Pirates of the Caribbean already answered this question. Headlights at sea would attract deadly mermaids.

@dkin

Ай бұрын

😂

@nurkeyali8325

Ай бұрын

If you hear my jolly sailor bold, just gtf from that place

@armandomendez8319

Ай бұрын

Savy!!!

@sntkmr9

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@User-rka_zykx76

Ай бұрын

Titanic needed headlights 😂

I like the saying, "better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it."

@latinpercussionlover6598

Ай бұрын

≈Flossy Carter

@bullyboy131

Ай бұрын

Basically the same as "prepare for the worst, and hope for the best."

@Robil63

17 күн бұрын

I wouldn't like saying that, I'd prolly stammer.

00:04 Ships don't have headlights for safe navigation at sea. 01:38 Ships don't have headlights due to reliance on lookouts and potential danger. 03:05 Ships rely on night vision and specific lights for safe navigation in the dark 04:29 Ships don't have headlights to preserve crew's night vision and to avoid disasters. 05:49 Ships don't have headlights due to the need to preserve night vision. 07:15 Ships use lights for navigation and safety 08:46 Ships use radar to see in the dark today. 10:18 Ships don't have headlights because human vision is sufficient and radar technology helps navigate.

@jakeness2476

2 ай бұрын

Lights also attract plankton and starts the feeding chain next to the boat, which causes potential danger to marine wildlife if the lights are left on. Bright lights can also disorient birds. Most apartment complexes in hawaii have made it against their rules to have certain types of lights to help nesting sheerwater and other ocean birds.

@B0tch0

2 ай бұрын

​@@jakeness2476 this is true, Hawaii has been super proactive but I don't think these concerns apply to non stationary boats crossing the ocean.

@TheMrMikeo

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@thefamousdjx

2 ай бұрын

Cheers., I definitely wasnt gonna watch 11 min just to find that out

@piyushgarg8497

Ай бұрын

Thanks that helped a lot. 👍🏻

These have became my favorite videos by far. Not only are they the best oceanliner/titanic videos the Michael is such a charming gentleman. Truly one of the last of a dying breed and his outfits are always the most elegant!

Ships don’t need headlights because the water is always LIT

@KTBPR67563

2 ай бұрын

Yeah so is my brother but he still needs headlights

@Toosplash.

2 ай бұрын

Terrible joke

@marlonrvlogs

2 ай бұрын

​@@Toosplash.No amazing joke because it's from the best Pixar movie ever Cars.😎👌🏻🤨

@Toosplash.

2 ай бұрын

@@marlonrvlogs debatable

@Gabriel_pf

2 ай бұрын

@@marlonrvlogs finally someone who got it ! 😂

Well this was illuminating, I am now fully enlightened and not in the dark anymore.

@MaiAolei

2 ай бұрын

No other KZreadr could hold a candle to Mike's style brightening our day with information that is dotted with light entertainment.

@The_DC_Kid

2 ай бұрын

You've shined upon us you seem very bright.

@Panzer_Runner

2 ай бұрын

Pun intended

@bhsbmd

2 ай бұрын

Watt are you guys talking about?

@ljooni

2 ай бұрын

@@bhsbmd maybe someone could shed some light on this?

