16 - Mayday-Mayday-Mayday Gwendoline is sinking

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4 жыл бұрын

After a short and sadly eventful stay in Niue island, Yorgos and Karina depart on a 2 day sailing passage to Tonga. After 40 nautical miles they receive a distress signal on the VHF: a boat nearby is sinking and they have to go save the crew in danger....‪@sailingfilizi‬

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@1962gms 4 жыл бұрын

That could have been so much worse. Well done on monitoring your VHF and locating the ‘needle in the haystack’, it just goes to show that flares are still really useful! I hope the Danish couple recover from this and manage to go sailing again. Best wishes to all of you.

@1known2 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you do much for helping those fellow sailors, highest respect to you captain.

@JakobHeidelberg 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, thank on behalf of the human race. You are amazing!

@vassoepiskopou7862 4 жыл бұрын

HEROES in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....Bravo my brave beloved friends. My thoughts are always with you during your bold sailing adventure 💋

@guyfitter3006 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic rescue and recount on video. Thank you. Well done !

@Kyleinasailing 3 жыл бұрын

Very good advice at the end.

@svechappe6075 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on a textbook rescue. Kudos to you both for a job well well done.

@gotany1 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding what you did and you should be so proud, above all a smile is the expression that is under stood around the globe and there was plenty at the end of your video.

@sailorbuckobuckley5217 4 жыл бұрын

Very satisfying outcome from a tragic event All that was needed was there for you to complete it Good seamanship Good comms and safeties Calm and precise decision making Two healthy people removed from the liferaft without mishap

@MrMakutu 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job very well done, a great example of the calibre of the people you meet in the sailing community. You are true Hero’s . The best of luck on your adventure .

@PeetaIsMyHomeboy 4 жыл бұрын

This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched. I’m so happy to add you to my favorite sailing channels, and so grateful that Gwendolyn’s crew is safe. I look forward to watching all of your videos. Thank you for sharing your journey with those of us who can’t yet go ourselves.

@MosieMosieMosie 4 жыл бұрын

I totally enjoyed two parts of this post: the procedure and the outcome,!!!!!!!!! 🇬🇧🍻🤝 learning everyday

@RoyClare 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! An understated achievement to perform a successful rescue at night. Awesome seamanship skills. Huge congratulations, guys. Respect. 👍🏽

@atakd 4 жыл бұрын

Great commentary and seamanship. Well done!

@Sophia-qe2vn 4 жыл бұрын

Darkness, strong winds, open sea. You did an excellent job!

@dannyloura2594 3 жыл бұрын

well done , outstanding people doing outstanding things. thank god for great folks like all who were involved. much love and respect!

@raiderking69 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful rescue and I am glad you are all OK!

@davidc6510 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome rescue! Well done to all involved in helping! Awesome!

@lovingatlanta 4 жыл бұрын

👍Thank goodness everyone is safe. Every time I think about getting a sailboat, I think of something like this and I pause. 😢😔 👍Just found your channel, I’ll check out your other videos as well. Safe travels. 🤗💞🤗

@MrMichaelcurran 2 жыл бұрын

Your call for Mayday attracted me to your site. This is a dreaded incident for all sailors but thanks to true sailors people will be saved. God be with you. I would like much to follow your travels. BE WELL!

@sailingfilizi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@GusArtiles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank God you was close. Awesome job. Congrants on the rescue.

@alexgreen3159 4 жыл бұрын

greetings from Turkey. god bless both of you you saved 2 innocent lives

@nas4js 4 жыл бұрын

Μπράβο ρε παιδιά, συγχαρητήρια για την επιτυχή έκβαση της διάσωσης!!

@OmmerSyssel 4 жыл бұрын

Drifting container? Good seamanship saving the unlucky crew ✌ Wish your vessel fair winds and smooth sea 🌞

@jonathanvince8173 4 жыл бұрын

How fantastic and what nice people they all were. I also think this is is a safety message to all sailors on how things work correctly.

@challenger2ultralightadventure 4 жыл бұрын

Striking an unknown submerged object! That would be my biggest fear for losing a ship. Such a random and remote chance happening, yet here we see that it does in fact happen. I extend great gratitude to those who involved themselves in the rapid rescue of the crew, and their safe return to land. Cheers from Winnipeg.

@prank-o-mat Жыл бұрын

And that’s exactly the reason why I want my bluewater vessel equipped with effective bulkheads around the notorious areas where leaks occur, holes in the boat/seacocks, rudder and keel bolts in order to limit the impact and keep the boat afloat as long as possible. Also, an engine driven pump mechanism helps a lot, as long as diesel isn’t out the engine runs and pumps the water out (instead of pumping water from the see it pumps from inside the boat). At least this will buy time. Cheers

@kranzonguam 4 жыл бұрын

Well done! Thank god you were there!

