5 Ship Launches That Went Horribly Wrong
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5 Ship Launches That Went Horribly Wrong
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"horribly wrong" a big tsunami wave of 10 centimeters...
That family could have slipped and fell 😭😂
True!
Just a tip creator, perhaps play the clip in full first, let us experience it without distraction, and THEN replay it while narrating.. It would make for a far more fulfilling experience
It's pee poor the first time through, Can't believe I suckered to this twice; won't happen the third. Despicable.
These creators love the sound of their own voices. Bell ends
Why not skip the narration entirely. We did not learn anything from the narration he merely described what we could already see with our eyes. Maybe this is a channel for blind people?
#2 is why watching the rental and weekender crowd at the local boat ramps on long weekends is a favourite pastime of mine. Never a dull moment.
Comedy & Tragedy in all its glory, plus it's free to watch.
This is why you haven’t got a girlfriend.
@@lesgraham6602 same energy as " this is why mom doesn't love you!"
You're wrong on the first one. Both cranes had the load. If only one had the load & the other was controlling the swing. The one with the load would've been rigged in the center of the boat. It's called a tandem lift.
@paulgarcher Correct! The narrator does not know what he is talking abut!
@paulgarcher Lifts are calculated these days. Weight, distance etc are all worked out before the crane gets anywhere near the lift itself. Apparently someone thought or maybe was told that the boat was lighter than it actually was.
Its UTUBE not the BRIGHTEST.
@@roberthertz6634 What are you talking about?
@paulgarcher Agreed but the liftplan should have that as part of it. Assuming that they had one which seems unlikely. :)
"boat launches that went horribly wrong" boat -4, creates small wave that gets several peoples feet wet....
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It was a big wave but it died down a little
PEOPLE'S FEET GOT WET!? OH! THE HORROR!!!!
THE BOAT WAS RUINED, pretty sure that counts as horribly wrong.
6:47 Biggest disaster here is portrait mode
cheap video money.
That isn't a "large crane", as cranes go it's actually pretty small. Which explains why what happened, happened.
Actually what "happened" is the boat discovered gravity and took the crane along for the ride.
That’s what happens when you use a small crane to carry the bulk of the weight, ie engine’s etc. .
Agreed. That crane didn't even have counterweights. It's a light duty, not meant for big lifts. This is what happens when people think they know what they're doing, rather than actually know what they're doing.
This is like those movies that show the whole movie in the preview and then expect you to sit through the movie. It probably would have made a great 4 minute video. To the author's credit, there is no annoying music. Bravo.
He also made number one the launch that he didn't have film of.
Or fortnite/cs video game clips
Both cranes were lifting the boat. The one that fell was lifting the heavier end and it was oriented incorrectly.
And the water level had nothing at all to do with the tip. Honestly, who the hell writes these scripts?
@@tomrogers9467 Agreed. If the crane that tipped had been placed the other way about it would have been OK.
The crane operator 100% caused that crane was badly positioned. Boom was extended out to the rear where the crane has minimal braving, and the boom was lowered as the boat was swung out over the water, shifting the cranes center of gravity in ways that the operator had not planned. I know of a few Fire Departments that managed to sink their very expensive ladder trucks the same way.
@@andrewtaylor940 also as the load goes below the line of the crane it increases to load affect, same as reaching out reduces the load ability of the crane lot of people dont know that
@@raypitts4880 Basic leverage, dangling the weight below the cranes center of gravity is every bit as dangerous as having it above the center of gravity, works both ways, over-extension, bad load planning, bad orientation, honestly the whole thing was a perfect storm of bad decisions that ended with an overturned crane, it wasn't just one thing that went wrong there, it was many.
I would rather the narrator not tell you exactly what's going to happen right before it happens kind of ruins the whole video.
I rather watching the silent videos, the narrator is distracting, we could see what's going on.
The narrator clearly has no clue how how the cranes that lifted the boat actually failed.
And?
