Why Were These Seafaring Jobs So Deadly? | Worst Jobs In History
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Published 2018-01-26
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All Comments (21)
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Hail to Sir Tony Robinson. He is not only a great presenter but also courageous, hardworking and a daredevil.
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A guy signs up to be a sailor. After the second in command explains his jobs and the rules the new recruit asks, “how does a sailor, you know, get satisfied on a ship?” The 2nd tells him, “after your duties you can put, well, your thing in that barrel. Every day except for Thursday.” “Why not Thursday?” Asks the recruit. “Because that’s your day inside the barrel!”
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33:30 American river steamboats would sometimes race each other, and they'd tie down the safety valves so they could overpressure the boiler and gain extra power. Several steamboats blew up because of this with major loss of life. Mark Twain, who was a steamboat pilot at one point, alludes to this in several of his works.
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The lighthouse keeper: "Yes, yes that kept me sane, yes, mmm, yes!" nods like a mad man
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Haha, I loved the lighthouse-man. He looked pretty crazy to me even after having kept sane. Kudos on not breaking down entirely.
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I saw this in 2007 while still in college and never forgot the story about the tough life-boatman serving for decades after being the sole survivor on his first day. Amazing men!
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"That kept me sane!" - Insane Lighthouse Keeper.
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24:21 time. 12 year old Billy Kulmer in 1757: I may have failed my exam but at least it's over, this won't be how people remember me. I can move on. 300 years later on the internet....
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And what would they say when a wave is coming? Lighthouse keeper:”watch out men there’s a wave coming”.....
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They paid him for this episode with a turnip.
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I've been at sea for about 23 years and absolutely enjoyed this episode.
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"I made model buildings out of snack boxes.. It kept me sane.." Yeah umm.. Not sure about that, mate.
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"This toilet is entirely self-cleaning in heavy weather." lol
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19:05 Tony has conquered his fear of heights on enough occasions (sometimes in more dangerous situations), so I think he deserves a pass. He seldom declines a challenge, no matter how risky or disgusting.
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2:46 "Ow comes, we've just got onto the boat, and it's full of water?" ... It leaks.
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The lighthouse dude was the best!
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"Loss of life could be ignored. Loss of cargo -never"
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The lighthouse keeper is the best guy I've ever seen on TV.
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We need more of this type of history, kings and generals are clearly overrepresented.
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You missed one thing from the story of Henry Freeman - after the Whitby lifeboat was lost, the Staithes lifeboat was hauled overland to continue the rescue attempt, and Henry Freeman volunteered to go out again.
