I once stopped to watch Humber Princess on the A&C approaching Beavers bridge, Sykehouse. My kids were adamant they were standing as close as possible. Fortunately I was more adamant they got to the top of the bank as a fully loaded barge approached. It left some pretty impressive bow waves! Bonus viewing was watching the retractable wheelhouse in operation as it went under the bridge.
what a great shot, where the stern passes through the narrow! In the thumbnail - it looks like it's climbed uphill a little. You capture these moments well!
Sept. 5, 2018----Thanks for the video. I know there's a lot of canals in Europe, but still get surprised seeing they're still being used vs what few we have in the U.S. Imagine the amount of trucks & trailers that would be needed to haul the fuel or what ever it's carrying to a distribution point.
Yes, They are built to maximise volume so more cargo can be carried which requires the most appropriate block coefficient. They are not greyhound racers.
At looks as of that tanker is no longer sailing under John H. Whitaker flag. Fate unknown (by me). However it does appear from the company website that they still sail shallow draft narrow beam vessels capable canal and river trade. I enjoy the river and canal maritime history of the U.K.
I think Mainmast owned it but it's been up for sale recently so may have been sold. These craft aren't narrow in the scheme of UK boating, see narrowboat on my channel to see what is truely a narrowboat:)
I was thinking 1.8 meters, but it doesn't seem like a controlling depth of nearly 6 feet would work very well in these canals. Most canals seem around 30 cm deep or so and a lot of them are shallower than that. Maybe canals used for commerce are maintained deeper. Thanks!
30 cm? That is - if you are lucky - enough depth for a little one-man-kajak, but clearly not for a tanker with a deadweight of around 650 to and a length of around 70 meter ........
+scdevon most narrow canals can take boats about 1 meter draft, but all canals are not built equal and the North East network of commercial canals work on a nominal 9 foot (2.7 meters) draft.
It is the site of an old swing bridge (Smiths Bridge), but it also has a boom on it which I think is to stop the docks from draining if there is an issue with the next section of canal.
it does actually because canals were built for commercial transport and bank erosion was calculated into the equation, that's why you can see that banks are reinforced with some sort of supporting beams which prevent soil from being washed into the canal.. without those supports soil would eventually clog the canals and make them unpassable for such large vessels unless they were continually dredged but in that case you would see mounds of excavated mud on the banks
I once stopped to watch Humber Princess on the A&C approaching Beavers bridge, Sykehouse. My kids were adamant they were standing as close as possible. Fortunately I was more adamant they got to the top of the bank as a fully loaded barge approached. It left some pretty impressive bow waves! Bonus viewing was watching the retractable wheelhouse in operation as it went under the bridge.
Great driving by the captain he must’ve done it 100 times before 🇺🇸🇺🇸
what a great shot, where the stern passes through the narrow! In the thumbnail - it looks like it's climbed uphill a little. You capture these moments well!
Some good aiming there - amazing!
I flew out of my seat with excitement.
Cool .. I'm from hull I liked that reminded me of simpler times
It is a shame many Brits don't know how much stuff is moved in the UK on our rivers.
Sept. 5, 2018----Thanks for the video. I know there's a lot of canals in Europe, but still get surprised seeing they're still being used vs what few we have in the U.S. Imagine the amount of trucks & trailers that would be needed to haul the fuel or what ever it's carrying to a distribution point.
Through the good offices of the car & truck companies in the US, helped by the oil companies, cheaper modes of transport are, even now, marginalised.
Old, bald fat man
They are not used as much as they could, even here trucks and "road as warehouse" is all too common.
The canal waves remind me of the canal buses on the klongs in Bangkok. The waves take a long time to settle down.
Good old days
Great vid!
Once again Thankyou very much
Nice. No muss, no fuss, just professional boat handling.
Great bit of video! Thanks for posting.
Did the "bridge" from where they steer lower down into the barge so it could get under the bridge over the canal?
21st Century Waterways.
-This sucker is *flyin',* Manny! (c)
Great helmsman!
not a lot of room for error
Like a glove...
Lol......not sure why, but this video is very cool..!!
Not exactly cutting thru the water, more shoving it out the way.
If it goes any faster, it pushes a bow wave at high speed ahead of itself. Gives moored boats plenty of warning that it's on its way!
Yes, They are built to maximise volume so more cargo can be carried which requires the most appropriate block coefficient. They are not greyhound racers.
That's why it's also known as a Barge ;-)
👌👌👍👍
powerful stuff!
At looks as of that tanker is no longer sailing under John H. Whitaker flag. Fate unknown (by me). However it does appear from the company website that they still sail shallow draft narrow beam vessels capable canal and river trade.
I enjoy the river and canal maritime history of the U.K.
I think Mainmast owned it but it's been up for sale recently so may have been sold. These craft aren't narrow in the scheme of UK boating, see narrowboat on my channel to see what is truely a narrowboat:)
Que maquinario em
Didn't these Humber boat get scrapped not so long ago because they wasn't double skinned ?
nice video
road.art 45
What's the draft? "18", but "18 what"?
18 inches? Some metric measurement?
I'd go for 1.8 metres looking at it.
I was thinking 1.8 meters, but it doesn't seem like a controlling depth of nearly 6 feet would work very well in these canals. Most canals seem around 30 cm deep or so and a lot of them are shallower than that. Maybe canals used for commerce are maintained deeper. Thanks!
Dezimenter
30 cm? That is - if you are lucky - enough depth for a little one-man-kajak, but clearly not for a tanker with a deadweight of around 650 to and a length of around 70 meter ........
+scdevon most narrow canals can take boats about 1 meter draft, but all canals are not built equal and the North East network of commercial canals work on a nominal 9 foot (2.7 meters) draft.
Were is this at ?
Goole - It's the Aire and Calder Canal - in the North East of England.
Great video was he not going a bit fast there
No not really,he needs to carry some speed to retain steering authority.
Just curious.... how deep you think that canal is?
The barges load to 9 foot, but the canal will be a few feet deeper than that.
@@mykaskin ok cool thanks for the reply, and congrats on making it into the recommended lol
WOW you think he's done that a few times =-O
Why the constriction?
It is the site of an old swing bridge (Smiths Bridge), but it also has a boom on it which I think is to stop the docks from draining if there is an issue with the next section of canal.
Hes done that a few times
and again its a commercial waterway with steel banks = no erosion
lee shepherd The river bank is not protected by steel sidings at all and that tanker is causing a lot of damage.
Norman Boyes my thoughts too
that's not a river, it's a man made canal
tibchy144 the damage to the banks makes no distinction as to the origin of the waterway.But thank you for your clarification.
it does actually because canals were built for commercial transport and bank erosion was calculated into the equation, that's why you can see that banks are reinforced with some sort of supporting beams which prevent soil from being washed into the canal.. without those supports soil would eventually clog the canals and make them unpassable for such large vessels unless they were continually dredged but in that case you would see mounds of excavated mud on the banks
now that is INSHORE shipping
so...a red boat/barge passing by gets 198,000 views....geez what am I doing wrong?
What did that carry?
It still carries light oils for a company called Exol in Rotherham. Now called the Exol Pride.
mykaskin where from? Sorry for the questions
@@justbreakingballs Comes from Immingham I believe.
Narrow boat
Did she be long to John harker ltd
Built there, at Knottingley.
А где пластиковые бутылки!?? А где куча мусора!??? А где весь берег в мусоре и пакетах!???
hymmm chujowo jak bym miał tam mijankę z tą barką siedząc w moim kajaku
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