We Sank A Giant Barge! Onboard Cameras Capture The Seafloor Impact.
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- How we intentionally sunk a barge in the ocean that was nearly 200 feet long! This video shows a point of view perspective from the crew aboard the vessel during its last moments afloat at sea.
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00:00 We are going to sink this barge
00:20 Climbing onto the barge
01:08 Deploying the massive barge anchor
01:30 Preparations for vessel sinking
02:23 Pumping water into the barge
03:06 Onboard sink camera locations
04:00 The ship is sinking
04:30 Ocean water rushing into the wheelhouse
06:10 Seafloor impact and sunken vessel underwater camera views
07:30 Why did we sink the barge
07:45 Another sunken ship becomes a reef
08:04 Project planning and artificial reef preparations
08:20 Walking the crane off the barge
08:44 The sunk vessel will create an underwater ecosystem
The process went something like this...
Once onboard, the sinking team opened holes along the sides of the barge to allow sea water to enter. Several high flow pumps were used to pump in enough water to lower the barge to the point where water entered the holes. Then pumps were removed, and at this point, the barge was sinking.
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Just prior to departing the sinking ship, project coordinator and video host Joe Kistel turned on several onboard cameras to document the sinking. This video shows the intense and spectacular views these cameras recorded as the vessel succumbed to the ocean and sank to the seafloor. These cameras continued to record for quite some time while the barge was sitting on the ocean bottom. They captured some interesting activity including rust stained water pumping out of the access holes on the deck.
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The sinking vessel project was a very involved effort with the motive to create marine habitat. The barge was properly prepared to an appropriate condition to use to create an artificial reef. It was sunk at a predetermined and surveyed location that is permitted for artificial reef material placements.
Within months the vessel will start to colonize with organisms such as corals and sponges. Multiple fish species will use the wreck for shelter and resources. Over time, the underwater world this sunken barge will give life to, will mimic the biological activity of nearby natural reef systems.
This project was made possible by the following:
Mobro Marine
Coastal Conservation Association Florida
The Cameron Smith Foundation
Kistel Media
A special thanks to the many others involved including:
The Jacksonville Sheriffs Office Dive Team - Dive and Sonar Ops
Nate Tucei of "Nassau WebDesign" - Dive Ops and Drone Imagery
Jacksonville Offshore Sports Fishing Club - Sink Day Vessel Support
Melissa Long - City of Jacksonville
Larry Davis - Video Production Support
Ed Kalakauskis
Darrin Willingham
Nautical Divers LLC - Sink day transport and dive ops
#ocean #scubadiving #sinkingships
Some of the song Atlantis was used in this video.
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I'm not a sea fairing person, but there is something inherently sad, but fascinating, at the same time, about viewing the sinking of a vessel that has floated and been useful for many years.
Yeah
I think of it an honorable retirement. If there is a soul of a boat it wants to be used, to serve, to not be scrapped or to rot away worthlessly. To find new life as an artificial reef, to be a part of the oceans it once traveled I feel is a worthy end for these vessels that served faithfully for sometimes decades, to still have some purpose for possibly centuries.
I know there are a lot of meth head tweakers that are making a plan and learning how to scuba dive right now just to get at all that metal.
She will be home to a variety of plants and animals. She’ll give new life to the sea. That’s a very noble send off.
It's giving it a new use rather than scraping it, so 🤷
I really enjoyed your video. I was on the Y73 Tanker in Vietnam. I came back to the states before she was back here. I searched for years to see if I could find out what ever happened to her. Several years ago , I finally found out what happened to her. The y73 was brought back to the states,and now is a artificial reef off the coast of South Carolina near Charleston SC. I have watched several videos of divers around her. I can actually see the exact stairs that were next to my room and the porthole . I contacted a dive company , and the sent me a picture of the Y73 just before they sank her. I’m so proud to have served on the Y73 and for my country. I’m so happy that she was able to continue to be recycled for something that will help our oceans. If anyone wants to see the videos , just search for the Y73 reef and you will find the videos . Thank you for what you do.
Thanks for sharing this story
it helpsnthe ocean? how?
M@@cosworthTVmaking reefs
@@UWPICVID what happens to bigger ships? are they also turned into reefs?
@@kade1886 Often yes, unless they are scrapped for their metal
I’m pleased that you explained the false helm position. I did think that it looked odd on such a vessel.
Yes this barge never had any independent propulsion or driving capabilities. It was always towed by another vessel when transported.
