The Safest Lifeboats In The World

[@derekvancampenhout5530]

Life boats and rescue boats are two different things

[@andreejor]

Rescue boats in the UK are called lifeboats.

[@nippon2003]

@@andreejorI hope UK ship officers knows that rescue boat and life boat are different classifications. Life boat is a survival craft, rescue boat is not.

[@LuckyDogGaming]

@@nippon2003I’m sure they’ll figure it out but they appreciate your concern. 😂

[@gibbsm]

Google "47-foot Motor Lifeboat United States Coast Guard".

[@jackmillner8979]

Yea u right broh

[@lunamaria1048]

My favorite lifeboat is one I never have to use

[@NVArt001]

Good answer.

[@keithfarrell3370]

RNLI is an amazing institution. Volunteers, publicans, shop workers, fishermen, posties etc crew these vessels at a moments notice. Funded by public donations. True heroes.

[@llamamanism]

Yes, true heroes but currently a taxi service for illegal immigrants between the English Channel and Dover beach

[@beendoneagain]

RNLI Taxis!

[@markharmon4963]

​@llamamanism Better to have international prosperity, no carpet bombing terrorism, and non intervention in domestic self determination, right?

[@noimnotarobotcanubeleiveit7024]

they just went from dover to 5 miles off calais to 'rescue' 500 african illegal immigrants and bring them to uk against solas regulations that state the rescued should be landed at the nearest safe harbour. i will never donate to them again

[@JC-rl9xl]

The rnli are now nothing more than people traffickers, may the treasonous staff rot in hell for what they are importing into the country

[@GLENN999-z3q]

Big thanks always to RNLI. Funded purely by donations, and operated by volunteers. This is Britain at its best. For those in peril on the seas.

[@cageordie]

The RNLI shows what can be done when the sole purpose of the organization is the provision of life saving services. My cousin is one of their full time fundraisers and I was a member when I lived in the UK. I joined after I called them out one filthy night when I saw a red flare over the Sound of Sleat in a major storm one January night. I watched them heading out from Mallaig and reaching the casualty. Next day I went into Mallaig and saw they had rescued a wooden fishing boat that had stove in some planks cutting too close to the Point of Sleat lighthouse. That was the old Arun class lifeboat, "Davina and Charles Matthew Hunter". And guess who paid for that one.

[@NormanSilver]

The Life Boat service I saw in the UK was magnificent. Tough, well designed vessels. Top quality crews too.

[@ruk2023--]

What the video doesn't cover and other commenters have touched on is that the RNLI is a (mostly) volunteer staffed charity that goes out into the seas around the British Isles as a search and rescue service. The north sea isn't a fun place to be when the weather is bad but they will still jump in a lifeboat and go looking for anyone in distress when the call comes in. Kind of like an unpaid coastguard really. One of the few "big name" charities that I'll give money to.

[@1946luke]

Yep, me too. But nothing for bumbling biden.😁

[@jokers7890]

only for the rich, not for 90% of poor people around the world

[@ruk2023--]

??@@jokers7890 The RNLI doesn't care if you're a migrant or Jeff Bezos.

[@janeevans5132]

Does it have time now to actually do what it was funded for?

[@MrOzzy281]

Taxi service for immigrants

[@robertbiolsi9815]

A lifeboat and you're worried about zero emissions ??? Give me a break !

[@corvidflight19]

I would hate to be out in the middle of nowhere, not knowing if anyone is coming, then have the battery go dead!

[@nicolasrose3064]

"Worried"....!? The point is that the power-pack and propulsion is efficient, durable, reliable, and the integrity of the engineering and the crafts components are integrated to be compatible with current technology.

[@mariod8405]

All these zero emissions bullshit,ya all are brainwashed.

[@thenorseman2804]

@@corvidflight19 Brilliant comment! You are absolutely right, because a diesel tank never runs out, and batteries cannot be charged with a solar panel!

[@thenorseman2804]

😂😂😂 I also reacted to the comment he made! A slightly different angle, with this solution and solar panels. Makes sense, doesn't it? Perhaps a little more important than the environment when it comes to these types of vessels!

