Surviving Most Extreme Mega Tsunami in Modern History - True Story

A father and son are out on a boat enjoying a nice fishing trip, when suddenly an earthquake sent tons of heavy rocks tumbling into the bay, causing a massive mega tsunami that would surely crush their small fishing boat! Did the family survive, or was the giant wave too much of a force of nature to overcome? Watch today's incredible new survival story and find out!
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[@saviour1742]

I'm just imagining that scene from Interstellar, "Those aren't mountains.... they're waves"

[@therealpinkguy2772]

Great movie made me cry when the robot shut down for a bit

[@valleysportsclub4462]

Yeah great movie

[@Soiledbritchess]

Brace yourselves

[@ryuu8360]

Correct

[@Jay_woffe]

But man were they huge they were like the size of Jupiter

[@vesper2005]

the fact that the wave was 1750 feet tall, reduced to only 50, and STILL was so powerful. imagine if it stayed that hight..

[@jonathonaleman]

Once the canary island volcano collapses into the ocean you'll find out. It's not far off and it's likely to destroy a couple of cities

[@parappa5002]

Howard and sonny would probably be dead.

[@EmilyS1234]

What’s crazy is that the earthquake that caused the tsunami was live a 7-8. 1964’'s earthquake was 9.2 and that tsunami was only 200m.

[@MyPlaylists22]

the wave was never that high, the highest the wave was was 60 meters, it was over 500 meters "high" because it rolled up another mountain.

[@MyPlaylists22]

@Anon it doesn't no. it Makes it elevated to that height. You don't include the geography of where you live when someone asks you your height, do you? It is maybe technically right, but you cant tell me you can't see how misleading this is. I've seen many posts all over picturing tsunami heights, and they just show it as a massive wave. which it wasn't. This kind of misleading information that is technically not wrong but uses technicalities for sensation purposes is the cause of many misinformation based forums these days. Just look at antivaxxers.

[@WarlordRising]

People don't realize that waves are often measured from the backside (relative to sea level). The face of the wave is often 2-3 times that. These guys were looking at a 100-200 foot wave. On top of that, Alaska has very little light pollution. If the moon was only a crescent, they are looking at a huge wall of nothing. A black abyss hurtling towards them.

[@ray60900]

That sound terrifying

[@RockEzell]

Bill probably had that exact flashback and his heart couldn't take it again 🤦🏾‍♂️😮‍💨

[@mathewjones7663]

In July In Alaska, the darkest it gets is about what it looks like 5 minutes after sunset. There would have been plenty of light to see it.

[@earpolution05]

It was a nearly 2000 foot wave from the backside so do you mean nearly 4-6000 from the front?

[@ya_boy442]

That's for surfing, they measured this wave due to where it hit on the land surrounding the bay and how high up trees were uprooted

[@Dah-heck]

Father and son: *sleeping on boat* Tsunami: Hello there

[@kfraser3783]

Stop

[@HakimGuerrero]

@The Scarlet Hanged King In Yellow you underestimate my power!

[@soupersoup5773]

It's over tsunami I have the high ground

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

General Kenobi

[@abrahamlincoln7912]

Lt. Col. Andrew Lewdcas you are a bold one.

[@monke-qh5hy]

imagine being sleep on vacation and you wake up in heaven.

[@Mykasan]

Well you wouldn't "wake up"

[@shannawhite2]

Yes u are @Cmdr.Mcnuggets

[@Demoonz]

@@Mykasan r/woosh

[@arianebolt1575]

Heaven probably has someone appointed to explain things to confused new arrivals

[@monke-qh5hy]

i forgot i posted this lol

[@dragonballdimension5185]

Imagine seeing a nearly 2000 foot tall wave headed your way. How scary would that be

[@xiao7372]

Taller than the eiffel tower itself which is 324m

[@quentinjanineverdu5713]

Very

[@admiralinvertebrate5649]

The water would become a smelly brown mess if I saw a wave that big headed for me.

[@pieterveenders9793]

Fortunanetely the wave subsided very quickly, going from 524 to merely 15 meters by the time it hit them. Still, seeing a 500+ meter wave come at you must be insane!

[@lanefrancis8699]

“Put on your live preserver and pray to God almighty” crazy reality

[@Aus10McNeal]

"8 year old son named sonny." That's weird I'm a 21 year old commenter named commentary.

[@nailah9121]

WOAHHH

[@Aus10McNeal]

@@nailah9121 Now I'm a 22 year old commenter named commentary

[@urmumsballs69]

@@Aus10McNeal happy late birthday

[@vaysinterlude]

😭😂😂.

