DEEP SEA FISHING - Hard Work On The High Seas | Full Documentary

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ing in extreme conditions through wind and storm day and night hunting for greenland halibut takes the crew to greenland down to -20 degrees celsius it's okay if you

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here you're probably already a little crazy and a little sturdier overall the boats are specially built to handle loads of over 1000 metric tons and are equipped for the roughest

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they have to withstand more sea and bottom load than many other westerns it takes about a year to build one of these state-of-the-art boats below deck the processing plant the fish is processed here 24 hours a day despite the large quantities precision is key these go directly to the customer if I ruin the packaging then we have a real problem that has to be solved Sea Perfect, the tail cannot be too long or too short.

The final destination of this voyage, West Greenland, after having been away for three or four days and having covered a thousand miles, you begin to understand how big of a deal the crew members must trust. each other blindly we are one big family here otherwise the work would not be done there are many things that need attention as everything is constantly changing

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in extreme conditions can mean big consequences even for small mistakes of course the worst would be if the the main engine failed if there was a blackout and everything went dark there is really nothing we can do now the German trawler Mark is moored at the pier of the

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port of Bremerhoff in Germany in a few hours it will head to Greenland almost 100 meters long and 16 meters wide the ship is one of the largest ocean trawlers in the German fleet the crew loads the ship with supplies, including tons of food, reserves for weeks and even months captain sasha fanstad is tense time is ticking and he is still waiting at a food truck we are held up the truck is probably stuck in traffic on the

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way the ship company boards and packs the supplies the food has to last for months vitamins are especially important cook sebastian vorpitz make sure everything is stored correctly i I would say that because of the temperatures we have here, we can count on fresh fruits and vegetables that will last up to two months.

He is known as the boss on board. The boat's life insurance policy for the North Atlantic

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is its heavy-duty diesel fuel that provides more than 5,000 horsepower to counteract wind and waves. The trawler's beacon will move west of Greenland where it will fish for halibut. black the trip to the fishing area is long the crew has more than 2,000 nautical miles ahead of them aft the second helmsman checks that the trawl net door has been properly secured during fishing these steel boards that weigh tons keep the nets separated on the last trip the nets came loose during a storm this is just one of the many tasks of the officer I am the second climber, which means I take care of everything I am the ship's maintenance staff, so to speak, I I take care of injuries, I make sure they have stock, I take care of orders, things on deck and if they need someone on the floor, I take care of that too. sasha fonsta is tense, the truck carrying the rest of the supplies has not yet arrived, the problem is that our exit window at the lock lasts until 4pm, at which point we stop being a priority and we have to wait for the lock to rise again. tide since it is low and we are in too

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how long 12 hours a delay is coming is not a good start to the trip fishing is money and every day counts the supply truck has arrived now it is a matter of minutes in the engine room the boss jan prusing starts the diesel engine in front of the first helmsman inspects the cargo from the ship's bridge hundreds of kilograms of supplies the lock deadline is getting closer and closer how long only about 10 minutes the ship is ready to set sail the crew is goes to work loosening the heavy ropes on the bridge the port pilot is now in control the double blockage of the mark the mark of the ocean trawler gets underway time is almost up there are only a few minutes left just finished the trawler heads north once the ship reaches the vasa river the port pilot disembarks his job is done the journey begins it will be a week before they reach greenland the sailors will need time to prepare the ship there are about two thousand nautical miles between the men and the area fishing first captain sasha fonsta will direct the boat towards scotland and then head towards west greenland from now on the boat's bridge is occupied twenty-four hours a day tomorrow morning we will have overcome the german bite now we are heading towards pentland and Then to the west of Greenland the ocean trawlers are specially manufactured boats built in shipyards like this one in Gdenia, Poland, the German fishing union has chosen to build its latest generation of boats here, they will improve the German deep-sea fishing fleet.

This is a site of massive proportions where thousands of tonnes of steel are produced and ships are soon being welded. They will be afloat through the world's seas, so they need to be able to withstand some pressure. They have to withstand more sea load and a more pleasant climate than many other ships. It will be months before these ships are launched, but even then they will be just shells. the ocean trawlers of the german fleet only manage to float here in poland there is a separate shipyard that will build the interior and technology of the ship this shell looks finished from the outside but it is an illusion after the dry dock has been flooded it can barely float on the water still the ship is preparing for its first big voyage in which it will be transported to norway then we will go from here to norway to ulstenwick as a shipyard that will finish everything with the latest equipment and everything and the dry dock will be pumped with million liters of water in the next few hours, this will determine whether the ship's frame will stay afloat.

The Cooks Hoffen trawler is undergoing its first performance test. The shipyard workers are nervous. The water level rises slowly as you go. safety precaution the ship is also suspended by a crane in the afternoon the dry dock has been almost completely flooded the ship is now surrounded by water and floating however the ship is still suspended a tugboat is being prepared to transport the ship to norway The ocean trawler is heading west of Greenland. It is Mario Fett's turn on the bridge. The first helmsman is on duty outside. Stormy waves several meters

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break against the ship in the North Sea.

The weather is often strong winds, biting winds and icy water during The marine trawler notes that these conditions are no problem. The weather is getting colder and colder and the wind is constantly increasing. We're at a solid eight-nine right now. The weather is also known to be stormy in the West Greenland fishing area, where the fish are found. caught despite unfavorable conditions, you can still find fish between 8 and 10 meters, but at some point after it begins to be sketchy, you have to be careful with the direction of the sea current on board, life begins at dawn.

Sailor oceldix is ​​making his rounds. wake up the crew boy escape from me loud let the sparks betty some people just don't want to wake up they will say yes but then they go back to sleep good morning the cook sebastian voipetz is responsible for the meals his day starts at 5 a.m. with breakfast for breakfast it is pancakes for 20 people the portions on board are slightly larger the stove is on 24 hours a day to ensure there are no delays you always keep the two main burners at low temperature so you can go down in the morning and turn it on and have the stove up and running in half an hour instead of an hour and a half.

I have to cook three meals a day and make sure something edible is available 24 hours a day. Today I'm making pancakes. First break the eggs and put the flour, mix everything and then fry the pancakes. Now we are looking for all the ingredients to start. Food is important for morale, especially at sea. Sebastian Vorpitz knows this well and always tries to satisfy the crew's wishes. It is not an easy task, the team has a lot to do after breakfast, they go up to work on deck as soon as they start fishing, the men work in shifts, therefore it is always someone's turn to work and eat for the cook, which is a real challenge.

