Around the World on a Container Ship
- Путешествия, Техно
- 10 episodes
- 2024-2025
Blue water sailor Alexander Zhuk embarks on a circumnavigation and invites our viewers to come aboard with him! We'll find out what you need to prepare to survive four months on the open ocean aboard a giant cargo container ship, witness the life of the crew, and visit places that ordinary passengers are forbidden to enter.
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The Way Home. Episode 10 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2025 • 25 minutes
Our hero, seaman Alexander Zhuk, has completed his five-month voyage on the large container ship. The vessel departed from Honolulu and is now sailing to Los Angeles, where the seaman will go home. But before that, Alexander must recall how he navigated the most dangerous pirate seas, prepare to hand over his duties to his relief, and say goodbye to the crew. After Alexander leaves the ship, he faces a long journey home and a long-anticipated reunion with his family.
Dangerous Waters. Episode 9 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2025 • 25 minutes
After a short rest on Hawaiian beaches, our hero, seaman Alexander Zhuk, continues sailing aboard a large container ship. This time, before heading into the open ocean, he must navigate through the dangerous straits of the Hawaiian archipelago. Alexander will also share with viewers how the world’s most famous man-made canals — the Panama and Suez — were constructed. How were these incredibly large navigational structures built? How much did the route from Europe to India shorten after a true transport highway for large ships was established across the desert? And why did the King of Spain forbid the construction of a canal between North and South America?
Well‑Deserved Rest. Episode 8 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2025 • 25 minutes
<html>How does a massive container ship leave the world’s busiest port while avoiding collisions with other vessels? How is a ship’s 95,000-horsepower engine started? How is ballast taken aboard to perfectly balance a 275-meter ship? The hero of the series <i>Round the World on a Container Ship</i>, Alexander Zhuk, who has been on the voyage for three months, will tell us. We’ll learn why, in some ports, a seaman’s workday lasts 18 hours, and see how port services and the crew prepare the ship for a long ocean voyage. Together with the team, we’ll go ashore in an exotic port — Honolulu — and see how sailors rest after a long trip.</html>
Inspection Ready! Episode 7 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2025 • 26 minutes
<html>In this episode of the series <i>Round the World on a Container Ship</i>, we’ll see how the container ship’s crew prepares for inspection in port. Together with our main hero, blue water seafarer Alexander Zhuk, we’ll check the engine-room mechanisms. We’ll even go inside the main engine of the massive ship to get a look at it from within!</html>
Why Are Fishermen Dangerous? Episode 6 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2025 • 26 minutes
<html>In this episode of the series <i>Round the World on a Container Ship</i>, we’ll learn why a collision with a tiny fishing boat can be dangerous for a large cargo vessel. We’ll also see how the massive ship is towed to berth in the world’s busiest port — Shanghai. Together with our hero, Alexander Zhuk, we’ll go ashore in Los Angeles to explore how a long-distance seafarer feels on land after three months aboard a container ship.</html>
Celebration Onboard. Episode 5 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2025 • 25 minutes
<html>In this episode of the series <i>Round the World on a Container Ship</i>, we’ll see how sailors aboard a massive transoceanic cargo vessel celebrate Christmas and New Year. How do you organize a party for a multinational crew? What will be on the festive table? Who won the New Year’s basketball tournament held right on board? Second Engineer Alexander Zhuk continues to introduce us to real seafaring life.</html>
How Not to Burn at Sea. Episode 4 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2025 • 25 minutes
<html>In this episode of the series <i>Round the World on a Container Ship</i>, we’ll learn why a fire aboard a ship on the open ocean is so dangerous and which safety systems are designed to save the vessel in an emergency. Together with our hero — Second engineer Alexander Zhuk — we’ll visit the engine room to see how fire-suppression systems are inspected, discover where you can hold a barbecue while underway, and go up to the captain’s bridge to see how the navigators keep watch.</html>
The Ocean Is No Joke. Episode 3 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2024 • 25 minutes
In this episode, we’ll see how a container ship sails the seas, washing the Russian Far East. Seaman Alexander Zhuk, who works as the second engineer on a large cargo ship, will show viewers how containers are loaded aboard and explain why an experienced pilot is needed to navigate out of Shanghai port. He will also describe how tiny fishing boats can threaten a huge freighter. Additionally, we’ll encounter unusual inhabitants of the ocean depths and learn how they end up on board. Finally, we’ll watch an in-sea inspection of the main engine for defects.
Heading to Sea. Episode 2 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2024 • 26 minutes
To cross the Pacific from west to east, a container ship needs three weeks. We will spend these three weeks with seafarer Alexander Zhuk, the ship’s second engineer, and the crew. During the voyage, we will learn whether a storm on the open ocean canbe a threat to the massive 275 meters long vessel. We will also see a basketball game on deck and watch how the container ship, with the help of tugboats, docks at the world’s largest port — Shanghai. Seamanship is men’s work! We will prove it in this episode by showing the ship's passage from Los Angeles to China.
All aboard! Episode 1 Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Around the World on a Container Ship • 2024 • 25 minutes
Blue water seafarer Alexander Zhuk sets off on a round-the-world trip and invites our viewers to come aboard with him! We’ll learn what you need to prepare to live four months on the open ocean aboard a giant container ship, see how the crew lives, and visit areas on the vessel where ordinary passengers are forbidden. Together with the seaman, we’ll discover how to repair the main engine, which is comparable in size to a five-story building. And find out what to bring with you on a long and exciting journey!