Exploring Iconic Battle of Midway Shipwrecks | Nautilus Live

[@little_ball_of_hate]

So thankful for the respect and dignity given to all of those who lost their lives. So thankful for the Native Hawaiian perspective with regards to grief and loss.

[@northwestprof60]

why? Nothing to do with them. It was the Japanese who BOMBED Hawaii and started the war for the US. All lives are not equal, this relativism is sinking western civilization.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

It amazes me just how beautiful these ships still are, broken and buried as they may be.

[@one0nine]

My grandfather spent his entire career at the Newport News shipyard - he was in the Apprentice Class of 1941. He served part of his apprenticeship by helping to lay the Douglas fir decks of Yorktown and Enterprise. As such, those ships have a special significance to our family, particularly the Yorktown. I offer my heartfelt thanks for all of your efforts - it warms my heart to see her almost seaworthy on the ocean floor, even after 81 years. We build'em strong in Newport News.

[@BugInABed]

It truly is awe inspiring to see these legends of the pacific war on the bottom and still present. A very big thank you to everyone on the team.

[@おだいふく-x6t]

大変貴重な映像をありがとうございます。　鮮明な生々しい映像ですね。空母赤城の海底での全体像が分かれば更に素晴らしいですね。　空母加賀と空母ヨークタウンの映像も愉しみにしてます。　それにしてもこんな劇的な海戦が81年前にあったのが驚きです。数百年後の歴史書には遙か昔の伝説的戦いとして描かれるんでしょうね、　レパント海戦やアルマダ海戦やサラミス海戦の様に。

[@cy85041]

あなたは、絶対に正しい。 それは人類の歴史の壊滅的な一章における伝説的な戦いであり、決して忘れられるべきではありません。 双方の勇気は計り知れず、記憶の中で永遠に生き続けるでしょう。

[@okaman_ch]

確実に人類が大きく進化した戦い。

[@xCaroI1435]

It broke my heart when the ROV was damaged and was unable to get a visual survey of Akagi, and only Kaga. I can't put into words how happy I am to finally have eyes on her 4 years later. I honestly did not think we'd get an opportunity like this again. Thank you team and everyone involved. Much respect to the service members and their families. Thank you.

[@sse_weston4138]

Same here, and I hope this reinvigorates interest in locating the other two carriers, and if lucky, Hammann and Mikuma.

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

​@@sse_weston4138I thought it was akagi, hiryu and soryu that were sunk at midway(and in think one of the bigger ones zuikaku? Might be wrong on that)? Were there others?

[@st3y966]

​@@StuckOnAFireHydrant4 japanese aircraft carriers were sunk at midway : akagi , hiryu , soryu and kaga

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

@@st3y966 ah yes kaga, that was the one I was missing thanks!

[@Randomstuffs261]

It was amazing watching these live, thank you to all involved

[@Spindrift_87]

Thank you for bringing us these precious images. The reverence & respect with which it was done is manifest

[@lkzhang820]

Congratulations to Dr Robert Ballard and his team for filming Akagi for the first time in 81 years！

[@lukewalken1316]

What? Ballard's involved in this expedition?

[@lkzhang820]

@@lukewalken1316 Well I am talking about Nautilus.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

@@lukewalken1316He owns the company iirc, but he himself was in Egypt during this expedition

[@sirboomsalot4902]

@@Dobbs65 The only ship Ballard found in 1998 was Yorktown.

[@spanqueluv9er]

@@lkzhang820 Ballard had nothing to do with this, genius.🤡🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️💩

[@D4rkn3ss2000]

I was watching the livestream when you surveyed the Kaga wreck. Thank you Nautilus crew for your incredible job.

[@prettypic444]

I would LOVE to see more marine archeology from this channel! it's such a cool, under explored field!

[@kstovall68]

Thank you for this. Watched a lot of it live but these HD images are amazing!

[@KB4th]

An excellent documentation of the consequences of a naval battle that changed the course of the war in the Pacific., well done on the presentation and compassion.....

[@two-time-champ]

Thanks to everyone that made this incredibly important exploration/survey possible. This was so moving. I am at a loss for words. So I'll just leave it at that. Thank you, again.