[@Luthereveluv]

Thats weird I’m a 10 year old editor named editing

[@sechi7239]

Imagine being at a job interview and telling that story when the guy asks “tell me about a time when you were in a stressfull situation”

[@chuckmangione4747]

What a nightmare it would be to see a 1700 foot wave coming at you. Couldn’t even begin to imagine what was going through their heads.

[@ellaeadig263]

I can understand him having a heart attack upon returning to the bay. It would have been incredibly emotional and triggering, and his blood pressure would have shot right up. I just hope he wasn't alone when it happened.

[@Seggs-dj1rw]

4:10 the Floating rocks🤣🤣

[@ivoryas1696]

@Cmdr. Lewdiepie Nice catch.

[@Mufflin]

I don't get it.

[@caethasis5291]

M keyword: floating. U ever see your rocks floating?

[@oblivionnpc4210]

The TRUE defying of weight

[@Adino1]

DUDE, those are surfing rocks.

[@edgelord8337]

Me: what a nice day on the beach. Tsunami: imma bout to end this whole man's career.

[@quentinjanineverdu5713]

LoL

[@retrotony4119]

I have a friend that visited that area about a year ago. When I showed her a documentary about this incident, the look on her face was priceless.

[@user-qp1ds4pn8v]

A family friend was on Kodiak island when a tsunami hit and came up almost to the foundation of his family’s house. He said that same earthquake had caused a tidal wave so massive, it cleared an entire village, coming in from one side, and going across back into the water on the other side wiping out everyone.

[@DLHJRecordBeats]

Alaska is my home!! My grandma was in Anchorage when it happened.

[@OzkrsTV]

“Looks like the wave gottem in the end”

[@JoS7Nato]

😂😂😂

[@kurtbyrne3311]

I get so excited seeing a KZbin notification off this channel

[@rm-nc2ci]

Imagine if they had been closer to the mountains seeing a 500m wall of water

[@samoht5674]

Talk about literally being between a rock and a hard place.

[@lixsajoe]

That was a huge wave!! I’ve seen a documentary on this years ago and always wondered how those 2 must’ve been thinking 😱

[@wilson7351]

4:12 Ah yes. Floating rocks.

[@ivoryas1696]

Amelia Wilson. Lol I _honestly_ didn't see this until you said something.

[@susangz]

They're not rocks, Marie. They're minerals.

[@PoloXL]

Just call in a mayday over the anchor you'll b right

[@hafann]

Bruh that's clearly a buoys

[@xaviersavedra711]

I would imagine people not believing their story, at first. Literal tall tales of riding waves taller than houses. Actually riding the wave, almost as if you are surfing it. A pretty badass story to tell, though. It's great when reality is stranger than fiction.

[@superyid2010]

What an absolutely amazing story!

[@glenistergrotj3022]

Not only would it be terrifying to see such a colossal wave, it would be terrifying to see it’s velocity. It’s estimated that this wave travelled at over 180 km/h (120 mph).

[@RL-DarkSpark]

That's slow...You could drive away from that 😂

[@animalloverjulian8243]

Yeah, if there was a straight enough road to top your car out on.

[@technohc4939]

Love ur videos.

[@Me-hf4ys]

Oh yeah.... I remember this tsunami...

[@CraftySouthpaw]

I never heard that story about the second couple who survived. Shame that the guy insisted on revisiting the bay and likely died from the stress of seeing it again.

[@darabennett4316]

You took the words right out of my mouth!

[@fathiakhalisap.6355]

Scubadiver: why did it feel like i was pushed back for a second ? Scubadiver2: *eh its probably just a little wave*

[@en.copedawg2321]

AMAZING!

[@CraZyDoGGy.]

POV: You saw a tiktok about how big tsunami’s can get and now you’re here

[@naturallyliyah7208]

Yup

[@trickstrzzboltyxx6485]

Ye

[@vectr0z526]

Nope

[@thewindwaker]

Yes lol

[@yuikoo0613]

yup

[@mcfish3806]

Awesome!!

[@hypersecures]

I never watch the videos when they come out but when I click on em and find out they are this short I’m very happy

[@megaphish]

Absolutely insane

[@vaak2144]

Father and son : *sleeping* Tsunami : *helo*

[@take9954]

~its me~

[@matveisoykin4182]

henlo

[@francescacali6298]

hEnLo

[@noreenashraf5635]

This is where the recommendation s took me

[@bryanbrigaudit5690]

When you go surfing and you end up on top of the wave itself.