Of course it's impossible to satisfy everyone's taste, guys will come from different places and some like it that way and some like it that way, but you also have people on board who usually cook themselves as they say everyone can cook except the cook . was doing standard sports below deck the crew members are preparing for their shifts dennis bachat is the ship's foreman or boson as he is known on board this is his first voyage in this new role in the engine room the boss He is adjusting the engines. From now on the ship will run on heavy fuel, which is much cheaper, but is only allowed outside coastal waters.

Heavy fuel is thicker and must be kept hot non-stop in the kitchen. the cook is planning lunch. Sailor Axel Dix is ​​lending a hand until the fishing begins. They are both fighting the weatherman, what a rocky ride it is today, here we go again, that's a great day today again. Oh no, stupid egg packaging to keep you cool, usually any cut up bio-waste goes overboard, you can't throw it in here. I'll end up somewhere else Hello, I have the balls here, I can't do it. The mark of the ocean trawler has already been traveling for three days before reaching the fishing area.

He will pick up more sailors at Nuke Harbor in Greenland last night. The storm has cost the crew time and Captain Sasha Fontsta must ensure they arrive on time. She doesn't have much room for maneuver. I estimate we lost six hours due to weather, but we are still on track. I think we still can. Get to the nuclear bomb on time Sailors begin their work on deck They must prepare the boat for fishing, which does not allow much downtime Fishing boats must work to be profitable Dennis Bachat is the foreman on this trip as a boatswain he directs a team and is responsible for his men, yes you definitely have a little more responsibility before, it was always just a matter of standing still and doing what you were told, someone else was in charge and you were just following orders, but when you are in charge yourself is something completely different the sailors create space on deck for the nets to do this they must move tons of material without the strong wind glasses it will not work on board the risk of injury is high these bearings that hold the nets weigh more than 50 kilos You can move each one alone but when they fall on your foot it hurts.

Sailors wear safety boots and helmets. Even so, the work is dangerous at sea. Carelessness or small mistakes can have serious consequences below deck. The fish processing plant is being installed here. the fish manager tostan neupat is in charge he is one of the two fish managers on board the plant was rebuilt and expanded in the port it is updated for each new catch now everything must be configured again tostan neupat pays close attention to the mistakes made now it can be fatal afterwards there is still a lot of preparatory work to be done we do it systematically first tackling the most difficult things and areas that could present errors then we do the smaller jobs the fine tuning at the end the plant should be ready for the first grab so we can get down to business underway immediately on board steel cables are being spliced ​​breaking work that involves weaving several individual steel strands into a thick rope sailors build a device that can undo even the strongest cables this rope called warp troll will do it later Hold the network so it must be able to withstand immense pressure.

There was a kink in the troll wall, which means if we're fishing and it's under tension it could break, so we'll change it now and reattach it and then reattach it. We put both lines together and remove the damaged part. If everything breaks once we are already fishing, that would cause a much bigger headache than if we spliced ​​it back together now at the fish processing plant. The fish manager continues his inspection. The cold room is located deep in the bowels of the ship the temperature is still dropping, we are still rising, but soon it will be -30 degrees Celsius here, which is something else, but if we really have things to do, then you will be sweating at -30 degrees Celsius.

Now Alex, meanwhile, the sailors have secured the warp of the trawl, now they turn the great steel wheel to untangle the individual threads,then the ends are pulled and joined together, then this wire will hold the fishing net and should not break under any circumstances if it does. If this were to happen, it would constitute a mortal danger to sailors. Here you can see how thick these cables are. It's not something you can pull cars with. It has to be very strong. These cables must withstand several bars of pressure, so you must trust them. You and your colleagues have to work together here and if we don't it simply won't work on board.

Camaraderie is emphasized. Men can be at sea for months. They help each other in every way they can. I just asked if anyone knows. how to do it and here we are, there are some guys who do it themselves and then of course others who don't know how to cut their hair, in which case they help each other, but being away from home is not always easy. It can be a burden for sailors. I don't think you can imagine how deprived you are of things here. You can't help if there are problems at home. Sometimes it is very difficult.

Are you here. Your wife. she's at home with a big problem and you can't do anything about it all you can do is comfort her on the phone what kind of comfort is that it stinks the crew prepares the deck for fishing the troll doors should be held down with heavy chains soon they will be fixed to the outside of the boat each trawl door weighs six tons during fishing they are dragged along the bottom of the ocean the doors keep the nets extended it has to be exactly six meters now the other side this is how the captain wants it so that the doors of the trolls are placed correctly the doors of the trolls run parallel to each other in the water at a depth of more than a thousand meters yet a difference of a few centimeters can determine whether they work correctly or not, if these steel doors are not placed correctly in the water, fewer fish will enter the net.

Tampering with the doors on the deck can be dangerous when moving the troll doors you need to make sure everyone is out of reach. the way the sea moves them and the ship turns, if there is someone standing there, they can take a

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hit at the gadina shipyard the workers are preparing to transport the hull of the ship, the ship is being towed to norway for the final assembly, preparations lasted all the time. At night, such a giant ship requires the greatest precision. Ocean trawlers are pulled by the tugboat Fenya, whose home port is Copenhagen, Denmark, with a length of 34 meters, it is a heavyweight in itself.

Now they are connecting the truck to our boats and preparing to tow to Norway the tugboat is now practically touching the trawler below a man grabs the line the boat is still tied to heavy crane ropes we can hear behind us there are many heavy rods because the boat the hull is very heavy and we have to The mast tow lines have to be strong enough to withstand all weather conditions that may be encountered along the way, the boat will still be supported by a crane later, however, only a tugboat will drag the trawler across the open sea to Norway the crane lowers a heavy chain onto the trawler the chain is attached to a guide rope that will be hooked to the tugboat the chain weighing several tons is secured by a padlock the next day the hoffen of the cook is ready for his trip two tugboats transport the shell to the open sea only one of them will take the boat to norway if the weather permits the trip to norway lasts five days once there the boat will be

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y equipped six months later the new ocean trawler will be ready to depart action the mark of the trawler has reached the southern tip of greenland in the north atlantic ocean icebergs are in serious danger for ships icebergs are common in these waters they break off off the coast of greenland and then float to sea open the bridge requires exceptional vigilance the mark of the ocean trawler has almost reached its destination the nuclear port is only a day's journey away but the coastal icebergs represent a real threat to the trawler not all of them are detected by the radar system which What's also dangerous about icebergs is that they have a large radius and usually the ice is 7 8 below the water, you can't be fooled into thinking that the ice you see above the water is all the ice that is there, no. you can get too close to them, you definitely can't do it. contact at best, the boat suffers a dent at worst, the boat is finished, which means there is water in the boat, which is something we always want to avoid in the fish processing plant.

