Abandoned On Uninhabited Island In 1704 ( 8 Years Alone )

Step back in time to 1704 and witness the gripping tale of a man abandoned on a deserted Pacific island. Follow his struggle for survival as he battles the elements, scavenges for food, and learns to thrive in the wild. Will he conquer the odds and find his way back to civilization, or will he succumb to the unforgiving forces of nature? Join us for a captivating story of resilience and determination in the face of adversity
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[@nanoboi101]

Interesting side note: The ship he abandoned sank after all, proving his point that the ship was not sea worthy 😂 Respect to this man

[@oceanmariner]

Quiet, no nagging, whining. The best 8 years of his life.

[@tonyjones7373]

Alas , all too true !!!

[@mariaefelices6543]

Heaven

[@AlaskanInsights]

a goat never talks back.

[@fish9905]

You can become a hermet, but all that peace wasn't easy he had to fend for himself can you?

[@oceanmariner]

@@fish9905 I have a housekeeper/cook. Much cheaper than a wife/girlfriend.

[@richardcutt727]

He was the man who inspired Daniel Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe. Alexander Selkirk came from the little fishing village of Lower Largo in Fife Scotland.

[@kittybitts567]

That's interesting! I read Robinson Crusoe a couple of years ago and kept thinking how much Alexander Selkirk's story sounds like the book.

[@davidchosewood647]

The cats probably missed him after he left.

[@asdf9890]

Probably, but cats fortunately, don’t rely on us as much as dogs do. Still sad.

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

Was thinking the very same thing..

[@richardcutt727]

It shows that we do not need people but do need nature.

[@bowdezaufa2609]

This story actually proves the opposite. Solitary confinement is the ultimate torture for a human. We crave companionship. Nature only nourished him to stay alive. But he wasn't living....he was surviving. His drive to be reunited with human kind was what kept him motivated to stay alive.

[@fish9905]

We don't need people? Hermets are usually a choice not a need

[@stephenholmes1036]

​@@fish9905personal choice

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

@@bowdezaufa2609 But, before he slept at night, did he look back at his days when he was in that place of great solitude..? Or pehaps we can "surviving"... Did he think about his life past as he was now surrounded by many people. A number where he knew did not care for him..

[@stevenembree7669]

I envy the man. Ain't nothing out here except heartache.

[@dherman0001]

People who think like you almost always bring misery into their lives by making dumb choices. You may be the rare exception, but if you were, youd have already realized that and not made your low IQ statement. Sucks to be dumb.

[@ClovisPoint]

especially from women and religious fanatics ,both the bane of my life

[@dherman0001]

@ClovisPoint I agree, the climate and gender cultists are nuts.

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

@@dherman0001 Every thing has gone nuts now.. Wish we all could go back to the days before that coronavirus thing. Forget not to mention the days before "woke"..

[@steveinthemountains8264]

Don't underestimate the emotional support provided by cats!

[@kurtvanluven9351]

My favorite part.

[@stayfree6115]

And fresh meat 🥓

[@glennredavid5741]

His name is Alexander Selkirk & the island's name was Más Afuera before being changed to Robinson Crusoe Island.

[@krt88nc]

in 1704, the sailor Alexander Selkirk was also marooned there, living in solitude for four years and four months.

[@EricGiebel-hs7uv]

When it's time for me to go, I'll fade into obscurity and die alone. My cats will be fed generously and the buzzards shall be the beacon of my whereabouts

[@brianharleg4175]

Edward Abbey would have approved this message!

[@kocyszemaitis2310]

You must be Zoroastrian.

[@tr7b410]

See NDE-Near Death Experience of Jose Hernandez Atheist dies and is shocked by who he sees in heaven 3 million views.Spoiler alert,he didn't see Jesus or GOD.

[@BuzzSargent]

Excellent story. The trials that try men's souls!