Great video! To add to your point at 5:00. Around 7PM Lightoller (who was Officer of The Watch (OTW) from 6PM to 10PM, right before Murdoch) actually had a deck hand trim the forward lights. He specifically asked all lights on the boat deck aft of Bridge to the Grand Staircase, the forward section of A and B deck, the entire well deck and forecastle trimmed accordingly. Yes, this would be a normal action at night regardless but the fact the OTW made extra orders to ensure this was done is overlooked. The bridge lights were off, and the shutters to the wheel house closed as you described as per standard nighttime procedure. In fact for this very reason the event order and timing of the actual collision are shrouded in some mystery. The only survivors that were on duty to witness the collision and know the exact events on the bridge were the Helmsman and Assistant Officer. Obviously we have the Lookouts to know how the ice was spotted but the events on the bridge are hazy as everyone who survived was inside the wheelhouse till after the collision. The only direct orders from Murdoch via voice were "hard to starboard", everything else was done silently by Murdoch himself on the navigation bridge; specifically the commands sent via the Engine Order Telegraph (EOT). The EOT point is largely known these days since the testimony of the Chief Stoker in Boiler Room 6 very clearly gives us the order was "Stop" not "Full Astern" as depicted in pop culture. There is some evidence to believe that Murdoch actually saw the ice first on the Starboard bridge wing as the Lookout testimony indicates the turn started immediately after he placed the phone down, something that should of started seconds later (if the hard-over call was made after the call was finished). Personally I believe the event order is as follows (all in a span of 30-40 seconds): 1. Murdoch see's ice and begins to move off Starboard bridge wing 2. Lookouts see ice and ring the bell, Murdoch calls for hard to starboard 3. Bridge phone rings and Assistant Officer answers, Murdoch orders engines to Stop 4. Helmsman calls hard over, Assistant Officer finishes call and relays the Lookup report, Murdoch activates watertight doors (switch is located in Navigation Bridge, not Wheelhouse as many think) 5. Lookouts place phone down and feel ship swinging to port, Murdoch returns to bridge wing 6. Collision, Murdoch orders hard to port (attempt to port round the obstacle to avoid stern swinging into berg and damaging propellers) Source: www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/on-titanics-bridge.html

@_will795

2 ай бұрын

This might be the first time I’ve actually seen anyone post their source

Mike, I love the fact how you're diversifying and it's not just all Titanic related! Last thing I saw before I clicked on this one was a short from you about the Me 262!!😂 Fascinating stuf!! Keep it up my man!!

This may or may not be true, but I remember reading somewhere that the traditional seaman's eyepatch was to keep one pupil dilated so they could see better below decks, where light was scarce. This discussion reminded me of that.

@cheesyllama

2 ай бұрын

Definitely true. I did this experiment in one of my college classes and the eye kept dark was instantly adjusted for when I removed the towel over my eye. I even have a silly picture of me with the towel on!

@irwinisidro

2 ай бұрын

I remember a mythbusters episode on this where they blacked out their shop, and it worked. So I tried this in my garage at night with no lights, and my garage is a maze of random crap. I managed to get around and back.

@evanhughes3027

2 ай бұрын

Conversely, i lay on the beach one day with one eye closed but in the sunlight and one pressed against the towel on the sand. After a brief nap, my eyes were differently adjusted to the level of sunlight. My eyes took about an hour afterwards to see in the same brightness and color scale. I wish I'd had an eyepatch and not merely a pet parrot and pegleg that day!

@j3dwin

2 ай бұрын

In the army they trained us to close one eye if we hear a flare so that we would retain some night vision.

@loganw6156

2 ай бұрын

You said seaman huh huh

During the 60's and 70's it was popular to equip small yachts with "docking lights", small headlights molded into the bow. They fell out of favor, as a movable spotlight was far more valuable at spotting unlit markers when entering a channel. One slight mistake I noticed: The night Titanic was sunk was not moonless because of a lunar eclipse, it was moonless because it was a new moon - the moon was on the daylit side of the earth and thus was below the horizon at night. There was a lunar eclipse 2 weeks earlier though.

@G-Cole-01

2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure that's what a "new moon" is; usually a new moon is when the moon has the same ecliptic longitude as the sun, resulting in its shadow facing the earth, and therefore is just not visible despite being there. That scenario would just be the moon not being there at all at that time.

@Andrew-wv7qp

2 ай бұрын

@@G-Cole-01 that is correct, but I chose a simpler explanation. If the moon is at the same longitude as the sun, then it would be above (or facing) the daylit part of the earth. Technically both explanations are correct, though yours is more detailed.

@bluehampar

2 ай бұрын

It's actually quite common for the small passenger boats in the Stockholm archipelago to still use docking lights

@phantom0456

2 ай бұрын

Everybody! Listen to me! And return me! My ship! I’m your Captain! I’m your Captain! Though I’m feeling Mighty sick!