@@ElizabethRhyner You like to be misinformed it seems :)
Or how those two cranes were sharing the load. Not just keeping it steady.
not that serious 😂🙄
@@ElizabethRhyner exactly lol 😆 😂
Another well known launch fail is the Vasa (or Wasa) in 1628. But it wasn't as much a problem of the launch as a design problem with the ship itself.
I was thinking of that - it just tipped over when put into water.
No video, unfortunately.
That was a fun one.
@@roysigurdkarlsbakk3842 If I recall correctly (Disclaimer: from what I've read, I wasn't actually there...) it didn't tip over right away. It did a minor test drive first that went okayish, and then they went for the big, official premiere thing and that's when things went south.
My Brother who had Swedish gf went to a museum about the Wasa. He told me it was a design fault as the king of Sweden wanted an extra floor on this ship making it the biggest ship at that time. Builders warned him not to increase height as it woukd become top heavy easy . But the king insisted....( refusing a request from a king would be dangerous sometimes)
old footage, already watched years ago.
Ok cool thanks for letting us know.
Always read the comments first, it's saved me a\ lot of time.
Dido
They ruin the video!
I've been to enough launches to know that the 'big wave' thing is quite an event and a lot of fun for small-town locals. A yard that can make a hull that big (#3) is a major part of the local economy and people are pretty proud of their friends and family who work there. It's hardly a 'disaster'. I would say they might have underestimated this one. I have -seen- launches like that turn into a disaster - the ship got loose on one end while launching in a cut-out just like this one. When the line went loose , it forced the hull astern - and RIP running gear. Everything aft underwater fouled on the shore: Shafts, props, rudders, struts. All of it. The ship was in no danger of sinking but they did have quite a bit of work to do. #4. If it fits on a trailer... it is not a ship. It's a boat. #1. Also not a ship. That's a boat. A harbor "Pilot Boat", even. So - in this video one vessel for sure is a ship. The last vessel I'd say probably (?) qualifies and the 2nd vessel... maybe.
Very nice video! Thank you for learning about the ship! :) If you want to learn about the swedish ship Vasa, see here: kzhead.info/sun/h5Rpcah9jYtqq6c/bejne.html&ab_channel=Historiepodden
And he keeps going from "boat" to "ship" verbally like he is confused as well.
I would pay to attend a launch lol. Definitely looks exciting and interesting. So im sure the locals are proud
I know that the Navy has 'ships', but I always called them 'boats' in private conversation. My son was a Naval officer, so I tried not to do that in his presence. 🤭😏
You don't understand bhow click bait works my guy.
2:31 The boat somehow stayed afloat... It's a boat for goodness sake; it was dropped into water; it's whole reason for existing is to float. Of course it stayed afloat - it's a boat!
My guess as to why the first boat remained afloat is that it looks like a Coast Guard-style vessel, which I believe are made to right themselves if they overturn
I Love Ships, They have come a long way over the years.. An old retired US Navy Ship, USS Little Rock -kzhead.info/sun/m82PkbyoqZl4jac/bejne.html
It litterary says PILOT om the side so not just any boater who got a new boat. Yes, they are built to take a pounding in the sea. It was only the two first that went horribly wrong especially the one in Indonesia that got scrapped.
Yes, the first is an Italian pilot boat. They are designed for incredibly rough seas in the Mediterranean, going alongside giant merchants to deliver the pilots. They get beaten up by the seas and the sides of the customer ships, tossed in the waves, and just keep going. As a Navy officer I took these boats alongside more times than I can remember
7:17 That's what happens when idiots try to operate machinery they do not have a clue about HOW to operate! I've seen something similar, where a rich dude had bought a 37 ft. brand spanking new speedboat, despite having absolutely no experience or skills about boating, and the first thing he did was to slam it right into the concrete pier, and totally destroy the bow of the boat. Luckily for him the boat didn't sink, but it would cost him thousands and thousands of $ to get it repaired, so he sold it with a considerable los, and we never saw him in the marina again! 🤣 p.s. It was a +$250.000 boat to begin with.
