Some modern lifeboats are pretty much sci-fi escape pods minus the actually going into space part.

@BrownEyePinch

2 ай бұрын

Maybe we are in space already?

@BNuts

2 ай бұрын

And minus the circus bears and bearded lady, I would guess. The evacuation scene from _SpaceBalls_ is still among its comedic genius.

@philtkaswahl2124

2 ай бұрын

@@BNuts >And minus the circus bears and bearded lady, I would guess. It'll be fine. The Schwartz is with us.

@Bikelife_LX

2 ай бұрын

Maybe they are going to "space"😂

@anthonyduffy6953

2 ай бұрын

The ocean may aswell be space for how well we survive in it. (Without a boat)

Old Lifeboat: like lowering a sleeping baby to bed New Lifeboat: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

@fluffehgamer4712

2 ай бұрын

Lmaooo

@c0mpu73rguy

2 ай бұрын

NGL, that's what would terrify me the most if I ever have to go in a modern lifeboat. I don't go on roller coasters for a reason.

@user-gu8qi4me8x

2 ай бұрын

​@@c0mpu73rguyI actually genuinely agree with you

@speedy01247

Ай бұрын

​@@c0mpu73rguynot the fact that the ship you are leaving is sinking?

@c0mpu73rguy

Ай бұрын

@@speedy01247 Unless it’s sinking very fast clearly telling me that the lifeboat drop is the better option, I seriously doubt my survival instincts on that one XD

I like how you still manage to pump out interesting videos despite your channel being very niche to begin with

@792slayer

2 ай бұрын

Perhaps the videos are interesting because we have niche interests, friend. 😂

@jaysdood

2 ай бұрын

IKR, I have almost zero interest in ships but our friend Mike Brady still manages to reel me in.😊

@user-oy8bs9xx3b

2 ай бұрын

Right? They aren't repetitive either, like I never thought about lifeboats before and this video was very interesting. It's why we're subbed!

I'm a simple man: I hear our friend Mike Brady. I upvote and watch.

@zainmudassir2964

2 ай бұрын

Our dear friend, Brady

@BrownEyePinch

2 ай бұрын

Has simple mind like child?

@sebcat04

2 ай бұрын

Upvote? Should've known you were from Reddit, I can smell you from here.

@The_Robbing_Narrator

2 ай бұрын

I can smell the reddit user from my phone

@jamieblanche3963

2 ай бұрын

Amen

those early coast guards must've been a special kind of people, rowing out into the roughest seas with only oil gear and some cork strapped around them

@dieselfan7406

2 ай бұрын

They still do - they're called the RNLI, brave volunteers.

@philhawley1219

2 ай бұрын

@@dieselfan7406 Unfortunately their endeavours today are misused by the government.

@thelandofnod123

2 ай бұрын

ALL coast guards are a special breed and deserve all the accolades and money that can be mustered. It’s just a shame we value as a society someone posing in a rainforest more than them, or nurses or aged car workers or paramedics or fire fighters ect ect ect. Fore shame.

@qbi4614

2 ай бұрын

Not this little black duck!

@Mr.beansholiday

2 ай бұрын

​​@@thelandofnod123 u really like kissing ass dont u

When your friend (non optional) Mike Brady uploads a new video, you always learn something new

@navillus15

Күн бұрын

Thank you for informing me of the obligatory regulations. I've warmed to the character of Mr.Brady, but I never realised that expanding my social circle by one was a necessary condition of clicking the 'Subscribe' button.

@navillus15

Күн бұрын

Thank you for informing me of the obligatory regulations. I've warmed to the character of Mr.Brady, but I never realised that expanding my social circle by one was a necessary condition of clicking the 'Subscribe' button.

I was chief electrical engineer at Welin Davit who had a tie up with Harding lifeboats. Many interesting design aspects - for clarity the decent is controlled by centrifugal brakes within the winch that limit the speed once a weighted lever is raised, no power required for launching just for recovery. Same applies to fast resuce craft with semi rigid boats. Enclosed lifeboats for offshore etc have an external sprinkler system plus air cylinders to provide a positive pressure air supply for the interior occupants and engine for a period of time at full throttle as governed by SOLAS regs. Hydrostatic release hook’s that automatically release the boat from wire ropes when entering the water. Dual independent engine starter systems required for emergencies such as twin electric (duplicating everything) and electric plus hydraulic backup using a compressed accumulator system and foot switch valve (a good workout to re-pressurise by hand) etc etc - an interesting micro world aimed at saving lives at sea

I remember watching the footage of the Costa Concordia sinking and what really stuck me was all the difficulties they had launching those modern lifeboats. Even with all the advances in technology they still hadn't solved the issue of launching boats out of a listing ship safely. This video is fascinating. In some respects the lifeboats of today are far more advanced than the ships of time past. At least in an abstract technical sense.