@Andrew-wv7qp

2 ай бұрын

@@phantom0456 great song

We've had "docking lights" on boats for decades. Don't really work out on the open water because they could never be powerful enough but they do work when docking or in other tight unlit areas.

Great video as always Mike! I really like the fact you mentioned icebreakers, since those ships popped in my mind first once I saw the title of the video. You showed a great proficiency at your field of interest once again. Cheers for that!

This topic is a question I never gave much thought to in all my years of being obsessed with ocean liners and modern ships, and this video was a fascinating take on the answer from start to finish. The perfect short documentary KZread video, IMO.

@ironhell813

2 ай бұрын

They have spotlights, there shouldn’t be an questions unless the askers a dumbass

@TweetieAshton

Ай бұрын

What is your opinion on titanic ?

"Ships don't need headlights, because the sea is always Lit" "Yeah so's my brother but he still needs headlights!"

@nicknio9836

2 ай бұрын

These comments were just above yours😂

@thomaskeyton7771

2 ай бұрын

This was actually funny 😆

@ianstuart371

2 ай бұрын

Lol yeah we all saw the other guy who said this

@Traaseth92

2 ай бұрын

During full moon maybe xD

@wades_world22

2 ай бұрын

just watched that excellent movie last week lol

I was literally JUST wondering about this while watching one of your videos about the Titanic. Good timing 😃

I thought about this exact question many times and never came to a conclusion... Thanks a lot for enlightening us Mike! I absolutely adore your videos and I actually save them up for evenings like Friday to enjoy them to the fullest :D Thank you so so much for your hard work and dedication! It's truly a pleasure to watch your videos :) Greetings from Switzerland

Mike has changed my life. Was suggested the channel, and boom complete Boat nerd. I love your dedication, work ethic and presentation. Thank you.

@OceanlinerDesigns

2 ай бұрын

Haha! One of us! One of us!

@WarlordImperius

2 ай бұрын

You fcked up when you mentioned preserving night vision over and over, was a nice watch until then, after that it just became insufferable. Stop spamming the same line, stop being excessive to improve your vids ''@@OceanlinerDesigns

@HeathBlythe

2 ай бұрын

One of us! One of us!

In the modern world where we are so used to technologies like Night Vision and Radar that allow us to navigate beyond visual range or without visible light at all in all manner of weather regardless of visibility. It still strikes me as incredible. That even just a few short decades ago. So much of our navigation was still done from eye balling it alone. Meaning that even well into the 20th century our ability to navigate was still heavily limited by the weather, nightfall, and just general atmospheric conditions.

@EricCoop

2 ай бұрын

Having used night vision at sea, I don't think it's much of an improvement, but that's just me.

@sapphireseptember

2 ай бұрын

Still the case with aviation. Even with all the technology we have now if the pilots can't see the runway they're not landing that plane.

@shannonmcbride2010

2 ай бұрын

@@EricCoop Depends on the technology. Old school ones with IR illuminators are no different than using a flashlight. But modern light amplification goggles will appear bright as day with just starlight. And FLIR will work in pitch black. The gains we've made in just the last 15, 20 years are staggering. Of course, you have to have Navy or mega-yacht money to afford that stuff.

@EricCoop

2 ай бұрын

@@shannonmcbride2010 The nightvision equipment I used was in 2003, so there you go! I understand the tech is better now, but I never got to use it after 2003 and I retired from the Navy in 2022.

@mightyx5441

2 ай бұрын

Wait till the future bring us even cooler, complex and even more civilian use technology

Thanks, Mike! I asked this very question (somewhat cheekily) in your previous video where you broke down various scenes from JC's movie (I didn't repost it for the re-uploaded version, though). I'm glad the inquiry at the time asked the surviving crew, as well. I feel validated that it wasn't an absurd notion to have a searchlight, even if there's a good explanation as to why ships didn't have one. Great explanation, I appreciate it.

6:31 One problem I see with the "spotlight in dense fog" idea is that you ruin your own ability to see in the dark...and other ships that are doing the same also can't see you because of their own glare. So you end up with a case of both ships brightly lit, but also sailing blind.

