They don't call it the grave yard of the Pacific for nothing. I was on the USCGC Iris stationed out of Astoria and we worked the bouys all up and down the coasts of Washington and Oregon plus a few in northern California. We bumped bottom on the Colombia river bar one night when the waves were breaking jetty to jetty. The next morning fuel oil was leaking out of our ruptured hull. It was off to Seattle for two months of dry dock repairs. Being in the CG was the best thing that ever happened to me because it was one adventure after another. Amazing!

@markweigel3301

10 ай бұрын

😎🇺🇸🙏THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THE 🇺🇸 USCG !!!

When the river bars get to this point the USCG 47’s will stay out there as a situation monitor, quick response rescue, and a security blanket for the crews on the boats. God bless em.

@jlmckenna10

2 жыл бұрын

I remember this day, heard the calls.on the radio. The Sylvia was experiencing some steering issues if im.not mistaken and that's why the CG was close by.

@eg626

Жыл бұрын

Was just at the museum in Astoria. USCG is amazing!

@tommyrq180

8 ай бұрын

Coasties rock. Good demonstration of what some horsepower and maneuverability will do. Camera makes them look closer than they were. But let’s be clear. The skipper of the fishing vessel, who apparently had steering problems, really did a great job here. But that’s what sailors do. Especially sailors who work HERE and in other difficult areas. They know what they’re doing. Actual experts at an actual thing with skills taking years to develop. That rear-guard USCG skipper does a pretty little maneuver right at the end. 😅

@lesterpittenger5992

5 ай бұрын

I would hope so.

@ak13three

4 ай бұрын

Man the coastguard boat was maneuvering like a champ... hats off to those boys for going out in these conditions, you could not pay me enough. I got nervous watching The Finest Hours.

More impressive that those boats even float with the weight of those massive granite balls behind the wheels

The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli...

Sylvia reigns supreme in her element. She was designed for this.

Good job by the Captain of the Sylvia. And a well done to Station Yaquina escorting her in. That was a big ocean that day dropping her so you can see the pilot house. Well done to all.

We watched the show Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove today, so I had to check out some videos of this crossing. OMG! I've been on a decent size boat, storm came up, swells big enough to block out everything you see except water - but this bar crossing, that's just insanity!! White cap waves that travel for miles end up right there - and many, many boats head right into it!! That's some hard-core fishermen!!

@SimplyDesignStudiosNewport

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh! I sure missing filming that! I will be Sharing more behind the scenes from the show soon. We are a commercial fishing family and my heart drops anytime we see these kinds of crossings. Thanks for checking out my channel!

Now that is quite a feat, some great boat handling here. That's what you call a nice chop...and then some.

@mianamir7907

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

A lot of skill demonstrated by all 👏👏

I loved being stationed at Gray's Harbor in 1977-1978. The rough bar was scary the first time, after my initiation, it was a lot of fun. It learned to trust the 44' and 52' boats in any weather. I lost three friends on the 41332 at Cape Disappointment in 1977 during a training accident.

@carlbuick

4 ай бұрын

You knew Dave Wickstrom, my cousin. At that time, I was driving 41s on the Gulf coast.

The ol 52' got smoked!! Wow! Those boats are still around for a reason! That bar was flat out cookin! Nice job skipper of the fishing boat to get her home safe

@markmcc78

3 жыл бұрын

didn't even notice that before! good catch.

F/V Sylvia is magnificent! Her master knows her well.

Reminds me of sailing on the old Clam’n’Time. She was a hell of A ship.

Classic Westcoast halibut boat, she has probably survived many worse storms in her life.

Great video ! Thanks

Nobody noticed me on my kayak. The big guys get the glory.

@SimplyDesignStudiosNewport

5 ай бұрын

Haha! Sorry I missed it! 🤣

@cynthiathomas404

4 ай бұрын

😅😅😅

Had more than a few of those, fishing out of Humboldt Bay. Don’t miss that part of fishing at all.

At the beginning the 3rd boat in the background is ahead of some monster wave. That must have been 25-30 feet, it has tossed that boat like a toy at 0:25.... wowww

WOW incredibly dangerous. God Bless the Coast Guardsmen

I remember this one. Crazy weather for that crossing.

Those USCG vessels are bad ass.

The coast guardian angels.

The term 'balls of steel' comes to mind...for the pilots on all 3 vessels!!!

