Diving into Danger: Exploring a Sunken Nazi Submarine

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[@HistoryX]

To watch the whole video, click on the link “Unbelievable Find: German U-Boat…” at the bottom of this video

[@LClarke]

Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

[@beauandersen1017]

Thanks, talk about intriguing. Watching now.

[@MorpheusZues]

They had staged some bottles for their ascent deco near the anchor line, they got lost and free ascended. The decision they made, fully aware, was to die on the surface rather then to drown at depth. Every diver should read the book about their particular dive.

[@billmcyrus]

I didn't know they had staged bottles and just couldn't find them. Man that's horrible

[@user-lr6gc7in5c]

Heartbreaker

[@imaPirate420]

Was this the panther in the potomac river in md?

[@Buttsalad]

Dad should have gone up told someone his son needs more bottles, died, then someone else get bottles to the son so he can make a slow ascent.

[@robertmendick3195]

"Low on air" suggests they did not have time to do the "Decompression stops" which are required to allow time for the compressed nitrogen to egress out of the tissues. Not doing the stops causes nitrogen bubbles in the tissues causing great pain and can easily be fatal. Commonly called the "Bends".

[@malcomx1924]

Fun fact: that condition is called “the bends” because the pain is so excruciating, that divers literally get “fold over” and bend theur bodues like a sort of coping method to hopefully make the pain less. There’re a few videos out there that show divers bending and folding in half, from ascending to the surface to quickly.

[@professorswaggamuffin7572]

​@malcomx1924 idk it's a "fun" fact but it's interesting!

[@jonathanwright5550]

My dive instructor reckons the spot that was the worst was the base of the neck. Was like rice bubbles crackling under the skin

[@907kilo]

The bends is a bitch...

[@khped1536]

In my country this is named “diver sickness” directly translated, but yeah it’s dangerous asf and not something everyone would think about I guess

[@aintrunnin6608]

"I'd Gladly give my last breath so you can have 1 more"- A True Father to His Son 💪

[@christopherholder0713]

Wow U-boat still taking lives after all these years

[@nathansmith7645]

Maybe perhaps people should leave ahipwrecks alone especially ones from ww2 because they are graveyards.

[@temper.temper]

Sounds nice but are you gonna go and clean up all the mercury , chemicals and possible explosives

[@handbanana1380]

This was an unknown wreck. The government didn't even know about it. It was a secret diving excursion for a little over 2yrs

[@markmcgoveran6811]

I'm in the Merchant Marine and it never fails to amaze me after we lose some of us and they sink to the bottom in peace it's over they're done they've been dead for years and they can't be left alone. I forgot the name of it but one rack is in 30 deep water about 120 ft and it killed 15 people. Down through the years 150 divers have died bothering my friends that were Merchant Marines like I was.

[@coldhands2802]

​@@temper.temper No.. you don't actually lmao. You think these guys were going down there to clean??? 😂😂

[@dewdrck63]

Or had something radioactive...just saying

[@Scubadoc]

Here’s more information on this. The father and son duo had made the decision to sit their Deco tanks on the wreck to reduce their profile to allow entry into the sub. However, they did not tie or clip off the tanks to anything and when they exited the wreck after the father rescued the son, they realized the current had swept away their deco tanks leading to the low air emergency. There’s a couple lessons to be learned here: 1: don’t enter shipwrecks unless they were modified prior to sinking with the intention of diver penetration 2: if you choose to enter a wreck and must remove your deco tanks ALWAYS secure them. Do not leave them just sitting there

[@rocklock669]

How can they say they were very experienced if they didn’t secure the deco tanks! A tragedy nonetheless

[@hexane8]

It was probably dolphins, those sea jerks, and they probably tried to frame orcas for their deeds. Like they do.

[@strikeunion]

That, seems like common sense, but im not a diver.

[@dungeonrat]

Diving can be a safe activity if you utilize good judgment. Unfortunately many highly experienced divers take risks that turn out to be unreasonable, and deadly. There is nothing on the bottom of the ocean that's worth someones life.

[@LennoxLisa]

Out of sight out of mind

[@theoriginalmonstermaker]

That father/ son pair looked identical! I know that wasn't the point but damn, same exact face!

[@koolaidman239]

The father was 39 at the time of his passing along with his son aged 22. Only a 17 year gap.

[@Tony-rl1ms]

no they don’t

[@theoriginalmonstermaker]

​@@Tony-rl1ms They literally have the exact same shaped eyes, head shape, nose, and smile... they look about as similar as any father/ son pair can.