[@majicdawg2852]

Imagine if someone just surfed that wave

[@bumsergeant]

You’d usually wipe out pretty hard

[@TheAlex4905]

Keep up the awesome work guys 👍

[@duckisgae4709]

Why this dude make this seem like an awesomely fun adventure

[@angelapolinar5343]

Imagine if you had been on the boat that didn't sink, that would've been an awesome adventure.

[@mahirahmed2100]

I I’m a big fan 😃👋

[@sten-allarliidaru145]

An earthquake followed by a landslide in 1958 in Alaska's Lituya Bay generated a wave 100 feet high, the tallest tsunami ever documented. When the wave ran ashore, it snapped trees 1,700 feet upslope.

[@thomasaquinas5262]

There are stories about how in the fjords of Scandinavia, there have been similar occurrences. One outstanding concern is the islands off Africa. Some of them, it's believed, can have major landslides into the ocean at any time, creating a tsunami that would reach across the Atlantic to our shores. Let's hope that never happens on our watch...

[@samoht5674]

Just look up the Canary island volcano, if it falls into the ocean...they're talking about the highest wave ever recorded.

[@lilshoesmaker]

I remember watching this video in school.

[@cabardoproductionsoc9864]

Folks on an airplane: My, what a lovely wave.

[@brayden2254]

So what you're saying is this legend surfed the largest wave in modern history and survived?

[@nepinemi8885]

I dont know why but riding a tsunami was kinda badass

[@fazercast2859]

That’s so cool

[@batton1745]

This would be an insane movie

[@_KingKaii_]

Ayy early gang

[@BigBushWookie]

Surfs up dudes 🤙🤙

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

I have a patient that was a kid and there during event. Amazing story from her.

[@wizzotizzo]

According your comments, you spent 8 years in bed, also you grandfather flew with NASA and you live in Vandenberg. I call lies.

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

Matas Gus Lol. Robert Elliott. Look it up. I couldn’t care less if you don’t believe me. It’s the internet. Call lies all you want. Actually I spent closer to 10 years in bed from a motorcycle accident where a broke 2 vertebra and ruptured L5-S1 discs. Sorry if I’ve had a somewhat interesting life compared to you.

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

Matas Gus and he didn’t work for NASA. he flew in the two seater for a meteorological experiment. Never said he worked for NASA. My buddy does though! Just boring computer work. Cheers!

[@wizzotizzo]

@@peter-radiantpipes2800 Sorry mate for kinda being rude, this is the internet after all and now I believe your story.

[@hmacproduction1813]

That’s dope

[@rachelcarter481]

The Lord has his hand on sunny and his dad :)

[@sheerajzakir]

Exactly bro who is saved by almighty nobody can destroy him .

[@jlpkbrb1086]

Oh so god said F those other peeps? Sure

[@alexzhao282]

Nice

[@melaniedonayre7487]

The ultimate surf story.

[@SimplyThatSleepyGuy]

Nice vid

[@Barlowmotorsports1]

Who’s here from TikTok

[@racciacrack7579]

This is like an action movie

[@willsmith6530]

When you say true story me no believe that but this is a great video

[@rachitbhitre1302]

Please make a video on spaceX vs blue origin

[@parappa5002]

So I just found out that the wave wasn’t actually 500 meters tall it was actually the splash that was caused from the landslide before washing away a nearby hill but just imagine that your on top of that hill when the landslide happened and you get to witness the full height until being washed away.

[@naturallyawesome6723]

Am I the only one who’d find a tsunami fun?

[@guido2827]

Does the best show in the world respond to comments?

[@joffles6516]

These people are likely the only ones who have ever and for at least a long time will ever see a wave this big. I kinda wish I was there since simulations of it and videos can’t give you a true sense of scale you have to actually be there and I want to know what it’d look like

[@flamesspeeder]

I accidentally clicked this video but Ngl lucky I did this is interesting

[@axel6437]

I remember this

[@kushal3801]

The wave gets everyone of us..in the end

[@leaadane9090]

Me: (Sees a rock float on water) Also me: *i have seen things*

[@parappa5002]

I’m curious when I look at images on how the wave appeared it shows the landslide happening and it makes the wave that slams into a hill and then it there when the wave reaches 500 meters but what I’m questioning is that’s was the wave still moving as a 500 meter wall of water moving towards Howard’s boat before shrinking down to 50 feet?

