PAN-PAN-PAN, Torshavn radio - No maneuverability & no engine!

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[@micheldevries7975]

as a former dutch navy communication operator I can only say that your way of communicating with the emergency services was just professional. You stayed calm, you didn´t exxagerate the situation but still informed them about the changing currents, you said your position clear and accurately, you spelled your boats name using the maritime alphabet. In fact I would say, maritime schools could use this video to show their students how situations like this should be communicated and handled. Don´t be too humble, you did everything right

[@thomasgraf9257]

I fully agree and admire Juho for his calm collectedness! You are legend! But shouldn't it be "PAN PAN - PAN PAN - PAN PAN" rather than "PAN PAN PAN"? At least this is what we were taught in the SRC course...

[@jonnenne]

@@thomasgraf9257 It at least used to be PAN-PAN-PAN in a course I attended years ago in Finland. It might have changed and Juho might still live by that old rule. I don't actually know whether there is a big difference.

[@allornothing7957]

It's alphanumeric alphabet in English 😊

[@darrenjones3681]

@@jonnenne three times is internationally correct just like “Mayday, Mayday,Mayday “ is three times , for clarification of the call to emergency calls

[@thomasgraf9257]

@@darrenjones3681 Yes, exactly. In fact this means three times "PAN PAN"!

[@johntaylor6300]

Videos like this are such a valuable tool for learning. Being able to watch another sailor's experience is worth sooo much more than reading it or hearing it. Humility is strength of character and thank you very much for sharing this. I love your channel, and keep up the great content!!

[@bambitakesflight7345]

This guy is a legend!

[@TheEstampe]

I agree. Going through such a detailed debrief is indeed valuable for everyone, including Juho to begin with. Not sure everyone would do the same. 👍

[@x--.]

Crew management and handing off the comms is an excellent insight.

[@AlluringArctic]

Thanks for watching and remember to subscribe if you want to see whether we ever make it to Iceland! FAQ below, feel free to ask more 😉 Why did you not just simply sail away? See the end of the video for explanation about the understeering problem. To put it short, when this video was shot Arktika wasn't really maneuverable with just sails. Also at that point we were under the 300 m (900 ft) tall cliffs and there was either no wind or just random gusts coming from different directions. Why didn't you immediately check the fuel day tank for fuel quality / level? Accessing the day tank inspection hatch requires unbolting a table and cabin sole. Why didn't activate your emergency beacon or the DSC alarm on your VHF, that would transmit your location immediately? Because it was not a life threatening situation. Why did you not rig a jerry can and take diesel straight from there? The fuel hoses are not long enough / suitable for this, I thought it'd be faster to change the filter. In hindsight, since we weren't certain of the problem, a jerry can might've been a better choice since that'd be almost a certain way of solving any fuel line problems. However it would've taken more time. Why didn't you spend more time solving the problem before calling for help? Since we weren't sure of the problem, we thought it might possibly take a long time to fix. We weren't sure of what the currents would do to us (currents up to 8-9 knots in the area, maybe 4-5 knots in this specific spot), current was changing as we were drifting. Anchoring probably would not have been successful (too deep close to shore). We also had no idea how good the rescue/towing services here were and how much time they'd need to reach us. Why are you saying "pleasure craft" Arktika on VHF? Our AIS is sending our boat type as "pleasure craft".

[@tazmun]

This business about calling yourself a pleasure craft at first glance doesn’t seem important but sailboats do enjoy navigational advantages/right of way over powerboats since they can generally alter course easier to avoid collision.

[@stevenr8606]

🤔 once you include 'pleasure craft' or 'sailboat' into a Pan Pan Pan, the response time does seem slower, if at all.👍 good to see & know they responded. You did well!

[@benmac940]

Making a pan pan call was right thing to do, and exactly what pan pans are for, alerting that there is a developing situation but not a full emergency. As for the fuel system I much rather have separate day tanks for each engine, with cross connects in case of tank problem. But if that's not possible at least have separate suctions and lines from the 1 tank.