[@CheeWaiLee1972]

Oh the livestream used a significantly lower resolution stream? I was not expecting the final videos to be in high definition. Thanks for sharing these videos!

[@teddydanielson4225]

Incredible footage, saw part of the Yorktown dive live. Hopefully the Hiryu and Soryu will be found soon and documented with this level of detail.

[@ottaviobasques]

Same with other ships like Shinano.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

The are planning a follow up expedition to this and intend on at least finding Soryu

[@sec808]

The video quality here is soooo much better than when I was watching it live. I don't know if it was on my end or not, but mahalo for posting this highlight.

[@dewantoroo]

The video engineers definitely processed the footages after the dives. And i think Nautilus' live broadcasting kind of "compress" the live footage anyway.... So what we see live on KZbin probably completely different than what they see in control van.

[@andrewfleenor7459]

The live stream is probably limited by the ship's satellite connection bandwidth. But for these, they can take their time to send full quality recordings.

[@connorjohnson4402]

Thank you all so much for streaming these dives with us it really was an incredible experience to get to see these 3 historic wrecks. I thought that you guys did an incredible job at respectfully and thoughtfully presenting these wrecks as well as providing the information that highlighted their historical significance. It was all done in such a professional manner and with the reverence that places like this deserve. I only wish you could've used Mini-Herc so that we wouldve gotten an even more amazing view and video than we got! Thanks to everyone onboard and on shore that made it all possible!

[@47_gdgd59]

Thank you for sharing this video, I’m Japanese. My uncle was a pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and he was sunk along with the aircraft carrier “Souryu” at Midway. I know that Japan was on the wrong side in WW2, but soldiers need to fight for their own country. My uncle and grandfather were great soldiers. I really appreciate you sharing this video, as I can’t visit there.

[@lisaroberts8556]

🇺🇸 🇯🇵 🫡

[@jehb8945]

The fact the island is still attached to the ship is remarkable considering the hell that The dauntless has rained down upon the ship and the catastrophic explosions that were triggered. This is a much better expedition or at least a lot more footage then was released when the RV Petrel found this year's back.

[@jorgea.villalon9684]

Incredible video, thank you for sharing, JV

[@douglasstruthers8307]

Incredible. I bought Dr. Robert Ballard's "Midway" DVD years ago. Excellent historical & exploration documentary. Thanks for sharing this new ocean-floor footage.

[@paulies296]

This was a really cool watch during the week, thank you kids😎😎💪💪

[@IJNavy]

I hope that a 3D model of the entire wreck(s) will be constructed. I know it has been done for Yorktown, Bismarck, Yamato, Titanic, etc. I absolutely love the footage, but being able to see the entirety of the wreck would bring it into perspective. For instance, seeing a model of the whole Yamato wreck truly brought to light the catastrophic destruction visited upon her!

[@sse_weston4138]

Something I did not appreciate when the Petrel team filmed Kaga was the level of damage to the main deck. I figured the hangar would've been mostly torn away, and saw as much in 2019, but those direct hits and secondary explosions wholly obliterated the inner hull so much. It is no wonder Kaga suffered the highest total death toll.

[@Shaneredsix]

Wonderful video of those sunken ships. Please find the USS Jarvis DD-393 if you can next.

[@XxXsoapXxX]

im such a ship nerd and im so destroyed that i missed the livestream, im so glad you guys uploaded a video!!! its really incredible, and they all still look lovely. thank you for showing this.

[@cb1198f]

素晴らしい映像をありがとうございます。腰を痛めて手術するまで、国内外の海で大東亜戦争で戦没した沈船をダイビングで見てきたダイバーです。多くがトラックペリリュー、小笠原諸島などでした。国内でも近場で広島湾・柱泊地沖の戦艦”長門”など水深30～60ｍの範囲でした。このように水深5100ｍの海底など人の潜水限界を遥に超え場所です。現在の最新鋭の潜水艦でもそこまで潜れないでしょう。...私が鎮魂のダイビングを行った頃は、日本酒の小パックに塩と米を必ず持参し捧げて追悼したものです。比較的に浅い海に沈む艦船でもご遺骨は必ず存在します。まして赤城艦内では沈没前に退艦不可能だった多くの将兵が眠られていると想うと言葉を失います。こうした海底のは墓場に行った方は誰しもが感じられると思いますが、暗闇と静寂の中で時が止まったような艦内で浮上する事を忘れていますような想いに捕らわれ無神論者であっても敬虔な気持ちになり手を合わせずにいられなくなります。...国の為に命を捧げた我々日本人の先人・先達に深い感謝と哀悼の意を表します。　合掌

[@silvereagle2061]

Wow, the Kaga was MASSIVE.

