Sinking Packer Herring 2014

this is a video of a fish packer taking on water and sinking during the 2014 roe herring fishery. The packer just makes it in to French Creek B.C. and is able to be pumped out and saved. Every one was fine and the boat didn't pack anymore fish but finished the season.

[@PNWLeviathanFPV]

Shout out to those submerged diesels bringing it home for a win!

[@noparking4020]

Pretty damn salty

[@mpower320i]

If they were electrical bye bye boat and possibly crew!!

[@justinmartin8887]

@@mpower320i same thing if the air intake would’ve gotten submerged

[@stevecarlisle3323]

Not really, there is a rear engine room water tight bulkhead.

[@BaronBoar]

Liquid cooled.

[@jenniferreed6621]

I am totally impressed. That boat was actively sinking, and she would have been very difficult to maneuver. She came in so smooth and evenly, you could believe it was all intentional. Super good job to the crew!

[@9666beastly]

6 years later and I'm over here saying "come on, come ON, COME ON just make it!!!!!!!!"

[@drakemcfee9138]

No shit, I've seen this vid a dozen times and everytime im the same!

[@fonhollohan2908]

hahahaha

[@TheTanelChannel]

Make it six and a half!

[@kebo57]

That's the maritime equivalent of "any landing you can walk away from is a good landing"!

[@CarlosGarcia-yg9je]

And, that's why, ladies and gentleman, he's the captain.

[@carpballet]

Because he drove it into the boat ramp?

[@BucketOspuds]

@@carpballet yes

[@blackstone3323]

dont listen to him ladies and gentleman, any body could do what he did.

[@gisbertgoebel3806]

@@blackstone3323 Sure, everyone! But a good Captain must have the right Idea to the right Time! And much people don't have any Idea, especially not in Moments full of Stress! They can only say afterwards: "Oh, it's so easy, everybody is able to do the same." But doing the right Things in the right Time is not everytime easy.

[@bostonh2o]

quick thinking for the captain.. great job....

[@sunking2001]

There's no "quick thinking" there. It's an obvious decision. WHERE ARE THE BILGE PUMPS?

[@petersharp90]

Probably working overtime but that still wasn't enough.

[@katherinemanna1821]

bostonh2o gg

[@captlarry-3525]

you should listen to them telling pilots how to fly... or telling people who believe in democracy how to convert to trump and fascism...internet is full of bozos.

[@anagray7521]

@@captlarry-3525 antifa is a oxymoron the left are extremely fascist but why tf would you bring that bull shit here not the fucking place jackass

[@martincollins6071]

That was awesome, I have never seen anything like that in my life. Great video

[@carlosdegol8751]

Beautiful maneuver, hats off to the captain and his crew!

[@sr633]

Glad the boat made it. Who wants to see a man's boat and livelihood lost in front of his fellow fishermen.

[@beachfiredude]

Thanks for sharing What was the name of the packer? Thanks again

[@TheBUGZNTA]

I mean if its your job and you dont have it insured you are a bit of a dunce.

[@jamsams]

@@TheBUGZNTA I'm sure he's got insurance, but who wants to go through all that rigmarole, takes bloody ages. He'll be out of work for a shorter period doing this.

[@txmuddigger]

Insurance isn't the "fix all". There's a lot more to consider. Not the same process as passenger cars where you'd just go down and get you a new one and not give it another thought.

[@GBPaddling]

@@txmuddigger People who have insurance are fully covered............right up to the moment they claim.

[@cavsh00ter]

That's his living he did everything he could do to save it, bless him and his family

[@tracynshea1333]

Amazing Job By The Skipper And Crew! He comes ripping into the harbor and never misses a beat getting to the ramp!

[@jfk64kennedy95]

glad to see all safe, lost friends on the 1987 sinking of the Lobster boat 'Reliance' out of Newport, Rhode Island

[@lifeinmotionoutdoorchannel]

Look at her pushing on...old girl!

[@jimmyduncan7650]

Her and the skipper had the same idea.

[@thrillseekerman01]

Kody Zappa NEVER GIVE UP NEVER SURRENDER

[@60viking]

YEP,. I loved that. SOMETIMES I think my Norwegian roots connects me to boats. Best outcome, I think.

