X-Bow tugs ALP Sweeper & Keeper in STORM

[@Ulstein-Group]

For more information on the ULSTEIN X-BOW; here explained by our chief designer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn3MnaZ7j95mq6c

[@Wolfhound_81]

I love the look of them, and as I found out, the seagoing characteristics even work very well in Stormworks: Build & Rescue (a physics sandbox game where you can build your own ships etc.) :D

[@cf453]

@@Wolfhound_81 That's why I'm here too. I'm working on my own heavily-modified version. These ships are spectacularly interesting.

[@nhschreiner]

I crossed the Atlantic in a sea tug at 17 years old. Worked my way back to the states. Spent 30 days at sea from South Hampton England to New Orleans via Bermuda in Nov 1973. I didn’t think I was going to survive the waves as we passed the Azores Islands. It was pitch black outside and I didn’t have my sea legs yet. What an adventure.

[@loverofthelostnarc]

For me it's an record. Appreciate it 👍🏻❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@bevishead3822]

Nice I walked up hill both ways to school was a mile each way in the snow no snow shoes

[@TooCloseToHome]

Finally some X-Bow footage in HD with decent wave action. Well done. More please!

[@nhschreiner]

Brings back a lot of memories.

[@none3763]

i can see how the buoyancy at the shoulders lifts the bow as wave passes along length of ship to follow the wave contour, but it seems to drop the bow very fast also. physics suggests she'll handle badly when wavelength matches distance from shoulder to bow. great vid.

[@Wolfhound_81]

For a complete layman on this, are such wavelengths to be expected in heavy seas?

[@SherpaSouth]

Beautiful boat and beautiful also that sea. Great video!! Thanks for sharing.

[@paullangford8179]

That "self-draining cockpit" dumps everything over the stern really fast. The tugs seem to be handling things fine, especially as they're towing something at a fair speed.

[@timothycothran1678]

From a former U S Navy man , ULTRA kool stuff..LOVE the ' NEWER ' Sweeps an Tugs ' ..

[@honewaatamokepumipi8135]

Absolutely beautiful vessel, finest I've seen at sea in my 40+ years

[@johnlansing2902]

Great design , love how they handle the wave action.

[@brickclickcat2893]

seems to fight the waves less, a lot happier to submerge deeper than boats with the regular bow design; I'm not sure what happens if it stuffs the entire height of the bow under a wave

[@olafeklund6200]

Now THAT'S the South Atlantic in fine form! I remember it well from my time at sea!

[@shmac96]

Epic! Thank you for sharing!

[@Norwegian733]

Vikings new this was a good design in heavy seas. The bow is basically the same design.

[@Norwegian733]

@Darr Yeah, I think thisdesign eliminates the heavy slamming against huge waves. I`ve been out there in very heavy seas and it can be very violent. With this design it simply cut through them.

[@b8702131]

"Nice ship but you put the bow upside down." - old timer

[@honewaatamokepumipi8135]

I believe the idea is to use the oceans own power to displace the enormous amounts of water encountered in it's voyage. Just like the wave piercing technology most ships have at the bow. Just my opinion but she's certainly shows why she's a deep sea vessel

[@toolstimber5953]

There’s actually a lot less resistance as the water flows easily around the rounded shape.

[@justpassingthrough3166]

You both completely missed the humor of the original post.

[@eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154]

@@honewaatamokepumipi8135 it was a joke, dimwit.

[@honewaatamokepumipi8135]

@@eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154 good one love bish

[@aquaesulensis7332]

The inverted shape visibly allows the bow of vessels to ease in waves more easily and the water to flow more naturally. There are no longer the knockouts caused on classic bows. I think boats in the future should all have this type of shape.

[@josephhurdman5588]

Whales & sharks have had that general arrangement of front end for millenia - why have we only recently started copying them?

[@bluewaffle1957]

yeah but they don't spend a lot of time on the sea surface do they.

[@Nomamegoogle]

Also the caravels and Vikings ships

[@bigwheelsturning]

LIke a North Atlantic storm I was in in 65'. Big waves, blowing like stink, suns out, and a "goony bird" sitting on the water.

[@louisgunn]

interesting to see x type bow reacting to sea state

[@schaferhundschmidt1798]

This video shows the seakeeping properties much better than still photos on calm seas. Still only about 15-20 door seas, though.

[@vittoriobottazzi6860]

Great ship! Congratulation!