@zombieshoot4318

2 ай бұрын

The reality is there is no safe way to launch lifeboats from a severely listing ship. The people on Costa Concordia lucked out that the wind pushed the ship towards the island. Had the wind pushed her further out to sea that ship would have capsized and taken thousands of people with her to the bottom.

@cassidyguzman3043

2 ай бұрын

That’s because it listed and if they tried to load people on it and launch it…. Yikes

@kenrfc

2 ай бұрын

I kept thinking of the Costa Concordia as I was watching this video. Then at the end when he says "...Fortunately, modern safety features like radar and advanced navigation systems have lessened the need for lifeboats at all..." I just rolled my eyes.

@zombieshoot4318

2 ай бұрын

@@kenrfc well he’s right as long as humans aren’t involved. 😂

@qbi4614

2 ай бұрын

Costa Concordia is a different can of worms

"Modern passenger ships only require fully enclosed lifeboats for 75% of the ships company...." Hey I've seen this one before, this is a classic!

@Wintermute909

2 ай бұрын

I was really surprised at that! I'd love to know what both the offical and unofficial reasoning was .

@ericreese7792

2 ай бұрын

@@Wintermute909 It's expected that inflatable rafts will make up the difference and that, on a busy seaway, help will rarely be far.

@pozzee2809

2 ай бұрын

The Captain can use the inflatable 👍🏻

@aevangel1

2 ай бұрын

Surprised at this, thinking we would have learned the lessons of history and required something like 110% of full passenger capacity.

@kianapoipoi5375

2 ай бұрын

​@aevangel1 Modern day life rafts are very safe and quick to launch + inflate, and vessels are required to carry enough rafts to hold well over full capacity. I work on a ship and we have in life rafts ALONE the capacity to hold twice as many passengers as needed. On top of that we also have the non-inflatable life boats highlighted in this video which do not account for full capacity, however its something close to 75%, and would be deployed first in emergency as on a normal sailing would be likely to hold all passengers anyway. The reason we favour life rafts is for many reasons, but im guessing it is mostly because they are compact, can hold more people, can be loaded quicker, and also are completely covered from above. I am terrified of the ocean but I feel extremely safe with the abandonment procedures of this day. The 75% number sounds worrisome but do not be mistaken, as far as I know all passenger vessels are required to hold enough rafts and boats to accommodate for at least 200% capacity. Although I do not have the SOLAS manual in front of me so I may be mistaken.

We were on a state ferry and i pointed to the boys where muster stations are and how they have life rafts rather than lifeboats. We go theough what to do in an emergency every single time we board, eyeing out where lifejackets are, where the evacuation points and what to listen for (horn blasts) to determine what kind of emergency. They found it funny that ferries have rafts rather than boats, but each raft can hold up to 100 people

@InventorZahran

2 ай бұрын

Ferries, by definition, are usually operating in close proximity to land, in a channel or across a lake or bay. Therefore there's less of a need for lifeboats equipped for open-ocean survival, and the chances of a swift rescue are higher when close to the coast.

@sabrinastratton1991

2 ай бұрын

@@InventorZahran doesnt mean you cant be aware of your surroundings and not know what to do in an emergency. There have been several shipwrecks close to land with loss of life like the Atlantic, Eastland, Artic being good examples. If anything those disasters show me you cant just rely being close to land or other vessels to save you. Know your way out and know your way to evacuate safely.

@FreedomIII

2 ай бұрын

​@@sabrinastratton1991You're doing parenting right. Knowing how to ensure your safety and the safety of those around you is so important, especially in such a hostile environment as the water.

I used to be a lifeboat technical engineer for Palfinger marine. got to go all over the place to countless ports, civilian ships, navel vessels, oil rigs, oil platforms, and yachts. work never ran out but it could be very very stressful because lives depend on you to do a perfect job when working and servicing lifeboats. my favorite part was testing the lifeboat launch systems though.

I have been in both free-fall and Davit-launched lifeboats. Both have their benefits and differences.

@InventorZahran

2 ай бұрын

Just how uncomfortable is the moment when a free-fall boat hits the water? Are those shock-absorbing seats really effective?

@IntrepidMilo

2 ай бұрын

@@InventorZahran Actually because you are facing backward it's not that bad, you are strapped into the seat pretty tight.

