American Courage Blasts Careless Powerboat on the Cuyahoga River

Even landlubbers at the riverside patio KNEW they were witnessing a careless/dangerous move by the 55' Sea Ray's captain. And nobody was surprised the American Courage's captain let the Sea Ray know they weren't having it.
We support and encourage the mixed use of the Cuyahoga River but it is EVERY recreational boater's duty to operate in a safe and proper fashion on the Cuyahoga River's federal navigation channel. And good heavens, MIND THE FREIGHTER! Please don't be like this guy.
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  • @flightographist
    @flightographist9 ай бұрын

    Inland rules: 5 blasts is noted in the ships record and the name of the vessel involved.

  • @EnjoySackLunch

    @EnjoySackLunch

    9 ай бұрын

    Word?

  • @flightographist

    @flightographist

    9 ай бұрын

    engagement is good. I was raised in a boating family, I live in an area with extensive pleasure and commercial boat and ship traffic- locks, shipping channels, and dinguses that should not be permitted to operate any vessel, even a canoe, abound here. This incident activates rule 34 (d), 7a, 8, 8e and likely more. Anything boat related means insurance! So, not surprisingly almost everything is recorded. The dingus in the searay here had no idea he could become destitute and homeless simply by scraping down the side of the GL carrier. notice at 0.57, the pilot/captain of the American Courage hit the bow thruster! note: they are reversing up this tight congested channel, could have been serious damage.@@EnjoySackLunch

  • @petergarbutt9521

    @petergarbutt9521

    9 ай бұрын

    SO THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN INLAND RULES, THAT ITS NOTED IN THE SHIPS RECORD... THEN WHAT HAPPENS

  • @Walter_Sobchak_43

    @Walter_Sobchak_43

    2 ай бұрын

    @@petergarbutt9521 stop yelling, Peter!

  • @petergarbutt9521

    @petergarbutt9521

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Walter_Sobchak_43 NO DISRESPECT TO NO ONE. I ONLY USE CAPITALS AS ITS EASIER FOR ME TO READ. STAY SAFE

  • @pantarkan7
    @pantarkan79 ай бұрын

    ... when a vessel that size is telling you the situation is dangerous, you should probably pay attention. Here's a hint, skippy: if it outweighs you by that many orders of magnitude, NOBODY cares how much you paid for your hardtop... you can still get cut in half and it'll be your fault.

  • @peachtreewa5464

    @peachtreewa5464

    9 ай бұрын

    It's called the law of tonnage!

  • @Bread996

    @Bread996

    9 ай бұрын

    It wasn't a move of arrogance. He clearly just had too much port reverse, and didn't see the bow of the Courage swinging over (you can see the Courage engage his thruster to try and bring it back). No need to hate on the dude lol.

  • @cabadias87

    @cabadias87

    9 ай бұрын

    @@Bread996 not seeing the bow that can sink you right there is a really bald move and irresponsable manouvering... just wait a few seconds and you'll have clear space to turn.

  • @fredswartz1969

    @fredswartz1969

    9 ай бұрын

    Captain is responsible for both ends of his/her vessel - all at the same time. If Courage had needed to put her bow to port - which is likely at that bend in the river - (memorial shoreway/collision bend) the intake on her thrusters could very well have drug the boat into her side - even if the SeaRay powered away from the intake - where would he go? He'd accelerate right into the dock.

  • @christinelanger2791
    @christinelanger27919 ай бұрын

    I bet money he had no clue what the 5 blasts meant!

  • @woodboat3G
    @woodboat3G9 ай бұрын

    Always a Sea Ray owner

  • @oday3514

    @oday3514

    9 ай бұрын

    I ventured into the comments to say the same thing. It is ALWAYS a friggin' Sea Ray.

  • @janicesullivan8942

    @janicesullivan8942

    9 ай бұрын

    Similar to drivers in Dodge vehicles and heavy-duty white pickup trucks, they’re usually a menace on the roads.

  • @woodboat3G

    @woodboat3G

    9 ай бұрын

    @@janicesullivan8942 what???? I am a Hellcat driver

  • @earthman3000

    @earthman3000

    9 ай бұрын

    Sea Ray are almost always first time boat owners.

