Imagine being a fish chilling in your interior cabin room then your ship reverse sinks
@davepowell7168Ай бұрын
Sharpwit 😂
@bertbaker7067Ай бұрын
It's always something, isn't it? Like clockwork, soon as you get settled in, BAM! Either management raises rent or the building gets refloated and towed away to be scrapped 🙃
@87vortex8710 күн бұрын
Imagine fish already had this conversation on fishtube.
@garethm548 күн бұрын
On the other end of the spectrum...imagine being a lobster awaiting your fate as dinner that evening, and then bammm...ship goes down and you're back home :)
@bertbaker70678 күн бұрын
@@garethm54 lol, I like that
@MLennholmАй бұрын
What an insane operation in terms of manpower, time and resources, all caused by one jackass
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
So true
@BrianWMayАй бұрын
As ever was . . . they're usually politicians though.
@MarijnRoorda26 күн бұрын
Yeah, but what a wonderful chance to do some insane engineering! Of course, it helped enormously that it was a marine disaster waiting to happen. The Italian government and the cruiseship company wouldn't have liked the bad press associated with a environmental disaster.
@Low_fee.693720 күн бұрын
It created jobs
@K-D-918 күн бұрын
Just to show off in front of his crew dancer that he's banging
@jjosephm7539Ай бұрын
The Italian Captain of the Port telling Captain Scattino that he would ruin his life -Priceless
@Bulletguy07Ай бұрын
It was the Coastguard Gregorio de Falco. The radio exchange went viral and de Falco became a hero! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nquXfmOAeN-hd8U&ab_channel=OnDemandNews
@danielfox9461Ай бұрын
My favorite was Scattino trying to explain how a wave had thrown him off the ship, completely against his will, and deposited him still resisting safely into a lifeboat.
@sysbofhАй бұрын
That guy got REALLY pissed off.
@SaintGoldАй бұрын
I hate to be that guy, but it's "Schettino", pronounced "sketteeno" (sort of)
@lbgstzockt8493Ай бұрын
@@SaintGold I will pronounce it shittino from now on
@GaryScottPhotographerАй бұрын
$570 million to build. Over $800 million to scrap it.
@ironmantooltimeАй бұрын
Oopsie
@terencejay8845Ай бұрын
I wonder what the salvage value was of the 55,000 tonnes of scrap metal.
@OscarLT321Ай бұрын
@@terencejay8845normal price at like 0.22 cent per kg, it would be around 12 mil. But big batch orders with a guarantee of quality (i.e. less random other materials) should grant a lot lot more. It's recyclable yes, but it costs money due to the energy and labor cost which is why a lot of the value sinks, like the ship did.
@terencejay8845Ай бұрын
@@OscarLT321 I've watched a few videos (where people think it's Captain error) of old ships being beached at recycling areas, and attacked by a small army of sandal-wearing men with oxy-cutters. I saw a rusted wrecked ship in Menorca in 1982, took photos, looked like it had been there for a while. Now, I can't find any trace of it, or any info, so I presumed it was chopped up in situ and not left as a tourist attraction. It was huge. Someone must be making money from recycling.
@janb.856129 күн бұрын
similar to nuclear energy
@jacob.s361924 күн бұрын
I read $800,000,000 to remove it and thought "no way it cost that much." Half way through the video im like "How the hell did this ONLY cost $800,000,000!??". This is crazy
@hamish376612 күн бұрын
Was thinking the same. I think they said it cost $800,000,000 'already' before it even got to the disassembly stage
@stephbarbershop25189 күн бұрын
Imagine in todays money
@gerard40395 күн бұрын
Corruption 🤡🤡🤡🤡
@chantelrhine89655 күн бұрын
Because they also kept the ship which in scrap is worth more than 800 mil
@stephbarbershop25185 күн бұрын
@@chantelrhine8965 It's worth about 9cents a pound after you get it to the scrap yard.