@ulie1960

2 ай бұрын

@@InventorZahran If I judge this by look on the faces of the people on board in the video my son showed me from his experience in one of those freefall boats (during his safety course at the school he attended while on his route to become an seafarer. Currently he is studying nautic to become a officer and finally a captain of a ship) the most uncomfortable moments are those just before launch when you are waiting for it. When the hook is released it's just a short Yeeee.... and then a splash and a few up and down bobbings until the boat is stable in the water. The lenght of the Yeee of cours depends on the place where the lifeboat ramp is installed. Correct me if I'm wrong but on some of those oil rigs in the north sea it can be 40 meter and more of free fall.....

Great to start the day with my friend Mike Brady!

@BrownEyePinch

2 ай бұрын

Facebook ruined the true meaning of a friend

@BastuGubbar

2 ай бұрын

Mike brady? From oceanliner designs?

@thelandofnod123

2 ай бұрын

@@BastuGubbarThat’s him.

@thelandofnod123

2 ай бұрын

Even better to finish it with a cleansing red wine and Mike (even without his Double Windsor 😊)

Colin Archer from Norway deserves it, to be mentioned here. The Constructor of the famous polar-explorer ''FRAM'', used by Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. Colin Archer whitnessed the high numbers of casualties among coastas rescue men. So he developed his worldwide known, very seaworthy `Redningssköyte`... robust boats, born for heavy weather. Thank you so much for your videos here on YT, Sir !

@DrivermanO

2 ай бұрын

So does Grace Darling!

Back in the late 70s I served on the USS Sacramento. AOE 1. We told to go in the lifeboat to update the survival gear to our surprise the 'gear' consisted of WW2 C rations cigarettes all from WW2 including all water cans (rusted through) The Sacramento was built in 1963. Never knew if these survival rations were the originals or not but they were all manufactured in 1943

@angelaowen1513

2 ай бұрын

😂😮 - Someone never checked on that sooner? Good thing you didn’t have to use them before then! Out of sight out of mind I guess.

@davidrudd9846

2 ай бұрын

@@angelaowen1513 It really shocked us no records

@angelaowen1513

2 ай бұрын

Wow! Over 30 years…

@KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgain

2 ай бұрын

Imagine you ship sinking and your in the life boats only to find out you’re stuck with 30 year old C rations. The ultimate indignity!

@davidrudd9846

2 ай бұрын

@@KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgain I truly believe because the Sacramento was an ammunition oiler almost 1000 feet in length that an attack and hit in realistic terms would utterly blow the entire ship into oblivion with no or very little chance of crew survival . The reason is most of the 'oil' we carried was JP jet fuel and at that time the Navy still used NavGas and the volatility of this stuff is unbelievable. Phased out 1980 ?? Brass connections and brass wrenches No Sparks!!!

The life raft piece reminds me of when we were doing survival at sea training in the Australian Navy. We were first taught in a classroom, and instructed in the launch procedure before going on to the deck of a moored ship for practical training. The raft is launched and then inflated by the pulling of a 15m+ painter line to initiate the inflation. However when launching from the deck we were to first pull 2-3m of the line out before pushing the raft overboard. I was chosen out of the class of about 20 and given the honour to unclasp the raft and start pulling the line out. At this point and to the surprise of us all, especially me, even before the raft had left its cradle it burst out of it's shell as it started to prematurely inflate😮, much to the entertainment of my fellow recruits. We were then instructed to immediately push the still inflating raft over the side where it landed upside down in the freezing water. The groaning and laughter from the rest of the class I can still hear all these years later.😳 Later the instructor found that the painter line had been cut short, to not much more than a metre. I was off the hook 🙂

That's the difference between me and my friend Mike Brady: I would ONLY be willing to ride a freefall lifeboat for fun.

@jordanpeterson5140

2 ай бұрын

I'll ride the Yeetboat.

@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810

2 ай бұрын

See? Why ride Splash Mountain when you can ride the far more thrilling freefall lifeboat?

@FolgoreCZ

2 ай бұрын

So... if you were in a life-or-death situation, you would refuse to ride it? I get what you mean, but your choice of words wasn't the best. ;-)

When I was working on Queen Victoria there was a manual for lifeboat operation in the crew mess. When I had time I thoroughfully studied that from the beginning to the end. I like that kind of technical manuals, so I just really enjoyed that what others would find boring.

I once exited a burning ferry to a lifeboat. Going down the slide to the lifeboat was kinda fun.

Ah, it's a great start to the day when my friend, Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs uploads. Great video as always, Mike and crew!

