Getting soaked by the Queen Mary was one of my grandmother’s favourite childhood memories! It was also one of the earliest ones that she was able to remember into her 90’s. It really makes the past feel so much more real when you have known someone who experienced an event like this. I miss her dearly
I used to work on a cruise ship, and passengers do not take safety seriously AT ALL… they “hide” in their cabins for lifeboat drills and seem to think the security features and safety gear like life-rings are for show… Once, we hit some super rough seas during a two-week period, to the point where the captain was considering changing the usual route both weeks, and the ship was tossed around like crazy. People banging into bulkheads, many of them in cabins seasick and those who weren’t affected by that, were drinking and getting a kick out of successfully “sneaking on deck”… I always said that all screens in common areas as well as passenger cabin should be playing MOB videos of some kind as they check in. But some even boarded half-hammered already. I was on break when there was a fatal MOB on that ship… but it’s always only a matter of time. Passengers should be accountable as the industry does provide opportunities-and drills are mandatory to participate in-to be safe, but some just think it’s a joke, so it becomes a Darwin award. Nobody to blame but yourself most of the time.
Other than the fact that I can't stand crowded areas, especially ones I can't get out of easily, that would be a major factor in me never going on a cruise ship. Panic is a nasty thing, and the unprepared make things 10x harder for those who do their best to be prepared. I've had safety drilled into my head back when I was volunteering and working on a museum ship under repair. All those decks and if you don't know how to properly navigate in an emergency, there could be bad trouble. I'd be at muster stations and checking things out and probably annoying them with questions if there weren't many directory maps around to consult. Oh, and I'd make sure to always avoid the elevators in case of blackout or major rolling motions.
@@tallyp.7643 We LOVED it when a passenger would speak up, taking drills seriously… when that happened, some others would get a “hm… maybe we SHOULD pay attention here“-face. Simple things even, like how to correctly secure your life jacket… check/test the light, basic stuff. Good luck in case of disaster… so when I hear stories of fatalities from a cruise ship succumbing to the sea, I am not surprised and think about how it’s likely those clowns who never took any safety training seriously.
I worked for Carnival back in the 80's. Passagers were called "coneheads" for all the stupid questions and actions during the mandatory boat drills. We were constantly telling them not to use the elevators as the ships crew were ysing them to bring luggage up, and that it was a safety concern if we lost power. They never listened
Humans are idiots. I work in healthcare, and you’d think with an ongoing pandemic plus just everything else out there people would take infection control seriously. But they don’t care.
Not too long ago flight attendant was on a cruise and fell overboard at night. She had to tread water for over 8 hours until she was picked up and saved. She credited her training for her ability to stay calm and survive. An absolutely crazy survival story!
There was a sailor who fell off a USN carrier in the Adriatic/middle east area... he took his trousers off, tied the legs by the hem, trapped air in them and used them as a basic buoyancy aid til he was missed and picked up. I'd sh1t myself in their situations.
I would like to remind all of us, "Friends of Mike Brady," that you are a great bunch, and that "your safety matters!" from me personally: Hope everyone is finding some calm seas! Thanks Mike! your team is, as always, top notch!
@@JamesG-k5f Yuck, detoxing. Once a day lads. No more. 6 months and no withdrawals. You gotta fight through the sadness until the evening and then reward yourself for still getting through most of the day sober. Also weed doesn't count. Neither do ocean liner videos. We're only human. Take care, sending my love!
Retired 27-year merchant mariner getting my sea fix without getting wet, tired or risk spilling my cup of joe going to the bridge. Very professional program. Thanks.
Her career was so varied that it would really need to be a multi-part mini series to cover the complexities involved in the various tasks she did. Otherwise it would just be a brief shallow overview like most videos on the Great Eastern.
@@SuzukiYNathie I remember that ship was mentioned in the François Truffaut film "The Story of Adele H" about one of Victor Hugo's daughters. It was the ship she took from Guernsey to Halifax to chase after the British lieutenant she was in love with.
I can't remember which video it was, but I watched one on RUclips about ships and their sizes and periodically the host would say "and the biggest ship at this time was the Great Eastern, which was docked/used as a advert board/rotting" etc as a joke.
Sovereign class ships were the pinnacle of cruising, never crowded, massive open uncluttered pool area, perfect size, beautiful interiors with real Art in the stairwells, excellent sight lines in the theatre, proper caring crews etc. I miss all of them
The first thing I learned, before I left the dock my first time. Was a step by step plan of what to do in an emergency. Your ability to eliminate panic, is much easier when you know a step by step plan of what to do. Just following steps, create a bit of calm. Know the plan and work the plan. Panic creates chaos and confusion. I really enjoy this channel. Pure Class. What a fine young Gentleman! The calm in his voice, is the calm you need in an emergency!
