Pure professionalism, no rushing, nice and "easy". Anyone who has ever been at sea in windforce 6-7 knows this. I take my hat off to such seamanship!

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

LoL 🤣. Yeh your right if the wind force it's note then 20 kts. Then your gone

@lindamarceline

2 жыл бұрын

@@SikhAtSea Let me guess...your the guy filming all this from your big stable platform. Lol

@seanogallchoir3237

2 жыл бұрын

Where is this?

@seanogallchoir3237

2 жыл бұрын

A nice Sailing breeze. Enjoy our beautiful Ocean Planet.# HeroesAtSea.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

At Australia

The skill of the pilot boat skipper is something else!👍

@jordanransom3022

Жыл бұрын

3:15 if this is just due to company time, that’s just ridiculous 😕 In fact as Mr. Ransom adopted grandson 1987 to Hazel Bolette Jacobsen Hudson Ransom , Chairman… I’m ordering you to respect this pilot 👩‍✈️- and risk life of anymore of my staff… Got it! 😤 😇🇺🇸

@piccalillipit9211

2 ай бұрын

YEAH and there must be huge power in the pilot craft to keep it rammed up against the ship like that

Stopped breathing and heart was in my mouth. What a brave woman, hats off Mamm ❤

@SikhAtSea

8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@scottstangeland2878

Ай бұрын

Darn sure - beyond my abilities

My brother, Roger Williams , Bristol Channel Pilot worked like this for 40 years! All Pilots are unsung heroes , hidden heroes of our economy . Most goods brought in to the U.K. are by ship and need a Pilot to bring those ships in safely . My thanks to all current Pilots and the role they play in our world. Go safely. Vivienne Williams

@jh1751

3 ай бұрын

Your brother probably knew my father , he was Tug boat skipper out of Newport and often said the storms out in the middle of the channel were unreal

@viviennewilliams7510

3 ай бұрын

@@jh1751 more than likely JH! The Bristol Channel is a very unstable body of water funnelling up from its wide mouth to the narrower River Severn, 500 years of piloting brought exceptional men and amazing pilot boats to it. As merchant boats got bigger ,the tugs helped navigate them into the narrow dock entrances and to their moorings to unload and load. All vital parts of a well run port! Now, much is handled via the new container ports elsewhere , and the container ships have exceptional manoeuvrability to ‘ go alongside ‘the unloading dockside with very sophisticated systems to unload and load in record time! A very different world now! A

@jh1751

3 ай бұрын

My father took retirement in 95 after he could see that all the investment was getting poured into the West Country ports rather than the Welsh ports even though the Welsh ports had the natural deep water entrances but no matter how many times he fought against it the investment went over to the English side of the river @@viviennewilliams7510

@davidsmyth8647

Ай бұрын

Beautiful words

I have immense respect for the men and women who put out to sea. It's a calling, it isn't for everyone. God bless you, every one. I wish you calm seas and good fortune. From the port of Portland 🌹

I was the first female dispatcher for tugboats in Mobile, Alabama. Occasionally I would ride with the pilots to dock or undock ships. It's not an easy job. The pilot boat captains are just as skilled as the pilot when it comes to boarding and unboarding ships. One time a pilot fell 38' from the ship down to the pilot boat. Fortunately he landed on the boat and not in the water. The coast guard rescue picked him by helicopter and flew him to the emergency at Tulane in New Orleans. He had fractured nearly every bone and multiple internal lacerations to organs. He stayed in the hospital for 8 months but never walked again. I was on duty that night. It was cold, rainy, and windy. I dispatched a tug we had nearby and it assisted the pilot boat. The crew took a door off and used it as a back brace and used rope and their belts to strap him onto the door so the coast guard could lift him to the chopper. My crew received merits from the coast guard for their bravery.

@cynthiathomas404

8 ай бұрын

Good luck to him

@jorgemayorga6934

7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏

@bomanone0905

7 ай бұрын

Well done to have been able to save their life!👍👍

@HJP1015

6 ай бұрын

Wow. People have NO idea what it is to be a pilot or to drive the pilot boat. This video and your story shed a little light for those who read it. It takes nerves of steel and strength, balance, and commitment to the moves that are necessary to board and disembark from a ship in a rolling sea. You don't get a second chance so you have to be very sure of your moves, as this lady pilot demonstrates. I'm very sorry to hear of the pilot who fell 38'. That's just unimaginable. The crewmember who decided to take a door off its hinges and make a backboard deserves a salute and all deserved their merits for that night. (Career ICU RN here) Thank you for your service, @birdielaw2853 !

@Cola64

4 ай бұрын

Yea right

I've been a sailor for over a half-century. My hat is off to these brave, competent professionals. It's good that there are such people amid the wretchedness of this world.