[@thomasfutch7707]

I would consider quite a few of these as rescue craft or patrol boats instead of life boats. To me, a life boat is something launched from a ship or boat to save lives of crew and passengers after said ship or boat is no loner sea worthy or there is a threat on board such as fire or some other hazzardous situation. I do like that all of them are motorized since escaping a sinking ship is useless if you are stuck drifting with the current possibly dying from dehydration, starvation or exposure long before being found.

[@phoe8523]

Most Rescue vessels of the severn-class are now equipped with the even more powerful MTU 10V2000 M94 with 1600 hp each. The narrative is very much focused on the british RNLI and the equipment they use, but there are others out there. The german DGzRS for example with its largest rescue cruiser, the Hermann Marwede or the very new 28m-class.

[@TheRealBoroNut]

I've donated to the RNLI all my working life and will do for as long as I can after I retire. It's long history is the stuff of legend.

[@procatprocat9647]

You have helped thousands of illegal imigrants reach the UK. How do you feel?

[@TheRealBoroNut]

@@procatprocat9647 My back's a bit stiff but otherwise okay.

[@hsdsaunders]

​@@procatprocat9647The RNLI are doing their mission saving lives at sea. You need to take your grievances up with the government not people risking their lives as volunteers.

[@procatprocat9647]

@@hsdsaunders that's what they choose to do. They volunteer. Their choice. I question whether it benefits the nation, as a lot of their efforts go to importing illegals. I'm free to share my views with anyone I like. Stop trying to shut down freedom of speech. Don't you dare attempt to break that law with me.

[@markdavis8888]

At 0:26 you introduce the USCG 47' lifeboat with an awesome picture of the USCG 52' lifeboat Victory coming out of Yaquina.

[@sicks6six]

I've piloted the SPHL and they are great for emergency craft, we dropped 40 feet headfirst into the water from a gantry and as it emerged from underneath it zoomed off in a straight line away from the danger, (this wasn't an emergency it was my offshore OPITO certificate course) very easy to steer, and lifting out the water could not be easier, just hook it up and lift,

[@warrenhall7060]

How much dose one cost? thank's

[@warrenhall7060]

Nervermind i see the not for sale on back of boat now...lol fuking figures

[@pdxthomas]

A friend in Norway who works for one of the bigger oil/gas companies got me interested in this subject after she described being trained for lifeboats like the SPHL you piloted. (She got to take 'the plunge' from crazy heights.) I've often wondered what the max range might be on a similar size lifeboat.

[@baronamru5893]

I don't think #1,#5, #7, #9 are lifeboats, they could be patrol or rescue or all weather transportation boats. What's your definition of a lifeboat? Lifeboats are those used to sustain life for a relatively short period of time until they can be rescued.

[@andyp5899]

The RNLI boat are classified as lifeboats as their sole purpose is to save lives

[@baronamru5893]

@@andyp5899 Sure, you betcha.

[@q.e.d.9112]

@@baronamru5893 He’s right. There were specialist, land-based pulling boats (rowing boats), known as lifeboats, crewed by volunteers, that were only launched when there were people in distress. At this time, ships boats were all general purpose vessels and didn’t have the interior space needed for the buoyancy that made the land based boats the original “life boats”, able to survive conditions that would swamp and sink a ship’s boat.

[@baronamru5893]

@@q.e.d.9112 OK, I used to live on oil production platform. I was, by requirements, must familiarize myself with SOLAS. To me Life boats are those used only in emergency situations, they must be stationed at particular area of the platform or the ship, regularly inspected for readiness and may not be used for another purpose (except safety drill), it is a dedicated vessel to the platform or a ship. Along with lifeboats there are also liferafts (no engines). The content of the channel shows some (not all) patrol boats, Rescue boats, pilot boat and other multi purpose vessels that can be used for other purposes and are not dedicated to one platform or particular mother ship. I believe, the technical requirements for lifeboats and liferafts are clearly stated in SOLAS manual. But you know, it's been a while since I visit a platform, now I am retired, there could be changes that I am not aware of.

