In case you were wondering how NOT to film the launching of a ship – here you go.
As Yahoo’s Trending Now explains:
In (the video below)t, the NOAA ship Reuben Lasker, at Marinette shipyard in Wisconsin, glides down an inclined metal ramp into the water. It suddenly tips steeply onto its side and crashes violently into the water, sending wood planks and other debris flying into the air toward whomever is filming from behind the boat. The video then ends abruptly after about 18 seconds. It was initially uploaded to YouTube in January by user Jason Bundoff, but the ship launch took place about a year ago. It has already been viewed more than 90,000 times, and people are watching the less than 20 seconds of footage multiple times just to take it all in.
Bundoff wrote in the description of the video, “Ship side launch goes wrong resulting in a debris filled wave taking me and my camera out.” Luckily for Bundoff, he escaped with only minor injuries, just scratches and bruises.
Some are questioning whether this video has been doctored.
An alternate view shows the ship launching without a hitch and people can even be heard cheering in the background.
What do you think? Real or fake?
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