"The Pacific", they called it....

Those Bars are really actually worse than bad weather

They all earned their pay this day.

Great Video, New Sub, thanks for sharing

Thx for risking your lives to feed us

Been there, much respect to the Captains and their Crews for truly earning a paycheck.

@gianfrancomonastero9936

3 жыл бұрын

Via Palermo n. 1 Pisa [Pi]

Awesome , Thanks

The bar sure was firing that day.

RESPECT.

That's an angry ocean.

Glad to see the Victory getting a workout

@carlbuick

4 ай бұрын

Good old girl...it's nice that the CG kept her in this day and age of high tech super boats.

We use to call this a crappy day

100% BALLS OF STEEL Awesome Job.

To a landlubber like me, the rising seas are threatening enough without the continually breaking wave tops to add to the hazards of navigating a safe passage. Vivid evidence of how unforgiving the ocean can be even in proximity to shore.

@atakd

Жыл бұрын

Not even in proximity to shore but because of proximity to shore. Many vessels have been lost attempting to enter harbour when they'd have been much safrr remaining at sea.

@songsmith31a

Жыл бұрын

@@atakd Understood. Not least when the ocean meets rising undersea levels that exacerbate the incoming ocean/tidal conditions. I do recall the accounts of ships staying well away from coastal waters in unfriendly conditions, certainly a fact of life in the days of sail. Cheers.

very nice video😮

This is on a good day

The amazing 47, undaunted in the worst of conditions

Balls of steel.

Would a Defever55, Selene 55, Nordhavn 55 , with the higher deck levels come in through these dangerous waters, with the waves turning the boat. These fisherman doing this on a reguler basis are pretty strong minded. Stay safe out there.

I bet these guys didn’t need any coffee after that one.

Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?

@popfeske3612

2 жыл бұрын

The searchers all say they'd made whitefish bay if they'd put 15 more miles behind her

@mikek7190

2 жыл бұрын

They might have split up or they might have capsized They may have broke deep and took water

@popfeske3612

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikek7190 all that remains is the faces and the names of their wives and their sons and their dauuughteers

@popfeske3612

2 жыл бұрын

@Mike K don't know why but that gave me chills haha

That's crazy, I was scared watching that from dry land.

@SimplyDesignStudiosNewport

2 жыл бұрын

I watched that boat for hours and it was intense!

Fishing boats going through the gates of Hell.

Good looking boat

@captainahab3355

2 жыл бұрын

“Cougar”

Nice video

Serious skills.

good video❤🎉

Questo è il vero mare!!!!

Wholly Molly that looks dangerous. I hope the boats belly was full of fish and the trip was profitable.

Crossed this with Captain Tardewether, of the Condor!

Don't miss doing that - though would not have been out there in those conditions!

@philcrase7425

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you don't have a choice. Bar crossings can be very tricky and very scary,I used to try to time the tide change, mean slack tide..wait a bit and go for it..sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't, depending on weather conditions, wind, etc. It could be quite a challenge.

Them Yaquinas must be some dang good skrimps.

@SimplyDesignStudiosNewport

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Actually, that’s a boat loaded with hagfish... 😜

@williamcrawford805

3 жыл бұрын

A load of old spunkers?

What is the state of the tide?

Dangerous situation. Well handled.

I'm very happy to see this type of nature.

Can anyone tell me more about that fishing boat? My late uncle had a boat with that name out of Seattle and my late dad fished with him on it-just wondered if it was the same one.

@jlmckenna10

2 жыл бұрын

Usually fished out of Newport OR

@celticstringsmore1

Жыл бұрын

My late uncle's boat Sylvia was built and originally based in Seattle but they did long-lining up in Alaska mainly halibut fishing but some cod also, then tuna off the coast of WA and OR, etc., after done with halibut fishing in September...

@jlmckenna10

Жыл бұрын

I say that becauseI was stationed in the Coast Guard on the Oregon during the time of this escort. I remember hearing the calls on the radio, and I observed it from land. I was stationed at CG station depoe Bay which was just up the street from Newport where I remember seeing the Sylvia moored

@celticstringsmore1

Жыл бұрын

Wow-that is awesome...must've been quite a sight to see! My dad told me a lot of stories of their adventures fishing, and close calls!