[@Gottenhimfella]

Is the daytank fitted with the long dimension across the boat? If so, given that Arktika is a motor sailer, it seems to me you either need to fit two outlets outboard, one to each side, and ideally a (heavily damped) pendulum operating the changeover valve via a simple linkage, so you don't have to configure it every time you tack. It also seems to me preferable to fit either a reliable sight glass which can be seen without disturbing any furnishings (it can be remote from the tank as long as it's on the tank fore and aft centerplane), or a diptube style sensor (eg "Tank Tender" ... but it's easy enough to design your own) which is failsafe, in the sense that if it has problems it understates rather than overstates the level.

[@goutvols103]

A half mile offshore from a rocky shoreline, drifting in a strong current with no maneuverability, unable to anchor, for me, would be an emergency condition.

[@GeoffreyMH]

Relief that you were not in any serious danger. I totally understand the difficulty in dealing with emergencies. Our minds always leap to complicated problems. In my experience, 20 years of cruising, the solutions are generally extremely simple. 99 times out of a hundred it is the simplest problem! So we now have a rule on our boat that we begin at the beginning when troubleshooting. So if a fuel issue-do we actually have fuel? If electronic most things can be traced to a contact problem so out with the can of switch cleaner! What you did right was not to panic-far harder than it sounds. Well done. You had a problem, you followed safety protocol and ultimately you fixed the problem yourselves. Well done.

[@edwardkemp7246]

This is an excellent video because it gives an honest assessment of an operational incident, its causes, what was done well and what was not, before, during, and after. So that all of us can learn from it. It is not an easy thing for a skipper to do. Respect to Juho therefore for doing this so thoroughly, honestly, and indeed publicly. Additional respect for identifying the leadership aspects as well as the technical ones - lots of skippers would not have thought of these, or would not have had the honesty to highlight them. Thank you indeed Skipper.

[@koosgrobbelaar2000]

I must endorse firmly Edward's comments above. Thank you Juho, for your very frank and honest explanations. I have to say my respect for you as a sailor is in no way diminished.

[@johnwest7993]

Ultimately, it's always a good idea to have a simple backup for anything electronic. In this case something like a clear piece of fuel-line or some such that is an utterly reliable sensor.

[@GordDiv]

As you rejig the fuel system consider dual parallel fuel filters on each line where you can switch between them without stopping the engine. I don’t remember if you guys ever replaced or conditioned the old fuel which was onboard but you should consider doing it as a visual inspection can only tell you so much As a former Canadian Coast Guard deck officer I can assure you that many people faced with similar difficulties go into a panic mode and compound the problem. While this is all fresh sit down with your crew and create a troubleshooting checklist with assigned task (including scripts for whomever handles communications) I assume all your safety equipment is up to date including flares. When you have a plan for each eventuality print and laminate it and store in a prominent location with something you can use to check off the steps taken. During an emergency is not the place to start randomly guessing what to do. Make a comprehensive plan and follow it including what to do if you ever have to abandon ship. I agree that your ice protection is overwhelming your steering but consider perforating it rather than eliminating it. Ice can get drawn under a boat and multi year ice is as hard as concrete Keep your spirits up. Boating offshore is fraught but careful planning will make it safe and pleasurable

[@BrassLock]

I'm amazed that ice continues to accumulate on rudders from year to year, thus forming as hard as glacial ice. Seems to be a business opportunity for de-icing equipment to be retrofitted to ships that freeze for years in a row, like aircraft leading edges are protected.

[@davidbarton3361]

This is a fantastic video, and I loved the post incident review. It's really courageous to post something like this on KZbin and be candid about what you did wrong, what you did right, and how you could do better. It really helps others and I believe also helps your own growth. A lot of people would have skipped that part, so congrats on airing the "non-sexy" but most useful part of the event.

[@hexhex7220]

beyond impressed with your handling of such a stressful and critical situation this video is not only useful as a teaching tool for sailing, your "methodical debriefing" of the event, is an example for others to have successful debriefing brilliantly done. also, your mastery of the English language and its vocabulary is beyond excellent.

[@ackgeezer9754]

Having a drift “sea anchor” rigged and ready to deploy can sometimes make a big difference. Also, being able to manually measure fuel and water tank levels with a stick marked appropriately, is something I have used to the exclusion of mechanical gauges. Your videos are wonderful.

