American Courage Blasts Careless Powerboat on the Cuyahoga River

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  • Опубликовано: 16 сен 2023
  • Even landlubbers at the riverside patio KNEW they were witnessing a careless/dangerous move by the 55' Sea Ray's captain. And nobody was surprised the American Courage's captain let the Sea Ray know they weren't having it.
    We support and encourage the mixed use of the Cuyahoga River but it is EVERY recreational boater's duty to operate in a safe and proper fashion on the Cuyahoga River's federal navigation channel. And good heavens, MIND THE FREIGHTER! Please don't be like this guy.
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Комментарии • 166

  • @flightographist
    @flightographist 9 месяцев назад +51

    Inland rules: 5 blasts is noted in the ships record and the name of the vessel involved.

    • @EnjoySackLunch
      @EnjoySackLunch 9 месяцев назад +4

      Word?

    • @flightographist
      @flightographist 9 месяцев назад

      engagement is good. I was raised in a boating family, I live in an area with extensive pleasure and commercial boat and ship traffic- locks, shipping channels, and dinguses that should not be permitted to operate any vessel, even a canoe, abound here. This incident activates rule 34 (d), 7a, 8, 8e and likely more. Anything boat related means insurance! So, not surprisingly almost everything is recorded. The dingus in the searay here had no idea he could become destitute and homeless simply by scraping down the side of the GL carrier. notice at 0.57, the pilot/captain of the American Courage hit the bow thruster! note: they are reversing up this tight congested channel, could have been serious damage.@@EnjoySackLunch

    • @petergarbutt9521
      @petergarbutt9521 9 месяцев назад +2

      SO THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN INLAND RULES, THAT ITS NOTED IN THE SHIPS RECORD... THEN WHAT HAPPENS

    • @Walter_Sobchak_43
      @Walter_Sobchak_43 2 месяца назад +1

      @@petergarbutt9521 stop yelling, Peter!

    • @petergarbutt9521
      @petergarbutt9521 2 месяца назад

      @@Walter_Sobchak_43 NO DISRESPECT TO NO ONE. I ONLY USE CAPITALS AS ITS EASIER FOR ME TO READ. STAY SAFE

  • @christinelanger2791
    @christinelanger2791 9 месяцев назад +7

    I bet money he had no clue what the 5 blasts meant!

  • @TOTALCAMARO
    @TOTALCAMARO 9 месяцев назад +11

    I don’t care if that captain messed up or didn’t. If I seen that freighter coming in through a narrow river like that I would move away from it. You never know when the bow or stern thrusters are going to kick in. You never know when something can go wrong. She’s too huge to mess with. I definitely know enough to respect something that huge . I’m always amazed on how the captains of those huge freighters can maneuver them through narrow spaces like that. I’m glad no one got hurt.

  • @zeake13
    @zeake13 9 месяцев назад +5

    I need to upgrade my train horn on my truck to a ship horn. .. . That was great!!!!

  • @pantarkan7
    @pantarkan7 9 месяцев назад +42

    ... when a vessel that size is telling you the situation is dangerous, you should probably pay attention. Here's a hint, skippy: if it outweighs you by that many orders of magnitude, NOBODY cares how much you paid for your hardtop... you can still get cut in half and it'll be your fault.

    • @peachtreewa5464
      @peachtreewa5464 9 месяцев назад +2

      It's called the law of tonnage!

    • @Bread996
      @Bread996 9 месяцев назад +1

      It wasn't a move of arrogance. He clearly just had too much port reverse, and didn't see the bow of the Courage swinging over (you can see the Courage engage his thruster to try and bring it back). No need to hate on the dude lol.

    • @cabadias87
      @cabadias87 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@Bread996 not seeing the bow that can sink you right there is a really bald move and irresponsable manouvering... just wait a few seconds and you'll have clear space to turn.

    • @fredswartz1969
      @fredswartz1969 9 месяцев назад +3

      Captain is responsible for both ends of his/her vessel - all at the same time. If Courage had needed to put her bow to port - which is likely at that bend in the river - (memorial shoreway/collision bend) the intake on her thrusters could very well have drug the boat into her side - even if the SeaRay powered away from the intake - where would he go? He'd accelerate right into the dock.

  • @ImTheDudeMan471
    @ImTheDudeMan471 9 месяцев назад +5

    Sea Rays are the Dodge trucks of the water

  • @jimbluebaugh6090
    @jimbluebaugh6090 9 месяцев назад +10

    Stay out of the freighters way on The Cuyahoga!