  • @woodboat3G

    @woodboat3G

    9 ай бұрын

    @@earthman3000 that's a 50 ft sea ray...... can't be a first timer

  • @TOTALCAMARO
    @TOTALCAMARO9 ай бұрын

    I don’t care if that captain messed up or didn’t. If I seen that freighter coming in through a narrow river like that I would move away from it. You never know when the bow or stern thrusters are going to kick in. You never know when something can go wrong. She’s too huge to mess with. I definitely know enough to respect something that huge . I’m always amazed on how the captains of those huge freighters can maneuver them through narrow spaces like that. I’m glad no one got hurt.

  • @michaelboykin9881
    @michaelboykin98819 ай бұрын

    Credit card captain.

  • @steeevo0136

    @steeevo0136

    9 ай бұрын

    So, could you perform that manoeuvre so flawlessly ? Or are you a pocket change armchair captain ?

  • @bermchasin

    @bermchasin

    8 ай бұрын

    he must have a pretty high credit limit to afford that boat.

  • @ImTheDudeMan471
    @ImTheDudeMan4719 ай бұрын

    Sea Rays are the Dodge trucks of the water

  • @zeake13
    @zeake139 ай бұрын

    I need to upgrade my train horn on my truck to a ship horn. .. . That was great!!!!

  • @Sendu7
    @Sendu79 ай бұрын

    It would have been so easy for the boat turning 180° to wait just another 60 seconds for the ship to be out of the way. What was the hurry?

  • @davidkeeton6716

    @davidkeeton6716

    9 ай бұрын

    The SeaRay "captain" had a problem with his arrogance getting in the way of common sense and seamanship.

  • @sparkyguitar0058

    @sparkyguitar0058

    9 ай бұрын

    Could've been on the cellphone cause late for reservations at the restaurant. You know 1 little delay and then everything f'ing thing is in the way. And now this tub backing out in MY way. L O L

  • @ShareTheRiver

    @ShareTheRiver

    9 ай бұрын

    We estimated 10 seconds (had the Sea Ray captain continued to idle upriver he would have easily cleared the AC's bow and had the entire river width to play with),

  • @zoneundertop

    @zoneundertop

    9 ай бұрын

    Typically expected by boat captain of tiny vessel, thinking he is king sh!t.

  • @kingjames1586

    @kingjames1586

    9 ай бұрын

    Typical Entitled democrat 🤷🏽

  • @jimbluebaugh6090
    @jimbluebaugh60909 ай бұрын

    Stay out of the freighters way on The Cuyahoga!

  • @DavidKozinski
    @DavidKozinski9 ай бұрын

    Beautiful sailboat. I was on the river earlier in the day and you should really be ahead of the game with the big boats and their bow thrusters. You can see he got into their's.

  • @russellcole3549
    @russellcole35499 ай бұрын

    That sailboat is an Ericson 35, a boat designed by Bruce King which sails as good as it looks. That one seems to be beautifully maintained.

  • @rd3095

    @rd3095

    8 ай бұрын

    I am ignorant of sailboats, but I couldn't take my eyes off it.

  • @mostlyinterested1016
    @mostlyinterested10169 ай бұрын

    Money in your pocket does not necessarily equal intelligence between your ears.

  • @poksnee

    @poksnee

    9 ай бұрын

    It rarely does. Most of the rich got that way through a lack of integrity.

  • @waltersobchuk-khesanh

    @waltersobchuk-khesanh

    9 ай бұрын

    @@poksneethat’s a very dumb statement.

  • @poksnee

    @poksnee

    9 ай бұрын

    @@waltersobchuk-khesanh Facts are facts.

  • @waltersobchuk-khesanh

    @waltersobchuk-khesanh

    9 ай бұрын

    @@poksnee show me evidence sir. What facts? You’re saying that an entire group of people are inherently bad. You’re saying that someone who starts with nothing and builds a successful shoe store chain is automatically some evil criminal?

  • @waltersobchuk-khesanh

    @waltersobchuk-khesanh

    9 ай бұрын

    @@poksnee and also that successful people are more likely to be stupid than average or unsuccessful people? What is even happening here?

  • @ke6drl
    @ke6drl9 ай бұрын

    Steel wins, always.

  • @jonathanbair523

    @jonathanbair523

    9 ай бұрын

    Just about anything wins over fiberglass.

  • @janecme
    @janecme9 ай бұрын

    In the UK the guy would get a visit and fine from the harbour authority.

  • @blackdog8248
    @blackdog82489 ай бұрын

    Beautiful Ericcson 35

  • @IamPreacherMan

    @IamPreacherMan

    9 ай бұрын

    Came to say the same thing.

