Lost and Stranded on the Ice

[@andreajones65]

To be so close yet so far from rescue so many times would be absolutely mind shattering.

[@scottbubb2946]

Mind shattering is an excellent description. I feel like, after so many times being so close, I would just sit down on the ice and start laughing/crying and that's where they would find my body.

[@charlottem162]

Karma

[@Vorexia]

@@scottbubb2946 Right. Some just jumped right into the water to get the hypothermia to finally render them unconscious, and I feel like I could do the same thing after going through something like that.

[@Vorexia]

​@@charlottem162 For what? Sealing? It was a legal, sanctioned, and morally normalized practice back then. On top of that, nearly everyone was too uneducated to be aware of the damage they were doing, and a lot were too poor to care.

[@erikcrouch7881]

​@@charlottem162So, do you celebrate polar bear deaths too? They love eating seals.

[@ScaryInteresting]

Hey everyone! Just made the last-minute decision to put this out today instead of tomorrow. I figure many people will be busy enjoying time with family etc. In any case, I hope you all have a happy holiday and a great weekend!

[@kristopherharrison9197]

Love your channel honestly thanks for the great content and merry Xmas to you too 🎉😊

[@adamokuhle9753]

Never too early 👌

[@luis33-n5k]

Heeeeeey thank u. These are always interesting to watch.

[@WatchYOBackBrah]

​@@luis33-n5kAre they scary interesting to watch?

[@TheFactMan1]

Well then Christmas came early!

[@ripwednesdayadams]

What an excruciatingly painful story. I audibly groaned every time they got close to rescue only to be sorely disappointed. What a nightmare.

[@great_Caligola]

@@TheDogGoesWoof69Sorry but what a stupid comment. These men died, there’s no need to talk about them like that. Also, those were completely different times and most of them were just simple men trying to make enough money to get buy. I don’t get how one can be so insensible

[@katayounahoo4016]

@@great_Caligola God punished them. the way those men killed the seals was horrible and inhuman. that was their Karma unfortunately they paid.

[@OctopusWithNoFriends]

​@@katayounahoo4016as I commented, the Seal Gods were legitimately pissed off at these men. "You took a selfishly large portion of my seals. I'll take a tragically large portion of your men."

[@criticalmoss]

​@@great_Caligola I don't see how it's insensible. I mean it is nature's way. Idiot goes in the freeze to kill things, idiot falls through ice.

[@willywonka7812]

​@@great_Caligolathey could have done any other job on earth, but this one paid well, because capitalism is greased by blood. It's difficult to feel sorry for these people. Fk around and find out, out on the ice where you don't belong.

[@geeegaewlwlwll9328]

stories like this make you really appreciate modern safety protocols and means of communication...

[@Jadegreif]

"... and then it got worse..." What a story, never heard of this one before. Excellent storytelling along with your amazing visual presentation this has to be one of your best videos. Thanks for creating it.

[@baronvonjo1929]

The ships leaving 3 times would be the most frustrating thing to ever experience. The feeling of desth just over you after that would be so much.

[@sunnystormy4973]

ikr !

[@dylanryan8241]

Karma

[@ramuneraven]

@@dylanryan8241yeaaaah I’m ngl, the experience is horrifying and absolutely no one should go through that- no one should’ve died and this is truly a tragic situation, however… they wouldn’t be in that situation if they weren’t yknow- clubbing seals :/ it’s however at the same time not really their fault, as back than, that was their job, people actually NEEDED seal pelts

[@peterharris9022]

@@ramuneraven Mmm people didn’t need seal furs the fashion industry wanted them. And I am not judging these hunters/trappers but high end money for gloves etc was the only reason that mass killings happened.

[@alexanderattaie]

The seals are like: That's what you get for beating us with clubs

[@Payne_]

😂😂😂😂

[@the-trustees]

Damn straight! 😅

[@doclewis8927]

Imagine if everyone had a flare to signal a problem...or even a lantern to light to signal an SOS with by having someone stand in front of the light, move, block, move to do the SOS in every direction. It wouldn't be perfect but it would be better than nothing.

[@lisaperry5999]

2 years later law implemented requiring seal ships to carry flares and wireless equipment

[@denisecastellanos4866]

The number of people in the comments who have empathy for the seals is very heart warming. Much love to you all. 🤗🥰

[@the-trustees]

There are less than I would have hoped for. I just posted myself regarding the ACTUAL victims of this story. 😢

[@thenobletaco4232]

A single flare gun could have saved so many lives

[@daeryk6424]

Multiple to be on the safe side.

[@Da_Publick]

Just when you think you've read about all the Arctic disasters, you come up with another one.