U sound angry about it
@@DBuckyBoy it’s hard to watch someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing ruin a perfectly good boat, if only because you appreciate the craftsmanship that went into it.
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a fool and their money are soon parted
Its amazing how much a ship can list before actually capsizing ! 9:19
it's more amazing how much padding this video took to roll 10min out of 1min actual footage...
My reaction to the first video: "Well at least they got it in the water"
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Number one video is a prime example of "Task failed succesfully"
10min video could've been 4mins if same scenes weren't shown over and over and over and over and over. And it's just a compilation of old footage thrown together.
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The water level is not relevant. The reach of the crane jib, out from its base, provided the overturning moment.
Exactly, who,the heck writes the scripts for this crap? This footage is probably fifteen years old to begin with!
6:02 I would hardly classify this as having gone "horribly wrong".
Speaking of disastrous ship launches. The Imperial Japanese battleship Musashi flooded Nagasaki during her launch. The launch was described as a fat man entering a filled bathtub.
I like the way you explain things first and then run the video. Some people explain and run the video at the same time making it hard to follow.
Years ago, I saw a doc about the ore freight Edmund Fitzgerald that sunk in Lake Superior in '75. Its launch was rather ... unsteady, which gave some the feeling that it was a bad omen for the ship's future.
Ah that's why it snapped
And there's moron number 2 with the Fitzgerald.
I have seen a few of these videos but most of these I had not seen yet. Great video!
Notice how quickly the crane bailed in the first clip. His quick thinking probably saved his life.
Better title: "Ship Happens" 😂
"Horribly wrong" and nobody died.
I have never worked on the ship docks to actually be there to see these ships being launched into the water...... However watching videos like this makes me think it would be more effective to build a longer launch ramp like a pickup truck puts a small boat into the water..... However please understand that I don't know the 1st thing about launching ships...
A lot of different reasons for different launching. The opening launches (not the first bad launch, but the 2 US Navy ships in the intro) are done sideways in to the Menominee River in Marinette Wisconsin. There is less distance needed from the shore to launch. First the length vs width of the ship, and the momentum that carries the ship in distance. Same thing was done in Manitowoc WI as well (submarines, car ferries, landing craft, ore carriers...), all sideways.
The title should be “Biggest Engineering Mistakes.”
How people walk around these types of situations so nonchalantly is mind blowing to me. 🤯
I'm always amazed at people messing up when launching small boats. Especially monohull bass boats. You're talking a vessel no more than 20 feet long with usually a 100 hp engine. Sometimes less. Sometimes more. Yet people struggle just backing the trailer into the water, then comes the actual launching.
Almost half of them are what we call "credit card captains." They buy a fancy new boat with their "platinum level credit card" to show off to everyone but they don't know anything about boats. I'm talking NOTHING. And quite a few cannot swim either.
So the first clip has some slight issues with the explination. First off, the boat being launched by the two cranes is a pilot boat, used to take maritime pilots out to thier assigned ships and back to port. Second off, if you notice the way the sling shifted before the collapse, the ultimate failure was an improper sling connection, causing the sling to shift closer to the center of the boat, throwing both cranes off ballance before the teams involved could respond. Also, launching a boat by mobile crane is HIGHLY frowned upon by crews, as it is highly risky. When crews do use mobile cranes to launch a vessel, it is usually due to cost restraints or logistical reasons. Typically a specialized lift refered to as a “Sling“ is used, which is a large wheeled or tracked vehicle with either a large net or large padded cables. These nets or cables are positioned under the hull of the watercraft providing even support while the vessel is suspended in the air. Overall, this video (hopefully not in the US) violates MAJOR safety codes from the start, and most sailors (myself having years of experience on a range of different ships) would cry seeing thier new vessel falling into the water and almost capsizing.
#5 narrator contradicts himself starting out by saying this one is a bit different because of the water level...he then mentioned the real reason of the fail wich is the crane....even if the tide was high, the crane would've still tipped over...I'm glad to see no one was hurt and the vessel not damage.