@Brock_LandersАй бұрын
The engineering crew who were responsible for designing this method of recovering the wreck of the Costa Concordia were amazingly talented, not to mention the man who was in charge of controlling all of the many different facets of righting the ship and bringing it back to being upright (I don't want to say an even keel because that was never possible with the amount of water that was still trapped in the hull). Basically what I'm try to say is that this was an amazingly coordinated effort between many companies and crews. Even to this day in July of 2024 I am STILL amazed by how well coordinated and skillfully this salvage effort was successfully executed.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
I Absolutely agree
@nigelh3253Ай бұрын
Agree. This was a remarkable salvage achievement working with the problem from scratch. Bringing together all the skills of different teams. When the Costa Concordia was built - and that was an achievement - they used plans, etc from other ships in the fleet. But for the salvage they had to work through ideas of how to solve an entirely new situation. Very clever bunch of guys here
@truthsayers8725Ай бұрын
using parbuckling, the US righted the USS Oklahoma ( Battleship BB-37) after it was capsized and sunk at Pearl Harbor 7 december 1941. they didnt have the threat of it sliding down any sheer rock wall that it was resting on but it's superstructure had gotten mired in the mud bottom of its mooring.
@bighammer3464Ай бұрын
Very talented except for the fact that the salvage estimate they gave was 300 million and they went a tad over
@Paui-yb2cpАй бұрын
@@waterlinestoriesthat pinhead of a Captain (and I'm being polite) makes me embarrassed to be of Italian heritage, not only is he a complete idiot trying to impress some Italian bird, but a total coward not taking responsibility for his stupidity. Disgusting
@AppFantaАй бұрын
Cost of Concordia
@leocurious9919Ай бұрын
If only that youtuber would not be a so shitty, seeing how he blatantly copied someone else and acts like nothing happened.
@BouncyStickmanАй бұрын
@@leocurious9919 please elaborate.
@Seborah21Ай бұрын
@@BouncyStickman"the cost of Concordia" was a video by the Internet historian and it was revealed that it was a 1 to 1 copy of an article and then after more research so we're almost all of the Internet historian's videos
@BouncyStickmanАй бұрын
@@Seborah21Thanks for the constructive reply. I have watched all his stuff, and will look into this.
@Seborah21Ай бұрын
@@BouncyStickman hbomberguy has an in depth video somewhere
@boowiebearАй бұрын
The scope of this project is unbelievable to me. Great video.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
👍🏻
@Cindoreye14 күн бұрын
Human greatness built the ship, human incompetence sunk it, and human ingenuity salvaged it. Pretty standard for human history, actually.
@GrimaceCX9 күн бұрын
Top comment 😂😂😂😂
@karlavelo24828 күн бұрын
If only we could skip the incompetence part. Imagine where humanity would be without all the waste and destruction due to all those Schettinos ...
@Willburys5 күн бұрын
The same as the Titanic!
@thaiexodus2916Ай бұрын
That was an outstanding presentation. No drama, just the facts.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks👌🏻
@PNW_Sportbike_Life9 күн бұрын
Seriously, a great presentation
@randomperson8695Ай бұрын
All of this caused by a Captain that wanted to be a show off. Simply mind boggling. Everybody that was on the bridge that night should never be permitted to sail again.
@patagualianmostly7437Ай бұрын
You really think that ANYONE on the Bridge would disobey a direct order from the Captain? Ships do not operate like that. Never have done and never will. Yes, the Captain was a clown and a coward....but that is not the fault of the crew...more the company that employed him. (I suppose Mutiny on the Bounty....was an exception to that!)
@rienkhoek4169Ай бұрын
Not that much has changed since Titanic i guess.
@wilsjaneАй бұрын
@@patagualianmostly7437 To me, the crew were a bunch of lemons. Right from the start, once they knew his intentions, they should have plotted a safe passage. By not doing this, the captain probably assumed that they agreed with him. Toxic and incompetent management does not happen overnight.
@mvd443617 күн бұрын
It was more than that. He wasn't mentally incapable of comprehending his ordeal when it was happening. That's why he never took control of the situation and left the ship. It is the strongest form of human denial. That is why people died. If he wasn't such a coward, everyone could have been evacuated. The same thing happened with the crew of the Skorea ferry
@randomperson869517 күн бұрын
@@mvd4436 I couldn't agree with you more. Some people rise to the top through competence, leadership by example, and adhering to the mission. And then there's this guy and everyone like him- masters of office politics. They never had to be good at anything besides stroking their boss's ego. So when a crisis hits, they react to their training, and they've trained to look after nobody but themselves. The rest is fait accompli.