[@Tony-rl1ms]

son has a different chin, eyebrows, eyes, and mouth shape. please get your eyes checked

[@theoriginalmonstermaker]

@Tony-rl1ms well they clearly aren't twins, as they ARE farther and son, but they look as much alike as just about anyone in the instances where ppl casually use the concept, and as applied to ppl of different ages. I.e. she looks like a young drew Barrymore Looking at a picture of the son, you could easily assume it was the father, AT A YOUNGER AGE, so yeah, I'd say that qualifies as "looking alike".

[@peternewman1179]

Diving is DANGEROUS. Diving into submerged wrecks is LETHAL. Only the most experienced divers who are experts in dangerous cave diving, and rescue are equipped mentally and physically for this activity.

[@kylegrimm8808]

Diving is not dangerous if you do it appropriately and follow the rules. These guys made massive mistakes and it cost them their lives.

[@salinagrrrl69]

Ive been diving TableRockLakeSWMo since the 1970s. There's many dangers there too. There are houseboat wrecks, caves, ancient trees loaded with fish hooks, brush bramble, snakes, ect. You don-t have to be at sea for danger.

[@chrisfrank1860]

​@kylegrimm8808 In normal diving that works, but the most unexpected things happen in (especially older) wrecks and caves. You can get stuck, depri could fall on you, you could get stuck and while trying to free yourself get buried by depri, you can get lost, tangled up, cut yourself badly on metal or glass. One wrong turn is the difference between making it out or staying there. There are so many stories on KZbin about (cave/wreck) diving accidents, and often, the victims are very expirenced and competent divers (often with a military or police background).

[@Jeremy-rr5gk]

​@@salinagrrrl69 my mom talks about that lake

[@freddybaba9277]

Imagine waiting in line at a golden gate and seeing your son spawning just a checkpoint behind you lol

[@lukycharms9970]

Submarines are tight enough to get around even when they’re not full of water and you’re not weird scuba tanks… I can’t even imagine trying to swim through one…. Wtf were they thinking

[@lbbradley55]

I know the flight engineer who was on the Dauphin Helo US COAST GUARD chopper that flew him to the hospital. I also taught him to spearfish scuba diving he use to go diving with me at night sticking Flounder around the Liberty ships 20 miles out of Dauphin Island AL. I miss spearfishing and scuba diving in the Gulf

[@lukycharms9970]

It blows my mind how people personally involved in these stories somehow end up finding these shorts and videos. The internet is a crazy place haha

[@lbbradley55]

@@lukycharms9970 Yes Absolutely

[@MrJesse1479]

They dove air instead of trimix with 100% and 50% deco gasses. Still very tragic.

[@alexandresofman3600]

Dying underwater or in tight tunnels is my worst nightmare. I’ve heard the story of someone too big in an unexplored part of the cave get stuck, and how do you rescue someone who’s surrounded by hundreds of feet or solid rock! Same with cave diving. One tiny mistake can cause the loss of life. When I watch those videos I get claustrophobic. Although as a kid I used to crawl anywhere my head would fit. It was surreal the places I used to go to.

[@jslfcs6655]

The Nutty Putty tragedy. He's still there and it's closed if , I remember correctly. KZbin has many videos about the tragedy.

[@geoffrysteiner8532]

A most incredible and true story. Read the book for yourselves... "Shadow Divers"......

[@famerlylove6061]

Listened to the audio on my way to SD for an ice dive. Amazing book filled with more sadness and twists.

[@professorswaggamuffin7572]

Damn thats super tragic!

[@brucelawson642]

Old wrecks are extremely dangerous.😮

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

Exploring ship wrecks can be very dangerous.

[@CheefSmokealot64]

A lot of nazi subs had lethal cargo on board when they were sunk. Mercury, early nuclear radiation parts, ammo and other poisons could be lethal to dive around. Best to let the ship and it’s dead mates rest in peace. Leave the dead subs alone.

[@mughug9616]

There is only one recorded U-Boat out of approx. 70 wreaks that had a radioactive cargo. U-234 carried Uranium Oxide, being transported to Japan.

[@katharinewhits]

Truly so sad 😢

[@user-tr6jl5st1t]

There’s a great book called “Shadow Divers” that tells in depth accounts of each of the many divers who died. Not just 3

[@LPrice84]

This video just said 3 in 3 years, so did not imply that was all there were. Thanks for the book recommendation! I love history

[@tomlieberman8054]

That's very sad . Very dangerous exploration. In my opinion, there is much we don't know about the ocean . Very curious as to what mysterious ly beneath the surface

[@MarkUsDnsbry]

Book written. Very good...can better understand motivation of divers if read.