  • @orionharmon6017
    @orionharmon60179 ай бұрын

    The American courage has blasted the horn 5 times so that's a warning horn to tell that boat to get out of the way.

  • @pierpalumbo415

    @pierpalumbo415

    9 ай бұрын

    you are right. Exhibitionists are always in the way of others, causing trouble, to draw attention to their own egocentric and weak personalities. be careful you.

  • @cracker4706

    @cracker4706

    9 ай бұрын

    Its the Danger signal

  • @orionharmon6017

    @orionharmon6017

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@cracker4706 Yeah that too or danger horn.

  • @ucfsub

    @ucfsub

    9 ай бұрын

    I'm sure the cruiser captain had to google that over dinner.

  • @janicesullivan8942

    @janicesullivan8942

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ucfsub The cruiser’s Captain really needs to take a “Chapman Piloting & Seamanship” course in boater safety.

  • @annettea2997
    @annettea29979 ай бұрын

    Probably has no idea of what a bow thruster is or how large and powerful it is on a ship of this size, It could easily propel him into the docked craft along the bulkhead if it was needed.

  • @philiporourke7896
    @philiporourke78969 ай бұрын

    That sailboat looked gorgeous.

  • @Theocurrie
    @Theocurrie9 ай бұрын

    5 short = unsure of your intentions

  • @greatlakesadventures2024
    @greatlakesadventures20243 ай бұрын

    1:05 The honking starts!

  • @gulfbreezediver
    @gulfbreezediver5 ай бұрын

    Suprised he isnt blasting inappropriate music.

  • @coldspring624
    @coldspring6249 ай бұрын

    Poor very poor captain paying no attention to the ship.

  • @abrahamdozer6273
    @abrahamdozer62739 ай бұрын

    I'm rich!! I'M ENTITLED!!!

  • @davidkeeton6716

    @davidkeeton6716

    9 ай бұрын

    Ooohh, that's a bingo! Did you hear that in the correct voice?

  • @kyzor-sosay6087

    @kyzor-sosay6087

    9 ай бұрын

    @@davidkeeton6716oh yeah.Inglorious Bastards.

  • @BornAgainCynic0086
    @BornAgainCynic00869 ай бұрын

    but... but... I'm entitled!!!

  • @vernwallen4246
    @vernwallen42469 ай бұрын

    That river caught fire a few years back.

  • @michaeldeierhoi4096

    @michaeldeierhoi4096

    9 ай бұрын

    Hardly a few years ago. Like 50 years ago bud!!! And why do people feel the need to keep bringing that up?? Get with the present or you'll be left behind!! Yes I'm being a pedantic bitch what of it??

  • @Wee162

    @Wee162

    22 күн бұрын

    A few years back? Try over 50 yrs ago

  • @tuck6464
    @tuck64649 ай бұрын

    Just his way of joining the festivities, nothing more.

  • @rexross7086

    @rexross7086

    9 ай бұрын

    So then tell me whose fault would have been If the little boat hit the big boat when the bigger of the two had the right of way

  • @ferdinandheld5432

    @ferdinandheld5432

    9 ай бұрын

    @@rexross7086It would have been the smaller boats fault, and I’m sure it’s skipper was aware of that! It may have been a foolish maneuver he could have waited a bit to do the 180 turn, but had they collided the smaller ship would have sustained any and all damage the freighter wouldn’t even have felt it , look at all the docking damage on her sides! Can’t understand why everyone’s so upset!

  • @jamesburroughs4709
    @jamesburroughs47099 ай бұрын

    Alcohol was involved probably, or just a putz.

  • @NemeanLion-

    @NemeanLion-

    9 ай бұрын

    I’ve known these people. Just obnoxious people with a lot of money. They don’t know the first thing about boating safety and have no regard for it.

  • @kevingoza
    @kevingoza9 ай бұрын

    How do these foolish captains get their license??

  • @LoanwordEggcorn

    @LoanwordEggcorn

    9 ай бұрын

    Many states do not require a license to use a watercraft.

  • @MrBigezee69
    @MrBigezee698 ай бұрын

    I don't believe the 5 horn blasts were for the searay. It is common for large vessels to sound 5 horns when reversing in tight confines, when leaving a berth and when approaching a rail bridge.

  • @mirage2521

    @mirage2521

    8 ай бұрын

    Absolutely wrong Sir. Reversing is three short blasts, leaving a berth, slip or approaching a blind bend is one long blast. Five short blast are the "danger" signal.

