Marine reacts to the SBS Recapture of the Nave Andromeda

[@AnvilAirsoftTV]

Of all the places in the world to take over a ship... :) There must have been some very excited lads at Poole.

[@lordsummerisle87]

Not a long trip for them either. Back in time for tea and medals.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas.]

I know right..........😬🤦‍♀️😆

[@macnadoodle]

I’m sure the tea was still warm when they got home again.

[@macnadoodle]

@@faabill4953 well the ship could have actually anchored in Swanage bay. That would be a 10 minute fight from RM Poole. They could have still ordered takeout pizza from the chopper and have been back in time to eat it.

[@tamkin007]

As soon as I herd were the ship was I just started laughing

[@lewmar321sco]

With regards to the 3 insignias/ flags, the left one is the Royal Navy, Middle is SBS and right is Royal Airforce. Great video yet again 🙂

[@reidycruise]

I’ve just paused the vid to say the same x this guy has the most respect of everyone xxx

[@theoforshaw2976]

Union Jack

[@robruiz6220]

@@theoforshaw2976 it's only called a union jack once it's been on a ship??? Am I right in saying that?

[@Falky1]

@@robruiz6220 As far as im aware its only called the union jack when its actively on a ship all other instances its the union flag.

[@neveryoumind560]

@@robruiz6220 it's disputed, but the union jack is its name when on a royal navy war ship that's not in harbor.

[@85481]

As a Brit growing up with a lot of American media I always got kinda hyped about the USMC and SEALs when they came up in movies, TV or news. It's pretty wholesome to see an American having the same reaction to our boys doing their thing.

[@mikorossi1959]

Respect for the British from Finland !

[@generaladvance5812]

Likewise friend. The winter war was legendary.

[@naiboz]

Hello Finish friends!

[@mikorossi1959]

@@generaladvance5812 Thx mate ! Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill also respected the Finnish army and small drinks. We too.

[@mikorossi1959]

@@generaladvance5812 And: Lewis Hamilton is the best driver ever. Regards, Kimi and Lewis fan.

[@psalmo6351]

@@mikorossi1959 there s no doubt he is very good, but to be honest, he's not liked to much over here in England.

[@Tunaking-j7b]

I love how he always looks so happy and is always smiling

[@CombatArmsChannel]

The irony of the location the bad guys chose is just too funny haha

[@TheKruxed]

@@CombatArmsChannel What if the captain knew and purposely headed closer to there than normal? Just like you'd be trained(hopefully) and not expecting but knowing you could have stowaways and/or takeovers you'd also think a captain of a boat that size worth that much from that departure area would know exactly where every UK/UN base was and how far they were from his own projected course to destination. Its not like the stowaways are likely to be able to read the instruments or know they are off course by a couple of miles. Either way they certainly chose the worst place to make their stand lol

[@jaime8974]

Everyone is Gangsta until the SBS show up....

[@maxrose4418]

Everyone gangsta till the shadows start sipping tea

[@jamesbrannan3377]

@@maxrose4418 Fucking gold :'D

[@Tunaking-j7b]

@@maxrose4418 lol

[@bloodraven2887]

@@maxrose4418 you win XD

[@Aal-2447]

@@maxrose4418 lol I know too well!

[@SmokeyJ69]

Much respect my American friend 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@DBCooper00x]

🇬🇧 British-American, respect ! 🇺🇸

[@MrSwanny182]

Totally from a Scottish British perspective

[@ChuckstaGaming]

Very, very cool - my countrymen (British military) saved my countrymen (Italian crew) I'm Italian British 😃

[@biddyboy1570]

Send more pizza. We have nothing to eat.

[@irvsstella]

And coffee!!!

[@fredatkin1568]

Was you born in Britain probably not

[@ChuckstaGaming]

​@@fredatkin1568 You are obviously of the lower classes, your use of the English language is atrocious! You and yours are what's bad with this country. I was born in Redruth, Cornwall. My father is English and my mother is Italian.

[@keithwaterhouse8310]

@Big Dog well said my friend

[@markhusseymh1]

Worlds dumbest criminals attacking ship near SBS base.

[@Davespenathome]

In the waters that the SBS do the majority of their training too.

[@mrswinkyuk]

Exactly what they wanted...They're in the UK, will stay and be free in a few months.

[@sliperysid]

@@mrswinkyuk sad but true!

