Would you have let it go or kept holding on? Where is everyone watching from? 🌎

@BootsEditor11

2 ай бұрын

Utah. Reminds me of a fully submerged smaller fishing boat with outboard we spotted in clear waters near the dam on Lake Powell. Very erie. People die out there every year, often by cliff jumping.

@SeanHenderson

2 ай бұрын

Michigan. Where people know how to pilot their boats!

@oscarolie5743

2 ай бұрын

Hey at least the 2 guys tried, captain did nothing!!! From The Netherlands...

@MaryClareVideos

2 ай бұрын

Oh my word! 😮

@MaryClareVideos

2 ай бұрын

@@SeanHendersonMe too.

How many bloody boaters went flying past without even slowing down?!

@shoechew

2 ай бұрын

I didn't see any blood.

@nelsonbrandt7847

2 ай бұрын

South Florida operations normal

@steverichardson6920

2 ай бұрын

That was the first thing that stood out to me not even a check to see if they were OK

@mikerobinson8734

2 ай бұрын

Seriously! What the heck?

@goodshipkaraboudjan

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! In Australia you'd never drive past someone clinging to a sinking boat without helping to get them off and throwing a PDF to them. Must be too scared of lawsuits there.

The amount of people who ignored someone clinging to a sinking boat and continued past is bloody disgraceful.

@jimdolen225

2 ай бұрын

exactly, I would have idled near by in case he fell in. How is it he did not have a flotation device on?

@rhone81

2 ай бұрын

Even the lack of self-preservation from the other boaters is crazy. There could be debris just below the surface or another object that wrecked the sinking boat.

@bailey9r

2 ай бұрын

Or even an other boat he collided with. @@rhone81

@treadhead

2 ай бұрын

NO RENDERING ASSISTANCE , MAYBE THE. COAST GUARD NEEDS TO ENACT BOATING RULES ??????

@TC-yx1qt

2 ай бұрын

This is Miami and 100% normal.

As someone who spent 10 years as a Rescue/Recovery Diver on a dive team, if you boat starts sinking, step #1 is . . . . PUT ON A FREAKING PFD!!!

@madatu

2 ай бұрын

lol

@dannylavoie23

2 ай бұрын

Wow I can't believe boats just drive by without trying to help him. Discussing .

@sjonclinton9208

2 ай бұрын

Now who would go and do a thing like that?

@nOmeanNoOhhhh

2 ай бұрын

Go be with the fishys lil boat😊

@danoob4

2 ай бұрын

@@klinestillthere’s supposed to be one on the boat

The amazing thing is boats are just passing by like it’s nobody’s business.

@nomercyinc6783

2 ай бұрын

it isnt everyones business. rubber neckers are the worst. nobody needs to stop and see whats going on causing traffic.

@alanploetz7100

2 ай бұрын

I think Mr Michaels was thinking more on the order of offering assistance, not pulling up to watch.

@randyharritan7252

2 ай бұрын

This is Florida!

Big shout out to all the boaters offering assistance.

@falcon4548

2 ай бұрын

All none of them

@tomrogers9467

2 ай бұрын

@@falcon4548. F. U. The floriduh motto. And it’s not the university.

@johnbrase7288

2 ай бұрын

Yep@@falcon4548

@danielwymer1580

2 ай бұрын

None of these boners are gonna let you ruin their day, all the people I stopped to help on the water, they all said you’re the only boat that stopped to offer assistance, and I would say well how many boats passed you up and they would say about 100 !!! south west Florida boaters are a bunch of selfish bastards, totally different up on Lake Erie

@keeper6458

Ай бұрын

Right? Disgusting

That boating community.. I tell ya a real tight nit group😂 Who needs enemies when...

Good thing he had his life jacket on 😊

@madatu

2 ай бұрын

That was the new and improved T-shirt Floatation Device

All those boats that went by without rendering aid.

@warrenmiller6220

2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure by law you must. I always have...

Shout out to the skipper who never let go of the vessel and wrestled it the entire time. He actually helped it from bottoming out.

Nice to see all the boats passing by and no one stopping to offer assistance to get the man off the boat. Floridah

@dentalnovember

2 ай бұрын

They did offer up some nice wakes to hasten the sinking a little.