[@cecilwilson5442]

Well designed to help the team working in important roles with the work of large sea going tug boats great video thanks for sharing it with us from Northern Ireland greatly appreciated thank you ☘️☘️☘️Hardy crews the world over

[@Xyb3rTeCh]

X-Bow is really amazing result from R&D. With such rough Atlantic seas, those waves are not as splashy or too destructive with a conventional ship bow design. X-Bow is really practical and efficient!

[@tancmp]

Thank you for the great video!

[@larryhooverpedofilekillerc4177]

Hello good afternoon I hope you have a great day you are wonderful you are beautiful the greatness in you is beautiful.goodnight.

[@khaledelou5301]

thank you , this wams a sea lover's heart

[@davidblyth5495]

I spent a few years in the south Atlantic even down to the Roaring Forties - it is "interesting" there. Of our ship's company of about 250, only about 20 could still eat in the Roaring Forties This configuration seems more stable

[@BJK1715]

How is the ride compared to 'Fairmount Glacier' ?

[@dilsonrosario9730]

Foram 45 Anos de MARINHA MERCANTIS, e 15 de pescador!!!❣❣❣ quando eu vejo os Rebocadores ou Navios eu choro! Por quê a saudades e muito Grande ❤❤❤❤

[@JacobTJ1]

Really cool thanks for sharing

[@rx7dude2006]

Great design, so much less stress ob the hull and no slamming with traditional bows.

[@arbaleteSt]

For sure, but on the other side, much more diving with bow. I would say very good up to extreme sea state...then i suppose it becomes very rough pitching experiance..

[@Blackcat70_]

absolutely in love with these ships. Im a dyed in the wool landlubber.. the sea scares the s out of me. I have NOTHING but respect for the power of the big water. BUT .. these ships inspire a confidence I have never felt. I would go anywhere in one of these .. and Striker... ohhh Striker. Even Neptune would look twice.

[@lewis7315]

that IS NOT a storm... that is your average calm day on the North Atlantic!!! Been there done that .....USCG Veteran...

[@dilsonrosario9730]

Eu Como Marítimos q sou , fico com muita Saudades ! Dos momentos felizes q pacei aus longos tempos q pacei em barcados foram 65 Anos de MARINHA MERCANTIS

[@brucebaker3523]

Excellent ship and great footage.

[@thebentley71]

The xbow is still no competition when is it comes to swash & swath design hulls. (Small waterline area single & twin hull sea going vessels). The next best thing would be entire semi-submersible sea going vessels that glide below the surface of the water like a submarine, with a sharp like hydrodynamic tower like cabin to steer the vessel from. Floating on the surface is old technology & there is no use for it anymore. The S.W.A.S.H. design boats & ships have the least amount of movement of any sea vessel. Which is very safe, economical, comfortable & does away with sea sickness & strain on the body mental & physically. Especially the body's muscle strain in rough seas, to maintain balance & standing.

[@josephinebennington7247]

Links?

[@xzqzq]

Interesting

[@TonySopeano46]

The Cartels already did that lol.

[@RossTallo]

Would this work for tugs though?

[@ElGoogKO]

Perfect video demonstrating the X bow. Look how much it digs into the waves. With a regular bow, it would not be able to sustain such speed and risk flooding into the cabin

[@robertcain3426]

Is that bow an addition to the vessel length wiyh the standard flared bow or a reduction?

[@tickedoffsheikh8587]

First time seeing tugs of this design. Don't know much about marine engineering but exactly what services these tugs provide...somewhere I read the title 'ultra long...anchoring' and secondly why the 'unorthodox' design?

[@raymondj8768]

they look like they love to nose dive with that negitive rake in the bow !

[@pookatim]

Seems that way to me, too.

[@kenlee-97]

Yep ,everything has some trade offs ,but overall a softer riding hull,no slamming , and no decrease in speed.

[@Ah01]

There is some additional buoyancy on the wide underwater side areas of the bow. It should mitigate the tendency to dive nose down in a wave and do it smoother than traditional bow slamming straight to a wave. At least, that is the leading idea behind the construction. I`m not sure how much there is impartial data on the matter, but some experience would suggest that the seakeeping and fuel economy are very good. And, being not the case, the newest big cruise ships (Icons.. ) would not have been X - bowed.

[@dandaly7305]

The band and choir did a good job in that sea state. I'd rather they'd stayed ashore and listened to the waves.

[@collinaruldass134]

Magnificent and Powerful

[@jmyers9853]

i don't see that as much more than choppy sea conditions. don't have much to say about the x-bows, rather prefer conventional bow on a large tug. 30 years experience doing that sort of thing. its a young man's game

[@JanDootjes]

Good!

