How Do Oil Platforms Get Their Groceries?

How Do Oil Platforms Get Their Groceries? | Richard Hammond's Big

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While visiting the Appomattox Platform in the Gulf of Mexico, Richard Hammond helps with the task of receiving a new grocery delivery to feed the crew. Turns out, it's quite the complex process!
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@osdial1 4 жыл бұрын

That guy on the ship was down to business

@TheStripedShirtGuy 4 жыл бұрын

Could have been a bit nicer though

@HERPDEDERP49 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheStripedShirtGuy bruv have you met a sailor before? or an oil rig worker? that's the nicest guy on the rig guaranteed

@davidperry7676 4 жыл бұрын

He has a very dangerous job the person that said he is on 275,000 a year is wrong he may be on about 50000dollars a year if that. He conducted himself as advised when dealing with non crew members and the media.

@billyslaironair8860 4 жыл бұрын

It's no laughing matter

@funyunonion37732 4 жыл бұрын

David Perry nearly everyone on the rig is making at least 100k a year. The more specialized positions get closer to 250k. Source: my dad works on rigs

@arkit3387 4 жыл бұрын

It's like watching Michael Scott and darryl from the office

@fzafg 4 жыл бұрын

in real life 🤦

@forwardthrottle2470 4 жыл бұрын

That episode with the booze cruise when they put him in the brig out of the way

@juliahansen948 4 жыл бұрын

"just stay outta my way man"

@pabloalvarado4465 4 жыл бұрын

that's what she said

@billyslaironair8860 4 жыл бұрын

Who and who

@dyandersonco 4 жыл бұрын

i love how his helmet says “Richard Hammond” its like a gamer tag lol

@chriswakefield9538 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, a funny KZfaq comment. Haven't seen one of those in a while.

@dyandersonco 4 жыл бұрын

thanks doc

@shadowxxe 4 жыл бұрын

its a warning lol

@woodywoodmc2209 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a target

@dyandersonco 4 жыл бұрын

n/a ok boomer

@nakibsayyed4999 4 жыл бұрын

Richard was kinda sad that he didn't get to do any work on that ship lol

@someone321 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t blame him... he literally went on it, got rejected by the crew guy and then just watched and went off

@Luckiestof13 4 жыл бұрын

The guy must've been a fan of Top Gear and saw how Hammond has crashed things. I dont feel bad at all. Risking your own kife is one thing, but yourself and possibly a crew member on the ship. Naw.

@olliedylan1381 4 жыл бұрын

n/a never use “Americans” and “smart” in the same sentence again... unless you’re putting “are not” between them

@RSGReallySimpleGaming 4 жыл бұрын

I cant stand moments like those, its so clearly scripted.

@RSGReallySimpleGaming 4 жыл бұрын

Auditory Cheesecake Nice generalization?

@Robzzx 4 жыл бұрын

Hammond :"control the oil rig for one day" Oil stocks :"mayday mayday we going down"

@balto2455 4 жыл бұрын

its a ship, not a plane :-)

@diamondofficial758 4 жыл бұрын

ha ha

@benjaminlust5494 4 жыл бұрын

NDABE ZITHA he means the stock prices lol

@benjaminlust5494 4 жыл бұрын

NDABE ZITHA r/whoosh

@railfanatic1416 4 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminlust5494 r/itswooooshwith4os

@colethornton4285 4 жыл бұрын

"What can I do to help?" "GET OUT OF MY WAY" LOL

@viperbot5311 3 жыл бұрын

🦶😮‍💨

@imillnotsick420 4 жыл бұрын

Love Damiens response to Richard asking to help, 100% straight up no bs.

@realkilju 4 жыл бұрын

More like straight up rude

@locketom 3 жыл бұрын

@@realkilju No he was being professional. Its extremely dangerous work and the ship is on the clock. Letting Hammond board the ship alone was generous of the ship's crew.