[@burakgenc4700]

it really deserves appreciation that you found these two ships. i hope you will find hiryu and soryu too

[@duncanmackenzie2779]

Visually, this is a stunning video. A narrative track restricting itself to marine forensics would have greatly improved it.

[@anthonybush607]

I read that the Kaga’s bridge took a direct hit which almost completely obliterated the island. Islands on Japanese carriers were typically a lot smaller and less extensive than American islands like on the Lexington, Yorktown or Essex class carriers

[@setiem13]

Kaga and Atlanta, they seriously had a rought last moments before their sinkings, one burned till she sank and the other was incapacitated and forced to watch Juneau sink without been able to do anything.

[@bkfireshark]

I hope that with important wrecks like these, heck most wrecks we can find, will get a full digital scan, like what they did with Titanic. That way we can continue to preserve the memory of these ships, even as they wither away, but we can also explore and learn without disturbing the spirits of those who went down with their ships.

[@ihcfn]

Amazing, can i watch the complete dives somewhere?

[@Ro6entX]

Much respect to sailors, airmen, marines, on both sides who lost their lives in this pivotal battle. R.I.P 🫡🇺🇸🇯🇵🫡

[@taupe3864]

This is the first time I see the Akagi for real. It's beautiful. I hope one day we will be able to get those ships tothe surface

[@Strider1Splatoonwarrior]

I'm someone who's been heavily fascinated with the history of World War II and the discovery and analysis of Akagi and Kaga is something I wish you guys the best of luck on! As well as the analysis on the USS Yorktown! This is history that changed the Pacific war and I wish you guys the best on your mission.

[@Kimtwister]

this was amazing to find but a somber one my heart goes out to alll who were lost that horrific day what unbelievable history lesson

[@LeonardTavast]

I recently saw a mini-documentary about the WW2 shipwreck tourism on the Rare Earth youtube channel. It's a fascinating topic and Japan is now bringing home the remains to give them proper burials.

[@bolinfan1519]

Link?

[@jessicawells5145]

I really hope they can be 3-D mapped

[@nico.bruhwiler1280]

Total respect pour toutes ses victimes des deux côté 🇺🇸 🇯🇵

[@michaelwray9501]

just remarkable...beautiful and somber....thank you for this...for the history as well as the people lost...I finally got to visit the USS Arizona memorial in 2017...just incredible...I hope the world never has another experience like that...

[@davegoodridge8352]

It was a great victory.

[@WarMysteries]

There is something strangely serene about these silent wrecks, sat beyond our reach and never to be seen with human eyes again.

[@iamconstantlyhungry]

are the waves making 🌊 that rocking?😮 beautiful video

[@Johngoodman454]

So much history and souls lost😢

[@daffyduck1974]

Wow! Amazing footage! I look forwad to the day, hopefully you can do a 3D mosaic. Great stuff guys.

[@d.c.california1856]

It’s Always Amazing To Watch These Moments That Are Seemingly *FROZEN & CAPSULATED* In Time… 👀

[@野村義成]

赤城も加賀も、本当に海軍の傑作空母だったと思います。もう少し長く活躍して欲しかった。。。。安らかに。。。。

[@kaihumphreys96]

I really hope you find the Soryū and Hiryū, Would love to see you guys take a survey on the wrecks of the Yamato and the Musashi and find the wreck of the Shinano

[@t6h1y1]

Thank you.

[@jackp8583]

This is a heartbreaking mission for EVNautilus. RIP to all the brave sailors and airmen for whom these are their final resting places.

[@noobbonexd]

thank you...

[@anotherdejavu]

Great footage. Why does the camera seem to constantly move up and down?

[@thenorthstars2210]

No human will ever stand on those ships again.