[@Bor1945]

Hi. Do u mean slow down boat by sea anchor even that this not wind, but currency? Thanks

[@DavidTangye]

@@Bor1945 You are thinking correctly. A sea anchor would be no use in this situation. When the tiday current started the boat and anchor would just move in the current. At least the current would not have pushed them towards land, but mostly parallel to it.

[@Bor1945]

@@DavidTangye thank u david

[@markaquilina1108]

This was a great video Task saturation is a real thing. I deal with this during emergencies at my workplace. (I deal with Nationwide communication). You cannot always rely on your subordinates, therefore you must learn to priortize between task and dealing with what important most.

[@benoitk8882]

Thank you for sharing your experience so honestly with us. I think you handled it very well. Glad all turned out well. I bet that you WILL make it to Iceland this year still 🙂

[@AlluringArctic]

thanks benoit, and I hope so as well!

[@blueskyredkite]

Thank you for sharing so much of this passage. It would have been so easy to have not shown the problems you experienced, and just shown leaving Torshavn, and arriving in Vestmanna, and the viewers would not need to know there were problems. It is very brave to expose yourself like this, but your handling, and analysis of the problems shows great seamanship and strength of character. This video is a learning opportunity for all of us who put out to sea.

[@kevgermany]

2 things for me You're all well and no damage. You learnt from it. We all look back and think how things could have been better. For me you handled it well. Must have been scary. Update. Suggest you make sure that all crew can handle emergency calls/situations. Next time you might be injured/incapacitated.

[@karaDee2363]

I'm so happy that everything turned out well in the end, and that you learned from your mistakes, by doing so that makes us better prepared for the next time. What happened was your fuel line got vapor locked after it sucked air. I don't know if it's practical for you to do, but on my boat, I have a small mechanical fuel pressure gauge on the engine plumbed into my fuel line on the pressurized side after the fuel pump. What that does is it allows me to instantly see if I have fuel going into my engine or not. It would also help everyone on board if you had a special binder for troubleshooting and emergency procedures, setup so anyone with even limited knowledge could handle any situation in emergencies. Commercial airline pilots use a similar reference for troubleshooting and communications during emergencies. Good luck and safe travels💖

[@AlluringArctic]

hey Karen, thanks for the comment. Yeah a fuel pressure gauge would be nice, but then on the other hand it's yet another thing that can break! For sure not going to make the same mistake again ;)

[@karaDee2363]

@@AlluringArctic true, it's another thing that could break, but not likely and if it did, it won't stop the engine from working. We all learn from our mistakes, which is why I'm so smart , because I've made plenty of them LOL

[@geniexmay562]

Thanks for such a clear eyed analysis. I think laminated work flow sheets for emergencies are very useful. Helpful reminders for novices and very tired, stressed or injured people. ( Hoping they would never be needed )

[@hanspersson9451]

Phew, what a scare! Well done in managing to remedy your problem. I do not think this could have been handled in a better way. And thanks for your debrief, really interesting discussion.

[@kellychamberlain2396]

Don't leave port without filling your tanks. Very simple.

[@Jacobbosland]

This might have been your best video so far. Very educative. Your communication was very professional during your communication with shoreside. Respect to you Captain!

[@PitkinPickin]

Echoing all the previous comment: this is an incredible display of how to stay calm, and communicate clearly when in a potentially dangerous situation. The honest point-by-point debrief is an invaluable model for what to do afterwards, regardless of a positive or negative outcome. Well done and thank you!

[@stephenburrows4250]

Lol…, thanks for the honesty and sharing this (great lessons in terms of what we all rely on, electronics!) - and thank goodness you’re all safe - a good practice run on safety that hopefully you’ll never need to repeat… 😉 …, stay safe… 🙏 - some great lessons learnt and shared.., very useful insights… 👍

[@dcallan812]

Great lesson not just for you but for anyone in this situation. Good news that everyone is safe and well.

[@PerryHunter]

Oh no...VERY educational. Like several say below, that's the way to handle a bad situation.