I was a Marine on the LHA USS Guam hitting 40 foot waves in a North Sea storm off Norway in the winter of 1980. It was one hellofva ride, but we were always confident the sailors running that ship would get us through.
@@RobertCraft-re5sf the reason for the explosion of this phenomenon, in my opinion, is to troll the “fuddy-duddies“. For them it’s a self prophesies annoyance.!
Good example of the Swiss cheese model of accident causation. This model used to explain how multiple smaller failures can lead to a major accident or system failure
0:23 Wow! Monarch of The Seas looks beautiful. Unlike the current slab sided Hotel Building cast off to sea that the current crop of Cruise ships resemble. They are ungainly, unremarkable and hugely huge, is the best I can say for them. I wont miss any of them when they are gone.
Dear Mike, Please know that you only not give me good entertainment when i need it.. but if i have insomnia, i just play any of your videos.. and it almost instantly makes me feel sleepy.. so thank you!
I can be having the crappiest of days, and put on any of his videos....and those few words, "your friend Mike Brady" never fails to put a smile on My face.
Good video, as always. I have a suggestion for the next subject: USS Stewart, the Ghost Ship of the Pacific. The wreck was just rediscovered and its story is quite interesting.
I'm terrified of the sea and I've never been on a ship, but I LOVE your channel and eagerly watch every single video. Thank you for all your hard work and for the high quality content
I work on a ship. The ridiculous attitude that the captain can’t be questioned is still out there. It’s better than a few years ago. But still difficult for people to question a captain. The excuse is, unlike an aircraft, ships can be away for weeks and the captain needs absolute authority. It’s BS. The marine industry is slowly getting better, more towards the aviation industry. But not there yet and it shows. More accidents will happen and more people will die and more environmental damage will occur. It’s inevitable. Excellent video as always
@@NidusFormicarum The open water is unpredictable enough that you really have to be on your A-game as a crew. I would like to see crew resource management be brought in, especially for passenger ships.
@@tjrune3432 the old QE2 went from seafarers to customers service people 1st trip out rough seas all CS got seasick all seafarers was thinking a bit lumpy, dampen the tablecloths.
So glad to see Mike Back. Great episode. I love the old (smaller) cruise ships. Some of these monstrosities like Icon of the Seas would be a nightmare to evacuate with about 7,000 passengers. Just imagine!.
7000 passengers = 7000 entitled morons who are panicking about not having their phones ready recording the crew member shouting at people to "pay effing attention"
In the Navy we were taught that you never lean on the guard rails (not hand rails), never put your hands in your pockets, and that it is the same as standing on the top of a Skyscraper, over the edge is almost certain death. (especially at night).
Hi Mike Brady nice to hear such a soothing voice, with all the politics and problems of the day it's so nice to hear your voice, hi from your friend hein all the way from South Africa
I've been interested is ships and other sea things more recently, and these videos are perfect! I'm a newer subscriber, and I'm definitely here to stay. Love the videos❤️❤️
In 2007 I was on a cruise with a man overboard situation. Took place on the final day. The captain made an announcement that the person left a note in their cabin that they had terminal cancer and wanted to go out during the vacation of a lifetime, and were sorry for the inconvenience.
Love your stuff, Mike. Your love of the history of seafaring and maritime trade is obvious in your well researched and highly informative documentaries, thank you.
Suffering from a gastrointestinal issue that had spread throughout the ship. Yes, one of the several reasons you'll never get me on one of those floating disasters
I thoroughly enjoy your telling of these stories. I used to work on a Research ship all year round for 10+ years and I was out at sea the majority of the time and I would complain to myself about all the riding time that I was missing on my Harley but now I complain about how much I miss being back at sea lol go figure
I sailed the Monarch OTS a few weeks before RCCL retired her and sent her to their Pullmantur brand. She was a fine ship. I really do enjoy smaller older cruise ships, what a shame she was scrapped during the pandemic.
Thanks for reminding me to go pay my respects to the Queen Mary, 30 miles away. I've sailed around her in a lovely little brigantine, the Lady Washington, whom most of you know from Pirates of the Caribbean. She was the ship Jack and Will stole in the first film, called the Interceptor. Those gunports were CGI, but she does have a couple small deck guns, so we gave Queen Mary a blank cannon salute! Poor Queen Mary. Her upkeep was so expensive the City of Long Beach had to let Hollywood moguls or Disney execs run her for decades, so she's had sinething of a comedown since retiring to southern California, serving as Hollywood set, floating party palace, hotel, and even haunted house, with sections of her getting refurbished in poor taste or left to deteriorate.. I missed the era when one could book one of her staterooms as a hotel room. Nowadays there's history tours of the type you'd expect, but also several paranormal/ghost tours, which is why I haven't set foot on board. however, I think there are some genuine history enthusiasts among the docents who really do care about her and attempt to educate, even if the ghost nonsense probably sells more tickets. I imagine Queen Mary of Teck- whom I know something about, unlike most Americans - would find her current incarnation in poor taste, and I'm sure George V, the sailor king, would disapprove.