[@andyp5899]

@@baronamru5893 RNLI lifeboats were lifeboats before the type of lifeboats you consider lifeboats. They are actually where the name came from, Royal National LIFEBOAT Institution. Look up the history.

[@australien6611]

Id like to see that viking inflatable life raft in rough ocean conditions rather than a perfectly calm test lake. Doubt it would last 5 minutes

[@Adamroable]

Yeah, I'd bet it would end up twisted, folded, and flooded.

[@nicolasrose3064]

Safe-Haven Marines "Thunder-Child" is seriously one of the most brutally beautiful service Boats out on the Water.

[@nickjohns1192]

Seen it fly passed... Absolute rocket

[@funnyfarm5555]

No lifeboat is any good if the people onboard a watercraft/ship can't get to it and into it. Ask the crewmen on the RORO car carrier Fremantle Highway that caught fire a couple weeks ago. Crew Members had to jump off the side of the ship because they were forward, the lifeboat was on the stern and the fire between them and the lifeboat. Several were severely injured and one died.

[@DavidNotSolomon]

Bad ship design.

[@Wildstar40]

Strange how people just slap ships together without any thought of safety and common sense. I suppose because them and their families will never be on the ship so who cares about safety, right.👺

[@Snakebestofbest]

An airbag doesn't help when your car catches fire as well. Still in most common accidents it will help... The lifeboats on the fremantle highway where not located on the aft, but on the centre satarboard and Portside... Also liferafts where there, but hence the complete ship was on fire in a very (too)short period of time causing the crew not having enough time to disembark...all because people THINK electric cars are better...

[@funnyfarm5555]

You will never find an Electric car in my driveway. People do not think about where the electricity comes from or the environmental impact to just get eh car produced whish is far more than a gas powered car. Daughter worked for SOCAL gas before transferring to NW Natural. Their biggest customer was the electric generation plants.@@Snakebestofbest

[@Simon-hb9rf]

that's why generally it is considered far better to have many small lifeboats all over the ship then a couple of big ones, most passenger ships actually carry more lifeboat space then they have passengers to always allow for some boats to be unusable or inaccessible. the incident of the Fremantle highway was very different though being a chemical fire didn't allow enough time for an orderly evacuation to take place and as the ship stayed afloat while burning the reserve rafts didn't auto deploy like they would have in a sinking.

[@l3v1ckUK]

The newer free fall lifeboats with rearward facing seats are fine, but some of the older forward facing ones can be a real pain to get into.

[@q.e.d.9112]

A “lifeboat” is any vessel designed and used expressly to save people in distress at sea. In the UK, shore based lifeboats (RNLI) predate those carried aboard ships. These boats are not “patrol boats” because they only respond to actual emergencies, being crewed by volunteers who have regular jobs. In fact the L in RNLI stands for “lifeboat” and all their craft are land based. So, while the USCG Cutters are not specifically lifeboats because they perform other functions, too, the RNLI vessels were called lifeboats before that name was used for boats carried aboard ships.

[@georgebarnes8163]

God bless the RNLI, unpaid voluntary organisation that has saved thousands of lives around the UK and Ireland.

[@lowandslow3939]

Very few lifeboats were shown in this video.

[@iannuttall8649]

Exactly. They were nearly all rescue boats.

[@lowandslow3939]

@@iannuttall8649 Many life rafts/boats smell of fiberglass resin, rubber, vomit, or some combination. Not something you want to get into in rough seas.

[@xrismanessa3993]

@@lowandslow3939where is your point according to the comment and let alone the video.

[@yyyyy354]

​@@xrismanessa3993too much inhaling fibers could result in misplaced comments indeed

[@lowandslow3939]

@@xrismanessa3993 Life boats and rescue boats have different missions. They are not the same thing. Most of the boats shown on the video are rescue boats.

[@dancinglizard6034]

your definition of "Lifeboats " is weird

[@polleraffe100]

Where are the german pilotboats like the "Helgoland" or the lifeboats like the "Hermann Marwede"? Don't get me wrong but some of your boats looking like toys!

[@stevei0220]

Lovely to the RNLI Shannon 13-02 on its arrival for service at Dungeness. I was present in the crowd we see in the videos shot - an incredible vessel crewed by brave volunteers.