@jordanransom3022

Жыл бұрын

3:15 if this is just due to company time, that’s just ridiculous 😕 In fact as Mr. Ransom adopted grandson 1987 to Hazel Bolette Jacobsen Hudson Ransom , Chairman… I’m ordering you to respect this pilot 👩‍✈️- and risk life of anymore of my staff… Got it! 😤 😇🇺🇸

@Homerlad

Жыл бұрын

What a strange comment

@Alen725

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha that moron treat it like she did some heroic act and saved world. She really endangered her life for... nothing really.

@joeswheat

Жыл бұрын

What a sad comment that says a lot about the one making the comment. If all you can see is wretchedness, you are part of the problem.

@JREwithin

Жыл бұрын

oh my god, shut up. its literally someone climbing down a ladder, and being helped onto another platform for crying out loud

The peril is palpable. Absolutely life-threatening. The skill and patience by everyone made it almost look easy, although it is obviously nothing close to that! This was amazing to watch.

As a non- sailor I'm not sure why this was recommended by YT but this was very interesting to watch and the comments threw a lot more light on what difficulties are involved in this procedure. My thanks to the uploader and commentators for the insights.

@golfrep2584

Жыл бұрын

I didn't think I would lean left after reading your comment, but then I did, without realizing I did! 🤣

@jordanransom3022

Жыл бұрын

3:15 if this is just due to company time, that’s just ridiculous 😕 In fact as Mr. Ransom adopted grandson 1987 to Hazel Bolette Jacobsen Hudson Ransom , Chairman… I’m ordering you to respect this pilot 👩‍✈️- and risk life of anymore of my staff… Got it! 😤 😇🇺🇸

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

Жыл бұрын

The procedure is extremely dangerous and should be updated. There's no reason in the world that it should be as dangerous as it is.

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for valuable comments brother 😊

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother

For all that to happen “relatively” safely, it takes vast amounts of learned experience by all parties involved. Much respect to you my fellow sea farers 👍👍 Cheers🍻🍷

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🥰

@rahmanafridi5490

9 ай бұрын

I was a marine engineer 4 some years. Never met a Lady pilot. She seems very experienced. Good job mam.

@nigelw598

9 ай бұрын

@@rahmanafridi5490 Yes, like you I have worked at sea all my working life. At 55 I am a Tug Captain for the last 25 years. I have worked in many ports with many pilots and never a female one. I think this is great to see. I have a Christmas themed beer can holder here and on it it says, “If the three wise men were women, they would have stopped and asked for directions, arrived on time, brought practical gifts, helped deliver the baby and there would be peace on earth.” I think this it very true. Its great to see more women in our industry. Cheers 🍻

What a good captain on that pilot ship and also good that her colleague take care of her ! Respect

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Also. Keeping the Pilot boat, nice and steady on a slight angel, without getting sucked in alongside the bigger vessel, requires a fair amount of skills and experience. Well done on all parts 👍

@SikhAtSea

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful comments mates 🙏

@jomerrell

Ай бұрын

I'm not religious but yes, there might have been an 'angel' to lean on

Absolutely outstanding. Spent 15 years in the British Merchant Navy on oil tankers and cargo boats and have seen some right muck up’s of pilots on boarding and departures and I mean near death departures but she was a real professional.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.. thank you sir. Yeh there professional. And do subscribe my channel more videos coming soon sir 😊

@Bjornontour

2 жыл бұрын

I believe those “muck up’s” where generally made by male pilots,right?

@44bett

2 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@amazer747

2 жыл бұрын

BOATS!

@craigfrozz3069

2 жыл бұрын

However 97 upon 6

Never has the word "textbook" seemed so applicable. The skill and calm shown here is utmost impressive ❤️

Years ago I shot a short documentary with the London Porty Authority. We embarked on shore, but had to disembark at sea. This video is a picture of that day. While everyone is congratulating the pilot, my hats-off goes to the deck hand and coxwain of the Pilot Cutter. It takes crazy amounts of skill to get alongside and stable enough in rolling seas to create enough safely to get aboard.

Wow, this is amazing. So much skill and trust here. As someone who came across the Atlantic on a freight ship while 4 months pregnant, I can appreciate the hell out of this.

@forestcityfishing4749

Жыл бұрын

She climbed down a ladder...not that tough.

@HicSvntDracones

Жыл бұрын

@@forestcityfishing4749 when the bottom of the ladder kept changing by several meters every few seconds

@montythebugman6308

Жыл бұрын

@ForestCity Fishing Says the person sitting comfortably in their recliner in their climate controlled suburban home while eating a Mrs Swanson's TV dinner and watching The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Get over yourself.