He also says one crane is lifting the boat and another crane is holding it steady, when clearly both cranes are lifting the boat from either end
Use bluebackss
There's 10 minutes I won't get back.
The speed boat guy shows what happens when someone buys a toy they don't know how to safely use.
6:00 I can't believe there wasn't a single dad who didn't think to pick up his kids and shout "HOLD ON LITTLE HOBBITS!" as the water rushed past his feet.
7:00 some boats are known for having a significant delay in their controls, especially when switching gear between forward and backwards. You have to understand that delay to avoid accidents like this. Edit: There were an accident in Norway, on national news in 2007. Someclaimed probably caused by this issue, and young (probably inexperienced) driver.
There's no delay in the throttle, which they didn't shut off
@@treed5953 there are some boats where there is a delay in the controls. When you shift throttle from backwards to forward, there is a delay while the gear box does it's thing. While gear is shifting the boat wil continue backwards, if you push throttle more forward because nothing happens, you can get in trouble once the gear box is done shifting to forward. Then, if you didn't loose your balance from the boat suddenly going forward, you might try reverse again, but if the boat already have speed forward, it will again continue while the gear box is shifting. But if you lost your balance, there's no one to stop the boat. I don't know if the boat in the video had this kind of controls. Just saying that things like this are prone to happen with inexperienced drivers if that was the case. If you know about the gearbox delay, (that's there by design to avoid excessive force from switching rotation too quickly), then you take it into account, to use controls in advance, to have enough time for the shift.
@@thorbjrnhellehaven5766 A visit to Lake Havasu will help you form an opinion of the qualifications of the boat operators there. ( It probably won't be a high one)
@@treed5953 obviously the driver is inexperienced, and should never been allowed to operate tat boat. When people believe driving a boat is just like driving a car, it's just an accident waiting to happen. I grew up in walking distance from the sea, I don't need to go anywhere to believe there are idiots in boats other places too. My point was merely that some boat engines have a gearbox that won't switch without a delay. 1 second delay isn't a problem when you are aware of it, but if they never been in that boat, they suddenly realize there is no brake pedal. Looking at the clip again, my guess is: First they put it in reverse, but were a little startled by the power, and tried to coner that, going a little forward, when it didn't switch to forward they pushed the throttle more. When it finally switch to forward, it kicks with full throttle, an they are completely overwhelmed unable to do anything but try to hold on. By considering a possible gear shift delay, I'm not trying to make an excuse for the accident. More like speculation arround contributing factors to a worse outcome.
@@treed5953 there can be if the throttle and direction are on the same lever (and a great many are), once the gearbox actuator jams, the cable from control lever to gearbox will not move , neither will the lever, and thus neither will the throttle. His only option was to shut it off or pull the Deadman out.
"Sorry, that new ship we built for you, we have to scrap it." - "What? !!!?! My new ship, the ship you just launched?" - "Yes, or well, partially. Half the ship got launched. The other half is still on land and not looking so good. We have to scrap it all."
Im crying 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
2:10 hey, at least the boat got in the water lol
Thank you for explaining exactly what happened I never would have guessed on my own........
The Edmund Fitzgerald's sideways launch almost went awry. Her stern hit the water first, the bow was delayed. It didn't damage the ship, but superstition says the bad launch was what ultimately doomed her.
And there's the moron bringing up the Fitzgerald. You really need to get help with that fixation. It's very unhealthy.
Isn't that ship underwater
I hope these failures are paid for by the builders not the buyer or the government
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Always so interesting to watch these.
Ah yes the last clip was my favourite.
No it's not
4:12 when launch the boat at back side under the boat almost flat but when it’s come to front is almost narrow the inflatable that they using is not for narrow surface is for flat surface
most accidents are caused by deadlines. cutting corners and constantly asking workers "if their done yet" or "good enough".