@mattilindstromАй бұрын
From what I remember from the reporting at the time, it was just a matter of getting together the relevant resources and just doing it, all detail omitted which is normal for news. The actual story is so much more fascinating, and the cost is just eyewatering. Thank you, and keep on producing your excellent work!
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks 👍🏻
@DeffoZappoАй бұрын
800 million 😮 That horrendous captain is the gift that keeps on giving 😅
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
😳 Yep
@skepticalmagos_101Ай бұрын
Wonder if they would send a bill as a prank to him..
@henkmagnetic3103Ай бұрын
@nathankettle357 - Because he is now of limited means, court has ordered him to pay US$50.- p/m. restitution to costs.
@tarn1135Ай бұрын
It’s a how can we squeeze more money out of this job? Type thing.
@user-dq3jk9py4q15 күн бұрын
Don't forget the cost of the ship and the lives lost 😮
@felixcat9318Ай бұрын
One of the most horrific, but not well publicised passenger deaths occured in the vessel's Internet Café, which was located low down in the hull, below the waterline. A passenger was using the Internet Cafe when the grounding and massive hull rupture took place. The damage and inrushing water severed power to that part of the vessel, plunging it into darkness. There, in the pitch black confines of the hull, the fast approaching water caused increased pressure as it roared into every available space. The passenger would have heard the roaring water approaching, but may not have recignised what was causing it. Unfortunately, she was drowned where she sat in the Internet Cafe as it filled with water. This was entirely caused by the actions of the captain and the brudge crew who let him endanger the vessel and the lives of everyone on board. This captain and crew were as despicable as those of the Sewol, causing the loss of the vessel and being one of the first to leave the vessel...
@Me-zo8ycАй бұрын
Horrible way to go 😔
@trentvlakАй бұрын
Did you know this passenger?
@someweirdidiot8736Ай бұрын
he oh ooh III ppl oh 😢😢😢😢 Ppl oo😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
@felixcat9318Ай бұрын
@@trentvlak Thankfully not.
@hawaiiaerialvisionsllc5373Ай бұрын
Two women were found in the cafe.
@ruatnec66Ай бұрын
Now i have to go back and watch the original video you put up, so i can hear how the italian admiral calls the capt a prick.
@AnomymAnonymАй бұрын
exactly my idea too
@DanielMcGillis-f3w19 күн бұрын
Get back on board for fucks sake!
@chrisgoblin4857Ай бұрын
Always amazes me how much ships degrade when left flooded like the Costa Concordia. You'd think it was there for decades by the corrosion and grime. Great video as always mate.
@boathousejoed1126Ай бұрын
Salt water is no joke.
@stedydubdetroitАй бұрын
Yeah they should really use the dental resins that work for us in the dental field. Plastics designed for brute force and moisture. 👍🏽
@burntnougat5341Ай бұрын
@@stedydubdetroitthat wouldn't be economically friendly on such a scale
@DeffoZappoАй бұрын
The ocean is alive. It's like one single organism. All the microbes and everything in it, it's like being digested in a stomach
@gullreefclubАй бұрын
Something else to remember is that cruise ships are designed to last 20 years at best unlike most military ships that are designed and built to last at least double or triple that.
@heikedrakakis8988Ай бұрын
Was about to go to sleep and now I get the treat of a Waterline bed time Story 😀
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
😂
@marting1056Ай бұрын
i hope you are not on board a cruise ship, waiting for sleep....
@donhaze8131Ай бұрын
I always sleep well on my waterbed.
@marting1056Ай бұрын
@@donhaze8131 your answer sounds like a "cliffhanger" - waiting for something to happen
@ianmangham4570Ай бұрын
I'll always remember the captain getting told to reboard the ship.😮
@ilmaurizetazetaerreАй бұрын
to say that costa concordia was twice the size of titanic is a gross overstatement: it was twice as heavy, yes, but less than 10% longer. the picture at 1:35 is badly misleading
@JUSTTSUNАй бұрын
Frfr titanic was literally 269m long
@hedonismbot1508Ай бұрын
Plus, "twice the size of the Titanic" is medium-size by modern cruise ship standards.
@AnimeSunglassesАй бұрын
Glad someone else noticed that.