[@Pewnhound112]

The Franklin expedition was, without question, the most insane, shortsighted, “this can only end one way” story I’ve ever heard about in my entire life.

[@Da_Publick]

@@Pewnhound112 Look up S.A. Andre's polar balloon expedition.

[@marhawkman303]

That's the secret.... there are hundreds of them. Every year one or more tragedies struck.

[@StazherEzhov]

Trust me, there are many more of them. The missing expeditions of Rusanov and Brusilov, the incident with the Austrian expedition of 1871-1874, the Canadian Arctic expedition of 1913-1916, the Greeley expedition etc.

[@Vorexia]

@@Pewnhound112 For me, it was Andrée's arctic balloon expedition. He used a rapidly deflating balloon that he had to refill in secret several times, and expected it to keep him flying over the Arctic for 30 days straight. Didn't listen to all the criticism handed to him by international balloon experts or even his fellow crewmate, and neglected to at the very least adequately prepare for a worst-case scenario. How could things have ended in any other way? He could barely keep the thing flying right after it lifted off. It was heavily reminiscent of the sinking of the Vasa ship.

[@bremenschmidt2437]

Even though the majority of the stories are devastating, I find these stories and videos to be very educational, very interesting, I'm learning so much!

[@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206]

Did it occur to you that these men were sk*inning these seal pups alive (for their pelt) and leaving them to d*e?! I dont feel bad for them. Sorry, not sorry!

[@TheCozyGameress]

The fact you're using the internet and yet you have this high and mighty attitude... The amount of animal deaths you're contributing to should make you stop but you know, it's convenient so you're better than these men, right? Hypocritical and pathetic. @@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206

[@Vorexia]

​@@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206 They lived in times where this was legal and seen as perfectly normal, where many people were too uneducated to connect the dots to realize how what they were doing was wrong, where the educational system still portrayed wild animals as "things" that are incapable of emotion, and where a lot of people were just too poor to even afford to care. Times were different, I definitely feel sorry for those men.

[@erikcrouch7881]

​@@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206Dogs will eat their prey's guts first, without bothering to kill them. Cats will brutalize their prey first so it can't fight back enough to hurt them. Hooved animals will stomp things to death just because they don't like them. Chimpanzees are utterly psychotic and like to eat babies and faces. Some will rip their own hair out and go on killing sprees. Nature is brutal. Grow up.

[@keelysmeltser]

@@VorexiaEverything you said can be applied to slavery or the holocaust. “It was a different time” is kind of tired. At the end of the day torture and murder of innocent beings is just that. I find it hard to sympathize with those that can’t sympathize with the beings they inflict pain on.

[@Numb3r3dDays]

Out of curiosity, I just looked up when flare guns were invented, because if these men had had some, way more of them would have survived. It was 1859, so I'm not sure why they weren't equipped with them in 1914.

[@lisaperry5999]

I found a story that in 1916 all seal ships were required to carry them and wireless equipment

[@papa_pt]

bc cheap bastards

[@lucashersh3553]

Probably because the sealing industry was corrupt

[@SudrianTales]

Probably money, lack of money

[@lisaperry5999]

@@SudrianTales or greed

[@NicholaiGuerranov]

Unfortunately these men’s fates were… SEALED

[@UgetTheMemo]

🤦‍♀🤦‍♀

[@angelalambert1963]

No pun

[@kayagrace2482]

🤣🤣

[@KarenAlexandrite-aka-PinkRose]

This was quite distressing! But thank you, Sean, for your respectful telling of this tragic story, which I had not heard before. Wishing you and your viewers a very Happy New Year!

[@darrylwebb388]

Thank you Sean; Shawn, I am from Newfoundland and Labrador, currently reside in St. John’s . We had to read a Novel called “Death on the ice” written by a local author, after reading a book report had to be done. Now I hated literature when I was in school , but this story captures me. Great coverage on it , would be a great book report😅 thanks again:)

[@squiglemcsquigle8414]

Using your name as username and freely giving away where you live is pretty stupid

[@TheRealNova99]

I just have to point out that I've been here since the beginning just about and Shaun (sp?) has always had an absolutely *masterful* grasp of sound. Those notes that play in the beginning prior to the intro? Perfect. I didn't even realize it was creating brand recognition or whatever in me until I noted the joy I felt hearing them because it meant another Scary Interesting video had arrived. The sound effects within each video are subtle yet perfectly placed. I can't help but wonder if the channel owner used to work in some form of music production or marketing or some other field that heavily utilizes sound. And yeah, I know my comment isn't about the video itself but I wonder this every time I watch one of these so I figured it can't hurt to ask. Maybe someone out there can sate my curiosity. I'd love to start a channel but sound and how to effectively use it has always been the thing that has stopped me.

