the entire boat builders guild ended up under their creation.

[@Richard-wk9le]

what happen to Curly ?

[@YSALF]

Security procedures were overlooked. That pin release & run sure it will never be perform by shipyard owners or relatives

[@davebar2017]

Looks top heavy AF

[@christopherpardell4418]

Boats are launched when their hulls are complete and engines are in place. Much of the superstructure and internal fittings and equipment is not yet installed. As a result, at launch they ride high in the water. Once completed, more than half of the exposed red portion of the lower hull will be underwater- and ALL of it submerged when she is fully loaded. But even then... Boats All stick higher u out of the water than they do down into the water. Being somewhat visually top heavy is not a problem because the portion of the hull under water contains ballast to lower the center of gravity, and the hull is designed so the center of buoyancy is below the center of gravity...As the boat tips, the center of gravity remains fixed- but the center of buoyancy shifts- ( the tipping hull displaces water in a different shape- the century of buoyancy is the center of gravity of the volume of water displaced. Ergo- if the port side of the hull is lower and the starboard side lifted partly out of the water, the center of mass of water displaced moves to the port side, and so the force of buoyancy is pushing upwards on the port side of the C of G... lifting the low side of the ship until the C of B is directly under the C of G again..

[@jameslong2514]

what a ride

[@updootIreland]

That dude @1:40...he made it out, right?

[@jamesa702]

The Navy had a ship on station there incase the Marjorie C tried to escape...

[@Bigstooler0]

Beautiful

[@midnyte6195]

Nice video😃

[@zoperxplex]

One of the most inept ship launches ever recorded.

[@barreloffun10]

Why man? In the end, the ship is floating in the water. Mission accomplished.

[@victorvandyke9898]

That was amazing!

[@geraldojohann9821]

Hope that the worker between the supports survived.

[@robertr7923]

Yeah. Ship went over him. You can walk under the ship. Its off the ground

[@stephenhall7493]

Ah, I see. Multiple people up there! In the windows.

[@mikeperth8027]

I used to live in Ocean Springs, MS.

[@3chords490]

All that technology and engineering......there has to be a better and safer way to launch a ship. How did that get past a risk assessment?

[@michaelgoble8200]

That is one of the most common methods for launching ships. It has been in use for decades because it is one of the most practical methods.

[@joeyallen4261]

Yay

[@jeroendesterke9739]

1:30 - the black fella at the other side of the steel rigger takes his life into his hands by walking inwards, instead of joining the others. Perhaps he knows something that we can't see.?

[@luongthanhduoc5930]

Thật điên rồ cho những hành động khiến cho nguy hiểm đến con người

[@MuslimHasanBirga]

Great job

[@BluzFan]

what about the guy who ended up under by the prop? did he make it out alive!!!