@livelife4228TBAS 3 ай бұрын

Right that's who I want in charge of my food delivery in the middle of no where

@ianstradian 4 жыл бұрын

The supply vessel was from the Edison Chouest fleet. They call Chouest the Cajun Navy. Biggest company you’ve never heard of. 9 shipyards, 400+ vessels worldwide, family owned and operated. I worked for Chouest for 14 years. Not sure which vessel that was but it was one of the newer ones. Nice vessels. The Dynamic Positioning System is incredible, about 7 computers coordinate the vessels thrusters and main propulsion systems and the vessel will sit in one spot like its sitting on a rock, kinda amazing if you consider the wind is pushing the vessel one direction the waves and current in another. The captain and crew monitor the system only correcting it if needed, which is rarely.

@nighthawk7450 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I'm currently on a similar boat that's been converted for clam fishing. We dont have (or need) this system but it sounds awesome.

@ianstradian 4 жыл бұрын

Night Hawk what’s the displacement of your vessel?

@jaleneverette932 4 жыл бұрын

I work for chouest that boat was a 280

@thomaswells3090 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thanka for sharing!

@OGKook 2 жыл бұрын

So sweet!

@bo0tsy1 4 жыл бұрын

"I just need you to stand outta my way"

@the_auditor1017 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@realkilju 4 жыл бұрын

That guy had a bad day

@discobriscoe5880 3 жыл бұрын

Met too many Americans like that. Nobody likes them

@James.576 3 жыл бұрын

Thats a bit rude isn't it.

@hus390 3 жыл бұрын

@@James.576 It was. Let him load at least something. My guess is that the supply ship was not informed about the recording of this programme

@Sam-zq4yx 4 жыл бұрын

Must be a really interesting job Richard has at the moment, visiting all these incredible engineering projects all over the world

@bttremby6642 3 жыл бұрын

These are old

@jamalgota895 4 жыл бұрын

that's what you get for hanging James on his sleeping tent

@someone321 4 жыл бұрын

Didn’t jeremy do that?

@loodytheleprican3079 4 жыл бұрын

@@someone321 they both did it

@jrh5544 4 жыл бұрын

What episode is that in

@jasonvangeuns9062 4 жыл бұрын

@@jrh5544 think they mean the Burma special with the trucks and think was Jeremy that hoisted James tent with his crane cause of his snoring

@someone321 4 жыл бұрын

loody the leprican when did hammond do it?

@piyushpokhrel7349 4 жыл бұрын

“Richard Hammond’s Big” three words I never thought I’d see in the same sentence.

@JadenBoss 4 жыл бұрын

Piyush Pokhrel 😂😂😂😂

@elizabethridenbaugh7731 4 жыл бұрын

THAT WHAT SHE SAID

@Thisath100 4 жыл бұрын

I think that's the joke NGL.

@Mickocarbomb 3 жыл бұрын

The only way he can say he's tall and definitely not shorter than most.

@bodahem21 4 жыл бұрын

5:00 “Some sort of liquid, very important” lol 😂

@russefrance4869 4 жыл бұрын

My son works as a chemist around the world on these platforms. They are the most highly organised and safety conscious environments you can find. I bet they just loved having a film crew on board.. :))

@ArcanisUrriah 4 жыл бұрын

Who does he work for? I might know him. :)

@shan10101 4 жыл бұрын

3:36 Hammond looks like he about to float away any second

@mitchellbliss3828 3 жыл бұрын

Same with many ocean objects or creatures you see on camera. It's tough to scale how massive these rig platforms truly are without having anything to compare it too!

@masonfuckboy7860 4 жыл бұрын

I like how he says “traditional Louisiana stew”

@samdoorley6101 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah when he said "traditional Louisiana stew" my first thought was "He's talking about gumbo."

@idkjustchangingmyname7343 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha Im from New Orleans and I thought the same thing.

@EuroGuy85 3 жыл бұрын

I knew when he said favourite dish, after all they are 130 kms away from NOLA

@careysharp8340 4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to need you to stand over there. In other words, stay out of my way. 🤣🤣🤣

@fluffy2k540 4 жыл бұрын

I'm taking up Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering. This video makes me motivated. When I down I always watch this video to make my self motivated. So thankful that you documented this video :)

@tofu0boy09 4 жыл бұрын

2:58 - 3:43 Is this a scene off of the office with Michael Scott and Darryl??

