It is mind boggling to realize that marine biologists can stick GPS tracking devices on marine life as large as a whale but not attach such a device on diver's or diver's equipment to keep track of people/divers. It's crazy to think that gps tracking technology isn't standard or required for diving.
@lukedarsey41342 жыл бұрын
Excellent point. Should be required.
@A.M.Noon942 жыл бұрын
I think it would be to expensive atm for any serious investors which is completely asinine.
@jasonfirewalker35952 жыл бұрын
Well there's a million dollars.
@b0ssatr0n912 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly, this phone I am holding can track my every move, surely a water resistant GPS can be attached in the life jacket or somewhere on person
@ariannalovetzano92642 жыл бұрын
That’s a very good point!
@lisaperry59992 жыл бұрын
This series should be called what not to do on sea,mountains,air or desert
@genielove90678 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@aldinlee85284 ай бұрын
Only one reply. lol. you can add in caves.
@lisaperry59994 ай бұрын
@@aldinlee8528 yup
@aldinlee85284 ай бұрын
@@lisaperry5999 I just posted on Quora this: I'm asking that some good looking people go do some risky and/or stupid things in the wilderness, so that we can have more "I Shouldn't Be Alive" episodes; is that too much to ask? 🙂
@lisaperry59994 ай бұрын
@aldinlee8528 nope I will watch and pray y don't die
@Friedolays4 жыл бұрын
As a scuba diver, this is one of my greatest fears of diving open water, being lost, swept away by current, waiting to die of shark attack or exhaustion, my other fear is being pulled down into the abyss by freak downwelling currents that sometimes appear along shelf dives. I try to avoid the shelf dives, but as far as being lost, I always always have my GPS satellite SOS beacon on me. If I become lost at sea... click beep beep, here comes the troops, it will give you ETAs of rescue even. Best 400 dollar insurance policy you can have, every diver should have one.
@joolsa67103 жыл бұрын
These programmes are making me want to get a buddy line as well... Shocking how easily it can happen.
@MartaRC322 жыл бұрын
I think that when this happened, such technology was not available...
@basketballgh2 жыл бұрын
How do I become a diver..what school or program do I need to read ?
@jordanphilipperris2 жыл бұрын
@@basketballgh Just "Ask Jeeves" he'll tell ya everything you need to know :)
@basketballgh2 жыл бұрын
@@jordanphilipperris who's jeeves
@FallenAngel53 Жыл бұрын
Does anybody else think how mind boggling it is that when they were in the water , we were in bed or at home possibly feeling sorry for ourselves about something and all the while these two are out there in the middle of the ocean treading water 😮
@ginnypenepent8575 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I feel that way and frequently think about kidnapped women and children, adults being tortured for crazy whatever reasons, and here are the rest of us comfy…
@CosmoQueen2900 Жыл бұрын
No because I have my own life problems and while I can feel sympathy and empathy for others it doesn't make my own problems non-existent.
@xMorbidArtx11 ай бұрын
@@CosmoQueen2900women.
@brendametube10 ай бұрын
Yep… the family and I were just talking about that the other day when we were sent a video of my baby niece having a seizure. We talked about how important it is to live every moment to the fullest and respect and love each other all the time because there’s always someone suffering greatly, who would rather be in your shoes and handling what you feel is so difficult. If they could snap their fingers and be there, they would let everything roll like water off a duck’s back. They’d smile, forgive, forget… Whatever it takes, because they know what it’s like to be in true pain, fear, despair and peril. Another example is the night I found out my 18-year-old niece was killed in a car accident. During the months before, I was trying to help a family member who had come on very hard times. There was a lot of stress and emotional drama to deal with as she was a single parent with three children, and things looked very bleak for her. Somehow, that day I talked her into us all renting bikes at a nearby park. We hadn’t done anything fun and beautiful for so long and the day was perfect. I remember seeing the children smiling, and it felt so refreshing to see her smiling. It was a beautiful day and we all went home, and I made a special dinner with the rare occasion to have us all sit down together at the table. I was a bit sad because she began feeling sick and had to go lay down. The children and I were eating dinner when the phone call came with tragic news. Devastation, fear, shock, every horrible emotion you could imagine. Then I had to wake my sister and tell her. After a couple of hours at around 1 AM, some close by family members and friends had come over and we all were gathered close and praying and crying. Suddenly, I had the clearest realization. I thought about the moments, hours before… My niece buckled under a dashboard… Crying for her mom… Trying to get air… Drowning on her own fluids. Bleeding out. (I worked in a trauma center OR , plus being an artist, unfortunately, things come to me very vividly.) It just dawned on me very powerfully that while my sweet niece was immeasurably suffering and losing her life… We were at a park on a beautiful day…not arguing… I was not angry or feeling sorry for myself, nor judging my sister or her life decisions that led me to moving in, and raising her children with her… The children were happy and getting along very well… We were actually having the most peaceful beautiful day we had had in many months. Remembering those things, I was so thankful that we did not dishonor the precious last minutes of our beautiful nieces life by wasting precious time on things that do not matter. Plus I was always thankful to know we didn’t have behavior to be ashamed of whenever we’d remember that day. That day, which began so beautiful for us, would end with enough pain of its own. 30 years later, and this beautiful human being still affects my life when I remember her positive attitude, and desire to make positive change in this world. So yeah… Every story like this makes me thankful, and filled with compassion for those who are suffering.
@lennonrocks1009 ай бұрын
No, I don't feel bad or have empathy for humans that do extreme things for a thrill and when things inevitably go wrong expect more responsible people to rescue them. That's kinda one of the main themes of this show. Natural selection is a bitch isn't it
@BallerBrownsWorldMusic13 жыл бұрын
Out of all the episodes that I’ve seen, Melissa was the only person that did not return to the same activity again that potentially cost her life. She learned her lesson. 💯
@PakistanIcecream0002 жыл бұрын
Those who continue the activity that potentially cost their lives are the ones who belong to the group that never learns. Those type of people think they're respectable when they're not.
@PakistanIcecream0002 жыл бұрын
Those who continue the activity that potentially cost their lives are the ones who belong to the group that never learns. Those type of people think they're respectable when they're not.
@CS-uc2oh2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching a documentary on a team that climbed mt everest and all the ones that didn't die lost major body parts and parts of their faces, etc. to frostbite and the only one who said it wasn't worth it and he'd never do it again was the Chinese man. He learned his lesson. Those other fools had no insight about what happened to them. They learned nothing.
@bfrank24262 жыл бұрын
There is another episode, Season 2 episode 1, These guys are canyoneering and they both stopped doing it after the accident. One of them died years later due to alcoholism. (Assuming he felt too guilty) Sad episode
@Dion-rz3fz Жыл бұрын
Yes, I don't get that either! When you get burned its supposed to teach you to stay away from the fire! But its crazy how many of these people in this series go right back to doing the same thing that almost cost them their lives. And what's even more bizarre is that these are mostly just hobbyists or vacationers, its not like its something they have to do to make living.