[@oligultonn]

That title is a very accurate description of my life here in Iceland.

[@darksu6947]

We can trade lives for a week or two if you really want to get out of there for a bit. I live in the US, in the state of Virginia, in the mountains. It's very beautiful here.

[@markwebster5749]

The volcano is a massive worry for you all as well 🌋hope you have a merry Christmas anyways

[@oligultonn]

@@markwebster5749 I live 100km east of that place, I need to worry about 3 much bigger volcanoes tho. Merry Christmas to you aswell my brother ❤️

[@somealias-zs1bw]

George Tuff really living up to his name there. That man must have been next level robust to be the only one to make it out of that predicament in good shape while also being the one to put in the most foot miles. Built different as they say.

[@kthemaster1999]

And he seemingly got blamed the most for the disaster. I honestly can't fault him for any decision he made here. He was given the wrong information and tried to make the most out of the situation. I would've just curled up into a ball and cried to death

[@bubblyproduction9809]

Hey merry Christmas Scary Interesting! Thanks for the wide variety of stories you’ve shared this past year, gonna be so stoked when you reach 1M subscribers in the coming year

[@JK-gm6kk]

This channel being under a million subs is criminal. Clearly super talented in many ways, especially creating a unique, unmistakable mood to their content.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

I just subbed this week and happily it's over a million now. So glad I found it, excellent channel!

[@RadoPakrado]

200+ men died, 1 000 000 seals killed by just one of them …

[@whiterabit09]

These are getting more and more fascinating..... You keep finding these amazing stories!

[@mommy2libras]

"Just when you think it couldn't get worse ...". No, I never think that. Between all the horrible stories I listen to and my own life experiences, I'm well aware that it can ALWAYS get worse- and it will, as soon as the first jackass opens their mouth and says that it can't. There's always one.

[@jgp1294]

A win for those poor seals

[@ak3p0]

Just your voice gives me shivers and ready for some harrowing stories. Merry Christmas from Texas!! 1 million in 2024!!

[@laurabell48]

Merry Christmas from another Texan

[@ak3p0]

@@laurabell48 Merry Christmas!!!

[@zxyatiywariii8]

(I just found this channel and subbed) Wow Texas had some AWESOME eclipse viewing!

[@ak3p0]

@@zxyatiywariii8 it was crazy how dark it got. The birds and insects stopped making noise, which I read is because they thought it was night.

[@joshuaremo922]

I love your content. As a suggestion I think you should consider covering Shackleton’s Endurance expedition

[@leighz1962]

The drone footage from 1914 is so helpful with the story.

[@angelashortall9778]

The indigenous people still hunt seal today. For food, and the pelts which they used to make jackets and blankets. Frankly, I think they’re the only ones that have any right to ever be out there doing it. Even back in 1914. But they also use every single part of the seal. The same as they do with any animal they hunt. At least ones that still have their land you know

[@angelashortall9778]

So my point was if there’s any drone footage it’s obviously not of these people it’s of the indigenous who are still there doing it

[@zxyatiywariii8]

​@@angelashortall9778I agree. They didn't waste anything. Some Indigenous people still live this way, although fewer and fewer every decade.

[@singularlyinepthuman]

It's incredibly sad, however it seems insane that they were killing such huge quantities of seals. 35,000 seal pelts on one ship? The sheer amount of wildlife there must have been and the biodiversity supporting the apex predators, all now destroyed 😢

[@masonsacrey1108]

Not at all true. Seals breed out of control if the population is not controlled. They destroy all the other fisheries also. It is a necessary hunt. There are literally millions more of them every year just off my coast where im from in Newfoundland. Without the seal hunt, The cod fishery goes to shit.

[@singularlyinepthuman]

@@masonsacrey1108 see that's not what the BBC documentaries would have us believe. Glad to know that things aren't quite as dire as I thought.

[@johncarter1150]

​@@masonsacrey1108, calling u out, you are wrong.

[@gaeltacht]

The fact that any wildlife survived those early explorers is astonishing. In Icebound (about William Barrents) they talk about this. The first thing those crews did on encountering polar bears for the first time is attempt to kill and skin as many as possible. I was in Svalbard recently and they didn't seem to have a positive opinion of all the historical whale and seal hunting there.

[@CKW10001]

I have no sympathy for these people who killed defensive animals. The 1800-1970 is an awful time for animals, and even today factory farm's are just shit.