@@UWPICVIDsome archeologist in 200 years is going to be very confused lol
I cant believe how clean the water stayed. They must have done a really good job preparing it
Look how clear that water is ! 😮
THANKS to you and your crew
for carefully researching a correct location for this artificial reef
to create a much needed safe and protected environment for sea creatures and sea vegetation.
Rust tides: Can be toxic to marine life and harm the local environment and economy
Iron fertilization: Introducing iron to the ocean through geoengineering can encourage harmful algal blooms that release neurotoxins and harm marine life
In the end the Barge will be Consumed by the sea...... in the meantime it makes a wonderful Reef to A. Dive on, B. Attract Fish... and a fine fishin' hole after the fish arrive........ FINE JOB guys !👍👍👍👍
i doubt they will allow diving onto that and if they do it wont be for long. Diving reefs take actual work to sink as they MUST cut holes in what they are sinking large enough to fit divers thru so they dont get stuck and die. its just gonna take 1 moron thinking they can get inside it to end Diving on it.
diving spot!
Rust tides: Can be toxic to marine life and harm the local environment and economy
Iron fertilization: Introducing iron to the ocean through geoengineering can encourage harmful algal blooms that release neurotoxins and harm marine life
Thats what I snagged my line on !!
I’ve lived in Florida my whole life, and of course been out on the seas and beaches. There is still something that gives me anxiety about a ship sinking. Kind of a phobia maybe. Still really cool what you guys are doing, love seeing projects to help the oceans and marine life.
Thanks Chris, this barge will become a thriving marine habitat for sure.
Maybe you were on the Titanic in a previous life.
Google submechanophobia
Cool to see that I was not the only kid that always wanted to see good footage of sinkings.
thank you!
The coral growing on the sunk ship and all the fish swimming around it was overwhelmingly surprising and beautiful, well done. Clearly, the artificial reef project is a success. Maybe in a future project, a video before and after the sinking to better educate the success.
Thanks, this video does just that on a previous habitat creation project. ruclips.net/video/OvG3ul11_KQ/видео.html
lol funny how ppl think coral will grow on steal but in fact it would kill real coral not sea weeds...
@@Swany86 The hard surfaces of the shipwreck provides a habitat for the coral. At the end of this video he is showing you a previous project full of life, clearly it is working, and this is not the first time artificial reef has been done. You need a hard surface and free of contaminants. Tires was used in 1972 for such a project with disastrous results. Between 1 and 2 million tires were dumped off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to create a reef that would attract marine life and free up landfill space. Too many issues it created using tires and little marine life formed on the tires.
@@Swany86you definily don't know why they are doing this wright? They occur in extremely low concentrations in seawater. Metals such as iron, manganese, zinc and nickel. These minerals are important building blocks for life in the ocean. For example, phytoplankton, the base of the marine food web and the largest producer of oxygen on Earth, cannot grow without metals such as iron.
Climate The availability of trace metals such as iron and manganese therefore affects phytoplankton, tiny single-celled algae, which are crucial for marine life. As a food source, but also because of the capture of carbon dioxide. Changing the availability of trace metals therefore affects not only ocean life, but also the ocean's carbon uptake, and therefore the climate.
@@MultiPsycho2 so tell me this in a small controlled saltwater fish tank you put steal in there it will kill every thing in there in a matter of time so how is it better in the sea... tell the ppl at the coral reefs to put a ship next to it and see real coral die...
Totally awesome!
Brilliant work, more reefs are needed all over the world.
Reefs are being killed and replaced with metal trash.
That shot of the vessel from a few years ago was amazing! I was not expecting that many fish.
@@StunningHistory pretty spectacular how quickly that site evolved
Amazing how the barge turned and sank on the portside yet righted itself by the time it hit the seafloor. Amazing..Great job folks!!
Thanks 👍 Pretty wild how it all worked out!
Thank you!
Fell down a rabbit hole and wound up here. Thank you for making such an interesting and informative video. Thank you also for caring about our oceans.
Who cares where the cameras are placed, you are doing something good for nature. Well done
We literary added the small helm section, in part, to have an interesting place to add cameras.
Brilliant to watch
Thank you!
That was very cool.
The shots from the previous sunk vessel tells all. Amazing habitat for fishes
Exactly!
Shallow warm water will dissolve those things inside 50 years.
Waste of time, environmentally unsound, bullshit idea born from lazy POS boat owners.
@@UWPICVID keep deleting them, I'll just put em back.
@@camojoe83your comments on this are nonsensical and kind of embarrassing. Im surprised that with actual research and countless other comments proving you wrong you were still making comments like this.