@jackaldrich70224 жыл бұрын
just returned from a dive trip in Mexico....the company required that each diver have an inflatable red buoy marker with them. When inflated, it stuck 6 ft above the surface
@cecilelyons71784 жыл бұрын
Jack Aldrich...this event took place 18 yrs ago. It wasn't a ''tourist'' dive. It was scientist who had lived in the Solomons for a long time. She was diver with skills to dive. It was research dive to an underwater volcano. He knew exactly its location....20 mls off the coast by land/sea co ordinates. It was a perfect day.....weather good, calm, flat sea. It was to be a 30 min dive to a specific depth. The boat was idling directly over the volcano which can not be seen from surface. The boat could not be anchored to keep position so it idled and with that fuel was being used. It is deep ocean. When he descended the volcano was not visua/visiblel, the water was bubbling with gas emissions. A current which was not detectable by him caused him to drift away from the vicinity of the volcano. When they surfaced they were far from the boat. They could have swum to the boat but they made assumption they could be seen. The boat continued to idle not able to locate them and knowing they should have surfaced very close to the boat. It was assumed by boat something had happened untoward under water, the fuel was lessening even to potential not to be enough for them to return to shore safely to refuel, alert others of missing divers to join search. He said to her....they'll be back by 4pm as he estimated the time for boat to get back to shore/return not knowing themselves the boat had not seen them. In the meantime they continued to drift from volcano position so when boats returned the divers were long gone. No search in correct area was actually taking place and same said for helicopter....searching in wrong area. If you were to holiday in Solomon Islands TODAY it would not be like this. You would have as you state....re safety precautions.....same as for your Mexico trip. I grew up in this part of the pacific. Volcanoes on land and under water are prominent. It forms part of the Pacific Rim of Fire. The islanders themselves have lived by ''ocean world'' and are very famiiliar with climate, storms etc in when to take boats out many mls in deep ocean. It just an unfortunate event. Also today much of the dive equipment has changed, computers are used and always the rescue sausage. My sister has dived for 35 yrs in warm climes globally and her equipment is like a tech store!
@jackaldrich70224 жыл бұрын
The dive trip in Mexico was just about identical conditions as you described The dive site was located 300 miles offshore around the Socorro islands which are also volcanic, very deep ocean, underwater volcanoes, strong currents, drift diving, etc.
@nancyjeffries90533 жыл бұрын
Really smart.
@frankiehuangjianwei4693 жыл бұрын
Very luckily the shark wasn't hungry at that moment.......luckily it was a hammer head shark.....if it was a Great White sorry man.....no chance for them....
@Moon_Presence3 жыл бұрын
6ft above the surface? That makes no sense.
@519forestmonk94 жыл бұрын
Watching this from the comfort of my warm dry bed on land!
@nadinedaoud25382 ай бұрын
Me too 😊
@okabee15054 жыл бұрын
my man david pulled the old " mount me to conserve energy" trick. nice.
@carolewilson13114 жыл бұрын
Okabee to much energy he have take that in hand no help from me
@charlessanders4 жыл бұрын
He a pimp
@thinkright93504 жыл бұрын
The man was mad for her
@TheTriformationT4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't blame him 😂😂
@tylerb49944 жыл бұрын
13:50 Looks like his energy was touching her leg; not the reaction my guy was hoping for im sure
@Rycamcam4 жыл бұрын
This whole trip was sketchy. - Low fuel on a boat that traveled only 1 hour (???) - No reserve fuel - No safety/tether line considering they were in the middle of nowhere around an active volcano underneath them - No radio on the boat to call for help. Instead, the boat had to travel all the way back to the bay to ask for help. Also, I don't dive, but couldn't they have given the divers a GPS tracker or something, knowing that the area has low visibility due to the volcano vents? Look, the ocean is a dangerous place. Scarier than the jungle. Don't go unprepared for pete's sake!
@AstralHiGH4 жыл бұрын
yeah I feel like this might be a bit scripted for drama but either way screw the ocean. Wouldnt go unless I knew I was in the hands of an experienced deck hand and captain, jungles and forests are pretty brutal in there own way but better chance of surviving
@videowaves18014 жыл бұрын
Maybe this was pre gps tracker era.
@drlogic45354 жыл бұрын
These glaring , seemingly obvious checklist items coming from a non diver . How did this experienced marine biologist not go through these 2nd nature ? Mind boggles
@9storm9994 жыл бұрын
Date of event might be before GPS is invented though. But you are right for rest. BTW, its Africa! There mentality is much different from developed countries.
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
@@9storm999 gps has been around since the 90s...
@erstwhile61636 ай бұрын
On my first dive EVER at Julian rocks in Byron Bay, Australia I dared to ask the ‘big shark question’. My instructor laughed at me and blew my question off with an ‘about as likely as a lightning-strike’ kind of analogy. Less than two years later I was watching the evening National news and there was my instructor ( whose name i will not mention for his own privacy) explaining to the reporter the details of a harrowing shark attack that day on those very same rocks. A newlywed husband on his honeymoon died protecting his wife from a shark. It made me realise that no question is too stupid and even the experts don’t always have it right.
@BJM11349 күн бұрын
Heh my family went on an excursion in Turks and Caicos that involved snorkeling. We had done similar in the past but those times it had been off the beach. This time they just had us jumping off the boat in the middle of the ocean and it seemed quite rough. I asked about sharks and the guide said oh sure but they don't bother anyone... ha! Everyone else went, I opted to stay on the boat for that part. The guides pointed out a shark idly passing by on the other side of the boat from where the snorkelers were. Yea... no thanks!
@PoetofHateSpeech8 күн бұрын
There's so much misinformation surrounding sharks. A predator that's millions of years old doesn't make mistakes
@dennisjohnsen72974 жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine how miserable it would be to have to thirst to death, but to do that in the middle of the ocean. Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink.
@circusucric4 жыл бұрын
"water water every where and not a drop to drink, ooh except for maybe that drop" is from ice age hahahah
@dennisjohnsen72974 жыл бұрын
Sinead Eberle Actually, it’s from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samual Taylor Coleridge. I only paraphrased, but it goes, “Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink. Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” Hahaha.
@Ladyglittersparkless843 жыл бұрын
A living nightmare
@k_j_n12422 жыл бұрын
Watching these shows always make me real thirsty. I've learnt to keep a tall glass of iced water beside me before hitting the play button 🤣
@lisaperry59992 жыл бұрын
@@k_j_n1242 yup,yesterday watched 2 lost in the desert had my ice water beside me.
@BoB587359 ай бұрын
“A local told me that there’s hammerhead sharks bothering the local fisherman” I’d be out of there mate 😂
@jenniferl65534 ай бұрын
Shocking. He wasn't the one diving and felt the divers didn't need to know. so f'd up
@linamarie844 ай бұрын
Imagine. YOU'RE IN THE OCEAN....WHERE SEA LIFE DWELLS...and THEY are bothering YOU 😂😂😂😂 Oh that is so funny.
