Touring A Modern Day Cargo Ship

https://youtu.be/D0LgXOzcyTo ^ | Nov. 7, 2021 | Bryan Boyle

[PROCON]

Life At Sea In The Merchant Marine Aboard A Cargo Ship

Over 90% of the world's trade is carried by sea. Come tour one of the many cargo ships essential to our global economy.

Welcome aboard the Maersk Ohio, a 958 foot containership built in 2006, as it sails across the North Atlantic Ocean from the East Coast of the United States to Northern Europe. Experience both first person and aerial perspectives of almost every part of this massive machine.

[PROCON]

Fascinating look at these massive beasts which are so important to the American and global economies.

Touring A Modern Day Cargo Ship - 24 mins

[algore]

wow, the crew rooms and accommodations are on par with a prison.

I might be ok with the 2nd officers room for a few weeks, but probably not

[Bob434]

wow- unreal- what a setup- wonder how much fuel they burn in one day? Those engine rooms and generator rooms, and turbocharger rooms- wow- massive!

[PROCON]

What I was amazed at is how clean and immaculate everything was, even the engine rooms.

Of course once you go outside, the salt air takes its toll on the ship.

[PROCON]

I’d say the accommodations are similar to a naval ship, cramped but efficient.

[Uncle Lonny]

A lot different than when I crewed on a WW II, Victory ship brought out of mothballs to haul ammo to Viet Nam for the war in 1968. Loaded with 8,000 tons of ammo at Sunny Point, NC then on to the Canal, cross the Pacific to the ammo port at Cat Lai near Saigon.

Container ships were new back then and all our cargo was below decks in holds.

[Theophilous Meatyard III]

Accommodations on our small DE were far less spacious, and colorful. And due to the very large and hefty weight of that container ship, far more bobbing up and down, side to side, for us. No movie libraries on our ship. No TVs.

[nicollo]

Thanks for posting — I used to be a shipper, and I always wanted to go aboard one of the vessels that was carrying my cargo. Never did, but I’d much rather that experience than a cruise ship.

Clearly this one isn’t, but I understand that some of these container ships have quite luxurious accommodations for passengers. ($$)

[telescope115]

I watched the whole video, what impressed me the most was at the end, the speed and precision with which the cranes unloaded and reloaded the cargo containers.
Thanks for the link.