[@jimmorrison5493]

A statue of Alexander Selkirk stands proud just north of Edinburgh

[@dietrichess9997]

I really enjoyed this, thank you! I am now going to re-read Robinson Crusoe. Alexander Selkirk was a large part of the inspiration for Defoe's book. I recommend the book to anyone who enjoyed the story of Alexander Selkirk. Also, if I'm having trouble committing to a project, like cleaning up my back garden or yard, or getting rid of junk, it is inspiring to read or hear about people (real or fictional) like Selkirk or Crusoe, who had to seriously tuck in and get things done! 🙂

[@SilentTalesStories]

Thank you ☺️

[@mickey1849]

@@SilentTalesStoriesSelkirk was on the island for four years four months, knucklehead. Not "8" as you claim. Why don't you put a little more effort into your work? Before Selkirk, there was a South American Indian who had been on the island for 7+ years. Like Selkirk, he also possessed a special talent that enabled him to survive. He was an excellent thatcher; and so was able to make all sorts of things for his survival, like a roof, walls, bed, baskets, traps, etc. Selkirk was able to do something quite similar because he knew how to tan hides (his father was a tanner of hides). The wild goats on the island provided all the hides he needed. The Indian's ordeal seems worse, because he was there nearly double Selkirk's time. Like Selkirk, he was also marooned on the island. Very little is known about him or his experience. But both of them possessed what we would recognize as a critical survival skill. Selkirk was an expert at tanning hides and the Indian was an expert thatcher of plant material. The presence of many goats on the island provided everything else they needed.

[@user-ln3kh3ku4u]

Thank u for sharing a very interesting part of history .the resilience of this men was amazing 👍

[@SilentTalesStories]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@peterderidder9922]

Nice story ! The message of this movie is never to give up hope ! you you must struggle for life because there always could becomme better times in youre life ! 😉

[@coachtcrawely]

This was great ! Man vs Nature at its best !!!

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

Or man working WITH nature..

[@Citykarwar]

Watching this video just cant imagine the days of pain he went through and a confident thought flow taking him back to the civilization. Greatest video ever i have gone through. The resilience making him just superb. Thanks for bring up such an historical importance video.

[@denisestinnett4414]

Obviously no one commenting on the lack of snow in Pacific islands hasn’t been to Hawaii aka the Big Island. It snows on top of Mauna Kea occasionally. Everybody gets all excited and goes up there for fun. 🌈❄️

[@petervanwyngaard4788]

Thought snow odd too

[@denisestinnett4414]

@@petervanwyngaard4788 on another note..you have a very Dansk sounding name! My maiden name was Clausen.

[@cristianpopescu78]

As a child I have readed Robinson Crusoe 20 times or more... Great Video!

[@SilentTalesStories]

Thank you 😁

[@user-xv1gn7yk3t]

Daniel Defoe, hero of mine, His life is just extraordinary, how he could have harvested so many life times of knowledge is remarkable, His Moll Flanders - he was the soul of the woman at those times. Crusoe, likewise, how could he gathered so much knowledge ( no internet, and books were for the rich) Robinson Crusoe, with scrap heap challenge mindset,S.A.S survival techniques, I have had a fascinating morbid pursuit of the story and the real history. I hope the situation never is put on me. Isolation is not a horror - I had the honour of getting through tough with a black Labrador, who was funny and sarcastic beyond belief. I will leave it here.

[@cristianpopescu78]

@@user-xv1gn7yk3t Indeed! Absolutely!

[@lawrencejump7391]

Don't forget swiss family Robinson.

[@Clyne-sv4hd]

A great Scottish man fae lower largo in Fife.....died aged 45years old in Ghana....🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏

[@freeagent8225]

How many live on their own deserted islands here in the cities ?

[@spidermoose]

But it feels even more lonely between people in a city as on a deserted island and on the island you have at least your freedom.

[@freeagent8225]

So true.