@celticstringsmore1

Жыл бұрын

jlmckenna10 Do you know who owns the Sylvia now? Just wondering

Wow rough st ever seen in my life Holy cow that wicked

They function as Bar-Tender.....🤔

Crazy. The fishing vessel came across like it was just a walk in the park. Easy peasy - just another day in the office. The official vessels made it look like something crazy was going on!

@flyingfox10001

7 ай бұрын

They don't pay for deisel nor the vessels, so they all cram on and go for a spin!

I'm more relaxed while watching horror

It’s like 3 steps forward, 2 steps back.

A sailboat would have waited for a tide window. I am just wondering if they were full and had to offload fresh. Educate me if I am clueless. Definitely quite a bar crossing. I live in Monterey bay and they time it or don't come in.

@Glaciershark

2 жыл бұрын

That's an ice boat probably needed to unload and it didn't look good offshore either

@SimplyDesignStudiosNewport

2 жыл бұрын

We had a wicked storm come up that day that wasn’t forecasted to be near as bad as it actually was. The boat had a full load of slime eels and with the weather getting progressively worse, they had to come in.

@reeselayton3031

9 ай бұрын

Good point to wait for a slack tide if the boat can't equal wave speed.

Huge balls in the wheel house

Shipped with the Condor,thru here, made the days catch,or at least Captain Tardewether did,while I was puking my guts

Pucker factor #9!

She's a tough old girl

Amazing vessel and brave fisherman

Cool💕

The cutter is facing away but keeps getting closer. You people have lost your mind.

@reeselayton3031

9 ай бұрын

In what way? Those of us talking about going faster than the incoming waves are experienced in navigating sand bar inlets. That can be from not knowing how or not having enough power to equal incoming wave speed.

Is fishing out of this port not potentially suicidal ?? That is a crazy way to make a living.

😎🇺🇸🧜🏼‍♂️AND MAY GOD BLESS ALL SEAMEN SERVING ABOVE & BELOW THE SURFACE 🧜🏼‍♂️🌊

5 crew members on the flying bridge ?? coast guard ?

@xyzct

3 ай бұрын

Correct.

Better them than me!

Dangerous

Amazing. How's that for a pucker factor!

@buckethead1473

3 жыл бұрын

Shot you probably couldn’t drive a nail up his ass with a 10 pound hammer!!! lol I mean white cap breakers that far out wow!!!!

44' !

gee I hope he got some fish!

Very top salty dog in the wheel house 😮😮😮😮

Columbia River Bar is just as dangerous.

@guaporeturns9472

2 жыл бұрын

Many bars can be like that under the right(wrong) conditions.

@ryder6070

2 жыл бұрын

Many dangerous bars on planet earth..

Wrong day to go fishing!

해안경비대해군장병여러분어려운여건에서도. 수고하시는해군장병여러분.께별을달아드립니다.

I feel sick just watching

@SimplyDesignStudiosNewport

2 жыл бұрын

I did too!

Do they have pots on deck!!?

@d_pete361

Жыл бұрын

It's kind of hard to tell, but it doesn't look like it.

@clementgoetke2385

9 ай бұрын

its a trawler

@waynekarjala2032

2 ай бұрын

Might have been plastic barrels for trapping slime eels.

wooooow

Ngeri melihat ombak sangat besar, berhati hati terhadap cuaca buruk🙏

It a very dungours

Somebody must have read the weather report all wrong to be still out in that crap

Jo jeti ha shan sai our azmati ha apna luck jan sai musa8💢🦅🍎

hi

Quite seasick from this crossing

Cuaca sangat buruk...harusnya jangan melaut dulu...sayangi keluarga..smoga selamat

And you only get paid if you can make it back to port safely.

Why is he out?

@scomo532

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta make a living, unlike the scum on the streets of Portland

@rickrudnick4108

3 жыл бұрын

@@scomo532 got it!

@scomo532

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickrudnick4108 They’re the kind of people that keep this son a bitch country moving fohwahd .God bless ‘em.

The coast guard escort boat looked to be in more peril than the fishing vessel it was escorting 😮!

@mattz1230

4 ай бұрын

Nah, they're doing that for FUN. SERIOUSLY.

@guaporeturns9472

4 ай бұрын

Not even close.

@nahteo

2 күн бұрын

Nope, just another day in Newport.

RISK

I love you

52 footer is a tough old boat. Sylvia should have waited off shore till the bar settled down. Stupid idea could have used a drouge also.