Recovery & Salvage Operations (M/V "Oceanic Explorer")

This video was produced by FCD members Juan Naval & Jackie Genuino of Applied Technical Diving.
On October 26, 2020, Typhoon Quinta battered Batangas Bay where the M/V "Oceanic Explorer" was anchored. The storm took down the boat and tragically, its Chief Engineer too.
This is a compilation video of the search and salvage operations made on November 2020.
Dive Team:
Jackie Genuino
Juan Naval
Gordz Gojunco
Vanny Cardozo
A shorter video of this compilation can be found at the Applied Technical Diving YT channel:
/ @appliedtechnicaldivin...

[@FilipinoCaveDiver]

This video was produced by FCD members Juan Naval & Jackie Genuino of Applied Technical Diving. On October 26, 2020, Typhoon Quinta battered Batangas Bay where the M/V "Oceanic Explorer" was anchored. The storm took down the boat and tragically, its Chief Engineer too. This is a compilation video of the search and salvage operations made on November 2020.

[@JayJayJayjay503]

You all have my respect for doing this job, you risk your own lives for this, bringing lost souls back to there families for a proper a resting place. in my eyes that makes you all super hero’s. Keep up the good work guys x

[@neceydennis1609]

Beautifully said!!

[@henessy.-.45]

This music along with the footage... Around the 9:45 min mark... Creepy... I can't imagine being a family member and knowing my loved one was at the bottom of the sea... Idc what condition the remains are, I want them. Take a special soul and strong mind to do this type of work... I felt anxious just watching

[@AERSKALFA_]

Nice choice of BGM Now my fear for deep water has increased.

[@anubis.the.possum]

i hope this doesn’t seem insensitive, but what happens when you let the retrieved bodies float up to the surface? are they gathered and delivered to the families so they can give their deceased loved one a proper burial?

[@FilipinoCaveDiver]

There is another team on a boat to collect the remains and deliver it ashore to a waiting mortician/ funeral house staff. Afterwards, it is collected by the family for burial.

[@CRCR666]

@@FilipinoCaveDiver how are they identified?

[@sookiethedookie443]

@@CRCR666 dental or by family most likely

[@CATASTEROID934]

@@CRCR666 There's lots of things that can identify a body- the clothing and equipment (or remains of) that they're wearing, tattoos or other defining skin markings, hair and other external features commonly used to identify people and if there's sufficient intact tissue DNA samples may be taken and matched against surviving family members, but if those aren't enough to identify a person their teeth can be matched to dental records if they exist, and a general idea of how old the person was and their gender can be derived by examining the size and shape of the bones and potentially damage to the bones can be matched against records of historical injuries.

[@TimsFPVundROVfootage]

how long have they been down there ? :O Massive respect to all the divers in action there! I cant imagine how "scary" this must be, diving into the ship wreck alone is dangerous as hell (atleast i could imagine it is ?!) and knowing you WILL see dead bodies inside a dark shipwreck would be to much for me.

[@rylanluna4614]

I have a question if you don’t mind answering and I will try to be respectful of the deceased. I’m wondering how the deceased persons body stays together as you bring them to the surface, are they put in body bags to keep them whole? Purely informational, no disrespect intended

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

I don’t know for sure, only a guess from what I know from life…maybe if the water is cold it preserves them a bit more, so they haven’t got far into decomposition. I could be completely wrong of course. But they are doing an amazing job and bringing closure for a lot of family and friends 😢 I can’t imagine finding people like this, the thought of their expression etched on their faces. Very brave people to do this

[@danzmitrovich6250]

Now the families have closer on there love ones and may the R.I.P and the ocean is full of shipwrecks that is the coffin

[@lucringus]

Amazing video though I was hoping for a peaceful background music. 🙄

[@FilipinoCaveDiver]

I agree :-)

[@AERSKALFA_]

Absolutely

[@mrvirtualwalk]

Di po ba silty dyan mga sir, idol kayo talaga ang galing

[@cliffordluke2379]

Rest in Peace 🕊️

[@ShaytownDown]

What was that being moved at 4:40?

[@phaszyy]

just debris i think

[@blacklisted4885]

omg was he in the galley?

[@FilipinoCaveDiver]

Seems so....

[@southernmama9362]

The ominous music was a lil much for me

[@flaguser4196]

I can only hope the divers don't have this music while they work

[@EkkehardPummer]

Rest in peace

[@chrisperrien7055]

Algo

[@E.V.I.L12343]

Ung nag dive sila sa lumubog na barko pero d mo pa din maget ano nang yayare sa vid sa sobrang pag ka cut ng video .. sumakit lang ulo ko

[@전쟁과평화]

Why did you use such music here? It's way too dramatic and creepy for a video showing dead victims of a tragic accident that happened very recently. I really respect the work and effort of you and your team's incredible work but I just don't think the music is appropriate for such content.

[@ax2usn]

Somber mission. Somber music.

[@fayprivate7975]

I don’t understand anything that’s going on here. We’re they retrieving bodies? Never saw one. This video tries not to show you anything.

[@alexandraschuster9700]

Asking the same question Were the bodies at??

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

A video showing deceased people would be taken off KZbin in minutes. If you lost someone in this disaster would you want to see them? Showing a full deceased person is disrespectful for one thing. People would be up in arms saying they profited from families in mourning and the deceased people themselves.

[@Rational863]

Watch closely at 2:19

[@JohnLGladden]

Hint: the people without SCUBA gear on are NOT holding their breath.

[@siren7138]

@@JohnLGladden the hints on a game loading screen

[@otherzonrox673]

Your job ya'll is impressive but the editing of this footage is bad it kinda makes it like a horror stuff and cringy too

[@siren7138]

But that’s probably what it’s like when you are underwater and looking for people/dead bodies in a recent shipwreck (but that’s not my job and I have never don’t that so idk)

[@spookyspoon6589]

These are the REAL LIFE HEROS. 🙏💯🫡