I took an Italian MSC cruise in 2017 and one of these orange enclosed life boats was attached to its own crane type device right outside my balcony. It was an impressive design. I thought of the Titanic victims when looking at it.

The modern lifeboats are certainly impressive Mike , and so is your channel .

If you're ever in a lifeboat, take the seasickness pills right away! Once the adrenaline wears off, the nausea kicks in and you definitely don't want vomit in the boat

Me: Okay, KZread, pre-work entertainment please. *New Oceanliner Designs Upload* Nothing can ruin my day now, awesome upload as always Mike!

You know that the day is saved when an oceanliner Designs Video is uploaded.❤

This video took me back to my many years working on cruise ships as a musician. As a crew member, I had to go through many drills and training sessions. I don't know how dependable I'd have been in an emergency, but at least I had the training.

Love listening to you talk about details I had no idea about while I am doing my chores at home. You make time go much faster + gains more knowledge Respect from a subscriber in Sweden 🇸🇪

That was great Mike. I kept thinking those free-fall lifeboats are like the Escape Pod in Star Wars.

I went on my first cruise ever last May. 37 years old with my wife and 2 daughters. Royal Caribbean Independence OTS. I was very impressed. And my favorite deck was the 4th. Not new to being on the ocean, but never been on anything so huge. I can’t wait to do it again

@cruisinguy6024

2 ай бұрын

Cruising is such a magical experience although Royal is getting a little ridiculous with the size of their ships. I think the sweet spot is the mid-large size ships not the behemoths.

How nice to see a gentleman who shaves, and puts on a waistcoat and tie! More importantly, thank you for not saying "like" 3-4 times a sentence.

Good news! My friend, Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs, has uploaded a new video! And, as always its well done, interesting and a pure joy to watch after a day of boring work.

Really interesting and reassuring for everyone who goes to sea. Thanks

Today, I get to learn about lifeboats! 🎉

A FASCINATING look at how much lifeboats have advanced and changed. I'm astonished of how far we've come from lifeboats like the TITANIC had.

Easy to understand & very interesting. Thanks!

Handsome and a passionate historian. As a fellow historian I love this channel. The info is so nicely presented and Mike’s calm but engaged manner keeps your interest. Been following maritime history for a while (not my historical specialty) but this one is definitely one of (if not) the best.

I never get tired of hearing that low frequency horn blast:-)

I always enjoy learning and watching videos from my friend, Mike Brady, from Oceanliner Designs.

Thank you Mike! I never tire of your videos. Appreciate you and the team's work.

It's always a great day when I come back from work to find a new video from my friend, Mike Brady

I’m always surprised by how people outside the US say aluminum… Excellent video, Mike!

I remember watching some lifeboats being lowered on my cruise last year. One of the stops didnt have a dock big enough for the ship to dock so we were tendered in on one of the lifeboats or some local ferrys

Thanks, Mike Brady. You prove to be a valuable friend in each video. So friendly and polite and sharply dressed and informative.

I've also seen lifeboats on oil rigs. Damn, the fall must be terrifying ^^

I used to drive these lifeboats every week because of the crew drills we have. This is when I used to work in NCL America from 2005 to 2007. They also use the tenders/ lifeboats to get to Kona, or Lahina, Hawaii at the time.

I fell in love with this channel the very first video I watched. I genuinely get excited when I get the notification of a new video! I have always been fascinated by Titanic and her story. Thank you for making such wonderful content!

I’m in the Coast Guard. One of the most fun courses I have ever done is the marine survival training program. Using different lifeboats and in particular launching them while on board is an absolutely fantastic experience. And the abandon ship pool simulator is another great one. Take it if you can at a good quality simulator. You need the darkness, waves and thunder/lightning

I wake up and I see my friend Mike Brady from oceanliner designs And I know it's a good day

I wonder when those 'free fall' lifeboats will become a ride at a theme park? We already have a log flume ride where the 'log' slides down a near vertical ramp into the water. I love riding them.

Yo! Clive Palmer is at it again with his Titanic II. 😂

@plaina3806

2 ай бұрын

I wonder what BSF has to say about this???

Thanks Mike for another great video. As an ex seaman and oil rig worker I was always grateful to have modern lifeboats on board.

This is a fascinating episode! I'm always very interested in how things work. Thanks, friend Mike 🙂

Great work Oceanliner Designs, very insightful.

Did not know that they used life boats on cruise ships to go ashore but it makes sense and kind of double as an relaxed life boat drill.

@tutracrafty

2 ай бұрын

Those are a special kind called "semi enclosed lifeboats" with more ventilation and better amenities. They also have 2 engines and sometimes a bow thrusters to make maneuvering easier. The standard lifeboat will have a single screw and won't be very easy to maneuver.

