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Edit: link to article, thanks to @MrMandallore
https://www.gotheborg.se/news/rescue-of-sailing-boat/
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Edit: link to article, thanks to @MrMandallore
https://www.gotheborg.se/news/rescue-of-sailing-boat/
GuyWithDog
This has a proper Civilization vibe
redsmerf
"The arrival of the Götheborg on the scene was rapid and surprising, as we did not expect to see a merchant ship from the East India Company of the 18th-century. This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it?"
dghughes
At first you laugh but then you're made part of the crew and swabbing the deck.
IFoldlyGo
The whole time the two guys in the 8m sailboat were transmitting, "we're in an 8-meter sailboat, don't tow us too fast or our boat will break." "Don't worry, we're a 50-meter sailboat, you'll be fine" "What do you mean 50-meter sailboat- oh"
SleepyHollowAppleTree
frenofafren
Plunder be plunder matey!
DeveloperExtraordinaire
My coworkers I am starting a business with want to be able to purchase yachts when they make enough money. I told them my yacht would be a 24 broadside cannon Man-o-War.
murderhobbit
CmdrAdama
Ok who dropped a special coin?
pixelsnader
You better start believin' in tow stories... yer in one!
Rendova
Plank You.
swedeonamoose
Shrike99
See also: Old steam locomotives pushing stalled diesel freight trains: https://youtu.be/GzWFutKMHts
Frustfuck
the flying Dutchman -- the end is neigh, we're doomed
someguy7734206
Elnauriel
"Does anyone else hear Wagner?"
FireWall7
I like to imagine the Pirates of Carrabian theme slowly fadding in as they were approching
swedeonamoose
Nope it would be Sjörövar fabbe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4h_qVSJ-SI
bronx72a
bronx72a
It's more eco-friendly! Bring them back.
BryanTenn
EricPisch
I knew nothing good would come of pulling an all weekender on sea of thieves …
PaintyGuys
Same. My first thought after seeing that was run since I just spent all weekend in a sloop.
ShoulderDeepinGhost
Imagine sinking in the middle of an ocean and the next thing you see is a gosh darn PIRATE GALLEON that looks to be straight out of Davy Jones's locker appear on the horizon
eggmuffin
Depending on era, a merchantship of one of the East India Companies could easily be dubbed a pirate ship, with little exaggeration. The Swedish East India Company was, perhaps, not the most brutal example, but that was presumably more for lack of opportunity.
ShoulderDeepinGhost
Good point but my counter is. They're sinking and it's looks close enough to a pirate ship that they wouldn't take time to analyze it because... sinking.
donthaveonebrojustlurk
I mean, they probably had plenty of time while it was (slowly) pulling up to wonder if they'd been sucked back through time and were about to have a Unique Experience.
UseTheSource
"Dear commander and crew of the Götheborg, your kindness, and generosity have shown that your ship is much more than just a boat. It embodies the noblest values of the sea, and we are honored to have had the chance to cross your path and benefit from your help." I'm a sucker for such letters.
Owlsdude
It's all fun until they start pulling out the canons
Rabeandre
That is one pretty ship
UseTheSource
Arr, she's a beauty
ReallyOG
It was actually One Eyed Willy
OmahaMH
*attempts to contact the other boat* HEEEEY YOOOUUU GUUUUYYYSSS!
mrsparkle001
darealone1
That's how I call my willy
Ash321
Gorgeous ship! Only thing missing are the gun ports :)
lizardbones
Apparently it has four cannons on each side
Ngugi
Indeed; as for gun ports they're merely closed at sea
Ash321
Ahh cool!
IlTerribile
QueenCole
Misora
I was lucky enough to see it in person when I was in Venice last year. We came around the corner on a water bus and I was like I know that ship!
sixtimesseven
We are hear to rescue you. Do not resist
Hammerwell
They do have ten cannons.
cokeysmurf
Hear hear!
gonzar09
What did you say? I couldn't here you.
HtNrN
I feel like that would be the seaboner of any seafaring person
BurnieCinders
There was that person whose distress call got answered by Leonardo De Caprio... you're stranded and Leo rocks up in his yacht.
YourFriendlyNeighbourhoodEcologist
HandoB4Javert
AtlasFutureOverthrowsAmerica
I retired from a lifetime of shipboard life. If it’s not bad weather, I’m cool if this shows up. If it’s shit weather, fuck that.
squillis
They were rescuing another sailing vessel so highly likely they were impressed
imakesoap
Thank you for the link to the article. I sent the link to my husband and will have to deal with his seaboner later
ohio311
I wish you both a merry bon voyage! Godspeed funny soap maker ❤️
LifeIsDukka101
There were seamen seeing other seamen with seaboners dripping with semen.
ChicaFoxy
Where?! For research and science...
AlexanderElcazorro
As someone who'd love to walk around on the deck of a ship like that, just to experience that environment, I very much understand the meaning of seaboner in this context.