Mike Brady once again pierces the veil of our ignorance with another fascinating insight -- and without blowing our night vision! I love this channel!

@Obsidian-Nebula

Ай бұрын

We're here because we want to know so it's not ignorance

I’ve seen a number of sailboats with a powerful LED light mounted on the pulpit (the railing at the bow) which are used for anchoring or motoring into an area where there are crab or lobster pots that can tangle up in the propeller shaft if they run over. I’ve even been thinking of installing one on my small 32 sailboat because the Chesapeake Bay, where I sail, is loaded with crab pots in the shallows where many boats anchor for the night. I once entered Annapolis harbor at night and found myself in a field of crab pots with their floats bobbing all around me on the water. My “first mate” had to go to the bow with a powerful flashlight light and direct me away from any floats that might become tangled in our prop if we ran them over. So “head lights” do have their uses in specific situations but for the most part we keep things dark or illuminated with red lights when sailing or mortoring at night.

@Jens-Viper-Nobel

2 ай бұрын

I sail on a patrol vessel in Denmark. We routinely patrol shallow waters and visit smaller ports where only small cargo vessels of fishing boats venture in. In these areas, particularly the entrance channels leading into the port, search lights are very much needed at night since only the outermost guidance buoys are lit up, and many times you will find that some amateur kid is going close to them during the night with no lights on and in mostly fiberglass vessels that will not show clearly on a radar (usually because they sail from one buoy to the next so that they blend in with the buoy, but are still sufficiently inside the channel to pose a significant risk of ramming them). We have been cursing them loudly and at length on so many occasions that I am unable to count it.

@trevorhaddox6884

2 ай бұрын

Yep, alot of people around here have a headlight or various spotlights on their boat. You can tell when people go night fishing due to the lights. One guy even left the headlight on his small motorboat on after he docked, and like a car, as the night wore on it grew dim and killed the battery (it was not an LED light). He was out in the morning with a generator charging it. Remember to turn your your headlights off when you park your boat.

@TheZamaron

2 ай бұрын

Good idea to have some kind of powerful light on your boat, never know when you might need it.

@CoalCreekCroft

2 ай бұрын

Hmm. A BOAT spotlight. That makes sense ... I bought this big old spotlight at a garage sale with an absurdly long cord and a magnetic base that could alter satellite orbits (well ... close). 2-prong plug into 2nd cord that ends in a bare wire for a 12 volt battery. Seems 1960s. Older switch on light part resembling an old round truck headlight. Fire that sucker up and look out! Burst clothing aflame at 10 yards, light a cigarette across a lake (if you don't flash fry the holder), smoulder tops of trees on far ridges and while at it, light up the ISS. Just seemed ... wrong ... for vehicles but a BOAT! That fits like the end to a Sherlock mystery. Yes, I do get out at times.

@ryshellso526

2 ай бұрын

Been their myself... was chartering a yacht under golden gate Bridge with no light... seeing a container ship was freaky, mountain moving with some lights...

Love this channel, it's the best place to come for Titanic and all other ship related information!

Mike, I didn’t used to know anything about ships, and now I look forward to your uploads every week and consume other ship content. You’ve created a fascination in me and I thank you!

7:55 speaks in evergreen

@Daniel_Huffman

2 ай бұрын

Contrary to popular belief, the ship that you refer to was not named _Evergreen._ The ship was the CS _Ever Given,_ while the words painted on the side of her hull referred to her operators, Evergreen Marine. It would be the equivalent of assuming that the _Titanic_ was named _"White Star"_ after reading words painted on for brand recognition.

Well done again. For those of us who know the topic, it's great to see the information presented in a way that is informative and interesting. In addition to the icebreakers you mentioned, many vessels use massive floodlights to see at night. Fishing vessels are a great example as they need to spot their buoys to retrieve their gear. This does make their navigation lights useless, but as you pointed out radar and also AIS keep the captains informed about each other's movements.

I love a video that poses a question I'd never thought about.