Nothing works without water. Fish manager Toston Noipat checks the devices from the first catch onwards. everything has to run smoothly soon the conveyor belts will take the catch directly to the workstations 24 hours a day delays mean losses speed we are now executing all the technical operations we use during halibut processing to correct errors make things better and Wash everything properly and see if any errors come up that we can fix before tomorrow while we still have time and then we can start processing on deck. Final preparations are made later. The nets will be attached to a heavy steel cable called a troll warp the men have already re-spliced ​​the cable which is a kilometer long now they are coiling it again the steel cable itself is extremely heavy it is tied to heavy chains the doors of troll weigh six metric tons each soon this will increase with the weight of the nets and perhaps a large catch the team must withstand enormous forces boson dennis bachat is in charge of the entire team as foreman the weight stops with him on deck This requires concentration, especially when dealing with chains and ropes under pressure if you take a chain on your head even with a helmet it is dangerous there are several tons of pressure there the troll doors are under water and will then be fixed to the stern of the boat keep the net spread underwater the sailors on board are plugging the holes left in the net it is a real art like weaving with a giant needle years of practice turn the sailors into professionals during the catch all this will have to happen at the speed of the lightning every minute counts even if the journey lasts weeks and months if the nets are defective money is lost in the ocean the trawler is entering the fjord of the port city of Nuke in a few hours it will have reached its destination in the kitchen.

Axel Diox and the cook Sebastián Voipitz are preparing the next meal. Look, Axl, are we going big or small? I think the small ones are enough, right? I'll cut the pork chops, wait, take out the chops, I'll take a slightly larger inserted ocean trawler mark approaching the port city of Nuke in Greenland, where it will pick up more sailors who arrived from Germany by plane on which it was his last fishing trip. just a week ago over nuke bay the northern lights are flashing the crew lowers the boat into the water to save time this boat will pick up latecomers at the dock nine sailors have joined from germany the mark crew is now

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as of Now on the 29th the men will travel together after a few hours the boat returns to the open sea the captain heads towards the fishing area that we still have around 110 miles ahead of us and we will finally get to work the next morning the trawler's mark arrives in the fishing area west of Greenland seven days after setting sail the team is enthusiastic so far there has been a lot of work but no real income each of the men has an interest in the catch a good catch means good money twenty-eight years old janice kruger He joined the crew in Greenland He was 15 when he first went to sea His last shore leave was only a week The last trip I was on lasted 90 days He is worried about fishing but new icebergs have been detected He should Being careful with the radar is not a guarantee.

Observing from the viewpoint is always crucial. There are icebergs that have been washed away to a large extent and are therefore undetectable by the radar. If we hit an iceberg at 15 knots, then the front of the boat will be seriously damaged. disfigured and the voyage must be interrupted. To make a long story short, Petty Officer Dennis Bachat is checking the nets. The team is placing both nets on deck. They will use them to capture Greenland halibut at more than 1,000 meters depth. There is another boat in the fishing area. She is also part of the German fleet, but.

She will return home shortly. The sister ship had a good catch. Our teams are ready to fish and we are ready for our first catch. I'm glad we're getting going. The reports are not bad so far, between 15 and 17 metric tons. a pretty decent day i'm always happy when it finally gets going you've reached the fishing ground the fishing will start in a few hours the boat has state of the art equipment even the fishing net depends on the technical assistance of boatswain dennis Bahat places sensors that will show the captain how the net moves over the ground.

He can use this to draw some conclusions, but he can't see everything. We are fishing according to depth. Here we are exploring different depths and seeing what they produce. We will adjust our fishing location equipment and go a little deeper or shallower depending on what we find up here there is a depth of 260 to 70 to 80 meters, it is a long plateau and then here it drops to 1 200 meters, basically we are fishing On this trip the allowed catch quota is 765 metric tons if it is not achieved within the deadline then the trip is a failure the nerves are on edge what are you doing with the batteries you are just taking them out for a walk the day has ended 24 hours and you have to use them in the most sensible way possible.

Playing is not good, you have to use your time as efficiently as possible. It starts with every action on deck and continues here on the ocean bridge. Denis must hurry to finally get the net of the second net also must be ready so that one of them is in the water at all times finally seven days after setting sail in Bremerhaufen the first net is lowered into the water the sailors lower it slowly from the side the crew checks that everything is going smoothly meter by meter the net sinks into the water suddenly the net is trapped the cables are hooked on the reel valuable time is spent dennis bachat takes a lever and releases the steel cable both nets must be ready the net is lowered into the water water the cables that hold the capture equipment are today three kilometers long the net will sink up to a thousand meters into the ocean the heavy doors of the trolls sink with the net and prevent them from entangle underwater at the same time the fish are herded to the front of the net due to the increase in water pressure the equipment takes half an hour to reach ground level the fishing has started the atmosphere on board is a mix of routine and nervousness now the shredded biological waste can finally be dealt with you' You have to give it a proper twist, push it down and it goes off, but when you have a strong breeze, you have to be careful not to hit everything in the face or let it fly around the covered as if it were morning.

Axel, you're back, Sailor Oxendiax. try to do plumbing the heated sink drain is clogged that's clogged now we put in fresh water if I can find it what's the problem this time some garbage just came up now we have to clean everything I'll get a bucket class, give me that, yes, everything is clogged here axel, calm down, the brand is sending its first network of the tour, the captain has a lot of technology, but experience is still needed, technology is definitely useful before, when captains could only work with echo sound. as today it took years to master, it takes less time to aim, but to be a successful angler it is not enough to work through an axle table, it just won't work, there is no replacement for experience, the catch sensor appears on the monitor.

There is something big on the network. We panicked because the network is broken and now the second sensor shows that everything is back to normal. Soon we will be able to see what is there. The crew is preparing for the final haul of the journey. Sailors wear oil skins and helmets when working on deck it is slippery and strong waves can cause the heavy chains to come overhead the net has been in the water for several hours at a depth of 1000 meters now The capture sensor has been activated, there is still half an hour more before the net is lifted, will it be a big capture or a false alarm?