[@Mrgnothing1]

What the video didnt say, is that Portsmouth, known as being one of the main navel dockyards in the UK was litterally 3-5 miles away, even closer than poole

[@paulgdunsford7469]

But great if you wanted to get into the UK lol

[@paulbutler1291]

I’m a member of Bembridge lifeboat crew and attended this situation. Good channel

[@chris5634C3PO]

We also salute the good work you do.

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

Paul, having been a bootneck Officer who has had use of Plymouth's Lifeboat on more than one occasion, I want to thank you for the work you do. To go to sea in the weather that you do risking your life everything. Our country owes you a debt of gratitude thats hard to repay. Stay safe and may your feet remain dry for as long as you do the job.

[@marlboro1771]

One of the best military channels. I like how you are so respectful of other forces, and so humble when revealing your lack of knowledge in key areas. Best of luck with your channel.

[@peterscott7140]

I live in Poole where the SBS are based. On the evening of the tanker incident, the choppers made one hell of a racket over the town so we knew something was going down. A few years ago I once saw a few inflatables full of SBS marines training in Lulworth Cove (a local tourist spot). One boat left the flotilla, beached, a marine went into the water-edge cafe and came out with a big box of fish and chip meals which he took back to and shared amongst his fellows just off-shore. Always resourceful are our boys, which is what makes them so professional and deadly.

[@marksapollo]

I like Lulworth Cove, also a few other South Coast spots when the tourists aren’t around are great too.

[@OldSkoolGeneral]

Hot meal does wonders for moral, energy, endurance etc.

[@DBCooper00x]

I say, those choppers better not of upset afternoon tea or we'd have to put our boots on. You do realise this is going to be in the morning times, just the thought of it.

[@stubones]

I used to live in Bournemouth. One day I was on the beach when a plane came from the direction of the airport at Hurn and straight out to sea. I can't estimate how far out the plane was but when it was over some boats close to the horizon, men jumped and chuted into the sea. It was awesome to watch and almost certainly related to the SBS.

[@philipnesbitt3334]

@@stubones I grew up in Poole. Until the 80s we had no idea that the SBS base was in Hamworthy. When we were on the beach we would often see inflatables and probably other craft moving around the bay. I now realise that these were the SBS out on some sort of training. Nothing like doing secret stuff out in the open!! Although it was probably just the basics.

[@BrandonHook1]

SBS train in Poole, which is about a 10-15 minute helicopter journey from the Isle Of Wight

[@ishmyboy]

Less than that, literally five or so minutes. I heard the helicopters going over my house in Poole.

[@LordInter]

@@ishmyboy yeah you can see it from the SBS base, its literally right there init :D Ah i just checked, bembridge is the other side of the isle of wight and the og shows it in the vid, 70km :)

[@ishmyboy]

@@LordInter Yeah was other side of island, still could hear all the helicopter activity though

[@lewisb85]

The SBS were pissed off it cut into their lunch break!

[@MarkN67]

A weekend duty is never welcome!

[@timaustin2000]

"Don't worry, guys, they're British and we all know the British don't have guns" 10 minutes later: "They had guns. Big f*cking guns 😳"

[@Shinobeii13]

There's a rumour going around that when the SBS returned to barracks, the cups of tea they had just made before going out to rescue the crew of 'Nave Andromeda' were still warm. I have contacted my sources and can confirm this is simply not the case and is complete fiction. The truth is two of the team had coffee. 💯🇬🇧🤣💀 #sbs #specialboatservice

[@dave_h_8742]

😂

[@illiteratethug3305]

Coffee?!! I think that's technically treason lol

[@EuanWhitehead]

"Back just before the kettles boiled"

[@anthonynuttall9691]

Complete fiction

[@EuanWhitehead]

@@anthonynuttall9691 Yes, its fiction, it's a poetic joke that plays on the fact that the SBS have high standards and efficiency. It's a joke way of saying that they complete their operations swiftly.

[@missuscam]

Listen in Lads who fancies a Jolly off the Isle of Wight. Home by dinner time.

[@redacted9071]

As a South Hampshire native this is a real thing lol

[@dougoneill7266]

For tea n medals. of course.

[@missuscam]

@FlapJack NI any accent within British Isles. Can hear Billy Connor saying it to be fair. :)

[@Kyle-Russell]

Don’t get in between an Englishman and his Sunday roast dinner

[@missuscam]

@@Kyle-Russell I'm usually the one that cooks them.

[@Apeman607]

love how the video explaining it almost took as long as the op its self.

[@IAmTheJollyOrange]

I live on the Isle of Wight, was awesome to see

[@TheMattlockyer]

I’m from Shanklin on the island but live in Australia. It was quite a surprise to turn on CNN in the morning and see photos of the hijacked ship being taken from Luccombe..