I recently found this channel and like the technical part of your show. There's lots of channels about hundreds of sunken ship stories, so I'm not interested in such sadness. Great job. Thanks for sharing. Be blessed 😇.

Response/reaction time + ship maneuverability vs illumination range is #1.

@dintadoba4808

2 ай бұрын

Costa Concordia Captain: Me no care the ship, Me just want me wife-cheating vessel into me girlfriend's ticket-free canal

Thank you for an illuminating video 😄 I had read a brief description on this subject years ago, but your video goes into much more detail, thank you!

Another use for powerfull serchlight still in use today is when you are ice navigating at night. When I was a cadet onboard MV Arctic, going in the canadian north in january and february, the ship was fitted with three powerfull lights on the foremast and 2 wing searchlights by the wheelhouse. With thick flat ice, it was necessary to find the path of least resistence up the Hudson straight. Thanks for your vids, really interesting even for a seasoned mariner.

Props to you for looking snazzy, dapper, and in-theme for the discussion 👏🏼

@Krisjoverovovejovovichtski

2 ай бұрын

*in fonzy accent Ehhhhhy

Amazing video quality as always

Great video! But needs a correction at 1:44 The Moon wasn't covered by Earth's shadow at all! That happens only during a lunar eclipse (only possible when the Moon is full!) That night the Moon was in fact getting close to a new Moon (its position in the sky was getting close the Sun's position). The night was Moonless, simply because the Moon has set before the Sun

Next video, why don’t they have brake lights

@sdizzzzzy3509

Ай бұрын

Not sure why this doesn’t have a billion likes but ok.

@funrun07haan50

Ай бұрын

Brake light on ship be like 1 hour long on😂

@coolnerdsclothing6377

Ай бұрын

@@sdizzzzzy3509 not sure why that even matters but ok

@montanausa329

Ай бұрын

Don’t forget blinkers, would they need the third brake light in the middle?

@sdizzzzzy3509

Ай бұрын

@@coolnerdsclothing6377 not sure why you decided to put another comment that doesn’t matter but ok

Fascinating as always Mike

Spotlights shining forward of you without any spill back don't bother your night vision nearly as much as an overhead lamp may. Lights in Fog are basically useless except for letting others you're near by. I often drive with just running lights in dense fog, it's terrifying when oncoming traffic is using their high beams in such situations. I do think a spot light used at sea only would be helpful, ignoring the probably insane maintenance issues with mounting a substantial light at the bow.

@mbryson2899

2 ай бұрын

I've been caught in Central California thule fog twice. Headlights were useless, highbeams were worse as they reflected back and blinded. Both times I got off the road as soon as possible. One of those saw me walking next to our car guiding my better half off of CA 46 into a grove of fruit trees for safety.

@SuperS05

2 ай бұрын

@@mbryson2899 around here fog like that is most common at night so traffic is light, but persistent for many hours. You drive at 3-15mph only as fast as you can see, and slowly make your way home. Sure a 30min trip turns into a 3 hour trip, but at least you make it home.

@YagiChanDan

2 ай бұрын

Glad it's not just me they thinks much more than sidelights in fog is useless. I'd go as far as saying dedicated fog lights on cars are a bigger pest than assistant.

@SuperS05

2 ай бұрын

@@YagiChanDan fog lights certainly can be. It depends if you have a clear layer at the ground or not.

Good video Mike. Night vision is important and is one reason why you want the oncoming OOW to arrive about 15 minutes before taking over - gives time for their eyes to adjust to the conditions. One thing that interests me is how much brighter ships bridges have become since I first went to sea in 1971, mainly due to the addition of addition aids such as ECDIS, flat screen radars etc. Yes you can turn the illumination down but originally we operated in almost complete darkness to maintain vision.

Thank you for bringing light on the subject

'Moonless' is surely more accurately described as when the Moon is either obscured by clouds or beyond the horizon. The Moon being hidden by the Earths shadow would be a lunar eclipse.