[@mikelyons469]

She's a Badass Billy Bob Bitch

[@sissychloe8036]

im actually crying after seeing this...what an amazing job omg this is just such a great video..

[@azimmey]

that's quick thinking

[@danreece9669]

A couple of years ago my engine room filled up with water on my 36 ft. gillnetter , just between the Dundas Islands and Port Simpson B.C. ..my john Deere engine was completely under water ..my turbo for my air was above the rear of the engine ..so it gave my deck hand time to try to get it pumped out. After using a 5 gallon pail ..my deckhand had four other bilge pumps that I was too lazy to throw away ..all worked that day..my gillnetter came close to rolling over.. We got her pumped out and made it home under our own power ...yeah , those guys were lucky the bull works never gave way.

[@ericbunch6772]

Hats off to the Captain with nerves of steel who kept calm and brought home the bacon !

[@blackstone3323]

yes, and we all know how much bacon fish are worth.

[@jhutch1470]

Damn fine job to run it aground, lightly, at a boat launch. Fully saved with no panic. Good men aboard.

[@Ak-710.]

Wow!!!!! Glad everything worked out the crew is fine and the boat well she deserves an overhaul for that job well done 💪💪

[@YUMPIN123]

She sank at her mooring in Steveston BC this winter and is hauled out at the Trites road boat yard now. Not sure if it will be saved or sent to the wrecker

[@chinaman5979]

cheers for the update

[@jontoronto2272]

So? Was she saved or wrecked?

[@houseofhendrix3372]

@@jontoronto2272 She was scrapped in 2018. www.nauticapedia.ca/dbase/Query/Shiplist4.php?&name=Elva%20M.%20No.%20II&id=23822

[@jaquigreenlees]

@Pee Tee No idea but a guess, the owners put the maintenance in to keep her going, until the wood in the hull decided it was time for replacement and they just didn't have the cash to effectively build a new boat out of her. They could get a loan to build a brand new boat from scratch but not to rebuild the old one.

[@markrobbins9552]

@Pee Tee lot of possibilities, common causes could be the packing gland on the shafts could've blown out, cooling pipe failure, maybe he hit something that caused a hole. Who knows. He does but the video doesn't show or explain.

[@davidmg1925]

That was immediately my thought.......... ground it...... as best you can. Some one didn't want to lose their boat. Good man.

[@stevegarcia9098]

wow. he did the only thing he could've ramming it onto the boat ramp. good job and nerves of steal!

[@dustineiffler7145]

Reminds me of the "Orca" when Jaws jumped on it and ate Quint

[@MrDrewmcdonald]

Dude I hadn't seen it yet! Now you ruined the ending for me. Gosh!

[@darioinfini]

@@MrDrewmcdonald That's not the ending.

[@MrDrewmcdonald]

@@darioinfini oh good. I hate it when 40 year old movies get ruined for me. I'm still waiting to find out if Han survived the carbon freeze chamber!

[@GBPaddling]

Have you seen the one where Quint jumps on the sinking Orca and beats up the shark?

[@ohpeeex9841]

Only a few steps away from the French Creek Pub! He'll probably need one or ten after this!

[@Kevin19700]

Amazing that the engine was still running! What a great save!

[@andrewmarkham7355]

Diesels can run underwater as long as the air intake is above the water.

[@dthatoneguy2540]

wouldn’t have been under most commercial boats have there engines in the front under the wheelhouse

[@dthatoneguy2540]

@@andrewmarkham7355 👆👆

[@wakeup6677]

@@dthatoneguy2540 It’s crazy all the comments on here I’ve been commercial fishing eight years that engine room is not under water at all that’s why she still floating fucking people are so dumb there is a bulkhead between the fish tank and the engine room obviously if the back deck was that far underwater the engine room would be equally underwater if it was taking on water so dumb people think they know what they’re talking about and have zero idea

[@waynegacyii9010]

Who else has forgotten to put the plug in at boat ramp ? But hey I remember to load the kids and sandwiches.

[@danhillman4523]

Wow. Great thinking and lucky he was close enough to docking that he could make it before she went down.

[@Imwright720]

He caught so many fish it practically sank him.

