Yacht wrecked and a daring recovery in big summer storm in Brixham Harbour. Storm Antoni.

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11 ай бұрын

There have been 300+ comments to this video. I have tried to delete the more unpleasant ones, apologies if I have missed any.
For those who have expressed an interest in buying the guys a drink, can I suggest that you book a fishing or sightseeing trip with them when you’re next in Brixham, you know you’ll be in safe hands.
: website below
www.funfishtrips.co.uk/
For those of you unlucky to be living too far from here to visit, may I suggest a donation to the RNLI. We may all need them at some time. Link below.
rnli.org/support-us/give-mone...
This is a badly damaged yacht on the yacht club pontoons in Brixham harbour and a daring recovery by the crew of the local sightseeing boat.
05/08/2023 during a north westerly summer storm. Winds are 30mph plus with gust much higher.

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@user-lh1mp9to8e 11 ай бұрын

If you have been impressed by this brave rescue, please have a look at the description for information on how you can book a trip out with fun fish, who were the rescuers and also how you can support the RNLI

@MrDavidjohn66 10 ай бұрын

Well done guys. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@jonc919 11 ай бұрын

The same orange day tripper boat also saved another yacht that had broken its moorings 15 minutes later and drifting fast into the harbour. Amazing seamanship to get a tow line on that one as well. Great credit to the crew.

@norml.hugh-mann 11 ай бұрын

Some people/crews really take the initiative and step up when things go wrong. Heroes come in every uniform, every sport, and every hobby.

@chrisyarnold6205 11 ай бұрын

The owners season is ended, but with a haul out and repairs, at least he still has a boat. He should reward these people.

@chrisyarnold6205 11 ай бұрын

After watching this video twice, it appears that this boat is wooden hulled, or wooden sheathed with epoxy and glass, if so, and judging also by the bilge pump running at full capacity, this boat could have been minutes from disaster. It is certainly badly damaged and will need substantial repairs, so the rescue was great and timely.

@pcka12 11 ай бұрын

The weather is like many another August, as a boy I used to enjoy watching the Atlantic rollers crashing against the West Coast & remember D Day was delayed by a June storm; once watched it snow in June in Somerset.

@dancarter482 11 ай бұрын

@@pcka12 _EXACTLY_ ! Battle of Britain - hottest summer - post war COLDEST most dreadful winter .. .. .. People suffer from selective amnesia or wilful ignorance!

@UnderwaterSurveySARFiFish 11 ай бұрын

The day tripper boat showed remarkable skill and finesse in boat handling, while the crew displayed courage and professionalism in boarding the vessel. They deserve a round of applause for their excellent performance.

@pauloakwood9208 11 ай бұрын

Very brave and very dangerous. Shocking how big the swells were inside a harbour. Well done.

@charmer1979 11 ай бұрын

Unusually large tide for August clashing with massive winds causes big trouble.

@jamesrichardson476 11 ай бұрын

Looks as if the wind is coming from the east (ish). There's not all that much shelter from that direction in Brixham

@Morningvicar 11 ай бұрын

Northerly wind

@steve7963 11 ай бұрын

Sailed at the Comet Trio Nationals this weekend with this being the committee boat on Friday. At the race briefing they stated on what good terms the club is with these guys - this was clearly showed on the video- great job saving the yacht from more damage or sinking

@DavidPritt-xh7qq 11 ай бұрын

The crew member who went on board did an amazing job, very brave in these conditions, the swell is awful, and I can see the way the boat and the pontoon were hitting each other with some force, which must be felt onboard as well. These guys deserve all the credit for a job well done. Brought back memories of visiting the harbour in our Sadler 29 thirty years ago, in far more agreeable weather I am glad to say.

@nathanburden4784 11 ай бұрын

Great rescue, well done to all involved.

@hurdurdur7rl696 11 ай бұрын

This was nuts. That leap of faith. Wuff.

@sailingrollingstone8723 11 ай бұрын

Those guys are absolute heroes. That so could have been Rolling Stone. The hull would have been holed in short order by the pontoon corner if it had not been saved. What a brave leap! And congratulations to Morning Vicar for a calmly and well-shot bit of real-time videography.

@firstlast9933 11 ай бұрын

Have you notice the water being pumped out on the starboard side, after the guy went inside (visible at 2:04)? I'm wondering how much water was inside the boat and was it perhaps already coming in from the corner pontoon damage..