Captain going down with the ship is a real one

@RustyZipper

2 ай бұрын

He’s still looking for the drain plug…

@jamesw.6931

2 ай бұрын

@@RustyZipper I was wondering the same thing? Occasionally that has taken place where we boat; However, while the dude was parking the truck whoever was holding the boat began yelling before it sank. PS The reason before hooking my boat to the truck I checked the engine oil, disconnected the trickle chargers, and installed the drain plug...

All I can think of is the song "I will go down with this ship, I won't put my hand up and surrender"

@katiejo1095

2 ай бұрын

Dido❤

@carlfichtner8148

2 ай бұрын

Verse 2.. I caused too much trouble...🎼🎶🎵😅😅 I left too much destruction to come back again..🎼🎶🎵

I'd held on and maybe tied it to the spools behind. There's a HUGE cost difference between a semi floating recovery and taking the boat off the bottom, it's almost 10 fold difference.

@sharonbraselton3135

2 ай бұрын

That's right

@terryken12

2 ай бұрын

Then the cable spool would be in the water with the boat.

Dude chilling at 3:32 . No problem here. 😂

@JD-wn3cc

2 ай бұрын

He must be exhausted to be fair after holding with all his might for so long

@MrBlack-vg8rv

2 ай бұрын

He wants Gilligan to draw him like one of his French girls

HAULOVER has been my entrance to the intracoastal since 1974 or about. If you are a new boater to Haulover I strongly suggest use caution especially for smaller craft. Currents, tides and wind can get very tricky. I have a 63' Hatteras and I still to this day have full respect for this inlet even with 50 years of experience.

@rayo1371

2 ай бұрын

wow ... even on a 63 Hat ... when I was young in the mid 70s going out of it in a non self bailing 17 ft speed boat was a scary and unforgettable experience

@mickkulin8207

2 ай бұрын

Thats not haul over

@tbec3011

2 ай бұрын

@@rayo1371 He said "respect' Haulover not go over Niagara in a barrel. Lol

Where is your PFD Captain? And there tow guys sure have the skills.

Mistakes are made, accidents happen. Some are plain stupid, some suffer from unbelievably bad luck. That's not nice, but it's how life goes. If we help each other, we can get over almost everything. What the hell is wrong with Florida? Why are so many boats just passing by when another boat is in the most obvious destress and the life of the captain is at risk? How is that even possible? Helping each other has been the very basic behavior that has been keeping societies together for tens of thousands of years. Helping sailors in distress has always been THE sacred duty of everybody who's even remotely involved in seafaring, including people living on the coast. Not so in Florida?

@franktbone

2 ай бұрын

"Freedom" Floriduh. Free to pass by someone in need.

@user-uv7up4vg6i

6 күн бұрын

That is America; every man for himself to hell with the other guy. Europe looks upon America not so much as a country as a company . A land of grifters with Trump leading the way. As an American working in Europe, the contrast is startling and never ceases to amaze.

Cant believe the ignorance and lack of caring for another's life, as other boats just cruise on by and fail to stop and try and help, even when the Captain is still clinging to the boat.

What amazes me is no one else stopped to try and aid assistance. In my local waters, everyone would have stopped to ask if you need help.

White shirt dude had some spidey-strength

Forgot to put the bungs in

Always better if you can keep some part of your boat out of the water, more recoverable that way. As-is, probably fixable, might not be worth it, but, it wasn't under for that long, and it didn't get banged up on the bottom of the channel. Also, once they get it to drydock, the drain plugs are already pulled, so, should drain out quite nicely ;)

Plugs need to be screwed in before you put your boat in the water. lol Love all the help and how people just fly by making it even rougher. Where's your vest Captain Tom. ??? If he would have fallen into the water , Davies Locker was close by. Captain gets a 10 out of 10 for being not very bright.

@billybobbocephus2177

2 ай бұрын

Americans aren't bright.

He was just standing there watching as the other man was holding the rope before getting it tied off. That's a good indication of what kind of person he probably is.

@rea8755

2 ай бұрын

One line would snap. genius ideas are bountiful.