[@davidpearson8954]

Great debrief. Thanks.

[@kreamyjade]

Just truly love all your videos 💗💗💗

[@dazzk9635]

Thanks for the video, Great to look back and assess the situation. We can all learn from others. Thanks

[@rogerc4196]

Thanks for sharing this -- always good to see the bad times along with the good.

[@philbox4566]

All I see are excellent decision making processes. No one died. You worked the problem.

[@peterabild1123]

A very educational video. Thank you.

[@jginmt]

Great video. It was helpful to hear your thought process and list the good a bad things.

[@lorenzom7237]

Nicely done. Cool as ice .

[@desemgroup9]

Chin up, great job in the end. Learning from our own errors is key to life.

[@gregorychaney7604]

Excellent video. Thank you for posting this experience. It's humbling to have these things happen but it is really helpful for everyone to be able to learn from your experience.

[@leo169]

Excellent assessment and breakdown of what happened. It is very helpful for myself and others to see you go though this process. Thanks for posting it. :)

[@s3ym0ur3660]

Love the honest retrospective of what occurred. Thank you

[@pfeif1312]

Excellent video, lessons learned for us all! Thanks - we recently had a similar problem, air in the lines. However we were fairly close to home port. Not as perilous as your situation. Patience and not panicking are key!

[@christophernoto]

Thank for your honest, straightforward way of telling your story. I’m late to the party, having just found your channel, but I’m definitely enjoying getting caught up with you! All the best! 🔥❤️👍👍

[@Kelpie119]

Very helpful summary of your situation. Others will learn from the experience Tks

[@ghhammer3498]

Your SeaFaring skills are recommendable Juhu and Sopvi.

[@flower2289]

Great job. Clear and precise communication is so important.

[@mallory0322]

Thankful help was close and all ended well☺️Beautiful week to you and Sohvi!🌺🌼🌺

[@TheSringel]

very interesting episode. It looks like you are skilled and prepared enough that this did not become a big emergency. thanks so much for sharing, and for your analysis.

[@sirnippy453]

I have had to “mayday mayday” once, and “put on your life jackets” once. Learning took place. We laugh about it now! Great channel.

[@bornfreefreedom4900]

You all did amazingly 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Forever best wishes to all of you ⛵️🙏🌟🌎☀️

[@donnakawana]

I so luv watching your channel an I'm learning so so much!! Thanks for sharing your lives with us and Fare winds an following sea's ... Bring on the boat work video... ✌🏻💗😊❣️

[@joshjackson2769]

I can't say enough about how much I appreciate this video. Just in making this video you've gone through the process that we should all do when things go wrong. I actually think I need to do this myself for some experiences I've had....

[@lindastansfield1536]

Very good video. I appreciate how calm and clear you were when calling for assistance and how you continued to problem solve while waiting for assistance to arrive. Thanks for sharing.

[@denismcgee1691]

Great teaching/learning moment and captured nicely in the video. Excellent post incident analysis and to your credit Juho, you were very calm and calculating during the incident and your communication was concise and comprehensive even though you had to go to plan B. Can't wait for the rudder mods in your next video and when you eventually get to Iceland.

[@csr0321]

Thanks.... This is a very useful video! Excellent... The post mortem breakdown of your response is particularly useful. You should be proud of your response to the situation.

[@terrysmall1421]

thanks so much for sharing this....much for us all to learn...you were very calm and considered under pressure.."ice man"

[@noelanderson703]

We can all learn from this, thanks guys for the great video.

[@noreenperryman725]

Considering all, you did many things right too so well done. Keep sailing.

[@robertbeckett7829]

Two engines, two day tanks, if there's room. Great video.

[@theosphilusthistler712]

Well handled in the end. It had the makings of a "seconds from disaster" episode, where small problems compound. Can't help but wonder how much good those lifevests could have done... maybe for jumping to a rescue boat.

[@jimmytjomsland6132]

Finally, You all did well!! This is an opportunity to learn/prepare/improve. I think You all are doing excellent and life is just sharpening You Up!! CHEERS

[@alnov91]

I like that you instructed the crew to wear floatation devices.