  • @jackx4311
    @jackx43118 ай бұрын

    Pity about your failure to win a Reverse Darwin Award, Sea Ray - better luck next time! (and I'm damn sure you WILL have a 'next time' . . . )

  • @SailorGerry
    @SailorGerry9 ай бұрын

    Regardless the size of a vessel - from a rowboat to a large merchant ship, if you do not follow the Colregs (International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, aka 'rules of the road'), you will be held accountable for your actions and results thereof, before the courts. A case in point that all small craft, including sailboats, should always keep in mind, is Rule 9 - Narrow Channels, in particular sections 'a' and 'b' - "a vessel Clearly, the large pleasure craft just off the port side of the "American Courage" was in contravention of said rules. He should have been charged and fined by the USCG.

  • @bermchasin

    @bermchasin

    8 ай бұрын

    The large pleasure craft didnt hurt anyone.

  • @mirage2521

    @mirage2521

    8 ай бұрын

    Rule 9, Narrow channels does not apply in inland waters. That is an international rule only.

  • @jamesmoore9511
    @jamesmoore95119 ай бұрын

    Arrogance and conceit - nobody else is important, just me, I can do what-ever I want when-ever I want. You have no right to question my actions. Sounds kinda familiar from a certain class of person.

  • @bermchasin

    @bermchasin

    8 ай бұрын

    It isnt nice to talk about classes of people.

  • @doctorcountersteer6580
    @doctorcountersteer65809 ай бұрын

    Big money means big inconsideration

  • @WizardOfWhoopee
    @WizardOfWhoopee9 ай бұрын

    For once it's not a tiny sailboat that's the nuisance to a freighter.

  • @ShareTheRiver

    @ShareTheRiver

    9 ай бұрын

    From what we've noticed, the nuisance often comes from small fishing boats lingering on a good bite inside a shipping channel...

  • @bwalker4194

    @bwalker4194

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ShareTheRiverHow very true!

  • @theastuteangler
    @theastuteangler9 ай бұрын

    I'm a navigation noob. What's the faux pas here?

  • @pcs5852

    @pcs5852

    9 ай бұрын

    What the Keyboard Kaptains are whining about is that the SeaRay (white powerboat) got close to the freighter while performing a 180 degree turn. The SeaRay presented NO DANGER to the freighter but the freighter captain blew the danger signal (5 short blasts) to remind the operator of the SeaRay to stay clear. It wasn't a big deal.🙄

  • @theastuteangler

    @theastuteangler

    9 ай бұрын

    @@pcs5852 gotcha, thank you.

  • @glowplug4762
    @glowplug47629 ай бұрын

    Money can't buy everything...........

  • @nickp4189
    @nickp41899 ай бұрын

    Lots of money, No skills = No Brains

  • @Niki10-32
    @Niki10-329 ай бұрын

    A few of the commenters here have a serious case of class envy... holy cow keyboard warriors

  • @steeevo0136

    @steeevo0136

    9 ай бұрын

    True that !

  • @MarcelaR-dh1ok
    @MarcelaR-dh1ok8 ай бұрын

    Maybe you're a landlubber...who can't stand criticism...It's called a ship's whistle

  • @user-dj1ck6rb8y
    @user-dj1ck6rb8y9 ай бұрын

    22 year boater, I don't see what the infraction of the Sea Ray was. He was abeam of the freighter, and executed a turn while still abeam of the freighter. Maybe during the turn he came closer to the freighter than he was while parallel, but should have posed no greater threat of collision while turning than he did while going forward. Like another commentor stated, it is not obvious that the horn blasts were directed at the Sea Ray.

  • @smithbf36832

    @smithbf36832

    5 ай бұрын

    Take a look where the freighter was headed. Their next move is a significant turn that will swing the trailing end of the ship towards the power boat. By turning around where he did, the captain of the powerboat removed any ability to maneuver out of the way, and removed the space needed for the freighter to turn. The powerboat skipper should have waited until they were clear of the freighter to reverse.

  • @Mike-hb4pc
    @Mike-hb4pc9 ай бұрын

    I don’t know why he blasted him.. looks like he handled it like a champ.

  • @steeevo0136

    @steeevo0136

    9 ай бұрын

    I agree !