Remains to be seen. We can't count on anything until the team starts to rise again. The team has an interest in the capture if the net is full. I will make good money a thousand meters of dock are being rolled up for trolling and then the net can come on board the ocean trawler can only fish within a strictly defined zone the devices detected something in the net, but that does not necessarily mean that there is something there It could be other causes, it is a kind of movement because then it is recorded, it couldbe anything it could be that we caught some old net material and that triggered the catch sensor it could be something that got caught and then released again everything we caught pick up something old an old net or a successful catch the crew can only wait then The troll doors surface it won't be long before the net is here but working with the troll doors is dangerous every move must be an exact door so it weighs six tons sailor johannes kruger secures it by hand using a heavy chain iron lift it up the gate lift it up and then you have to adjust it a little more hannes kurga tells the bridge that he needs more line as if it were a signal that the radio signal was cut off just before the first capture captain sasha fonsta operates the winch from the bridge the troll's heavy steel door gives way and slides down pull it up but the chain slides through the chain is stuck he leans between the door and the boat and manages to grab the safety rope .

Now the door hangs in the correct position. Well, the net is raised further towards the deck. Now we are pulling it up so we can grab the chain and continue the work. Being on deck is difficult and also dangerous since we have all experienced being on deck as sailors we know what that is like along with the net comes the whales they can hear the fishing operation from kilometers away underwater for the beaked whales the net is prey easy for them to snatch the fish from the end of the net the first catch is lifted on deck it will be a hit or a miss the first signs are good the net is full of tons of green halibut but it was worth it now it's a matter of minutes you have to empty it the net so that the other net can enter the water as soon as possible on deck the hatch leading to the fish processing plant is opened the net is opened by hand no machine can help here it is a matter of effort so we have our first catch , so help us, yes, I think we have a very good look, very good transport, 15 tons of green halibut, so the crane lifts the net so that the sailors can empty it more easily.

Snow shovels are used for pushing. the fish through the hatch from where it falls into the tanks of the fish processing plant captain sasha fonsta supervises the first catch from the bridge immediately after the catch the second net is thrown this task is for the second boson and his team the captain makes a sharp turn back to the catching area the second net must enter the water as soon as possible my mother is by my side my motto is always time is money and fishing is no exception you need to fish quickly in order to make money you have to do it fish the quota is dry it has to go fast but also stay at a safe level you have to find the exact balance almost the first catch was good the faster the quota is caught the faster the sailors return home after working on deck the next stop is the fish processing plant the catch needs to be processed the fish has only been out of the water for a few minutes from the tank they are transported to the different stations of the plant from now on the plant will be operating 24 hours a day First station is the head machine where the heads of the Greenland halibut are removed.

It is important to place the cut just behind the head so that the customer does not complain. The heads are also sold separately. The first place the fish arrives after being On deck is what we call the passage here. The passage is made up of three parts. First is the head machine where a colleague decapitates the fish to sort out any misplaced bass as well as bycatch. However, there doesn't seem to be much here. , bycatch is also processed, nothing is thrown overboard, it is illegal after all, the heads are packaged separately and sold to Asian customers, in fact, we have cooked them before.

He knows very well how to cut the cheeks, which are very delicious. The small ones are used for broth and to make fish soup. The tails have to have a certain cut. The length has to be appropriate. It cannot be too long or too short. It must be perfect. The same thing happens. with the heads, they must have the so-called Japanese cut, which means that the fish should not be cut at an angle but not straight either. Clients request it this way and we cut accordingly. The next step is, of course, cleaning, we remove the spinneret and the milk as well as the blood vessels so that the fish is completely clean inside.

This is very, very important. Each fish has its tail cut individually by hand with 15 metric tons. of fish that's a lot of tails assembled well-paid but monotonous offshore line production men listen to music with headphones while they work changing the stations from time to time down here for the business to be profitable things must be running non-stop 24 hours a day the fish are weighed and then packed into their packaging and then shipped all over the world, often to Japan, the fish processing plant is completely underwater during production, cleanliness is the top priority from the west of Greenland to the world market, at 10 kilos per package, ocean trawlers are allowed to fish. up to 765 tons on this trip before meeting his quota the first catch was good possibly up to 15 tons after being packed the fish goes to the freezer just a few hours after leaving the water three hours later the fish is frozen Errors are not Yes this is allowed to happen here it would be too late to correct them this is how the product will reach the customer if I mess up the packaging then we have a real problem for example here I have product s1 which means no head just halibut normal if it were. to mark it as heads, then the client would receive this as heads, that's stupid, it can't happen, so you really need to look carefully, good concentration, make sure there is no root awakening for clients on land.

I have to work alone, work in pairs. it doesn't work just chatting all the time you need to concentrate on work the last station is the cold room it's always the same men who work here today it's dirk biba's turn cold and a little stressful the cold room this is where the packages are filled with frozen products more than 1,000 tons of frozen products are shipped here are stored it is still empty for now the boat is still at the beginning of its journey the men secure the first catch so that it does not fall during a swell The men protect themselves from the 30 degrees below zero with thick clothing.

Sometimes they are down here for hours and hours. The work is

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for both the man and the material. The hydraulic oil used here is aircraft oil as it does not freeze. It takes a while to warm up but then it goes very fast the hydraulic system the forklift runs on batteries but the batteries are in constant fight with the permafrost if the forklift breaks down the men down here have a real problem that's why the vehicle is connected to the heating during every break the battery always needs to be full we don't know how long we will be down here this is the cable to charge the battery and now I am connecting the heater it is a normal power cable that is connected so that the battery does not freeze fresh fish a dream for the cook a part of the first catch goes straight to the pan of sebastian voipitz well, very tasty fish today we are going to go down in a minute and eat a beautiful black halibut for lunch with stewed cucumbers and potatoes, it's going to rock three servings of fish a week would be too much for me, you can eat bravo, then just rinse it before you put them in and then we're ready to go fresh North Atlantic halibut, fresh, no.