[@occamraiser]

The RNLI - my charity of choice (along with the Battle of Britain day and Poppy Appeal).

[@julianlawrence-ball2279]

To avoid confusion it’s the RNLI Severn not seven. RNLI craft are named after U.K. rivers in this case the River Severn on the west coast of England which leads to the city of Bristol

[@sdriza]

named after Dan Severn - UFC Hall of Famer (no one cares about your rivers) sincerely, American Guy (couldn't resist)

[@wbbartlett]

being american, I would guess this guy is as fat as the river Severn is wide and as shallow as the water on the beach at Weston-Super-Mare when the tide is out - sincerely, non-american guy@@sdriza

[@jakejada1632]

So close! The river Severn leads to the Bristol channel not the city of Bristol, that would be the river Avon

[@hsdsaunders]

And Ireland The Shannon is a river in Ireland

[@FDNRunningandMotivation-ws1hd]

Mega Tsunami : "I'm sure I call handle all these, no problem"

[@waynescott-lp5pm]

That lifeboat that rights itself at the beginning of the video is what you want when the 2012 disaster strikes!

[@andyp5899]

All the RNLI lifeboats have that even the inflatables/rigids have a tall frame with a flotation on top which helps in righting the craft

[@arthurscott4467]

That Coast Guard boat might right itself when capsized ,but I'll bet the crew won't be on it when it rights itself, all the tests were done without crews aboard. Another milestone for the safety of an empty boat.

[@jonflanagin6682]

A lot of the clips are not lifeboats , but patrol boats.

[@denniscrabtree2170]

The Vanguard shown can be used for off shore oil rigs. A KZbin channel featured one he purchased that was once on a rig. It had been stored over 20 years so needed some tlc!

[@kalleklp7291]

A free-falling lifeboat is fun to be in. :) We did that before we got our off-shore certification.

[@ph11p3540]

Love how most of these rescue boats have Garman OLED cockpit display systems

[@nos9784]

Interesting, i didn't notice. What are they called, who manufactures them?

[@roadboat9216]

That was a very interesting video. Thanks.

[@robinkaye]

It would be all the RNLI boats.

[@gegwen7440]

Do you mean the illegal migrants taxi service ?

[@georgebarnes8163]

Amazing organisation.

[@robinkaye]

@@georgebarnes8163 Thank you from a retired seaman.

[@johndewey6358]

If we need one of these in the middle of Atlantic ocean, I would g with the one with the one that carries the most fuel, drinking water and best satelite communication devices for calling for help; also with Cummins or Volvo diesel engines.

[@johannjohann6523]

1) Question about the Viking Liferaft? Where do 200 people go to the bathroom. ?

[@ricardojano3716]

The United States Coast Guard had two of the boats that could do a 360 roll and right it's self i was told the dishes didn't stay on the table - They were stationed at Depoe Oregon - Good group of guys they are there when you need them

[@american6426]

Respect and love for America, Europe, WEST 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@siraff4461]

3:53 "a payload capacity of 600kg" "can accomodate 6 passengers and 4 crew". They would need to be pretty skinny people. 60kg each is already way under average weight for an adult and when they have all the gear on the crew plus usually soaked passengers they are going to be a lot more than 60kg each.

[@mikepersico328]

There's no doubt that all the braches of our military are incredible fit and extremely well trained !!! But in my mind , its the coast guard are hands down the craziest !!!!! What they do and in the conditions they do it in are just without words!!!!! The coast guard pass up the word skilled as soon as they sign the paper to inlist !!!!

[@FYMASMD]

They are the real heroes. Not the clowns running around with a badge and a gun.

[@MolGaeilge]

okay but why do they drop you so far on the norse! 40 meters sounds deadly

[@Gossthedon]

Top of the list is the one that snaps your neck to get u in the water 😂 😂

[@scorpion19142001]

Amusing story. If people anything about rogue waves? Which craft would survive in such conditions and passengers?

[@incognito8448]

learn the difference between life boats and patrol, rescue and search boats

[@hafensanger0821]

When someone doesn't know the difference between a lifeboat and a rescue vessel... Just google something together and bang! the KZbin film is ready.