@budawang77 4 жыл бұрын

Very moving. I'm sorry for the Danish crew but well done everyone involved. The cruising life has many rewards but also some big challenges.

@peterwilliamson8721 3 жыл бұрын

Great rescue I wonder how many semi submerged containers are floating around in the ocean?

@sailingfilizi 3 жыл бұрын

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@sailingseahawk2012 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of them!

@fissh29 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty intense...excellent job in detailing the ordeal...hope I never have to deal with that, but you guys did a splendid job! Just found your channel, looking forward to watching older videos...cheers and favorable winds.

@gioedm8739 4 жыл бұрын

You guys were so brave. Thank God everybody is fine. Take care🙏🏻

@sailingfilizi 4 жыл бұрын

Gio EDM Thank you!! 😊

@RusstafaB 4 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing story Best part was everyone is safe which I am very pleased to hear about

@estherliutti 3 жыл бұрын

I'm crying. so beautiful action! congratulations!

@wanagiandme 3 жыл бұрын

So Rad you guys were there to save the day!!!

@konica-minolta-serwis 4 жыл бұрын

Good work, good people in the right place, thanks for your favor, commitment, kindness, best regards Paweł ;-)

@konica-minolta-serwis 4 жыл бұрын

in PL lang: Dobra robota, dobrzy ludzie w odpowiednim miejscu, dzięki za Wasz trud, zaangażowanie, życzliwość, pozdrawiam, Paweł ;-)

@MsJLJvideos 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Well done!

@maurke170 4 жыл бұрын

Well done, an amazing rescue. What will the Gwendoline couple do now I wonder?

@stevenboon9829 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely story 👌🏻🤙🏻

@ralphholiman7401 4 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@twdarcy 4 жыл бұрын

Well done, good and kindly people.

@SpyridonMouroutsos 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job..May Poseidon be with you ;)

@roderickmchardy3650 4 жыл бұрын

shame about the boat , glad you are all safe , and well done the rescuers . ( nice to see the catamaram Inspire , have not seen anything from them for a long time )

@davidLPST 3 жыл бұрын

If you are crossing oceans there is nothing safer than a full length keel and a skeg hung rudder.

@SVBlownAway 4 жыл бұрын

respect to you both

@tip0019 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome job on the rescue. Sound was not the best but who cares. Love the wife smokes, makes it more real 😎

@saja7366 2 жыл бұрын

They probably see your dress code as 'equally strange'

@rimaskalesnykas7759 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@chazman4461 4 жыл бұрын

WELL DONE!!!!

@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife 4 жыл бұрын

Of course, there are a lot of whales around Niue and between Niue and Tonga. In Niue, the whales swim through the anchorage, especially at night. It would be a big help if you correct the auto generated CC. The CC does not pick up or render the voices on the VHF. It would be a big help if you fill that portion in. Nice video!

@sailingfilizi 4 жыл бұрын

We have added CC to all our videos. Thank you for the comment 🙏😊

@donb4386 4 жыл бұрын

Textbook. Well done.

@noelsharpe5970 4 жыл бұрын

LYKKE TIL . You can always get another boat. Another life is much harder.

@Leavon 4 жыл бұрын

Well done.

@diggahrockhounder6428 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo 👏

@morrislouiseeagle7161 4 жыл бұрын

Respect- angels of the sea ❤️👏😁xx

@petrospourliakas1648 3 жыл бұрын

Εύγε φίλε μου!!

@andyblyth4519 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly a container, there are loads of them in the ocean and they often sit just beneath the surface of the water. We used to practise for disaster, but disaster often (usually) happens at night when you cant see anything and it happens often very fast. Luckily for these seafarers, help was not far away.

@CHRIS198490 3 жыл бұрын

what is the solution forward looking sonar perhaps ? it was steel boat something is not right

@theophiluschambers3628 3 жыл бұрын

did they hit whale or shipping container or was keel bolts bad ?

@effkay3691 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. I know you did what any sailor would do but still bravo παιδιά.

@sailingfilizi 3 жыл бұрын

Ευχαριστούμε! Να'σαι καλά!

@QuaxC42 3 жыл бұрын

Did he had inssurance for the Boad?

@CHRIS198490 3 жыл бұрын

wow they hit somthing unknown underwater and the boat was steel ? that is bad luck I want to buy aluminium boat but now I am scared is well it can happen to any boat also with catamaran what mistakes they made what did you do to prevent it ?