@firstlast9933 11 ай бұрын

Oh no... I'm mistaken! It's pumping out right from the start of the video, even before the rescue person gets onboard!!

@analysedean 11 ай бұрын

there is a huge hole in the side, it was already taking on water,

@garymitchell5899 11 ай бұрын

@@analysedeanNah obviously it was taking on water through the hatches. If there was a hole in the hull it'd be much lower. That's scraped paint

@analysedean 11 ай бұрын

@@garymitchell5899 its a fiberglass hull, not steel, there is nothing left, the reason it didn't sink right away is because the huge gaping hole is mostly above the waterline. Edit: starting at 4:22 you can pretty much look inside the boat through the hole,

@iamcarbonandotherbits.8039 11 ай бұрын

Nice to see that there are people out there who still care for others, well done that boat crew 👏.

@andyrbush 11 ай бұрын

My eyes popped wide open several times watching this epic recovery. Amazing seamanship and bravery.

@derekdee9592 11 ай бұрын

Expert seamanship & brave guys at work, well done guys !

@neanderthaloutdoors9202 11 ай бұрын

The month matters not, this is England, our weather has always been hit and miss, we had our 5-6 weeks of very hot dry weather in May/June, just because we are in summer time means nothing on this island. Yes good job by that crew.

@lux_moto 11 ай бұрын

I agree, I live in the Netherlands, and I remember summer storms every now and then over the last 60 years. It's a 'normal' occurrence.

@neanderthaloutdoors9202 11 ай бұрын

@@lux_moto It is, we live in similar climates.

@lovelifeloveboat 6 ай бұрын

A great recovery of the boat - I keep coming back to this and watch it over and over.. incredible and yes, when we are next that way, we will be booking a trip to show support!

@Morningvicar 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@philgray3443 11 ай бұрын

That was painful watching the pontoon digging into the yacht. Kudos to the boat handler as well as the determination of the boarding person.

@waterboy8999 11 ай бұрын

That skipper is very skilled, well done folks.

@chuckvanderbildt 11 ай бұрын

Wow, that was a lively scene. Impressive skills and courage on display.

@blackthornhealing 11 ай бұрын

Great boat rescue. Love the fact your talking was very minimal. Thanks

@scopex2749 11 ай бұрын

OUTSTANDING WORK to all the sightseeing boat crew. That yacht would probably have sunk as the stern was being severely holed by the pontoon. The automatic bilge pump can be seen chucking out GALLONS of sea water! In a few hours she would have been unrecoverable. WELL DONE!👍👏👏👏👏

@iancampbell7852 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic rescue and thanks for posting

@Superjetjim 10 ай бұрын

Great job lads, we all hope there’s somebody like you with such great seamanship around, the day we all need it. ❤

@oldscooldinghybuoys 11 ай бұрын

Fabulous efforts from crew and skipper 👌 heartwarming 😊

@keithleivers4061 11 ай бұрын

This crew should have a award❤❤

@sicks6six 11 ай бұрын

that's the problem with floating pontoons, great for boarding and loading supplies but they can cause havoc to the side of the boat even in small swells, buoys are best and a small row boat. well done the man who boarded it,

@Mrcoffindodger 10 ай бұрын

what a wonderful selfless act of kindness. Lad on the yacht did well, especially as he must have known it was getting damaged by the pontoon. Great boat handling also fro the trip boat. All round a bloody good job.

@danielbarton9291 10 ай бұрын

My own boat was damaged in a storm like this, I would have been very grateful for help like this.

@janegreen9340 11 ай бұрын

Amazing bravery and the true spirit of sea farers.

@nigelleyland166 11 ай бұрын

Not only saved that yatch but any other it may have drifted into, I do hope these lads got some pints bought in the local, they well desserve a few!

@s1914 11 ай бұрын

Amazing effort from that chap. Bravo!

@waderogers 11 ай бұрын

A great example of what to do in a situation like this. I live and sail in Alaska and we get storms like this as well. About the only thing I would have done differently is to use a rubber snubber on the tow rope which would take some of the tension off the tow rope as the swell moved the bow of the boat up and down while being towed. Additionally, I would have added an additional tow rope, in case the first one snapped, but it's easy to sit here in my chair and say what I would have done! Kudos to the driver of the rescue boat. Well done, and the guy who jumped onto the yacht was all over it! He's to be commended!