@b0ssatr0n912 жыл бұрын
The way they film these episodes never ceases to amaze me
@castirondude Жыл бұрын
Yes I have been looking for a "making of" or "behind the scenes" but not much is available. I found some short pieces. Most of the water scenes are filmed in a swimming pool.
@AutumnLuvsJesus10 ай бұрын
@@castirondudehow do they do the mountain and forward ones?? They look so real!
@maximaler3 ай бұрын
it's crazy how good it is
@charmainkilloran94764 жыл бұрын
If you have a gut feeling about something not being right ...listen
@InfiniteTriztan11114 жыл бұрын
Yes,she felt that at the beginning but overlooked that feeling. Listen to gut feeling is essential.
@bullymaquire87974 жыл бұрын
But I mean 99% of us have those feelings when we’re about to try something potentially harmful for the first time.
@charmainkilloran94764 жыл бұрын
@@bullymaquire8797 No you may be a bit fearful but a gut feeling is something a lot stronger.
@bullymaquire87974 жыл бұрын
charmain killoran if it was I doubt she’d have been able to get in the water at all.
@charmainkilloran94764 жыл бұрын
@@bullymaquire8797 That is the point people do. That is why they always say listen to your gut feeling. Knew a diver in South Africa who was experienced, he had this gut feeling he shouldn't dive with his friends on a Sunday morning. They kept telling him everything would be fine and mocked him. He said give me a cigarette box I want to write my Will. They all thought it was a big joke. He ended up getting into trouble and drowned.
@BR-cq2hm4 жыл бұрын
So divers don't take into account the drift of the currents when they arrange to be picked up? Seems a glaring oversight.
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
what happened to GPS?
@The000clash0004 жыл бұрын
Yes first place to look is down current! Plus no surface marker bouy and no flares.
@brunol-p_g88004 жыл бұрын
geometric art SMBs and GPS are kind of a new thing. When I started diving in 2003 nobody had SMBs, we just had a whistle on the stab and at best carried a mirror and a strobe light ( which they could have used)
@The000clash0004 жыл бұрын
@@brunol-p_g8800 when I was diving in uk in the 1980s it would have been considered foolhardy to go on a drift dive without an smb.
@ld97214 жыл бұрын
@@brunol-p_g8800 I had the same experience. Except there weren't sharks and we eventually reached the boat. But it was scary
@highstereolove3 жыл бұрын
1:54 bahhaha cmon... that transition is just pure comedy! You can’t do this to me 😂🤣💀
@paulcolbourne91123 жыл бұрын
It's like a weight joke.
@ciaraomalley87254 жыл бұрын
“His face was right there. I didn’t want to look at his face, but I had no choice” 🤣
@elamovs4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that was rude, lol
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
LOL yeah and without him she wouldn't have made it I guarantee it.
@519forestmonk94 жыл бұрын
I was on a blind date like that once.
@Savage_Gamer7773 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 she’s beautiful tho
@KCFlyer29 ай бұрын
I don't think he got any that night
@chrisgowers80944 жыл бұрын
"At that stage, she didn't need to know that. " Are you freaking kidding me?
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
He was sheltering her. He thought they would be picked up quickly.
@chrisgowers80944 жыл бұрын
@@geometricart7851 feasible
@chrisgowers80944 жыл бұрын
@Antonia Bareva oh wow
@21bulgari3 жыл бұрын
he is right for doing that, homie was tryna save her ass by keeping his mouth shut
@bonniehowell42593 жыл бұрын
It's actually good he did that. She would have probably panicked, flapped around, qnd possibly attack sharks.
@spikevlogs65224 жыл бұрын
The famouse line " As the night comes, their body temperature plummets" 😂
@chiraqchief71chichief144 жыл бұрын
Spike Vlogs lmao!!!!!!!!! If u aint the 🐐
@angiexafiana25304 жыл бұрын
hahhaha IKR
@kamikamkamm4 жыл бұрын
It’s so iconic in these episodes XD
@5thdawg9174 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣😂😂
@myroom46403 жыл бұрын
Oh and also: isn’t it corny!!! Majority of these silly shows: no one seems to get hyperthermia. Far fetched BS……
@marjoriepelletier401410 күн бұрын
This video was intense. It is a miracle that they survived. One of the best videos of this series that I have seen. It was good that he was an experienced diver.
@simonlloyd75573 жыл бұрын
A similar thing happened to me in 98... i was left stranded off the coast of Oman, surrounded by Hammerheads and Barracuda...My boat found me after about 7 hours in the baking sun...Very scary and it occured to me that i might die that day.
@joolsa67103 жыл бұрын
We surfaced from a night dive once and couldn't find the boat... terrifying. Can't imagine how awful that was for you.
@alli-kat23292 жыл бұрын
Screw that man...i stay on the hard land lmao! 🤯
@flight1012 жыл бұрын
Why would you even swim in those infested waters though????
@johntrek18710 ай бұрын
Omg. How far from shore were you? Did ya have a dsmb?
@DiamondCake29 ай бұрын
@@flight101idiotas
@smisango17382 жыл бұрын
David's brother is a super hero! I love it! Family comes thru- unconditional love is real if his brother hadn't come i don't think they would have made it.
@cheyenneblankenship8179 Жыл бұрын
Huh? The helicopter didn’t save them. Never did say who those guys in boat were. Looking for them or fishing? Why didn’t the original boat look for them? So many unanswered questions.
@wioi Жыл бұрын
His brother didn't even save him. He did nothing for them
@indisuzette7684 Жыл бұрын
The helicopter 🚁 spotted them in order to give coordinates to the boat 🚢
@SteinOnkel3 жыл бұрын
Good thing Allistair (aka jungle Larry) wasn't there - he would've followed the shark to try and beat it up, because it gave him the stink eye.
@lisaperry59992 жыл бұрын
Lol great comment that croc recreation was kinda unbelievable he was on the shore,croc in water and he decides to punch it!!
@LOL_Whut10 ай бұрын
😂 I get both of these references.
@meatavoreNana5 ай бұрын
Obviously we all watched all the series😅😊
@rebeccapanther49734 ай бұрын
Don't compare anyone to Larry!
@janmale776710 ай бұрын
Those boat skippers couldn't put one and one together, determine the direction of the current and move their search efforts in that direction!!?
@linamarie844 ай бұрын
EXACTLY. I can't believe it. I mean come on man. It was so frustrating to watch. I mean people legit map out their way on the Sea allll the time. David did say he wanted to stay put so that they'd be pulled out in the direction with the current. But. The whiney heiny attached to him threw a tantrum and wanted to swim. So. They did. Not that it matters now because it doesn't-But I believe they would have been found the first time around.