The first one isn't a private boat. It's obvious. It's a Pilot vessel, which means it's used by the local Port authority to transport Pilots to/from larger vessels. Pilots are skilled shiphandlers who are used to enter/leave major ports because of their familiarity with the port and its traffic/current patterns.
who cares
@@jeremyhesaid alot of people
Guy bought it second hand. The port was retiring it and he got a good deal on a boat that can handle rough water.
instead of the one you showed that created that larger than expected (if still relatively small) splash, why didn't you show one where the ship took damage below the water line, and either sank shortly after launching or had to be towed back to a drydock for emergency repairs?
1st clip both cranes were lifting. One let down and the other did not, resulting in the 1sr one tipping over
1:08 Looks more like they were using 2 large cranes. And they were sharing the weight, not one lifting and the other steadying! And water level had nothing to do with it. Just too much weight to far from the base pulled the crane over.
totally operator fail to do his maths
"5 'Gone horribly wrong' videos where the clip choices and narration on them go horribly wrong!!"
The first one is like, “somehow the boat stayed afloat” um, i have spent almost whole of my life on the water. And i can say, a boat doesnt sink that quickly.
Title:"5 Ship launches that went horribly wrong" Fact: " A pilot boat launch that went wrong, a small ship launch that went wrong, a ship launch that went fine, a small pleasure craft launch that went fine but the driver beached it and a NOAA ship launch that went fine"
That crane driver was obviously a former Olympic sprinter 😜
We used to visit my grampa that lived very close to a large boat launch site. it was a fun family event to watch the dumb and dumber antics! I've seen several trucks go underwater, at least 4 boats slide off the trailer and slide down the ramp a little but not make it fully into the water, and 2 boats take on so much water so quickly they couldn't be put back on the trailer! Seen quite a few big throttle smashes like shown and many, many trailers go sideways on the ramp! Lots of yelling, swearing, people falling into the water, and even boat launch yoga, good times!!!
At 5:03, this doesn't look like a cargo vessel. It looks like a bow section to be jointed onto one or more parts of a ship. There are no obvious hatches for bulk cargo so may be intended for container shipping only but the stern looks awfully odd & the hull looks short for the massive bow. Any ship experts out there wanna weigh in?
2:00 looked like a successful launch to me
Clearly the first boat was being lifted by two cranes. The second crane wasn’t just holding it straight. The crane that tipped wasn’t big enough for the job.
1st boat is a pilot boat, not a private craft. 3 Oilfield service ship.
When you told us about the final launch and that some people were treated in the hospital, we would’ve believed you. We didn’t need stock footage of people in a hospital, people who were not even present at the event, to illustrate to us what treated in hospital means!!. We didn’t need any footage at all that was hospital related, because we understand what you said and we are not stupid. But thank you for thinking that we might be. This is called dumbing down and patronising your audience. Much like most of the video. You chose an interesting subject, you just didn’t do it very well.
No disrespect.. but the VOICE OVER adds NOTHING to your video.. It's clear and obvious already. Thanks.
Yes, but there are WAY worse ones out there. These are obviosly enough mostly amature compilations. The video parts are usually pretty good, and you just turn off the sound- or start another video in another window that plays some cool music or something- then just back and watch the video named "When went horribly wrong."
@@catkeys6911 Cat69 you R a gentelman and a scholar. I shall 'adjust' to society instead of the other way around Cheers!
First excerpt is not a private vessel, it is a Pilot Cutter (Piloto on the cabin)
The Cranes weren't properly positioned. The boat could have been put into the water at a smaller lift radius. *Past CCO crane operator.
I don't know why I think watching these videos are worth while.
#2: That's what we call "More money than skill". XD
More money than brains!
I Love Ships, They have come a long way over the years.. An old retired US Navy Ship, USS Little Rock -kzhead.info/sun/m82PkbyoqZl4jac/bejne.html
1:59 "landed perfect tho"
Best ever! Avondale Shipbuilding, LA. USCG WAGB-20 ICEBREAKER launches. I saw the ship after painting on Thurs. morning. On Sat. The SD Union had a front page pic of the launch. A HUGE wave got about 100 people. Admirals, Capt. etc. 20 were swept into the Mississippi river. It has a total flat bottom, bulbus sorta...