@12345fowler 11 ай бұрын

I was in fear when he was trying to cut thoses lines free. If you happen to let your fingers near the cleats trying to undo the lines and with the swells smashing the boat the lines can and will get under extreme tension without warning and can cut and/or crumble your hand just like that.

@garylongden 11 ай бұрын

a rubber snubber was the way to go

@RichieKeane 11 ай бұрын

Amazing effort and bravery...

@joebarrett4353 11 ай бұрын

What brave men. Well done to them

@richardgiles2484 11 ай бұрын

Excellent boat handling skills and a massive, well done to all 👍👏👏 this is what happens at sea unlike our roads when people just pass you buy when you need help 🙄

@lydiaajohnson 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant work at boat rescue.

@TJ-eq6dl 11 ай бұрын

This is August in Britain which is on top of the World ) we need people like these whom risk life/injury to help,very brave.

@user-hx7vn3jw6n 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing… very impressive! I‘m happy, that my Shrimper is lying pretty save in a harbour in a kind of fjord- the „Schlei“. Hope your boat is doing well!

@scrapyardwars Ай бұрын

Having experienced this, it was nice to see someone bother to try and help, I found most dont give a toss and would rather watch it sink.

@surfitmansurfitman7680 11 ай бұрын

I better go and check my boat tomorrow morning. Looks horrendous. I hope Morning Vicar is OK. Thanks for braving the weather to show us what our poor boats have to endure on their moorings.

@user-br3ll4mb6e 2 ай бұрын

Good video. You can clearly see the bilge pumps on the yacht were both working, spitting out water on the starboard side.

@lovelifeloveboat 11 ай бұрын

That is an absolutely amazing piece of work as the vessel would have been lost otherwise. We were saying before he dropped the ropes, that we hopes he cuts them rather than risk fingers. Great work and great community spirit as well. We do hope that your boat is well too.!

@flybywire5866 11 ай бұрын

He had a knife and cut them

@lovelifeloveboat 11 ай бұрын

@@flybywire5866 Exactly - that is what we were hoping he would !!! Seen too many people get their pinkies trapped!

@stuartcrang5697 11 ай бұрын

That is correct and that is what I did cut the ropes no way off getting them untied as the hitch’s went too tight no damage done to ours thankfully yellow boat was my uncles and the orange is my work boat for grockel trips

@lovelifeloveboat 11 ай бұрын

@@stuartcrang5697 Honestly Stuart, that was a brilliant leap and this video has certainly gone viral - The damage looked awful, given that the edge of the pontoon was just gouging another piece with every wave - however, I am sure it will be repairable which is better than a loss! Will definitely look you up as we run a news site over on the East Coast... but good drills in cutting away for sure and I am glad that all went well... with leaps onto a vessel like that, you have a career ahead as a ship pilot surely!

@TrappedinSLC 10 ай бұрын

@@stuartcrang5697 Good reminder for people who spend time around boats to have a decent knife easily accessible!

@kailaniandi 10 ай бұрын

Awesome seamanship! That poor old sailboat looked nearly finished. The port quarter was almost worn through, and probably won't have lasted another twenty minutes before sinking.

@dellingson4833 11 ай бұрын

Great rescue, no safety glasses no helmet!!! Just brought his big pair of brass⚽⚽! Family friendly people.

@nicholasstokes8330 11 ай бұрын

Well done to the crew of the pleasure boat. Remarkable action by the crewman.

@RagtimeBillyPeaches 11 ай бұрын

If these are the two individual pontoons just off the Brixham Yacht Club on Overgang Road, it doesn't appear they've broken their moorings, but the yacht is only secured, bow and stern, to a single dock cleat. If the yacht had been moored with spring lines fore and aft, and bow and stern lines, she may well have survived the wind and chop. What's amazing is that the single dock cleat has survived so far.

@achosenman9376 11 ай бұрын

The remaining lines are spring lines. Both the bow and stern lines have parted.

@helmshardover 11 ай бұрын

@@achosenman9376 Exactly. The two springs apear to be one line, not a smart idea. In fact I bet the owner tied the line onto the aft cleat first, then to the pontoon middle cleat, and on to the bow cleat, and the aft line was jammed so had it to be cut, unable to be released.

