Container ship flexing in rough weather

[gkogel]

0:28 Inception?

[121Draconis]

@Albigjino, and my brown socks and shoes hehehehehehe

[darkaegisagain]

the ship must be made in china

[navymmw]

@darkaegisagain its better that it bends, it helps the ship deal with the storm. Sky scrappers bend and sway as well by the way, as aircraft expand and contract in flight

[LBigJake14]

if it dont bend it'll break

[kola198585]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahaha.­..

that what will i do if i was with them

[cbarsonfire]

Screw that. This is the reason I did not join the Navy. Did not mind the turbulance in the USAF.

[krashdown102]

was this the rena?

[zippyman818]

What are the limits of pitch, roll and yaw moments for a ship of this size?

[PaulnJane1]

If it did not bend it would snap

[jamiemoo2000]

Just farted at 0.35 seconds...

[davidwgair]

...doing exactly what it is supposed to do.

[DCTHEOFFICIALHITMAN]

[0:13] Mind bending shit bro xp

[defkon99]

how do you keep the containers from falling over?

[2ndOfficerCHL]

@defkon99 They hook together, like legos.

[1king4all]

@defkon99 Scotch tape. J/k, I believe they interlock them to one another, that way if they come loose the counterweight of the rest would provide the necessary support.

[uscgjake22]

@defkon99 They are all interlocked to the ship. Sometimes it holds, other times no so much.

[LILMONDUNEE]

FUCK THAT

[jbstoneking]

LOUISVART ur wrong on that one. best lay into the hashish at that point

[leroutier85]

ohh sa fait peur =)



[LOUISVART]

shit . . . best lay off the hashish for a while :(

[DavePhillips671]

Thats called hogging and sagging, not a good day out in an old ship

[BadRabbitRuuning]

I will keep my happy self on DRY LAND thank you very little.

[albigjino]

"Bring me my brown pants!"

[222playlist]

Metal Gear Solid 2 anyone ?

[f40f50enzof60]

1:53 Uhhhh, is that a gun?

[hhoomba]

@f40f50enzof60 crane

[axelnemeth]

The bend might be disturbing, but I'd still feel safer in a rubber boat, than a glass one.

[RichardEllisxyz]

@MrBagohammers Yes ships are designed to flex...to a certain point of course...as are Bridge-spans. Ever get "stuck" on a large section of bridge? Next time you get 'bumper-to-bumper' Jump out of your car if you can & notice the vibrations & flexing of the bridge. The likes of 1000ft skyscrapers sway/bend some thirty feet or so....this is all engineered into the design.

[Nancycarigen]

i cant imagine being on heavy drugs looking down that hallway

[nicholaswmoore]

I bet something I ordered on Amazon is on that ship. No wonder my stuffs always so banged up

[MrBagohammers]

are these ships designed to flex like this? idk why but i would really like to do this for a living for a while.

[madtoytle]

1:21:  tom cruise, ''i can't handle the wind."

[czasamitrudno]

I wish my "little ship" could do so...

[midnamechip]

That's scary. I couldn't do that for a living

[Wooliedales]

Better to bend that break!

[cmcculloch09]

Looks really Swell today.

[TheHuskyGT]

Scary shish

[sykesbuild]

That's my dining suite on that ship!

[Scorpiusgrl]

watching this is very interesting!

[mBenderman]

Can someone please explain to me how a massive ship is able to flex but still be so strong. It truly is a feat of engineering.

[uconstruct]

@mBenderman

This is based on Mechanics of Materials. All materials have a yield strain which enables them to withstand a certain amount of force. Materials that are ductile are able to withstand a certain amount of bending while keeping all of their strength, and this can be seen here. However once any of the materials reach their yield strength, they no longer can withstand any extra 'yield' and then their failure is brittle i.e. immediate failure of material would occur and hull would rupture

[mBenderman]

@uconstruct Thank you that was very informative. :)

[techdavey1000]

This is why Cunard liners are built with 40% more steel compared to cruise ships.

[wobblefluff]

OMG I watched that and some poo came out of my bottom.

[beeble2003]

Wow. Just wow. I see videos like this and I'm amazed that we still have ships! :-)

[clickfilms100]

what a head

[easyworship]

I would have left a large trail of puke down the length of that hallway.

[MadMladen]

yeeahhh nice ride......but still nothing if you can go outside accomodation.......North Atlantic and Bering sea are the best for storm riders.....i wish to see now this beast Qmax 345meters in storm but i will not be that luck.

[bpiero]

The insurance's owners should see this video before renew the contract..

[Chabelo54]

@bpiero LOWER PRICES!!

[dstaplet01]

Thanks for giving us multiple perspectives of the ship in this storm. Mother nature can sure dish out the pain!

[julieification]

This gives new appreciation for our "goods" from Walmart and all other American stores. Just think what the journey from China could have been like.

