🔱PART 3 of 65 YEARS at SEA. The Life of a Deep Sea Diver.

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Alec Laird was born in his granny's bed at Liddel Farm, The Orkney Islands on the 17th of June 1942.
After a brief stint working on a harbour tug, he joined the Royal Navy at the age of 16. He still works at sea on board an ERRV (Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel) in the North Sea..........This is his story in his own words.....
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@gafrers Жыл бұрын

Great to see Part 3. Fascinating 👍👍

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

Thank’s for watching. Hope to have part 4 posted this leave.

@ChristophersMum Жыл бұрын

I's GREAT to see you back again🎉😁...What a fantastic career Alec has had...quite a varied work load, and quite a heavy one at times...must have many, many tales to tell So what has changed that you can post the videos again...I do hope it's permanent.😁

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

I can only film inside so not worth doing my usual stuff ☹️

@dennisbergmann1722 Жыл бұрын

Wow, all 3 parts are amazing. Not many folks on this earth have experienced diving the way he had. Incredible nerves in a unforgiving environment. Such a different world in the sea. Thanks for the documentary of this man.

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. There’ll be more to come

@donnakawana Жыл бұрын

What an interesting bit if kit an even more interesting Fella..Thanks for all you've done to advance this job safety

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

And some interesting stories.

@malcolm9650 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see you back Chief hope all is well. I was in Aberdeen over the weekend on HMS Archer with the RNR and saw one a few of your fleet.

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

Dare I ask what HMS Archer is up to working out of Aberdeen? 😬

@malcolm9650 Жыл бұрын

@@Bigwavemaster1 nothing exciting, mainly PR exercise in Stonehaven taking out sea cadets and ship visit open to the punlic

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

@@malcolm9650 Sounds like fun. I used to be in the sea scouts at Portsmouth. We also got to do such things. Mind you, back then, anyone could just walk into Portsmouth Dockyard and ask to be shown round a RN ship.

@morrislouiseeagle7161 Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing your story - please stay safe and well - sending you all the blessings of the season ♥️😀xx

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@ronj.feimer3660 Жыл бұрын

Very Educational, Wish I were 50 years younger, sounds like a job for a young and strong guy

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

Alex dived for about 40 years.

@lynnebowman880 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you back again, happy new year to you all ❤

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lynne. Happy new year to you also

@timwilson6005 Жыл бұрын

And you had commented that the North Atlantic is so vast that you have plenty of leeway and you're only dealing with wind not current do you remember?

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

Indeed

@watrgrl2 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing life you’ve had on (and in) the sea! Great story! This has been such an amazing channel giving us land-lubbers a great glimpse into life onboard a ship of this kind in the wickedest, wildest seas in the world . Who will run your channel now if you’re retired? And just one more question: do you guys ever actually do any fishing (for food) when the sea is relatively calm or is this activity against company policy?

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t retired just yet. The company don’t want me filming any more ☹️

@NaveedAli-gc1li Жыл бұрын

Very good 👍 love you ❤️ video

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@malcolm9650 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, what a career!

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

And I’m sure we’ll only get to hear the half of it.

@timwilson6005 Жыл бұрын

Remember sir," dish Chris"I was then asking about tacking in currents

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

Yep.

@timwilson6005 Жыл бұрын

Also I'm a navy man from the US.and I'ma an under water welder and now I make living welding together shop press equipment and it's fun plus _$$$$ I would love if I was 10 years younger to work for you to if we could back in time. But we can't .This is the kind of thing I like and search for on you tube I'm mean Jesus .I wonder now why I took to the water when I thought I was grow up, but. I wasn't.now with all due respect, I think 10 years younger I would be a good mate well hell it's better than the "

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

This man is 80 and still at sea.

@timwilson6005 Жыл бұрын

Jesus. I'm now understanding where you're coming from

@Bigwavemaster1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much