Man who fell off cruise ship swam with sharks in rip currents for 20 hours

[@BrianKim-ih4qh]

only thing stronger than his will to live is his will not to admit he was wasted 😂

[@keivalenti2263]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-jh8uf4u666]

If he was wasted and inebriated, HOW was he able to survive in the water for many hours??

[@susan7204]

​@@user-jh8uf4u666When you drink alcohol, it warms you up. Like in the Titanic. The ones that drank a lot were the ones that lived because their bodies were warmer. 😄

[@Lovewins99]

Hahahahhaahahaa yes!!!!!!

[@RockDove5212]

😂😂😂

[@NSwhoa]

“Were you drunk?” “No. But I was in an air guitar contest”

[@89kylestyle]

Drunk air guitar contest

[@lebavu8260]

For real Lmao

[@DangerousParent]

He was pickled from liquor, that's why whatever nibbled at his foot didn't eat him🦈

[@ilovephotography1254]

Just fess up, you were inebriated🍸🤪🍹🥴🍻😵‍💫🥃😵🐟🐠

[@DangerousParent]

@@ilovephotography1254 "Inebrated"😆Try plastered, snockered, three sheets into the wind, and if you know old-school, high as Cootie Brown🥴

[@vivalabad6]

Pretty sure he was wasted but regardless, 20 hours treading water!? This dude is a legend!

[@vinceocratic]

You have to be ripped off your ass to fall off a ship.

[@1961-v9k]

My thoughts exactly. He was probably intoxicated. I live on the coast which is surrounded by high, treacherous limestone cliffs. A lot of young people have fallen from these cliffs. Apart from the poor unfortunate suicide victims who have driven off in their cars, almost in all cases they were intoxicated.

[@danielwymer1580]

He is lying, he was drunk as a motherfucker

[@ladimirpootin6427]

Dead set, I struggle in knee deep water when Ive had a dozen beers 😂 that would be the scary as and feel like forever!

[@x13xmonkey]

This dude is an idiot

[@CharacterInYourReality1127]

Treaded water 20 hours, fought off sea creatures, and ate random ocean vegetation all after winning an air guitar contest. Legend!

[@jiggamortice3870]

😂

[@3112isabel]

While hammered, and kept his socks on the whole time!

[@sandiadamson1754]

😂😂

[@blackskater1rs]

God was protecting him

[@Rdubb1982]

Legendary liar

[@Hugo4104]

Homeboy was absolutely hammered

[@erics.4113]

Slammered

[@DanHill-wk6vo]

🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨

[@mananimal3644]

Hugo, Wasted and swam for 20 hours. Who the hell can claim that.

[@iceman1272]

Yeah and I’m sure he quickly sobered up between the ship and the water.

[@iceman1272]

All he was missing was “Wilson”⚽️

[@JebemTiZivot]

People def dont realize how long 20hrs is in open ocean, with strong waves you might be exhausted after a few minutes, keeping your head above water for 20 hours is insane

[@rflmda5262]

You'll be surprised what you can do when you're scared shitless and your adrenaline pumping your heart at a million beats per second.

[@dantewilliams1540]

This whole story is bullshit lol

[@squigpeels.1021]

​@@dantewilliams1540 your whole life if bullshit.

[@JebemTiZivot]

@ how lol?

[@ZAY________]

@@dantewilliams1540something seem kinda off about it. Glad I’m not the only one like 👀👀

[@firemonkey1015]

Only around 25% of people survive after falling off a cruise ship. It’s pretty tragic, this man is a warrior.

[@robyndiewithcj]

@andy3739 please, get a life

[@matthewmorrell5571]

28%

[@Darren-yu6hf]

@andy3739 Quit advertising your grandson on the internet.

[@alisonhilll4317]

20 hours , he's a hero well done mate well done 👏

[@lisachuck999]

Not just tragic but also really inane.

[@boricuafrican1]

- Were you drunk? - No ma'am - How many did you have? - I don't remember but I won the air guitar contest. 💀

[@gkniffen]

Watch how he looks to the left when he says, "no ma'am." That's a tell. 😂

[@PineappleStocks]

I’ll go on another cruise…”cause I didn’t really get to go on this one” … LEGEND 😂

[@bennyblanco360]

Broo when he said that it sent me 😮‍💨🤣. So true tho, he won an air guitar contest and then spent 20 hrs alone treading water in the gulf lmao

[@tylerb5852]

@@bennyblanco360 LMAO

[@GodSmacked75]

This response is absolutely Legendary Status.

[@MelissaLona]

@@deesrt412he didn’t willingly jump off, he accidentally fell off. There’s a difference between jumping on your own will and being so drunk you fell off and didn’t know it

[@BMarie774]

Nah he just doesn’t remember most of it because he was too drunk..

[@jaken0613]

As a Navy Veteran who drove and stood bridge watches for countless hours, he is very lucky. They always told us, you fall over in the middle of the night or anytime really, the chances of you being found again are very slim.

[@user-jh8uf4u666]

@jaken0613 Precisely my point. It is not his drunken state that saved him but perhaps a miracle.

[@tomkarau]

​@@user-jh8uf4u666and the fact that he was relatively young.