[@kenlee-97]

Is there too much pitching of the vessel?cheers

[@LNM0000]

Aren't you still stuffing the same csa of ship through the same wall of water though ?

[@brussell639]

A side by side comparison would be informative here.

[@schuttrostig5729]

The xbow works nicely in that weather. The aft deck looks a little wet though, hope no one needs to work on it that day.

[@cs7th]

This isn't a storm, it's normal weather conditions about 25 knots of wind.

[@johndisher8763]

Just wonder how's that fuel consumption comparable to the same size axe bow?

[@oliverwabwire2836]

For being so rare, the mind has to get used to X-bow proportions....seems like the vessel is the wrong way around. Seems to deal with heavy sea state more in a more pliable manner than conventional bow!

[@carlhalili5844]

Im just happy to work and be part of this project...

[@carmelpule6954]

Considering the height and the length of the wave with respect to the length and height of the tug, I would not call that a storm. It is indeed a windy situation, but not exactly a STORM relative to the tug. I feel that that Bow has aerodynamic benefits above the water and it permits the deck boys to see the waters ahead of the tug much better than a flared out bow, and below the surface, it has the benefits of not having a sharp cutwater, as all fish and dolphins and whales have evolved with, for a few thousand of years. I notice that the pitching oscillation is not damped well enough as would be expected on the roundness of the bow, and with a bit of thinking I would suggest that some attention is given to damping the pitching oscillation using better design to control the pitching oscillation for as it is, it looks a little unstable to me and the damping by the rear flat portion seems to come into action when the oscillation grows a little too much. I must admit that the stresses on the hull are smooth and the lowest one can have with that oscillation style as there is no juddering of the hull.

[@mactcampbell]

A gale at best. Would like to see one running off before the wind in a gale. Also would like to see one side on or on the quarter.

[@fedirandreiko8133]

Now he holds FPSO Kaombo Norte together with a ALP Striker. location- Angola, Block 32. Also in this project take part Skandi Africa, Posh Skua, Venus.....

[@fredtedstedman]

amazing vessels !

[@AnimeClips-z9h]

Its just another day in the office nothing to worries👍🏻

[@geezer4962]

I always wanted to "be a seaman". Probably a good thing I didn't.

[@marcbiele8020]

These X-Bow tugs should have the capability to turn over in high storm like life-boats. For life-boats it would be good to have the capability to go even submarine. And after a turn-over the navigabability should be restutable by a second motor to be launched. Important for rising off-shore capacities.

[@JJ-cm3eb]

Looks like it likes to dive in, as design would imply. That's not good in bigger waves. This is rough, but nowhere near storm.

[@gateway8833]

I wish LSTs were that nice to ride.

[@duladrop4252]

The crew of this marvelous ship might have an easier life on this rough seas compare to with Bulbous Bow variants. I can see that it doesn't plunge on the sea if the bow rises up, that limits the bouncing effect of the ship, which is really bad for the people who's not a fan of big waves.

[@bobhoven3959]

Always nice to see , shame you can not see how big they are 💜👍🇱🇺

[@johnparson9573]

Just about all the service boats that I saw in Newfoundland were the X bow type and some with “DP”, data positioning.

[@erickucharski4127]

What waters was this running in?

[@OmluTerong]

Whooaaaa.....that is like a sea monster...a beautiful one

[@shipatel9900]

i cant believe there sailing that fast while there towing

[@metocvideo]

That must have been a quantum leap for the designers, imagine showing the design to the board of directors for the first time, I bet there were a few raised eyebrows.....

[@Mahalo_83]

Indian Ocean or Southern Atlantic?

[@johnfry9010]

Another fine video !

[@josephinebennington7247]

Not really a storm, but I love X bows.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

White caps and swells do not constitute a storm. Nice video of the alp though. Thanks

[@Duh6666666]

I thought that for safety reasons you weren't allowed on the back deck if you are hauling a cable?

[@kenlee-97]

Yeah , so did I, it obviously can part and injure someone.

[@skeggiskjeldarson9513]

The X-bows are rolling even in flat sea conditions.

[@rv_316]

Exactly, don't know why everyone is going Gaga over it. What advantage do they have over the traditional ones, if any....????!.

[@skeggiskjeldarson9513]

@@rv_316 They cuts nicely thru the oncoming waves. A lot less banging in heavy seas.