[@Sabre22]

A correction Akagi was hit by only One Bomb that was dropped by Lt Dick Best. There was a mix up when the air group was attacking the Kaga . The leader of the Air group went for the near carrier and NOT the farther carrier Akagi. Lt Best saw the mistake and he and his two wingman were the only three aircraft to attack the Akagi. One wingman missed forward and the one that missed aft was a near miss that later caused aa rudder problem on the Akagi. The abover is from the book Shattered sword a re-telling of the battle of midway with new information

[@oldcarnocar]

more yorktown!

[@sldsnakex6660]

What ships did they look at in this video? Im currently watching the Yorktown one.

[@oahuhawaii2141]

Read the Description field for the video.

[@joshuabrown3525]

As these Japanese carriers went down, so did the trapped men, and those who died on board. It's horrifying to think about. That's why we should not think of these things as "relics" but as a graveyard that should be protected.

[@DanielVerberne]

I've heard that some wrecks of aircraft and vessels in the Pacific are continuing to leak oil. Is this the case with these wrecks?

[@LeechyKun]

Is there no 3D mapping of the ground and the ship itself like they did with the Titanic?

[@AG-tl8oq]

W A T E R

[@geomodelrailroader]

sleep well Akagi we are close to finding her sister Soryu but it will take months to find Hiryu but we will find her and we will make Midway into an international shrine.

[@Trojan0304]

Dick Best told me at seminar on Midway he was credited with hit that doomed Akagi

[@sirboomsalot4902]

Most historians are in agreement that it was Dick Best’s bomb that hit Akagi

[@JohnLambert-b3x]

It is unfortunate the mission was too deep for the Hercules. The lack of stability provided by the tethered concept really reduced the mission quality not only varying (undulating) distance / focus but also hindering the ability to get as close to the subject as in the past with stability provided with the two ROV tethered approach. The 2016 Nautilus Live 4 day mission on the EX CVL-22 USS Independence where you were able to drop down into the hangar bay is a good example. How easy would it be to implement the tethered concept for future deep missions (excessive depth for either Hercules) with a second borrowed Argus type ROV?

[@dewantoroo]

They actually planned to use Atalanta and Little Hercules (with depth capability of 6000m) for these archeology dives. But Lil Herc have some mechanical issues that can't be fixed on board so they just use Atalanta instead.

[@JohnLambert-b3x]

Thank you! @@dewantoroo

[@oldy27]

👌

[@モイドイ-c9l]

どんなお化け屋敷よりも怖い。

[@DrTWG]

Would we hear the same reverence for a German/Nazi ship ? It's actually a genuine question especially as Oahu was attacked directly and neither the German or Japanese conduct during the war was - well , you know.

[@SilverLoggerhead]

-❤❤❤-

[@805drift]

the sea remembers its own..

[@冷凍みかん-j4y]

英霊の皆様に、心よりの感謝とご冥福をお祈りいたします。

[@conniemclaughlin3156]

The Japanese suffered terribly for the Emporer and his henchmen.

[@dxytrial]

先人様の夢の跡。彼らは我々に戦争の愚かさと殺し合う事の無意味さを教えてくれた。その一挙手一投足は決して無駄にはならない。

[@mykofreder1682]

They should have considered subs and may have had encounters in the area, so should have toed it due east for several hundred miles before heading toward its destination.

[@iwane2002]

とても貴重な映像でした。客観的な感想ですが、 米艦は形があまり崩れておらず、どういう部分が映っているのか判りやすいですが、 日本艦はかなり破壊されていて、どういう部分が映し出されているのか判断するのが難しいです。 より詳細な情報を得られんことを祈ります。

[@briancooper2112]

Spooky.

[@ThalassicOddity]

omg

[@Dismem]

Based

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Where is the Destroyer that went down with the Yorktown?

[@irregularhunter0586]

She was ripped in half by the torpedo, it's unlikely anything recognizable would be found.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@irregularhunter0586 but she still on the bottom? There's got to be a debris field. So hard target a sonar search around within a square mile of this wreck.

[@stanstenson8168]

@@WALTERBROADDUS The Yorktown didn't sink until the next day. That's a lot of time to drift.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@stanstenson8168 it wasn't under power. Not going to drift that far.

[@stanstenson8168]

@@WALTERBROADDUS It drifted for 15 hours. The Hammann is not going to be within a mile.