  • @woodboat3G
    @woodboat3G 9 месяцев назад +33

    Always a Sea Ray owner

    • @oday3514
      @oday3514 9 месяцев назад +5

      I ventured into the comments to say the same thing. It is ALWAYS a friggin' Sea Ray.

    • @janicesullivan8942
      @janicesullivan8942 9 месяцев назад +4

      Similar to drivers in Dodge vehicles and heavy-duty white pickup trucks, they’re usually a menace on the roads.

    • @woodboat3G
      @woodboat3G 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@janicesullivan8942 what???? I am a Hellcat driver

    • @earthman3000
      @earthman3000 9 месяцев назад +1

      Sea Ray are almost always first time boat owners.

    • @woodboat3G
      @woodboat3G 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@earthman3000 that's a 50 ft sea ray...... can't be a first timer

  • @Sendu7
    @Sendu7 9 месяцев назад +75

    It would have been so easy for the boat turning 180° to wait just another 60 seconds for the ship to be out of the way. What was the hurry?

    • @davidkeeton6716
      @davidkeeton6716 9 месяцев назад +19

      The SeaRay "captain" had a problem with his arrogance getting in the way of common sense and seamanship.

    • @sparkyguitar0058
      @sparkyguitar0058 9 месяцев назад +4

      Could've been on the cellphone cause late for reservations at the restaurant. You know 1 little delay and then everything f'ing thing is in the way. And now this tub backing out in MY way. L O L

    • @ShareTheRiver
      @ShareTheRiver  9 месяцев назад +10

      We estimated 10 seconds (had the Sea Ray captain continued to idle upriver he would have easily cleared the AC's bow and had the entire river width to play with),

    • @zoneundertop
      @zoneundertop 9 месяцев назад +4

      Typically expected by boat captain of tiny vessel, thinking he is king sh!t.

    • @kingjames1586
      @kingjames1586 9 месяцев назад

      Typical Entitled democrat 🤷🏽

  • @DavidKozinski
    @DavidKozinski 9 месяцев назад +14

    Beautiful sailboat. I was on the river earlier in the day and you should really be ahead of the game with the big boats and their bow thrusters. You can see he got into their's.

  • @russellcole3549
    @russellcole3549 9 месяцев назад +26

    That sailboat is an Ericson 35, a boat designed by Bruce King which sails as good as it looks. That one seems to be beautifully maintained.

    • @rd3095
      @rd3095 9 месяцев назад +1

      I am ignorant of sailboats, but I couldn't take my eyes off it.

  • @michaelboykin9881
    @michaelboykin9881 9 месяцев назад +19

    Credit card captain.

    • @steeevo0136
      @steeevo0136 9 месяцев назад

      So, could you perform that manoeuvre so flawlessly ? Or are you a pocket change armchair captain ?

    • @bermchasin
      @bermchasin 9 месяцев назад

      he must have a pretty high credit limit to afford that boat.

  • @mostlyinterested1016
    @mostlyinterested1016 9 месяцев назад +21

    Money in your pocket does not necessarily equal intelligence between your ears.

    • @poksnee
      @poksnee 9 месяцев назад +2

      It rarely does. Most of the rich got that way through a lack of integrity.

    • @waltersobchuk-khesanh
      @waltersobchuk-khesanh 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@poksneethat’s a very dumb statement.

    • @poksnee
      @poksnee 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@waltersobchuk-khesanh
      Facts are facts.

    • @waltersobchuk-khesanh
      @waltersobchuk-khesanh 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@poksnee show me evidence sir. What facts? You’re saying that an entire group of people are inherently bad. You’re saying that someone who starts with nothing and builds a successful shoe store chain is automatically some evil criminal?

    • @waltersobchuk-khesanh
      @waltersobchuk-khesanh 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@poksnee and also that successful people are more likely to be stupid than average or unsuccessful people? What is even happening here?

  • @janecme
    @janecme 9 месяцев назад +8

    In the UK the guy would get a visit and fine from the harbour authority.

  • @orionharmon6017
    @orionharmon6017 10 месяцев назад +45

    The American courage has blasted the horn 5 times so that's a warning horn to tell that boat to get out of the way.

    • @pierpalumbo415
      @pierpalumbo415 10 месяцев назад +13

      you are right. Exhibitionists are always in the way of others, causing trouble, to draw attention to their own egocentric and weak personalities. be careful you.

    • @cracker4706
      @cracker4706 9 месяцев назад +15

      Its the Danger signal

    • @orionharmon6017
      @orionharmon6017 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@cracker4706 Yeah that too or danger horn.