[@chrismadge5472]

The SBS are based in Hamworthy, which is Poole, it is also a training facility for them, but that is their home, so anyone being unfortunate enough to be a `Dick` within 5 mins flying time, is gonna get their asses kicked for sure. They knew it was a tanker, but as soon as anyone threatens any crew members, whether they are stowaways or not, it automatically becomes a terrorist related situ. Great work bud, thanks to Liveth for evermore, both these channels are my favourites handsdown.

[@CombatArmsChannel]

Cheers brother 🤙

[@marvinsmall5002]

The would literally been sitting on there bergans waiting for a call...

[@cockbeard]

Thanks for saving my sanity, as a Bournemouth boy I was getting frustrated at all the Poole comments when it's clearly Hamworthy. Only a tiny detail, but details matter, "check and test, check and test"

[@chrismadge5472]

@@cockbeard yes I know people get it wrong, and it does make you frustrated sometimes and there are far more important things to really trouble us, so don't be too upset by it, in all fairness, people usually get it wrong through the info put out by media is wrong, and of course the 'I know it all brigade' always has a foot in the door somewhere. Have a nice day fella.

[@marcuswardle3180]

@@cockbeard As a Wareham lad it was always Hamworthy, Wareham! I used to play hockey and we would occasionally use the pitch at the SBS Base. I do remember the showers. All of them were hot bar the last two which were only freezing cold water!

[@70wannawatch]

I heard from a reliable source the SBS squad were watching Footy (Soccer for our American Brethern)on TV,departed at half time and got back to watch the 2nd half and their tea was still pipeing hot ;)

[@dylvasey]

I remember seeing the hijack on the evening news and knowing where the SBS train, I even said what a great training mission this is going to be. Hijacking a ship within fifteen minutes of one of the worlds most elite fighting forces is as stupid as starting a fight in a Herefordshire pub.

[@musicalarchitecture7875]

Wow so insightful you are. Also I’m sure those stowaways are into special forces and know where the SBS trains.

[@mrswinkyuk]

"Torkway" ? I think he means Torquay ( pronounced Torkee )

[@ChrisTopher-gu8gf]

@dustisdeadbodies85 the irony of your comment has not gone unnoticed 😂

[@70wannawatch]

Basically anything Quay is pronounced Key/Kee as in Newkee spelt Newquay,gotta love the British languages confuses most of us as well ;-)

[@robbailey7565]

Yeah, tour k-way did make me laugh

[@dougoneill7266]

That shook my piss a bit too. for a minute I thought the commentator is actually AI and this is a Turin test.

[@jipster2020]

What about Southmapton @5:55

[@punjabipowersss]

11:13 the flag on the left is the royal navy flag and the one on the right it the RAF flag

[@CombatArmsChannel]

Thanks!

[@punjabipowersss]

@@CombatArmsChannel you're welcome brother 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@paulgdunsford7469]

Ensigns not flags just being teco and white ensign lol

[@markbenjamin1703]

They probably ordered JustEat and got back in time for the delivery

[@maxrose4418]

How could they when their never gone 😂🤫🤫🤫

[@peterscott7140]

Do not jest my friend. I live in Poole where the SBS are based. A few years ago I once saw a few inflatables full of SBS marines training in Lulworth Cove (a local tourist spot). One boat left the flotilla, beached, a marine went into the water-edge cafe and came out with a big box of fish and chip meals which he took back to and shared amongst his fellows just off-shore.

[@markbenjamin1703]

@@peterscott7140 that would have been a sight and a great template for memes

[@maxrose4418]

@@peterscott7140 that’s the most British thing possible

[@Lazerus2008]

@@peterscott7140 I holiday in that part of the world every year. A few times at Lulworth the RMC and "friends" have turned up on the beach in a landing craft, got the BBQs going and got the beers out. I have been invited over a few times for a drink and a social. Proper blokes but merciless mickey takers and they love ripping on the RAF.

[@coveneyr]

Keep up the good work, Marine. You are a credit to the USMC. I love your commentaries. All the best.

[@eamonnsaunders7066]

The flag on the left is the white ensign= Royal Navy. The middle emblem = SBS and the flag on the right= Royal Air Force.

[@NorthWalesKid]

I’ve got mad respect for the Navy SEALs Delta Force etc but the SAS and SBS are THE best in the world no question

[@thurlestonetennis2447]

How is it possible to decide who is better? Just give respect to all those heroes.