@ddegn

2 ай бұрын

I scrolled down to find this. Thank you. As you say, a moonless night is when the moon is on the other side of the Earth (beyond the horizon). I don't think being cloudy by itself qualifies a night as moonless. Depending on how thick and dense the clouds are, the moonlight can still brighten the night indirectly. Saying the moon is hidden by the Earth's shadow is definitely wrong. As you say, that's a lunar eclipse. Some may say this is a nitpick but a surprising number of people think the phases of the moon are caused by the Earth's shadow (It's not). It would be better to get this point correct rather than reinforce someone's incorrect understanding of the universe.

@full_regalia8649

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. As an amateur astronomer I picked up on this myself and start scrolling the comments to find if someone else has noticed as well!

@manikyum

2 ай бұрын

​@@full_regalia8649Do you think the earth is flat?

It's the same for planes, planes do have landing spotlights, but they're only on when coming in to land. They have navigation lights similar to ships, the left wing had a red light, the right wing a green light, and a white light on the tail of the plane. There are also anti collision strobe lights on the aircraft as well. Planes can be closing in on each other at 5 hundred to thousand miles per hour Combined.

@philiphumphrey1548

2 ай бұрын

With modern jets, the chances of seeing another plane on a collision course are very small. Most passenger planes have a system called TCAS that detects an imminent collision by radar and orders the pilot to immediately ascend or descend so that one plane goes up and the other one down. Pilots are told to obey TCAS even if air traffic control says something different.

@erich930

2 ай бұрын

We also have taxi lights, which are less intense forward-facing lights we use while taxiing at night, just like car headlights.

@PeterKnagge

2 ай бұрын

The primary purpose of head lights on horseless carriages (aka cars) is so others can see you & not so drivers can see where they are going. It's literally why they are called "head lights".

another well thought out and fantastically executed video, Mike!

Brilliant video, love the style!

Basically as Radar and "light" are both electromagnetic waves these days we use head"lights" along with artifical eyes able to see that "light" we send out, while keeping our valued nightvision in the wavelenghts we are naturally able to see. I think its the perfect combination to use natural night vision in the dark and additionally "light up" the darkness with radar for artificial eyes.

FYI: "a moonless night" is most associated with a new or nearly new moon. The moon is not in the earth's shadow but rather it's own. The moon is actually on the opposite side of earth, potentially along with a solar eclipse.

Great video. Thank you so much for the wonderful explanation about ships and having lights on them.

Your videos are great. I had no previous interest in ships but I always enjoy learning something new.

Funny this appeared in my recommended after what just happened in balti

Correction Mike. It was a dark night because the moon was below the horizon and yet to rise. When the moon is in the Earth's shadow that's a lunar eclipse, a rare event.

What a great insightful vid! Never thought about this. Thanks for making it.

What a great video, I never really gave this question any thought but it‘s actually so interesting

mike, it's 12:04 am, your videos are so good you're making me stay up longer when I was about to sleep. worth it.

@steveninman1980

2 ай бұрын

Weird... I read this at 12:04am... 10 hours later

As a motorcycle rider I can attest that sometimes the headlight can hide road hazards. You need to scan from fender to 150 ft out constantly. Break concentration and eat a pothole!

@Krisjoverovovejovovichtski

2 ай бұрын

Or keep concentrating but unfortunately your eyes become permanently cross eyed And you have to do crosswords in a mirror

Thanks for lighting the way.

Great presentation, Mike. This reminded me of a few years back, when I was on the jury of a court case where a small fishing boat was run down by a larger vessel, and several lives lost. This same question was put to one of the expert witnesses, who gave pretty much the same reply as you have. It was a fascinating and very difficult case, but I think by the end we'd all had a masterclass in navigation lights, GPS and radar!

It still seems like having a searchlight on the front of the ship that can be activated under certain circumstances, but not always on, would be better than not having one

@robertkarp2070

2 ай бұрын

They'd turn on a searchlight if there was a man overboard. Otherwise you can see a lot further out using vision accustomed to darkness, than you can with some light source on.