The amount of boats just swinging on by making waves is insane!

I don't understand the logic of the quad set-up. It's way too heavy and unstable, but that seems to be the fashion of the day, like wearing pants pulled down to the knees

That little hole in the back definitely gets a plug before entering the water. Some people put it on the outside because it's easier to get to.

The Drain Plug Mafia Strikes Again Thanks for sharing as always my friend Be well 👍🤙

You could tell by his movements that captain was exhausted. And, probably really close to being in trouble. And, boaters just zooming by and either oblivious or without any empathy for a fellow human being in trouble at all.

@filramil

2 ай бұрын

good observations . another one I make is ..the brain-surgeon captain not wearing a life jacket

Just renewed my insurance and membership with BoatUS on my boat this past week.

@rileypup5959

2 ай бұрын

Whether Towboat US or Seatow …they DO NOT cover Salvage as part of the Membership. The boat in this video was a salvage when they arrived on scene.

@Rev1Kev

2 ай бұрын

They do if you opt for salvage on your insurance policy @@rileypup5959

Why would people in other boats not be going over there to make sure he gets off? It also looks like they could use some more lines to try and tie it off to those large spools behind them. Unbelievable

Did the captain forget the plugs? Bummer

The Drain Plug Mafia Strikes again...he shoulda paid Vito....

“Boat loss due to not putting in the plug” the owner 🤦‍♂️

The Captain always goes down with his ship!

@gbone7581

2 ай бұрын

Not the captain of the Oceanos!

@doctorbohr1585

2 ай бұрын

Unless you're Italian or Greek! 😂

i definitely would have held on to the rope to keep other boats from possibly hitting it when it completely went under.

@katiejo1095

2 ай бұрын

Those boaters were not concerned or helpful.

@titaniumman_22

2 ай бұрын

@@katiejo1095 Only mention about other boaters was that if the guys holding onto the rope let go, the boat could have drifted out into the channel and been hit by unconcerned boaters.

Did he forget the plug?😮😮

another florida mans displaying his prowess

And not one boat tried to help. Shame Florida boating

@WavyBoats

2 ай бұрын

There was a bunch of boat traffic before help arrived. Not one boat stopped. 🤷‍♂

@anitaclue9868

2 ай бұрын

Especially the people looking towards the cameras they kept sailing on by …

@jtpalooki7757

2 ай бұрын

@@WavyBoatsthere is no one in the water.. what is there to do?… notice Sea Tow and others didn’t touch anything or get close until salvage was negotiated… once you get involved in such a situation, you kind of take on responsibility for what happens afterwards!.. no thanks

They certainly dont need a fire truck, they need a tow truck and pull it up.

That had to be a rather expensive day on the water.....or shall I say, in the water.......

@johnholford4581

2 ай бұрын

A $2 stern plug was overlooked. Kind of an expensive mistake. It’s #1 on my boat launch checklist.

The old saying the captian goes down with the ship would have been modified to be the captian goes to shore and watches his ship go down

i was waiting for grady judd to pop his head up threw the water, IM HERE !!!

@madatu

2 ай бұрын

He would need a long neck to do that.

He had 2 dudes helping and he looked fit and agile enough, i've got no problem with him staying onboard.

You guys have a lot of tow/salvage company s ..and are doing good business going off watching these videos. We have only couple cost guard boats an local water police.

poor little boat

Curious how much the Salvage cost Vs value of the boat, sentimental and monetary?

Life jacket would be a good idea

I heard that if you have a boat with a small hole, you make a bigger hole to let the water out faster than its coming in.

@anthonytripp2251

2 ай бұрын

Moe Larry Cheese !!!!

@oldflorida2003

2 ай бұрын

Lol

All the other boaters: "Nah, he's fine. They got this."

I wonder how big of a ticket he got from the sea pirates, as if his day wasn't bad enough!!!

Looks like the one guy tried his level best to get the boat floating again. 😂

A little back story would help to answer the questions, is the hull intact? what was the cause of the sinking etc.

@andrewjb.3177

2 ай бұрын

☝️ this. Where's the beginning of the video? Y'all have every other boat coming in or out of there on camera like twice, lol 🙃🤪

@jttech44

2 ай бұрын

I'd bet the house on the drain plugs not being installed.