[@thurlestonetennis2447]

By saying some unit is the best means that the other unit is inferior, therefore is disrespectful. I always cringe when politicians say our forces, health service etc is ‘the best in the world’; this shows a lack of respect for other countries. My main point was - how can anyone possibly say one SF unit is better than another? Without pitting one against the other in mortal combat it is impossible to make a value judgment. They are all highly trained and brave operators who should be admired universally and respected, not treated like a football team.

[@nicogman8469]

@soflo23 beep I think it's far fetched to call anything the best considering the specialised groups are SPECIALISED to each country's situations... like I'm sure the Russian special forces would stomp all over the UK and US in alot of situations... and I think it's key to say that it's always been a well known fact that the US is better at being a big aggressive force to get alot done and the UK is good at patience and getting in and out of peak situations we put our self into.. but really it don't matter who's better because it still only take one pull of a untrained soldier to take fully trained ones life... I'd rather just be on the team with better aim lol

[@jerryoshea3116]

@soflo23 beep To make this simple the US,British,Israeli(and the South Africans)SF have some quality soldiers(plenty of useful and relevant experience)with very little to choose between them(and we should be pleased they're Allies and comrades.not enemies)So no competition or "Pissing contest necessary..

[@jerryoshea3116]

@soflo23 beep Many Mercenaries been born on this continent,going right back to the"Boers" .And then the training some of their SF do is unreal,Parachuting into area's which may have dangerous wild animals around!... So they really have to know their shit!!. But ur right the Aussies and KIWI's are A1 soldiers..

[@user-bx2gz6to1w]

Live on the Isle of Wight and heard the Merlins and Chinook fly over our house on route. Knew the SBS wouldn't take long to complete the mission and be back at Poole in time for tea. Great work and glad your on our side.

[@mrk8050]

The flag on the left is Her Majesty's Naval Service, the one in the middle is the Special Boat Service and on the right is the Royal Air Force Blue Ensign.

[@audience2]

White Ensign of the Royal Navy

[@mikemandel5775]

I love your channel! The fact that you drink Yorkshire tea is a plus too! My Dad was British Army and for him, tea was a food group.

[@MarkN67]

This was always going to finish this way. Watching them train on RFA Sir Tristram in Portland Harbour in the last few years they used this as a training exercise. Helicopters were coming and going overhead all day. They were just waiting for it to go dark.

[@Q3ToPBuZz]

man, of all the places to hijack a ship.

[@59patrickw]

darwin award given to on ship

[@Dinger154]

"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

[@bazsnell3178]

You forgot to mention the origin of that phrase. It was George Orwell.

[@nathanb5579]

@Gazza Boo toxic nothing. These stupid phrases and descriptives🙄

[@Dinger154]

@@bazsnell3178 everyone knows that

[@nathanb5579]

@Gazza Boo right on, brother. Hope youre having a good night. Goodnight

[@maxcoombes4766]

@Gazza Boo are you actually that much of a snowflake and hes saying this in sbs context and no women has been able to pass sbs selection

[@brendanwatt7921]

I live on the Isle of Wight but was in Poole on electronics course when helicopters come back in New something was going on didn't get national headlines at the time, took a while, yeh couldn't be more right that ain't happening in are back yard! Love the channel keep up the good work!!

[@lonewanderer5515]

When the SBS are fast roping onto your boat the fight is already over

[@stevewilson1841]

I remember watching this unfold on TV as it happened. I'm from Liverpool (home of the Beatles) - UK I was blown away by the professionalism of our military on that night if I'm being honest. Give them guys a medal 🥉 I hope you enjoyed our precious Yorkshire Tea my friend? 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 ⚔☕

[@MyLoserville]

SBS: I am the captain now

[@Uk5haky]

Love this bloke.

[@coratuliao5220]

I love to see your reaction Sir😘 From:Philippines watching your videos always💖💖💖

[@stepevin923]

As always great videos shown. Thank you for your respect to our guys serving in the UK. Thank you for your service also.🤙

[@SotonSam]

Sends shivers down my spine haha. Great video mate. I'm from Southampton myself. Also, the narrator of the video, an Englishman, pronounced Torquay wrong, it's pronounced Tor-key. Not your fault, just sayin' lol haha 👍

[@callanparsons8707]

Scummer 😉 couldn’t resist 😂😂😂

[@Empirehog]

As a Brit, I have to say I approve of your tea collection.

[@archiecroft7114]

Next thing we know there will be a hostage situation in Hereford

[@davidwallin7518]

That's one way of committing suicide I guess!