[@gohardorgohome6693]

Coasties didn’t even find him he was spotted by the oil tanker which is so gnarly

[@pmgumeebear]

I recently just watched a interview about a WW1 vet who’s ship sunk and him and few others survived for 4 days in the ocean and watched others get eaten by sharks it was crazy

[@lotusinn3]

@@pmgumeebearUSS Indianapolis right? IIRC.

[@IAmMrQ]

He went from Air Guitar champion to Water survival champion in less than 48 hours. Unbelievable story nonetheless

[@ahill4642]

Yep, it needs to be a movie. Unfortunately I picture Will Ferrell being cast.

[@solh8844]

😂

[@PascualDesolo-nv3vr]

Ha ha ha 😂🤮😎

[@YourGraceMyLady]

😂😂😂 Omg I start laughing so hard

[@CockLobster]

More like a a butthead story

[@sidekick3rida]

As soon as I heard the accent, it all made sense

[@rationalandsane5281]

😂😂 Explain. Is he from Texas?

[@walelu777]

As a southerner myself, same.

[@AshleyKacz]

Agreed. Different breed of people.

[@thetruth-zh5ki]

😅😅😅😅😅😅❤

[@palehorse24681]

Lmfao

[@HyperGnar]

Hats off to the coastguard for not giving up and full on searching for more than 20 hours! This guy is beyond lucky and God was with him!

[@BAR55825]

Amen and Amen, Definitely it was God who was with him!

[@chriskessell4579]

That must have been terrifying lucky guy .

[@rzn2258]

Obviously.. God wasn't. If he was.. I doubt God would have put him in situation to begin with. But then again.. maybe you are right. Maybe God is an A§§h0le

[@danielebrparish4271]

No one knew he was missing for most of that time. They didn't say how long they searched before he was found but it wasn't anywhere near 20 hours.

[@VoVina111]

They started searching the next day, I think they said 12 hours after he'd gone missing

[@TalkingBallCards]

“I only had a few drinks…” “How many? I cannot recall…” 😂😂😂

[@bmoanz]

If he had a few, he was definitely gonna remember. The fact that he can't recall says a lot. 🤣

[@kevinclark7792]

Thats what I always tell my girl friend when i go out i only had 2 😂😂😂

[@fluffytail6355]

Enough to black out and lose consciousness

[@karlheinz4265]

He's just great!❤

[@landonjohnson77]

@@fluffytail6355 the loss of consciousness was from falling like 300 ft off a cruise ship. But yes i agree he def was plastered

[@fin_jan]

He wasn't passed out. He was blacked out. You function fully, but with no regard for consequences, and no memory of what you did. Blacked out is scary as hell, when you think about it later.

[@Jasoncrim]

100%

[@MGE9436]

Transient global amnesia

[@jacobuszwanenburg1629]

Trauma causes memory loss too ….. built in safety device humans have.

[@lizzlebizzle5003]

You can never get the memories back from being blacked out either. It doesn’t matter how hard you try. My psychologist once likened it to being knocked out in a boxing match, in the sense of how much damage you do to your brain. I honestly shouldn’t be alive. But anyway, this guy was blacked out drunk no doubt and that’s actually probably what saved his life. He’s embarrassed and doesn’t want to admit it to the world. But we know. And he’s lucky.

[@GameChanger597]

I don't think he's embarrassed and doesn't want to admit it to the world, I think he drank way more than he should have but was still functioning so in his mind, he didn't make the connection that he wasn't actually functioning.

[@claytonbartos6485]

That’s gotta be the scariest experience floating in pitch darkness. It’s like he woke up in an actual nightmare. The feeling of hopelessness must’ve been insane.

[@ImmortalCersei]

Scariest feeling in this life.

[@snootdingo9365]

This dude had a strong will to live

[@blad89s65]

But don’t remember how he ended up there 😭😂he remembers probably too embarrassed to say

[@musclerussell8109]

You can't tell that he's a liar. He did it for attention. He had a floating device and ditched it the last second and it sank. Don't be deceived

[@thegood9]

@@blad89s65 Bingo.

[@thegood9]

@@musclerussell8109 A floating device sank? WTH?

[@sidneyhill7064]

​@@musclerussell8109 why you say that because he said the Lord held him up

[@truthtold9084]

This guy seems like a nice person but he doesn’t want to admit he did something stupid. He remembers exactly what he did, I bet when he hit the water he sobered up quick. 🤣😂

[@JesusHernandez-wx8of]

😂😂😂

[@syntaxerorr]

Seems like a nice person? He is blatantly lying in front of millions of people.

[@truthtold9084]

He’s not the only person to do so.

[@Tismesue]

@@truthtold9084 There's murderers and not the only murderers to do so... doesn't make them nice people just because they're not the only ones.

[@anonone8954]

@@syntaxerorr what's he lieing about?

[@trudyramgren8817]

He was intoxicated. It's a miracle he didn't drown. He's blessed! ❤

[@2147B]

Adrenaline will sober you up from almost all drugs. Fall off a cruise ship in to the ocean, see boat moving away. Pure human adrenaline dump, instant sobriety.

[@gricius]

it's perseverence. The guy deserves the credit for wanting to live

[@BigThrs]

Or be eaten

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

Beside... I fall in there sober, no way I'll survive that!

