Bikini Atoll: Into The Atomic Abyss

[@robertenyart9883]

"We found the only place on Earth untouched by war, and blew it straight to hell". Bob Hope

[@frisos8850]

So sad

[@phantumTom]

Humans really are a pathetic species. A huge waste of space

[@phantumTom]

DANIEL PRADO being positive doesnt change the fact that humans fucked the planet to oblivion amigo. Being positive wont change the fact that it would most likely take twice as long to clean up the oceans than it did to make the mess in them. Being positive also wont return countless lives lost in pointless wars waged because of humans. The human as a species wont ever change. We will always be doing something to hurt the planet and endanger another species. We really dont belong here. We dont deserve it and to say that we do would be selfish to everything else on the planet. Humans are just about the only species that could disappear from the world and the world would actually be better off

[@phantumTom]

PlateWolf after you my friend

[@Hermannwo]

@@phantumTom no thank you. I for one believe in the human potential to change.

[@Chantity]

In a recent sonar scan of the ocean floor, scientists recorded a sound, never before heard by human ears. **spongebob laughing**

[@axelrivera3382]

God bless yall remember Jesus loves you unconditionally ❤

[@ChonkedCat]

@@axelrivera3382 ok

[@JustthesameJn]

@@axelrivera3382 k but don’t spam pls

[@Hassan-oh8yr]

What? Lmao 😂

[@chrisboy-fs1mr]

@@Hassan-oh8yr stupid bikini bottom is under bikini atoll

[@mattwhalen57]

My grandfather fought on the USS Saratoga in WWII. Never got to meet him, but the stories of sailors jumping off the ship into the shark infested waters to escape burning alive on deck from Kamikaze attacks got passed down to me. Seeing the same ship that my grandfather fought on despite never getting the change to meet him feels sort of like a dream encounter.

[@Krissy_Bunnie]

Can we maybe show more footage of the wrecks, and less of the submarine?

[@pudgypatton3282]

Need a full 2hour documentary of that shit lol

[@michaeldiebold8847]

My thoughts exactly

[@druidofthefang]

This was probably produced by americans. So it has to be SUPER DRAMATIC with mood enhancing music and talk playing all the time and showing the people who use the sub. If you want real information without the bullshit I recommend to search somewhere else

[@PigeonFlare]

@@druidofthefang ​Really? More stereotypes? OceanX's CEO was born in Germany, try again.

[@FredSanford2003]

@@druidofthefang like where? The South African Deep Sea Exploration & Documentary Team?

[@jaykesrwani]

Would like to see more footage per video

[@stevenpilling5318]

USS Saratoga rests in relatively shallow water and is a popular scuba divers' destination. Her only bad damage was her big stack, which was blown off her deck by the detonation. Taylor only showed us a few fleeting glimpses of Saratoga. I'd like to see some of the other wrecks.

[@Irish_Wanderer_cooks]

aren't there issues with residual radioactivity?

[@stevenpilling5318]

@@Irish_Wanderer_cooks Nope. Radioactivity has long since faded away. The ships of Bikini Atoll are safe for the same reason that Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Trinity Site are safe today. Long term radioactive isotopes from the blasts were few and scattered. Short term effects from irradiated materials were probably gone after 20 years or so.

[@MrPants-zu6dm]

radioactivity in general in the Pacific has risen since the fukushima diachi melt down.

[@fabianreusch4870]

Similarly you can dive around Prinz Eugen Wreck which lies in kwajalein atoll 😁😉

[@joshlower1]

Raise her up again

[@TheFreshSpam]

As much as I like the video. This is such an advertisements for the Nadir Submarine. More logo shots and shots of it than the ocean.

[@1Klooch]

A picture is worth.... Yes your work is important. However, it often forgotten that we hear and see people speak every day. They also feel their endeavors are important too. Tell us, but also SHOW us something important. Thumbs down on this one.

[@guilhermetonon7267]

there's just darkness there

[@mojojojo_BB]

The sub is named Nadir...

[@arealassassin]

Report for spam, I did.

[@intercommerce]

I think that could be the point

[@chrisjpfaff314]

Seriously, this could have been a great video, but too much chit chat and too little abyss.