[@petrmalecek8317]

The hostages will be held in the boathouse ;-)

[@soroushmoghaddam5298]

SAS aren’t in Hereford anymore

[@KumaBean]

Do they still have the camp in 'Harold? I used to get kicks out of driving through there with my old man back in the day, man, thinking about it, that was about 27 years ago, damn 😕

[@marshall2519]

@@soroushmoghaddam5298 yea they're they moved from the centre of Hereford in 1994 to a couple miles outside of the city as I am from there and grew up around them

[@mxmoondoggie895]

The Special Forces Support Group despite having a very silly name is a collection of specialist commandos from the Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines plus RAF pilots/crew who are trained to work with special forces in various roles from insertion to snipers, cover fire or diversion tactics. The US military is much bigger so you tend to have a regiment for every role, many of our roles are handled within the same forces who rotate between squadrons to get full experience in all types of training and service.

[@adamwaller5496]

Most of these helicopters are Royal Navy not RAF. NAS = Naval Air Squadron.

[@Teverell]

My first full day at my Phase Two training base in the British Army was spent playing hostage for an SBS training exercise for very much this sort of situation, and not too far from where this took place. Absolutely professional and over so fast - about the scariest thing was listening in to their radio broadcast and hearing it just go silent, seconds before they arrived on the ship where we were (in our case, a Royal Navy ship playing the hijacked vessel). That was nearly twenty years ago, it's the sort of thing they train for regularly and rarely get to do. Absolutely as easy as a training exercise, as you say!

[@itinn1]

The flags are royal navy and royal airforce

[@kevinburt44]

Great videos, I really like your respect for other nation's armed forces. I'm an ex RAF firefighter, best time of my life, keep up the great work and stay safe. Kev.

[@benkirby]

I live a about 5 miles from where this happened and heard the heli coming to refuel during the night

[@ryancrane2815]

Pirates: try to steal ship going to the UK SBS [enters chat]

[@Ivan--Drago]

*Pirate's have left the chat*

[@SPOatley]

My nephew is a Chinook pilot with 7 Squadron RAF he wasn't part of this mission. He completed 3 tours of Afgan flying combat missions with the US Marine Corps and SAS. 7 Squadron pilots are awesome 🤘

[@ethanlockwood6985]

Yorkshire tea in the background, been from Yorkshire and in the army one cup of that and your ready to rock

[@Beefy2203]

Not the brightest pirates, hijack a ship less than 10 miles from SBS base. 😂😂😂

[@johngmac632]

The left flag is the Royal Navy, centre flag is SBS and right flag is the Royal Air Force. As a footnote, my son was aboard one of the Merlins from Yeovilton

[@MrShadowfax42]

Great video, thanks. I also like Liveth Forevermore but I was surprised that, as a Brit, he messed up the pronunciation of Torquay, which is actually Torr-Key, not Torr-Kway. And it's not like Torquay is unknown in the UK, it's the location for Fawlty Towers.

[@pjmoseley243]

is the narrater English do you think , I mean who dont know where Torquay is lol

[@CranstonR]

Probably computer generated from a script, a lot of channels are using it now.

[@MrShadowfax42]

@@CranstonR He posted a comment correcting it - he probably knows the name of the place but didn't recognise the written form of it. I'm sure he knows of Torquay and how to pronounce it. He just didn't realise it was the same place from seeing the name written.

[@CombatArmsChannel]

I wouldn't have gotten remotely close to pronouncing that correctly haha

[@squaddie67]

He did the same with Yeovilton, he pronounced it phonetically rather than as "Yo-vilton".

[@restlessbeing1398]

I love this guy man!! And he's also got Yorkshire tea! What a legend !!

[@observer3468]

SBS, badass. I recently passed my PRMC hoping to become one of these guys.

[@RL0319]

All the best 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@MrDurrant15]

No such thing as the PRMC anymore..?

[@Ferssedi]

@@MrDurrant15 potential royal marine course

[@1DY.]

You'll have to stop telling everyone then or you won't get anywhere!