[@Jojo-o6o6w]

something tells me god was trying to remove this dolt from the gene pool

[@youdontknowmyname6956]

One minute, you're on the road looking at the scenery. The next thing you know, you're in the scenery looking at the road.

[@FrankMatthews001]

You know you drunk when you fall off a cruise and you yourself didn’t know you fell off a cruise ship till you woke up in the ocean

[@BTomtheMetsDevsGuy]

Nah man he said he wasn’t drunk lol

[@pablobeast1]

He was still slurring in the interview 🤣

[@SubzeroCage]

@@pablobeast1 lol the little pause when she asked if he had a few drinks. Sounded like he didn't want to talk about that part.

[@pablobeast1]

@@SubzeroCage 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidwilliams7552]

He wSn't drunk he just forgot how much he drank 🤣

[@bigbassjonz]

"You didnt have a ton of drinks?" Hard look left and a "no mam".

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

Checked with lawyer, then answered.

[@wyattflp6163]

Lmao

[@Meilk27]

noticed it too

[@bossywossy111]

Funny thing is a hard look left means he's telling the truth. We look right to access creative brain centres aka why we need to lie, and we look leftfir non creative memory recall aka recalling facts. Or so bl experts say.

[@Jkfrasier1980]

@@bossywossy111I have always heard when you look left. But idk

[@shanehardy8833]

Falling off a cruise boat I. The middle of the ocean for 20 hours with kicking sea creatures away to be saved by coast guard and then next morning put on a pair of jeans with a fortune cookie “ life is a beach, enjoy the waves” that’s crazy ! The whole story is crazy glad this man was able to dig deep and fight for his life .

[@Dhumblemoon]

That's some movie type thing and even so people will say it's too corny that it would never happen and there he was

[@rayromano6249]

You can tell this moron isn't too bright and still hasn't grasped what happened and how lucky he was

[@BarbaraWalters_]

@@Dhumblemoon i call BS. jk that fortune cookie really threw me off

[@EremosWithChrist]

It was Jesus, no other explanation.

[@brandoncorey-gp1lr]

Exactly what i was thinking. Its like a movie clip

[@therealbe]

How do you fall off a cruise ship walking to the bathroom? He was absolutely wasted.

[@SmokeJuly]

Love the way his lawyer was clearly in the room telling him not to answer certain questions.

[@8_bruh_8]

Gotta get that cruise ship corporate bag.

[@Webcoreinteractive]

Dude froze on those booze questions haha

[@Made_in_Inalahan]

It seemed she was payed by the cruise ships to dig

[@JayS.-mm3qr]

​@@8_bruh_8 what did he have a lawyer for? Don't tell me sued for his own fault.

[@TheSouthIsHot]

Regardless of how he wound up overboard, his survival is truly miraculous and inspiring. I'm glad you made it, James! I hope the best for you with a life well-lived with purpose and thankfulness.

[@abab-ml1ym]

Ur glad he made it....but what if he is a terrible abusive person and now his abuse can continue.. Still glad?

[@TheSouthIsHot]

@@abab-ml1ym I’m sorry your life has been difficult.

[@achhkay4229]

@@abab-ml1ym why do people always think the worst?!! You don't even know the guy? Humans need help

[@Catchyalater_Fishing_Co]

@@abab-ml1ym hey man... shut up😀👍

[@kevingp12]

​@@abab-ml1ymwhat if he's not though.., and mostly is true

[@algomes2060]

It’s amazing how much strength you have when your life is dangling right in front of your eyes

[@fidelcatsro6948]

every carb fat and protein in your body turns into glucose to fuel the fight or flight mode sympathethic nervous system supercharged engines in your body🐱👍🏿

[@relaxhealradio8636]

@@fidelcatsro6948I’ll take a spare cat.

[@kisigma1011]

​​@@fidelcatsro6948 What 😂😂😂😂😂! U made it sound like he holding a ninja H2RR engine at that point

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@kisigma1011 Our bodies are much much much more advanced than any Kawasaki Supercharged engine anytime!

[@RYANINQUIETI]

Sink or swim

[@n0lain]

He 100% tried pissing off the side of the ship and fell over lol

[@adrianmondragon7096]

Dude this guy is hilarious I’m so glad he’s alive he’s so calm talking about like it’s something everyone goes through 😂

[@jonmcb168]

yeah you alcoholics make me laugh

[@i.ehrenfest349]

He’s no drama queen now, is he

[@jeanclaireagudo1884]

😂

[@TheRealRoman11]

He takes liquid courage to a whole new level

[@bihlover80s33]

I love this guy. He is truly a fighter. I think that even sharks were afraid to approach him. Glad to see you alive and full of positive energy.

[@jaredoldhouser3301]

Truly stupid, how the fuck do you fall off a cruise ship?.......lmfao

[@preangelamarks8474]

Right ❤

[@DionSt.Michael]

Thank you and God Bless the First Responders. Just amazing people who do these water rescues. Fearless ❤

[@adamchapman3358]

No wonder he survived, the man was chewing on a floating piece of bamboo and enjoying it. He is a certified beaver.