@stephennowlan26374 күн бұрын
Actually, the two vessels weight were very similar, both having displacement in the 50,000 ton range. Gross Registered Tonnage, or just GT now a days, is where they differ substantially. Gross tonnage is not a measure of weight, but actually the total volume of the vessel, each GT being about 2.8m3. This number is 46,329 for Titanic and 114,147 for Concordia making her almost 2.5 times the size. Length is only one dimension of a ship and can’t define size alone. Weight or mass of a ship is also a poor description of size. Does a supper tanker get bigger when it loads 300,000 tons of oil since all the things loaded into the ship contribute to its displacement? Volume is the most relevant aspect of a ship to compare sizes and is often a factor in the fees charged for canal passage for example. Agreed however, that the graphic in the video misrepresents the size difference between the vessels. The best view that clearly shows the vast size difference is from the bow (front on).
@creid7537Ай бұрын
Lol 3:44 discussing containment booms, and showing an image of one clearly not containing. A slight graze to my dark funny bone. Good video - enjoyed.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
😂
@benediktmorak4409Ай бұрын
maybe behind the containment boom they had set up another boom to contain the containment?
@creid7537Ай бұрын
@@benediktmorak4409 Ah, yes... the old containing the containment of the containment boom trick. I should've known.
@benediktmorak4409Ай бұрын
@@creid7537 that is the way it is being done...he.he,he,
@ThomasAndrewsProjectАй бұрын
Wonderful video! I like to add a small correction, however. The Costa Concordia was not twice the size of the Titanic in terms of length as illustrated in this video, but rather in tonnage. The R.M.S. Titanic (1912) and the Olympic Class as a whole had an overall length of 883' and 9", while the Costa Concordia had an overall length of 952' and 1"; However, Costa Concordia is twice as larger than the Titanic in terms of tonnage with 114,500 Gross Registered Tons, while the Titanic was registered with around a 46,329 Gross Registered Tonnage. Once again, a wonderful video!
@DrewcardelloАй бұрын
Yeah that diagram wasn't even close.
@peterwilson7532Ай бұрын
I remember my brain giving off error messages at that point as I was following the story. So thanks for pointing that out with the correct figures.
@bewareofthedawwg876516 күн бұрын
Looking for this comment. I respectfully disagree that this is a "small correction", as I am sure you're trying to be diplomatic. Getting the scale that far off is quite sloppy, and would imply to the viewer that the Titanic was less than 500', which is a massive error.
@badcrumble113 күн бұрын
Just to chuck in a bit of a curveball, that's the GT of the Concordia rather than the GRT, so even that's not a like-for-like comparison!
@danielkarlsson9326Ай бұрын
Another intresting ship salvage is The Vasa. Built and lost in 1628 she was salvaged and actually sailed by her own into the dockyard in 1961. She was the largest and gunheaviest ship of her time. The historic information we have gathered from her is some of the largest and especially unique due to her giving us the knowladge of how the old sails were made thanks to them surviving with her underwater for over 300 years.
@TrueMechTechАй бұрын
Well, it sank BECAUSE it was the gunheaviest, turns out you can't just "put more cannons on it"
@Jordan-sy7myАй бұрын
@@TrueMechTechokay
@s70driver200518 күн бұрын
@TrueMechTech Yes Democracy Officer this guy right here!!!
@ChrisA.Snyder11 күн бұрын
Decades ago I got to tour the Vasa museum, built around the ship, which is where I'm thinking you must be getting your info about it. The museum is an architectural and engineering marvel too. The Vasa was a lesson on the perils of making a ship too top heavy; if you do that and a wave starts tipping her sideways, she just keeps rolling until she is upside down and sinking, so there were lots of parallels with the Costa Concordia. The science and art of ship salvage seems far more expensive than just building the ship in the first place, which is probably why these historic ship wrecks have just been left on the bottom of the oceans or lakes rather than trying to salvage them; only recently have we had the tech and resources to salvage old ships. I was particularly impressed by the amount of lifeforms draping all the interior surfaces of the C.Concordia as they were salvaging it; that seems a huge amount of growth of lifeforms in just around 2 years time, so the Vasa must have been almost unrecognizable under the burden of colonizing lifeforms!
@skittlesandfriends5710Ай бұрын
That was a great video, I’m amazed at the engineering process and ability to be able to re float the ship with so many obstacles facing them. And I honor the memory of the salvage diver who lost his life in the process.