[@roderickwillis2516]

1st rule of SBS Club is to not tell anyone you may be joining the SBS Club

[@steveymoon]

I'm really enjoying your channel. And, being in England, I can't help but notice the bag of Yorkshire Tea behind you. The best tea on the planet. Huge respect. 💙

[@illiteratethug3305]

"Isle of Wight? Sorry everybody, we thought we snuck onto a boat for the Isle of Man. We're here for the TT"

[@Wally-H]

@Jimmy Smith Unless they meant table tennis

[@Wally-H]

@Jimmy Smith No, maybe not LOL

[@Wally-H]

@Jimmy Smith I try not to stoop to the level of trolls who hide behind that answer

[@HexAyed]

Only just found this channel and I love it so far, keep up the great videos, top bloke

[@Captain-flash-heart-boom]

I had already watched this over on livethforevermore’s channel but I really like watching your reviews. It’s great how positive you come across and your impartiality! Good work dude 👍

[@Captain-flash-heart-boom]

I’ve edited my poor spelling for you Jimmy smith. Thanks for the heads up their dude! 👍 I was so tempted to use the incorrect “there” to see if that was picked up too.

[@Captain-flash-heart-boom]

@Jimmy Smith check the edited previous reply! Just for you 👍

[@roberttaylor6075]

Yes I have heard guys in the sbs sas talk about the other armed forces with great respect, after all they need to get there.

[@mamamo69235]

Hello again it’s me I love your video and Thank you for serving our country but also other countries

[@CombatArmsChannel]

🤙

[@freedomrider45]

The first flag is the official British Sea Flag known as the White Ensign, all British naval ships fly this flag. The 2nd flag is is the flag for the RAF.

[@ciaran134]

If you want to mess with the sas,sbs or royal marines you need your head checked

[@dave_h_8742]

Definitely need checking if your still alive after.

[@ciaran134]

@@dave_h_8742 the point I ment was it's not smart thinking

[@glastonbury4304]

Great video yet again 👍

[@pauliemc2010]

Any interested in more SBS stories I highly recommend the book “bloody hero’s” by Damien lewis. Cover the attack on a cargo ship in the english channel suspected of carrying chemical weapons in the English channel and also the infamous siege of qala jangi (excuse the spelling).

[@cheekboy7247]

And a tora bora OP

[@cheekboy7247]

First into action is also really good

[@pauliemc2010]

@@cheekboy7247 Duncan falconer ? Another great read.

[@Phillthy59]

I've read First Into Action twice, really good book.

[@AAaa-pm3rr]

You mean "Bloody heroes"?

[@marchector2387]

Big respect brother

[@eventingcrazy]

Just for reference, Ben Wallace (Defence Secretary) was a former Army officer in the Scots Guards and saw service in Northern Ireland.

[@mongoose3363]

Yeah, he managed 7 years - including almost a year at Sandhurst! I've queued for a shit on exercise longer than that, but clearly my dad didn't earn enough to buy me a commission into the Guards. And he's a greedy fucker, too, claiming £175,523 in expenses on top of his £63,000 salary in 2008. Mate, if that's your kinda hero, crack on.

[@chrisburke624]

@@mongoose3363 To be fair, he was the ONLY politician who seemed to genuinely give a shit when we were withdrawing from Afghanistan…

[@dannyboyy31]

I'm sure others have already confirmed, but the SBS are based near Hamworthy Beach in Poole, Dorset. As a kid I used to spend a lot of time in Poole Harbour on my Dad's boat, and often remember seeing the SBS on exercises, either hooning around in their RIBs or doing static line jumps into the sea from a Hercules. Poole Harbour and Studland Bay are the perfect playground for them, and were also used extensively for training in the build-up to D-Day in WW2. To this day there are still 7 D.D. (duplex-drive) amphibious tanks in Studland Bay, which sank during training with the loss of six lives. This tragedy unfolded while Churchill, Eisenhower and King George VI were watching in person from the shore of Studland Beach. Oh and the two flags at the end of the video are the Royal Naval and RAF Ensigns. Like the channel too, you got yourself a new subscriber!

[@damonbfpv]

the app they use to track the ship was called " marine traffic ",i followed the whole thing using that app and using the adsb exchange app for the aircraft ...i fell asleep 5 minutes before it kicked offf i was gutted when i woke up lol

[@StephenButlerOne]

The busiest shipping lane in the world, lucky nothing serious happend, no wonder the captain dropped anchor

[@BullRoarer_]

I was using it too! 😄👍🏻

[@CombatArmsChannel]

😅😅😅

[@royevans4581]

Yorkshire Tea on the go. This lad is switched on. 👍👍👍

[@trainfan9876]

One thing that wasn’t mentioned was that there is a relatively large Royal Naval base which is even closer to the incident then Poole, Portsmouth. This is also where the two British aircraft carriers are based, and many other destroyers and frigates.