[@chrisl.9845]

You cant compare emergency life boats with coastguard life boats, the "Emergency Life Boats" are strictly there for emergencies and safety of life at sea and getting away from the hazard providing the most life support as possible. the Coastguard "Life Boats" are rescue boats, boats to save lives. This is like comparing average people with zero medical background and a basic first aid kit at home, and an Emergency Room Doctor. The two are very different "things". Also, Pilot boats are similar aspects in design for Coastguard "Life Boats" but also used in extremely different jobs/roles. They are literally used to transport "pilots" (A senior harbour master/qualified and heavily experienced person to board incoming/outgoing commercial/government vessels. As well... again, you cannot compare Emergency Lifeboats and Emergency Life Rafts in the same video. Yes, same purpose but very different backgrounds and purpose of issuance.

[@Everythingallthetime666]

That isnt even a lifeboat... it's a coast guard cutter!

[@petercannova5026]

2 1) Coast Guard 47 ft 2) Shannon-class lifeboat

[@Junebugspade2]

3 or 4 of the previously mentioned boats never one time had a clear view of the vessels. It was like watching g a strobe light

[@spreddyreds9408]

Not convinced about a large inflatable lifeboat can take in a possible rough sea amidst chaos of evacuation and a sinking ship to the boot.

[@ermining1]

As a mariner with ferry experience I would 100 percent disagree with you. It's extremely quick to load people and the large ones like this are very hard to capsize. It's ideal for shipsv with passengers

[@2nd_of_3]

AI sucks. The Coast Guard does not deploy people on “LIFEBOATS”. Those are “Ships”. 🤭

[@chrisb2942]

46 meters Seenotrettungskreuzer (sea rescue cruiser) of the German DLRG

[@jeremy_brent]

2:16 There is a difference between MOTORS and ENGINES that you seemed to have missed because you seem to be using these two words interchangeably.

[@alcylon]

when it comes in real life how usefull are lifeboats then? when useing lifeboats it is in stormy weather and sinking ships

[@dallasarnold8615]

I question your definition of a lifeboat. In my mind a lifeboat is an emergency escape/survival craft. Not professionally manned patrol vessels.

[@andyp5899]

I suggest you read q.e.d.9112's comment.

[@wickedcabinboy]

@dallasarnold8615 - Perhaps it hasn't occurred to you that there might be more than one type of lifeboat?

[@dallasarnold8615]

@@wickedcabinboy Did you actually READ what I said ? I do not consider a rescue craft from other than the distressed vessel a lifeboat.

[@wickedcabinboy]

@@dallasarnold8615 - I did, in fact, read what you wrote. And I happen to disagree with you, in case you hadn't noticed. It is clear that your definition is not universal as the RNLI terminology demonstrates. An astute person might take that as a clue that no single person is the arbiter of the English language. Now, may I suggest you unwind your panties and pull them out of your asscrack, take a deep breath and go have a beer.

[@alanj9391]

@@dallasarnold8615 As I replied above to someone else, working in the offshore oil and gas industry the emergency escape craft were officially termed "Totally Enclosed Survival Craft", although we generally just referred to them as lifeboats.

[@Healitnow]

All these very safe life boats are fine, but if you can make the rescue craft this safe, why not make the larger vessel this good in the first place. Instead we neglect it, while making safe life boats. Why.

[@1970daywalker]

Which of these can survive a 'Perfect Storm' movie?🤔

[@brianfisher2088]

Nice to see one of our local ferries in this video, MV bute or MV argyle, Caledonian macbrayne Ltd.

[@LHY-cs8xm]

Glad I have models of them

[@imbranjamil4994]

You the best bro peralatan yang serba canggih semua ada

[@matthewrichter5709]

I like the last 2 self righting life boats. If I ever learned how to sail a ship 🚢 and want to buy my own boat 🚤 I'd want my own self righting unsinkable ship 🛳️!

[@snipervictim]

Really you are pushing garbage bags as safe for humans in a ship sinking in bad weather are you kidding me !

