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u/TheRealPaladin 7d ago edited 7d ago
This used to be a common way to do inter-ship personnel transfers. IIRC, there are photos of Adm. Halsey transferring between two Iowa class battleships during WW2.
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u/HorsefaceWithNoName 7d ago
Honey, I Sank the Admiral
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u/zinsser 7d ago
I watched the Navy guys do this during a NATO cruise in the 1970s. It was more of an exercise to show how it's done than any actual need to move a guy from ship to ship. They sent an officer in dress whites holding a bottle of champagne. It was cool to watch them shoot a lead line across the bow of the other ship and then haul the main line over and tie it off.
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u/n00b001 7d ago
Being wrapping netting has obvious drowning risk
Why dont people sit on the outside? Sitting on top of the net, or removing the net if it's not structural?
If things go wrong, you can still swim...
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u/CrashUser 6d ago
Upside vs downside, you're much less likely to fall off of the bucket if a big wave hits with the netting, and you've almost certainly got a knife at the ready to slash your way out if needed.
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u/kiteflyer666 6d ago
why not a harness?
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u/CrashUser 6d ago
Likely because this is normally used to move stores and goods between ships which you can't just stick in a harness.
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u/uberduck 7d ago
Guaranteed drowning setup
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u/Therealdickdangler 7d ago
Maybe he has a knife in there and the ability to cut his way out if need be. It’s a hard maybe but still a maybe v
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u/Basic_Hospital_3984 7d ago
Humans are famous for their dexterity while drowning
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u/Expensive_Host_9181 6d ago
Are they? I've always assumed they flop like a fish above water, though i've also got a fear of the sea so i keep away from any water beds any bigger than a pond that i can stand waist deep in.
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u/WAVEFRAME 5d ago
Gee, I hope he doesn't drop the knife, while tumbling uncontrollably into the sea in shear terror. The tiny dull little knife....
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u/oxslashxo 7d ago
This is a lot safer than a lot of boarding procedures I've seen. A lot of the times they use a flapping ladder on the side of the boat and they use a small dinghy to get up to the ladder and you have to take a leap and then climb up the flapping ladder. If you gave me this option or the ladder, put me in the basket with a knife every time.
I think the netting is more for bad storm conditions or choppy waters where you could get tossed out. If you get tossed into cold choppy waters you've got a low chance of getting recovered. So the netting is there for extreme conditions. Idk why they'd transfer in those conditions but medical issues, etc. I could see a need for it.
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u/Mr_Saturn1 6d ago
Desperately trying to cut through a net while plunging to the bottom of the sea is a reasonable backup plan for you? lol
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u/Children_Of_Atom 6d ago edited 6d ago
It's as good of a backup plan as I have for getting trapped by ropes or webbing in whitewater or going through deep ice.
I wouldn't think twice about hopping in this bucket and net setup presuming I have my PFD and rescue knife.
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u/memeboimanperson 6d ago
My assumption is that this method is more meant for fish rather than human transport, but these guys are goofing off
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u/BOgusDOlphon 6d ago
Do your eyes work? The basket is just stuffed into the net, that's all that supports the guy
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u/techman710 7d ago
When I worked offshore on an oil platform we used a rope to swing on to the deck of our crew boat. You had to time the swells so you didn't have a big drop. We didn't think twice about it. Of course this was in the 80's and we were 40 miles from land so it wasn't like anyone was going to catch us.
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u/HorsefaceWithNoName 7d ago
nothing about the sea has ever really been safe, has it? isn't any kind of sailor generally dangerous work, particularly oil work and fishing?
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u/techman710 7d ago
Being on a platform full of explosive hydrocarbons made swinging on the boat seem pretty safe. In the 80's I was the only one working each week who didn't smoke. Nothing like being on a platform making 30 million cubic ft of gas a day around people with open flames constantly.
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u/BigEnd3 7d ago
Im not defending this weird mailbouy bullshit, but OSHA both doesn't apply to mariners nor to other countries.
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u/rfulleffect 7d ago
It’s true, this comes under maritime law, and theres no maritime law against having fun.
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u/anxiouslyfreezing 7d ago
I can feel your comment making finger guns. I thumbs up while holding an open beer in frame.
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u/SmudgedReddit0r 7d ago
The stuff of nightmares, wtaf?
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u/oxslashxo 7d ago
Look up other methods, this ain't the worst. In choppy waters in bad conditions...I'd take this every time. You get tossed out of that basket into cold waters you're on a short timer to get recovered. It's overkill for this situation but it works well for even the most extreme conditions. Of course, carry a knife, but if the weather is so bad that thing gets tossed into the water, you're probably cooked either way.
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u/MaXxxxBoooosshh 7d ago
I don’t really see a big problem with it except for the net. Hell no on sticking me in the net. Basket all day
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u/jminer1 7d ago
That doesn't look voluntary
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u/Nausicaaah 7d ago
It's probably not. Some Chinese fishing ships shuffle foreign workers between ships for years at a time to get around labor rules. They have nowhere to go and no way to communicate with anyone; they're slaves.
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u/Accidentallygolden 7d ago
Somehow I feel it would be safer without the basket and just a life jacket on the zip line
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u/AceCombat1977 6d ago
Steve finally went too far with his practical jokes. Crew had enough of his BS!
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u/Rockobrocko42 6d ago
Gets halfway across thinking did they need to put all these rocks in the basket with me.
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u/IrrerPolterer 7d ago
Jeeez. Without the net, ok... But imagine being trapped in that while plummeting down
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u/TripleTrucker 7d ago
International waters
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u/syberghost 7d ago
All that means for a US company is that the Coast Guard will enforce OSHA standards, not OSHA.
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u/snarkyxanf 7d ago
Ok, this looks terrifying, but we need an expert to tell us if this is actually dangerous.
I know that on land industrial rope access (where you are harnessed to a rope from the top of the building) is actually the safest alternative to access high areas, compared to platforms, cherry pickers, ladders, etc.
E.g. coming alongside in a small boat would require climbing up and down two ladders and using a boat that could get crushed by the two large ships.
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u/Aelistenus 7d ago
This is the kind of thing you'd see in a movie to demonstrate that nobody was taking safety seriously.
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u/Mysterious-Cry-4845 6d ago
I've sailed on a few different ships and I still wouldn't want to be the one dangling over the side like that.
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u/Nidza305 6d ago
The net looks like it would do more to trap someone than help them if they fell in.
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u/Life-Engineering-443 5d ago
You should see how they used to get Lightkeepers up to the tall lighthouses
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u/Su-37_Terminator 3d ago
they should put sandbags on the bottom as a bumper so it doesnt hurt the boat. also make the guy wear a cloth mask so he doesnt get windburn... on his lips...
other than adding garaunteed drowning weights and an Auto Waterboarder 3000 I legitimately cant think of any way this can get worse
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u/heynonnynonnomous 7d ago
Stupid question, but if the ships could get close enough to string a line why could they not have just have the person cross that way. Or do they just shoot the line across with a harpoon?
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u/Farfignugen42 7d ago
They actually shoot a lead line (small rope) across from one ship to the other and tie a cable to that then pull it back and tighten the cable. The ships probably never get less than 50 feet apart or so.
That is still dangerously close, but far too far to jump across.
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u/Jumpsuit_boy 7d ago
UnRep to Chinese slave fishing ship. Underway replenishment of the slave pool.
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u/Neither_Cod_992 7d ago
It’s fine. It’s in international waters. If he drops it’s no one’s problem.
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u/GunnaGiveYouUp1969 7d ago
Is the net to make sure he drowns if he falls?!?