[@TheMattlockyer]

That’s why I think all these comments calling the hijackers stupid for taking over the ship so close to the SBS headquarters are so pompous. They had probably never even heard of Portsmouth Naval Base, let alone the SBS. To be honest hijacking a ship off the coast of any Northern European country is bound to fail. I read that the stowaways didn’t want to go to the uk and when they realised that’s where the ship was headed the hijacked it to go elsewhere. They would have had to have been pretty desperate to do what they did knowing they were in the vicinity of the home of the Royal Navy.

[@trainfan9876]

Is that pointed at me? I was just saying that the naval base was there, I didn’t put any opinions down

[@TheMattlockyer]

@@trainfan9876 not at all. I liked that your comment was the first one that emphasised Pompey over Poole.

[@MarkN67]

That is where the Royal Navy Clearance Divers came from that took part in the raid.

[@adrianhughes8143]

I've seen the SBS training once dressed all in black, I was on holiday just outside Poole. They looked scary but it was fantastic to see. 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@breakup66]

That's a big bag of Yorkshire tea!

[@chrisgibson1030]

I live in Bournemouth and I see the SBS parachuting out the back of a C-130 with a high speed boat into the bay often.

[@dan11596]

During my service I once volunteered to exercise with the Special Boat Service in Weymouth Dorset, basically playing the part of a hijacker for an hour or so, at the time it was exciting to see how they would treat us, how they would storm the ship and I thought it would be a really great jolly, oh f**k was I wrong!, my day went south very quickly, they literally attacked us from the air, sea and everywhere in between. before I could react I was trussed up like a turkey with a gun pointed at me, they were very very serious guys and I was super relieved and happy when it was all finished, I then realised what it meant when I was told beforehand never volunteer for anything, that's stayed with me since, lesson learned the hard way I suppose.

[@chrisburke624]

Haha never volunteer for anything, and ‘be grey’ when in course! The lessons we learn the hard way 😅

[@dan11596]

@@chrisburke624 God, yep I found that out! Lol!!!

[@jackbalbi4751]

Stumbled across your videos completely my chance! Can't stop watching! Keep up the great content

[@chris-oliver5319]

Love the videos mate, proud to be English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ❤️

[@sweaty7012]

British Forces though not English... 😉

[@chris-oliver5319]

Big up the Royal Irish forces too

[@richardlyd7450]

And welsh..!

[@chris-oliver5319]

Alright alright, British forces

[@chris-oliver5319]

But tbf English ppl mainly make up the British forces

[@Jarod-sm5rf]

I really like you man you got a chill attitude and respect for other nations warriors

[@TheBaconWizard]

SBS be like "oh cool, we can chill for a bit and do this really easy thing instead of training"

[@oatyolly3190]

The flag with the Red Cross is the Royal Navy, and the one on the right is the RAF flag

[@wilksta156]

Royal Navy and RAF flags indicating units involved, interestingly the SFSG comes under Army so in theory there should of been an Army flag, that a red background with cross swords , crown and lion As a side note there was a rumour (just a rumour) that when the SBS returned back to base , cups of tea left by the team was still warm, probably false, but a fun story

[@dazlow213]

SFSG comes under DSF and JFC, not the Army

[@CombatArmsChannel]

Hahaha I wouldnt doubt the truth of it 😅

[@jamie193h]

Might have been using the Royal Marine SFSG element so technically still navy, but might have used the Paras

[@wilksta156]

@@dazlow213 Good point, I was remarking to the old set up where the DSF came under army command, seems it became an independent body about a decade ago, hand slap for me. TBH it was more the army in me having a dig than being pedantic, in reality instead of the Army flag, the SGSG flash would of been more appropriate . but then again who knows who was on the chinook, it makes sense for them to take a support contingent, but it will be some time before we get a full explanation on what went down

[@wilksta156]

@@jamie193h Very true, as it was a boat insertion then it makes sense. Also it could of been SAS boat troop members, they may of had specific skills for this job, or perhaps they just picked up some kit from the central stores and no actual person went.

[@scopex2749]

big BIG MASSIVE HUGE mistake trying to hijack a ship in the back yard of the SBS.......those guys just LIVE for this sort of situation.The SBS wouldnt even have broken a sweat kicking the hijackers off the ship! JEEES those pirates really should have done their homework ! The three flags and Emblems from L to R are the Royal Navy, SBS and Royal Air Force ensign. I served myself for 12 years in the RAF, at one time looking after the Chinooks. TOP JOB GUYS!

[@tapster9657]

They would have said "right boys, go" Absolute buzz

[@d9227]

I remember reading an sas book. He said .Train hard, fight easy. Makes a lot of sense now.