@stuartcrang5697 11 ай бұрын

I think u need to have a closer look at the video, I am the guy that went aboard the vessel (maryflora) she had a bow stern and 2 springs up the after cleat pontoon had ripped out witch then created the vessel Tk snake in the water witch after snacking so much the bow line gave way witch the. Put her stern quarter. On the corner off the pontoon.

@mikeford-branch7859 9 ай бұрын

Humm , well yes , really great skilled boat handling performed in this rescue : Watching the rescue boat being handled by placing its Stern in that Sea Way reminded me of my Time on the Thames in Police Launches , we were taught how to turn our Boat 180 degrees into the Tide , Current , Wind etc in order to reach persons trapped on the Bridges , an action repeated in this Video , very well performed : Congratulations Skipper

@Morningvicar 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@dinacaldwell7522 11 ай бұрын

Watching that dock wood slam into and scrape the hull makes me cringe with each wave.

@awuma 11 ай бұрын

Not just scraping but bashing a hole...

@gp89312 11 ай бұрын

Same. Physical hurt.

@jimcusack433 11 ай бұрын

Heroic stuff, bravo. Boat has quite the gash on the side

@michaelmclaren7373 11 ай бұрын

Bilge pumps clearly working on the boat; you could see an arc of water shoot from the starboard side. At first I couldn’t figure out why he wasn’t trying to secure a new bowline - then we see the towline. Makes good sense to tow it somewhere more protected, into the Lee of all wind, especially as it had to have been taking on water. Great job.

@alkers 10 ай бұрын

And those bilge pumps would have given up the ghost at some stage as the battery bank depleted.

@iainhunneybell 11 ай бұрын

That wouldn’t have been afloat much longer. The port quarter was already holed and you can see the bilge pump running regularly

@Thoth_al_Khem 11 ай бұрын

Ex Catalina Harbor Patrol and a 20 year Dock/Marina Builder/crane operator here and THAT was a GOOD SAVE....GREAT VIDEO..Rebuilt VHBY after the Chile and the Fukushima Tsunamis'

@marclawyer2789 11 ай бұрын

That shouldn't have to buy another drink again for that display of courage and seamanship...👍

@steveaustin6467 11 ай бұрын

well done that team,someone will be very thankful indeed

@SmackintoshSr 11 ай бұрын

Wow, that was nasty. Mega kudos to a brave, skilled and professional operation.

@lovelifeloveboat 11 ай бұрын

@eSysmanSuperYachts - Definitely one for your boating news!

@Motorhomelife_Adventures 11 ай бұрын

Great job, well done 😊

@achitophel5852 11 ай бұрын

Wow that harbour is usually safe as houses. A very unfortunate combination of wind direction and tide. A good illustration of how pontoons can turn into battering rams things go pear shaped. That yacht has a charmed life still to be afloat having sustained such extensive damage.

@jeynes14 10 ай бұрын

Well done for helping

@user-ug2wk7db2g 10 ай бұрын

That took guts. Well done. Cool head in seriously poor conditions.

@Morningvicar 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@marvindebot3264 11 ай бұрын

Bloody nice work lads! I hope none of you had to buy your own beers for at least a week.

@zaneenaz4962 11 ай бұрын

Bilge pumps working overtime. Cheers to the rescuers !!

@paulp96275 10 ай бұрын

Great save fantastic seamanship good old English weather 👍

@Morningvicar 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@skaraborgcraft 11 ай бұрын

Good job. No wonder so many bilge keelers get damaged on drying moorings wit hard landings.

@VickersDoorter 10 ай бұрын

An amazing and enviable effort to watch. I would have been useless, seasickness having set in pretty quickly.

@Morningvicar 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@jasonward6062 10 ай бұрын

Brilliantly done, and brave

@frankrault3190 11 ай бұрын

Well done sir!!!

@MetamorphicWonders 11 ай бұрын

You know what … give these people a reward. Brave.

