A good friend of mine sent this my way. I should note that the filmmaker states the film is real, with obvious editing and special techniques applied. As I understand it, the person who fell into the water was involved in training. A great piece of work though. This was recorded in Australia in case you’re wondering. Reminds me of an average day in San Francisco!
Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
The IMO estimates there are 1.5 million seafarers worldwide, and this is the day we pay tribute to them all. The 25th of June has been designated by the IMO and it’s member states as “The Day of the Seafarer” as a means to pay tribute to the world’s estimated 1.5 million seafarers for the unique [...]
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert reminding operators of barges and tank vessels to ensure tank high velocity vent valves and vacuum valves or combination pressure/vacuum valves are maintained in proper operating condition at all times. This follows a recent marine casualty on board a chemical/oil product tanker in which a cargo tank was over [...]