[@helloyoungme]

yea i wish they focused showing the things they saw under there

[@DUKEisALIVE]

I love how they went down there with their super advanced submarine, while there were divers to film from the outside.

[@mariadowler1279]

theres normally a second rv shooting above the mv, so might not be actually divers.

[@thomaskositzki9424]

It's a freaking PR video... USS Saratoga is a hobby diver tourist destination. 🙄

[@EK-gk6fo]

The interesting thing about the bikini atoll tests were that pretty much every test ship was only mildly damaged, and most were easily salvagable. However, it wasnt the physical damage that made them unusable, it was the high abounts of radioactivity left by th bonbs that forced the Navy to scuttle them. If i remember correctly, only a very few ships were sunk by the blast.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

Correct, though iirc all the ships in the Atoll today were sunk by the nukes; the ones scuttled by the navy such as Nevada and Princeton were towed to deeper water and sunk there. Funnily enough some ships that were further away and not meant as targets still saw use after the tests despite also becoming radioactive for a short period of time. One, the famous USS Laffey, even survives as a museum ship

[@stevenpilling5318]

@@sirboomsalot4902 I still regret the loss of USS Nevada and DKM Prinz Eugen. They were historic ships that deserved to be kept.

[@davidsiler5505]

A Giger Counter would have been an interesting tool to have used.

[@KrotowX]

Expect to meet some aliens while sporting around with Giger's counter.

[@SmartassEyebrows]

Nuclear weapons actually cause very little radiation after the immediate aftermath. A nuclear reactor melt down is vastly more dangerous. At this point, the radiation levels there are indistinguishable from background.

[@panzerwolf494]

@@SmartassEyebrows Yes. At best the only radiation you might find is if you venture inside the ships, but even then it would be rather weak

[@keydaniels]

I'm curious to that as well.

[@gjmob]

That diver uses a ginger counter.

[@Arturo19191]

The new subnautica is looking so realistic

[@Evanster1212]

I know right

[@colinlambert2356]

In Bikini Bottom we pledge our hearts to you As Faithfull as deep as true as blue, Bikini Bottom we love you!

[@danielcamarena1188]

Meatball, meatball Spaghetti underneath. Ravioli, ravioli Great Barrier Reef!

[@mr.manwitdaplan]

As blue, With goo, We love our goo lagoon!

[@MrChief-sb4eq]

Eh...you didn't find spongebob

[@lilmidgey6927]

ye because hes fucking dead lol

[@jamesk5541]

SpongeBob got NUKED !!

[@Hansberch]

cause he didn't go to the bikini... ...bottom.

[@albertandrews130]

Of course

[@uzumaki6759]

Spongebob is the result of nuclear radiation ..hes just a normal sponge at first then he get exposed by the radiation that cause him to mutate

[@gh7829]

You forgot to mention how it destroy the marshall islanders life for EVER!!!!

[@gh7829]

@Lucy Heartfilia thank you, learning english here on mwoakilloa.

[@egemenozcelik7494]

@Dirk Pitt I tought you were serious for a second I actually lost my shit XD

[@werewally3156]

Yeah I think there's a video for that.

[@egemenozcelik7494]

@@mw8924 doubt

[@astronautindisguise]

It is sad that, that happened to the natives but it was really because no one knew how radiation worked, or how far it spread

[@panzerwolf494]

The bubble canopy on that sub is pretty awesome

[@colonelcrockett2250]

Wow. That place is a divers’ wet dream. ( Get it? Cuz it’s water **WHEEZE** )

[@therailrangervmtg8658]

Ashton Texas Haha, that’s ingenious.

[@sysublime5091]

Yeah great if you want to glow like a glow in the dark stick for the rest of your life.. recreational diving there is off limits for like the next 1000 years.

[@Bert2368]

@@sysublime5091 No. There have been plenty of sport dives in the lagoon and craters, the fallout contamination IN THE OCEAN was quickly diluted. There is a dive charter company doing regular dive trips. Dive trips are done as "live aboards", land based quarters proved to expose the staff and dive tourists to too much radiation. www.indiestrader.com/bikini-atoll/bikini-dive-trip/ You certainly would not want to eat any food grown on the atol. Coconuts and coconut crabs in particular concentrate radioactive Cesium and Strontium from the weapons tests. Both were frequently eaten by the native former inhabitants, the bomb tests ruined their ability to resume their former lives. The island is a Potassium poor environment, these radioisotopes are chemically similar to Potassium, hence they are taken up by plants instead of the usual Potassium, then further concentrated in people by eating contaminated plants or animals- This is why the descendants of the original inhabitants still can not return.