[@markrobbins9552]

Hey, he got it back to the dock. Could've ended a lot worse.

[@johnpower8356]

Nice work from a fellow tow boat Capt

[@jonathantranq1]

Great captain

[@bryanholley5262]

Pretty smart move on the captain's part very cool.

[@deannelson9565]

"where's he going..... The bottom" made me laugh!

[@dockbc]

Good job Skip landing boat on boat launch. Happy to hear crew is safe.

[@mickberry9991]

One Bad Ass Captain at the helm of that boat. 😁👍

[@somuchmud]

Atta boy Capt... nice landing

[@ewelinanajgebauer8862]

Here i am, 7 years since the video was published and i'm still silently yelling "GET HER ON THE RAMP". ---w---

[@angelathrall3896]

The herring boat I worked had a live fish tank. Live fish would be brailed from the "catch net" into the tank, then placed live in pens upon returning to the marina. When we "pumped down" the live tank, our ass end was barely out of the water. Glad these folks saved the boat!

[@hughtufnail302]

That's overloading an old boat and lots of fresh water around.. I worked on this boat when it was a dragger in the 60s.... I was also stationed at French Creek as an engineer on the Cape Cockburn. Best job ever!

[@FlatlandMando]

Great work...bòat can be better assessed when the tide goes out under the vessel, though may damage some structures. Wonder if he had catch on board? And wonder further if there were emergency high capacity pumps operating or on board.

[@questionreality6003]

good thinking! rear plank(s) popped off no doubt, so if fish on he made it by a whisker! :)

[@zachboyd4749]

Even when sinking, she never gave up and made it back home! Atta girl!

[@pineyLt]

The stern was underwater the whole time! It’s a miracle he made it to the ramp. The engine room must have been watertight (???) amazing luck.

[@mrfingers1920]

pineyLt a deisel will run underwater as long as the air intake is high enough.

[@jillmilnes7613]

In the salt water would have been higher but soon as you hit the fresh water buoyancy is lost. My father in law has done this on quite a few occasions... As long as the pumps don't quit you're good :)

[@danw6014]

I was wondering if the engine wasn't more under the wheel house.

[@Sugarsail1]

if your father in law has had to do this on quite a few occasions perhaps his problem is really boat maintenance, not sinking.

[@scdevon]

The engine room was flooded guaranteed.

[@justmissjamey]

Wow...amazing job!! That boat looked like she had some get up and go left in her!! She might behold, but she sure is cute with her front end out of the water like that

[@poly_hexamethyl]

Awesome! He beached his sinking ship on the boat ramp!

[@jimquantic]

For boaters, what is the most likely cause of her taking on that much water? Second, I agree with those that praise the Captain, ground her, don't let her sink--but most likely the action would have been needed if preventive maintenance had been taken in the first place.

[@BigLisaFan]

You ask what happened then in the same breath say it wouldn't of happened if preventative maintenance had been done. It could have hit an underwater obstruction, prop shaft could have broken, who knows?

[@mick0846]

How the hell where the engines still running?.. amazing driving skills 👏

[@PRR5406]

That may be one of the most heroic things I've ever seen!

[@dubb207]

Nice! Great work by the skipper 👍

[@brianmcmanus4430]

Good work Captain...

[@michaelcrider8413]

Yay thanks for the stress load right before the holiday weekend

[@KSpides53]

Nice work Cappy great save!!

[@rodg011]

i wonder how many prayers he did before getting home

[@rapidrrobert4333]

The real question is why did god want to sink him?

[@andrewc0128]

The real answer is that he got his own ass out of trouble with wisdom, experience and determination instead of wising hoping and praying for divine interference.

[@rapidrrobert4333]

I agree 100% A very experienced captain.

[@asbjrnhuseb9618]

Exactly no prayers, he was busy actually saving the ship. Had he prayed and expected devine intervention he would have sunk.

[@chucklundrigan964]

Good job skipper! You kept her from becoming a hazard to navigation by pushing it to that boat ramp.

[@heyrod59]

Now that's true captain skills right there ! Bravo !