  • @stevebeckerman4214

    @stevebeckerman4214

    9 ай бұрын

    He handled it like an idiot

  • @doctorcountersteer6580
    @doctorcountersteer65809 ай бұрын

    Personally Im good with the floating human excrement. The Cuyahoga is as repugnant as the Hudson in even more repulsive NYC

  • @philgray1023
    @philgray10239 ай бұрын

    Nothing to see here. The operator of the ship was acting in accordance with Colreg rule 34. An international set of rules that almost every maritme law court on planet earth operates by. No malice, no attitude, no admonishing. How do you know it had anything to do with the boat that was docking? If I was piloting that ship I would mostly be looking astern to see what I was going to hit back there because it appears to be operating under astern propulsion. The main rule is one from physics, I'm bigger and I will win any bumping competition.

  • @rexross7086

    @rexross7086

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah but common sense would tell you the yield for the bigger vehicle

  • @guyh.4121
    @guyh.41219 ай бұрын

    What was the idiot in the sail boat doing? Kept squeezing the other guy. It’s like watching someone drive around looking for a parking spot in the Mall.

  • @LoanwordEggcorn

    @LoanwordEggcorn

    9 ай бұрын

    In landlubber terms, he's parallel parking behind the other sailboat, and doing a perfect job of it. The sailboat did absolutely nothing wrong. The sailboat is in near perfect condition and has a very competent crew. The powerboat was a moron for coming that close to the ship.

  • @larryslemp9698
    @larryslemp96989 ай бұрын

    Big whoop!! Who cares?! NOBODY!!

  • @user-nx1qf7hs5o
    @user-nx1qf7hs5o9 ай бұрын

    Dude wasn’t in the ships way at all.Confused as to what the problem was.Nothing happened.

  • @jonathanbair523

    @jonathanbair523

    9 ай бұрын

    The big metal ship has "bow thrusters" that helps it to turn. They will make a fast stream pushing the little boat into the dock where the people are eating... The little boat could not wait about 10-30 seconds or keep going up river for 10 or so seconds then they would have had the full with of the river to turn around in...... Just a rich boat owner being stupid and showing no care for the saftey of his boat or the people along the river side...0:56 under the lady's arm in the white shirt you can see the metal ship started to use the bow thrusters to push the bow more to the center of the river and the water jet coming to the bank side...

  • @steeevo0136

    @steeevo0136

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@jonathanbair523 Bow thruster ? The ship was going the other way, or do you think it's captain was reversing in ? 😂

  • @rexross7086
    @rexross70869 ай бұрын

    Entitled rich people

  • @steeevo0136

    @steeevo0136

    9 ай бұрын

    And don't you just so wanna be one.

  • @meofnz2320
    @meofnz23209 ай бұрын

    Nonsense. There’s nothing going on here apart from a poster who knows how to generate clicks.

  • @ShareTheRiver

    @ShareTheRiver

    8 ай бұрын

    We'd have nothing if the Sea Ray captain hadn't tried this move. The wisdom of the crowd sure confirms the AC captain's response, no?

  • @kevlar7669
    @kevlar76699 ай бұрын

    KZread censorship is bulshito

  • @steeevo0136
    @steeevo01369 ай бұрын

    I don't see what the big deal is. The operator of the white boat performed a flawless manoeuvre and is clearly skilled. It ain't like he risked damaging the ship.

  • @robertchandler6254

    @robertchandler6254

    9 ай бұрын

    That's like saying stopping in the middle of a busy intersection at peak hour, and dropping a drift burnout is skilled, you complete and utter moron. That skipper put himself, both sailboats and even the people on the boardwalk in danger. If not from his dumbass maneuvering causing a collision, than from the combined prop and thruster wash. All he had to do was wait. It's extremely lucky that all that happened is that his idiocy was recorded and posted on youtube for people to mock him, and rightly so. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near this idiot on the water.

  • @phcusnret
    @phcusnret9 ай бұрын

    Yes, but they're rich. Rules and courtesy don't apply.

  • @christopher4207
    @christopher42079 ай бұрын

    AC Captain is a bit of a drama queen!

  • @huntspoint3442

    @huntspoint3442

    9 ай бұрын

    Agreed.

  • @coldspring624

    @coldspring624

    9 ай бұрын

    Thrusters and a bone headed captain on the Ray was trouble

  • @mrfofff

    @mrfofff

    9 ай бұрын

    he docked that 55 like a boss @@coldspring624

  • @integr8er66

    @integr8er66

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@coldspring624He wasn't even close to the AC. Take a pill children

  • @christopher4207

    @christopher4207

    9 ай бұрын

    @@coldspring624 Hardly! He had PLENTY of room to maneuver.

  • @66Cardiff
    @66Cardiff8 ай бұрын

    When you have more money than brains!