[@TroyFutureExpat]

This video was on my page. You did a great job. Interesting story as well. New subscriber. Glad he made it back to civilazation and continued to thrive.

[@SilentTalesStories]

Thanks and welcome 😁

[@briseboy]

1. Selkirk was on the island 4 years, not 8. 2. Dampier was not in command of ship which rescued him, but only mate. Pirates knew those islands, and they did have mountain elevations that receive snow. And commenters really have to be moronic urbanites to claim no survival now. Spiny lobsters, shellfish, fur seals, goats, rats, feral cats ( which tend to be much smaller than well-fed domestic cats) are all edible, as were the large numbers of seabirds, eggs, chicks on those islands.

[@gailbjgoraard7556]

So where did the feral cats and goats come from?

[@blackdogleg]

Seafarers will stock islands in order to have depots where they an resupply. ​@@gailbjgoraard7556

[@mikedon5205]

I was wondering about the snow

[@chloeew4627]

@@gailbjgoraard7556probably ran away from da pirates 😂

[@m.w.wilson234]

@@gailbjgoraard7556 probably whalers stopping for fresh water replenishment and fresh meat (looking for a seal, maybe a hog or some such), goats were kept penned up on board on some vessels as a source of milk, cats were kept aboard and hunted mice and rats, probably the one or other may have been let go, jumped overboard or could have been left there by previous colonizers who had decided to return to wherever they came from or go somewhere else.

[@bruceevans3476]

If only he had seen a few episodes of Gilligan's Island.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

probably could have used a trunk full of Lovie's foofy wraps for a pillow.

[@SteveBrownRocks2023]

MARY ANN! 😍. YEAH!

[@ilovetrump3209]

I enjoyed this story, Thank you for it! This story is an example of the indomitable spirit and willingness to survive and thrive when faced with no other choice. Again it was very enjoyable and again I thank you for sharing it!

[@SilentTalesStories]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SimulatedScribes]

Thank you for uploading this incredible story.

[@SilentTalesStories]

your welcome :)

[@billwoods7157]

All said and done the island seemed an infinitely better bet.

[@patrickgleason2066]

Dry land would be my preference also.

[@missfriscowin3606]

Great nighttime story. Thanks. Subscribed 👍

[@SilentTalesStories]

Thank you ☺️

[@davidwhite4874]

This chap was the inspiration for Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.

[@chrisdorhn915]

It’s almost certain Dafoe read the published pamphlet about his experience.

[@peteshour768]

Excellent narration.

[@SilentTalesStories]

Thank you kindly!

[@RedcoatsReturn]

A wonderful story! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Gripping in suspense and in great details too 😊👍👍 I subbed of course…and thanks for telling this great story to me 😉

[@SilentTalesStories]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@maxmcgraw3571]

All I can say is: WOW

[@byron8657]

In order to be strong learn to walk alone! Miyamoto Musashi

[@matthewoffenbacher6548]

Great story ❤

[@bernardzamostny3382]

The images of cold and snow Selkirk had to endure on Juan Fernández Island also known as Isla Más a Tierra is a bit misleading as the island is located at 33°38′00″S 78°51′00″W with an annual mean of 15.7 °C (60 °F) Higher elevations are generally cooler, with occasional frosts but no accumulation of snow.

[@udontknowhoiambutiknowhereuliv]

Thank you for that. I’ve been wanting to look it up on gogle earth but didn’t know how to spell the name.

[@kurtvanluven9351]

@@udontknowhoiambutiknowhereuliv I believe the island belongs to Chile (corrected HT/ AdBass59)

[@AdBass59]

@@kurtvanluven9351 It belongs to Chile....I've actually been there.

[@kurtvanluven9351]

@@AdBass59 I'll fix.

[@kurtvanluven9351]

@@AdBass59 That is so cool. Bet there are still cats there.