    • @ucfsub
      @ucfsub 9 месяцев назад +18

      I'm sure the cruiser captain had to google that over dinner.

    • @janicesullivan8942
      @janicesullivan8942 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@ucfsub
      The cruiser’s Captain really needs to take a “Chapman Piloting & Seamanship” course in boater safety.

  • @blackdog8248
    @blackdog8248 10 месяцев назад +8

    Beautiful Ericcson 35

  • @ke6drl
    @ke6drl 9 месяцев назад +12

    Steel wins, always.

    • @jonathanbair523
      @jonathanbair523 9 месяцев назад +2

      Just about anything wins over fiberglass.

  • @gulfbreezediver
    @gulfbreezediver 6 месяцев назад +1

    Suprised he isnt blasting inappropriate music.

  • @annettea2997
    @annettea2997 9 месяцев назад +11

    Probably has no idea of what a bow thruster is or how large and powerful it is on a ship of this size, It could easily propel him into the docked craft along the bulkhead if it was needed.

  • @philiporourke7896
    @philiporourke7896 9 месяцев назад +10

    That sailboat looked gorgeous.

  • @Theocurrie
    @Theocurrie 9 месяцев назад +1

    5 short = unsure of your intentions

  • @coldspring624
    @coldspring624 9 месяцев назад +10

    Poor very poor captain paying no attention to the ship.

  • @greatlakesadventures2024
    @greatlakesadventures2024 4 месяца назад +1

    1:05 The honking starts!

  • @BornAgainCynic0086
    @BornAgainCynic0086 9 месяцев назад +3

    but... but... I'm entitled!!!

  • @vernwallen4246
    @vernwallen4246 9 месяцев назад +3

    That river caught fire a few years back.

    • @michaeldeierhoi4096
      @michaeldeierhoi4096 9 месяцев назад

      Hardly a few years ago. Like 50 years ago bud!!! And why do people feel the need to keep bringing that up?? Get with the present or you'll be left behind!! Yes I'm being a pedantic bitch what of it??

    • @Wee162
      @Wee162 Месяц назад

      A few years back? Try over 50 yrs ago

  • @abrahamdozer6273
    @abrahamdozer6273 9 месяцев назад +13

    I'm rich!!
    I'M ENTITLED!!!

    • @davidkeeton6716
      @davidkeeton6716 9 месяцев назад

      Ooohh, that's a bingo! Did you hear that in the correct voice?

    • @kyzor-sosay6087
      @kyzor-sosay6087 9 месяцев назад

      @@davidkeeton6716oh yeah.Inglorious Bastards.

  • @tuck6464
    @tuck6464 9 месяцев назад +5

    Just his way of joining the festivities, nothing more.

    • @rexross7086
      @rexross7086 9 месяцев назад

      So then tell me whose fault would have been If the little boat hit the big boat when the bigger of the two had the right of way

    • @ferdinandheld5432
      @ferdinandheld5432 9 месяцев назад

      @@rexross7086It would have been the smaller boats fault, and I’m sure it’s skipper was aware of that! It may have been a foolish maneuver he could have waited a bit to do the 180 turn, but had they collided the smaller ship would have sustained any and all damage the freighter wouldn’t even have felt it , look at all the docking damage on her sides! Can’t understand why everyone’s so upset!

  • @kevingoza
    @kevingoza 9 месяцев назад +4

    How do these foolish captains get their license??

    • @LoanwordEggcorn
      @LoanwordEggcorn 9 месяцев назад +1

      Many states do not require a license to use a watercraft.

  • @jamesburroughs4709
    @jamesburroughs4709 9 месяцев назад +7

    Alcohol was involved probably, or just a putz.

    • @NemeanLion-
      @NemeanLion- 9 месяцев назад

      I’ve known these people. Just obnoxious people with a lot of money. They don’t know the first thing about boating safety and have no regard for it.

  • @boblister665
    @boblister665 6 дней назад

    couldn't be late for cocktail hour I guess

  • @doctorcountersteer6580
    @doctorcountersteer6580 9 месяцев назад

    Big money means big inconsideration

  • @SailorGerry
    @SailorGerry 9 месяцев назад +4

    Regardless the size of a vessel - from a rowboat to a large merchant ship, if you do not follow the Colregs (International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, aka 'rules of the road'), you will be held accountable for your actions and results thereof, before the courts.
    A case in point that all small craft, including sailboats, should always keep in mind, is Rule 9 - Narrow Channels, in particular sections 'a' and 'b' - "a vessel < 20 metres in length shall not impede the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway". Also Rule 18 - Responsibilities between Vessels; in sections 'a', 'b' & 'c', it is stated "a vessel underway shall keep out of the way of a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre".
    Clearly, the large pleasure craft just off the port side of the "American Courage" was in contravention of said rules. He should have been charged and fined by the USCG.