It doesn't get any better than this, it's pretty, I think it'll be great, let's take it upstairs to the engine room, maintenance work is on the agenda, the oil filter needs cleaning for jobs like this, the boss requests help from a mechanic, in total there are four crew members on board who are responsible for the technology the men work in 12 hour shifts day and night the engine is the heart of the trawler it drives the boat and also provides power to the processing plant si something goes wrong here could cause a total blackout there are maintenance tasks to do every day fill the oil check the levels check the filters this here is something that has to be done every two weeks they get dirty they are converted, taken out and cleaned again It is a normal job nothing extraordinary but also something we do not do it every day it only needs speed every two weeks after removing them the oil filters are placed in an ultrasonic container where they are completely cleaned every two weeks the importance of the machines and emergency systems working properly it will soon be clear the mark is not the only ship in action in the north atlantic ocean trawler war maria is also in the fishing zone however this ship will soon return home captain sascha sources sends two members of the crew to get spare parts for the radio system on deck that the sailors left the boat falls into the water the crew members wear safety suits the water here in the Arctic Circle is only three degrees Celsius if someone falls in he barely has a chance without these suits death comes after just a few minutes the sea seems flat but for the small boat these waves are quite high gada maria has positioned herself against the wind so that the boat is protected the package containing the equipment of radio is lowered with ropes he fulfilled his fishing quota and will soon return home the crew of the beacon however he is right in At first the men still do not know how long they will remain at sea so far the catch has been good along the way On the way back, the whales crossed the path of the boat, a pleasure even for the most veteran sailors.

The ocean trawler mark has been at sea for two weeks. The fishing is going well. The men still have strength, but the work both on deck and on the plant is hard. and it can drain your energy if we continue at this pace for two or three weeks that's fine but if you have time to relax you get tired and then you have more time to think about how exhausted you are if there aren't as many fish, for example when you sleep more and You realize how exhausted you really are. It's time for me to go to bed and get some sleep.

Sailors work shifts seven days a week, sometimes for months, free time is a rarity. The cabins sleep two men each, but one of the sailors is always on duty. This is my room, but it hasn't been cleaned. Alright? i sleep upstairs normally i sleep in the upper bunker but you don't need anything else you can't exactly go out so just a few things of work is all you need weather radar predicts a storm dark spots show strength of strong wind winds mean seas more rough the weather here can change every minute the gusts of wind get stronger and the waves higher the storms are dangerous for the crew and bad for business the fishing becomes more difficult even at depths of a thousand meters the fishing itself Firstly then we have to deal with nets that fly around a bit and don't stay stable like they do when it's quieter.

Working on deck is obviously more difficult and the sailors have a dangerous shift ahead of them. The storm is getting stronger. The waves get bigger. and bigger in a few hours the net will be gathered for this the sailors will have to be on deck the storm can even be felt in the galley the ship is equipped with railings as you can see here on the stove so you should be able to cook without No matter how strong the winds are, you really have to stay alert, as everything moves. The first helmsman inspects the ship's hospital during a storm.

The risk of injury is much higher than usual. Mario Fett has a solid background in first aid. Of course, not long ago injuries on board can be treated to a certain extent in the worst case the ship has to reach a port but that can take days the pharmacy on board mainly offers strong painkillers at sea something always happens wrong usually This can The most common are cuts caused by the knives they must use on the net and the blades dull very quickly as the nets are very gritty or because of the concentrated force required, they often slip where people cut themselves. with the knives.

Cut wounds on board are not stitched but stapled. Works like a normal stapler. You put it where you want to close the wound and you just push the lever down and then the staple comes out here, just a normal staple like you would use with paper and it closes automatically from my own personal experience it's kind of painful but the pain doesn't really last long It's not very dramatic or anything like that the main thing is to close the wound and stop bleeding you just have to tough it out that's the problem but it's not exactly painless below deck the crew is preparing the storm is raging and the work on deck it's getting dangerous bosondennis bachat is responsible for the team make sure no one is hit or falls overboard it is night the storm and the sea have been raging for hours the net is being dragged it is snowing and the wind is blowing in strong gusts the crew can only wait for the things start happening now you can't prepare for the hard to anticipate if a big wave breaks it happens suddenly and then something is flying yeah it's scary you don't know what's happening that's the worst thing since the bridge the first helmsman has a good view of things but the snow is blowing thicker and thicker the snowflakes are now coming towards the boat horizontally and the visibility is weakening at the moment it is still working in the front it is not a problem since we have many electronic devices and there is no a lot of maritime traffic the situation is severe it is also okay to a certain extent but if the snow keeps getting thicker and we have more then it can be quite difficult to see so you have to be very careful, the deck is covered in snow, the Sailors are passing the time, the deck is now extremely slippery because of the snow, when the net arrives, it will be too dangerous if anyone did. slip and fall overboard your chances of surviving the night would be slim to none the crew has installed a hose and is spraying the deck with salt water this works even in sub-zero temperatures as salt water does not freeze the crew can fish from any type of weather but at times like this they are more cautious you have to respect the weather when the wind rises to 10 or 11 you have to be very alert the second helmsman will then be working between the lines now he is fastening himself with a belt in strong winds like these they can crash on the deck the net is almost up the first helmsman gives the orders from the bridge the heavy troll doors are raised first they are always secured by hand then the net is brought on board there are fish inside but the storm is having its effect no it's nowhere near the 12 or 13 tons it was a few days ago that's not that much maybe around five metric tons not great considering the fishing time is less than usual fishermen are disappointed five tons isn't much days Before More than twice as much was produced to remain profitable, each catch would have to produce 10 tons of fish.

Deep sea fishermen are some of the biggest earners in the marine industry, but only when the catch is right, everyone on board the brand now expects the catch to improve. It's really not great, it could have been twice as long as the constantly changing weather makes it a little more difficult. I think the wind now comes from the north rather than the south, which changes the currents and the fish are sensitive to that. We need a The weather situation is more stable now, but we hope it will improve tomorrow. The storm has subsided after almost 20 hours.

The sea around the trawler mark is finally calm again. The crew hopes for a better catch. The network is also easier to manage now, but. the storm has left its marks on board on the bridge an antenna was torn off the positive side was only the television antenna which does not work anyway at this latitude but it is not the only thing missing this morning on board the mark of those that do not you know germany the ship's flag was also torn off by the wind a replacement is attached a legal requirement we are now putting a new one up so that other ships know what country we are from and what nationality the ship is that's just Only a few ships sail the seas under the German flag.