As a retired pilot of VLCCs and ULCCs 35+ years I have a great respect for her professionalism too,we as port operators and pilots have certain guidelines for pilot embracing and disembarking in rough weather which the master of the vessel plays a great part in that in respect of the safety of the pilot. I could have mentioned few but I would leave it for a later time if any enthusiasm has been shown,bccs it’s purely a professional procedure,thanks.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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@trvman1

Жыл бұрын

Me. I would have yelled, "jump and will pick you up" :)

@richard21995

Жыл бұрын

Why does the ship not slow down, surely it would be less dangerous for the pilot to disembark to the tender?

@qtheplatypus

Жыл бұрын

@@richard21995 a ship this large takes a very long time to slow down. Also the larger ship most likely has active stability systems that require it to be moving.

@lordofchaos5378

Жыл бұрын

@Richard Richards you cant just slow down a ship like that especially not in rough wheater sure theyl slack off anf sail slower between 4 to 7 knots i imagine here but if you go full stop you will be adrift in tbe water and the movements of the ship will be unpredictable at a slow but steady speed the vessel will keep a relatively straight line

Absolutely amazing! Such skill and professionalism on everybody's part! The pilot's boat is an amazing piece of equipment as well. It looks like it's very well purposely built for one thing and one thing only. Get everybody home safely! Whatever you folks get paid is not enough! You've got to love the sea to do that job.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Your valueable comments ☺️

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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@user-sj2rz7md2s

2 жыл бұрын

Why this has to be so risky? Why can not we device some mechanism to simplify this? Why can not they just create a slide to send people from ship to boat ?

@peterk2455

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-sj2rz7md2s Conditions vary too much as do the vessels. Variables such as weather, draft, wave height and frequency. Operators still the best judge.

@a.barker7792

2 жыл бұрын

Brandy.

Crumbs - I wish I hadn't started watching this just before retiring - stuff of nightmares for me (with a huge fear of open water)! Well done to the crew and all involved. We owe a lot to those who travel the high seas to bring us goods in all weathers. Huge respect.

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother

@sarac.3259

Жыл бұрын

@@SikhAtSea Sister! But it really doesn't matter at all - friend is great! Keep safe and well. Happy Christmas - or festive season- to you. Thank you for the message. ⭐🎄

@SweetUniverse

Жыл бұрын

Same

That was impressive! That requires nerves of steel! If she fell into the sea that would be difficult, but if she fell between the ship and the pilot vessel she would be crushed! Yet, she takes a calm and calculated approach. Respect! I had never thought about how a pilot gets off a ship in a big sea!

That's one brave lady! The guy driving the pilot boat is doing an incredible job too! Scary stuff!

@tjmakerextraordinaire

8 ай бұрын

She must have really wanted off the big boat!

"Yeah...we do this kind of stuff every day." 😲 The pilot boat captain defiantly had his shit together. She must've trusted him...a lot. Amazing team work. 👏👏👏

OMG Patience is indeed a virtue. Where would we be without such professionals. Thank you.

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

So true!

Superb seamanship on the part of the Coxswain of the Pilot boat! Also absolute professionalism on the part of the Pilot and the deckhand! Should be used as a training film.

Such an amazing video . Such great professionalism and skill shown in one single video is rare . Hats off to all our Seaman brothers working out there at sea in such tough conditions.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother. Keep supporting. More videos coming soon. Having internet issues onboard .

@keithbrien8929

2 жыл бұрын

And sisters. If you hadn't noticed its a lady pilot 😉

@sunnyoberoi8346

2 жыл бұрын

@@keithbrien8929 sorry my mistake. Hats off to all our Seaman sisters too✌️

@johnwig285

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunnyoberoi8346 another mistake. It is seawoman 🤣 kidding

An excellent example of training, experience and teamwork. Makes absolutely no difference the sex, gender, or identification of the people concerned. Just professionalism at its utmost...and a large amount of bravery. Congratulations to all concerned. Probably just another day at the office for them, but outstanding to me. Great work.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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@vladm5920

2 жыл бұрын

What’s the difference between sex and gender? 🤔

@parkfarm233

2 жыл бұрын

@@vladm5920 Sex and gender are not the same. In general terms, sex refers to a person's physical characteristics at birth, and gender encompasses a person's identities, expressions, and societal roles.

@M167A1

Жыл бұрын

@@parkfarm233 this is a subject of considerable debate and I would suggest that this particular conversation be had elsewhere.

@parkfarm233

Жыл бұрын

@@M167A1 Sorry if you disagree or differ in your opinion. I have said all I meant to say, and do not wish to elaborate. Have a lovely life with your beliefs.

the hero is the person driving that tug

@virginiavanini8413

9 ай бұрын

Really? They are all the heroes!