Hello Mike. When you spoke of the remains of the Great Eastern launch site still being in place, I had a look for them. I am surprised that the Greenwich Maritime Museum is almost directly opposite. I am not sure that I could have gotten to the site on the day I visited the museum, but it is odd to find that I was so close to this historic location and did not even know it.
What happened to the Principessa Jolanda makes me rub my temples the same way as when I hear about a building collapse caused by the structural engineer forgetting to calculate the dead load. Talk about missing the obvious.
Nice video! 🙂 I hope the captain of the "Monarch of the Seas" didn't have too many repercussions from the incident - he acted expertly and decisively once the emergency had occured.
Mike, your production quality seems to only get better with each video you release. That, combined with your easy, confident delivery style, makes each one a truly interesting and informative occasion. Hopefully one day I'll be able to join the crew and see my own name "up in lights"! Cheers!
Hey, how about a series covering the various wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic? I just went to the museum on Hatteras Island, and there's over 2000 wrecks in the area including the Queen Anne's Revenge. Plenty of content.
Hi Mike, thank you for another wonderful video. I think that I will never go on a cruise again, far too scary! Lol 😂 Remember the JVO? My parents were on a cruise in 1961 when someone set fire to their cabin and then jumped overboard. He was rescued and thrown in the brig! All the best from Sydney.
As a fellow Aussie, it was very soothing to hear you say ‘buoy’ referring to the position of The Monarch of the Seas and not ‘boo-ie’ 😂 I’m always so proud to have an Aussie doing such awesome work on RUclips, you do us all proud!
Hello Mike, another very informative video as we've come to expect. Whilst not strictly "Ocean Liners", I'm sure you and your team could make an excellent video about the 'J' class yachts like Reliance, Endeavour, Shamrock(s), etc, and the input of Charlie Barr and Thomas Lipton in the America's Cup.
During Erasmus program in Poland we went on an organized trip to St Petersburg. We crossed by cruise ship from Finland to Russia during the night. Ofc we went partying to the bar and had a lot of drinks. One of my close friends was going ahead of me outside for a smoke, drunk af, and in that moment the ship listed to the left because of rough waves. My friend was not expecting it, tripped on the door seal and got projected outside against the protection rail where his body just stumbled past it but fortunately he grabbed the rail and a french dude saw everything grabbed his wrists, leaving him suspended above the ocean. We pulled him and he didn't make a fuzz of it. I sober up very fast and just stood there staring at the pitch black past the rails. If he fell, not only would have been impossible to find him but the water was also freezing cold.
Hey Mike, since it’s spooky season, what if you did a video about the “haunted” liberty ship SS Alkimos? Or a compilation video about haunted ships like Queen Mary?
Few years ago, my partner and I were onboard RC's Oasis of the Seas (stupidly huge in my opinion), we were talking and walking at night to the very back of the ship on the main level. We had this veey sicking and disturbing feeling around the area. It appears later after the cruise, we found on the news that a crew member committed suicide right off that deck few hours before we strolled upon the area of the dreadful feeling. We will never forget that and we were in tears and felt empathic toward that poor kid, and his family was upset knowing he was a geat kid (he was in his early 20s). That was the last time we will ever go on a cruise ship. Why? We saw and felt the stress and poor working environment these crewmembers has to go through. Nuff said, the industry needs to change or simply stop it all together.
Oh no, that's so sad. I hope he's at peace now. My aunt and uncle were on a cruise when a man jumped overboard on the last night of the cruise. The ship turned around to look for him, but as far as I'm aware, he was never found. He was old and unwell with a terminal diagnosis, so I guess he wanted one last family holiday. They had no idea what was happening, the ship was telling them nothing, but it was all over the news on land. The idea of taking that one last jump into the deep is frankly terrifying, but the idea of surviving that fall is even worse.