[@rafaelalejandrotrujillo6447]

Respeto

[@lonnylundquist9818]

War waste of human life regardless of nationality

[@SeanCox-ic3fm]

ev nautilus you are rewriting history

[@scotttaylor8498]

R i p.

[@Casyusby]

The thumbnail looks like an eye of Cthulu

[@Rudeljaeger]

"Lets take a moment of silence...." Continues to yammer on with the most cliche drivel -_-

[@ImaGodandsatan]

Rest in peace my loveing ships form a fullheardet Azur lane player!😭😭😭😇😇😇

[@erustownsend9790]

In ww3, these battles will probably not happen nearly the same.

[@coronalight77]

Could've done without the Hawaiian bit. Doesn't add anything of value to this at all.

[@matzpimp]

Watching azur lane along with this

[@ChloeKruegerSenpai]

Degenerate Weeb

[@buckfaststradler4629]

WHat's the actual point of looking for these sunken ships? It's interesting for sure but it's hard to see any real benefit other than to a certain morbid curiousity.

[@Hardcase_Kara]

Might help provide closure to some since they sometimes hold the remains of family members, and seeing where they died allows them to potentially pay respect that fellow sailors who survived also getting to see their ships alteast one last time where they can pay their respect to their fallen comrades.

[@buckfaststradler4629]

@@Hardcase_Kara Perhaps - I'm not very convinced about the concept of "closure" , some things you j don't get over , you just get used to them.

[@EVNautilus]

Exploration of maritime heritage sites contributed to our understanding of human history and culture and helps ensure that important cultural resources are properly documented, protected, and managed in a manner that honors the past and benefits the future. Additionally, PMNM is a UNESCO World Heritage site distinguished for both its cultural and natural significance, the only site with this special distinction in the U.S. It is currently being considered for national marine sanctuary designation to further safeguard its diverse natural, cultural, and maritime heritage resources for generations to come. All information gathered will help us understand how and why to manage the monument,

[@buckfaststradler4629]

@@EVNautilus If you say so - personally I find it hard to see a rusting shattered wreck as a cultural resource . It doesn't really increase our historical knowledge as we already know when and how and why these ships sank , looking at their remains changes nothing. . I do think it's important that the shallower wrecks are protected from the illegal salvors - not for the sake of the metal but because of the dead still in them.

[@lukewalken1316]

That's your opinion

[@artao5]

The valuable resources of all shipwrecks should be recovered. It's not "respecting the dead" to leave it all there. It's a waste of resources. I don't think that's what "the dead" would want. I've talked to numerous sailors who agree. We're running out of resources, but leaving valuable resources sitting on the bottom of the ocean. Foul play. That's DIS-respect.

[@connorjohnson4402]

I know right! Get this , theres a whole building that's destroyed in the middle of the town of Hiroshima in Japan and they just like leave it like that. Like how rude is that, don't they know the value of like the scrap iron in it? don't they know the planet is running out of resources? They even have something similar in Washington D.C. where they have like a bunch of this really nice black granite out in middle of a field. I mean do they even realize how many nice counter tops and bathroom sinks or nice tiles all that black granite could make? i mean they even ruined its potential value even more by etching stuff into them, lt really seems like some people can be so short sighted sometimes and frivolous with the limited resources we have on this planet and i agree seems like a lot can be really disrespectful. And for me personally, my grandpa was a real practical and no nonsense kind of person, so when i inherited his box of old war metals like his purple heart and medal of honor, I thought that he wouldn't want me wasting all that nice valuable metal that they were made out of by just keeping it in a box somewhere to look at, so that's why I went and melted them down and sold them for the scrap value, I totally think that's what he would've wanted and talked to numerous others that agreed as well.

[@oahuhawaii2141]

The cost to recover the metals in these sunken carriers will be higher than the price of the scrap metal.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

@@connorjohnson4402I was going to have some strong words for him but you showed the ridiculousness of his comment better than I could have.

[@chriszaiser]

Amazing video

[@carloschristanio4709]

Kaga will always be best fox, did they get a picture of her bow flower?

[@sirboomsalot4902]

Unfortunately, her bow is completely buried. The area the Chrysanthemum should be was photographed by Petrel in 2019

[@ChloeKruegerSenpai]

Degenerate Weeb