@chrislewis42417 ай бұрын
Always listen to your intuition it's the most powerful sense we have. Saved my life twice. When in doubt about something, don't do it! Melissa should have passed on this invitation.
@murder13love10 ай бұрын
What a fantastic man and human being, putting this young woman's comfort before his own. He truly looked out for her best interests, physically and mentally
@phoebehill9539 ай бұрын
Especially considering how whiny and unpleasant she is!
@lb71369 ай бұрын
yes exactly, selfish and moaning throughout
@murder13love9 ай бұрын
@@lb7136 get real.
@monro21594 жыл бұрын
I did a bit of a dig about this and someone wrote on a blog that they had heard the story direct from Melissa Armstrong. Apparently, she said that she and David did not stay in contact because she was very angry with him for putting them in that situation. Also, it was her idea to swim for land and said she argued with David about it for quite some time. As it happens it was the decision that saved their lives.
@fluffytail6355 Жыл бұрын
True and I agree, however, she had a gut feeling and didn’t listen to it. She needs to take responsibility for that.
@wnd9434 Жыл бұрын
@@fluffytail6355here is the situation. She there with the " expert" plus local. Will you trust the expert that have seen hundred times this situations or 1 minute of you being scary of new situation. Everytime you try something new there always worry. Most of the time we called "gut feeling" but if stop for it, it could be nothing, it just fear. Also she pay a lot for it, prepare for the vacation.
@TheOneanjel11 ай бұрын
@@fluffytail6355 that has nothing to do with how they were saved. Tell me you've never gone against your intuition or thought it was just unfounded fear. Really dum comment.
@adrianmetzler25239 ай бұрын
@@fluffytail6355gut feeling she didn’t listen to? Sorry, that’s not a good reason. Her already being aware of the dangers of diving would be sufficient for her to take responsibility. Gut feelings come and go and most times were wrong about them, a gut feeling means nothing. Especially when you’re about to do something you know can be dangerous.
@pinkpugginzКүн бұрын
You need to read the gift of fear. Gut/intuition feelings are the most primal best defenses humans have evolved. Since ancient times Ignoring those feelings have deadly consequence. @@adrianmetzler2523
@davidortiz30944 жыл бұрын
Stranded in the middle of the ocean. One of my biggest fears.
@bonniehowell42593 жыл бұрын
I'm actually surprised how many times thisbhas happened to divers. The worst was when a charter boat that just left 2 people unaccounted for out on the Great Barrier reef. It took forever to get a search party out because the idiots that ran the charter thought everyone was accounted for. Those people weren't as lucky as these two.
@tonydoherty21902 жыл бұрын
@@bonniehowell4259 I like to think to myself that charter boat service went into bankruptcy after that after getting sued by the families
@timnik29022 жыл бұрын
Easy, put GPS trackers on divers. Problem solved.
@tonydoherty21902 жыл бұрын
@@timnik2902 thats good why didn't I think of that must be slipping in my old age
@timnik29022 жыл бұрын
@@tonydoherty2190 I'm an entrepreneur. Going to make some big inventions happen very soon.
@simonlloyd75573 жыл бұрын
1:ditch weight belt 2: inflate BCD 3: ditch tank and regs, retain compass, 4: set reciprocal compass bearing, 5: swim on your back following bearing. With SCUBA equipment, sculling is futile, it does nothing other than make you exhausted. Swimming on your front with a tank on your back forces your head under the water and is also prone to rotating around the body making swiming incredibly tiring.You can even remove your entire SCUBA kit and actually ride on the tank and jacket if you need to.
@bigornot743 жыл бұрын
Yeah well maybe that movie doesn't show EXACTLY what's actually happened. It's not the actual footage you know? But you did great remembering your open water course. Congrats 😄
@BJM11349 күн бұрын
@@bigornot74i never took an open water course, I found it helpful
@eyden15624 жыл бұрын
I'm starting to wonder just how many people have seen and missed their rescuers by mere vastness of the scenery. It seems every single one of these stories has one, if not more than one moment where rescue was sooo close, and just missed them.
@stefanieleavitt52243 жыл бұрын
Yup its always the first one that doesn't see them. Ha
@wolfesound Жыл бұрын
I can see them tell their stories, and yet, the whole time my heart was palpitating at every passing moment. I am so glad they made it out alive. There must be still purpose for them. Bless! (not sure if I will dive again after this)
@Spitfirethedragon Жыл бұрын
This incident inspired the film Open Water.
@marknthenav4 жыл бұрын
I remembered something similar happened of the cost of Florida when I was in the navy. We pulled a diver lost diver out 80miles off the coast. USS Eisenhower. 💪🏽
@kickballfever4 жыл бұрын
How long was he in the water before you guys found him?
@danehereford44584 жыл бұрын
This episode has brilliant storytelling. Melissa is very expressive and provides catharsis. David's internal guilt gives added emotional conflict at having not used his experience wisely. This is riveting!
@cecilelyons71784 жыл бұрын
Dane Hereford.....he used his experience very wisely except he did not know he had drifted so far from the volcano and was continuing to drift away. I grew up in this area of the pacific. The pivotal part of his unfortunate event is the location of the volcano. He knew exactly where it was....20 mls off the coast on land/sea co ordinates. The volcano is not visible from the surface and neither can its bubbling world be seen from the surface. The boat was over the volcano and idling to stay in position. He would be 30 mins under water only. The boat was idling therefore using up fuel because it is way too deep to drop anchor and keep the boat in position. In the dive he could not see the volcano. It was totally occluded and he was in the bubbling environment. He was also drifting away from the volcano and then surfaced far from the boat. He was too far to be seen by the boat. In the meantime the boat continued to idle but they had no clue he was away from the statute location of the volcano. The boat left to get back to land for refuel and to alert others of what had happened. Other boats were launched. As the chap still believed he was in the volcano vicinity and that the boat carried only enough fuel to get to volcano and back again to shore is why he said to the girl.....we'll stay here and they should be back by 4pm. No boat could find them as they were not in the designated search area. The helicopter missed them for the same reason...searching the wrong area. His fear of sharks was not that big against hers. He is an islander and many who grow up in the Pacific do not have exponential fear of sharks. It is almost unheard of to have a fatality. Barracudas are more feared. As for the huge hammerhead harassing the fisherman it is there to take the fish not the human. Anyone who goes spear fishing which is what most of the islanders do expect sharks. This happened 18 yrs ago and if you go to the pacific islands for a 'holiday' and want dive it will not be this way. You'll get all the safety gear etc etc, you will more than likely dive over a beautiful reef system and not in the middle of the ocean.
@marinadubois73474 жыл бұрын
Something told her “that something was wrong “. Always listen to that inner voice.
@michellenelson65714 жыл бұрын
Courageous so inspiring
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
99 times out of 100 your voice is just subconscious safety mechanism trying to guide you and even if you don't listen you will be fine but if you do that same thing 100 times one of those times you don't listen will be the last time.