@patagualianmostly7437Ай бұрын
Yes...that was a downside indeed. RIP fella. It's a damn dangerous job at the best of times....all that wreckage about.
@teamidrisАй бұрын
LOL, I got an advert for a cruise at the beginning :o)
@catsupchutneyАй бұрын
I was an Environmental Engineer for seven years. I love how consultants always choose the fancier term such as "de-fueled" when empty or "evacuate" would be just as meaningful.
@grottybt5006Ай бұрын
Somebody de-fueld my car and some others on the street a few years ago by stabbing the tanks with a screwdriver. I think his wallet got re-monied that night too
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
😂
@SadreathАй бұрын
Defueling is a pretty common technical term though. "empty" or "evacuate" would not be nearly as precise and need additional clarification that they are talking about the fuel tanks rather than anything else.
@kiwidieselАй бұрын
When I hear the word evacuate in the same sentence as a fluid I immediately think about the last time I had chilli and the evacuation of my bowels that followed😂😂
@GlennHamblinАй бұрын
You were depooped!
@cliffbonds1472Ай бұрын
The story of this ship going down is truly amazing. Glad to see how they salvaged such a tragic event.
@OriginalCoalRollersАй бұрын
Such a tragic event? lol it didn’t even sink, it didn’t go down, it’s grounded on a reef, a little dramatic( maybe you should really look into some real tragic events
@SpaceMoviePopcornАй бұрын
32 lives were lost. Some would call that tragic @@OriginalCoalRollers
@gabbyn978Ай бұрын
@@OriginalCoalRollers and 32 people lost their lives because of an unnecessary move by captain Schettino. In my eyes, this _is_ tragic.
@gjustg1540Ай бұрын
@OriginalCoalRollers pretty tragic when multiple people just on a holiday lose their lives due to someone else's vanity
@OriginalCoalRollersАй бұрын
@@gabbyn978 let me see you captain a big ass ocean liner Karen fuck outta here
@HardLineElektronАй бұрын
Never thought I was interested in marine catastrophes but I just love your videos!
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
🤣 it has a certain draw to it.
@HardLineElektronАй бұрын
@@waterlinestoriesThat’s right! I wish you further success with your channel! You have a wonderful way to explain. Greetings from the south of Germany 🌊
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks. And greetings from Niedersachsen
@HardLineElektronАй бұрын
@@waterlinestories😅 almost a „Landsmann“!
@frankpinmtl10 күн бұрын
Captain Francesco Schettino: "I will do an impressive sail-by" - followed by "I will arrange for an impressive rescue from shore" - followed by "I have created impressive jobs in the salvage industry"
@thurin84Ай бұрын
they shouldve renamed it "costa lotta lira".
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
🤣
@brendanquinn689425 күн бұрын
That was back in the olden days, now its the euro for everyone.
@TheVirusOfHumanityАй бұрын
The captain should get a free trip to the Titanic on a Titan submersible.
@MrWiseinheart19 күн бұрын
At first I'm like no he shouldn't get anything for free ...but then I read it all the way.. 😄
@g.w.789310 күн бұрын
An Ocean Gate submersible. ***
@Hughes500Ай бұрын
Gotta be honest, I am a pilot and 99.9% of my viewing content is aircraft. However that was brilliant. Seriously the best content I have seen in a long time (new subscriber BTW). There are some incredibly smart people out there and considering this whole thing was a 1 off and everything built for 1 purpose only - it's amazing it only cost $800 mill.
@rames1651Ай бұрын
Well done. No fluff - Just facts.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
👍🏻
@Zealot_of_OmnissiahАй бұрын
Please make more of these salvage/ marine construction videos, they are very informative
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
I'll try
@76biggdoggАй бұрын
He just happened to fall into a lifeboat .... lol
@thomasjoychild4962Ай бұрын
IIRC it was a wave! It knocked him off the ship and into the lifeboat and he couldn't get back to the ship for... excellent reasons! The Coast Guard commander couldn't seem to understand it, though, and just kept shouting at him to get back on board and do his job. :P
@mycosysАй бұрын
What an astonishing waste of resources for the sake of one man's ego
@frankwilson2607Ай бұрын
U.S. electorate: " Hold my beer..."