Many shipping companies change their flags to save money, but the German deepwater fleet continues to sail under the German flag. You can place it right now, but you can't lift it yet. The nautical officer first has to come and see if it is the right way. Hey, black, red and gold. The sailors are happy to sail under the German flag. It guarantees them certain rights and better pay. I'll probably continue doing this until retirement. I mean, it's also common for container ships to change their flags, I hope it doesn't happen because fortunately fishing quotas are tied to nationality so I don't think it will change too quickly, okay, raise it a little higher, the weather more quiet means better catch, now all catches are coming back. over 10 tons the fish is sold as soon as it is on board captain sasha fonsta stays in constant contact with the fisheries authorities and shipping companies in germany we have an electronic log book, which means i give my position every minute and I finalize the capture information directly so that 10 minutes after a hallway the relevant authorities are aware of our capture and we also give the company a 24 hour capture report at the end of each day so they know what we have done to On board at the beacon the second net is being prepared so that the two nets can be used at the same time doubling the nets does not always mean doubling the catch but it always doubles the work a third net must also be prepared so that the fishing can continue one Once nets 1 and 2 are up, no one suspects that the day will end in disaster.

The boat store has opened several times a week. The crew can buy snacks and drinks at regular and even cheaper prices. There is also free non-alcoholic beer while fishing. a strict ban on consuming alcohol on the ship sometimes it depends I drink a bag of haribo in the evenings I'm trying to limit it because I'm also trying to limit my weight at the moment there are more pilsners on offer I think on this trip everyone drinks a little that or just water or if you have a sweet tooth then you can take a packet of Haribo or something like that.

I, for one, am trying to cut back because I need to lose some weight. This is not for me. I'm eating two less meals a day to lose. Weight to be able to continue eating chocolate. What would you like today? Ralph, the creative. Alcohol-free beer. There are also cigarettes on board, but they are stored in a separate area that is locked. We were unlucky when the captain quit smoking. He used to do it. We smoked our entire supply and so did the other one, so we used our foresight and bought some marble gold, more than two boxes of ten thousand each, now no one wants any, so we're just sitting on them.

There have been times when the boats have run out. of cigarettes I wasn't there I just found out you wouldn't want to be the orderer in that case if he's on board and it turns out the cigarettes weren't ordered or they were forgotten no one I wouldn't want to experience that I mean probably around the 70 percent of the men on board are smokers. If you're gone for three months, you might last two or three days, but then you'll have problems. The boss works 12 hours a day. but he never gets a real break. His team is made up of a total of four people.

They are collectively responsible for all the technology on the boat, from the toilets to the main engine, so basically the entire technical setup, the appliances, the air, the water, the oil, the pumps, everything is really an ocean trawler. mark is built for voyages of several months in all the seas of the world is now at sea off the west coast of greenland below deck is equipped with cutting-edge technology the diesel engine can generate up to 5000 horsepower at the same time The motor supplies power to the fish processing plant. Conveyor belts need electricity 24 hours a day. The boat is also equipped with an emergency system behind the main engine.

The boss can control everything as long as the main systems are working. The worst would be obviously. if the main engine fails then there is a blackout and everything goes dark boson dennis bachat's team is preparing for the next room so far the trip has been fruitful the men have already caught 80 tons of fish morale is good the crew now If you're fishing both nets, this approach pays off if they find the right schools of fish, but it can also be risky if something goes wrong. The nets are thrown into the water. The sea is quite calm tonight.

The team hopes for a good catch. Nets 80 meters long enter the water parallel to each other, a part has already sunk into the sea. The sailors observe the situation from the stern. This is where they will eventually release the heavy troll doors that will take the nets to the bottom of the sea. The ship is steered from the bridge the beacon is in the northern section of the fishing zone so far everything is going according to plan suddenly a problem the sailor's emergency signal to the bridge arrives too late blackout the main engine of the beacon has stopped without electricity nor energy The ocean trawler is drifting helplessly in the North Atlantic.

Both nets are caught in the ship's propeller. That is what has stopped the main engine. The diesel engine has failed and with it the ship's power supply. The emergency generator has been started and is performing the ship's most essential tasks. functions for the technicians this is the worst case scenario, all I know is that the net got into the propellers, so now we are obviously trying to get power using the backup engine and then we will obviously try to get the net out of there. For now the sailors can do nothing except wait for instructions. The first helmsman tries to explore the situation for himself.

Both of our nets are on the propeller, which has caused the net to roll up and now it's just there. trying to get it back on track first we need power to be able to use the winch and then we'll see how it goes we'll try to turn the propeller to see if it's loosening yeah and then we'll see a lot now. The ship has no rudder and is helplessly drifting through the North Atlantic. The nets must be removed from the ship's propeller as quickly as possible. The boss returns to the engine room where he will attempt to start the backup diesel engine without power. processing has also been stopped, I need power to run, yes, but there is no power anyway, it doesn't matter, use a high voltage current that is faster than the 12 volt light current or high voltage current, which Whatever it works, the processing plant needs to run uninterrupted for the crew to make good money, but for now nothing is happening down here, the crew on the ocean trawler mark is trying to salvage what can still be saved, the Remaining fish must be removed from the conveyor belt for processing, wait, there is still some fish on the belt.

They have to restart everything and then wait They need water to clean the fish before they can start processing The freezers also stopped working The men have to wait for the backup diesel engine to start Until then they can only pack up whatever is left at the end of the el belt technicians need to start the backup motor to restart the power supply the main motor can no longer start because it stopped at the fish processing plant some appliances still work using the emergency power supply but there is not enough to power the entire plant installation from time to time something starts up but it is not enough to restart the plant on deck the sailors prepare ropes they want to try to remove the nets from the propeller but the heavy winches need a lot of energy the ocean The trawler's propeller is blocked.

Both nets were caught in it at the same time. The men are desperately trying to salvage something from this disaster. Could there be a way to release both propeller nets in the engine room? The mechanics are trying to start the main engine. but nothing works they need the backup engine to produce the required power they lack a full power supply the plant is stopped in the worst case the last catch could be completely lost the brand is working through several backup systems including the auxiliary diesel engine once this is running the plant started and the rest of the ship receives the electricity they need.

It's back now. Magic hands, take care of the freezer please, what a mess. There is not enough energy for everything. Look up there. What's going on? Is there a backup plan? At times like these we won't be able to do it anyway yes, ask for help and leave, we have to wait until we get the go-ahead from below until then we can't do anything else that the fish processing plant workers can do now. process the last capture no more supplies will be delivered yes, everything is stock are you processing everything that is left? yes now we finish what we can empty the containers b stock and main stock al and then we will wait and see, we also can't use any of our freezers or hydraulics I don't know if the machine will make it what do you write on the cover?