Hey Mike. I always enjoy your great videos. You certainly invest a lot of time and editing into your work. I have the perfect ship wreck for you to investigate, should you think fit: The Russian cruise ship MS Mikhail Lermontov. At 19,872 gross tonnage, and carrying 372 passengers and a crew of 348, which combined to a total of 743 people, so much mystery surrounds her sinking in Port Gore, Marlborough, New Zealand. She was built in 1972 and "deliberately" wrecked in February 1986. She wasn`t a bad looker either. It was virtually ignored. Covered up... for some inexplicable reason. There was talk of sensitive Russian electronics on board, but was never verified.Don Jamison (who was also a Picton harbour master), piloted the ship out of Picton. His presence, and his knowledge of the area, should have assured the safety of MS Mikhail Lermontov, but instead, he seemingly just ran her onto the rocks. The Russians came to New Zealand and removed "sensitive electronics". It certainly was a very strange affair. Regards: Tony - Sydney, Australia.
Above all - your anachronistic visual creativity. Only joking, it punches the point home and leaves rest to our perfect historic knowledge imagination.
Getting soaked by the Queen Mary was one of my grandmother’s favourite childhood memories! It was also one of the earliest ones that she was able to remember into her 90’s. It really makes the past feel so much more real when you have known someone who experienced an event like this. I miss her dearly
Can you share the story)
@@Balrog-tf3bg I think that Was the story...
I used to work on a cruise ship, and passengers do not take safety seriously AT ALL… they “hide” in their cabins for lifeboat drills and seem to think the security features and safety gear like life-rings are for show… Once, we hit some super rough seas during a two-week period, to the point where the captain was considering changing the usual route both weeks, and the ship was tossed around like crazy. People banging into bulkheads, many of them in cabins seasick and those who weren’t affected by that, were drinking and getting a kick out of successfully “sneaking on deck”… I always said that all screens in common areas as well as passenger cabin should be playing MOB videos of some kind as they check in. But some even boarded half-hammered already. I was on break when there was a fatal MOB on that ship… but it’s always only a matter of time. Passengers should be accountable as the industry does provide opportunities-and drills are mandatory to participate in-to be safe, but some just think it’s a joke, so it becomes a Darwin award. Nobody to blame but yourself most of the time.
not much you can do at that point
Other than the fact that I can't stand crowded areas, especially ones I can't get out of easily, that would be a major factor in me never going on a cruise ship. Panic is a nasty thing, and the unprepared make things 10x harder for those who do their best to be prepared. I've had safety drilled into my head back when I was volunteering and working on a museum ship under repair. All those decks and if you don't know how to properly navigate in an emergency, there could be bad trouble. I'd be at muster stations and checking things out and probably annoying them with questions if there weren't many directory maps around to consult.
Oh, and I'd make sure to always avoid the elevators in case of blackout or major rolling motions.
@@tallyp.7643 We LOVED it when a passenger would speak up, taking drills seriously… when that happened, some others would get a “hm… maybe we SHOULD pay attention here“-face. Simple things even, like how to correctly secure your life jacket… check/test the light, basic stuff. Good luck in case of disaster… so when I hear stories of fatalities from a cruise ship succumbing to the sea, I am not surprised and think about how it’s likely those clowns who never took any safety training seriously.
I worked for Carnival back in the 80's. Passagers were called "coneheads" for all the stupid questions and actions during the mandatory boat drills. We were constantly telling them not to use the elevators as the ships crew were ysing them to bring luggage up, and that it was a safety concern if we lost power. They never listened
Humans are idiots.
I work in healthcare, and you’d think with an ongoing pandemic plus just everything else out there people would take infection control seriously. But they don’t care.
Not too long ago flight attendant was on a cruise and fell overboard at night. She had to tread water for over 8 hours until she was picked up and saved. She credited her training for her ability to stay calm and survive. An absolutely crazy survival story!
There was a sailor who fell off a USN carrier in the Adriatic/middle east area... he took his trousers off, tied the legs by the hem, trapped air in them and used them as a basic buoyancy aid til he was missed and picked up.
I'd sh1t myself in their situations.
I would like to remind all of us, "Friends of Mike Brady," that you are a great bunch, and that "your safety matters!"
from me personally: Hope everyone is finding some calm seas!
Thanks Mike! your team is, as always, top notch!
I need the shirt , I have " I Hate Casey Ladelle" ,
@andrewdillon7837 I've always liked the shirt "I'll be your huckleberry"
@@Jedi.Toby.M that's a classic
You too my friend, you too!
Mike I want you to know that your videos have gotten me through some very dark times in the last few years. I appreciate it
Same, he is always a great watch to escape from life for a little while when things get hard.
Him and MrBallen. I remember detoxing from opioids and watching video after video of theirs to take my mind off of how horrible I felt.
@@JamesG-k5f Yuck, detoxing. Once a day lads. No more. 6 months and no withdrawals. You gotta fight through the sadness until the evening and then reward yourself for still getting through most of the day sober. Also weed doesn't count. Neither do ocean liner videos. We're only human. Take care, sending my love!