[@Coliocoliocolio]

I wanna go there too

[@curt2827]

@@sysublime5091 Do some research son, just got back from diving there doing penetrations into sara and nagato,

[@jesser5127]

We saw more of the submarine than the very place he went to show us...this is like planning a big vacation to Disneyland and showing everyone a 20-minute video of your Honda Accord and 5 minutes of family time enjoying the rides and shows.

[@tristanburke2451]

This video gives me the chills because I couldn't imagine seeing all those wrecks in person being inside that submarine

[@charlesroberts2166]

There were a total of 23 tests conducted at Bikini Atoll ... both in the air & underwater. 70 warships were sunk so the devastation caused to the marine life is beyond imagination. The effects must have been felt for hundreds of miles around. I have no words to express my utter disgust at this pointless carnage. :-(

[@A_H_R]

Charles Roberts the ecosystem is thriving there now tho

[@charlesroberts2166]

Anthony Harris ... Ty for your reply & I'm glad to learn that. The point I was trying to make was regarding the devastating effects these tests (from 1946 to 1958) must have had on the marine life at the time. The 1954 test shook the atoll & was felt 100 miles away ... so, I suppose, my concern was to what distance marine life was effected by the underwater compression wave. Thanks again for your input :-)

[@amramjose]

the damage is so extensive there is nothing, no corals, nothing growing on the bottom. Furthermore, all the natives were dispelled, lied to, about their homes. Now that sea levels are rising, soon most of the remaining atolls will be underwater, including the dangerous and already leaking radiactive cement dome tomb. This was unconscionable in its disregard for life and our planet.

[@charlesroberts2166]

jose amram ... Exactly. And instead of attending to the cement dome, they will spend billions on increasing their military arms &, no doubt, at some point invade another country in the name of spreading freedom & democracy ... smh :-( I do not blame the average American citizen ... the fault lies with their military leaders & politicians (so, no real surprise there)!

[@charlesroberts2166]

RisvoldTheGreat ... Thank you for such an erudite reply, & assumption. #1. I am neither 'leftist' nor 'rightist, but I know the difference between right, wrong & acting responsibly. #2. The Cold War officially ended in 1989, but the last American nuclear test was in 1992, so that rather makes a mockery of your 'at the height of the Cold War' statement & #3. Was there really any need for the insults included in your comment?

[@AlexCass1515]

It’s be cool to see the ocean around the battle of midway looks like.

[@boataxe4605]

I was expecting to see Blinky the three eyed fish.

[@Krissy_Bunnie]

Those are in Springfield

[@orcokiwo6703]

🤣🤣🤣

[@boataxe4605]

Kris Silver Yes, but what state?

[@Krissy_Bunnie]

@@boataxe4605 That's the mystery... o.O My guess is Ohio but some ppl say Washington

[@boataxe4605]

Kris Silver I’m biased towards Illinois.

[@NolanAlighieri]

Whoever edited this video doesn't understand how a ratchet works...

[@jamesbecker3203]

I know right

[@giausjulius4]

I knew I couldn't have been the only one to notice that! Friggin foley where they don't need it.

[@crosssam2]

thank you!

[@carsonmiller9658]

Glad I'm not the only one to have noticed that.

[@nickpollay1681]

No shit right? Or I’ve been using it wrong my whole career

[@Irish_Wanderer_cooks]

I wish this was a full length feature. I would love to watch so much more of this content. Is there a link to a much longer version?

[@ronnysterling7694]

Our family friend was a WWII Marine, he spent alot of time at Bikini Atoll, he was way out on a ship when his favorite beautifull little assignment went buh-bye, and he always spoke up about how angry he was about it.

[@jonw3738]

I am so jealous of these guys. I would love to use that submersible to go down to USS Saratoga. Love the view of the flight deck from the bow. I bet it is just awesome!

[@bingbruce4865]

A bucket list adventure I always wanted to do.