@s70driver200518 күн бұрын
It didn't go to waste per say as they saved the ship and kept it from damaging the area but I 100% agree the captain was a egocentric prick.
@mycosys18 күн бұрын
@@s70driver2005 the waste wasnt in using the resources, but creating the need for them.
@hzuiel4 күн бұрын
@@s70driver2005They did not save the ship, it was just able to be scrapped properly. The scrap value is a tiny fraction of what the project cost. So yes it is very much a waste.
@s70driver20054 күн бұрын
@mycosys oh of course. They shouldn't have to have done all that but thankfully it all went well.
@glennhodgson66398 күн бұрын
The irony of getting an ad for a cruise on this video is not lost on me...
@waterlinestories7 күн бұрын
🤣 you’re not the only one
@DeffoZappoАй бұрын
Just wanted to add that your audio is perfect on this
@Arsenic71Ай бұрын
Your channel is a true jewel of YT. Your presentation is flawless and fascinating because it's competent. I love your videos, thank you for your content!!
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Brilliant. Thanks for that
@OhNotThatАй бұрын
Truly an amazing modern maritime project. The sheer amount of technical knowledge, experience and skill that went into Schettino's Screwup is astounding. Schettino himself may be a tremendous embarrassment to Italians everywhere, but the rest of his countrymen in recovering the ship and keeping the area pristine from spilled oil and preserving the ecology is impressive and world class. Well Done!
@Mike-01234Ай бұрын
Insane how one man caused so much damage and death. Not one other person on that bridge did a thing to stop him.
@jordanrussell345Ай бұрын
Thank you for another great release! I look forward to your videos every time! They genuinely make my day when I see one!
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Amazing. Thanks for the great feedback
@exlibrisasАй бұрын
Concordia's cousin "Costa Fascinosa" sometimes visits a port in my city. The ship is huge in person. Can imagine salvaging Concordia is no small task.
@marcoosvald8429Ай бұрын
This may have been the largest "Single ship salvaged", but the largest salvage operation in history was raising the Pacific Fleet from Pearl Harbor.
@vanhagl5591Ай бұрын
That Capn couldn’t navigate his way out of a wet paper sack.
@patagualianmostly7437Ай бұрын
Didn't even get his feet wet. KZbin wont allow what I really think to be printed here.
@vintagethings91874 күн бұрын
A story of incredible skill and perseverance well told.
@BonkstickerАй бұрын
The days was part of the build of the Conquest MB 1 crane, i coul'd not imagine it would be part of such a historical event. As it was wonderfull to build such a nice big pontoon crane
@guachingmanАй бұрын
I was expecting a bit more about the people of the island and the salvage crew, I remember reading something about how they developed a bond and it was very emotional for them when the fugly sight of the wreck finally disappeared from their lives, could have milked this a bit more lol make part 2, the human cost of the costa concordia
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
🤣 maybe. I preferred to just stick the water on this.
@boathousejoed1126Ай бұрын
Can someone show how this was financially feasible? Was this like some 3D multilevel chess game between owners,insurance companies,salvagers and the government?
@ShortArmOfGodАй бұрын
The government said get it the fuck out of here so out it goes. Profit and loss has nothing to do with it at that point.
@dreamboards1056Ай бұрын
Did you not pay attention to where it wrecked? In a marine sanctuary and prime tourism location. Leaving it there was not an option.
@thecianinatorАй бұрын
Leaving it there would absolutely have been an option if the government was corrupt enough.
@trottergraemeАй бұрын
Shipping companies/owners have a very specific type of insurance called P&I (Protection and Indemnity) that covers things like this. I'm not saying for a second that their insurance paid it all out, but they were legally liable for it.
@spencerhardy8667Ай бұрын
@mipmipmipmipmip Major disaster insurance is a fascinating subject. The KZbin channel "What's Going On In Shipping" covered the initial discussions on the financing of the Baltimore Bridge recovery. When things like this happen, the whole world chips in, because the skills needed are international, and the experience gained is valuable to everyone. In major disasters, the insurance companies don't seem as tight fisted as they are with your car. At Baltimore, extra money raised over the recent Suez unpleasantness, that wasn't needed, paid for the initial recovery costs.
@damianmousley2098Ай бұрын
This was a fantastic episode. I had no idea of what was involved. Amazing detail. Well done !