Well that was scary. The person standing on the boat is a boss too! They road the waves like a champ😊

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Yup

@virginiavanini8413

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Also incredibly skilled and brave and strong!

Balls of steel all round! Kudos to pilot hugging that big ass ship!! Wonderful video!

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much brother. And do subscribe like to my channel

@mendotadkny

2 жыл бұрын

Ummm . . . "lady pilot" NOT "balls of steel".

@perrylc8812

2 жыл бұрын

@@mendotadkny ovaries of steel.

@marisarhodes2446

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, testicles made of an alloy of iron and nickel for sure.

@velankannitoday7641

Жыл бұрын

@@perrylc8812 😀👍

Doing this in rough seas is a whole different animal. Nicely done to both boat drivers.

Very brave and professional Polish people It’s very nice to see Polish flag

@birzky

9 ай бұрын

😉Nice one. Which came first, the red and white international pilot flag or the red and white flag of the Republic of Poland? The formal Polish flag with the white eagle is more impressive.

@gertkaiser4273

2 ай бұрын

I’ve been wondering about the flag and was just about to post a question. This means it’s been shot in the Baltic! Jesze Polska…

My second time watching this. As breathtaking this time around. Watching the small craft maneuver through rough seas to reach the (only) slightly calmer position behind the bow wave of the liner, the skill required is stellar!

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for valuable comments

@jordanransom3022

Жыл бұрын

3:15 if this is just due to company time, that’s just ridiculous 😕 In fact as Mr. Ransom adopted grandson 1987 to Hazel Bolette Jacobsen Hudson Ransom , Chairman… I’m ordering you to respect this pilot 👩‍✈️- and risk life of anymore of my staff… Got it! 😤 😇🇺🇸

Excellent! 30 years in the Royal Navy and I've seen lots of hairy moments. This was very well controlled. Bravo Zulu.

Wow! Well done to all involved! Navigating to deck hand to person transferring.....great job!!!

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother. For your love

In Vietnam (1966) it was my job, as a boatswain on LCM-8 landing craft to take the pilot out to the ship or pick him up from the ship. It's amazing how quickly those big ships gather speed. The LCM-8 was not a greyhound (top speed empty around 13 mph) and those ships easily do 11 or more. A cushion of water builds up between the ship and the boat and it's difficult to keep the boat close enough to pick up the pilot. The ships were old (some were Victory ships) and they didn't have hatches on their sides, so the pilot would have to descend using a cargo net. Very hairy. One of our pilots (Army Warrant Officer) was tubby and short but he handled himself very well on the net.

@n40tom

7 ай бұрын

My cruising speed on my boat a 40-footer was about 18 miles an hour and I had quite a few ships past me on the Chesapeake Bay. Don't know how fast they were running but it was faster than I was going

Happens every day at any hour in even worse conditions. Sometimes accidents happen though. Wonderful people.

I’d say steel balls but regardless, that woman has my utmost respect. As a +24 year sailor who has boarded many, many vessels the skill she showed was impeccable. I hope she, or anyone, would not have to do that at night. /salute

@benevolencia4203

2 жыл бұрын

And I think you’d be perfectly correct. “Sometimes it takes balls to be a woman“ ~ my mom

@stevewhite8648

2 жыл бұрын

THAT shows OMG skills!!!AIN'T THAT TUFF ENOUGH!!! Proud of you!!!

@kathleenevans1201

Жыл бұрын

My father routinely did this a night in fair weather and in foul. It's a dangerous maneuver either way. The lady operator in this video is a real pro! Hats off to her!

@bluesque9687

Жыл бұрын

In the night? Well, I guess at night it will be worse... but I may have a heart failure doing this, day or night! I got a slight bit more than usual scare of water... and a lot more than usual amounts of fear of oceans and seas (I can drown in a pond but I am not scared of ponds, lakes or flooded rivers as much as the seas and oceans).

@kathleenevans1201

Жыл бұрын

@@bluesque9687ships come in 24/7 day or night. My father did for a living. Day and night and in fair winds or foul.

Does anyone else find themselves tilting your head to the left to see around the corner?

@kingdom2472

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely did✋

@kymclinton3140

2 жыл бұрын

No

@user-mx9nb4lg7t

2 жыл бұрын

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@TANKS3V3N

Жыл бұрын

Did it work for anyone else, or am I the only one?

@user-mx9nb4lg7t

Жыл бұрын

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Having had to go alongside large vessels several times as coxswain in an FRC to do personnel transfers I can appreciate how well this procedure was performed.

Thank goodness for the first 3.5 minutes. Valuable video there.