@atha2887 4 жыл бұрын

Large oil rig is easy when you bring pumpkins and an ak

@tinman8362 4 жыл бұрын

yeah just use the tower on top and use crane when you call in the heavies

@youngpalmtree_2339 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@playerhater424 4 жыл бұрын

Is see you're a man of culture

@juanantoniocruz2937 4 жыл бұрын

Rust?

@jdkdkkdkdkf4130 4 жыл бұрын

Juan Antonio Cruz no dust

@abhijitguha494 3 жыл бұрын

Richard Hammond’s documentaries are an opportunity to learn a lot of things. It is a great learning platform. Keep up the excellent job.

@SmittyAccess 2 жыл бұрын

I meet him on that platform. He’s a really nice guy.

@Vagabondo-fs6qu 4 жыл бұрын

Richard you were lucky it was a flat calm day; there were not many of them when I worked in the North Sea.

@JAGFilmsChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t know how this showed up on recommended, but truly glad it did😂

@n0bly_hades 4 жыл бұрын

I used to work in the oilfield in Carlsbad NM, and Im already having flashbacks!

@jamesmoore3346 4 жыл бұрын

I spent all my time catching a boat ride or a helicopter ride out of fourchon or grand isle to do some service work on a platform or a 'toad stool' in the gulf. Retired about six years ago....still fresh enough to say I miss it......

@n0bly_hades 4 жыл бұрын

james moore 😆 I kinda miss it aswell, met alot of great people that came from alot of different states just to work in the field!

@its_vintage2601 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta respect that man he is 100% business. "I just need you to stay out of the way" 😂😂

@AF-hx4xz 3 ай бұрын

I’m the same way. last thing u need is some new guy messing somethin up and you get blamed for it

@Sh-iv3zs 4 жыл бұрын

Back when I was on a rig our sewage soil line always got blocked and dried up, we worked out if we diverted a little high pressure crude we never had a clogged or dried sewage soil lines

@poof4584 4 жыл бұрын

3:00 My dude was a bit too serious

@christjan08 4 жыл бұрын

I mean, not really. He's got a job to do. Someone getting in the way or doing something wrong can either cost thousands of dollars, or cause someone serious injury.

@demonvxv4878 4 жыл бұрын

If anything goes wrong, that guy might loose his job. And that stuff is expensive. So it's understandable.

@AlleyCatGhost 4 жыл бұрын

No, he was very professional.

@rasdread0989 4 жыл бұрын

I like how one of the essential groceries there are Gatorades

@brandoncaldwell95 4 жыл бұрын

It has salts and electrolytes essential for people who sweat a lot. They need it to replace what they loose. Also, they need at least 2 bottled waters or more per Gatorade.

@_s_9920 3 жыл бұрын

household brands are essential for keeping up morale and preventing homesickness and isolation.

@gettingtoastedatq 4 жыл бұрын

1:04 everyone keep in mind how gigantic that ship is and it is dwarfed by that oil rig

@Issa.nicholas 4 жыл бұрын

This was in my recommendations realll quick for some reason

@AlexYeets 4 жыл бұрын

Hammond looked absolutely defeated lol.

@sksaifuddin5367 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sir for your time

@jordaaanq4668 4 жыл бұрын

I've been on a string of watching these Hammond Discovery channel vids

@FatUncleJoey 4 жыл бұрын

Love these!

@gw6258 3 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool that Diamond Dogs let Hammond have a tour of Mother Base.

@bnkh 4 жыл бұрын

the fact that they went down aboard the PSU didnt make any sense

@MegaBYSON 4 жыл бұрын

Very true

@georgecroney6168 4 жыл бұрын

Damien, the guy in charge had a short amount of time to get the ship unloaded and out of the way. They must have realised he was going to direct them to stay well away from the dangerous heavy huge steel boxes swinging from a crane

@naim5263 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe just to show him how they load the food or something

@wiebemartens1030 3 жыл бұрын

To get one of the crew down would make sense, to keep (radio) contact with the crane-operator when ready to lift

@brandonfleming7118 4 жыл бұрын

I just noticed this vid was just released.