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
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@jakemitchell3535Ай бұрын
Thanks for the upload!!! Friday night starts off good!
@trevortucker1Ай бұрын
Here is an example of South Africans doing exceptionally amazing work. Great content as always.
@starguy27188 күн бұрын
Yeah, Elon Musk is a pretty impressive guy. Oh, wait a minute... wrong South African. Never mind.
@brendanquinn689425 күн бұрын
You never got to see stories like this on the "Love Boat" when that was aired in the 1980s
@CircsCАй бұрын
Blister Sisters - Someone had a laugh naming those knowing full well that name would end up on $300 million contracts.
@Srinathji_Das21 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for making and sharing this video! 🙏🦋
@zahirmurji9 күн бұрын
I saw the whole program. I think they totally overpaid to get that ship out of there. A lot of people have made too much money on this shady deal.
@hoodedferretАй бұрын
The marine biologist bit blew my mind as an American. The level of detail for this operation and the care and consideration for even the individual organisms in the local marine environment is just so unfathomable while living in a country that is decimating as many of its oldest nature reserves/refuges as it can for oil and gas operations.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Incredible
@skrappyjon2019Ай бұрын
What went into all this is pretty amazing, imo. I appreciate the video, the entire salvage op is fascinating as hell
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Yes it's incredible
@LiquidAudioАй бұрын
Awesome video, thanks for your great work as always!
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks👌🏻
@4dogsgaming10 күн бұрын
Man's innovation always amazes me when I see projects of this magnatude. The people who came up with this process to raise this ship are brilliant.
@mikehindson-evans159Ай бұрын
A very useful historical document - thank you. Amazing how one person's arrogance and stupidity can have such long-duration and far-reaching consequences. Thank you for taking the time to produce this useful, informative (and well-narrated) documentary.
@johnmcanulty7341Ай бұрын
How about the dude that put lead in gas? Please compare to THAT. Let Google do it for you. Agree he did turn the wheel and, sole responsibility.
@TunnelJumperАй бұрын
I love the occasional bubbly sound effects when showing underwater footage
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
😀 👍🏻
@MrUranium238Ай бұрын
All this because of Captain Francesco Schettino🤦♀
@76biggdoggАй бұрын
And amazingly he just happened to fall into a life boat 😂
@thomasjoychild4962Ай бұрын
@@76biggdogg After being removed from the ship by a wave. Miraculously, he remained uninjured throughout all of this.
@1heavyelementАй бұрын
would you do a video on the MV Golden Ray? it capsized near Savannah Georgia, USA. a couple of years ago. it was a auto transport ship.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks I'll put it on the list
@shewearsfunnyhatАй бұрын
Thank you for a great video. I am still amazed at how they were able to do all of this.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Yep, amazing engineering
@ScottPCАй бұрын
Bet the live crabs on board felt lucky.
@luckystriker7489Ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate how much effort went into making this video.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks. Great when someone recognises that.
@keagandanster73459 күн бұрын
Got Goosebumps hearing a fellow South African Nick Sloane was given this opportunity to showcase some of the technical brilliance my country can produce
@waterlinestories9 күн бұрын
🇿🇦👍🏻
@nwmi493Ай бұрын
Makes the canal and bridge salvage efforts look like childs play
@henkmagnetic3103Ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant video. Thanks. Even with my challenged attention span, I had to watch uninterrupted.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
🤣👍🏻
@QED196418 күн бұрын
Excellent video, full of well researched facts and graphics. Thank you
@waterlinestories18 күн бұрын
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@zaneleposhАй бұрын
South Africa, our very own 🇿🇦. Thank you team and job well done. Will you please cover the search of Air France 447 plane that crashed in 2009.
@XamryАй бұрын
Thanks for this! It put into very simple terms the technical elements of it. I think the blister sisters neck brace thing was my fave thing to hear about It reminds me of my money counter. The calibration on it kept being off possibly because of the kind of desk I have so we had to put a "tempurpedic" (as it was described to me) underneath it to help mitigate the vibrations we thought might be messing it up!
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
🤣👍🏻
@newjones175424 күн бұрын
15:00 for the people that wanna skip the boring intro
@mestep511Ай бұрын
Start to finish fascinating story. Love your work.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks I appreciate that
@JonathanB60234 күн бұрын
Special congratulations to KZbin Advertising for playing an ad for a cruise during a cruise sinking video...