Good to see pilot boat crew getting credit. Worked on them and even the company never acknowledged us in how dangerous of a job it is. The pilots get all the credit. It's the core crew that gets the job done so the pilot can get his job done.

Years ago I used to do this myself in NYC harbor -- sometimes in bad weather and at night -- but nothing like this sea. Hats off to all!

Heart stopping. Thank God She is safe. Extraordinary professionalism.

OMG. I WAS MESMERISED BY THESE FABULOUS PEOPLE. THANKS 😊

My little girl saw this video with pride and tears in her eyes. Thank you for sharing this video.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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Really scary stuff! I LOVE anything to do with Ships and the Sea, but the sheer professionalism and patience, not mention pure skill of every one is awe-inspiring. Well impressed! 👍👏 ♥️

@jordanransom3022

Жыл бұрын

3:15 if this is just due to company time, that’s just ridiculous 😕 In fact as Mr. Ransom adopted grandson 1987 to Hazel Bolette Jacobsen Hudson Ransom , Chairman… I’m ordering you to respect this pilot 👩‍✈️- and risk life of anymore of my staff… Got it! 😤 😇🇺🇸

Having sailed on ships for years, i can say i cannot do what she did. Brilliant pilot.

Isn't it astounding that there are such courageous people routinely carrying out such hazardous tasks with absolutely no recognition.

@juliogonzo2718

Жыл бұрын

Awsome comment. I've faced death for years unrecognized. I've seen death, watched people die and dodged death myself, but it's another day at the office. Boats not my thing though, this chick going from one to another has more guts than me in that respect.

@goaskmymom1350

Жыл бұрын

@@juliogonzo2718 what do you do for a living that you've witnessed so much death?

@juliogonzo2718

Жыл бұрын

@@goaskmymom1350 I drive a tow truck

@juliogonzo2718

Жыл бұрын

@@goaskmymom1350 it's not really a regular thing but I have seen a lot of stuff I wish I hadn't in 10 years of doing this. It's mostly an enjoyable job as you help people and they are thankful. There are crappy parts of the job. For instance I just got back from impounding a drunk drivers vehicle. I was in bed and it's cold out. Now I am up 2 hours early and no point in going back to bed

Agreed, she is a professional. She judged that last leap absolutely perfectly!

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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@sundromos9456

2 жыл бұрын

Not her first transfer like this, I suspect.

@susansmith493

2 жыл бұрын

They judged it. It's not a singular effort in any way whatsoever.

@photographyinflight4183

Жыл бұрын

He judged that leap perfectly, the pilot captain is the she.

@michaelking3812

Жыл бұрын

@@susansmith493 ,No my dear you are very much mistaken, Within the joint effort of the two Skipers ,the deck hand and her, the decision regarding the moment she decided to step off is hers and hers alone 100% . And she alone timed it to absolute perfection.. Bravo !

I have witnessed this in person numerous times (from the 'big boat' !)... The pilots are a special breed, with a variety of skills. Getting on and off the ship is one of them, but the real skill is piloting the ship in, and out of safe-harbor.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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Holy Shit - really doesn´t matter if man or female - just a pleasure to watch these brave professionals at work.

She has more balls than all our politicians put together.

@ErnestoBrausewind

9 ай бұрын

The shoud base Metal Songs on her - who need's norse gods?

@thesmallnotesduo

9 ай бұрын

Agreed my friend@@ErnestoBrausewind

WOW!!!!! That was an ass gripping moment!!!!! Thank God she’s safe and sound 🥺👍🏼🙏🏼💓💓

That was awesome!! Courage and a job well done. Congratulations to her and the boat - handler both!

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@Jo3W3st

Жыл бұрын

How do we know the driver is a female?

Omg I can't believe what I just saw!!! Nerves of steel, amazing self discipline!° Bravo for being incredible, to all of you 👍🏻👏

The pilot & the deck hand are obviously beyond hero status but the consistency of the pilot boat skipper is massively skillful. I think he was losing dark hairs every moment for the pilot in his care. Top job.

Wowwwww! You “take your hat off to such seamanship!?” I stand back in awe at such sphincter control!

My dad was a master mariner, my step-mom was his second mate, and my brother is a chief steward for the SF Bay Bar Pilots. I have the utmost respect for what they do.

@bulutturok7322

Жыл бұрын

my mother works in a fruit shop my father is a lift engineer and my sister is in the army.

@rufusroher

Жыл бұрын

@@bulutturok7322 ...and the relevance of that to what's going on in this video is meaningless. Next...

@gregpotts5631

Жыл бұрын

The irony of your STEP mom being your dad's second MATE. Lol.