[Engineer9736]

Welds are in fact tougher than the steel itself. It's the metal around the weld that will probably get torn overtime. Insane view in that hallway, i wouldn't feel very safe in there.

[3Mudbone1]

@Engineer9736 It's a tunnel which goes from the engineroom to the bow of the ship, and provides access to the hatches below deck.

[thegreysniper]

dude i would freak the hell out lol

[AlphaEckoNiner9ner]

u gotta resepect naval officers n engineers

[foxhoundnomah]

that corridor bending ,thats scary lol.

[zetaiotapike2000]

@foxhoundnomah it's supposed to do that otherwise the ship would crack

[ButteKha]

is the ship um made to flex that much?

[woody71130]

Fuuuck that! I'll fish from shore

[30yehgerrman]

If it does not bend .... it will break...  architecture stuff...

[grizzleybearz282004]

alot of pepole dont realize the dangersof of big ships out to sea iv heard alot of crazy storys with some storys that i take with a gran of salt but seeing is beleving

[KenMacMillan]

I should've been a merchant marine.

[Grottenfurz]

sick shit!

[MatrixFactoryGuy]

How do these ships take the stress of all that weight? You would think the welds would pop,..and over time it makes the ship less seaworthy. Just like airplanes,..so much stress from the winds beating on the fusealage.......I never fly on a plane and I never get on a boat....they both death traps to me

[14omega28ok]

@MatrixFactoryGuy Same with a Semi truck or car for all that

[tupsumato]

@MatrixFactoryGuy, fatigue is a problem, but it is taken into account when designing the ship by defining a service life, usually 25 years, after which the ship is usually broken up.

[gullreefclub]

Well one things for sure in that weather you don't have to worry about Pirates trying to board you

[Stormreign101]

That much twisting and movment in the steel cant be good in the long run.

[RichardOhKaNoi]

@Stormreign101 actually it is built into the ships the beams are called panter beams they actually imitate breathing. i served on container ships in the past and it is quite normal.

[o56kid]

@RichardOhKaNoi That is cool

[zippyman818]

pitch, roll and yaw!

[2catsonboat]

just keep telling yourself - strength in flexibility. But, I still think I would keep the water tight bulkheads secure.

[EarendilTheBlessed]

these are pretty small deformation... you won't run into the wall.

[sertox12345]

that last sound .. my b a weld broke

[gamakatzu]

Captain´s biggest fear is that he left the iron on

[claptoned0]

Argh my watches from hong kong!!!!

[MrGrevy]

Reminds me of when I sailed the Drake Passage. Scary stuff!

[PowderOnTop]

@scrotillathehun Check out the bending moments of a bulker - its even worse :S

[TishBracken]

That corridor is moving around like the inside of a subway train.

[RKRUZ1999]

The guy with his shirt off looks like he is drunk or waiting to die

[Fawenah]

I swear I'm not drunk captain, that wall moved!

[skimaskartist]

Inception.

[MrRiggyRiggs]

Yep, getting drunk time, even better walking down the halls when they move.

[inturzu1]

respetc to sailors but not for the company's

[LadyGryffin]

Why is there a dude randomly at 1:20... ?

[TheElephant79]

I would puke as fuck.

[onrr1726]

I feel the chills going down my back watching this!

[Oakleaf700]

Just as well ships do flex-otherwise they could suffer...hopefully shipwrights know what they are doing, as they hold precious cargo in the form of someone's beloved Son, or husband, or similar..the Sea is so powerful, and on the wooden ships, things must have got fairly dangerous in storms:-0

[4468861989]

i wounder how many ps3 ipones android phones are on that ship

[sega145]

@4468861989 and shoes

[discocreator76]

@4468861989 What a stupid fucking comment...

[360crowley]

0.13 bad mushrooms :)

[snoopdiego9]

Brilliant engineering.

[tushik100]

and i....@alcosher

[manulesta84]

the ship has own life!!!!!!

[ccraig412]

Im wondering if you get the same effect at 0:12 - 0:36 if you look down/up the elevator shaft of a high-rise building during a hurricane... o.O

[alcosher]

@ccraig412 thats actually a really intresting observation

[ccraig412]

@alcosher I know right? Lol. I wanna see that now. :p

[westonsz]

Wow, life on a junk barge is a scary thing.

[1991Timmo]

fuck thats scary

[dudestir127]

My friend who work on ships like that tell me that it is kind of freaky to see the hallway flexing like that, but like Keabriz said ships are built to do just that, bend under stress forces so they don't break.

[opibat1980]

imagine that your playstation is in 1 of those containers?

[doomedboy36]

@opibat1980 then i hope the dam thing sinks f ps3

[opibat1980]

@doomedboy36 you don't like ps3 do you?:p

[gusneaker]

AMAZING!