The sailors prepare to hoist the propeller nets using heavy ropes. Both nets have become entangled in the propeller of the ocean trawler. The backup diesel engine is supposed to provide the necessary power for the winches with a pulling force of several tons the nets are lifted towardsthe deck but they are not actually moving off the propeller, they are just tightening the crew abandons the maneuver if the nets break it could cause even more damage now we have two options either we have the divers go down and release it or they tow us back either way we would be using divers as they are there is really nothing we can do it ourselves the diesel engine is running and producing power but the propeller is locked and the rudder has also stopped the attempt to remove the net from the propeller has failed the trawler's trip has been irremediably interrupted I cannot see a In the future, the engine is stopped, the same with the crankshaft and the rear propeller, there is no more power, it has gone black.

Good evening, fortunately we have this backup diesel engine that we can still use as a power supply. Both nets got caught in the propeller and became tangled. The nets are extremely strong and flexible made for deep sea fishing. I guess there are about 20 meters there and the forces on the pistons and the situation is difficult. The propeller is surrounded by a metal frame known as a cutting nozzle when it is there like this. We need to send divers or take it back to a dry dock so it can be released into the processing plant. The last fish are coming off the conveyor belt.

The brand caught 10 tons during the last haul. It could be the last catch of the trip the sailors would consider it a failure the company will pay them a guaranteed sum but it would be less than what they would get after a trip full of good catches the ocean trawlers need to fish to be profitable now the boat is adrift In the North Atlantic the crew of 29 men are at home aboard the Mark for weeks they traveled to the north of Greenland to fish for Greenland halibut and make a lot of money but at the moment everything is stopped the propeller is blocked both nets were caught in the engine during the deployment and the crew can no longer avoid the situation the fishing boat is alone at this latitude its sister ship embarked on its return journey home days ago and is too far away to help captain sasha fonsta remains in contact with the company transportation and making an emergency plan an icelandic ocean trawler is just a few hours away from the mark and can help the crew has a lot of preparation to do so this will be a deep water rescue mission the mark of the ocean trawler is heading to be towed to a safe place so we are preparing a tow line, the other boat will arrive in four or five hours and then we will hand over our ropes to get a connection and then they will give us their troll warp and if the connection works we will secure it to the bow so that can tow us the sailors are preparing the towing operation whether it will work or not it is not yet clear the regular voyage of the ship has passed the mark the trawler displaces more than 4,000 tons of water the crew must make sure to use the most stable materials so that nothing breaks the men still have about five hours before the Icelandic trawler arrives their position has to be exact as this weather makes visibility poor here in the North Atlantic the ships are like needles in a haystack I will choose the biggest one that We have safety first Preparations for towing are underway With 40 tons of pulling force This is the thickest cable on board It is secured with a huge shackle Will this be enough to tow the boat A sailor prepares grappling hooks?

It is not yet clear how lines will be swapped between the two ships. The grappling hook method has been around for hundreds of years. It has stood the test of time. The ocean trawler is still drifting in the North Atlantic, but help should arrive soon and tow the ship. ship to a safe place suddenly a warship appears belongs to the fishing authorities the Greenlandic authorities closely monitor their maritime territory and the fishing areas below deck the team prepares for the towing operation they still do not know if the voyage will be able to continue or if your fishing time is over, everyone waits for the Icelandic trawler that will tow your boat to Greenland.

Experienced boson foundry staff give instructions too quickly. You will be on top if you see that she is getting too tight and then wait a little. so we can lift the line, okay, the ocean trawler's polar nanok appears on the radar. Now it won't be long. Sailors place a protective cover so that the cable does not fray when a cable breaks due to pressure. It's life. -Threatening with its whipping ends the searchlights appear on the horizon is the polar nanok the Icelandic fishing vessel has been sailing for seven hours it will soon be able to finally begin the towing operation the sailors have prepared the grappling hooks that will allow the lines to be exchanged between the two boats, even then the other boat will have to get very close, which could be risky, especially since the ocean trawler Mark cannot steer the bridge Mark is in radio contact with the Icelandic boat but the German trawler cannot do it properly . steer while the propeller is still locked the captain of the polar nanok has to get his boat as close as possible to the German trawler the strong wind and waves make maneuvering difficult with a length of 65 meters the polarThe nanak is smaller than the brand but is still very big.

After several attempts, the captain of the Nanak Polar manages to bring his boat closer to the German ocean trawler, but the distance is still too wide to throw the lines to the stern of the Icelandic boat. The sailor has prepared a firing device. He shoots through a wire from the polar nanok to the mark using a BB gun. This is a matter of seconds. The cable must not slide in the water. This maneuver was a success. German sailors now have to connect thicker cables. to the thinnest sent by the Icelandic ship and send them back on board to the polar nanok who will then send a steel cable back to get it going now we just have to see once the light is tightening but it should be like this .

Ok, the Ocean Trawler mark is now on the tip of the Icelandic ship. Everything went perfectly. The ship will now be dragged towards the Greenlandic port city of Nuke. The Ocean Trawler Mark's rudder is almost completely locked, meaning that the boat's direction can only be minimally influenced from the bridge. The ship left a good line of kilometers. The German ocean trawler cannot break up or react, so the ship needs enough distance to be able to cut the line in an emergency without the German trawler rear-ending the other ship on the bridge. The helmsman is calculating the remaining travel time.

The boat is now moving at a snail's pace and the fishing area is about 110 nautical miles from the coast. It will take at least 20 hours until we are settled somewhere and can drop anchor. We are making progress. A lot of progress has been made because we cannot go any faster. Magnificent. Excellent. It's slower than it would be if we could set our own pace. It will be interesting to see how everything goes. How it will affect technical installations. If everything is fine. Of course not. It's great that everyone stops fishing and goes back to port if a boat costs too much per day if she doesn't bring fish but there's nothing we can do about it.