@@camojoe83if you don't know how the sea is workng be quit or do first research for you comment. 😉
They occur in extremely low concentrations in seawater. Metals such as iron, manganese, zinc and nickel. These minerals are important building blocks for life in the ocean. For example, phytoplankton, the base of the marine food web and the largest producer of oxygen on Earth, cannot grow without metals such as iron.
Climate The availability of trace metals such as iron and manganese therefore affects phytoplankton, tiny single-celled algae, which are crucial for marine life. As a food source, but also because of the capture of carbon dioxide. Changing the availability of trace metals therefore affects not only ocean life, but also the ocean's carbon uptake, and therefore the climate.
Thanks :)
Ive always loved to think how awesome it would be to see from a exterior view of a full ship gliding under the water to its final resting plave. Obviously it's not possible but i wish.😂
Would be cool. I haven't figured out a practical way to pull that shot off yet however.
Excellent
I liked how the logos on your shirt and hat flashed at the end 8:58 , subtle but very cool!
Awesome, that was actually quite a bit of effort to do. Thanks for noticing.
Thats awesome. Love seeing this and how well it helps the marine habitat in an area. Plus, with all the coral that will grow on it. Thats going to help with co2 capture. Love it.
and the reef will expand over the decades to be far larger than that ship ever was.
Well done, nice job! I thought she was going to roll over and land on her back at one point. I’m glad to see you guys haven’t been forced with all the health and safety crap we have in the UK. if we were found to be boarding a barge like that without a pilot ladder or a sunken ladder in the side of her there would be uproar! ⚓️🦈⚓️🦈🇬🇧🇺🇸
Thanks
I fully support the CCA.
Cool!
thanks
Florida is doing something for the environment...Amazing!
That was great to watch and a home to the fish in the future.
👍
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome, thanks
Well done. I'm a big proponent of artificial reefs, they provide sanctuaries for our decreasing fisheries. It's a way of giving back for all the sea has given us.
Ukraine is doing a fine job setting up new artificial reefs in the Black Sea areas near Crimea. Good to see that they care so much for the fisheries.
Wild, they turned the ocean on its side!!
LOL! sure looks like it
stunning effort and project.
Many thanks!
I was hoping for more explosives, but y'all were very methodical and practical. Nice video
thanks
1:50 that impact handoff was so smooth it blew me away. Like a surgeon asking for a scalpel.
LOL! Lots of dedication and practice involved for sure.
thank you for making this video UWPICVID, ive always been fascinated by the physics of how a ship sinks and some of these other questions like, if enough force was put onto the side of a ship could you possibly push it if it wasnt too heavy? or, was the suction of the ships plunge to the bottom enough to actually pull a human under? i know those questions werent really answered but whats amazing about this video is one, your helping the marine life find new homes and two, you were actually able to capture the barge to hit the sea floor! im just excited to see any updates on how much marine life is swimming around inside the barge and how much the corrosion has gotten to it! if there is gonna be any updates though.
Definitely plan to post updates as we monitor the artificial reef evolution over time. I am not sure i understand your "push" question. Regarding the suction after sinking question, in my experience it is more of an issue with mass amounts of air escaping the vessel wants it is completely submerged. If there is a person, or even a boat, directly above where the bubbles are released things could be bad. The drop in water density from the air displacing the water could cause sinking of whatever is above.
That first clip where the seawater unfeelingly and uncaringly washes into the designed-for-human spaces is absolutely chilling
There is more sink camera footage at 04:30
i get that sinking feeling
Great video.Very interesting.
Glad you think so!
Amazing 👍👍
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AWESOME! God Bless!
I spent years at sea and while I appreciate the second life of this barge....the sinking videos terrified me.
It will make for a heck of a marine habitat indeed
A fun thing to include in future scuttling is a makeshift plumb bob to film the barge angle during descent and seafloor landing. Nothing fancy, just cord, weight, and spray painted degree marks behind it.
interesting idea
Best use for it! It looked like it was almost ready to find its own way there anyway. 07:50 I was waiting for the Engineers to turn up. 👍🏻
It is going to make a great underwater ecosystem.
Great Video! Excellent addition to a great reef start. Should bring in some nice diving and fishing revenue to the area. Way more than scraping any day. Keep up the great work!
Very Cool, not sure if CCA Organization was part of the sinking of that barge for a reef habitat? But I've been a member of GCCA now CCA since 1989 here in Houston, it's a good organization that does some great work in the Gulf Coast and now the East & West Coast too! Nice job!