[@sunnybeaches1331]

Thank you for reminding me of this story! Quite unexpected but very welcome! For those who love the sea and deserted islands, try the Chagos Archipelago in the (BIOT) British Indian Ocean Territory. I spent 6 years there, off and on, from 1991 until 2007. The Islands there, except for Diego Garcia, are UNIHABITED and to me, QUITE BEAUTIFUL!😂 I am now "old" but my memories of those islands in the Indian Ocean are as clear to me as a moving picture. Islands like these at 7 degrees South Latitude are unlike anything you will ever experience. The fish and wildlife are in charge and YOU are just a PUNY HUMAN! I LOVED IT! I KNEW GOD EXISTED, I had to believe because the place OVERWHELMS you. You have no choice. God and you get real close. Is quite personal. I THANK Him for ALLOWING me the PRIVILEGE of seeing the world without Mans hand messing it up!

[@kurtvanluven9351]

We are part of nature. There is a learning curve.

[@mickey1849]

Man's hand subject to the Devil, of course.

[@seanstewart6893]

😊you must have been very happy their, it's a dreame of mine to go to a deserted island for 6 months ill try these ones,

[@seanstewart6893]

❤😊

[@Phil-ry6qk]

Daniel Defoe met with Alexander Selkirk in the Llandoger Trow, a pub in King Street, Wesh Back, Bristol . Selkirk told him the story of his marooning and it gave Defoe the ideas for 'Robinson Crusoe''. The pub is still there in spite of it being smaller than it used to be, courtesy of the Luftwaffer in WW2. The flat-bottomed sailng barge which plied the Severn Bristol, Gloucester and the Wye Valley was called a Trow. The Wye is tidal for about ten mlies inland to the village of Llandogo. The trows would sail down the Wye with cargo (timber) across the Severn Estuary and up the River Avon to the Wesh Back dock in Bristol and rest-up in the pub,hence the 'Llandoger Trow' name.

[@mickey1849]

Cool history!

[@ammaryohanan9584]

I always thought about such a probability...living like Robinson crossou.

[@c602]

Must have worn out the Thesaurus on this one!😂

[@asdf9890]

Wow, when he tamed the cats, I thought that may be the point I just stay there…if it were dogs, no question!

[@mickey1849]

What about rabies?

[@TalmageL-pn2pv]

Food water and shelter , I would have settled in and enjoyed it.

[@SilentTalesStories]

Perfect 😁

[@gregforrester4851]

The fact is he abandoned the ship on his own volition he regreted it no doubt soon after.

[@udontknowhoiambutiknowhereuliv]

Most likely he did, but the question is was he right? Did it end up sinking? Cause if it did he would have regretted staying on the ship a whole lot more than being marooned on the island.

[@Semprini537]

Hard times, hard men, hard destiny. I went lost near my village, collecting mushrooms, when the dusk arrived i started to panic, easyly. And i was on domestic terrain, no snakes,no wolves, but at night, we modern humans, we are lost. All cows are black at the nighttime

[@HogMan2022]

What a great video! New subscriber, here. 🙋

[@SilentTalesStories]

thank you so much :)

[@TheOldseaview]

You just need fresh water, fish and coconuts!

[@tattie278]

And Netflix 😳.

[@drummerboy1390]

After eight years of fish and coconut, I’d be desperate for a a Donner Kebab and a Diet Coke.

[@user-ph3ws7qj5t]

WHAT KIND OF COCONUTS ARE YOU REFERRING TO MATE ??

[@user-rb6dc2rx7m]

In 2024 with all the social, political and gender nonsense, that deserted island looks pretty good.

[@arthurthomasware5004]

I enjoyed the story yet found the title misleading. He didn't spend eight years alone. In this story it was four.

[@curtsiekert]

Not in cat years...

[@mickey1849]

Yes. Four years four months. There was a South American Indian marooned there for nearly eight years before Selkirk ever set eyes on the island. Very little is known about him or his experience. But he was an expert at thatching, which greatly aided his survival, as he was able to thatch a hut with walls and a roof and a door, among other things.