    • @bermchasin
      @bermchasin 9 месяцев назад +1

      The large pleasure craft didnt hurt anyone.

    • @mirage2521
      @mirage2521 9 месяцев назад +1

      Rule 9, Narrow channels does not apply in inland waters. That is an international rule only.

  • @jackx4311
    @jackx4311 9 месяцев назад +1

    Pity about your failure to win a Reverse Darwin Award, Sea Ray - better luck next time!
    (and I'm damn sure you WILL have a 'next time' . . . )

  • @MrBigezee69
    @MrBigezee69 9 месяцев назад +2

    I don't believe the 5 horn blasts were for the searay. It is common for large vessels to sound 5 horns when reversing in tight confines, when leaving a berth and when approaching a rail bridge.

    • @mirage2521
      @mirage2521 9 месяцев назад +5

      Absolutely wrong Sir. Reversing is three short blasts, leaving a berth, slip or approaching a blind bend is one long blast. Five short blast are the "danger" signal.

  • @WizardOfWhoopee
    @WizardOfWhoopee 9 месяцев назад +8

    For once it's not a tiny sailboat that's the nuisance to a freighter.

    • @ShareTheRiver
      @ShareTheRiver  9 месяцев назад +2

      From what we've noticed, the nuisance often comes from small fishing boats lingering on a good bite inside a shipping channel...

    • @bwalker4194
      @bwalker4194 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@ShareTheRiverHow very true!

  • @nickp4189
    @nickp4189 9 месяцев назад

    Lots of money, No skills = No Brains

  • @theastuteangler
    @theastuteangler 9 месяцев назад

    I'm a navigation noob. What's the faux pas here?

    • @pcs5852
      @pcs5852 9 месяцев назад +2

      What the Keyboard Kaptains are whining about is that the SeaRay (white powerboat) got close to the freighter while performing a 180 degree turn. The SeaRay presented NO DANGER to the freighter but the freighter captain blew the danger signal (5 short blasts) to remind the operator of the SeaRay to stay clear. It wasn't a big deal.🙄

    • @theastuteangler
      @theastuteangler 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@pcs5852 gotcha, thank you.

  • @glowplug4762
    @glowplug4762 9 месяцев назад +2

    Money can't buy everything...........

  • @jamesmoore9511
    @jamesmoore9511 9 месяцев назад +7

    Arrogance and conceit - nobody else is important, just me, I can do what-ever I want when-ever I want. You have no right to question my actions. Sounds kinda familiar from a certain class of person.

    • @bermchasin
      @bermchasin 9 месяцев назад

      It isnt nice to talk about classes of people.

  • @Niki10-32
    @Niki10-32 9 месяцев назад +2

    A few of the commenters here have a serious case of class envy... holy cow keyboard warriors

  • @MarcelaR-dh1ok
    @MarcelaR-dh1ok 9 месяцев назад

    Maybe you're a landlubber...who can't stand criticism...It's called a ship's whistle

  • @user-dj1ck6rb8y
    @user-dj1ck6rb8y 9 месяцев назад +3

    22 year boater, I don't see what the infraction of the Sea Ray was. He was abeam of the freighter, and executed a turn while still abeam of the freighter. Maybe during the turn he came closer to the freighter than he was while parallel, but should have posed no greater threat of collision while turning than he did while going forward. Like another commentor stated, it is not obvious that the horn blasts were directed at the Sea Ray.

    • @smithbf36832
      @smithbf36832 6 месяцев назад +2

      Take a look where the freighter was headed. Their next move is a significant turn that will swing the trailing end of the ship towards the power boat. By turning around where he did, the captain of the powerboat removed any ability to maneuver out of the way, and removed the space needed for the freighter to turn. The powerboat skipper should have waited until they were clear of the freighter to reverse.

  • @larryslemp9698
    @larryslemp9698 9 месяцев назад +2

    Big whoop!!
    Who cares?!
    NOBODY!!

  • @Mike-hb4pc
    @Mike-hb4pc 9 месяцев назад +5

    I don’t know why he blasted him.. looks like he handled it like a champ.