@bomanone0905

7 ай бұрын

Much respect to your family 👍👍

@SamCraig-mc7qv

Ай бұрын

My dad was a dye worker, my mom was a care worker and my brother is a bona fide 🔔🔚. 🤷‍♂

Another reminder of the things people have to do so we can have the goods, fuel, transport and holidays we need. A very cool head in action, respect and thanks.

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Back in the day I had to board ships like this for H.M. Customs as they came through Sydney Heads. The first time I climbed up a rope ladder over the side of an empty grain carrier I was told 'just focus on the ladder and don't look down'. I still had wobbly knees when I stood on the deck after. In time I did not give it any thought, at 19 yrs old it was all fun. But you would not get me doing it now as an old dude. I always had the utmost respect for the Pilots who had to board much further out to sea and then later get off again. This vid demonstrates why. A lot of old memories regardless. Thanks for uploading 👍.

I’ve seen many pilots disembark on cruise ships-but never like this. It doesn’t look like the ship slowed down much and those were some rough conditions. What ever she’s making should be doubled, tripled maybe. Women can do anything!!!She’s fierce!

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@areguapiri

4 ай бұрын

So can men.

The manoeuvring by the secondary vessel is brilliant. To go alongside the primary vessel and not damage either, while factoring in wave dynamics is not for the faint-hearted. I grew up around the marine community and my playground as a boy was actually ship engine-rooms, a fascinating world then and now, run by a fraternity with BIG stones, who worked hard and never missed a drink😂

@rahla53

Жыл бұрын

I was more attentive to that too, :>)

@jameswatters9592

Жыл бұрын

Taking nothing away from the pilot the helmsman has got to be given a lot of credit, saying that, nothing would work without teamwork thats the key.

@kingdom2472

Жыл бұрын

@@jameswatters9592 well said

@mariapierce2707

Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I agree totally.

@lindapullan6937

Жыл бұрын

@@jameswatters9592 well said. I couldn't agree more.

Just like when someone throws a tire in the forest and a week later there is a junkyard I love how no matter what you post on YunkTube within 3 hours there are a billion comments from people who do or used to do the same thing and always have to tell you they're retired and that they worked for 200 plus years or tell you how brilliant and outstanding and perfect it all is or use it to within half a sentence start talking about themselves and their boring lives...great stuff I always enjoy the comments the most

Timing is Everything ! Nicely Done !

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Absolutely perfect experience as a pilot pretty scary stuff I'm a a boatman and been in crazy waves you need to keep a calm and relaxed, respectful attitude...👍👊🙏

When I was a kid I imagined I wanted to be in the Coast Guard. My father, a Navy man, who had served in the South Pacific during WWll, suggested I read a Coast Guard service manual. When I got to the part about stripping to the waist to bathe in a basin, it occurred to me that it might not work. I was a 10 year old girl. Seeking my path in life I tried painting, but I'd never seen a real ship. And Lake Erie was +150 miles away. So I learned to sing Sea Shanties, but concluded they were often coarse and vulgar. I discovered that Gilbert and Sullivan had described me perfectly "To lay aloft in a howling breeze may tickle a landsman's tastes." Not too long ago I met an elderly gentleman, a retired Merchant Marine engineer, who had survived the storm in Lake Superior that took down the Edmund Fitzgerald said "I have seen as much of the seas' majesties as l could ever wish." Then lifting his eyes to the heavens stated emphatically "Hear me, God!"

@cruisingcory5414

2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed reading your comment. Thanks for sharing.

@musicloverlondon6070

Жыл бұрын

That was a good read. Thanks for the comment. 🙂

@jordanransom3022

Жыл бұрын

3:15 if this is just due to company time, that’s just ridiculous 😕 In fact as Mr. Ransom adopted grandson 1987 to Hazel Bolette Jacobsen Hudson Ransom , Chairman… I’m ordering you to respect this pilot 👩‍✈️- and risk life of anymore of my staff… Got it! 😤 😇🇺🇸

@SamCraig-mc7qv

Ай бұрын

Great story. I will now join Luca Brasi to sleep with the fish after reading this.

She gets on the boat and says piece of cake hats off to her she's one tough lady and the crew on that pilot boat and that's what teamwork looks like

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for valuable comments 🙂

Mother nature , letting you know who is really in charge. Great video.

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Wow........real focus and calm. Indeed a sailor's life is living on the edge. Hats off to this brave lady

Hats off to all sailor of the world.Back in late seventies I was saved from a near death situation at Joyapura, Indonesia.I was new at that time and did not know much as how to catch the gangway rope escape from a fall in to the stormy water.I was luckily helped by a crew member saved from possible fall between the boat and the ship in that shark infested water...God knows what would have happened..

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2 жыл бұрын

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@franciscoosuna259

2 жыл бұрын

Uhhh, Don't worry about the sharks. I think you would have been mincemeat before the sharks got there.