Yes CCA Florida was a major supporter in this project. The regional community and ocean environment are appreciative of their involvement to create this new offshore habitat.
Man that is so eerie.
I was kind of shaking watching it.
What a cool job. Would love to be a part of a team that did things like this.
From the earth we came an unto the earth we shall return everything taken from earth will return because it all belongs to the creator. Well done guys you are very good Stewart's of this earth.
*steward
@@IntegralKing lol that's what I typed corrective spelling did that I didn't catch it before I sent it
For some extra bling on the top you could have waited a few months and put cybertrucks on there.
If this is an actual job that’s incredible
This should be an imprisonment offense.
@@camojoe83thete is legit nothing wrong with this
The camera: Captain goes down with his ship-
no captain went down however some cameras did
6:47 The soul of the ship bailing out
That's an awfully brown soul!
I just figured the house was for the spud winch operation. Pretty new looking crane for that barge. I work on tugs and constantly joke about turning some of our older boats into reefs.
Yes there was a fixed crane on this barge. The crane handled the spuds.
Was that rust coming from the ports once the air bubbles where done. It also seemed to come out on the footage of the waves first hitting the welded out holes .
Yes it was rust. The water inside the barge was warmer then the water on the seafloor because the barge filled with warm sea surface water before sinking. This is part of the reason the rust filled water seems to flow upward since warm water is less dense then cold water.
@@UWPICVID Awesome ,I work at a wood shop . But the company also cuts metal and I've seen some refurbished pieces that we had gotten that kinda rust off. Anyhow thanks for the post and the information.
Can’t wait for that interview. “What happened to this boat?” ‘Well the side fell off.’
I don't get it
Good thing you edited that giant arrow and text in the thumbnail, i almost thought it was flying
O wow I guess I can see that. That would be one massive flying machine!
now I have that Titanic music stuck in my head.
New fear unlocked. Thanks you.
Wow..
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Thanks for watching
I could hear in my head my heart will go on playing on a recorder.
O my!
🎵"Nearer, my God, to thee . . . "🎶
Music is awesome 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🫡
Amazing how nature takes over !
“Roll under deep and dark blue ocean, roll. 10,000 fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin. His control stops at the shore.”
No this need to you definily not know. Research more before say something. They occur in extremely low concentrations in seawater. Metals such as iron, manganese, zinc and nickel. These minerals are important building blocks for life in the ocean. For example, phytoplankton, the base of the marine food web and the largest producer of oxygen on Earth, cannot grow without metals such as iron.
I wish the U.K. would do something similar for our coastline. Sadly the nearest such operation was Greenpeace tipping boulders onto the seabed to interrupt trawlers, which was contentious to say the least.
Great video and I’d love if you could do another one showing how quickly the wreck is colonised please 👍
Thank you. I intent to provide update videos as this barge reef evolves over time. We scuttled two other boats within 1500 feet or so of this barge in 2021. In this video we show what one of those vessels looks like today. It is pretty amazing! ruclips.net/video/OvG3ul11_KQ/видео.html
Thanks for the reply, I’ll take a look now. Cheers
There was a frigate sunk off the Cornish coast a few years ago.
@SteveKiberd
Deliberately for a reef project? I’ve heard of a few isolated cases, but nothing that would form a chain, or reef.
@@davidbarnes241 ruclips.net/video/ZJHlB1NssOs/видео.html
That's a new fishing ground boys
How deep is it? I love these projects.
90 feet
Very cool video, the habitation was immediate, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Habitation was immediate? How do you know? They showed the habitation on a different vessel, which was sunk earlier.
@@brinta2868 oh take a break Karen, was that the worst comment you read all day or were you just picking the easy ones????
The sounds the ship makes underwater are giving me Subnautica flashbacks
Got me wanting to watch some Code Blue Cams..
As a Navy vet, watching the scuttling of a vessel is so unnerving.
We got another one that needs to announce service every possible chance 😅
@@jman1989Ever do anything honorable like serve your country? I didn’t think so.
@@jman1989 Tell us you have nothing in your life worthy of being proud of, without telling us!
@@EverythingQuestion now that my son is going to die of cancer, no, no I do not. It also means idgaf about anything anymore so stfu
@@jman1989 You bleed soy milk don't you?
my thoughts the whole time they started to sink it were, "get off the barge, get off the barge, get off the barge"
HaHa don't worry we did and it went down not long after.
Is there a reason why you didn't add any structures on top of the flat surface of the barge for fish protection and coral to cling to?