[@puncheex2]

After they tested the bombs (there were two, one in the air and the second underwater), they discovered that the sodium in seawater captured neutrons from the prompt radiation of the blast and created the radioactive isotope Na-24. It scared the physicians (particularly as they had no instrument for gauging the beta emitters). After three days they hauled in a lagoon fish, which they laid out on a photographic plate, and the physicians went to Admiral Blandy, the task force commander, showing him how radioactive the water was (mainly from the sodium;-24 - it has a half-life of 9 hours, which means it was very intensive, but it only takes about a week to decline by a factor of more than a1000). They stopped the attempts to clean the ships using seawater and abandoned the third test scheduled for deep water. Anyway, the highly and lowly radioactive stuff dropped mainly in the water and sunk to the bottom. You may be able to dig some of it up today, but water is also a very good shielding material for radiation; in the water, you will not detect anything until you get closer than 2 meters. The stuff contaminating the ships has long since decayed away; There will be nothing left there. The one wreck they didn't go see is the battleship Arkansas, turned upside-down on the lip of the crater. Nine ships were sunk in the target fleet of Baker test, including three submarines. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads

[@Scottocaster6668]

Wow! All that info should at least get a few 👍👍👍!

[@steverasmussen7523]

Huh

[@MrGlenspace]

My dad was there for operation crossroads. He said after the bomb the ocean was covered with dead fish. He took many pictures of the explosion mushroom but the government took them. I know the island is still hit but the ocean is clear as the current removed the cesium.

[@c4sualcycl0ps48]

*Subnautica theme starts*

[@carlj7466]

Sea truck

[@adamjacobs5543]

Gappie Al Kebabi I know it looks so much like the sea moth

[@wayneharbour4850]

What..no Gozirra...

[@mimir1885]

Yoooooooo I'm literally playing right now and watching this hahaha ur comment just gave me chills lol!!

[@hes4335]

Gasepod

[@VayaconChupacabra]

what an incredible 360 view from within that sub!! that has to be one of the most amazing feelings....to be able to look around freely without your view being obstructed by portholes and structure.

[@arokprasojo4650]

Shout-out to the cameraman though for taking cool shots of the sub underwater! wholesome.

[@tomsbasement4884]

My grandfather's ship is there, the USS Nevada BB36, a truly unfitting end to an amazing vessel.

[@peterson7082]

She survived both explosions. Only to be used as target practice for surface vessels.

[@graham2631]

She survived the blast the bomb aimer was off target (nevada) by 650 yards and survived the next atomic shot. She was towed out to sea towards pearl and a small fleet used up the ammo left over from the war shelling her for 2-3 days finally sinking her. She was one tough old gal. May she rest in peace.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

They just found Nevada about a year ago. The navy threw everything they could at her, including bombardment from the USS Iowa, to put her down. USS Pennsylvania and USS New York, the sister ships of the Arizona and Texas respectively, were also scuttled after the Bikini Tests

[@off-roadrcaddict4572]

What an honour to see such things.

[@joshtiel2980]

You guys are contagious! Keep it up!

[@ChaseWillden2]

Wow whoever is your videographer and editor, they should get a raise!

[@billderinbaja3883]

My dad was a B17 pilot in WWII. After the war, he was a flight instructor in B36, then participated in several H-bomb tests at Eniwetok (sp?) Atoll in the So Pacific flying thru the blast cloud and collecting air samples. He lived to 92 years old. Amazing life.

[@angsern8455]

The ocean is so ominous yet beautiful.

[@jan-hu2yr]

Spongebob

[@commentingcommenter1230]

Seamoth: "Welcome aboard Captain"

[@steveadamo6693]

It says a lot about a person, wen they take the the time to share our history and the passion that drives them to enlighten the world. Short but Awesome vid man thanks.👍

[@cal40seafire98]

Saratoga hasn't changed much since I dove on it in 1981, on a survey expedition from the Mid-Pacific Research Laboratory on Enewetak, where I worked for 4 years. In answer to all of the comments about residual radiation, it's negligible underwater. The only significant radionuclide remnants are on the islands, not in the water.

[@robertthrailkill1368]

Very well done, enjoyed

[@pegasusted2504]

Cool stuff, I did find it odd though that you described all the ships and planes and the stuff down there as stuff that no-one had ever seen.