[@mattjeffreys101]

What do you use for the image creation? They are incredible!! Great video

[@SilentTalesStories]

Thank you Matt 😁 I use midjouney

[@marvlb]

I could never leave my cats

[@kurtvanluven9351]

:(

[@LiftOffLife]

Alone does not mean lonely.

[@kurtvanluven9351]

The basis of Robinson Caruso.

[@petervanwyngaard4788]

Such flowery prose !

[@Eid_Dod]

I wouldn't wanna go back. I would have stayed with the cats talking to Wilson.

[@tahall5646]

This was very good, but I would have appreciated a map indicating the location of the island.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

33 south latitude off the coast of Chile

[@homebrewznz3482]

Must have been horrible.. no nagging.. no bills..no whining

[@ABosch-lg2pr]

I think you mean palmetto trees, not pimento. We still make things out of palmetto but we eat pimento loaf.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

The only botanical match I could find was the alspice tree which has the climatic range of citrus. and I knew that was not the tree he used.

[@biulaimh3097]

An introvert would have no problem mentally. In fact, he/she would be in their element. An exrovert, being needy and annoying, would go mad.

[@grantfranke1]

I think no one is entirely either an extrovert nor introvert. We all need people just in different measures. I lived many years in the isolated Mozambique bush. One quickly realizes just how important others are.

[@jamiepreston1490]

Drop me off. I would have no problem being dropped off on a island by myself. None what so ever.

[@ks-eq3yx]

Really? Without the internet?

[@1129DSJ]

These days they would leave you in New York !!!!

[@edwardlutz935]

Where do i sign up!

[@sheilafoster6213]

You have cats what more do you want.

[@bigsteve777able]

story is good but doubt island with palm trees as shown at the start would have snow and frost.

[@carinya18]

Those interested in this story will be interested in the story of Tom Neale in the book “An island to oneself” True story of his time on Suwarrow island

[@charlesromano1263]

Well done! Great story and I look forward to hearing more posts. Thank you for sharing this gift!

[@SilentTalesStories]

Thank you 😁

[@mickuljatheseagull]

Pronounced "Le" tenant not "Loo" tenant. British Army "Left" tenant, Royal Navy "Le" tenant. And American military "Loo" tenant.

[@ArcanusLibero]

I think you need a maritime historian. William Dampier recovered Selkirk. Selkirk had been abandoned by the crew because of Selkirk violence. Selkirk was the second man William Dampier had gone back for. Dampier is has over 200,000 words in the dictionary that he gets credit for (Words that say Damp next to them are from William Dampier). Dampier circumnavigated the globe at least 6 times. Selkirk was the model for the book Robinson Crusoe.

[@panatypical]

If I had the survival skills, living on an island with a bunch of cats would be ideal for me,

[@frankmiller95]

Absolute stupidity. No single person can be "at the helm" of two vessels simultaneously. One person might be in command, but definitely not "at the helm." Fuck me dead.

[@markthomas4083]

I have to wonder if I am related to Captain Thomas? Lots of military in my family tree.

[@poutinedream5066]

Stranger things have happened 🤷🏽‍♀️.

[@marktweet7395]

Didn’t know it snowed here

[@vidviewer100]

the pictures of heavy snow on the beach of a pacific island ....the story has lost all credibility

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

no. Only the picture loses credibility.

[@EricGiebel-hs7uv]

I bet he didn't have to knock out an accessed tooth with an ice skate. But who put the cats on the island.? Best friend island!!! For me anyway

[@AJdet-2]

Soon we will all talk like robots. ... mispronunciations and everything

[@Sapioso]

Solitude? Working towards it. A house needs to be built beforehand. Without it I’d probably fall asleep and be incapacitated by something poisonous before the first sunrise.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

usually one's own thoughts are most poisonous thing they will encounter on those islands.