@isaiahjacobson2089 4 жыл бұрын

woah dang i just assumed it was 7 or 8 years old till i saw this comment

@lukewarmwater6713 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh, I thought it was some old video

@davetv4705 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome 👏

@troykruse5161 4 жыл бұрын

Another cool video 👍🏻

@TheRealArtimusKnight 3 жыл бұрын

This show is awesome

@debbietanton6798 4 жыл бұрын

My dad worked at Bethlehem Steel in Beaumont, Tx. He went many times to jack up rigs for repair work!!! He could not talk enough about the food on them!!! I think sometimes thats why he went!!!

@omgahandlelol 4 жыл бұрын

you can tell this crew has seen previous topgear episodes: "you can stay out of the way" lol

@epikwhale5212 4 жыл бұрын

We need hammond type guys on the work. He's so clumsy and happy guy.

@christianwolf68 4 жыл бұрын

the vessel belongs to Edison Chouest Offshore. i worked for them many years back , outside of the us army it was one of the best jobs i had

@lucky115_5 4 жыл бұрын

The most epic grocery trip in existence

@ounhy5359 4 жыл бұрын

not a video we needed, but the video we got

@brandondaniels3604 4 жыл бұрын

I work on a drill ship, we get about four of those metal containers every week

@smoketinytom 4 жыл бұрын

Speaking of Hygiene.... During this lockdown.

@elysivm_ 4 жыл бұрын

props to the guy cooking the gumbo i couldn’t imagine trying to make a dark roux on that scale

@stinkyclunge2560 4 жыл бұрын

A question I didn't know I needed answered

@moodyfan4ever 3 жыл бұрын

Hey that is my job , deliver provisions on board vessels with a truck , mostly in Rotterdam, Antwerp , Gent , Zeebrugge., and other Ports.

@TBoy205 4 жыл бұрын

looks pretty straight forward to me

@InservioLetum Жыл бұрын

Imagine cooking gumbo in a container big enough to have an echo. WOW.

@mrjoshj5867 4 жыл бұрын

That looks so fun.Being on the crane thing

@daltonmoore8971 4 жыл бұрын

It is until the wind blows 25-30 mph and the seas go up to 7-9 feet. Like trying to land the basket on a moving roller coaster.

@greghawkins59 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm being sent to help" "please do nothing"

@moeguns9477 4 жыл бұрын

How am I just now finding out that the Hamster has his own show!?!?

@BenKDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

3:10 - It's like the scene in "District 9" where Vicus is telling the commander that the soldiers should carry less ammo...

@benberkovic 3 жыл бұрын

somehow, richard would've managed to roll that rig!

@fm21lzd95 3 жыл бұрын

This gives me MSGV mother base memories

@strangerdanga5844 4 жыл бұрын

We all really needed to watch those itty bitty almost empty containers being hoisted. In proper high seas that might even be slightly difficult

@johnturner3358 3 жыл бұрын

Damien was finna hit him with the meanest uppercut ever

@AwaixJavaid 4 жыл бұрын

Are these the clips only or is there any full-length documentary too? Any links to that?

@TheFrontyer 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, I just delivered groceries to an oil rig yesterday.

@jessicaregina1956 2 ай бұрын

Lol nobody cares.

@TheFrontyer 2 ай бұрын

@@jessicaregina1956 then why did 15 people upvote and you bother to comment?

@jessicaregina1956 2 ай бұрын

To irritate you

@TheFrontyer 2 ай бұрын

@@jessicaregina1956 You just made me laugh a little. If anything you sound like the ones who is annoyed lol

@jessicaregina1956 2 ай бұрын

Woohoo look! Squirrel

@axelrytkonen8809 4 жыл бұрын

I love how JP puts on the hair net when he doesent have hair

@joelconcessao9607 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Richard next time while you are out on the deck unloading the provisions make sure you wear your safety glasses on. I have been working on offshore rigs wonder why the HSE didn't give you a warning 😝

@shedmanx3640 4 жыл бұрын

And this was done on a calm day. Try it with a 30 + knot wind blowing.

@lukeonuke 4 жыл бұрын

I realy like how this dude stopped stiring whatever that is at 5:41.

@scottowens398 3 жыл бұрын

That's gumbo. It's delicious.

@TBrady 4 жыл бұрын

These rigs are so pretty and amazing.

@lunasnightshade 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this is cool

@RevJamesCostello 4 жыл бұрын

The delivery man didn’t understand Hammond.