@kennethbailey6634

2 жыл бұрын

I don't even know the reason that this had to take place.

@lindapierce2328

Жыл бұрын

@@kennethbailey6634 a pilot knowledgeable of the local waterways, boards vessels in every port to guide them in and out. Ship's Captain's and mates can't possibly know all the waterways they encounter.

I worked as a marine chemical inspector years ago, I had to take a launch boat off shore to preinspect some tanker tanks, before it docked to make sure it was clean enough for the chemical going into it. I had to do this in seas that were nowhere near this rough and it was extremely nerve wracking.

They made that look way easier than I bet it was! I would struggle with a rope ladder in a pool!

Hats off to the Pilot and the all the Seamen who coordinated the entire breath taking disembarking.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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I served as a deckhand/trainee coxswain with The Clyde Pilotage Authority, on Pilot Cutters Cumbrae and Kempoch, between 1971 and 1973, on the River Clyde in Scotland. The situation seen in this video would have been unlikely in those days for two reasons. First, either the disembarking pilot, or the skipper of the pilot vessel would have requested that the outbound ship's head be brought round, in order to provide a lea for the cutter to make a safe approach. Secondly, with no lea and at what appears to be break-neck speed, as in this video, any attempt at disembarkation would not have been considered. Times have changed, regulations have changed, pilots, pilot cutters and sea going vessels have all changed but it seems clear from this video, landing the pilot on the cutter was a risk not worth taking. Nevertheless, clever handling by the cutter crew.

@tmoe6674

Жыл бұрын

How are you able to determine from the video that they’re not in the lee of the ship? Direction of the swell?

@royalscot4116

Жыл бұрын

@@tmoe6674 The best indication I can see is the cutter's difficulty in staying alongside; a lot of starboard rudder is being applied to stay alongside. If the cutter could approach given a better lea, it would have been able to come alongside pretty much broadside on, with a little rudder to stay there. Also, after the pilot had been landed on the cutter, it left the ship's side with ease. I remember one stormy night on board Cumbrae pilot cutter (93 tons), trying to get away from the ship's lea side. We were stuck like a limpet due to the lateral movement in the sea of both vessels (making less speed than in the example shown.) This situation creates a powerful suction between the two vessels. With pilot landed, our skipper on the cutter requested the outbound vessel to bring his ship's head into the weather to get us unstuck. I'd be interested to hear your own opinion on this situation.

@pilotg2426

Жыл бұрын

As a pilot for now 18 years, and over 3000 transits I feel qualified to comment. This was pretty much text book. Cool calm approach by the launch master, assessing the conditions. The pilot, launch master and Captain of the outbound vessel will all have agreed a suitable course and speed, taking into account the swell, sea, wind and sea room available. This is not a chance hit and miss affair. The pilot waited in a safe place on the combination before getting the signal to proceed down the pilot ladder. From then on it's her call when she makes that leap of faith. There is always a certain amount of gamble with this but it is calculated as best it can be. I'm not going to judge. I've done this dozens of times in very similar conditions and worse, sometimes at night and in driving rain. That's the job. The speed is important as it's the amount of power and helm the launch master is using. To slow and and he can't use power and helm to drive the launch against the ship's side. He needs that to keep the launch as stable as possible. Good job all round.

@powsniffer0110

9 ай бұрын

​@@pilotg2426why are they called pilots?

@pilotg2426

9 ай бұрын

These professionals are the original pilots. Airline pilots and others take their name from these. To Pilot is to guide, to lead into the unfamiliar. Airline pilots know the air, maritime pilots know their waterways. It’s one of the oldest professions. The Rolls of Oleron, one the oldest references dates from at least 1180, and refer to maritime law. I hope this helps

This lady's got guts , she is fantastic

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Lot's of people are doing essential jobs like this, often unseen, to get us all the things we need and want.

@virginiavanini8413

9 ай бұрын

Boy is that the truth!

Wow! Hat's off to all parties ! Patient, professional, and, made that transition look safe. Great teamwork, great job!👍

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

What a Woman, so brave, tough, and courageous. U go woman well done, thanks also to the sailors manning the boat, brilliant seamanship. Such professionalism makes me smile.🇦🇺🌈😁

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2 жыл бұрын

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@longsleevethong1457

2 жыл бұрын

Putting lives in danger is anything but all the crap you just said. Miss me with all that bs. Women should not be doing mens work. Fuhqn feminist bs.

Impressive! Pilot’s earn their money! I’ve watched them from ships before and it’s obvious they (and the helm) are true professionals.

I wouldn't want my daughter doing that job. Saying that i would be proud of her piolet 😊 accomplishment.

I like how the captain hugs the starboard to the big ship to close the gap.

