Breaking Big!: The Mighty MONT (scrapping the world's largest ship)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
  • In 2010, Peter Knego went to India to rescue artwork and fittings from the WINNER 5, the former Italian liner AUSONIA of 1957. Next to the ship Knego went to visit was the MONT, the partially demolished supertanker that was the longest and largest ship ever built. Knego shares some extremely rare footage he shot on the beach and from the decks of the WINNER 5 as he recaps this fascinating ship's history. If you enjoy this video, please don't forget to hit like and subscribe. #worldslargest #worldslargestship #worldslongestship #mont #knocknevis #jahreviking #seawisegiant #happygiant #scrapyards #alang #ausonia #winner5

Комментарии • 82

  • @fhwolthuis
    @fhwolthuis 2 года назад +37

    What a beast of a ship she was. Thank you for documenting her inevitable demise.

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  2 года назад +4

      Thank you, Frank. She truly was a beast. :)

  • @busybillyb33
    @busybillyb33 Год назад +21

    It should have been preserved as a museum ship. It is a one of a kind vessel and we aren't going to see anything of this size class ever. Very unfortunate to see it scrapped.

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  Год назад +8

      A shame to see the end of any type of ship, especially ones that broke records, etc. but it is the sad way of things. Merchant ships just don't seem to inspire the masses like planes, cars and trains.

    • @AbcAbc-ox6pg
      @AbcAbc-ox6pg Год назад +1

      @@midshipcinema A shame it was scrapped. Why did they do that?

    • @user-sj7nr4ki6s
      @user-sj7nr4ki6s 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@AbcAbc-ox6pgcause they idiots

    • @fallenwt39
      @fallenwt39 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@AbcAbc-ox6pgit was just to big it could barley dock anywhere and I think there was also a huge decrease in oil prices so there was no need to keep her

    • @richardrichard508
      @richardrichard508 Месяц назад

      Why?: its just a series of very large tanks the inside of which had corroded out, so had got to the end of its life like all tankers and steel ships. Just because it had a " measurement fascination", what was there to recommend it, hardly a thing of beauty?

  • @JungleYT
    @JungleYT 6 месяцев назад +5

    *Glad I found this... Just discovered this great ship today. Thanks*

  • @peterfitz7157
    @peterfitz7157 2 года назад +13

    What a great video peter, although off what you normally produce a very important piece of video history, thanks peter, this is right up my street

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  2 года назад

      Thank you, Peter. Yes, quite a different ship but fascinating, nonetheless. She dwarfed my little AUSONIA.

  • @TCadillacM
    @TCadillacM 2 года назад +6

    Doomed on the beach! And history in the unmaking! Awesome

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  2 года назад

      Thank you, Tony. It's nice when someone "gets" the nuances. :)

    • @TCadillacM
      @TCadillacM 2 года назад +1

      @@midshipcinema very clever sir! It's cool you got to see the big ship before it was totally erased.

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  2 года назад

      @@TCadillacM Thank you, Tony. :)

  • @ErenTopcu
    @ErenTopcu 2 года назад +7

    One of the most iconic and remarkable ship breaking video ever.
    It is sad that we will not be able to see these ULCCs anymore
    Thanks a lot my dear big brother

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  2 года назад +2

      My pleasure, Eren! Thanks for watching and for commenting! )

  • @fury9973
    @fury9973 Год назад +4

    Great video! I wish if there would be more videos like this. Thank you for this

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  Год назад

      Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

  • @md.sabberislam9385
    @md.sabberislam9385 Год назад +5

    Big fan of Seawise giant. Really miss her 😞

  • @cauldron938
    @cauldron938 Год назад +2

    Some people say she should have been preserved as a museum, but i don't think any place out there could accomodate this beast...

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  11 месяцев назад +3

      Small ships are almost impossible to properly maintain as a museum. I think people mean well but they don't realize the costs and labor it takes to preserve a ship, let along a giant one like this.

  • @ashegheaty
    @ashegheaty Год назад +3

    I wish some one with the resources have bought it and converted it to a musium .
    Great video thank you .

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much for watching. Ships, especially huge ones that were not fighting ships, are a tough thing to preserve.

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  9 месяцев назад

      Great question. I wish I knew. @@dirtyharry5320

  • @Kni0002
    @Kni0002 Месяц назад

    I think they should of sunk it as a reef. That would be the best way to preserve it as some sort of museum without costing a fortune to maintain

  • @MartinDaBoi
    @MartinDaBoi Год назад +4

    R.I.P seawise giant

  • @TAURON85
    @TAURON85 7 месяцев назад +2

    Oh the Jahre Viking. I wish I never looked up what happened to it, although I thought it's gonnabe the inevitable.

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  7 месяцев назад

      Sadly, it is the fate most ships meet.

    • @TAURON85
      @TAURON85 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@midshipcinema True. 😔

  • @JJMHigner
    @JJMHigner 2 года назад +4

    Unique for sure. Nothin I don't think will overcome it in this type of ship.

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  2 года назад +1

      Indeed, Justin! Thanks for watching and posting. :)

    • @JJMHigner
      @JJMHigner 2 года назад +1

      @@midshipcinema absolutely! The happy Giant always fascinated me. That and the Giant bulk carriers of the Derbyshire class. They had flaws but they were really interesting! Actually a cruise I would like to do is aboard a freighter. I would probably end up helping out the crew LOL.