[@Our_Life_Adventures]

If yall haven't read the book they put out on this it's called shadow divers it is well worth the read

[@khanimran7465]

R.I.P to all who lost there lives

[@user-tr6jl5st1t]

The danger of the wreck was a powerful current that pulled them off the anchor lines along with darkness and tons of sharp objects and shift debris. The depth also contributed by causing a few divers to narc out

[@murkydiver]

Maybe tell us the depth of the wreck. If Chatterton was involved it was probably a deep tech dive.

[@tonymonxana992]

Depth of the U-boat near Jersey was around 73meters(240feet) deep.

[@pearsemcguinness1889]

So whats really important is how deep is the wreck?

[@littlewren5775]

It's cursed should never have gone inside. Sailors protects the sub. Should never go inside war subs ships.

[@markmcgoveran6811]

I worked on boats of different sorts on rivers and nobody really cares after they're dead if they were so poor that they had to ride these boats to their death and sinking a thousand feet of water and somebody else has to come there and die too because he's Rich enough to dive that deep these guys are just laying there on the bottom and it don't bother him a bit. I like to think they laugh at the new people that come there with all that money and leave all that money at home and never go back. I lost friends on boats

[@ristube3319]

U-853 still has Nazis and equipment inside and is a scuba diving site. Between Westerly and Block Island RI

[@user-mb3uv8vg7c]

Great book

[@bennettpatten4191]

Submarine of the Kreigsmarine

[@osogrande2]

The sub was later identified as the U869 from a piece of silverware found by Jon Chatterton. If you wish to learn of the story of the sub.And how it was identified, Read the book 'Shadow Divers'

[@osogrande2]

Chatterton almost lost his life on this sub. Only by NOT panicking was he able to free himself from the cable holding him and taking a last breath from his emergency air bottle and holding it, was he able to swim out and meet Richie to get a much need breath of air.

[@petersipp5247]

This is just north of Barnegat Light N.J.

[@karenhill3970]

Oh .so tragic . heartbreaking

[@handbanana1380]

The U869

[@openfiretactical]

That is just crazy.

[@user-jo2li8un1j]

There is a book written called shadow diver, excellent read

[@user-jr7in1cl6t]

Really great book!

[@daveroberts7295]

Technical diving takes no prisoners. If you cannot dive your plan you will not go home. Diving for thrills or trinkets, physics doesn't care.

[@Stoppots420]

Was there a radiation test? Thats pretty suspicous that many deaths

[@Valkyrie_Hietel]

honestly i was zoned out for a bit then i heard unburied him and thought they where talking about a grave yard... i love adhd

[@tinamorgan5099]

It sounds like there are some very unhappy ghosts that are still attached to that submerge rack

[@PWatts-ff2fd]

You have to wonder what was on that submarine!!

[@idolhand6468]

Heart breaking

[@samaxe6495]

The book is called “Shadow Divers.”

[@keithw3577]

Great book. Sad tho

[@Bigghaze]

Was it from the bends?

[@billmcyrus]

That's what got the Rouses, yes. Because the son got stuck they were down too long and didn't have air to stay down to decompress, or to find someone to give them air to do so. What made it worse was they used regular air instead of trimix with helium which would have greatly reduced the amount of nitrogen.

[@chriscarson1256]

🎶 Dumb ways to die, 🎶 scuba diving in a Nazi submarine. 🎶

[@idhazel]

Nazis are obviously still fighting.

[@th.burggraf7814]

War clearly isn't over for this submarine yet...

[@lt.petemaverickmitchell7113]

This entire situation and story ALL THE WAY AROUND is truly a tragedy.

[@user-zq4zi3dy3c]

Consequences of their actions.

[@camcam1676]

Had platinum on board

[@alswann2702]

Stay outta war graves. It's the law.

[@robertvasquez4602]

Dam that sucks

[@aidenmcdonald4901]

Sound like maybe had some big nuclear stuff on it that could’ve hurt the divers bc I’ve heard many shipwreck divers go find some cool stuff and or it was purposely put there for training or whatever and they do it successfully so that’s weird in my opinion that they’d die even with low air bc low air doesn’t mean no air so you use all the air you got to decompress and minimize what you need to ascend with lung techniques and watch that depth gauge to stop at the right levels and you use all the air while decompressing bc you don’t want to die once you hit the surface or at least hit the surface tell them bends get the chamber ready which is cool they have portable barometric chambers now

[@markthurston601]

Could be poisons in old shipwrecks

[@natthecatcm2418]

😱😱

[@user-wr6zc4bs2u]

What’s the designation for the u-boat?