@georgeburns7251

2 ай бұрын

It was a submarine getting ready for a Titanic dive. No problem

I have TowboatUS included with my marine insurance. I can't imagine not having it.

@henninghellerud

Ай бұрын

A small price to pay for whenever you should need it.

Did he forget the drain plug?

@johnholford4581

2 ай бұрын

Most likely

At this point, why bother? I guess they did the right thing to tie it off. Other boats might have hit it.

LOL - yeah, hold on to that rope fellas, you can certainly lift that entire boat.

@margotconway8605

2 ай бұрын

I think they were just helping the captain get off the boat by holding the rope, not trying to pull the boat out

😂the chap holding the rope,only froze.

Nice to see all the boaters coming by to help 😂

Why are other vessels 🚢 simply sailing by and not stopping to assist?

@MBarker397

2 ай бұрын

And what would they do? Deploy their cranes and pick the boat out of the water?

@Flies2FLL

2 ай бұрын

It's Flori-Duh.....

@DH-wr7rw

2 ай бұрын

Florida, you're on your own and nobody cares.

@Dick.B

2 ай бұрын

@@MBarker397I don’t care if they had to take some time from their precious time to lend a fellow HUMAN a hand. It would have been easier for the captain to get onto another boat than onto that pier. 3 boats went by basically leaving that man to possibly die from any aspect, going down with his boat, hypothermia who knows what. It’s the same thing with an accident on the roadway, get off your lazy ass and at least ask if you can help.. I F’ING HATE PEOPLE.

@georgeburns7251

2 ай бұрын

@@MBarker397 too funny. But so true

Gawd,did he luck out that they got to it before it was swept out to sea.

That's a good question - are you better off letting it sink and write it off to collect the insurance or refloat and refit. I'm guessing it depend on the boat and circumstances, so I doubt there's a general rule that applies. But maybe I'm wrong and it's best to let 'em sink.

@madatu

2 ай бұрын

Even if it sinks, the owner has to recover it because of environmental reasons. Either that or the government will do it for you and send a bill.

@gmailcgs

2 ай бұрын

You will accrue $fines$...Can't Leave a submerged boat in a major boating channel. It Will cause hull damage to boats hitting it, running over it, etc.

Looks like the current carried the beer cooler away dam I could really use a beer right now.

Love how folks just motor on by

Can you use a boat that have been under water like this again or is everything considered destroyed?

@MaXGTS1

2 ай бұрын

My understanding, from talking to friends with boats, is all the electronics and wiring would be ruined. Including inside the engines. So you'd basically have to gut the boat and have it redone. Depending how old the boat is it might not be worth it.

@bryce340v8

2 ай бұрын

​@@MaXGTS1 The engine will be salvageable, as long as it wasn't running when it went under.

@jttech44

2 ай бұрын

Generally yes, but like all things boat, open wallet and cry. Engine might be mechanically ok, provided it wasn't running when it sucked water. Anything electronic is likely toast, so, you'll have to check every bit of wire and replace alot of it. The hull should be fine, and you don't have to worry about corrosion with this brief of a submersion, provided you get it out of the water quickly, and hose everything off with fresh water. Overall, expensive, but, probably still cheaper than a new boat. Insurance may or may not cover it, because they likely left the drain plugs out which caused it to sink...

@goodshipkaraboudjan

2 ай бұрын

@@jttech44 but when it comes to selling it and a buyer wants full history on it the resale value is nearly zero.

It's hilarious watching people try to get out of the water when they can't actually hold their own body weight

If the entire boat was not completely submerged, did it really sink?

So you have a 3 ton boat with about another ton of water in it and these 3 geniuses think they can pull it out of the water with a rope. The mind boggles !

Did you see him slip several times that is why I say you always have to wear boat shoes when you're on a boat. I don't mean for situations like this at all times I've seen so many people fall especially on power boats because they weren't wearing boat shoes that can grip the deck 100 times better than bare feet. I didn't let people on Deck without boat shoes if you want to go barefoot sit in the salon

@veiledallegory

2 ай бұрын

I’m wondering if any alcohol was involved the way he kept slipping.