Here here
Retired 27-year merchant mariner getting my sea fix without getting wet, tired or risk spilling my cup of joe going to the bridge. Very professional program. Thanks.
That's one of the things I love about our friend Mike Brady. He's young, but his demeanor and content is that of someone much older and mature. :)
I'd love to see a full video on the Great Eastern! She's an underappreciated gem in oceanliner history
Her career was so varied that it would really need to be a multi-part mini series to cover the complexities involved in the various tasks she did. Otherwise it would just be a brief shallow overview like most videos on the Great Eastern.
@@tulsatrash Most notably laying transatlantic cables.. some of which are still in use.
@@SuzukiYNathie I remember that ship was mentioned in the François Truffaut film "The Story of Adele H" about one of Victor Hugo's daughters. It was the ship she took from Guernsey to Halifax to chase after the British lieutenant she was in love with.
I can't remember which video it was, but I watched one on RUclips about ships and their sizes and periodically the host would say "and the biggest ship at this time was the Great Eastern, which was docked/used as a advert board/rotting" etc as a joke.
@@drimachuck It was the "History of the White Star Line" video by Part-Time Explorer
Sovereign class ships were the pinnacle of cruising, never crowded, massive open uncluttered pool area, perfect size, beautiful interiors with real Art in the stairwells, excellent sight lines in the theatre, proper caring crews etc. I miss all of them
And they came fully equipped with gastro-intestinal epidemics too! Run the flag up on the Good Ship RMS Petri Dish!
@@Suffolk_Jason Jurisdiction.
They were truly amazing pieces of engineering.
they also cause indoctrination
Just something else destroyed prematurely by the pandemic! We’ve lost so much.
The first thing I learned, before I left the dock my first time. Was a step by step plan of what to do in an emergency. Your ability to eliminate panic, is much easier when you know a step by step plan of what to do. Just following steps, create a bit of calm. Know the plan and work the plan. Panic creates chaos and confusion. I really enjoy this channel. Pure Class. What a fine young Gentleman! The calm in his voice, is the calm you need in an emergency!
the best voice on the internet.
I will ask the GOOGLE sbout it. 🎉.
Australians have a pleasant dialect of english.
May I present Mr. H. G. Tudor?
I was a Marine on the LHA USS Guam hitting 40 foot waves in a North Sea storm off Norway in the winter of 1980. It was one hellofva ride, but we were always confident the sailors running that ship would get us through.
Hey, it's our friend, Mike Brady, with Ocean Liner Designs!
Beat me to it!
How do we know for sure that he's our friend?
Lol why is everyone so infatuated with that these days? He's always said that, and people made no big deal about it until recently.
@@RobertCraft-re5sf the reason for the explosion of this phenomenon, in my opinion, is to troll the “fuddy-duddies“. For them it’s a self prophesies annoyance.!
@@trainnerd3029What is this fuddy thing?
Good example of the Swiss cheese model of accident causation. This model used to explain how multiple smaller failures can lead to a major accident or system failure
Thanks!
0:23 Wow! Monarch of The Seas looks beautiful. Unlike the current slab sided Hotel Building cast off to sea that the current crop of Cruise ships resemble. They are ungainly, unremarkable and hugely huge, is the best I can say for them. I wont miss any of them when they are gone.
Dear Mike, Please know that you only not give me good entertainment when i need it.. but if i have insomnia, i just play any of your videos.. and it almost instantly makes me feel sleepy.. so thank you!
😢😢😢😢😢
Absolutely the best way to start the morning. A cup of Joe, and Friend Mike with another video
Twenty-nine years ago today, my husband and I were celebrating our honeymoon on the Monarch. Beautiful ship.
I don't think any of us appreciate just how hard our friend, Mike Brady, with Oceanliner Designs' intro goes
I can be having the crappiest of days, and put on any of his videos....and those few words, "your friend Mike Brady" never fails to put a smile on My face.
This channel is always top shelf quality. You do a very fine job Mr. Brady.
A video from our friend Mike Brady is like a fine bottle of Scotch. You can't go wrong with either ;)
Good video, as always.
I have a suggestion for the next subject: USS Stewart, the Ghost Ship of the Pacific. The wreck was just rediscovered and its story is quite interesting.
I'm terrified of the sea and I've never been on a ship, but I LOVE your channel and eagerly watch every single video. Thank you for all your hard work and for the high quality content
I work on a ship. The ridiculous attitude that the captain can’t be questioned is still out there. It’s better than a few years ago. But still difficult for people to question a captain. The excuse is, unlike an aircraft, ships can be away for weeks and the captain needs absolute authority. It’s BS.
The marine industry is slowly getting better, more towards the aviation industry. But not there yet and it shows. More accidents will happen and more people will die and more environmental damage will occur. It’s inevitable.