[@terrenceduarte5348]

😂😂

[@brandenmoore-dq1kx]

I'm phukken ded 😂😂😂😂

[@countdankula420_]

This should have gotten a million thumbs up

[@DandyDuh]

😂😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭😭🤣🤣🤣😭

[@kalyasaify]

his head is full of air

[@Elderly-Marian-in-UK]

I was rescued after a car crash, its the most wonderful feeling of relief to know your finally safe.

[@PCP1992]

Almost worth doing just for that feeling

[@snakeflowerchild1002]

@user-nc7cf4sp1rthey clearly didn’t mean it as saved. They meant safe.

[@DR.DisInfect]

I had really bad yummy ache one time

[@freegamegriff7313]

Air guitar competition told me everything I needed to know

[@ProjecteDev]

lol!

[@JalomMatia]

and he already had drinks in the day, and the winner gets a free drink..

[@shawnsuave5694]

He must've won right?

[@JalomMatia]

@@shawnsuave5694 he said he did....lol

[@neeciiw7840]

😫🤣🤣

[@HairSandwichTV]

Who else has the image of him leaning over the railing, pretending to be Leonardo DeCapprio in the Titanic; and then flailing as he falls into the scariest bath of his life.

[@mycatsnameiskaren8253]

I've taken that exact same cruise on Carnival out of New Orleans and it really is a miracle this man survived! That man had his guardian angel's protecting him! What a story! God blessed you young man! Make sure you figure out what God has for your life. 🙏

[@kenosabi]

Those guardian angels should have blessed him with a frontal cortex.

[@rohipsalm2370]

That's easy. REPENT, STOP DRINKING AND FOLLOW AFTER JESUS. TRULY A MIRACLE OF GOD.

[@yarkylopez3635]

he is not alive, he died

[@gfelder63]

Tes, the angels carried him

[@MajorPayne175]

Jebus helped him walk on water

[@tangocash28]

5:53- "I definitely would be open to go on another cruise, because I really didn't get to go on this on." 😂😂

[@IZRElLO747]

20 hours is a very long time to be in shark and jelly fish infested waters after falling off a Carnival Cruise ship, it was a true miracle, thank God and that Tanker for saving his life

[@yelloblitz01]

I can only imagine that dude probably smelt like straight alcohol in the ocean which probably saved his life

[@presspound7358]

@@yelloblitz01That’s a good one 👍

[@jdepaz5933]

@@yelloblitz01lol the sharks were like drunk sweaty mountain man flavored snack? No thanks!

[@geovanniebellorin3795]

⁠@@jdepaz5933😂😂😂

[@yelloblitz01]

@@jdepaz5933 😂 that’s exactly what happened

[@breatheandshineyoga]

Amazing story of faith and humility. Massive respect to him, and to the coast guards.

[@countdankula420_]

Don’t care if he was plastered wasted… very happy he survived and one hell of an epic story. Those rescuers are awesome ❤️🏆🏆🏆

[@gabesmith9171]

Q: Did you have a few drinks? A: I won an air guitar contest

[@stephanie-atarahrose.8149]

All you need to know . Lol . Right on topic.

[@riquellanos]

😂😂😂

[@ninacee9140]

But I was not drunk. Though I can't remember how many drinks I had or how I fell. But I was not drunk. But I did win an air guitar contest. Yep.

[@MS-tc2fs]

He had a few drinks before the interview 😂

[@hook-x6f]

How does a person pass out in the water and still float? Does not sound right at all.

[@ra-ge]

This is some crazy unbelievable stuff. To be in the middle of the dark abyss at night and something bumping my leg is enough for me to die immediately of a heart attack

[@elarchez0929]

You'd be surprised how quickly you'd adapt to situations, no matter how scary it may be. Give yourself more credit lol

[@yeseniareyes09]

😆

[@arleneportsmouth1263]

😅😂😅😂😅😂 THANK YOU !!! 😂😂😂 That was funny and I needed a good laugh. I was SERIOUSLY HAVING the SAME EXACT THOUGHTS ! 👏🏻🏆👏🏻

[@arleneportsmouth1263]

​@Nick-Hurr1990😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅 YEAH ME TOO !!!

[@lauras3612]

Extraordinary! How on earth was he found?

[@peteralonso]

The best part was when the pants that he left behind, mocked him with a fortune cookie message about waves. Mouthy ass pants...

[@portlandreviewer6582]

This guy has such a great attitude, which is probably what saved him.

[@NoRelationRuckus]

@@whatevermakesyou9773Probably because he made thousands of workers job harder by being a drunk and deliberately jumping off a ship.

[@PapiLoveCrypto]

God saved this man.

[@skyhunter2816]

​@@PapiLoveCryptoGuess even God makes mistakes.

[@skyhunter2816]

He's a lying douchebag, so no.

[@hansolo3097]

God only and his angels

[@dorthymcbride3384]

Heros in the COAST GUARD! Thank you!!❤

[@jshepard152]

Semper paratus.

[@ericpadilla2454]

Guy treating the interview like its his first time at an AA meeting.

[@Psychiatricnerd]

Honestly 😂 I’m convinced his chill demeanor saved him.

[@larone29ray15]

😂

[@billyyfire]

@@Psychiatricnerd underrated comment

[@przybyla420]

He might have been there earlier in the day lol

[@maymaypooch]

Lmfao. I’m in AA so I can confirm this.