@BrayanCarmona-kr7vt

2 ай бұрын

​@@robertkarp2070that's not true. You can see better with a light source. Look at our sun for example we are able to see with it better than without it. The same with the moon yet the moon gets light reflected from the sun so it still shines during the night via the sun. You wouldn't be able to see jack shot without these two celestial bodies. 😂

@AwakenedAvocado

2 ай бұрын

Why not just install a lighthouse in the ship

@robertkarp2070

2 ай бұрын

@@BrayanCarmona-kr7vt No you can't. A light source ruins your night vision, it's not like driving a car and you have to focus on the road in front of you. Out on the ocean you have to pay attention to all that is around you. On ships they keep light sources completely dark with the exception of running lights. You have a light on the mast so air craft can see it, you have port and starboard running lights. When light is shined out in front of you, you're limited to what's in the field of that light and can't see anything out far. You have to be able to see the running lights of ships out as far as the horizon. Lets say for example in the city, you look up and you see only a few stars. When out in the woods and you look up, you see the sky saturated with stars. That's the light from the city interfering with your night vision. I was an Operations Specialist 1st Class in the US Navy, I served 9 our of the 11 years I served on ships. I've stood bridge watches and lookout watches. I know the value of keeping light sources to an absolute minimum at night.

Moonless nights don’t occur because the moon is in earths shadow. That’s a lunar eclipse, and you can clearly see the moon the whole time during one. A moonless night is caused by the moon being in a position in its orbit where it is overhead of the daylight side of the earth, and it either isn’t visible at all at night, or only right around dawn or dusk.

Love these vids Mike - please keep them coming!

@OceanlinerDesigns

2 ай бұрын

We definitely will! Thank you!

The kind of question that might only come to you in the shower 😂

Who’s here after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse?

I don't know if it's just me, but the production quality on this one is absolutely incredible. Kudos! Been watching for a while now and love them all though

Yet another fascinating video. Thank you!

One not-so-important detail: it's not the Earth's shadow that causes a moonless night, but the position of the Moon when it's between the Sun and the Earth. When the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, we have a lunar eclipse. Cheers :)

@ddegn

2 ай бұрын

Agreed.

When the moon is blacked out by the earths shadow that’s a lunar eclipse. A “new moon”, what we get once a month, is when the side of the moon that we see (it’s always the same side of the moon) is facing away from the sun.

An excellent, well presented video clip, Mr Brady, as usual from your capable hands. Oh yes, I like the semi-Edwardian look as well. That shirt is very smart !

This is fascinating stuff and really well explained.

In the titanic's case...much like in fog or low visibility conditions, you would think they would at least slow the ship down if they cant see anything in front of them or visibility was low for any reason? Surely if you're practically sailing blind, you would at least slow right down to give you enough time to react in case anything does come up. Or were they just not expecting anything in their path at the time?

@Tr_1391

2 ай бұрын

It was somewhat standard at the time for ships to speed through ice zones, with the thinking being to get through it faster. But also consider that these ships were on a strict schedule.

@elscruffomcscruffy8371

2 ай бұрын

Good point. I think there is Research and evidence from the inquisitions following the sinking stating the owners/representatives wanted Titanic to make great timing across the Atlantic to bolster its claim as the best ship in the world. Add to this ignoring heavy reports from others of icebergs, it was blatant negligence by all parties higher up the chain of command.

@juliadagnall5816

2 ай бұрын

The conditions that night were also misleading. Although there was no moon the sky was clear and stars were dazzlingly bright, so it probably seemed like visibility would be reasonably good. However we know now that there was likely a layer of haze against the horizon caused by the temperature difference between the air and the water- not much but enough to disguise an iceberg for a few crucial seconds.

@Tr_1391

2 ай бұрын

@@juliadagnall5816 Yeah, it's now known that there was a unique weather condition that night that blurred the horizon.

@cloudwalker9572

24 күн бұрын

They wanted a record time so they were careless. Accidents don't happen out of just one mistake.

It's not quite right, most ship actually have a spotlight or "headlights" and use it when they need to search for something or to confirm that what's on the charts is accurate when they are maneuvering in canals, harbors or other tight spots. On many of the tankers I worked on we often use the "headlights".

great video - simple and informative

Such an excellently presented and informed video!