[@micahrowe]

This is amazing! Thank you brother

[@danielcamarena1188]

"In Bikini Bottom we pledge our hearts to you As Faithfull as deep as true as blue, Bikini Bottom we love you!"

[@laxboy42201]

This is an amazing video!! Great work guys

[@deckert618]

Amazing! Why am I just discovering your channel today?

[@johncook3125]

Very interesting. Great footage of the ships.

[@j-sant-animations8105]

4:08. It’s the Cyclops!!!

[@adiiman33]

No , it's the plankton

[@FlatlandMando]

Must be spectacular to cruise around there with that 360 degree visual constantly changing.

[@JeffreyOlafemi]

At least it’s not a PlayStation controller

[@scotty677]

Wow , what an amazing job!!!!!!!

[@itzjakedawg]

Guys it’s the cyclops from SpongeBob 4:08!!!

[@macaroll]

This is so exciting! I would love to see what other strange things the ocean has in store!

[@whatukno354]

5 minute video, and not one pineapple being occupied as a house by a sponge.

[@wanderingangelstudio1359]

Wow! Thanks for taking us along!

[@theoburgess310]

02:55 I can just imagine a megalodon or mosasaur coming up behind them

[@khadijagwen]

It all seems so dead and bereft, nothing like other areas of the ocean, and Man did this.

[@Alex-np3ps]

You do realize that area is less dead than many other areas in the ocean, right?

[@loztx843]

see any pineapples down there?

[@URTH-yb5xh]

Saw him in 1994 with Terrana it was unreal He showed up at a time when when there was a need Sorry to hear such things after so many great albums🎸

[@davebaldwang4830]

Way to much intro. Not enough content.. Weak production.

[@adiiman33]

And you doesnt have content

[@inversaa4569]

@@adiiman33 you shouldnt talk buddy.

[@adiiman33]

@@inversaa4569 why

[@DANIELFLORES-qd8ly]

I love these videos on shipwrecks!! But TITANIC is my all time favorite!!

[@creatureconnor]

Cool! I want to see more sunken ships! Where's SpongeBob doesn't he live at the bottom of Bikini Atoll?

[@titanbrew8493]

You're thinking of Bikini Bottom, not Bikini Atoll, totally different reef.

[@Aero360Aviation]

This was super cool!

[@AlainTrentini]

I wish your video's would be much longer :)

[@therenumerator9198]

The scale of everything is unbelievable. From the detonation to the size of the ships. The shear distance, the force involved. What a frightening thing the mind of man can be. But it also can work for sanity, just try to walk the straight path.

[@jackgunsmith1632]

1:44 SUB TEAM LEADER SUS⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️

[@Eiscord]

We are finding SpongeBob you made the among us reference

[@luzz286]

the best part of this its because this is litteraly subnautica in real life idk why no one is commenting about that

[@FlackOutdoors]

I would love to do what he does that is just amazing

[@BeazleyStudios]

Being underwater in a tin can is bad enough, but to be in a sub with that kind of cockpit where you have almost a 360 degree visual, I would probably freak out realizing how big the ocean really is compared to the little tiny dot that the sub is. On the other hand though, it really offers some great camera shot, as long as the camera focuses more on the ocean and not the crew. I'd like to see more video games like this, where you are in the sub and have to locate and dive wrecks and a few lesser Call of Duty games.

[@21owlgirl72]

My Grandpas ship (U.S.S Salf Lake City) was in the first test, and it survived, they towed it back to San Fran, glowing, then used it for target practice.

[@svtjonah3329]

Glowing for radiation

[@Crazt]

This carrier my grandfather flew off of during WWII, along with his plane lay at the bottom of those waters. I have a dream of diving it, but I'd like to have a rebreather to explore Saratoga.

[@FazbearEntertainment414]

i like sponge bob

[@raccoonface1602]

It's weird how the aftermath of something terrible can be oddly beautiful

[@guido6128]

Where spongebob

[@Therev_Sullivan]

His died

[@steven2212]

Stunning. Keep it up mates. Be safe.