[FlyGuy2480]

Heehee, that ship is flexing like a rubber dinghy.

[equallyeasilyfuqyou]

looks like a lsd trip of mine

[martijntjeeh]

@equallyeasilyfuqyou

wow man ur wicked cool for talking about your trips on the internet, that buys you respect dude, that's soooooooo coool! OMG Really i'm soooooooooooo impressed!

[jammin1033]

how does that not break welds?

[wightcaptainlink]

TRS?

[101327]

Expansion joints FTW!

[deriklfixit]

Very very good job makeing this video, It was very telling and done so we got the point on the ship flex with out xtra B.S. Very well thought out.

[onekeypianoplayer]

its one way to loosen ones bowles

[Tandy2000HD]

Sweet Jesus, not another acid flashback . . .

[oceanjockey1000]

Hey...consider this: At least the crew is on the boat and not in the water. It's doing what it's supposed to do and going where it's made to go! So the crew should be happy not scared.

[patricio6143]

Chuck Norris is taking a swim....

[jsd23]

This is quite disturbing to watch! Mostly because I fear the sea...

[kgigsup1996]

I want to know who was that calm skipper sailin her?

[x21Frets]

@AlchemistHawk how do they drop the containers in an emergency then? I know a guy who sailed on these ships and he said they had to drop some of the containers one time to avoid the ship sinking.

[AlchemistHawk]

DAMN



[chuckbyf1]

What keeps the containers on board? Weight? or are the outside containers tied down?

[AlchemistHawk]

@chuckbyf1 all containers are bolted down, the bottoms ones to the ship and the subsequent ones to each-other.

[jitterysquirrel76]

Serious, I knew flexing went on but not like this. Is there joints? I agree the metal would be subject to immense fatigue. This is the craziest video I've seen in a while, thanks for posting.

[emiratesA380NCL]

how many of those containers fall off every day

[whistlelips]

Going back to my welding days and the study of metalurgy, there just has to be some type of joints for this flexing. Otherwise like bending a knock-out in an electrical box, the metal will fatigue and eventually stress, crack and break.

[tupsumato]

@whistlelips, with that kind of bending moments I don't think there are any joints in the hull steel structure.

[MrKabDrivr]

Holy smokes! I knew ships were experiencing some flexing at sea, but I never imagined that it was so obvious inside!.... Wow!... I know it's designed like that, but it would still send chills down my spine and make me reach for the nearest life preserver!!

[truckinjeff]

A large container ship flexing in rough waters doesn't suprise me. It's the same as a skyscraper swaying on a windy day. Sears tower (now Willis tower) sways on up to 6 inches in the wind on average, but is capable of swaying up to three feet under very extreme conditions.

[RUready4theBASS]

Do you ever hear bolts popping from the stress?

[tupsumato]

@RUready4theBASS, bolts? Where?

[markbundles2]

That's creepy as heck, but I'd be standing at the moving end of the hall going "Wheeeeee!" just for the heck of it.

[Maniamanea]

If it didnt bend it would break.

[KFCHambone]

omg i thought the title was a lie. the inside shot is scary!

[scoobypek]

wow WTF

it would be funny if you had to run that day and all of a sudden there's a wall in your face:P

[fjbutch]

Built like giant worm ...

[niklasdksalkin]

imagine running through the interior corridors, suddenly it bends to the right and you runs into the wall..

[poikaa3]

No wonder sailors like to get drunk!

[lejimi2]

@poikaa3

It creates a kind of balance...

[Amirixianperson]

@poikaa3 it must make everything look normal again! XD

[brouxb]

@poikaa3 the getting drunk balances out the motion of the ocean :D

[OogleManiac]

@poikaa3 Its the only thing to contradict the waves

[dudestir127]

That's gotta be freaky to see. I know it's normal for ships to hog and sag like that and they're built to withstand those forces, but that's still gotta be weird to see in person.

[alderaforall]

I would be freaking shitting myself until my feet hit solid ground.

[hateliberals1]

Real and true THANK YOU for no black music...

[xxmrbloodxx]

@hateliberals1 Black music?

[missymonroe72]

Where happen this ? North Sea ?, remember me a history of the battleship Hms Agincourt with seven turrets.

[p0ond0g]

@missymonroe72

LOLWUT?

[RaoulEmilian]

I love that! I can't wait to go on my ship job.

[henrynevins]

YouTube won't permit web links. For the SS United States Maritime Group here's the link, just take the spacing out between the prefix 

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[tupsumato]

@chrysanthos66, yes, but if you compare a cross-section of a cruise ship and a container ship, you'll understand why the elastic deformations are not easily noticeable.

