I love how YouTube gives you a chance to see all these wonderous things from around the world.

I was a merchant marine officer before.  Once I too worked on a log bulk carrier similar to this ship. Then while securing cargo as shown here, one of our AB Seaman slipped and fell overboard.  We never found him.  This clip reminds me of that sad incident and the smiling face of that unfortunate Sri Lankan seaman.  He was a very polite and hard working person who had come to sea with the hope of giving a good life for his wife and two children.  May he RIP. (or a good re-birth as he was a Buddhist).

I know this is a decade old clip, but thank you for sharing and more importantly not putting some weird music soundtrack. The whistling of the wind, creaking of the ship and ice, the constant rolling, the waves that look like they are coming at you with a vengence; all stuff nightmares are made of. Hats of to those that can deal with this, I get anxious watching it.

imagine back in 1700s people sailed across the globe with wooden ship

no music :: best aspect

When people say "calm seas don't make good sailors" they weren't kidding.

What most people don't realise is that in storm force weather, after about 12 hours, you're exhausted! You're physically unable to carry on without rest! You use as many muscles and burn as many calories trying to stand upright without support for an hour in a force 8 gale, as you would running 8 miles in that hour! Even sitting or lying down, you have to wedge yourself in otherwise you have to use your muscles to counteract the movement of the ship! I've been in a storm in the Southern Ocean that lasted six days and it peaked at storm force 11, people were crawling because they didn't have the energy to walk. The galley was shut down so we ate canned food straight out of the can! The uninitiated have a sense of fear and wonder at storms at sea but the people who have endured one.... feel exhausted!

Please do not hit the dislike button if you see the trees. This video was made by seafarer to show life at sea, we have nothing to do with the cargo we are carrying. We are transporting whatever we are offered, the next cargo could be soybeans, iron ore, wheat, fertiliser, coal or whatever. We are just transporting, you cannot blame the fork you use to eat a chicken, that it killed the chicken.

I am also concerned about the deforestation, but I am the wrong person to blame, you have to approach the community, which is living near the forest, but they most likely are happy, they can make some money out of it. Since 2017 it is prohibited in China to commercially cut natural forest, perhaps a similar law needs to be drafted everywhere to protect the forest. Perhaps it would be better, as we still need to cut some trees for our local market, to make a law, for every tree to cut, a new (better two) tree has to be planted.

We also did carry soybeans from Brasil, (Sorry, if you feel offended, I did not blame anyone, I just explained that we are not responsible for the deforestation, wherever it happens, in Brasil, in Europe, in Afrika or wherever, By the way, I have a video where we carry Soybeans from Brasil: (https://youtu.be/fyWLTDfAYgg ) there they burn the rain forest to make room for soybeans farms, I am also not responsible for this and people should not blame me for it.

The power of the ocean. We, humans, are nothing in front of it. Nature has been extremely kind to us that we've lived for so long.

Even in just 9 minutes duration, I felt like living on the ship for the rest of my life..you guys are one of the bravest people in the world

ITS NEVER GOOD WHEN YOUR BAILING WATER OUT OF THE ENGINE ROOM WITH A BUCKET

After the storm securing cargo? Dude, they were still in middle of the storm tf. Tough, hard working men right there. I hope they are paid at least 10.000 usd monthly. Very tough and dangerous work that will put you to your limits. God bless all of the crew and a safe return to their families.

I would be running around yelling "We're all gonna die"

Sooo much respect for the ship builders and of course the sailors

Why is it so scary and calming at the same time...I really get conflicting emotionts...

I laugh at people seeking for "incredible near death experience" that pay hundreds of dollars to skydive or bungee-jump. Go work on a ship like this one and you'll even get paid for it

I'll never look at a toothpick dispenser the same way again.

This is the best portrayal yet of what it's actually like.  No silly background sound needed- listening to the ship shiver is enough anxiety.  Thank you very much for this (11 years late)🤙

The power of nature is terrifying.

Fact: you did not search for this either