Excellent video as always
Yes, the safety record is still not comparable to that of airplanes or trains.
@@NidusFormicarum The open water is unpredictable enough that you really have to be on your A-game as a crew. I would like to see crew resource management be brought in, especially for passenger ships.
@@tjrune3432 the old QE2 went from seafarers to customers service people 1st trip out rough seas all CS got seasick all seafarers was thinking a bit lumpy, dampen the tablecloths.
Thanks
So glad to see Mike Back. Great episode. I love the old (smaller) cruise ships. Some of these monstrosities like Icon of the Seas would be a nightmare to evacuate with about 7,000 passengers. Just imagine!.
7000 passengers = 7000 entitled morons who are panicking about not having their phones ready recording the crew member shouting at people to "pay effing attention"
😢😢😢😢😢
The Riverside Museum in Glasgow has a whole load of the original Makers' Models of the ships built on the Clyde. It's well worth a visit.
The Riverside Museum is great! And it’s free to enter
Ah, meester Brady! Just after midnight, UK time. I'm glad I'm still awake for this!
Happy motoring!
I just woke up to it for my daily commute, perfection 🙏🏼 Birmingham uk
Sinking it like a bad oceanliner design or a pint of Bailey's on ice on a hot summers day at your favourite pub🤣❣❤🇦🇺🇬🇧🍻
We need a full video on the SS GREAT EASTERN!!! Please, its my favorite ship of all time 😭
In the Navy we were taught that you never lean on the guard rails (not hand rails), never put your hands in your pockets, and that it is the same as standing on the top of a Skyscraper, over the edge is almost certain death. (especially at night).
Why not lean on the guardrails? Risk of them being broken and giving away, or are they low enough there's a risk you'll tip over?
@@jbepsilon They are not high and are not there to be leaned on, and they are not that strong.
Hi Mike Brady nice to hear such a soothing voice, with all the politics and problems of the day it's so nice to hear your voice, hi from your friend hein all the way from South Africa
The woman who sat on the railing should not have done that. NEVER sit on or lean over a railing for any reason!
So glad I came across your channel, I've been binge watching you since! Great videos, extremely interesting and so well presented. 👍
I've been waiting for my ship to come in... Mike Brady.. so I can become part of The Brady bunch...😊
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! :D
I think the titanic had so much more class than the ones today!!
But hopefully they have better rivets in their hulls.
I agree, but what Titanic did to that poor, innocent iceberg was not very classy at all.
I've been interested is ships and other sea things more recently, and these videos are perfect! I'm a newer subscriber, and I'm definitely here to stay. Love the videos❤️❤️
Almost 500 likes in the first 40 minutes! Shows how much we all love your stories ❤
Øj! Det er vores ven, Mike Brady, fra Oceanliner Designs!
In 2007 I was on a cruise with a man overboard situation. Took place on the final day. The captain made an announcement that the person left a note in their cabin that they had terminal cancer and wanted to go out during the vacation of a lifetime, and were sorry for the inconvenience.
Ill be on a cruise this Saturday, So this is a vital video if I do say so myself
Love your stuff, Mike. Your love of the history of seafaring and maritime trade is obvious in your well researched and highly informative documentaries, thank you.
I am uncertain if the sun will rise tomorrow; but I am CERTAIN, that Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs is my friend
what if our friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs is actually the sun?
@@veintiuno875our friend, Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs, certainly has the same effect on us as the sun does
What if our friend Mike Brady from oceanliner designs is actually a Ship?
@@ShadowXFX1 which ship do you think he'd be?
What ship? Friendship of course.
I think this channel has the highest production value on all of RUclips.
I just had to like and subscribe after seeing this vid. Cheers from Canada.
Anyone else want to see a collab with Big Old Boats?
They have covered much of the same stories... Would be a very good collab, though what to do would be the big question.
Collabs are more often than not, pointless.
Hey Mike Brady the lighting you used for the first segment was very good, it showed onscreen as softer.
A subject close to my heart. Thanks to our friend Mike & the crew.⚓
Best opening animation on RUclips.
Thoroughly enjoyed this thank you,
Suffering from a gastrointestinal issue that had spread throughout the ship. Yes, one of the several reasons you'll never get me on one of those floating disasters
That's why I only choose lasagna.
I really hope someone gets the joke.
Garfield
@@GrumpyIansurely you can't be serious?
Just the idea of burning that much fuel to drive in circles just seems piggish to me. Liners had function.
There's a great video about the poop cruise and it made me feel like I never want to go on a cruise ever. At least not a big one, with children.
Leaving "comment below". enjoyed very much, thank you.
Honey, wake up, our friend- oh wait, I am alone. Alone with my friend Mike Brady. This is fine.