[@ChildOfGod2238]

By God's grace they survived

[@PoloXL]

Spoiler.. he dies in the end

[@debjyotimajumdar8042]

Hey infographics show can you do a video on the mercy brown vampire incident. I would love it if you do so

[@taylornox]

mustve been the craziest ride

[@spamfam8402]

Plot twist: When he died to a heart attack, it was because he saw Nessie. Just on a different place

[@jarueteppen5038]

Yo that’s crazy Just kidding haven’t watched the video yet cause I’m here too early 😂

[@GigaTrap6000]

How to survive a Tsunami: Be a camera man!

[@jimtamim1708]

This need a movie

[@bestbaku8993]

2:03 atleast he was able to talk to the anchor and say mayday before the wave hit him.

[@uselesscontentclub]

Micheal Townley :Why did I move here? Tsunami :I guess it was the weather.

[@user-rl4nb3fv4f]

This sounds eeeepic since I'm a big fan of natural disaster movies and this sounds really interesting and cool.

[@makaimavour1904]

Me: Wow big wave * a minute later* My dad: MAYDAY MADY Me: you don't even own a boat dude..

[@joaquinmurgarodriguez2099]

Don’t forget the tsunami is brought to you by Raid Shadow Legends

[@MrHistory269]

Or NordVPN

[@genghiskhan.2265]

Or honey

[@serenakoleno9338]

Thank you. I just finished a great novel named Leaving Protection, by Will Hobbs. This was mentioned in the book.

[@Angie-os6be]

wow!

[@EmilyS1234]

0:07 "it was the strongest earthquake in 60 years" 1964: *hold my beer*

[@parappa5002]

Nah bro this one is stronger.

[@parappa5002]

The 1964 one was like 200 meters tall

[@EmilyS1234]

@@parappa5002 this lower than an 8.0 the 1964 one was a 9.2. I’m talking about the earthquake, not the tsunami.

[@parappa5002]

@@EmilyS1234 oh

[@samoht5674]

@@EmilyS1234 It was actually a 9.5.

[@pepargh]

You saw a TikTok and came here and then read the comments about seeing a TikTok and now you’re reading a comment about that

[@theARMYGamer]

And this is why I love land mas

[@admiralinvertebrate5649]

I’ve heard various descriptions of huge tsunamis over the years. Some describe them as coming in like a giant flash flood, other descriptions depict tsunamis as giant walls of water. The word tsunami means ‘harbor wave’ in Japanese. A common misconception about tsunamis, is that there’s only one wave in a tsunami. In actuality though, tsunamis come in a series of waves called tsunami wave trains. Each individual wave can be a different size, and the first wave is seldom the biggest. Even if a seawall survives one tsunami wave, there’s usually more waves coming. It’s the subsequent waves that come after the first one that can knock down structures that survive the first wave. Those people who were in Lituya Bay that night were extremely lucky they weren’t hit multiple times.

[@sweetworld443]

Please what software are this guys using for their video?

[@haze_2563]

For size comparison, that tsunami is about 1.5x bigger than Godzilla Earth, have y'all seen how big that guy is??

[@s.Walton]

0:43 that’s my name

[@Azndope]

Do an infographics episode about What would happen if the moon could hit earth

[@unexpectedcaveman6573]

We all die

[@awsomedude9111]

The child’s prayer worked, lol they Rode the wave 🌊

[@mr.c9846]

2:58 RIP

[@carey_metv]

@ 2:06 last last words he said over the anchor ⚓ "mayday mayday!" I think that was a mistake lol I'm pretty sure the last thing he said wasn't over the ⚓ more like radio..

[@PoloXL]

Credible journalism right there. "Howard dropped the anchor as low as it would go"... Wasn't he already anchored?

[@megami.x]

PoloXL1275 This could be a longshot and they simply messed up…… But they could’ve also been referring to the second anchor which would have been faster to drop than to pull up the first one and forgot to add the distinction.

[@thegoldensword3951]

Tsunami: Your lives are now mine. The guys on the boat: Im about to end this mans whole career

[@zackdasher1256]

When your tryna sleep but the tsunami has other plans

[@sushanthshenoy4248]

Yay 1st view and 1st comment

[@mrayrick7631]

Sushanth Shenoy no

[@brandonrico6223]

Early here

[@rishavbhowmik7778]

But I would say, the shape of a boat is one of the most epic creation of man kind.

[@Fabboi_unl]

Just imagining a wave thats literally half a kilometer tall.. is scary

[@chass2472]

Prayer is powerful..