@cynthialightfoot53374 жыл бұрын
You are so right. I FEEL OBEDIENCE IN AII ITS MADE up to be for is always wise to follow!
@Friedolays4 жыл бұрын
Wow. I never thought about it like that. REVELATIONS ARE UPON THEE. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF MY NEW LIFE.
@simonlloyd75573 жыл бұрын
if men always listened to when a woman said, 'i dont like it' we'd still be living in caves.
@ichangedmynameforyoutube4 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe how unprepared this David guy is. Absolutely reckless! Insufficient gas supply? No diving flag? No tie to the boat? Like, wth is this dude thinking!? Completely preventative!
@fluffytail6355 Жыл бұрын
As a diver with little experience, I concur. I would be asking questions when I don’t see those things. Additionally, there’s no Whistle or mirror on the PFD, which are now standard equipment.
@silviabelluomini2456 Жыл бұрын
@@fluffytail6355can I ask you why the mirror? The other missing things make sense to me, but the mirror doesn't 😅
@edwardkinyanjui1286 Жыл бұрын
@@silviabelluomini2456 To reflect to the search and rescue plane
@jessicacady373611 ай бұрын
@@silviabelluomini2456u need to make sure u alwayssss look ur best ESPECIALLY out at sea duhhh everyyyyone knows that🤭🤭🙄😳🥴
@Empress.4208 ай бұрын
@@jessicacady3736LMFAOOOOOO! 💯💯💯😭😭☠️
@limray92394 жыл бұрын
They even paid a real shark to swim around them... Wtf...
@mauricioramos22464 жыл бұрын
I knew it, I saw that shark make a cameo in Sharknedo doc...wonder how much he got paid? Probably not a lot of red meat.
@deathwaveshi93134 жыл бұрын
Paid?
@allancrow1344 жыл бұрын
I spent my entire adult life commercial diving in the Pacific Northwest. Your boat tender is your lifeline, make sure they're up to the task.
@rainbows90604 жыл бұрын
Beautiful ending. I was with them for 45 mins, they did 26 hrs amazing feat of human indurance .
@h7udn316 Жыл бұрын
You were with them?
@rainbows9060 Жыл бұрын
@h7udn316 your Beautifully taking thing literally just like spectrum does snd is.
@PistolP338 ай бұрын
I don't see you anywhere, just these two.
@USQ14183 жыл бұрын
I watched all seasons and there is one lesson , don't be happy when you see a helicopter because its useless and they won't see you. Guaranteed
@jettnatchez47762 жыл бұрын
Yep. We wearing blue and black we don’t stand out
@chris98792 жыл бұрын
And also ships!
@flyingchimp126 ай бұрын
No they won’t see you on the first pass, you should be happy to know that the next one will see you 😂😂
@ekiarii2 ай бұрын
Point!
@pangajamvanaraja8241 Жыл бұрын
When ever i watch this series, all i could think about is while we are safe what is someone going thru at this moment? Someone might be lost in the jungle, someone might be fighting for survival somewhere. Its crazy
@schizophrenicbaby1115 ай бұрын
I think about that all the time !! Its horrible to think about !!
@Juliet-y3g14 күн бұрын
I think that too and I pray for everyone.
@stephenmackey45714 жыл бұрын
No beacon, no flares, no whistles, no brain.
@MB-AFC4 жыл бұрын
Exactly no Delay Deco Buoy and like you said, no brain.
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
Stephen Mackey yet the guy had 30 yrs experience working in the ocean. U would think beacon is sea diving 101
@foxboy720067 ай бұрын
I know if I ever go diving, I'll want a GPS locator on me and something to be able to signal the boat!
@Asdfgqwertyi4 жыл бұрын
Ocean/water survival stories are the most terrifying to me...i can feel we are in a strange and hostile environment...
@mshayashi Жыл бұрын
Agree...lost in the sea is the worst nightmare....sharks, lack of water, fatigue.
@sunkillsmoon11 ай бұрын
@@mshayashiliterally the most scary worst nightmare of all time !
@rubenfrankish2 жыл бұрын
In an open water dive you would think there was some kind of safety measure in place for if you surface way out of position due to currents. I dived on the great barrier reef on one of the outer reefs, we dropped in the ocean looking for a deeper coral shelf... instantly we couldn't find anything, our instructor dove super deep looking for it, all we could do was follow his bubbles at 25m down. It was one of the most surreal experiences of my life... I loved it. We surfaced far from the boat due to strong currents and he had an inflatable orange tube that he popped and it stuck up about 5 feet above water, they saw it and they came on a small motor boat and picked us up bringing us back to the main dive boat. Mad that he had nothing to attract attention. Insane the boat people had not enough fuel nor did they drive around the boat to look for them.
@fluffytail6355 Жыл бұрын
I’ve never been on a dive boat that doesn’t have back up fuel jugs…
@allinvnh85054 жыл бұрын
suppose to try swimming from the beginning when it's calm glad they survive one hell of a experience
@michaelknight55744 жыл бұрын
Watching these makes me want grab some water bottles,a lighter, and an inflatable raft just to take out the trash 🗑
@Lynn-zx3th4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@michaelknight55744 жыл бұрын
🤣
@g.e.14324 жыл бұрын
LOL, sooooo true.
@LiveLoveAmber4 жыл бұрын
Lol right
@wingedhaiku80243 жыл бұрын
Yea 😂
@BIANCA_YAOWA4 жыл бұрын
sharks are the reason I WILL NOT go in a ocean. no boat, kayak, swimming, nothing. it’s their home and i ain’t trespassing.
@ricktaylor37484 жыл бұрын
B Y Back ,back, back!!! Chicken!!!
@BIANCA_YAOWA4 жыл бұрын
Rick Taylor I will GLADLY be a chicken in a coop rather than bait to an unknown predator. we don’t even know every species in the ocean. i’m so okay on that lol
@Randy13374 жыл бұрын
@@BIANCA_YAOWA I am just like you. Let´s be happy in our pool together
@stephenphillips23334 жыл бұрын
@@Randy1337 6@
@ladymaiden23084 жыл бұрын
I'll go in the ocean. No deeper than just under my knee caps though. The better to be able to run if need be. Yih
@curtzy014 жыл бұрын
This woman's phobia and paranoia of sharks is such a mood, this legit would have been me. As soon as I saw that shark fin I would have done a Jesus walking on water and ran the hell out of there... that or just passed away then and there!
@MsAmique4 жыл бұрын
Such a mood? Legit? Whats next? 😂
@kehindeotino60504 жыл бұрын
😂 😂 😂
@ernestmulenga67824 жыл бұрын
I really wouldn't want to die knowing I would be eaten by a shark! We have hippos and crocodiles in Africa Zambia as my country but that was really scarry!!!!!
@GorgorothBergen-ns7il4 жыл бұрын
@@ernestmulenga6782 Absolutely terrifying, Lost in the middle of the ocean, Shark bait...🇳🇴🙋♂️🐺
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
Yeah tiger sharks can be aggressive. I think even more so than great whites...