[@peterebel7899]

On real water there is no flat sea condition.

[@funnelvortex7722]

@@rv_316 Everyone is going Gaga over it because the company paid for a bunch of good press, Norwegian shipyards have way too much money and things like this are money sinks. The truth is, inverted bows (which is what the X-Bow IS) were mainstream on WW1-era battleships and cruisers but ultimately fell out of favor due to always getting the upper decks wet and always going under. The advantages of this seem to be very limited and only apply to specific conditions: oncoming waves in moderate seas. This design could actually become dangerous in very heavy seas and it rolls horribly in lighter seas, the seas in this video are pretty much light-to-moderate given the weather conditions.

[@rcp4479]

Shockloads? Looks like a lot of wire out. 1500 or so?

[@Ride2Xplore]

Nice video and music!!!Very relaxing!!!What are these tugs hauling?

[@JanDootjes]

Thanks a lot! We were towing the 'FSRU Kaombo Norte'

[@kenlee-97]

Air it seems like...

[@e.c.listening326]

Check 1:42 and see what they have in tow

[@stuarth43]

just moderate gale force, storm, there is no blue sea is white

[@ayalia1]

not a storm ? heavy seas... thanks for these great videos

[@olegk455]

I want to work on one of these as a mechanic. How does one go about getting into work like that uh?

[@JanDootjes]

I want

[@JanDootjes]

Try google, ALP Maritime. Otherwise try Marlow.

[@58nunzi]

THAT is a thing of beauty right there.

[@matycee]

bummer you didn't show us the engine room. that'd have been cool.

[@agregatormusicindo]

😱😱😱Good my frand👍👍👍

[@joechang8696]

this should have been done with a conventional bow vessel of similar size side by side

[@javieragudelo8043]

Ese barco lo veo relajado en vaya tormenta excelente

[@2490debrick]

Awesome vessel...

[@replica1052]

why on earth "sea" is it called an X bow?

[@yusufewwin731]

ever one location with apl sweeper install tanker storage in south china sea on nov 2017...

[@truthistreason4292]

that is not a storm I wanna see one of these in a real storm

[@JanDootjes]

Become a sailor!

[@chaz353535]

Correct not a storm and I use to be on standby vessels

[@BulletmanDoom]

Our ferry sails in worse weather than that

[@jadeprinces]

indeed this is nothing,i would like to see this vessel in 10m waves

[@jadeprinces]

@Old Sub Sailor 15 years so i have been in flat calm for days to 20m waves

[@carlomorganti2966]

This was my job...in a past life so i know the game with the north sea!

[@serhiitymoshenko3887]

Hold fast 😉 In God we trust! Chief mate ALP SWEEPER

[@JanDootjes]

Hey Serhii! Thanks for watching. Regards, Jan

[@serhiitymoshenko3887]

DOOTJES J. Well done :)

[@KMorozou]

Wonderful song and video

[@alphalunamare]

Imagine if those two had been at Salamis! :-)

[@LuftKorps]

Play it at 1.25 or even 1.5 speed. Youre welcome!

[@JanDootjes]

Why that?

[@gladheateher4now]

Wave are ALMOST hitting the cockpit . And they arent ever 20 footers. EEKS

[@maysajasmin5572]

Goog job kapen

[@Dan_C604]

Wow, that’s seriously pitching!

[@kenlee-97]

One claim from the manufacturer was -less pitching.

[@larryslemp9698]

Might there be an estimate as to the 'wave' height on this particular day of filming?

[@JanDootjes]

Around 6 metres.

[@javieragudelo8043]

El esta quietesito😂q lindo el barco quieto y el mar diciendo ye ste q le pasa jajaja no lo puedo sacudir

[@gateway8833]

That X-Bow has to be a lot more comfortable ride.

[@JanDootjes]

I can confirm ;)

[@remonviana]

pues capean bastante bien los proa invertida X-BOW.

[@BJK1715]

only decent wave hit 0:35 cool vid anyways

[@boboala1]

It's a good thing the sweeper craft was there to assist the X-Bow tug, obviously getting beat up in high waves! God bless!

[@CAD-th1qe]

Rubbish!

[@boboala1]

@@CAD-th1qe You need to watch again more closely & you'll notice the X-bow tug being swamped under small waves, offloading liferafts - abandon ship, firing rescue flares, and the telegraph operator frantically tapping ... _ _ _ ... ... _ _ _ ... ... _ _ _ ... ... _ _ _ ...

[@tomthompson7400]

spectacular