  • @doctorcountersteer6580
    @doctorcountersteer6580 9 месяцев назад +1

    Personally Im good with the floating human excrement. The Cuyahoga is as repugnant as the Hudson in even more repulsive NYC

  • @guyh.4121
    @guyh.4121 9 месяцев назад +1

    What was the idiot in the sail boat doing? Kept squeezing the other guy. It’s like watching someone drive around looking for a parking spot in the Mall.

    • @LoanwordEggcorn
      @LoanwordEggcorn 9 месяцев назад +2

      In landlubber terms, he's parallel parking behind the other sailboat, and doing a perfect job of it. The sailboat did absolutely nothing wrong. The sailboat is in near perfect condition and has a very competent crew.
      The powerboat was a moron for coming that close to the ship.

  • @user-nx1qf7hs5o
    @user-nx1qf7hs5o 9 месяцев назад +2

    Dude wasn’t in the ships way at all.Confused as to what the problem was.Nothing happened.

    • @jonathanbair523
      @jonathanbair523 9 месяцев назад +2

      The big metal ship has "bow thrusters" that helps it to turn. They will make a fast stream pushing the little boat into the dock where the people are eating... The little boat could not wait about 10-30 seconds or keep going up river for 10 or so seconds then they would have had the full with of the river to turn around in...... Just a rich boat owner being stupid and showing no care for the saftey of his boat or the people along the river side...0:56 under the lady's arm in the white shirt you can see the metal ship started to use the bow thrusters to push the bow more to the center of the river and the water jet coming to the bank side...

    • @steeevo0136
      @steeevo0136 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@jonathanbair523 Bow thruster ? The ship was going the other way, or do you think it's captain was reversing in ? 😂

  • @philgray1023
    @philgray1023 9 месяцев назад +10

    Nothing to see here. The operator of the ship was acting in accordance with Colreg rule 34. An international set of rules that almost every maritme law court on planet earth operates by. No malice, no attitude, no admonishing. How do you know it had anything to do with the boat that was docking? If I was piloting that ship I would mostly be looking astern to see what I was going to hit back there because it appears to be operating under astern propulsion. The main rule is one from physics, I'm bigger and I will win any bumping competition.

    • @rexross7086
      @rexross7086 9 месяцев назад +5

      Yeah but common sense would tell you the yield for the bigger vehicle

  • @meofnz2320
    @meofnz2320 9 месяцев назад

    Nonsense. There’s nothing going on here apart from a poster who knows how to generate clicks.

    • @ShareTheRiver
      @ShareTheRiver  9 месяцев назад

      We'd have nothing if the Sea Ray captain hadn't tried this move. The wisdom of the crowd sure confirms the AC captain's response, no?

  • @rexross7086
    @rexross7086 9 месяцев назад

    Entitled rich people

    • @steeevo0136
      @steeevo0136 9 месяцев назад

      And don't you just so wanna be one.

  • @kevlar7669
    @kevlar7669 9 месяцев назад

    RUclips censorship is bulshito

  • @phcusnret
    @phcusnret 9 месяцев назад +2

    Yes, but they're rich. Rules and courtesy don't apply.

  • @steeevo0136
    @steeevo0136 9 месяцев назад +2

    I don't see what the big deal is. The operator of the white boat performed a flawless manoeuvre and is clearly skilled. It ain't like he risked damaging the ship.

    • @robertchandler6254
      @robertchandler6254 9 месяцев назад

      That's like saying stopping in the middle of a busy intersection at peak hour, and dropping a drift burnout is skilled, you complete and utter moron.
      That skipper put himself, both sailboats and even the people on the boardwalk in danger. If not from his dumbass maneuvering causing a collision, than from the combined prop and thruster wash. All he had to do was wait.
      It's extremely lucky that all that happened is that his idiocy was recorded and posted on youtube for people to mock him, and rightly so. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near this idiot on the water.

  • @christopher4207
    @christopher4207 9 месяцев назад +10

    AC Captain is a bit of a drama queen!

    • @huntspoint3442
      @huntspoint3442 9 месяцев назад +4

      Agreed.

    • @coldspring624
      @coldspring624 9 месяцев назад +2

      Thrusters and a bone headed captain on the Ray was trouble

    • @mrfofff
      @mrfofff 9 месяцев назад

      he docked that 55 like a boss @@coldspring624

    • @integr8er66
      @integr8er66 9 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@coldspring624He wasn't even close to the AC. Take a pill children

    • @christopher4207
      @christopher4207 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@coldspring624 Hardly! He had PLENTY of room to maneuver.

  • @66Cardiff
    @66Cardiff 9 месяцев назад

    When you have more money than brains!