I'm so thankful for modern lifeboat tech. Your other videos have explained too well the horror of launching old lifeboats in chaotic situations.

I love how you explain both verbally and with visuals how things work and what's going on in all your videos across this channel. It really helps us in the audience understand the concepts we otherwise might not be familar with. Your passion for this subject is obvious and contagious. I really enjoy your content!

My town has a naval college. There’s a lifeboat on a davit (or whatever the modern equivalent is) and they have the students deploy it. Kinda fun seeing it, especially when they screw up

200 year anniversary for RNLI today... Keep the videos coming! Australian guy....

I discovered your channel a few weeks ago. This is hands down one of the most interesting informative channels I’ve ever seen. I learned more about wreaks I thought I knew about in school. Keep up the incredible work!

Thanks for the info mike! keep up the good work!

Mike, great video. I've always been fascinated with lifeboats and sea survival skills and stories! Thank you again

Ole brude credited with designing the first egg shape lifeboat and sailing it across The Atlantic was a next door neighbor to my family’s farm in bear river Minnesota. Thanks for another excellent video Mike 🚢

My grandfather was present in 1904 when Russian warships of the Second Pacific Squadron fired on Hull trawlers at the Dogger Bank. He rescued 10 men from the sea. This and his service in the RN in WWI led to him becoming a trawler skipper in the 1930s

I have been wanting a video like this for so long, thank you Mike Brady.

Excellent video! Those free fall lifeboats get plenty of use on oil rigs, when you may need to bail out before it explodes... Mike - a video idea: how about talking about horns and whistles on ships, particularly ocean liners? How they work, how the they are used, etc.

Thank you my friend Mike Brady!

Thanks for the episode, Mike. Fair winds

Wow it's amazing how much they changed and much safer thank you for sharing this

Insane engineering! Love this channel!

Always pleased when your channel shows up in my feed.🎉

Great video!! Very interesting bit of maritime info that I’ve never really thought about before.

Wahey, another mike upload! On the subject of life boats, i found it interesting that sea harriers on at least british carriers, had dual purpose engine inlet covers. They were also actually life rafts!

such a well made video i really enjoyed this Mike!

Very cool to see/learn how much more advanced the lifeboats have become.

This was such an interesting video !!!! I never really realized how different life boats are now a days considering I try not to think about things like that due to PTSD. It’s definitely a very important topic though and anyone boarding a vessel should be fully aware of the lifeboats on board.

I have no interest in boats and similar stuff and yet I can't stop watching this channel because the videos are so well put together

Interesting and vital topic, however this is the first video I’ve seen on it. Thanks for trailblazing!

A sublime video as always! Absolutely love your content Mike!!!!! Keep up the good work! You're by far my most favorite KZreadr ever! ❤

Your presentation is impeccable. Love your channel!

It is an interesting thought, that the development of modern day lifeboats, came about from "decades and decades of lessons learned the hard way".

Every time you put a video up its damn work of art. Superb work buddy!!!

Fantastic 😍 thanks for that sir. Enjoyable as always

The Queen Mary was the first ship to have an all-motorised lifeboat fleet. Her lifeboats were also on automated davits and had everything from rations to radios!

I saw single-person free-fall pods on a ship once. I was fascinated by the idea of having to use one of those.

I really like the new intro music and sequence. The ship horn coming in on the last note of the tune is timed perfectly. Well done!

Great video, and very well presented.

this is a perfect video you made no sponsors or unnecessary stuff thanks

I want lifeboats in the future to be a giant one of today

Great video Mike thanks.

EXCELLENT , Mike. Thank you !

Love your work as always, Mike & Team. The quality is so good I find myself forgetting that its KZread and not Nebula!

I crack up every time you say Mike Brady. I’m old and loved the Brady bunch. You may not have heard of the tv show.

Excellent video, as always.

I had a dream about life boats after watching a ton of your videos last night, then the life boat video dropped and it blew my mind 😂🤯

So thankful lifeboats have gotten so much better for super cruiseliners 😉

Great video thank you. Some lifeboats do flips to make it fun & enjoyable

That portrait of Henry Greathead with his tiny little head had me rolling 😂😂😂

Excellent once again !!!

Hey there! So I just want to say, I was never really into boats. Planes, trains, and car, oh hell yes. But since finding your Chanel you have me hooked on learning more about the world of ships and boats. I just want to say thanks for inspiring my interest in boats. Keep making videos like this and Im here for life. Stay awesome!

I’ve been waiting for the lifeboat episode. Cheers mike