[@Techformative557]

Smart captain..a few dings on the hull is better than a sunken boat

[@DriveSafeDon]

Quick thinking by the captain great job great driving perfect plan save his boat 🇺🇸

[@chrisordewald5261]

I can see why he saved the boat, Ginger and Maryanne were not aboard!

[@howardroberts6862]

The Water must have been very near the Diesel engine, skill, Judgement and luck. Well done.

[@smokeGR20]

Now that was a smart captain..Kept it from totally si king by running it on. Ground...bravo

[@Tredoras]

Great job, Captain! Never give up!

[@timothyblackburn6801]

That must have been a fun trip back home.🤯

[@VashStarwind]

I feel like thats a really good boat to take on that much water and still get u home

[@patony_1288]

I guess what save the boat was because the engine was working and not located in the Stern ?

[@haggismacphee2005]

Nicely done Cap.

[@mikekavanagh8952]

Thankfully the made it.

[@ox6942]

I'm betting the pucker factor was a 9.9 out of 10.

[@jimbosweeney]

WTF?? Will the engine room flood out?????

[@billm929]

I just love this video . Absolutely remarkable

[@andytaylor6781]

❤i worked on boats like that coming home fully loaded with shrimp and from long lining i miss those day's ❤❤❤😂❤

[@jimquantic]

An old saying in power boating--about a diesel engine is "if it starts and runs, it WILL get you home". Switching gears, what is the number one reason a boat takes on water like this? AND what WAS the reason this one took on water?

[@whateverbigbruce2209]

What a captain did everything right to save his vessel and crew

[@boxhawk5070]

The captain knew if he stopped she'd sink. Great thinking using the boat ramp.

[@FlatBroke612]

“We’re taking on a little water captain, are you still gonna send it?” “What are ya silly, of course I’m gonna send it!”

[@jessesanden3482]

Lmao fuck yea boys

[@DaMintyFresh1]

Incredible... Good job Skipper!

[@1_fishin_magician153]

when Herring fight back....to be continued.....!!! ;-)

[@CaptainForest1]

I would like to hear the Lowrider song being played as the boat is coming into the harbor

[@ChefKevinRiese]

That sinking feeling. Literally!

[@neilouellette3004]

Kudos to the Captain & the Crew. Also to the diesel engines.

[@josephastier7421]

Great move and none too soon. There was water flooding over the transom by the time he beached it.

[@gmcjetpilot]

Saved it by grounding it on boat ramp.... cool. Whst happened prop shaft seal failed?

[@ssaa8664]

Now thats a captain who loves his boat👍🏾

[@stevegarcia9098]

good job, sir. you did the best you could do under the circumstances!

[@leomenchey3726]

Excellent work fast thinking captain

[@captainedc]

Nicely done captain. Nicely done....

[@josephcrowshaw950]

Great job by the skipper and crew, saved that vessel.

[@chriscoleman6411]

Was he getting that "sinking feeling"

[@jackprycee6977]

Hell of a job getting it in there ASAP!

[@muthrfuqrjonz3530]

Great Job Skipper 👌🏼

[@surfstarcc1]

Nice job Captain!!

[@eltonton88]

great job , this capitan is amazing!!!

[@jordanhicks5131]

Next episode on "Herring Wars"

[@mikepoint4983]

Nerves of steel on the captain and the deckhand showing no signs of stress .

[@lovejetfuel4071]

Im sure they were stressed, its just you couldn't see them

[@drakemcfee9138]

She brought you home, can't ask for more than that's

[@johannesschuster256]

The next time save money for tightening and a good pump ! Be glad you did it home !

[@patrickganly5206]

Guy standing on the side of it just looking into his phone. Gangsta yeah!😎

[@randygreen9857]

Good job Captain...now better get that leak fixed.

[@paullarzazs9601]

Needs Flex-Seal ?

[@southernprojectsyt6340]

WRONG TITLE. very nice save of the boat .

[@memadmax69]

Any sinking you can walk away from is a good one. ^.^

[@robertordewald8678]

And who said that the Skipper and Gilligan didn't know what they were doing?

[@jamesdillard3583]

Wish they had a travel lift so they could use it to lift the boat out of the water but the captain did a great job on boat on the boat ramp. That what I got tought to due too.