[@ryansanderson5405]

Leave that sub alone

[@drno4837]

a man should know his limitations, these guys did not

[@artrosco1973]

It's not that hard, we don't have gils...

[@rolf3806]

Wow creepy maybe stay away from deep dive wrecks ! That sub is a killer

[@tylerbuckley4661]

Lesson do not dive on any shipwrecks from ww2

[@salinagrrrl69]

☠️✝️✝️✝️ I recall this loss & wondered why the risk.

[@billetboy4070]

Wasn't this a book called "U who". I recall a sub found off massachusetts, they didn't know what sub it was

[@1979augistine]

Decompression sickness will kill you every time .

[@willstar8095]

I could never let my son go into such a dangerous spot let alone take him there.

[@ofcv1238]

Explain COD: BLOOD 🩸-BRAIN 🧠 - BODY BUBBLES!

[@scottanderson-lc8xd]

Wonder what's in that submarine

[@mikecook6807]

Leave that coffin alone

[@JackBearpark-vw2pe]

Leave the underwater for the fish we already ruined land enough 😂

[@kevinmcdermott2649]

Could be the gas coming up from underneath the water

[@user-nm4ng6ig6i]

Where is the vod damn context!?! These srories without storylines drive me fucking crazy!

[@kosspopescu7081]

Let the soldiers rest in peace !

[@davidmoxley9823]

Just leave it alone in peace.

[@change691]

God bless, Rest in peace.

[@BBWBEASTMASTER]

What the hell were they looking for ???

[@deannawitt9376]

Leave it alone. We don't need it.

[@user-jv1hi1xg3q]

i read that book shadow divers!! they found a nazi knife on board n returned it to the family

[@user-ub6eu6rn6j]

Nazis still catching dubs.

[@colingibson3921]

From what t remember the coast guard instead of leaving immediately to save Chris's would not leave until they had picked up the deceased father .there by ensuring his death as well ???

[@Krackonis]

Wait... The Trumpers made a submarine?

[@Toasterstruddle8mm]

Still killing from the grave, I guess you could call it a grave mistake

[@1NationMediaUS]

No one’s asking the question. What was aboard that sub? Nuclear? We know their tech was highly advanced. Then America in operation paper clip, took their best and got us to the moon amongst other things.

[@aaronstorey9712]

The Gerry's never managed to make nuclear subs. It's a tight underwater space with little room for error as a normal member of crew aboard a uboat. Never mind after being underwater getting rusted up and damaged over the past 70 years

[@Scarface-xs5sw]

It was UB-40…

[@SeeBee-uh5zr]

It was carrying red red wine lol

[@SeeBee-uh5zr]

It was carrying red red wine lol

[@ramshackleshack751]

You know maybe we don't belong in there. I sure hope future generations aren't out digging up graves to see our bones.

[@948kenneth]

The book, a true story, is called Shadow Divers.

[@richardwarnock2789]

Key Biscayne 🔑

[@RipFreddy]

Efforts were futile.

[@ryanmuro]

Why do people continue to do these kinds of dives on scuba ? If you have to move debris or make penetration, why use an umbilical?

[@DomAndretti]

Leave war graves alone.

[@sistertracy-thechurchofroc6574]

How many people made that dive over that 3 yr period? If it's a lot, then three people isn't really that "significant", in terms of odds/numbers/chance. Still crazy either way. Is it considered a "difficult" dive? Idk jack about diving, but is it considered a "dangerous dive" by divers?

[@LennoxLisa]

You know how many souls are in the ocean and seas? THEY WANT YALL TO STAY AWAY BUT PEOPLE KEEP MISSING THE HINT. Stop disrupting those graves for cool sights, picture and videos. It’s not worth anyone’s life

[@kenhofelich]

I wonder, isn't this like grave robbing? Seems to me that those that perished on board should be left alone. Why not dig up grave yards ?

[@jamster8157]

I don't get it?? If they made it to the surface Conscious what did they drop dead from???

[@user-so8ei2td1d]

Stupid is as stupid does....

[@nigelcurtis5773]

Leave war graves alone. Have some respect.