  • @jobson586
    @jobson586 5 месяцев назад +3

    Mind blowing to think a ship that size in today's markets is fully paid off after its first voyage with millions going to very happy shareholders for years to come.

  • @benwilson6145
    @benwilson6145 2 года назад +6

    There is an interesting documentary with Jeremy Clarkson on the Jahre Viking.

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  2 года назад +2

      Yes, enjoyed it very much. Funny, too. :)

    • @benwilson6145
      @benwilson6145 2 года назад +3

      @@midshipcinema Technically the largest vessel ever built is the Prelude FLNG. I saw her in Samsung's yard, its unbelievable.

    • @JJMHigner
      @JJMHigner 2 года назад

      I still love the name Happy Giant. It worked on her!

  • @richardrichard508
    @richardrichard508 Месяц назад +1

    I wonder what the fishing is like off that beach?

  • @john-ryanlangley8762
    @john-ryanlangley8762 5 месяцев назад +1

    At 0:34 it states it took from 1974-1981 to build when actually it was completed in 1979. But still what a wonder of engineering to build such a mammoth ship

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you for the correction. My main focus and expertise is on passenger ships, so I appreciate the info. :)

  • @janvisser2223
    @janvisser2223 10 месяцев назад +2

    In april 2010 my last ship was beached as BSLE Empress. Have you seen her as well?

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  9 месяцев назад

      My interest and expertise is with passenger ships, so apologies here as I do not recall if I saw her.

  • @Sailor_yaash
    @Sailor_yaash 6 месяцев назад

    I was at alang last week ,we towed a bulk carrier...

  • @KINGZILLA2023
    @KINGZILLA2023 Месяц назад

    its the worlds biggest ship its so sad it got scrapped you will be missed seawise giant 🫡 😢

  • @uriahbleue1947
    @uriahbleue1947 4 месяца назад

    Where is the oil kept at in the oil tanker? The inside looks like a bunch of decks.

  • @smartiboo
    @smartiboo Год назад +2

    Imagine going for a swim there.

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  11 месяцев назад

      Well, it could be classified as a form of torture. Even walking in that water comes with risks...

    • @harlyspuitje1
      @harlyspuitje1 19 дней назад +1

      you’ll be glowing when you come back…..

    • @smartiboo
      @smartiboo 18 дней назад

      @@harlyspuitje1 HAHAHA just like the Ready Brek ad!

  • @user-jg7jy1ic6d
    @user-jg7jy1ic6d 3 месяца назад

    Доброго времени суток)
    С кем я могу провести переговоры по вопросу покупки МЕТАЛА...
    С уважением
    Анатолий...

  • @grantmclaren888
    @grantmclaren888 2 года назад +2

    I wonder how much a shipbreaker would pay for a mid size cruise ship. Would it be worth one million $+?

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  2 года назад +2

      There is no set price per ship. It is all about tonnage and what the steel market prices are at the time.

    • @JJMHigner
      @JJMHigner 2 года назад +1

      @@midshipcinema yes absolutely. It's all about the timing. A ship can lay up for years and the reason for that is to wait for the best optimum price. Ships are often the largest pieces of metal on the market to scrap and so timing is everything to make it worth the price of hauling it also.

  • @icezone5555
    @icezone5555 2 года назад +2

    2:40 what ship was that little bit of metal there?

  • @ulasheena3777
    @ulasheena3777 Год назад +2

    Is it sea wise

  • @user-gv3bt5mi3o
    @user-gv3bt5mi3o 6 месяцев назад

    Converted it into a hotel complex

  • @Thetraveller411
    @Thetraveller411 Год назад +1

    This is so so sad like all historical things this man made created history has disappeared for future generations to see ‼️‼️👀😔😢 #shouldhavepreservedit #historygone #moneydictates

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  Год назад

      Very few ships manage to get preserved. Thanks for watching and posting.

  • @jimhughes2621
    @jimhughes2621 7 месяцев назад

    I think i would be good at shipbreaking, I wish I owned a ship yard

  • @Warthunder_gamer1
    @Warthunder_gamer1 Год назад +1

    Why did they scrap her

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  Год назад

      Age and demand for steel are not good harbingers for old ships.

    • @tabsntoot
      @tabsntoot Год назад

      Lots of wages in the contract lots of work for locals

  • @duurnamets9678
    @duurnamets9678 Год назад +2

    Watch the Channel of Mark Cabets on RUclips he was working on the Seawise Giant/Yahre Viking/Knock Nevis lot of video's of this great,great Ship.
    Great vid you made of this "Large Lady"
    Yes she was a Beast a Beautiful Beast😘

    • @midshipcinema
      @midshipcinema  Год назад

      Thank you, Duur. I'll have to check out those videos. :)

    • @marcospereira2060
      @marcospereira2060 4 месяца назад

      I've done ALL kinds of searchs for The Channel and found nothing. I'm Very interested in This magnificent Beat. Do you know if The Channel hás changed The name?

    • @marcospereira2060
      @marcospereira2060 4 месяца назад

      Wow, when a used Knock Nevis in The search with The Channel name It Just appeared. Thanks man.

  • @dianchandra5713
    @dianchandra5713 Год назад +1

    Why...😭😭

  • @MKIndia-jt7oq
    @MKIndia-jt7oq Год назад +1

    Nice story ❤ #shippinginbox