@meak13

2 ай бұрын

​@@veiledallegoryI take it you've never soaped up a slide and tried to climb up the wrong way?

@dystopian..

2 ай бұрын

To me I think a LIFE JACKET would have made more sense

@dystopian..

2 ай бұрын

@@meak13that’s what she said 😅

@n40tom

2 ай бұрын

@dystopian.. I have owned boats for over 60 years from 12 ft to 40ft and the only time I've ever wore a life jacket was when the Coast Guard made me . I made the young kids wear them until they got older. Just about no boater wears a life jacket except old ladies and people like you

Captain of the sinking boat appears to be lacking in some skills, namely standing on a sunken boat while being towed and not wearing a pfd. I’m guessing the sheriff has a few summonses for him.

You would think someone would think someone would invent airbags that would automatically inflate when sinking like cars do in accidents.

@LegioXIVGemina

2 ай бұрын

You may be on to something. I’ll be looking for you on Shark Tank.

@sharonbraselton3135

2 ай бұрын

Boats unstable soo djbt knkw hiw thus gaspened

@goodshipkaraboudjan

2 ай бұрын

They've existed for years on helicopters. They're expensive and having high PSI canisters onboard around fuel isn't viable for a recreational boater.

I smashed the like button and my iPad broke! Thanks!!

Heartbreaking sight

Good work. Yes hold on

The winning combo of dedication and stupidity.

Thank God, Fire Units have arrived. Now they can put the fire out.

That blue boat at the end of the video is so pretty

@goodshipkaraboudjan

2 ай бұрын

A pretty hand bag. Can't fish off it, not any range, rubbish to overnight on.

Cleveland, Ohio here. As a lifelong boater on the Great Lakes and some right in your area of South Florida I've seen stuff like this before. Tough call..no captain wants to lose their boat whether it's a dinghy or a 100+ yacht, but you have to realize your life is more important and your boat is insured.

By law, the Captain MUST go down with the ship. Know your facts!

Luckily he has someone Holding a rope to keep it afloat

Easier to refloat than to dredge it up from the bottom. Besides, who knows where it would have drifted in that current??

Never forget to check the drain plug "before" you launch your boat.

Hello from Brentwood California

@yanni2112

2 ай бұрын

Hello from Long Island

I can’t believe those people passed by and none of them tried to help. God bless those 2 men that were there and able to help him or else it may have been worse. Thanks to all that helped and no one was hurt..had it been a few more mins the boat would have went completely under.

Depending on what caused it to sink, it's too bad he didn't have a longer line to have tried to tie off to one of those reels...but then, would the line have held the weight of the boat...I think he did as much as he probably could in the circumstances.

"THE PLUG!!!!" is written at a local boat ramp near me.

A good Captain goes with the boat down

Hey lets hold the sinking boat by hand! what could possibly go wrong XD

He was trying to save his fish finder :)

Just put the plug in it and the bilge pump will do the rest

@johnholford4581

2 ай бұрын

Hopefully the bilge works. So many part time boaters don’t test some of these things after boat sitting for 6 months. It’s too late after you have launched

If ever there was a time to wear a life preserver, that was it.

they are actually trying to pull it up out of the water? they must be drunk as hell.

That a race boat at the end there? Sweet

The little bay boat sinking in the beginning was not ran by a captain. It was a plaeasure boater, or as known in the commercial industry, " A Urinal Owner."

😂Holding on for dear life omg

I couldn't believe the amount of boats that just drove on by like nothing to sea here! Unbelievable

Are tow boat operators more ethical than predatory tow truck drivers on land?

@jeffklem7737

2 ай бұрын

Worse

@CapnCody1622

2 ай бұрын

@@jeffklem7737Not saying you’re wrong but how so?

@jeffklem7737

2 ай бұрын

It gets pretty complicated, but there are different variables. Paid member vs non-member. Rescue versus Salvage and also, which company arrives on seen 1st

@jttech44

2 ай бұрын

If you have a membership, it's NBD. If you don't have a membership, it's a pretty expensive endeavor.

Looks like he's calling the Admiral, "honey, I sunk the boat"

This is why the gym is important