Ironic that this gets recommended to me after the bridge incident

@scarletshinobi3633

Ай бұрын

I came here to see if anyone thought this exact same thing 😭😭

1:40 When the moon is hidden by the earth's shadow it is a moon eclipse. What you mean is a moonless night, when the moon is near the sun and rises and sets together with it.

You always manage to make videos on questions I’ve always had in the back of my mind but have never articulated lol

Man that big ole' 'hoooonk' in your opening always gives me the willies and the chills in the best possible way.

How did this get recommended now. Dafuq.

@scormajor

Ай бұрын

😂

This didnt age well in baltimore

@SyncA81

16 күн бұрын

Because with lights they wouldn't have had the power failure?

@albertcovington7182

11 күн бұрын

Wrong !

I love that ship horn sound in your intro

very informative video, thanks for enlightening!

why dont they just occassionally turn it on and off

Excellent presentation with calm soothing commentary. Also I learnt something today! Subbed!

Excellent program as usual.

One of my absolute favorite yt channels♥️

Super intelligent as always. Every single video you produce is a wonderful educational experience! Thank you.

Coming from someone who knows very very little about shipping/boats. This was super interesting and insightful. Love the content!

I really appreciate you Mike and Oceanliner Design. You guys are timeless and masterpiece in storytelling. Thank you for putting peace into my soul who faced such fatal adversity in a such past life. The Pearl Harbor episode, you made it so much real in addition to my grandpa who was there on that dreadful day and afterward with the scrappint effort. It was s surreal time for him and I had the opportunity to hear the details. He kept something good going from the Coast Guard/Navy days, making these delicious sweet puffy yeast rolls. His comrades were grateful as the master cook onboard the Walnut. I am trying to dig further on the lost ship of the USS/USCG Walnut as a minesweeper. I followed it deeply to the bottom of the Hondura Bay as it sank from effect of the hurricane.

Excellent detail. I thought I knew the answer to this, but was off the mark and learned a lot!

Great information. I was wondering about this a while back while watching a history channel. I can see how the light would mess with their eyes and they would only show up to a certain distance where as in the darkness the eyes can see much further.

This is absolutely fascinating

Hey Mike Brady, every time I see a video of yours, im always impressed. Each of your videos seem to get classier and more refined than the last. Excellent narration, absolutely love your accent, and big up for always dressing dapper there, M8. Greetings from Austin, TX!

@OceanlinerDesigns

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Well, that answers a question I've been asking myself for ages. Thanks Mike.

Casual Navigation already made a video about this, but I still like the way you explained it, especially with your titanic sprinkles in there.

I learned this trick when driving on a dark road in a blizzard. The headlights actually made seeing the road worse because the light would reflect off the falling snow. If anything i could see the tire tracks better under the gentle moonlight

@Krisjoverovovejovovichtski

2 ай бұрын

So you need a gentle beam "scannimg the road" maybe like a small infra red bulb

@cautarepvp2079

2 ай бұрын

use fog lights lol

@Krisjoverovovejovovichtski

2 ай бұрын

@@cautarepvp2079 yes perfect

I hadn't considered this until I saw a video of yours which mentioned the Imperator. I saw that tremendous spotlight on the mast and I said to myself "I wonder why that didn't catch on?" I decided to just live with the curiosity, so this video is a pleasant surprise! But in later photos, the light has been removed, so now I wonder what they used it for at that point...

Absolutely educational video because I never thought about it this way ever!

Very interesting information. Thanks.

That's such an intriguing question! It really makes you think about the unique challenges and solutions in maritime navigation. In contrast to cars, ships navigate vast open waters where lighting plays a different role. It's fascinating to consider how ships use other methods like radar, AIS, and navigational aids to safely travel, especially at night. The ingenuity and technology involved in marine navigation are truly impressive! 🚢✨

Titanic stories area always neat to hear about.

07:45 We had a light on our foremast, it was called a Panama Canal Light. It shown forward only. Great vid, thanks for sharing.

Love your videos😊

Mike...a very interesting video. Thank you.💡💡