[@Sapioso]

That’s only true if you don’t think past that thought.

[@TomBTerrific]

Today I think few would survive this kind of situation.

[@danieldevault716]

No internet, no tv. No toilet paper?

[@SilentTalesStories]

totally agree Tom :)

[@Markham12thcentury]

@@danieldevault716 No rubber dog poop from China either. What ever on Earth will classist Americans who like to complain about people who "Only work" do when they can't buy cheap plastic crap from China at their Walmart? All those jobs lost to Americans has to pay off somehow. Open a Walmart on this island.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

In the USA alone there are at least two million who could do it. half a percent probably could do it. In the usa that would be almost two million.

[@pauls1883]

Captain William … Captain Thomas … ? We’re they characters in a kiddie show?

[@marceldagenais2061]

i would pay to have a ship bringing me in a stranded island. i wouldn`t be stranded i would have peace from this crazy world,

[@hodaka1000]

Nobody teaches a cat to dance

[@MrDominickpal]

A great accomplishment as it really was. It doesn't need the exaggerations about the weather! Not cold!

[@mr.hanger]

Fun fact: All the cats were named "Wilson".

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

you win

[@mariaefelices6543]

Bible ,,cats , food water HEAVEN TO ME I like alone with jesus .

[@billwalsh388]

10:36 Why is there a portrait in the middle of the forest?

[@kenmay1572]

Good grief the Island has an airstrip

[@webleypug]

This is a hagiography of Alexander Selkirk. Though a great tale of survival, in reality Selkirk was a terrible human. He beat up family members (including mom & dad), was a drunken brawler, & committed bigamy. Author Daniel Defoe fictionalized much of Selkirk's experiences.

[@sunnybeaches1331]

I LOVE telling this story to young people and THEN I tell them it is all TRUE! It's hard to believe! I was a captain on an oilfield supply boat and had to put a VERY unruly crewman off (at HIS REQUEST) on an UNMANNED oil platform. He was there for several days before being flown by helicopter back to shore in Louisiana! Needless to say, he was FIRED and never returned to MY vessel!😂

[@bowdezaufa2609]

I know this story...his name wasnt Alexander it was Tom Hanks actually...and he befriended a volleyball named wilson. Wild story.

[@johnchaparro5393]

The island of San Fernsndes. Off the coast of Chile?

[@Malama_Ki]

1.25x if you don’t want to catch the Valium droop

[@MrEzradelucas]

Outstanding imagery

[@peternesserd4769]

This shd b made into a movie..

[@derekwalker6727]

Someone's who has made a history video. Needs to do research, one minute england is at war with the Spanish , but the British Navy is the one doing the fighting. Alexander Selkirk is a Scotsman from Fife

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

Robinson Crusoe Island 33 south latitude rough climate equivalent of the Carolinas 33 north Lat is approx state lines between the two. Winters easily survivable. he lucked out, goats cats sea lions.

[@EricGiebel-hs7uv]

And I wouldn't have to deal with predictive spelling.

[@robertoates4091]

Palm trees and seals? Palm trees and ice and snow?

[@nickinurse118]

So much more sensible to turn to God, rather than to talk to a soccer ball.

[@sheilafoster6213]

I would rather talk to a soccer

[@MrCEO-1]

Is this a movie?

[@Phlowermom]

Why am I getting Robinson Crusoe vibes??

[@CarlosGarcia-fi4yu]

These wer named privateers, but in fact, they were pirates and when caught by the Spanish Crown, they were hung on the gallows and watch them dancing while dangling from it.

[@readmylisp]

Pimento trees are tropical.

[@douglascfrench466]

He spent four years alone

[@andretim75]

it is hard to bear watching this random selection of pictures run by. Most of those have nothing to do with the time of 1704 ! Please -- spare us with so much "wrong" and "false" visual information !!!!

[@lawrencejump7391]

Hey chill out, it was a good story.