😂🫡
I thoroughly enjoy your telling of these stories. I used to work on a Research ship all year round for 10+ years and I was out at sea the majority of the time and I would complain to myself about all the riding time that I was missing on my Harley but now I complain about how much I miss being back at sea lol go figure
I sailed the Monarch OTS a few weeks before RCCL retired her and sent her to their Pullmantur brand. She was a fine ship. I really do enjoy smaller older cruise ships, what a shame she was scrapped during the pandemic.
The intro is magical 🎉
Thanks for reminding me to go pay my respects to the Queen Mary, 30 miles away.
I've sailed around her in a lovely little brigantine, the Lady Washington, whom most of you know from Pirates of the Caribbean. She was the ship Jack and Will stole in the first film, called the Interceptor. Those gunports were CGI, but she does have a couple small deck guns, so we gave Queen Mary a blank cannon salute!
Poor Queen Mary. Her upkeep was so expensive the City of Long Beach had to let Hollywood moguls or Disney execs run her for decades, so she's had sinething of a comedown since retiring to southern California, serving as Hollywood set, floating party palace, hotel, and even haunted house, with sections of her getting refurbished in poor taste or left to deteriorate.. I missed the era when one could book one of her staterooms as a hotel room.
Nowadays there's history tours of the type you'd expect, but also several paranormal/ghost tours, which is why I haven't set foot on board. however, I think there are some genuine history enthusiasts among the docents who really do care about her and attempt to educate, even if the ghost nonsense probably sells more tickets.
I imagine Queen Mary of Teck- whom I know something about, unlike most Americans - would find her current incarnation in poor taste, and I'm sure George V, the sailor king, would disapprove.
Mike, I always enjoy your videos. I would love to see you do one about the Italian cruise liner, Antonia Graza.
The fictional version of SS _Andrea Doria_ from a terrible 2003 low-budget horror movie?
my god, mike brady's done it again
Ahoy Captain Brady 👨✈️
Love the accent. Makes the story telling much more interesting somehow. Plus I love the content.
Hello Mike. When you spoke of the remains of the Great Eastern launch site still being in place, I had a look for them. I am surprised that the Greenwich Maritime Museum is almost directly opposite. I am not sure that I could have gotten to the site on the day I visited the museum, but it is odd to find that I was so close to this historic location and did not even know it.
Apparently, the keel of the ship is still under the mud, on the Mersey where she was scrapped! I believe it was on Time Team.
What happened to the Principessa Jolanda makes me rub my temples the same way as when I hear about a building collapse caused by the structural engineer forgetting to calculate the dead load. Talk about missing the obvious.
Yay, just what I needed today!
Always informative, enjoyable, entertaining and educational. Love these posts.
Note to self when making a ship never be the biggest
Nice video! 🙂
I hope the captain of the "Monarch of the Seas" didn't have too many repercussions from the incident - he acted expertly and decisively once the emergency had occured.
Mike, your production quality seems to only get better with each video you release. That, combined with your easy, confident delivery style, makes each one a truly interesting and informative occasion. Hopefully one day I'll be able to join the crew and see my own name "up in lights"! Cheers!
"Gastrointestinal disorder?" Salmonella? E.coli? Listeria? You will never get me one of those floating petri dishes.
Hey, how about a series covering the various wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic? I just went to the museum on Hatteras Island, and there's over 2000 wrecks in the area including the Queen Anne's Revenge. Plenty of content.
Hi Mike, thank you for another wonderful video. I think that I will never go on a cruise again, far too scary! Lol 😂 Remember the JVO? My parents were on a cruise in 1961 when someone set fire to their cabin and then jumped overboard. He was rescued and thrown in the brig! All the best from Sydney.
Hi Mike I love this channel so much I wish I can meet you and just talk about ships for hours :P
6:22 you mention a P.A. system but show an air vent. It shouldn't bother me, but it kind of does lol... Oh well, keep up the great work!
I was going to mention the same thing. A simple harmless goof, but why does it irk me so? Haha
@@drygyn It's a simple enough mistake at least
@@Remaggibyes, but not from our friend Mike Brady. The boy could build a ship from memory!
As a fellow Aussie, it was very soothing to hear you say ‘buoy’ referring to the position of The Monarch of the Seas and not ‘boo-ie’ 😂 I’m always so proud to have an Aussie doing such awesome work on RUclips, you do us all proud!
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People + alcohol + giant ships = ☠️
Haces un excelente y muy entretenido trabajo, en todos tus vídeos.
Bien hecho 👏🏻 ✅ 👍🏻 💪🏻 😉 👌🏻
Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱👌🏻
Glad to call you a friend Mike. I love your content.