@enlilannunaki906416 күн бұрын
Well done video! Very informative and professionally made. All because of the folly of one fool of a Captain.
@waterlinestories16 күн бұрын
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@RCassinelloАй бұрын
I'm honestly amazed - I read about the parbuckling method in the planning stage, and thought nothing more than "Okay, that looks good". I didn't realise that what it actually meant was months of preparation and then it all happening in the space of a day once the word was given.
@joannecresswell3448Ай бұрын
This was such a good video. have watched several videos on this but this is the best for facts and timeline
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Brilliant, thanks for saying so. Great to hear
@mjalley13817 күн бұрын
Excellent narration and visual aids. Very fascinating.
@waterlinestories7 күн бұрын
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@CasaMaryParadise10 күн бұрын
Concise, well presentated and well researched. Compliments.
@waterlinestories10 күн бұрын
👍🏻 thanks
@chuck58983 күн бұрын
Every woman who thinks men are not needed should watch this video and then asked that question a second time. You’re lucky to have us sweethearts.
@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205Ай бұрын
What a Friday video release? I'm excited your releasing more. Keep them coming. ❤❤
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks Beverly. I hope all is well
@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205Ай бұрын
@@waterlinestories Your welcome, Kevin. Things are good and I hope the same for you 😉👍
@feron45023 күн бұрын
The fact that captain coward only got 16 years for causing all that death and financial damage astounds me
@michaelcranfield880012 күн бұрын
Right! So many scenarios where only 1 individual with a gun killing in cold blood gets life, yet captain flees gets 16 years....political BS
@TheDaveRoutАй бұрын
We sailed past the Concordia at the start of a cruise, very sobering experience.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Oh wow. What a way to start
@photoholic11Ай бұрын
not sure how i found your channel a few days ago, but i watched several videos and impressed with the info, quality and production of them. Nice job. Subscribed!
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks I appreciate that👍🏻
@debbiek719317 күн бұрын
Just incredible. All necessary because of the ego of the captain who had to show off. A man made tragedy that brought in experts from around the world for this salvage operation. No doubt much was learned and new equipment and materials will/were produced as a result of this operation. 👏👏👏
@pierremainstone-mitchell8290Ай бұрын
Thank you for a very detailed yet concise description of the salvage!
@halo129830Ай бұрын
You should do a video on the salvage of the us pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. Drachinfel did a video on it but I think you can probably do one as well with your unique presentation.
@waterlinestoriesАй бұрын
Thanks. I've got it on the list but there's a long list ahead.
@theglitch99Ай бұрын
The weights described in this video are hard to wrap ones head around!😮
@zekelucente970212 сағат бұрын
In 2003 I considered a cruise on this ship we decided against it mainly because it had very little time in each port. We chose the WindStar sailing ship with 148 passengers and so glad we did it was an incredible experience.
@jimtheedcguy4313Ай бұрын
Every time he says Sponson, take a drink!
@wickedcabinboyАй бұрын
Very well done video. Thank you. Such an incredible feat is a testament to the Italian government and the skill of the companies and workers who accomplished it. Bravo.
@BackUp-z4t14 күн бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. RIP those who lost their lives .
@waterlinestories14 күн бұрын
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@jeffwisemiller359016 күн бұрын
Like reading a book & the last few pages were missing, it was interesting to finally see what happened after the salvage operation. Up to this point, I was always curious as to how it was dismantled & where. I feel like the story is now finished & I can put the book down. Thank-you.
@waterlinestories16 күн бұрын
Thanks that's a great analogy
@gcm74725 күн бұрын
What a staggering recovery effort. All for one man’s negligence. Hard to believe it was 12 years ago.
@Naamis1Ай бұрын
I find salvage stories absolutely fascinating. There is so much engineering involved and things to take in account. Wonder how much they managed to recover through the dismantling and selling off the steel….
@mdude7778Ай бұрын
BLISTER SISTERS! 😆😆😆
@gravyau7 күн бұрын
That pull off maneuver is always a tricky one
@maxw5229Ай бұрын
Amazing summary. Costa was twice the tonnage but only 21m longer.
@mercurybard97949 күн бұрын
If I ever go back to university, it will be for a project management program so that I can work on projects like this