50shavesaday
It is possible to do that. It is anchored in Gothenburg Sweden at the moment and you can get a tour of the ship for about 15$. I went there just last week.
MrE158
I've been lucky enough to stroll around both HMS Victory and USS Constitution. Victory in particular, being much larger, is spectacular.
MrE158
(Constitution is fantastic too, if you're near Boston go check it out)
swedeonamoose
It also scares any tax payer that sees it, it bleeds money every time it sets sail, between 2010-2016 65 million swedish kr, and by 2016 the whole project was up at a 300 mil cost, the ship is basically like having a king, a very expensive mascot.
Rignak
Is it the crew or maintenance that costs so much? How did they run those bastards back in the day or is inflation just that our of control?
swedeonamoose
Back in the day that class of ship would set sail with and come back with lots of expensive goods to make the journey worth it, and ye inflation on top of crew and maintenence on a big wooden ship ads up pretty quickly.
ManByTechnicality
It's mostly maintenance. These ships require specific wood that takes much longer to grow than is needed for smaller wooden boats. Also wood being, ya know, wood, it deteriorates a lot faster than steel. They ran them back in the day by carrying mostly expensive cargo with a high profit margin. But boats back then were also so expensive that pirates usually could just threaten to destroy a boat and most merchants would give up their cargo instead of losing the boat.
xeno426
Merchants mostly gave up because they didn't own the boat, and not giving up meant the pirates would kill them. And the pirates usually had ~3-4 times the crew, so any boarding action would go poorly for the merchants. There was more than one case of crew mutiny when the captain decided to fight.
toledontohinope
Seamen with seaboners?
LadyJade8
🤤
PartTimeViking
In this economy?
BradBehavior
And stiff socks
iShadows
It absolutely needs a glow-in-the-dark sparkly paint job so it comes out of the fog like a freaking ghost ship.
casbott
The crew would be desperately looking for anything to use as a costume. Pretend you're lost in time or a ghost ship.
RelevantImgurian
If I ever win big on the lottery, I’ll do this, and I’ll do it for you.
Morg729
I like the way you think
MissSpelledTattoo
Has a pretty sweet/Swede paint job already, but would be neat; better image, credit @JarJarDrinks
iShadows
She really is a beauty, would make having to be rescued worthwhile.
lizardbones
im not even super into ships, but man thats beautiful
LegendaryGarf
Swede paint job
LoudBirb
God, the moment I started watching this the Pirates of the Caribbean theme started playing in my head.
chromed
I wonder what kind of motor they put on her. She's making good headway for having all the sails furled.
Hammerwell
Wiki is your friend. 2 × 550 hp (410 kW) Volvo Penta diesel engines
36,000 L (9,500 US gal) of fuel
2 shafts
MissSpelledTattoo
Credit @MissDeeMeanor
paulus1978
wait,,, it's moving without the sails being down. That's disappointing. I thought this was a replica, not a fishing boat in a cool frock.
BluePaladin42
Goddamn she's a pretty ship.
AtaSeaParks
msdss
Why can't billionaires have some class and start rolling around in these?
Fireninja404
because billionaires have a severe lack of creativity and want the "I'm a billionaire" aesthetic instead of actually doing whatever
FirePrinceZuzu
They used to. They er... did a lot of commerce with these...
Sccoottt
My friend is curious about how you navigate like that without sails and without a motor?
Thewayofthebear
Tug boat is an option
freezingpilot
My suspicion is that they have a motor.
MisterJ85
It has a motor. https://www.gotheborg.se/about-gotheborg/about-the-ship/#tab--technology
eggmuffin
This one does have a motor. The normal way to get a big rigger like this up a channel or into a dock is to tow it. Back in the day, it would have carried its own boats for this purpose, but most places it could dock would have had their own teams of rowers to assist.
TiredOldBroad
Thank you for that explanation. I was wondering how they got up a channel to a port if they had to back then.
westellar
Why is like everyone on the ship hanging off the masts?
SeeMyVests
You couldn’t get me NOT to if I had that opportunity, I bet the ones who had to stay on or below deck were jealous.
KnightCommanderRahl
Publicity. Since they don’t appear to be preparing the sails (which makes sense due to them being in a tight channel and unbatenning them can cause manoeuvrability issues). In general, older vessels tend to do things like this. As an owner of an early 1900s Hardin pattern, people really love when you go out of the way to be friendly on a sailing class vessel because they’re fairly rare in action.
blamiesnotfree
Everyone else here is wrong, every sailor had a position, and their family knew what their position on the mast was, so you could see if your kid was coming home or not before you made it to the dock.
J0hnnyMemeonic
That view must be incredible from there. How many people get to cross under Tower Bridge with that view, in this century.
trigonman3
Do you not?
Raizioo
Why not?
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