[@johnborg305]

Are we going to get over the fact that in less than 24 hours he got so hungry he saw a piece of bambu and thought "damn that there looks delicious" 😂

[@bobdole3251]

Lol he ain’t admitting to being drunk he wants his settlement 😅

[@wrenandrews3782]

Exactly

[@dominoes127]

They’ll just check the bar footage, he won’t get much of anything.

[@timg8257]

or he hit his head on the water when he fell and got a concussion

[@tracypayne2026]

@@dominoes127 That and his sea card keeps track of every drink he buys

[@vincentsuarez2523]

Doesn't matter if he is drunk. The cruise has the liability to keep its passengers safe. Unless they have footage of him running and throwing himself into the ocean, this man will get paid considerably. Railings should be high enough to prevent people tipping over into the ocean. That includes drunks. Which are expected to be aboard since they are serving alcohol. Furthermore, they have the liability to stop serving him alcohol if he appears intoxicated. Another legitimate argument that could be made in court is they continued to serve him which led to his fall. Big money coming his way.

[@joegee1001]

This guy was drunk during this interview he must of been hammered when he fell off 😂

[@tommyriam8320]

'..must _have_ been..'

[@Mob-es9jm]

She was pressing the topic of his level of intoxication for a second 😂

[@microaggressions]

Probably at the behest of the cruise ship company and some money being passed under the table to cover their butts and make them feel better about what would happen if he changed his mind about a lawsuit or whatever, but that's just my speculation

[@pandaoverboard]

Snake 🐍

[@Rumplesti1tskin]

Why would the cruise ship company be in trouble for some dude falling off the boat?? Also, having been on a cruise a couple times: Everyone is drunk all the time. Well, the majority of people are. And this guy sure as hell was. C’mon. Don’t be naive.

[@Rob-gf3pb]

@@microaggressionsfirst thought

[@SureShotX81]

She's trying not to lol

[@mattjohnson7198]

I can't put my finger on it but something about this guy makes me not surprised he fell off the boat.

[@ADMBPR]

Hammerheads aren't known for cannibalism.

[@geech3013]

Underrated comment

[@Li-oz1ux]

Lololol

[@kiarapullen4298]

LMFAO

[@JeremyWilliams-jk1wf]

Lmao

[@samanthaw5652]

Haha

[@ChristianRaymondFilms]

He never ever thought he would not make it out. What a concept and he lived up to it. Hero

[@joefrisbie485]

This don't just happen man, you were meant to live. Nobody could survive this and you did the impossible. There is a reason you are still here now go out and find it!

[@JoseGomez-cj1tq]

Amen! There's a reason he's still alive!

[@thetruepatriot7733]

Actually...people do survive this. About 25% of people who fall off cruise ships survive... so your statement "nobody could survive" is incorrect.

[@danielletracyann]

@@thetruepatriot773325 percent is still very little. Not “nobody” but still little chance

[@XLORDXPAINX]

Lol but how many of those 25% survivors were in the water for 20+ hours? Think logically dumbo.

[@truthvikingborz1599]

​@@JoseGomez-cj1tqluck thats what he have ,like eurojackpot only a few wins

[@Deezuzjohn]

20 hours of swimming and dude was eating sticks.. wtf am I listening too right now lol

[@dluchin1998]

For those who haven't figured it out, if he got drunk and decided to jump off he would have to pay for the rescue. That's why he "can't remember".

[@velonico]

Waste of space... uses the God Saved me, bull... it was wasted tax dollars rescuing seone who admits he'll do it again!

[@lionessprowess3581]

Thank you D. I'll bookmark your comment for whenever I decide to jump off a Cruise Ship

[@anonone8954]

Nobody can get anything over on you, you're way too smart. You're probably a millionaire and don't have to work.

[@gregoryhall2967]

Didn't think of that but it's 100% spot on! Hikers do the same thing when they get lost in the woods.

[@anonone8954]

@@gregoryhall2967 I don't remember lost hikers saying that I can't remember.

[@doncourtreporter]

I admire your spirit. If you can tread water for 20 hours, you are very strong, I learned the dead man's float" in the Marine Corps, which is totally restful and requires no effort. Bravo, young man.

[@dreamcatcher5502]

Can you describe the dead man's float ?

[@chrisrodd1447]

@@dreamcatcher5502 when your tired from swimming you lay on your back to regain strength and just float and continue when your ready

[@sonneversets3530]

Be sure he was floating...A Lot. Even if he never had successfully before, I’m sure he had to try. And watching TV, or others in the past, doing it, he had examples to go by. Salt water also keeps you more buoyant. Ppl commenting here who are rescuers, etc, are saying he must have been floating part of the time. Which I was thinking, regardless. I’m not a big time swimmer, myself...or floater. But you can bet if I was out in open water, I’d certainly be putting that to the test! And being on the coast, the bay here def is easier to tread water in, than the lakes. I prefer swimming in the lake, however. Walking & wading, the ocean.