[@matiasmatis1886]

Hermoso Barco y hermosos videos !!! SALUDOS DESDE SAN LUIS ARGENTINA !!!!!!!!

[@fransdriesen1311]

This video is an outstanding teaching tool.. Stuff does happen and the most important thing is to have a "process flow" of actions to be taken.. etc.. Now the so called "debrief" after the facts is also very important to define "what and why things wends wrong" and "what and why things went right" .. This is indeed the "lessons learned" phase with the corrective/improvement actions to be taken.. This makes you the better skipper,.. as the saying goes "there is no substitute for knowledge"... Thanks for sharing...

[@davidc6510]

A great assessment on what went right and could have been done better on Arktika Juho. I am glad you and the crew are safe as well as the boat. Thanks for sharing!

[@robcoulson6897]

Great video. Thanks.

[@dufushead]

Ace as always. Reflective, self critical and able to evaluate risk with a level head and make exactly the right decisions and calls. You're the right stuff.

[@cousinjack2841]

Great video. Calm and collected under pressure and an effective analysis session after the fact to see how to improve systems / crew training for next time; which will come. I worked as a commercial fisherman and can fully appreciate your situation. Nice one.

[@jeffw.6821]

This is an excellent sailing video for novices and skilled sailors alike.

[@dennisdejong3419]

Excellent video! Thx

[@mikewoodard6984]

excellent post mortem of the boat and crew at the end of the video. also everyone did very well during the engine outages. Well done, y'all.

[@edwatson7487]

Excellent advice

[@warrenarnold5539]

This is a great example of staying calm and methodically solving a problem. It’s an even better example of debriefing the incident- valuable and underused part of incident response.

[@tree4408]

Reality sailing. Love it. Even picture up side down.🤠

[@vegarhl]

I Have lived 8 years in a sailboat now in Tromsø,Norway, and been in a couple of "exciting" sitvations in those years. Good communication, a cold head and a good plan for troubleshooting is key to survive. Panic kills you faster in cold water and bad weather. Thank you for sharing, much better to pressing the emergency button once too much and in good time ! Can quickly take time before you get help, and delays can quickly cost both vessels and lives when bad things evolves.

[@erichoppe8228]

I am so happy that you got through this "minor interruption". I am certain that you are very skilled and did fix the problem to a happy conclusion !!!

[@Dethcrush]

I called maritime rescue once because the motor wouldn't start and I was in the middle of a shipping lane. Before they arrived, I found out the problem: throttle was not on neutral.

[@dougbrodie2482]

Been there, done that!

[@derekobrian4285]

*There was a very👍 good decision calling Rescue Unit.*

[@johnwishart7950]

very educational thank you for not making a mountain out of a molehill

[@adixranch2023]

Love your videos.....absolutely gorgeous view. I wish you'd put out more videos of what the passage looked like way up north. I'm so glad y'all are safe! Great video on emergency call too. I would have been freaking out! 😳

[@davidbiloen5037]

Apart from staying so cool, I am very impressed by your practical/technical knowledge. You realy seem to be able to get right to the heart of problems very quickly without getting side-tracked. And your analysis of how systems should be laid out seems very good to me as well. Respect.

[@jdoo2252]

Great debrief, truly informative. Subbed

[@mikakari9498]

Thanks for a good and educative video! It was a good decision to inform authorities that you are in possible trouble.

[@johanstang8298]

I think you handled this very well, good task prioritization, clear communication and you managed to get the engines running again long enough to get back into port where you found the "real" problem. Also really good to do a debrief the way you did and try to improve! Dont be to hard on your self, you did good! :)

[@dnswhh7382]

I‘m a sailor and a Diesel car driver for many years, here‘s my recommendation: You have a low pressure fuel pump, which will suck up the diesel and push it through the filter towards the high pressure injection pump. When you now put one mechanical pressure gauge measuring the underpressure between tank and the low pressure pump and one gauge measuring the pressure right before it enters the engine pump/system, you can see by noting down the values, when a filter ist starting to become dirty. Or if the system sucks in air, because the pressure gauge will show this.

[@boobarksdale7531]

Excellent video

[@tobiasneumann7089]

That's an awesome video.