@jadentrez Жыл бұрын
It was Melissa's decision to override David's experience and start swimming that probably saved both their lives. Had they stayed where they were, they would have probably been lost.
@linamarie844 ай бұрын
I beg to differ. David wanted to stay put so the boat would be able to follow the currents. She didn't have experience and she was a nightmare the entire time. The decision to swim pulled them off course. Not to it. They could have been found the 1st time if they stayed put. The dude had THIRTY..30 years of experience. I am sure he knows what he is talking about. It was the search crews diligence that found them. Not her.
@JunoBeachGirl_2 ай бұрын
ALL avoided with something so inexpensive and easy: A diving flag. 🙄
@marie22tully10 Жыл бұрын
What a terrifying ordeal! It amazes me what people go through and survive.
@Tedanson Жыл бұрын
the ocean is a cruel mistress
@akinnon20004 жыл бұрын
"shark and volcano". 7 Shark-cano movies just poped into existence.
@JonPicoCokeJones4 жыл бұрын
🦈 🌪
@sparkswillfly0074 жыл бұрын
😂
@cecilelyons71784 жыл бұрын
Have you not heard of the ''Pacific ring of fire''.....the Solomon Islands are part of it.
@raider78299 ай бұрын
Us humans are way stronger than we give ourselves credit for. It's built in to survive under the worst circumstances! God blessed these two with determination!❤❤
@Any-Okra5 ай бұрын
One thing these two have in their favor right off the bat ,is that neither one of them is "larry" If you know,you know. 😂😂😂
@PhullyNo13 жыл бұрын
Remember because we’re reminded every episode, “it was just a normal day” yeah that’s how it always starts.
@JET7C04 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how bad the reputation is for hammerhead sharks, given there's only been 17 recorded attacks on humans in the last _450 years,_ none of those attacks have been fatal, and only 3 of 9 total species have ever attacked humans. I could see them being naturally curious about such weird looking creatures on the surface, but that's about it. I think the fact it left them alone, despite one of them actively bleeding, shows how disinterested they are in humans as meals.
@snowflake46563 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@krissalouvae75133 жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing this out. I somehow have gotten sucked into comments and am leaving tons of replies because the wrong information about sharks is unbelievable. Most people commenting on here probably will never see a shark in the ocean, but still.....it's important that the right information is out there because sharks are greatly at risk because of people, not the other way around.
@kelrogers8480 Жыл бұрын
Oh cut the crap, for God's sake lady! Sharks attack sharks predate. They are wild animals, and if you go into their territory, you risk getting eaten. Just as a lion will likely get you if you go jogging in an African game reserve! Quit the virtue signalling and don't be so bloody stupid!
@jg8963 Жыл бұрын
They’re super lucky it was a hammerhead, if it was a tiger shark it would’ve been over
@vaskylark Жыл бұрын
@@jg8963 No they're not. Hammerheads are known to be aggressive. It was hammerheads in that movie, the ones lost at sea after dive boat left them. Movie was called Open Water. In movie they used reef sharks but in actuality it was the hammerhead. They too swam for it but weren't as lucky as I recall. It's been years since I saw it but as they swam for shore and got closer at least one of them was killed by a hammerhead, maybe both can't remember.
@Caseyedwards-Turbojackelope4 жыл бұрын
...so these locals make a living on the water. They know the ocean. They work it everyday. They know that the couple is likely out of oxygen so they're not under the surface anymore. Yet somehow despite working and living on the oceans their whole lives, they're unaware of current?!?!?!?
@smisango17382 жыл бұрын
David's knowledge of the sea defenetly helped them stay alive! As well as him knowing he was the lead and he did a good job keeping them both stable 👏
@fluffytail6355 Жыл бұрын
Hmmmm, he somewhat helped keeping them alive but he made some bad decisions in not preparing them well so a bit of discrepancy there.
@christopherkohl6511 Жыл бұрын
Bullshit. She was the one that kept having to tell him to get moving when it was obvious they had to move
@FraserCheyne11 ай бұрын
He caused the whole thing ffs
@JJ-iq8mi15 күн бұрын
Are you serious? What a laugh.
@njukisperspective3 жыл бұрын
The lady's phobia is almost hilarious..The actress brought it out sooo perfectly.
@ZiggyTheAdventurer4 жыл бұрын
9:17 the boat left them stranded in the middle of the Ocean and he knew they were in trouble "what a genius deduction"
@curtispandachuk93238 ай бұрын
My heart goes out to both of them. I really am so thankful that they made it out of that ❤
@catsmith17804 жыл бұрын
He was much cooler about it than her. With all her phobias and fears she should have enjoyed a hobby on land.
@davidortiz30944 жыл бұрын
She had no business being in the ocean. Especially if she fears sharks.
@brookespenceri45064 жыл бұрын
That's all I could think about. She wasn't even excited about diving. Not the type that should be diving in the middle of the ocean.
@matildaqueen21234 жыл бұрын
Ehhhh if you where in the middle in the sea you should not be so cool as her
@guitarpicker13933 жыл бұрын
Everyone can talk to the talk until it's time to jump of the boat and descend, seen quite a few people pull the pin and last second and abort dive.
@josephslotnick45163 жыл бұрын
Yes find new adventures on land. She was way out of her comfort zone is a colossal understatement.
@smisango17382 жыл бұрын
I would not wish this situation on anybody she said she wanted an adventure! But this is crazy, swimming with sharks & volcanos ,omg there's no way in hell I would try this adventure!!! So glad they lived, God's Blessings
@thecalebp62834 жыл бұрын
I’ve been to the Solomon Islands it’s a great place people.
@shannonmiller46104 жыл бұрын
Mike w omg I live in Myrtle beach lol
@cecilelyons71784 жыл бұрын
The Calebp.....yes beautiful part of the world. Your next visit to a pacific island should be PNG's islands. New Ireland or New Britain. I come from New Britain.
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
I had a pair a Solomon boots once.
@459luker2 жыл бұрын
It would have been a good idea once the search party reached the spot (or the original boatmen once they realised they were missing), for someone to jump in the water and remain motionless and see which direction they drift, so they can work out which direction the current is moving, then head in that direction...
@WhyYoutubeWhy2 жыл бұрын
yeah seriously, this research team is pretty ridiculous as well as the "search party".
@Moralityoverconsistency3 жыл бұрын
Can we just praise the amazing camera work in this. Clap it up for the cameramen and the producers for making this ❤️ and all the other people like the actors.
@andrewgardner1727 Жыл бұрын
😂😂 I commend this if this really happens but why is the footage top notch I would say it’s acting not taking away from this terror cause I too have that as my biggest fear open water sharks and survival seems impossible and too good to be true and now a days anyone will do and make up things for clout and money sad world
@magnas71007 ай бұрын
Made me cry .. David is from my hometown.. they were very lucky to have survived thank God 🙏❤
@abritcrafty64202 жыл бұрын
Amazing that neither of the boat guys had a pair of strong binoculars that they could have used . Also considering the change in weather and current could not have thought to take the boat around for a few miles in each direction before leaving .