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

That's all come under the experience ☺️

@sundromos9456

2 жыл бұрын

That's the whole game right there. Boat needs to be static, neither moving astern nor ahead (things you can control). The rest is timing.

These pilots are bad ass. All my respect !! 💪💪

Absolute PRO!!! I am in awe of such Bravery and Professionalism!!! Five Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

As someone who hasn't seen much of this kind of footage wow! Two things strike me: One, the pilot of the small boat is an absolute master. Two, the guy on deck...just, that is unhinged ability. He keeps his feet as the boat constantly rolls and pitches several feet in all directions. I'd guess most of us would be stumbling and falling constantly, yet he makes it look easy to stay on his feet with zero flailing or struggling. Give that crew a raise.

Good listening skills and experience...all my respect to you, lady pilot.

🤝 Thank you for this video 👍 for the woman pilot 👍👍👍❤️... with Greetings from Germany, Barrett

When I saw the person in the Red coat come out on deck of the smaller boat I thought , Oh no they'll be swept overboard and just held my breath . Then what followed was mind boggling!! What outstanding work and bravery!! Much appreciation fr your job and commitment .

@virginiavanini8413

9 ай бұрын

Me too! I couldn’t believe there was a person!

The pilot boat helmsman, the pilot and ships helmsman just performed an amazing ballet!

Super risky manoeuvre for the pilots - one slip and they’re crushed between the boats! Imagine doing that at night? Nerves of steel required and hats off to the skipper for consistently keeping the bow tight against the ship. Skills all round!

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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@sundromos9456

2 жыл бұрын

Very risky! Even if not crushed between the boats, if you hit the water it will take you and take you down. I was working on one of two similar proximity vessels, tied together for cargo transfer. Seas started getting rough, we decided to untie, crewmember of the smaller vessel ran down to untie the rope from the cleat, and wham...he was gone. A wave, even if only 6 feet can make you vanish. We searched for hours, with Coast Guard planes, no body...nothing to bring back to the family. Lessons learned.

@IIIIIIPETEIIIIII

2 жыл бұрын

@@sundromos9456 really tragic! Of course the boats are making 10-15kts, so if you go in, you’re gone. Brave people!

@MrMiddenfacemcnulty

Жыл бұрын

@@IIIIIIPETEIIIIII more like stupid. Bravery is when you risk your life for a good reason or to save someone. I will get thumbs down for this because everyone is fawning over her. The reality is that if she died doing this the last thing people would think was how brave she was. She was very lucky regardless of the fact that she knew how to do it.

@IIIIIIPETEIIIIII

Жыл бұрын

@@MrMiddenfacemcnulty She is doing this for good reason though! Around the world, pilots are required by law to board large ships to safely bring them into port.

No trzeba mieć "jajca z betonu". Wielki szacun dla tej Profesjonalistki.

@jordanransom3022

Жыл бұрын

3:15 if this is just due to company time, that’s just ridiculous 😕 In fact as Mr. Ransom adopted grandson 1987 to Hazel Bolette Jacobsen Hudson Ransom , Chairman… I’m ordering you to respect this pilot 👩‍✈️- and risk life of anymore of my staff… Got it! 😤 😇🇺🇸

Unbelievable indeed. Amazing skill and professionalism. Great video

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

The pilot was absolutely perfect. Nice job!

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

I can't imagine disembarking from a boat in those conditions but it got done safely! Nice!

Really Salute this PILOT . All the Best n god bless her

.....can only say : WOW and BIG COMPLIMENT !!!! ,, kind regards from Switzerland !!!!!

The master of the vessel in question did not even think of going hard to port to create a patch of calm sea to facilitate disembarkation of said pilot. He must be a true professional. Thank you for ensuring that I will still have a job 20 years from now

Takes some balls to leave a ship like that. But more to the point without the skill of the skipper of the pilot boat it wouldn't have happened 👏👏👏

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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@richardgiles2484

2 жыл бұрын

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@jordanransom3022

Жыл бұрын

3:15 if this is just due to company time, that’s just ridiculous 😕 In fact as Mr. Ransom adopted grandson 1987 to Hazel Bolette Jacobsen Hudson Ransom , Chairman… I’m ordering you to respect this pilot 👩‍✈️- and risk life of anymore of my staff… Got it! 😤 😇🇺🇸

Speaking as a X Merchant Able Seaman, great job much respect!

@SikhAtSea

2 жыл бұрын

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One of those "jobs" that we simply don't know about. The skills of everyone ... amazing , I felt quite emotional when the pilot boat was able to move away from the ship safely.

@SikhAtSea

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

@virginiavanini8413

9 ай бұрын

Me too!!!!

The skill of both the crew and pilot, wow , absolutely amazing .