@nas4js 4 жыл бұрын

Μας τρελανατε με την σημαία που βάλατε στον τοίχο!!

@iliastzevelekos8664 4 жыл бұрын

Δυσαρεστο..... αλλα τελος καλο ολα καλα !!! Η υποθεση διασωση ειδικα την νυχτα δεν ειναι καθολου ευκολη υποθεση .... μπραβο για την επιτυχη διασωση παιδια !!!

@user-carpediemmyfriend 4 жыл бұрын

μπράβο παιδιά,συγχαρητήρια.

@sailingfilizi 4 жыл бұрын

ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ ΣΙΜΟΣ Να είσαι καλά, ευχαριστούμε. Κάναμε το αυτονόητο.

@ChiChi-dy9qi 3 жыл бұрын

Just the idea that there are "semi submerged objects" out there is terrifying.

@Chris9183 4 жыл бұрын

so, does anyone have any tips on how to avoid repeating what happened to this couple? how do you avoid, or at least minimize the chance of colliding with an unseen object at night in your boat?

@jonboyle326 4 жыл бұрын

bravo

@simonhantler8062 4 жыл бұрын

any details on what they hit?, what was the name of there yacht. great rescue efforts.

@norml.hugh-mann 4 жыл бұрын

I ts in the title....and a huge container of severed feet in shoes

@davoocass 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder what they hit, must've been something very solid to sink a steel yacht 🤔

@narcissus6158 3 жыл бұрын

Drug sub most likely

@boardelia 4 жыл бұрын

Hi guys another subscription from a fellow sailor ! I haven't seen all your videos but it would be a good idea to present your boat no ?

@sailingfilizi 4 жыл бұрын

boardelia Thanks for subscribing! If you visit www.sailingfilizi.gr you’ll find everything about Filizi :-)

@ivanrv145 2 жыл бұрын

Anda berdua luar biasa 👍👍

@sailingfilizi 2 жыл бұрын

terima kasih 😊Thank you!!!

@acknative1 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@salomonbueno4095 3 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@dookiebrown8775 3 жыл бұрын

Never visiting Niue for sure!!

@horseshoe182 4 жыл бұрын

what ever they hit , it was solid, because it sunk a steel boat.

@Wedontwantnowarnomore 3 жыл бұрын

An omen is never good. A sign is. A bad omen. A good sign. Stay safe.

@sailingfilizi 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. In our culture an omen can be both. Be well 😊

@thomasdawe1837 3 жыл бұрын

@@sailingfilizi in English too. Lovely video by the way.

@backthebadge4009 4 жыл бұрын

So did they ever determine what they hit?

@WhoDatAficionado 4 жыл бұрын

Could of been parts from aircraft serial number 28420 floating just under he surface

@MrDave892 4 жыл бұрын

most likely it was a sea container

@billhanna8838 4 жыл бұрын

Well done , Not mush shipping around there so more than likely a whale , good out come - Says something about a skeg hung rudder ??

@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife 4 жыл бұрын

I am becoming a big believer in skeg hung rudders.

@SpyridonMouroutsos 4 жыл бұрын

@norml.hugh-mann 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe heaving to at night should be the standard.....but who actually watches ahead 100% ofthe time when cruising? Maybe its just bad luck and unavoidable sometimes

@wombatdk 4 жыл бұрын

Slowing down at night is a good idea for sure. Heaving to might be a bit extreme. The one problem with many of those objects is that they're not necessarily visible during daytime either. Scarily, there's over 1000 containers lost at sea each year, according to the World Shipping Council. No idea how many of those will sink quickly and how many will float.

@oddworld9000 4 жыл бұрын

Could have hit semi submerged container, I hit one in a force 8, yep, sunk in less than 3 mins. Nothing worse than seeing your pride and you sink☹️

@sailingfilizi 4 жыл бұрын

Andre Percy So sorry for this, it must have been a nightmare! Great that you survived, though. 😞

@CHRIS198490 3 жыл бұрын

but it was steel boat or plastic ? and what would you do again to prevent it ?

@cv507 3 жыл бұрын

3:30 austrian spirits? ^^ $ämsink out sehr v v It töök secöndce?

@alexantiparos 4 жыл бұрын

Ξανα μπραβο!!! Απλα σας ακολουθω πια

@chrispeters4405 4 жыл бұрын

avoid ship channels

@superwag634 4 жыл бұрын

I heard steel yachts are better because if you hit something, they don’t sink and fibreglass yachts do sink. Now I know it’s all garbage and steel boats have the hassle of endless rust. Avoid them