Here is some drone footage showing an extremely-busy Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, one of the busiest shipyards in Europe specializing in repairs, conversions and modernizations of ships and offshore vessels. According to the website PortalMorski.pl, which shot the video just a few days ago, the footage actually shows a record seven car and passenger … [Read more...]
WATCH: Runaway Tanker Plays Bumper Boats as it Floats Downstream
Few details are available about this video made its way onto social media this week and has since racked up nearly 900K views on Facebook. The video appears to have been filmed on river or estuary in Myanmar, but I can't seem to make out the name of the vessel. UPDATE: The vessel has been identified as the product tanker AU VIRGO ((IMO: 9181871, MMSI: 525024128), sailing … [Read more...]
WATCH: Pirates Chase Containership in Gulf of Guinea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8TfoB_nWzo A new video has surfaced online showing an apparent pirate attack on a containership in the Gulf of Guinea. The video, obtained by the British security firm ASKET, shows eight men aboard a skiff chasing a containership as the crew of the ship watches over the rails. As the camera zooms in, you can clearly see a tall ladder that … [Read more...]
Watch: Gale Force Winds Rock Ship in Durban
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BWvot2g7Gk Some incredible video showing a ship battling high winds as it approaches Durban, South Africa. The video was published recently to Youtube with no information attached. Looks like they are lucky they didn't end up on the beach. (Sorry, folks. Video is not embedding. (If you're using Safari you may need to watch here) Update: … [Read more...]
Scary Video: Disabled Sailboat Gets Tossed Into California Pier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isufp-6fudo Some scary video coming out of Redondo Beach, California shows a sailboat with four people on board get tossed through the pier's pilings after the disabled boat drifted into the break. Amazingly all four people managed to escape without serious injury or worse. A full 8-minute version of the video shows the people scramble to … [Read more...]