[@jamescooper9759]

Flags/insignia's from left to right: Royal Navy - SBS - Royal Air Force

[@woooster17]

My parents live in Lee on Solent (Next door to Portsmouth, Hampshire).. As an ex Hampshire Police Officer & my little brother a Lieutenant Commander RN working at HMS Sultan.. this story was of interest to us all.. Awesome work by the SBS 👊🏼

[@callanparsons8707]

I live next to HMS sultan and collingwood , I commented on the video saying I’m not sure why the navy was removed from Portsmouth Cos if they was still based at Pompey they would’ve responded super fast as andromeda was just outside Portsmouth

[@ashscott6068]

From what I heard, the stowaways were on the deck and approached the SBS guys to give themselves up immediately. The rest of the 9 minutes before the called in, was just informing the crew what had happened, asking a couple questions, then searching the ship I've not even heard that the stowaways were armed. At least, not with guns. It sounds like it was just some guys trying to get into the country so they can put their feet up and watch daytime TV on the taxpayer's money.

[@jamesc9660]

The left side flag is the royal navy flag. The right side is the RAF flag and the insignia in the centre is the SBS insignia/ cap badge

[@eanjamesmogg9488]

Wow ! St Athan! I live 8 miles from there and I didn't know about this special group 😲 great station when they had airshows 😕 and a great museum, sigh. When I was a teenager cough cough years ago I seen and bloody heard Danish Super Sabres just break the Sound barrier 😲and they were told off lol slap on the wrist type telling off and it made a few of the countries papers lol some said it was heard up the Bristol channel at least a hundred miles, one off my bucket list before I made a bucket list or knew what they were lol , damn rambling, sorry 🙄

[@tridentuk6885]

we are indeed a 'special group' :D

[@DNOPLAYSGAMES]

The way that dude on the video said Torquay hurt me

[@garybishopp7183]

Back before their "Yorkshire tea" was cold

[@PAPIKen0728]

Red cross on white background with Union Jack is the Royal Navy and the bullseye on blue background is RAF.

[@Zippycat444]

Hijackers ‘We got this’ SBS / SAS deployed Hijackers ‘Well it was good while it lasted’

[@paulhughes9724]

Love your channel, thank you for Being supportive.

[@dwavenminer]

SBS - usually like to go in via helicopter SAS - usually like to go in via boat We should really think about swapping their names... Edit: Read the comments below (note I was trying to be faily tougue and cheek about it, but I failed)

[@EnglishVeteran]

That is not true.

[@XC-ol9db]

Although 22 reg SAS have a “Boat Troop” they are not tasked with the same roles. SBS commando’s can perform aerial insertions but mainly specialise in water assaults. Both the SBS and the SAS comprise the joint special forces task group and are interchangeable in most applications. SBS are way cooler though 😎

[@denisemeredith2436]

Not true, SBS go in by boat and helicopter with the copters often lifting the boats out of the sea - I have seen them training. The SAS use any means to get somewhere.

[@Raven-qj8xk]

Bless you! May I suggest the 😂 icon or jk at end of statement else those with their serious hats on miss joking and sarcasm. I can be guilty of both of them sometimes also😇

[@ChuckstaGaming]

lol, nice one!

[@tom-mo2pd]

Another good video. With Regards​ to​ the​ ​insignias, the​ left flag is​ the​ Royal Navy ensign, middle is​ the​ SBS badge and​right is​ the​ ​RAF flag.

[@almightykingpin6322]

I love watching your videos they’re so unbiased and not full of the usual heavy American biased your willing to admit where the other countries are better and where america is better so you’ve definitely got my sub and I’ll recommend you to my friends

[@CombatArmsChannel]

Thanks for that! 🤙

[@burtlancaster218]

The SBS had direct IEDD cover from a little known Royal Navy Diver unit called “Fleet Diving Unit 1 “ (FDU-1) Theses divers are not badged but train extremely hard in all areas of MCT insertion ,be that long covert dives on pure 02 ,parachuting,fast rib underways & hard caving ladder climbs from dry or wet climbs post dive…very hard physically & of course roping down to target which is what happened on this occasion. These men clear any improvised explosive device that have been placed & have a very short amount of time to deal with them. They also carry more kit & more weight than the Poole lads which all adds to the demands of the job….Yet they never get any recognition for the work they do & train shoulder to shoulder with UKSF…A very bespoke unit. I served with this unit for 6 of my 28 years served in the Royal Navy & trained hard for this very situation so I know exactly what was required & what they had to do. BZ lads. Be round to the “ island” for a brew soon.🇬🇧👍🐸