Several reasons, one being barge stability. Barges are long and wide but relatively shallow in depth. This makes them less stable when sinking because there is no major weight weight down low (like in a ship belly where an engine would be). As you saw in this video, this barge nearly flipped over without any significant weight added to the deck. If materials were added to the deck they would add a concentration of weight on the top of the barge. When sinking the barge would be more likely to flip over because of the weight on the deck. In addition the flat surface of the barge works great for encrusting organisms like coral and sponges to attach and grow on. Eventually the barge surface will look like an underwater meadow with growth. This growth provides additional structure and resources for marine life to utilize.
@@UWPICVID Ty for the reply. but can you still can you add structure to the barge after it was sunk or is it not cost effective or a danger to anyone diving on the wreck?
@@williammcdonald3293It would be enormously expensive and very dangerous for the divers
COOL VIDEO
THANK YOU
Thanks for watching!
What's the 'breathing' is that just subtle water pressure waves moving around the ship?
Great observation and question. There are a few things going on. First there was a ground swell which means wave forces could be felt on the seafloor. This created a pumping effect as the waves passed over the barge. In addition, the barge sunk by filling with sea water at the surface of the ocean. This water was very warm and became trapped in the barge. The seafloor ocean temp was considerably cooler, and thus likely more dense then the trapped warm water inside the barge. This caused water to move upward. The water leaving the barge was also filled with rust residue which created the brown puffs you see in the video.
How did u get the GoPros back?
In the end of the video 2 scuba divers are shown. They recovered the cameras.
@@UWPICVID oh I saw the divers I thought it was the ship before it was sank on a dark day because how still the water was how deep was the water?
@@JaxongateI think he said it was around 90ft deep
We need a 1 year dive update to see what grows. 😊
Will do. In the meantime here is what a nearby tugboat that looks like two years after it went down... ruclips.net/video/OvG3ul11_KQ/видео.html
My God, this was terrifying and only worsened my fear of the open ocean 😖
It has a happy ending though!
What did it carry? Just stuff on its deck? Those hole on the side safe for divers?
Towards the latter part of the video we show the crane come off this barge. It carried this crane permanently and functioned as a crane barge. Crane and counterweight were estimated to weigh about 1 million pounds in all.
Fishing will be good . ❤
This is giving me mad anxiety and satisfaction at the same time.. is this what they meant by 'a Captain sinks with his ship' ?
Cool
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If you didn´t believe nature was in such grave danger, just watch a clip like this. In this crystal clear water, you can still see several pieces of plastic floating around in the water. Imagine how many it actually are, if you can see many of them already in a simple go-pro clip..?
Some of items seen underwater in this video are actually jellyfish.
When i see these vids i can't imagine what sailors must feel when they go down with the ship .
do they leave the cameras on the when its sunk or do they dive down 2 get them?
Did you see the divers towards the end of the video? If you look closely I believe you can see the recovery camera bag.
I wonder how thick the lead-paint was. It seems like such a small amount of iron but I do wonder how much it changes that area of the seafloor.
Quite a bit on the microbial level. The bacteria in the surrounding soil will begin to favor iron reducing bacteria. My research looks at how those different species interact
What I'd like to see is a ship with cameras fitted on the bridge and on the outside deck and sunk in 15,000 ft. of water and see what happens as it falls three miles and what the impact on the bottom would be. Sure, we can get an idea of what it must be like by examining wrecks like the Bismarck, but it's never been witnessed while sinking.
We might to bring in James Cameron for that!
Probably not much different other than taking a lot longer to reach the bottom and being very dark.
Halo kk itu kapal penumpang apa kapal barang kk?
a lot of hate here. great job
thanks
Why was there not big large openings for marine life to get inside ?
So divers don't get tangled going inside. Fish don't have any problem going in the small holes.
Why does the creak sound like the blade ball stand-off part?
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One of those jobs you can't help but be jealous of! So cool!
I wonder how big something has to be that its not considered "littering" anymore.
What was the highlight filter you used to point out the Company’s that did this work
I assume you are referring to the flashing logos on my shirt and hat towards the end of the video. If so, this was done manually with applied effects, masking, and some blending. Each logo animation was down a bit differently.
This reminds me of The Sandlot... Forever.... forever.... for....ev....er
Pretty much what I expected, with more bubbles.
There was a massive explosion of bubbles not long after it went down.
Cool it landed upright 😂
Ya barges can be a bit unstable during the sinking process. Landed as intended however.