Always an automatic click for me when I can get to it.
Cheers from 🇦🇺 .
He’s back again!
IT'S OUR FRIEND, MIKE BRADY, FROM OCEANLINER DESIGNS!!!
It's our friend Mike Brady! Yay!
Hello Mike, another very informative video as we've come to expect.
Whilst not strictly "Ocean Liners", I'm sure you and your team could make an excellent video about the 'J' class yachts like Reliance, Endeavour, Shamrock(s), etc, and the input of Charlie Barr and Thomas Lipton in the America's Cup.
During Erasmus program in Poland we went on an organized trip to St Petersburg. We crossed by cruise ship from Finland to Russia during the night. Ofc we went partying to the bar and had a lot of drinks. One of my close friends was going ahead of me outside for a smoke, drunk af, and in that moment the ship listed to the left because of rough waves. My friend was not expecting it, tripped on the door seal and got projected outside against the protection rail where his body just stumbled past it but fortunately he grabbed the rail and a french dude saw everything grabbed his wrists, leaving him suspended above the ocean. We pulled him and he didn't make a fuzz of it. I sober up very fast and just stood there staring at the pitch black past the rails. If he fell, not only would have been impossible to find him but the water was also freezing cold.
very interesting picture of the Victorian Thames shoreline with the ferris wheel
😂 You know that's the London Eye, right?
Excellent. As always.
Long time no see, my dear young friend Mike Brady... Good to see you again.
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Hey Mike, since it’s spooky season, what if you did a video about the “haunted” liberty ship SS Alkimos? Or a compilation video about haunted ships like Queen Mary?
Great program Mike. Keep up the great work mate.
Few years ago, my partner and I were onboard RC's Oasis of the Seas (stupidly huge in my opinion), we were talking and walking at night to the very back of the ship on the main level. We had this veey sicking and disturbing feeling around the area. It appears later after the cruise, we found on the news that a crew member committed suicide right off that deck few hours before we strolled upon the area of the dreadful feeling.
We will never forget that and we were in tears and felt empathic toward that poor kid, and his family was upset knowing he was a geat kid (he was in his early 20s).
That was the last time we will ever go on a cruise ship. Why? We saw and felt the stress and poor working environment these crewmembers has to go through. Nuff said, the industry needs to change or simply stop it all together.
Why don't you change and be less soft
@@stellviahohenheim least obvious rage bait, somebody died your cornball you may not give a damn but normal human beings do.
Oh no, that's so sad. I hope he's at peace now. My aunt and uncle were on a cruise when a man jumped overboard on the last night of the cruise. The ship turned around to look for him, but as far as I'm aware, he was never found. He was old and unwell with a terminal diagnosis, so I guess he wanted one last family holiday. They had no idea what was happening, the ship was telling them nothing, but it was all over the news on land. The idea of taking that one last jump into the deep is frankly terrifying, but the idea of surviving that fall is even worse.
@@stellviahohenheim Grow up.
For having empathy? Fuck you.
Love these! ❤
I miss the little chuckle Mike used to do when he said "thank you so much for joining me" 😊
Great job Mike
Good episode, friend Mike.
Love this and your content.. thanks so very much
We need to have a custom vessel for one mil! I know we still need 350k, but you’ll get that in no time!
Hey Mike. I always enjoy your great videos. You certainly invest a lot of time and editing into your work. I have the perfect ship wreck for you to investigate, should you think fit: The Russian cruise ship MS Mikhail Lermontov. At 19,872 gross tonnage, and carrying 372 passengers and a crew of 348, which combined to a total of 743 people, so much mystery surrounds her sinking in Port Gore, Marlborough, New Zealand. She was built in 1972 and "deliberately" wrecked in February 1986. She wasn`t a bad looker either. It was virtually ignored. Covered up... for some inexplicable reason. There was talk of sensitive Russian electronics on board, but was never verified.Don Jamison (who was also a Picton harbour master), piloted the ship out of Picton. His presence, and his knowledge of the area, should have assured the safety of MS Mikhail Lermontov, but instead, he seemingly just ran her onto the rocks. The Russians came to New Zealand and removed "sensitive electronics". It certainly was a very strange affair. Regards: Tony - Sydney, Australia.
25:26 THE THUMBNAIL FOR “WHY DO SHIPS SINK?”
Above all - your anachronistic visual creativity. Only joking, it punches the point home and leaves rest to our perfect historic knowledge imagination.
Another great production, Mike! ☕️
Really enjoy and appreciate your videos Mike thanks from Carlisle Cumbria England
I'm really, really glad to be too short to possibly accidentally go overboard. Everybody around me knows: if I go overboard, it was foul play.
I guess 1:50 AM will be a good time to go to bed for me :D