That's sea fishing. It is unclear what awaits the team and the ship. The port city has limited resources at its disposal After a long 20-hour journey in tow The ship reaches the coast of Greenland The Icelandic trawler sets sail so the ships can stop in the fjord Nuke Bay is a tight spot for a ship without rudder ship from the bridge captain sasha fonsta cannot do the maneuver there are rocky areas on both sides of the ship there are only a few miles left to the port everyone is farting two tugboats are waiting for us and will now be informed where we say goodbye from the post on the hit and both tugs will depart once the polar nanok cuts its line the German ship will be drifting through the water again without power or direction the water here is too deep to anchor the complicated thing is that we can't really use the rudder , but with two tugs that shouldn't be a problem after towing the brand for 20 hours, the polar nanok releases its line to the German ship now the tugs prepare to take the ocean trawler to a new carver, the German ship has been directed to an outpost it is time for the tugboats to buckle up the ocean trawler moves more than 4,000 tons of water slowly and carefully begin to tow the trawler towards the jetty now the mark of the ocean trawler is on the nuclear port should have been in the depths of the sea but both nets are caught in the propeller preventing the ship from moving a few minutes after mooring the first movement is made to get the trawler moving again a diver will be sent to the propeller with a camera to give an accurate report of the damage in the water here it is three degrees Celsius the diver's dry suit will keep him warm for three hours the oxygen will come to him from the ship through tubes the boss jan prusing boards the tug wants to be there when the first images are sent from the water maybe you can recognize it something the diver is now at the stern of the mark and passes under the propeller it is located just a few meters below the surface on board the tug a monitor shows a transmission in live on the camera it doesn't look good the nets have completely wound up the propeller and the shaft things like that happen but it's going to take a long time he had just been in the divers jumping in north korea it takes four days you go to all the trawls in the propeller the boss continues inspecting the diving operation in The monitor wanted to see what everything looks like there two hours later, the diver reappears.

The problem they are talking about is repeated many times in the problem, but there is good news: the propeller itself does not appear to be damaged. I hope I don't think, so I can't see something and you know also from the shaft, so no one on board knows what's going to happen. Early signs are mixed. We have a cutting nozzle which is a huge metal frame that surrounds the propeller. If the net gets in there then it is much more stuck the propeller rotates continuously it does not stop suddenly it just stops and there is pressure but until then there is a lot of material in there it could be at an angle or caught behind the nets get trapped in the propeller the diver can't do anything else today tomorrow he will try to release the nets he only has this little knife at his disposal the team has already given up on saving the nets we don't think he will We will pull anything out in one piece of course the diver won't understand a lot if we tell him to be careful with our material since we have it there in the first place, he wouldn't be interested in that either and he also wouldn't have any chance of getting it out in one piece.

We'll have to come out in small pieces. I don't think much of it can be saved. The next day on board begins at dawn. The mark of the ocean trawler is today in the nuclear port. the diver is going to try to remove the two nets from the propeller the men on board wake up the light is on no ok ok I always have to ask for the light on the stern of the trawler to be turned on or off the tugboat is in action with the divers after hoisting the diver flag, soon they get to work the diver will start cutting the propeller nets using small knives against 40 meters of deep sea fishing net the water here is only a few degrees above freezing the diver can stay underwater for a maximum of three hours before taking a break to warm up the equipment watches everything from the railing they don't know how it will turn out will we be able to continue the trip now we know we have three or four days here in the port and everything is being pushed back up a bit, we just don't know what's going on out there, whether the fishing and weather is good or not, the diver starts his job slowly, he dives into the freezing water, soon he will try to release the nets by hand on board. the tugboat the boss supervises the work through a monitor the diver can move parts of the net but more than 40 meters of it are stuck in the propeller working underwater is a challenge bring ropes and locks to the workshop it might still be possible to remove parts of the net off the propeller using a crane.

I'm setting up a rope that the diver will lower and then try to pick up the pieces of the cut net so we can partially lift it. Sailors attach the net to a crane. in order to remove it from the propeller on board the tugboat a second member of the diving team supervises the underwater operations and gives orders to the team that manages the crane for the diver the sudden movements of the ropes underwater can be dangerous the diver has already managed release a part of the network. The diver did a great job cutting both nets.

Little by little, parts of the network are revealed. The operation is working. A part of the propeller is now free underwater. The diver now sets the hook again using. a second rope the net is pulled out of the propeller piece by piece the end of the net is in tatters and large parts are still caught in the propeller, but the equipmentnow you can have a clearer impression of what still needs to be cleaned patched up now we have removed it let's see which parts are broken the net is completely destroyed the propeller of the big boat got tangled several times it seems to be in pieces but some can still be saved the damage is within the limits we can now get to work on the missing pieces there is still plenty left on the propeller for the diver there is still a lot to do underwater hard work at three degrees Celsius you have the painstaking task of cutting the remains of the net piece by piece the boss is happy there doesn't seem to be any damage to the propeller it's good news as long as nothing else happens from now on but so far everything has been going well we just want to make sure we get out of here the diver almost finished the sailors are sewing new ones nets on deck soon the mark of the trawler will set sail for the fishing area once again it is slow manual work the men must sew 40 meters for each net that is what destroyed the propeller in both cases the boat has three nets on board and enough material to repair or even replace them all not by not preparing the nets the sailors hope to soon be able to make money again using the repaired nets while the sailors work on deck the diver continues cutting the rest of the net off the propeller this can always happen in the fishing is not pleasant and it has taken us two days but now we can move on after nine hours we will be fishing again four hours later we will have our first catch and we go back to work in the kitchen the cook is planning a special meal to celebrate the good news leaders of coke and a lot of curry is supposed to eventually turn into a currywurst sausage gravy but sebastian vorpitz isn't too sure it will work in my hometown of rostock we have a really delicious type of curry voice and always I'm trying to figure out how to recreate it every time I try it, it doesn't taste bad, but I've never managed to make it exactly how it should taste.

I'm sure there are one or two tricks that make it the way they do it there, but I'm definitely getting pretty close. The trawler mark is back on its way to the fishing ground. The sailors have done their job well. All networks are ready for action. Greenland halibut hunting can continue at the processing plant the conveyor belts are in operation again the shutdown of the force will end soon they should process the fish again here the team is back at work the sea is calm the best conditions for a good capture will finally have some luck the men the captain is happy the team has proven to be a well-oiled machine that can master even extreme situations on deck the crucial thing is that every movement has to be perfect that is the key to a successful trip but of Of course, we also need people who can improvise, especially with machinery equipment, where there are always repairs to be made.

We need people who are really alert, who can think on their feet and improvise quickly. People who solve problems instead of complaining about them. Mark has arrived at his fishing ground in West Greenland, the men on board are now hoping for a good catch so they can make some good money, so now we are working on the net again, cleaning it and then throwing it back into the ocean trawler . As always, once, while we were warming up the stern of a receiver, we saw some killer whales, a whole family of them, they always go up so high that their heads go up and down, you usually see them when fishing for mackerel, beautiful animals.

It really jumps the axis also once fought against some sharks despite the damage to the nets and the forced stop in Greenland the ocean trawler Mark will finish its journey in record time 55 days after embarking in Bremerhaven the ship will return having fulfilled its quota capture part of The sailors of the crew will return to sea a few days later.