[@trystanhanna3458]

When he said *no one has ever seen this stuff* I was thinking about the ppl on the boat or saw it sink

[@BR54966]

Bloody AWESOME 👍 Great video high quality.

[@matthewb0100]

Is this the krusty krab? NO THIS IS PATRICK!

[@pacificswell]

That Mark IV dive helmet, so pristine.

[@gabrielschake6259]

Me want to hang in my living room

[@d07g32]

“Hey guys here’s a good idea! Let’s put a whole bunch of ships next to a giant bomb and blow it up!”-Captain “Great idea captain!”

[@m1r__]

A fantastic opportunity to say Aye Aye captain and you blew it.

[@kingofgalaxy9061]

Savage Sagwa I can’t hear you ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@jan-hu2yr]

Arrrr ya ready kids

[@sandmanjono1239]

Fascinating viewing - and boy does this guy love / is so passionate about his amazing job 👌🏻

[@kornelito4456]

3:10 the back looks like Ferrari f12 😂

[@pirycpython3575]

it is so sad to see Sara in such a place she would make a great museum

[@anthonyjames4319]

"Sub team leader"..... two-man sub 😂

[@JUST2y]

someone has to be in charge

[@SuperpowerBroadcasting]

Great video!

[@Kevin-nb6nj]

Maybe we should drain the oceans, so we can walk and explore them!

[@mikoisok5263]

Kevin dumbass

[@dreadfulbadger]

drain them to where?

[@alfonsodelafreg259]

@@dreadfulbadger You just drain one into another.

[@dreadfulbadger]

@@alfonsodelafreg259 when you put it like that it sounds pretty easy.

[@Kevin-nb6nj]

@@dreadfulbadger yes, drain them!

[@BNSFSantaFe842]

Rip USS Gilliam, IJN Sakawa light, USS Carlisle, USS Anderson, USS Lamson.

[@jennifercampbell8939]

Didn’t mention depths. Judging by the light, it looked fairly shallow. I’m guessing maybe 150 feet.

[@derekwall200]

about 52 meters or 170 feet deep. shallow enough for divers to reach it. but if you plan on scuba diving to the wreck just know that the inside of the ship is off limits

[@lmlmd2714]

The wreck is pretty much upright. The top of the bridge is at about 12 metres, the flight deck at 27, which is a doddle. The bottom is around 50 metres, so the whole thing is within recreational diving ranges, though if you want to explore the bottom around the wreck (the planes and other vehicles) you're looking at trimix and a lot of deco time. I wouldn't risk penetration dives though. I know people do, and I totally understand the temptation, but this ship got nuked, and the entire starboard side of the hull took massive pressure stress from the blast that caused multiple, large scale hull failures. Add 70 years of corrosion, and it's just not a risk I'd be willing to take. It didn't sink the way most WW2 wrecks do and that difference is significant from a safety point of view, IMHO

[@Combatzelz]

The fact that when they bombed bikini atoll they made up spongebob ALL BECAUSE OF THE RADIOACTIVE STUFF so bikini atoll is the bad history behind spongebob

[@remlarue29]

When you realise sponge bob was made from the bomb going off ;P

[@scottkinderdine3317]

That Job is a dream come true!

[@derekwall200]

are these ships still radioactive?

[@peterson7082]

For the most part, not dangerously.

[@granddukeofmecklenburg]

@Aussie Pom um...no...its not "highly Radioactive"

[@Acrid93]

Not in the least.

[@_k0la]

rambokhooblall they were actually quite weak compared to the bombs we have today.

[@_k0la]

@youtubeShadowBan I am aware :P

[@andresoyervides5324]

I can't wait for the movie to be out.

[@giausjulius4]

Care to actually show us more of the abyss and ships...?

[@pickletree890]

my dad was on one of the research trips led by WHOI to measure the radioactivity. He actually went scuba diving there on the Saratoga wreck.

[@rkb6783]

THIS VIDEO IS ( NOT ) ABOUT THE OCEAN... OR BIKINI ATOLL...

[@HealthyAndrew]

I feel duped ! Wtf !

[@therealranfumo]

I'M READY!!

[@snowykaze]

Nothing of Nagato :( Cool vid though

[@mariagarza854]

I don't think you understand how much I've been dreaming of a job like this since i was a kid...i hope that one day we work together!🙌