@bigoldgrizzly 10 ай бұрын

Neat work fellas - hope you got a decent salvage award for the risks and hard work you had to do. My guess is they went back to secure the pontoon too, to prevent it wrecking other boats

@Morningvicar 10 ай бұрын

Hi. Thanks for watching. No salvage award as such, It was his uncle’s boat, which is why he took the risk to jump aboard. These guys moved a couple of other vulnerable yachts off their moorings as well. It was a coordinated effort from many interested parties using available skills and resources, the small trip boat, being stable, with a low speed, powerful engine was the best option for the job. If this video shows anything,it’s how a small community looks after each other. It turns out that the pontoon had not broken its moorings, it was a very low tide and the extra slack in the chains combined with the weight of the yacht allowed the pontoon to twist too much which in turn put extra stress on the lines. The cleat on the pontoon holding the bow line was the first point of failure and that’s what set up the situation at the start of the video. Im glad to report that the yacht has had a temporary fix and will be used for the rest of the season. I’m sure a more permanent repair will come over winter.

@bigoldgrizzly 10 ай бұрын

@@Morningvicar I have fished for my living and spent decades in coal mines and in both jobs we always had each others backs regardless of risks. Not so many places that really happens today and I always applaud it when I see it. be good, be safe and be lucky ... OG

@rupertcaney 11 ай бұрын

5:50 Interesting how the larger square platform (bottom right of screen) is barely phased by the choppy weather compared to many of the small boats being thrown around like mad

@paulreynolds2898 11 ай бұрын

Good job, well done and no adverts 👋👋👋

@chaswarren7239 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic work !

@123boat 11 ай бұрын

Great work 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@billscott6315 10 ай бұрын

Great effort !

@Morningvicar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@anniecartwright1 11 ай бұрын

👏 BRAVO! guys, Super Effort.... Wel Done❤👍👍👍👍👍

@j.f.greaney 11 ай бұрын

It was very brave and very well done but too dangerous for the guy who jumped imo. That jump could've turned into a disaster very easily. But it didn't, so nice work.

@moonshine3333 11 ай бұрын

Totally agree. I crossed the road today and could have got run over. I wasn’t.

@andymartinez767 10 ай бұрын

Wow so lucky the pontoon didnt punch a hole in the hull of the boat. Very good of these people

@GarDjinn 11 ай бұрын

Well done Brixham people

@peterbeton9147 11 ай бұрын

Serious agility and skills

@mythos5809 11 ай бұрын

Splendid work.

@neilbroome4941 11 ай бұрын

Well done you are heroes.

@theprior46 11 ай бұрын

The stamina and strength of the guy who dashed around a violently tossing boat was quite phenomenal - such balance on someone so slightly built. I'm amazed and the knowledge of how to release it makes me realise why spending time on a boat that size in bad weather is going to result in bruises by the dozen and even a risk of injury. I am impressed.

@masserspyder5737 11 ай бұрын

what a great man.

@richardbarton7 11 ай бұрын

Top Lads, saved what looks to be a serious character cruiser.

@aman2welly 11 ай бұрын

Superb job

@KatKin123 11 ай бұрын

Incredible 😮

@AVMamfortas 11 ай бұрын

Courage matched by nimbleness.

@colingarner6175 11 ай бұрын

Been there and witnessed a lump of pontoon floating free , a few years ago . Scary 😮😮😮

@moobaz8675 11 ай бұрын

Impressive. Great seamanship

@frankboff8185 11 ай бұрын

That looked a bit doggy, well done.

@Smiffa_ 11 ай бұрын

Agreed, pretty ruff.

@Visionery1 10 ай бұрын

Well done! The pontoon would have holed the hull and sunk the yacht in the next hour, or so.

@TrappedinSLC 10 ай бұрын

It already has holed it, you can see on the rear quarter.

@ColinMill1 10 ай бұрын

Talk yet again in the press about a northern breakwater. It was talked about as far back as the 1960s to my knowledge - probably much earlier but was kicked into the long grass then. Sounds like the council might just stump up for a RIB to help in these situations.

@hughshepherd6596 11 ай бұрын

100% well done!

@PJCelis 11 ай бұрын

Brixham seems vulnerable to these kind of gales. Had one there last year too, remember marina staff running around all night to fix mooring lines and deal with unfurling genoas .

@maxxmann24 11 ай бұрын

what a hero bro nice job to that group

@johnfoster3286 11 ай бұрын

Until they build a west east arm on the open end of the harbour Brixham will always be problems with winds for the NW to NE. I was on my yacht well up the dart (swinging mooring) during the storm and it was bad.