[@dimitrz2000]

Life boat and a rescue craft are different

[@slamac]

great boat, love

[@Multisteer-India]

Nice Boats 😍

[@Michael-it6gb]

RNLI S is a LifeBoat??? That looks like a freaking yacht. At some point you have to stop calling them life saving boats.

[@iCE2sKY]

Wow, this is amazing and life will be ease for who is buying one of such boats and sail strait to the Cap Horn ;)

[@peterm3964]

I would be happy if the lifeboat was safer than the one sinking .

[@hansmagolves7329]

Ich vermisse die DGzRS welche nur aus Spenden finanziert wird, mit ihren Booten.

[@tlezzy8252]

It seems those inflated raft's would be useless in moderate seas... Let alone heavy conditions... I don't know just a guess

[@xhiping5190]

these plastic craftboats can survuve shark bite?

[@llamamanism]

“An estimated 95% reduction in mechanical failures” 12:35 so that’s bullshit right there

[@jimmynolet3752]

It's not real unless it survives a Japanese tsunami

[@kurtism9040]

As ships get larger, larger LBs will be needed. If they can't be loaded extremely fast and get away from the ship, they'll become part of the tragedy. So, speed of loading vs size / capacity, is an important factor. Get people in-and-away, asap. Also I noticed a max speed of these design is about 25knts. So, 300 off shore will mean 12 hours to rescue. How about a free-fall airplane launched LB?

[@DIY-ry9so]

These boats are in a class of their own!👍🏼👌🏼

[@SimonTrent8000]

6:16 thats an MTU engine

[@Yohann67]

Hehe! That was my first thought, thanks for mentioning it!

[@dummyfarm]

I liked the orange one

[@norwazenkumar9011]

Superb Superb

[@raizogaming1055]

I have edited this video.❤

[@EPBF1]

Then all boats should be made this way

[@hawkeire2414]

Loved to see one of these tested against big surf like jaws or something

[@thehighlander959]

Absolutely 100% correct.

[@nas775]

The Best High Saffety Work Program Beautiful

[@Kuhladestkyicky]

The inflatable ones guarantee company for when your 100+ passenger sinks.

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

If it comes from the nation that raised the real Vikings (not the copycats from denmark / sweden), you know it's the best money can buy. So NORSAFE and Norwegian Viking NORSE it is.

[@procatprocat9647]

English boats for the win, according to this american video.

[@ВячеславСмирнов-к5ф]

😊

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Video seems to confuse lifeboats with rescue vessels.

[@teeanahera8949]

Why are pilot boats included in a list of “life boats”?

[@MrThedoctor1972]

Only five life boats,the rest a coast guard,pilot or rescue vessels

[@tfhmobil]

Don’t compare SAR to Life boat’s and Life raft’s. It’s not the same and they are all built to different purpose’s.

[@rockygiunta3552]

Why don't they ever show you the inside of these floating cork lifeboats???

[@domenicv7962]

sardine cans

[@davidgold5961]

Talk about a confusing video. Mini video clips had absolutely no relationship to the voiceover. Whoever put this together needs to take a basic video editing class.

[@Bozz_jm]

Nice

[@civitasincivibusest]

I would like to find in my ship, in an emergency in to the Ocean, the last one of the Lifeboat.

[@souravchatterjee698]

And then I was watching today the -The Finest Hour movie . 😢

[@UQRXD]

You will never see them on cruise ships.

[@andreejor]

Boring fact, the first part of the registration number on the side of an RNLI lifeboat is the approximate length of the boat in meters.

[@MarkJacksonGaming]

-- Need to read up on how these systems self right (flip over when capsized). Unless someone would like to give me the quick version here. Building a plane now, looking to build a boat from scratch when the aircraft is shaken down.

[@stupitdog9686]

Low Center of Gravity ........

[@Yohann67]

@@stupitdog9686 And a lighter, air tight, air filled crew compartment on top makes use of the low slung engines and such. Plus they have pendulum actuated systems to cut the engine while inverted and make sure everything stays air tight.

[@braindiscovertech]

🚀 Each upload feels like a tech adventure I don't want to end. Kudos for keeping us hooked, and know that we're eagerly awaiting more tech goodness! 🌐📹