[@doncourtreporter]

@@dreamcatcher5502 Yeah. In the water vertically, like standing, take a deep breath and just hang your head forward, down in the water so that now only the back of your head is above water. Rest and hang there for ten seconds, rest. Then start to release air slowly while you spread your legs into a small step forward position, while you slide your arms up beside your body. Then slowly put arms out to the side so that now your body is in a T shape while legs spread like walking. When all your air is out you kick legs to push up your body while you lift your head and breathe while you use your arms to push down while you fill up your lungs. Then hang free again and rest with face underwater again and think of something else. Repeat for one hour for Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. Peace.

[@GrabbaBeer]

Not always. Some people have more body fat to muscle ratio and don’t have to tread at all. When I use to lifeguard we had this fat girl lifeguard. She was so buoyant she could barely swim under water. It was wild.

[@kevintyrrell7409]

His story about how he got into the water is clearly something his lawyers rehearsed. If he actually told the truth then he would be screwed in a legal sense.

[@Mac-xo2zj]

You don't accidently fall off a cruise ship

[@s4dreamland671]

Sounds fishy ..the whole thing wreaks of alcohol and shrooms. And unless he's in the Dead Sea there's no way he would last that many hours without staying calm and floating on his back, not flailing around and spending extra energy...Well the only reasonable explanation is divine intervention. Save that one dude in the Ocean..😇

[@phrewilly8556]

Agreed. I bet he grabbed a life preserver to take with him before he jumped. He also jumped when they were not too far out in a busy ship channel.

[@DangerousParent]

@@Mac-xo2zj It's not that you DON'T fall off a cruise ship, you CAN"T fall off a cruise ship, not without climbing UP and over the safety railing, he was three sheets into the wind and over the railing, and his middle name is Jackass🙄

[@DangerousParent]

@@s4dreamland671 "Alcohol and shrooms" Yep👍

[@leylag1466]

Whether he was wasted or not doesn’t matter. He fought to stay alive. The looks the interviewer is giving him are pretty nasty and condescending. She doesn’t even try to hide her disgust. Questions? None really. Terrible example of how to do an interview. You don’t have to like him to take him seriously.

[@petergozinya6122]

When I first heard this on the news, my first question was: How can someone fall off a cruise ship ? After hearing him speak, I now understand.

[@TheDiverJim]

So people with a southern accent are somehow idiotic?

[@petergozinya6122]

@@TheDiverJim If the man was an idiot, he would not have been able to win an Air Guitar contest…..duh ! Btw……Did I miss the part where he explained how he ended up naked ?

[@DangerousParent]

@@petergozinya6122 "Idiot wouldn't have been able to win air guitar": LMAS🤣🤣🤣 His middle name is Jackass😆

[@gentlejerk]

@@petergozinya6122 if an idiot was going to win any contest in the entire world it would be an air guitar contest. Bar none.

[@Mila-er6ms]

@@petergozinya6122 😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@amethyste684]

Him finding a wrapper that said “life’s a beach enjoy the waves” in a pair of pants he was gonna take on the cruise is just insane😭

[@Grannyshiftit]

Hardly.

[@bradclooney69]

Fake

[@amethyste684]

@@bradclooney69 ive had oddly specific things like this happen to me i believe him. God works in mysterious ways.

[@sarka555]

I don't gamble at all but when I was younger I had a dream about gambling and woke up on a pair of dice before, things can get really weird.

[@BoyceGoode-k6i]

​@@amethyste684Yes, he does!

[@tylerjacobsen819]

“Stick come floatin by, looked like bamboo” love his delivery on that 🤣🤣

[@DarmokAtTanagra]

"I started eatin on it"

[@cammycubtv1992]

Bro sounds like lil Wayne on paper 😂

[@HeyhitmeBAM]

@@cammycubtv1992sounds like Ronnie Coleman lol

[@Insomniac4791]

I genuinely thought he said steak at first, wondered what I was misisng

[@Featherfunflower]

Im crying😂

[@christopherzadnik7028]

How many drinks did he have before the interview

[@Evilzionistbabykillers]

Unbelievable story,how he was spotted is nothing short of miraculous 😳

[@theotheleo6830]

He's extremely lucky, but cruise lines should ban him from any future trips. If he gets so inebriated that he falls overboard, he's a risk not worth taking.

[@thomasreed3210]

But what are the odds that one guys falls of two cruise ships

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

@thomasreed3210 judging by this interview this guy isn't very bright 🤣 I wouldn't put it past him falling off another cruise ship

[@reneaguirre9745]

Bro partied on the cruise and with the sharks. My guy knows how to party!!!

[@RealOne-gg8hn]

Yeah partying can ruin your life

[@spanishmontana6121]

😂😂😂

[@Sudstah]

Lmfao 😂😅😅😂

[@tyler6god]

5:28 Things like this are more significant than most people will ever realize

[@keluvnme]

If he doesn’t remember how many drinks he had, he was absolutely drunk! A person can remember 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 drink. He can’t recall. He’s so blessed to not have been attacked by any sharks and to have survived this whole ordeal.

[@smoke617]

Yeah because you know everyone’s ability don’t you.

[@Dhfhucudu]

@@smoke617Where did they say that?

[@Keaweahe]

Someone above said it was so he wouldn't have to pay for the rescue

[@rebecca-louise]

“Life’s a beach, enjoy the waves” Is sending me 😂😂😂🤣

[@ElonTusk2024]

thats the part he could have easily made up

[@CreativeProductions-]

@@ElonTusk2024?