@thesixxchild79304 жыл бұрын
Love his brother.
@tylerb49944 жыл бұрын
13:50 “omg whats on my leg” “oh that.... thats uh, just my guage Yeah ooookay buddy
@kamikamkamm4 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo Yep, just his gauge, nothing more...
@jamesg3763 жыл бұрын
She finally stopped complaining and freaking out and decided to live and try to survive? Bravo 😂
@msk.78782 ай бұрын
Sounds like a spoiled brat
@JJ-iq8mi15 күн бұрын
Have you two keyboard warriors ever been in this situation? No, I didn't think so. You've got no idea how you would behave, you only think you do.
@Rye6174 жыл бұрын
Omg I couldn't imagine bein stuck in the middle of the ocean !
@sleepydank83304 жыл бұрын
Mariah Handy yes
@kamikamkamm4 жыл бұрын
Neither! It must be so indescribably scary out there
@IM-ie7hu2 жыл бұрын
Bro… she signed up for a job working with marine biologists researching an underwater volcano and she’s afraid of sharks and volcanos? The one common denominator in all these shows are the people who are almost always woefully unprepared for these little “adventures” they’ve undertaken that most experienced people realize take copious amounts of time and energy to plan beforehand.
@Survivor-mf1nm3 жыл бұрын
Hell of a first day at work!! Geez 😳 I thought MY boss was an idiot. Wow
@kublakhan23423 жыл бұрын
If the brother would have watched this programme in advance he wouldn't have wasted money on a helicopter because he would have known it was a fruitless endeavour.
@darrickmccabe42033 жыл бұрын
She said "I didn't want to be in the middle of the ocean." Well lady why in the world are scuba diving in the first place?
@badxradxandy8 ай бұрын
Exactly
@wencessjoseph23003 жыл бұрын
This woman is afraid of sharks yet she goes to dive in shark infested ocean. smh
@arcticgoddess3 жыл бұрын
Why do I watch these? The floating at sea ones stress me out the most, and yet I'm glued to my screen
@candyapple74452 ай бұрын
It makes me feel better about my life.
@PrinceShakurYoutube2 жыл бұрын
I got covid last month and was super freaked out (and was luckily asymptomatic), BUT I binge-watched a lot of these videos while in lockdown and now I'm hooked!
@adrianmetzler25239 ай бұрын
My twin and I traveled around Mexico a bit and our first time, we’re camping on the Tulum beach for some weeks with other travelers we met, a girlfriend at the time and an old (ex) friend, luckily nothing bad happened but he stupidly decided, “I’m gonna swim out to the reef” (I wasn’t around to stop him). The reef is like a mile out I think, can’t remember. He grabbed this makeshift spear thingy, flippers and goggles and just swam out. For hours I was pacing the beach infuriated scared and sad. He then finally came back on some fishermen’s boat and it was the best feeling. I think he was exhausted and the fishermen saw him and kindof laughed like, you need a ride? He definitely underestimated the distance and time it would take as well as the obvious dangers of just swimming out in the ocean.
@drlogic45354 жыл бұрын
Wow ! The parts between the 76th and 102nd advert were great !
@mattterry40873 жыл бұрын
Fast forward to the end. Then press the replay butten and all the ads will f*uck off.
@hibeeslayer4 жыл бұрын
it's all psychological. You yell barracuda, everybody says, "Huh? What?" You yell shark, we've got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July.
@shawnrich19614 жыл бұрын
Yessss!!! Hahahaha
@ashleybenson48394 жыл бұрын
Barracudas are actually terrifying
@hibeeslayer4 жыл бұрын
@@ashleybenson4839 yes i no. its a quote from jaws. the greatest movie ever made.
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
Yeah most people don't know barracudas can bite people, but there have only been 25 known attacks in the last century. Most of the time they just prey on small fish.
@jsss36044 жыл бұрын
@@hibeeslayer I believe Rocky Balboa and the chamber of secrets is the best film ever!
@ksagstertohi615610 ай бұрын
She is absolutely stunning!!
@KCFlyer29 ай бұрын
amen
@johnrand97992 жыл бұрын
This situation never should have happened. There was a reckless disregard for even the most basic safety equipment and preparation. On a remote drift dive the first thing they should have had was a dive flag buoy both to warn any other boats that there are divers in the water but, mainly to give the boat crew an easy way to follow them in the current. Current underwater can be different than current on the surface. Both divers should have had 1. a Surface Marker Buoy to signal their location to the boat after the dive 2. A torch is always handy to have underwater but it is a very effective signaling device on the surface. 3. A whistle or other sound making device 4. in such a remote area a GPS signaling device. If they were properly equipped and trained the dive would have ended without incident. I think the reason the girl was nervous pre-dive, was the intuitive realization that they were ill-equipped for a remote drift dive.
@EdKaneInternationalMale3 жыл бұрын
Episodes like this make me appreciate drinking water even more... Goes to fridge to get some water even though I’m not thirsty!! And why wasn’t there an official search party by the local government? 😞🤔
@CommanderLuke-zm8ri7 ай бұрын
I like where he says "at that stage she didn't need to know that" jumps overboard with massive hammerhead sharks.
@timnik29022 жыл бұрын
Pray when you are in a situation like that no matter how hard it may be.
@Sweet_tomatoes3 жыл бұрын
What was that? What? 😳 Was that you? What? 😳 Something’s on my leg! Ahh get it off! It’s my gage, it’s my gage 😳 Well get it off me! I’m trying but you keep kicking 😳
@shirowkihara26543 жыл бұрын
The thought of sharks, octopus makes me shivers leave alone that I have aquaphobia.... My coach feel so good
@JJ-iq8mi15 күн бұрын
Octopus are fine.
@rebeccahoneysett39932 жыл бұрын
Omg I was so happy when the boat turned up🥺 thank god praise God for keeping these ppl alive 🖤
@JJ-iq8mi15 күн бұрын
God ain't got nothing to do with it love.
@jacquelineneriz762710 ай бұрын
Omg! They didn't even have binoculars! They were so unprepared for this trip!
@ElNaranjoMuziek4 жыл бұрын
When the brother flew over them in a helicopter, the narrator says that there was still no official search & rescue mission going on. I guess that means the ladds of the initial boat got drunk with some prostitutes immediately after reaching the safety of the harbour.
@mauricioramos22464 жыл бұрын
Or maybe they had curfew. ; )
@igrowlithe57264 жыл бұрын
I doubt that but yea let's think of a immature answer why not
@ElNaranjoMuziek2 жыл бұрын
@Teflon100k 😂😂😂💪🏽
@colleenann7729 ай бұрын
They should be arrested & jailed for attempted murder. Abandoned them after 30 mins? It’s like they were trying to kill them.