#1 it’s called a tandem lift normally due to weight both cranes had straps attached
It is quite common to use wood piles. But imagine you get hit by a steel beam instead of a wooden beam.
Yep. When I worked in a shipyard we used wood under them for launches.
I've got piles.
7:52 Guarantee a 18 pack of Budweiser probably had something to do with it. We all have that alcoholic uncle that finds his way behind the steering wheel.
Why the hell were the sailors on the boat while it was being launched (launch #4)? That is just plain stupid. They should know there is a possibility the launch may not go right (and in fact it didn't when the boat tipped on its side).
that is not a private boat, it is a pilot boat. also, quite clear that both cranes are supporting the weight of the boat.
I saw something similar on TV once. It was called "Larry, Moe and Curly Join The Navy."
So for starters, your information and explanations has to be precise . Like said in your closing commentary
They should have seen the early 20th century launch of the liner Princess Leopoldina. Sank on the spot being top heavy. Scrapped on the spot as well.
You must mean the SS Principessa Jolanda, in 1907. It matches your description. The Princess Leopoldina was launched in the 1960s, and had an uneventful life.
Excellent job on the first one. Lol. The boat is intact. Just the operator of the crane needs to hone his skills a bit
1:34 Both cranes are sharing the weight, one isn't simply lifting while the other is stopping it from swaying, that's not how it works.
Ah yes. Narrator narrating things that don’t need narrated.
In the first vid the water level had absolutely nothing to do with the crane tipping, as it began far above even the land itself. Just poor crane placement and calculation.
Some of them didn't want to wake up that early for work and just fell out of bed
That first one was a bad crane operator, who didn't know what he was doing...
A lock bay seems to be worth the investment. After completion, fill the lock with water and slowly drift into the water. I must be a genius of sickness. Lol!
01:00 this is not a privately purchased boat. This is either a Pilot, a Coast Guard or a Customs ship. At any rate the reason why two cranes were used is simply that one was not strong enough : it was a tandem lift. Occurs all the time. Bad coordination and the front crane reachingg too far over the water caused the accident because the cantilever was too long. As for the tide being too low this is not why the ship fell. Had the cantilever been short enough the boat could have gone down much lower before touching the water without any problem. (PS. I saying "cantilever" but I'm not really sure, maybe it's called torque… please enlighten me on this one… 08:44 Please do not conflate a picture wth would flying all over with this boat being laughed : the photo was take from another laugh which can be seen on YT on many channels at it has been posted for 10 years at least.
It's just better and dryer to just watch a boat launch via KZhead.
2:00 atleast boat is launched , either way 🤣
Where is SS Principessa Jolanda, which sank during the launch due to being top-heavy? It was deemed a total loss and scrapped.
2:00 well, they did launch the boat… as well as the crane and the operator… a total success.
Theres an old saying in song writing that applies to this video: "Dont bore us, get to the chorus!" This should have been a 4 minute video, instead its nearly 10 minutes of unnecessary commentary.
What’s more expensive, the boat or the crane?
Boat depending on size and quality and labour and other costs
Both cranes where lifting boat, the one on the left was lifting the heavy end.
They all look like a success to me!
The man driving the sea-doo was me when I was 15 and learning to drive 😂😂
Omg! The launch went so HORRIBLY WRONG that some people got their pants wet
The first crane launch should have had a boom triple that length to be done safely. It was way too short.
The first one was intentionally funny🤣🤣🤣
There's some good news: The ship owners received a coupon for 10% off their next boat launch.
Your analysis of the first launch is completely wrong. Both cranes are lifting the boat, and the problem has nothing to do with the height of the tide. The problem was simply a miscalculation of the weight which the crane could lift at a given distance from the crane.