[@darrenjones3681]

Only bet I want to place is that you all stay safe to make more brilliant videos

[@southerncross86]

Excellent, thank you, very interesting

[@gunghoadventures871]

Not a nice place to be in trouble Juho . Pleased to see all is safe and ready to rock and roll again. Mark - SV Gung Ho

[@mikemaxwell2591]

All good points in your honest review. Just want to point out that nobody got wet, your calm thinking had help on the way, nobody got wet, and your open and honest review will make the next exciting moments more smooth. Good job Captain, much respect. Be well.

[@philipbarrett3151]

100% agree on the single fuel line - when you talked about "filter" in the singular I realized you had the possibility of a single point of failure.

[@adamfrey6166]

Juho, thanks so much for this one, as luck would have it in prep for our launch first of November, we had all the fuel and tanks cleaned as the boat we purchased has been sitting 6 years with no maintenance. We found, as expected, layers of "snot" in the bottom of the tanks but all of it cleaned up beautifully. But to get to my real point, I also remarked and mapped all the fuel supply and transfer pump lines for this exact situation you have shown. I will make sure I also delegate and trust my boat/life co-captain in these situations. Cant wait to see me mods.

[@erents1]

I was in a similar situation off the coast of California after two days out in stormy seas when my engine overheated. We were also only a short distance from shore. We dropped anchor but it never reached the bottom as we got drawn out to sea, which was good until we needed to pull up the entire weight of the anchor by hand because the windless wasn’t working at the time. You made so many great decisions and handled it so well. My fuel gauge didn’t work either, but I had fuel!

[@BRuas9080]

I ran into a similar issue down on the South American coast, you know, because of the low-quality diesel they sell there. Ever since, I always carry an extra gallon of diesel, with rubber hoses already connected to this gallon, so if necessary, I can quickly feed the engine from this gallon in an emergency.

[@ariecanarie0774]

I've had air in the diesel engine a few years back it stopt working while entering a harbour full of expensive yachts. Luckily we managed to dock by sail with minimal damage. After a few hours of tinkering (filter replaced, vented pipes, etc.) the engine continued to run irregularly at full throttle. Even after replacing the fuel lines, this problem returned once the bunker tank was at about 25%. Since then I have had a day tank above the engine on my boat, never a problem again.

[@luuk341]

Good old gravity! No fuel pump needed :)

[@tuckersbowtie]

I think your sense of urgency was completely spot on, given the strength and variability of the currents around the coast of the Faroes (I have no personal experience whatsoever but both Erik A. and Drake Paragon have their own stories)

[@mikedevlin2048]

Thanks for making this... So many would of tried to shy away from talking about these type of situations... By talking it through later, and more so making a video, means your going to learn from and remember from the episode 👌🏻 I would suggest making a set of SOPs (Standard operating procedures) for critical situations and encapsulating printed A4 sheets in a ring binder that is easily accessed and known to all members of the crew... Looking forward to following along with the ongoing adventures 👊🏻

[@ohrandy]

You did a good job. You stayed calm and brought everyone back safely. However, you forgot to say, “Hello KZbin” at the beginning of the video. 😂

[@AlluringArctic]

damn, my biggest mistake! 😆

[@C_C_SEA]

✨💯✨👍Nicely resolved - proper debrief with actionable intel - vital lessons learned. Roll onwards

[@sullivand]

Dope videos. Keep exploring, shredding the snow, and also doing all hard work is necessary to keep the adventures coming. I hope the algorithm pushes your videos harder.

[@AlluringArctic]

thanks Dan! we'll keep plugging on ;)

[@carni6319]

Great video!

[@bfs007a]

It you have an an active AIS sender, your position will usually be broadcast well enough, so you don’t have to explicitly read out the numbers, just what boat you are. Also it can be sent by DSC by most modern VHF units.

[@timothytrespas]

You keep opening the tanks to see the fuel-change the tank access to a sight glass top you you can see the fuel without removing the top. Great adventure! Cheers!

[@jonaspetzall]

thank you for sharing

[@cbpaton53]

... interesting video, some useful learnings, thanks :)