@slickchims87364 жыл бұрын
A tragic case of malpractice. These sort of accidents should never happen. Those boating officials hopefully had their asses handed to them. And their company shut down. Inexperience, and greed is what leads to people dying.
@kaykepop40844 жыл бұрын
I could not understand why the guys on the boat did not circle the area to look for the divers before deciding to leave.
@mauricioramos22464 жыл бұрын
@@kaykepop4084 The main reason, cz their boat just had enough fuel to return. If let's say the boat tried, well, now u got a boat drifting and two in the water. The boat guy should've carry extra fuel. My buddies an I do a lot of fishing and damn straight we're gonna get stranded 4 no fuel..
@cecilelyons71784 жыл бұрын
@@kaykepop4084 I can give you that answer. The boat was over the volcano. The bubbling surface of the volcano was not visible. The boat remained in the are of the volcano on co ordinates of land/sea position. The divers had drifted well away from the volcano. The chap has lived in the Solomons for 30 yrs. He knows it like the back of his hand. He could not visualize the volcano it was all bubbling and unbeknowst to himself he was drifting. The boat carried no extra fuel because they knew they were 20 mls of the coast, the chap was going to be under water for 30 mins. They idled the boat waiting/waiting over the volcano without knowledge he wasn't there. You can't see people on the surface when far from the boat. The best option as time was passing was to get the boat back to land for more petrol and tell others what had happened. Others joined the search but by that time the divers were totally out of range from the volcano. I grew up in this part of the pacific. The Solomon islanders are sea living people and this is typical ''island living'' . The Solomon Islands are part of the Pacific Rim of Fire with volcanoes are on land and under the sea.
@cecilelyons71784 жыл бұрын
Clayton Fisher.....it is a 'real tragedy' when most of the negative posters probably have NO IDEA even where the Solomon Is are and that this event took place 18 yrs ago! The Solomon Islands is a Pacific Nation....independent now from Britain. it was one of its former colonies and is made up of many islands.I also come from this island chain in the pacific. I come from one of Papua New Guinea's islands. It goes like this.....New Ireland Is, New Britain Is....I come from this one, Bouganville Is (PNG) then the Solomons, then Guam. Geographically the islands are the same....rain forest islands surrounded by equatorial warm waters, magnificent reef systems and volcanoes on land and under the water. He is a scientist who lives on the Solomons and had done so for decades. The dive was not a ''tourist'' dive. It was to see an under water volcano for research situated 20 mls off the coast ....he knew its exact location from land/sea co ordinates. She was a diver with skills to dive to a specific depth. The dive would be 30 mins only under water. The day was perfect....weather good, sea calm/flat. The boatees are experienced Solomon islanders who know the sea. The boat idled directly in the vicinity of the volcano which can not be seen from the surface. It idles using fuel because it is way too deep to drop an anchor to hold the position of the boat. When the divers descend there is no visibility of the volcano due to gas emissions from under water vents. They have no sight barings. I goes unnoticed they are drifting as these are not raging, dragging rip type currents. They don't feel the drift themselves. When they surface there are far from the boat continue to drift away. The boat looks for the divers at the time they should appear on the surface. They can not see them because the divers are drifting away. Time passes and the boat does not know if something untoward has happened under water. The fuel is low barely enough for return to shore to refuel and alert others divers are missing. By the time they reach location of volcano the divers are long gone from the volcano vicinity. The boats search in the wrong location as does the helicopter. He kept his head over shark 'talk', he is not that concerned but he knows she is panicked and petrified and becomes irrational. He developed fear of sharks when night falls as he knows sharks move at night. He is concerned over hammerhead due to sheer size of the animal. That harrassment of the shark to the fisherman is over spear fishing......method of fishing for islanders. Shark are attracted to bleeding injured fish. He had lost his under water camera which have been used to bash the shark if it came in close to them. TODAY if you went to the Solomons for a holiday the diving equipment has all manner of safety apparatus, you would not be diving in the middle of the ocean but over a reef system. The scientist would have the same equipment as the ''tourist'' diver. There is no malpractice, greed ridden diving company who should have their arses kicked over this story of survival following an unforseen adverse event.
@kaykepop40844 жыл бұрын
@@cecilelyons7178 thank you for responding and helping me understand better. Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge of this area.
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
the lady recounting her story sounds like she still doesn't understand why she had to swim slowly. haha wow
he's telling you to stay calm for your own survival. yeah you have the right to vent, but staying calm will mentally and physically put you in a better state to make more thoughtful decisions. panic can kill.
@Alaskafamilyman9 ай бұрын
Amazing story. I noticed some of the comments ask why they didn’t have a tracking device, I.E., GPS locator. I’m not sure what year this event took place however it mentioned that David began diving in 1963 and he had 30 years experience diving. So this happened in the early-mid 90’s before portable GPS devices were available for divers. Even now very few sport divers would have a device like this. Commercial and scientific divers only use them as required. Signaling devices such as inflatable tubes in bright yellow/orange are commonly carried by divers on charter boats nowadays. Also a small mirror tucked into a BCD pocket and a pneumatic powered or ordinary whistle is a good idea. In the reenactment they showed the divers keeping the air cylinders attached…..hmmm, my thinking that was not accurate perhaps, as I would think they’d drop the cylinders as that would be a lot of drag trying to swim. But perhaps they kept them on to prevent a possible shark bite from behind. I’m glad it was a happy ending!
@beachblond19684 жыл бұрын
Terrifying. She was fortunate to have been stranded with a very kind person - things like this bring out someone’s true nature. Also, the locals must have been such good people as well, if the re-enactment is to be believed. No questions - just ran to their boats to help.
@MTknitter222 жыл бұрын
yes @Beach Blond, these shows just automatically shows locals beyond reproach which is not always the case
@cactifam6 ай бұрын
Great video!! Nevada looked amazing! Next stop AZ😍
@genso30654 жыл бұрын
In movies, towards the end, cops always shows up when the bad guy is dead. Just like this story, boat shows up right when they reached land.
@Anna-jb7ll3 ай бұрын
I have been surfing and bodyboarding for over 35 years. Well, surfing in California gives me chills sometimes😂, not to mention diving, too many variables can happen and we can end up in a bad situation very fast.
@HerbiecomputerserviceNl4 жыл бұрын
If I end up in a situation like this and a helicopter comes. I will just hit the timebar to see if this is gonna be my rescue.
@geometricart78514 жыл бұрын
after the 3rd or 4th one :))
@satoshi_yukamoto8414 жыл бұрын
this was pretty stupid ...not taking the current into account
@inttubu14 жыл бұрын
It's up to the boat man to know n follow both current and gas bubbles
@abhinavsrivastava86154 жыл бұрын
@@inttubu1 How can anyone spot bubbles in a vast ocean? Strings or flares were needed there but they were diving without any preparation. The guy is anything but a scientist because scientists aren't that stupid.