[@kingzae8753]

@@ElonTusk2024There’s always that one guy ina comment sections

[@wolfpecker5710]

@@kingzae8753yep. They’re the same kind of people who think the world is flat and everything is fake 🤦‍♂️

[@wolfpecker5710]

Yeah that’s an absolutely insane fortune to find in your pants after the fact!! This guy was awesome though 🤣. “Would you ever go on another cruise?”, “yeah cause I don’t feel like I really got to go on the last one” 🤣🤣🤣💪

[@joW-u3c]

He experienced divine help and miraculous rescue.

[@kayjuanaDaGoddess]

Amen ❤

[@micadean1600]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@danielgoudge8465]

No doubt God is great

[@TheCoolStuffHD]

He experienced adrenaline and survival instinct

[@jayflickner7534]

Power of being drunk.

[@VuiteMotivation]

Its a miracle,,, 20 hrs holding his strength & body heat just to remain afloat...., clinging for his life...

[@ahill4642]

Dude’s kind of adorable. Polite and humble and grateful. I’m really glad he’s okay. ☺️

[@WillThomas-hs3oj]

Gay?

[@ahill4642]

@@WillThomas-hs3oj Female. But does it matter?

[@WillThomas-hs3oj]

@@ahill4642 lol,.big difference between a female and male saying what u just said LOL

[@WillThomas-hs3oj]

@@ahill4642 if I said that about him, woudnt It sound weird asf? Lol

[@ahill4642]

@@WillThomas-hs3oj Not weird to me. Seems sad that you think calling someone of the same sex adorable automatically sounds like they’re gay. Boomer?

[@Gigglesxhx]

‘Life’s a beach enjoy the waves’ I got chills when he said that at the end

[@raydrayrd3389]

Thats universe and god msg..to fix his way of living becz most this carnivol r demonic

[@raydrayrd3389]

Enjoy more chill mate😅 goodluk

[@lycheemyusic]

holy shittt

[@treasure2behold282]

This story is unbelievable and a true miracle.

[@wholeshebang1]

No, it's not.

[@okcluvable]

​@wholeshebang1 of course you would say that.

[@DisobeyZOG]

It’s fake

[@abab-ml1ym]

Cant believe a man can fall off a boat and get saved?...awkward

[@DisobeyZOG]

@@abab-ml1ym ?

[@Trevino_Tc]

“ how many drinks do you think you’ve had” “Uhhhhh hard to say woke up in the water” 😂

[@mikek2337]

How do you pass out in the water and not drown? He definitely had some kind of divine intervention.

[@jamesqryan]

Happens alot..

[@BAR55825]

He had God absolutely!!

[@Nebo888]

It’s called a “dead man’s” float. It’s taught in all water survival classes whether military or paramilitary. You lie on your stomach or back and relax and just float. Of course doing it on your stomach you’re not sleeping but conserving energy. When it’s not your time it’s not your time.

[@reneluna5340]

Yep those sharks were angels in disguise

[@VoVina111]

Amen an angel held him up! 😇

[@JayBee-q9w]

lol dude was completely blitzed. But thankfully still alive. Absolutely savage to last 20 hours in the ocean

[@valezeb]

Is that all you have to say.....

[@dlvox5222]

As a helicopter SAR swimmer one of the first things they taught us is how to conserve energy by floating, treading water and drown proofing. It’s difficult without being hammered.

[@jvincemusic]

Being hammered makes it less difficult? 🤣

[@babybecz]

​@@jvincemusicno they're saying it hard to do sober so it's probably way harder to do if you're drunk.

[@anthonyrobino145]

@@jvincemusicL comprehension

[@johntolof]

@@jvincemusicYep, it relaxes your body and mind

[@youview5023]

Moral of the story, don't step over the railing to pee off the back of a boat, especially drunk😅

[@bayarea7537]

“ The Lord was with me “ 💯👌

[@karenmartin4221]

My mom used to say the Lord watches out for babies, old people and drunks. 🤷🏼‍♀

[@user-nq7lr8fy8p]

Dolphins are amazing creatures and they have saved many people’s lives. The fin he saw could have been a dolphin, they are known to help wounded people and bringing them back to shore. Either way, God definitely is the one who was looking out for him. I wonder if the water was freezing cold and how he was able to stay swimming for 20 hours. That’s just unbelievably insane, this man is meant to be here for something.

[@CoCoFantastique]

totally.

[@Katinahat293]

I love dolphins sometimes. I wouldn’t swim with them willingly though lol they tend to be a bit rape-y. I do think it was a dolphin who saved him though which is incredible. Lovely creatures sometimes, just like all animals I suppose.

[@AlexYork78]

He is here to drink more

[@WarFace-lj4kx]

Navy seal style

[@FaLkraydz]

I do believe it. But I've never seen any records of them saving people like that. Have you? Movies and made up stories like this one don't count.

[@feliciajenkins5041]

Dude is strong and strong willed. Glad he survived 💞.

[@abab-ml1ym]

Ur glad a stranger survived without knowing the content of his character. He could have been trying to hurt or abuse someone and got thrown off or slipped off in a struggle trying to hurt someone. And u dont know if hes an evil sinner who will now harm more people.....but ur glad...