@geoffbrowne4730 3 жыл бұрын

I was on a site where ess was making the food. We figured it stood for eleven shades of slop because that’s what they served us.

@statusd1180 4 жыл бұрын

If I had the opportunity to go on one of these I would

@CannyBow 4 жыл бұрын

squad of 8 gonna roll everybody there in a scrap heli

@natesmith9007 4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to bring through extra med kits

@yeetmaster1607 4 жыл бұрын

Full metal m2 kids here

@theespressoguy4235 4 жыл бұрын

here I come, alone in my rowboat, armed with a revolver and wood armor

@Bobisgone2024 4 жыл бұрын

Man of culture I see.

@cookiedough4892 4 жыл бұрын

Someone called in the heavy scientists

@triledink 4 жыл бұрын

You know, for an oil rig... they get pretty awesome food on there.

@indian4406 4 жыл бұрын

Offshore is my dream work place.

@paulgreen2220 4 жыл бұрын

And as someone who has worked offshore in the North Sea i have never found out why the bananas are the first thing to be hoarded once the supply boat has been

@TheHandsomeman 3 жыл бұрын

There's even a corner shop at sea!

@senddeee1451 4 жыл бұрын

Damien needs a tv show lol

@jrchavez9425 4 жыл бұрын

I really really miss working at the shipyard

@andrewbarton8476 3 жыл бұрын

3:07 Hammond gets introduced to how most people working in trades really talk... lol

@alecjones4135 3 жыл бұрын

I love that moment. The guy is all business and richard just wants to help.

@TheDigigram 4 жыл бұрын

1:35 and they strap him in on the basket. Oh thats nice :D

@FluffScripts 4 жыл бұрын

This is like a floating island!

@betsyhendricks3078 Жыл бұрын

I want some of that gumbo!

@blakej6416 4 жыл бұрын

Guy is a hysterical baby.

@JonesNate 4 жыл бұрын

I still think if they'd replaced David Tennant with Richard Hammond on Doctor Who, nearly no one would have known the difference.

@AnthonyChopra 4 жыл бұрын

well that has made me hungry haha

@SquareNoggin 4 жыл бұрын

Man I would really really love to work on one of those things. Unfortunately I'm not particularly skilled - I operate various machines for custom office furbiture manufacturing: there's maybe some technical skills I've developed in maintaining and repairing those machines, but its a different league entirely from what these guys on oil rigs are doing. But what I'm wondering - how does one get their foot in the door in a place like this? I'd be willing to sweep the floors for barely above minimum wage if thats what it takes, but I would just love love love to do anything related to working on one of these rigs. Anybody with any experience have any tips? Would getting certified with various forklifts be helpful?

@TheDraindeimo 4 жыл бұрын

I forgot to mention that forklift certification won’t help you, companies that have work going on out there are among the safest, wasn’t always the case though. They will train you their way.

@TheFrontyer 4 жыл бұрын

Step one is a safety course thats mandatory for work oil rigs. Then you gneerally need to show you have some skills or trades thatbmakes sense. A steward (helping in the galley, cleaning accomodations/cabins) is generally not needed for any skills. But you cant really grow in ranks. Better to start working on deck, and eventually maybe get a offshore crane certificate. But to work on deck you would need some more certification.

@reactions4851 4 жыл бұрын

The rig is actually a Lego set it just looks big because of Richard

@scottowens398 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@azeleapark 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting & educational. 👍

@PatrickN225 4 жыл бұрын

Damm that guy is cold

@masmaslil 2 жыл бұрын

A boat Very interesting video concept though

@itstherightone5179 3 ай бұрын

My wife's grandpappi used to say, "you help more by staying out of the way"

@jimbob7613 Жыл бұрын

Never saw a basket that nice where I worked.

@samuelthomas1575 4 жыл бұрын

Hats off to the Filipinos! They are everywhere out on the high seas.

@slothy5713 4 жыл бұрын

Was anyone thinking about rust when they saw this

@PrimeRaptor 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@thesovietonion4671 3 жыл бұрын

No the oil rig map on MW

@lesliemackay7853 2 жыл бұрын

A safety tether on a Billy Pugh! When did that happen! It was far more entertaining watching Supply Boat operations on Nightshift, January in The North Sea!