[henrynevins]

Hulls need to bend up to a point. Titanic, due to her length, was one of the first built with "expansion joints". Are slits through the superstructure and part of the hull evenly spaced to permit the lower half of the hull to flex. Titanic, since it was a new idea, had each joint end in a sharp point which may have caused the ship to split early. Later in her sister Britanic they rounded the joint's end. As Titanic sank and lifted her expansion joints kept widening. Yes todays ships have them.

[tupsumato]

@henrynevins, I thought expansion joints are not used in modern ships (1950-) due to the advanced welding techniques and because in passenger ships the large superstructures are designed to be a load-bearing structures instead of separate structures sitting on the load-bearing, flexing hull.

Also, I found a website that claims that the expansion joints were not the reason why the ship broke in two.

[henrynevins]

@tupsumato SNAME (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers) wrote a technical '96 paper "The Titanic and Lusitania: A Final Forensic Analysis". With reference to Harland & Wolff blueprints, machinery aboard and transcripts of various Titanic officers, this article gives an amazing minute by minute engineering analysis and data of what was structurally going on with the ship & hull. "The Titanic and Lusitania: A Final Forensic Analysis" go to SNAME.ORG click on "publications"

[henrynevins]

@tupsumato From the SNAME article testimony of Titanic radioman McBride, the expansion joint which passed through the radio room began a rush of air minutes after the collision from water rushing into the hull below. Also, the one inch expansion gap continued to widen to more than one foot up until the room was abandoned. There's much detail including the rate of steam still in the boilers and ability to keep a specific steam generator running while verticle until the end.

[tupsumato]

@henrynevins, I was unable to obtain a copy of the document online, but I'll see if we have it on paper in the library. I noticed that there are also more recent SNAME papers regarding Titanic. There was also a discussion on an online forum in which many users said that the 1996 paper had quite many errors - perhaps some of them have been corrected in the more recent papers?

[henrynevins]

@tupsumato Go to sname.org, click "publications", on the pull-down click "technical papers" there you'll do a word search. In the box type Titanic (for "exact words"). A list of all articles written will be listed. On "The Titanic and Lusitania..." note at the bottom "posted by" it will say "Marine Technology MT". That is the journal all members receive. There are other technical papers released by individual SNAME sections but available on the website. Also to non-members at double the price.

[tupsumato]

@henrynevins, anyway, I understood that RMS Titanic had expansion joints only in the superstructure and they did not extend below the strength deck and thus had no effect on the longitudinal strength of the hull.

The expansion of the expansion joints in the superstructure after the collision could be explained by tensile stress on the deck - quite a lot of water entered the forward part of the hull, pulling the bow down.

[henrynevins]

@tupsumato The History Channel did a program about Titanic's expansion joints. Yes, they separate the superstructure but also extend down into the hull by about 25ft and through the hull plating. In some of the underwater pictures of Titanic on the bottom you can see were some of the superstructure and the deck's wide open by 2 or 3 ft at a joint. Very perceptive about the fwd opening joints letting in more water. I don't think anyone has considered that. Ever consider becoming an architect?

[tupsumato]

@henrynevins, when I said "unable to find it", I mean "unable to get it for free" - I know I can buy it from the SNAME website, but I first looked it from the databases we can access, but couldn't find it there. Anyway, our school seems to have a paper copies of the journal both in the main library and the department library, so I should be able to get it next week. Might as well take a look as our discussion awakened my interest.

[tupsumato]

@henrynevins, years ago I did consider becoming a naval architect...

[henrynevins]

@tupsumato If interested I host the Yahoogroup "SS United States Maritime Group" Built in 1952 the SSUS is still the fastest ship in the world, USA's flagship, SOLAS 2010 compliant and better built than new builds. Hull has no exp joints, no ribs, but a unibody box construction with Prominade deck extra thick. Hull is welded and riveted. Grp consists of architects, engineers, former officers, passengers and fans. A friend plans to buy her soon. Search Yahoo.com "groups" by that name. Thx, Scott

[henrynevins]

I'm a naval architect and know that hulls are designed to twist and bend, but its odd seeing it happen. Neat video, Thanks.

[daniel1100ify]

i might have seen a road bend, maybe even a bus but i sure has hell have never seen a cargo ship bend

[crushedcranium]

that is haaardcore!!!

[joeymdorsey52185]

i've seen deck flex on osv's but they only about 200' long, and that only becomes noticeable when sterned into seas... this is amazing. great video!!

[sstroh08]

all i can say is holy shit, id love to be under there just once to see something that big flexing that much it would be crazy!

[tetramoo]

Very Eerie below deck!

[liamdudeeee]

if i saw the corridors bending on a ship with no escape, i think id shit my pants.

[lrover03]

The way that thing was twisting inside, I don't see how they keep from twisting the crankshaft in half or at least run the bearings out of the prop shaft. Crazy stuff..

[taipeiamy1]

how much is the height of the wave like this?

[alcosher]

@taipeiamy1 thes ones are probably somewhere around 40 - 50 feet in height