[@Faithistheanswer]

Did you not hear him say God was with him. He’s a believer and his faith got him through this event .

[@brandsenzalanka2299]

@@abab-ml1ymwhat ??

[@randotuber]

​@@abab-ml1ymStop spamming this around idiot.

[@TheTechAdmin]

He was so drunk that he's still drunk.

[@marthamartha3222]

I'm so happy he got rescued ☺️

[@rickmerritt128]

He rescued himself.

[@givemeahandle]

@@rickmerritt128 he did? He called the helicopter rescue team that picked him up and he owned the helicopter? Huh, they should tell us that in the news when reporting it

[@abab-ml1ym]

Why?...do u know if hes a serial murderer or not?

[@abab-ml1ym]

@@rickmerritt128 no..... Wake up the coast guard did.. U just saw the story and still got it wrong...whats wrong with kids these days and reallity.. Its like they are allergic to facts.

[@eenchantress5113]

@@abab-ml1ym ok boomer

[@wallybates9079]

. I love this guy ….bout as soft spoken as they get. He is an air guitar legend in my book!

[@Nature_Inna_Box]

"A stick came floatin by and I started on it". Legend

[@Nunya-t4b]

And then he caught a tuna and macked on it 🙄

[@ari7610]

“I ain’t gon say it tasted good but it gave me a lil bit of flavor”

[@lmc2375]

Sounded like "steak." Lol.

[@Allfaxnocaps]

4 hours in and he’s already eating bamboo

[@kevinparker2409]

Bamboo steak? ​@@lmc2375

[@ghuether0]

Dude already looks wasted sober, imagine what he looks like when he’s actually wasted

[@gratefulhank]

Won me a free drink in the air guitar contest .. yes ma'am 😁.

[@BeReady726]

20 hours. Can’t get over that.

[@MrRicoruiz]

I know Me too That’s unreal

[@JamesMiller-ex3ff]

Then you should read about Steven Callahan who survived 76 days in the ocean on a life raft.

[@BeReady726]

@@JamesMiller-ex3ff I know that story very well. It's wild.

[@gman9024]

I would get tired after like 10 mins, this guy must be a really good swimmer cause I'm not and would definitely die

[@ExecutionerHopkins]

​@@gman9024you can lay on your back and just float

[@skippywinters]

Everyone bashing on this dude, he’s an absolut legend.

[@Orlando_Steve]

I see what you did there.

[@BlackFaithProduction]

@@Orlando_StevePlease explain in Fortnite terms.

[@Orlando_Steve]

@@BlackFaithProduction Sorry I don't play vidya games.

[@Artplugalt]

💀 "absolut"

[@d.a.9282]

From Air Guitar champ to Airborne to gasping for Air......🏆

[@lynnh4923]

My dad used to say if it's nobody's business tell them whatever you want. I think this guy has been talking to my dad. Nonetheless happy he is alive and well! ❤

[@thetannaree]

😂 I love this!

[@iTsTHumpa]

This dude swam for 20 hours, after already being up most like another 15 hours prior to that. Insane. I wouldn’t have made it

[@Flury94]

@stevemorlock5366exactly what I was thinking of.

[@DomDaddyDonald]

Swam for 20 hours after 20 beers

[@rugaa372]

While being drunk

[@shortycharles353]

Wow this guy is amazing, i love the way he sounds , he had alot of respect by saying ma'am to the interviewer , he is not letting one bad moment spoil or ruin his day or his cruise so that is great to know. God definitely was with you on this cruise, glad you survived.

[@dariang4725]

In the south saying sir or ma'am is just polite.

[@apexnext]

That's funny, in kentucky here I've called woman "maam" and they have been offended, saying it makes them sound old. 😆

[@jakeman025]

@@apexnextyeah if they are young and unmarried then you say miss instead. You have to be the judge on each encounter.

[@guiltyuntilproveninnocent.]

Even when he was lying?

[@80sWavrDude]

An angel was definitely watching over him and saved his life..

[@Kayo_ea110]

He will never admit that he was doing a Kate Winslet impression from Titanic.

[@Jake_4x4andcooks]

After the air guitar competition, you know he was feeling good and attempted the impression. 😂

[@thetruth305]

Nobody falls off a cruise ship unless doing something stupid like climbing or seating on the railings

[@SubwayBrat]

😂😂 ahah imagine

[@LiLgPnoy15]

I'll never let go Jack

[@That_guy333]

He would rather drown than admit that

[@ariloves10]

Nobody falls overboard. He was in an air guitar contest. He won. Other contestant drunk and resentful. Follows him and pushes him over. He survives. Are there cameras to show what really happened?

[@micheleallen1402]

Now this made me really laugh outloud

[@WordsfromtheBible]

😂😂😂

[@ombaomba9287]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@angelah.3402]

😂 i literally laughed out loud

[@wolfpecker5710]

Hahahahaha these are the real truths I’m looking for 🤣🤣🤣

[@Levo_D_Angelo]

This is one of my biggest fear, lost alone in deep sea. This guy survived it , that´s incredible !

[@Kt_Aurora_Borealis]

Most of the time if anyone goes overboard like that they're done for, stories like these highlight why its worth it to look and search regardless of how grim it looks