re: anyone know these fellas? Rough weather footage and badass captain

Reminds me of the movie the perfect storm

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Shrimp boat by the name of Rambling Cajun

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I must say it is aptly named based on the audio in the video

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not many rec guys would have been out there with the forcast.

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I got passed by an 18' xpress with 2 baws in it heading out of belle pass with a waterspout off of grand isle. People are dumbbbbbbbb

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People who’ve never spent much time on the water don’t understand how incredibly quick conditions can deteriorate out there.

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And when it goes bad on the water, you would rather be anywhere else. Whether it’s storms, mechanical issues, or just plain lost, shite gets scary quick.

I got stranded in a blizzard for the first time this winter. Once I came to the realization that I wasnt going anywhere anytime soon, my first thought was “atleast I’m not on water.”

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I've never been on one when it was struck but have been on many that got struck. Yes it often fries everything. If he has modern electronic engines he'd be dead boat and pretty soon a sunk boat.

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When I was surveying in the Gulf (pipeline construction long ago, about 60 miles South of Cameron) my employer leased a +/- 90 foot boat (don't remember exact length - was longer than the 85 ft. crew boat that was later assigned to me) that had electric steering. It was odd - tiny helm that only moved about 6" to port or to starboard. The longer you held the wheel turned to the side, the more the rudders shifted (increased rate of turn).

Anyway we got caught one day trying to get back to Cameron during one of really strong cold fronts. North winds probably 40-50 knots, seas maybe 12-15. My one diver and one tender threw up in the galley - started a chain reaction of puking among all the divers and my buoy hands. Then one of the rear hatch covers came off, and when water got in the bilge the electric steering went out.

The skipper had to steer by varying the rpm's of the two engines. It was especially dicey when one of the rogue waves would pop up. This guy was without a doubt the best skipper I ever had on any of the boats during my time offshore.

I haven't surveyed offshore in a long time - haven't been that hungry yet.

I’ve been caught in some scary, fast changing stuff in the Gulf, but thank the Lord it never got like that. My little boat would have flipped or rolled. That’s survival mode shite right there.

This one had me puckered a little bit.

A former coworker had an experience like this on a tuna charter out of Venice. Went from blue skies to Armageddon. He said what freaked him out the most was the captain was driving the boat like he was on a Sunday river cruise. No emotion, no sign of worry.

When they go back in they found out he was a former Coastie that had been through the motor lifeboat school at Cape Disappointment in Washington. His statement about their predicament was “That.... was nothing.”