[@angelawhite2022]

Born and raised in Newfoundland and had to read this story in high school. Highly recommend it, it’s called “Death on the Ice.” It haunted me reading it as a child and it haunts me hearing it as an adult. Thank you for telling this story on your channel! I was so surprised to see something “local” pop up❤ RIP to all those lost.

[@tinyky2598]

I love listening to these videos while I'm working, I appreciate the attention to detail in describing things to help people like us who are just listening a good mental picture to follow!!

[@TheUnknownCountry]

The story of Sir Wilfred Grenfell is also another great survival story from Newfoundland and Labrador. Don’t know if you’ve heard of it. He got stranded on the Ice off of Labrador while running to get medical attention for a young boy. The ice broke up and he started drifting out to sea. He had his dog team with him and had to butcher and skin several of his dogs and used their fur to stay warm through the night. Later he used their bones and tied them together to make a flag pole. He was seen and rescued. I believe he spent 2 or three days on the ice. He was very sorry about his dogs, and I believe he later set up a memorial to them. Great story. He is somewhat of a hero in Newfoundland. Cheers from BC, Canada. Great channel.

[@racingbeats1493]

Sealing is disgusting and the people that partake are disgusting. I've never wished people death the entire way through a story like this, first time for everything!

[@origami83]

iam sure these men all had a wide array of alternate career options to pursue.

[@racingbeats1493]

@@origami83 pretty much the excuse anyone who does something horrible for money gives

[@origami83]

@@racingbeats1493 Well they didn't create the demand for the seal skins in the first place and it's the companies that facilitated it. These men probably had no other job options and just tried to provide for their family. For what it's worth Iam glad sealing is no longer a common practice. Its easy to judge from our comfortable chairs decades in the future.

[@racingbeats1493]

@@origami83 I agree with you, I'm being harsh

[@anniereid6694]

raised and still live in Newfoundland, i wish more people would visit here😊

[@rabbitsonjupiter6824]

It's on my bucket list! Would absolutely love to visit! 😃😃

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

I hate being out on the ice. I don't often need to but when I am I always having a bad feeling. So this was nightmare fuel for me.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Me too! I got frostbitten toes once and it's scary, so I avoid it whenever possible. Could've been worse, and I never want it to be.

[@Royak]

Such cruel act. Poor seals😢

[@bryanbmw1]

That's why they were punished like this

[@Volundur9567]

I fail to believe that the crew of that ship didn't see those stranded whalers.

[@watson9897]

I bet the seals were laughing their asses off.

[@JackieBaisa]

Such a disaster! I have to say, these are some outstanding photos considering the era and the conditions. Wow. I'm super impressed that despite everything, they managed to come home with such amazing pictures!

[@slipperyorca8092]

Am I the only one angry at Abram for sending all those people onto the ice in poor conditions?

[@NoneName840]

No but for real. My blood is boiling at that asshole. If you ask me, their deaths are exclusively on his hands.

[@olm8829]

No, you’re not. It’s indeed outrageous.

[@FumblsTheSniper]

Clever people like to make clever plans. Clever plans are usually the least thought out and most rushed in execution.

[@KaliKat]

I went to university in Newfoundland and we read a play on this disaster called The Harps of God by Kent Stetson, you really get a good feel for how the men were doing (and speaking!) from reading the play aloud.

[@jj74554]

These stories just blow my mind. The fortitude of Arctic and Antarctic workers and explorers is astonishing.

[@markwebster5749]

Poor seals 🦭 just getting bashed on the head 😢

[@savetheunstable]

For real, guess that's a little bit of karma. Can't say I felt bad for any of these people. Good episode though!

[@saraswatidimensions9959]

​@savetheunstable was searching for someone in comment's with this exact opinion...karma indeed!

[@lisaperry5999]

I love all animals However back then it wasn't "sport" It was a living plus every part of the seal was made into different products.

[@krekab4382]

Poor seals, karma? You're all Idiots.

[@pyewackett5]

I'm sure there could have been alternatives used in whatever the seals provided. It was the 20th century after all.

[@gabriellef]

I’ve been binging your videos for daaays and realized finally I should give you a sub. Thank you for the entertainment! I know it’s not always the most positive and exciting topics to listen to, but they’re extremely informative and knowledgeable about accidents and strange occurrences that have happened. You’re doing a great job and surely your channel will only continue to grow!

[@asmodean9175]

As always, love the videos! You have to be one of the most consistent KZbinrs I've ever watched in terms of quality. Thanks for another top tier video and Merry Christmas to you and yours! Thanks

[@deenasmusicbox]

Claiming to have slaughtered over a MILLION SEALS was the biggest disaster of them all.

[@perjulianlundbergtande8956]

Hahah

[@RiniUsagi]

What I’ve learned about historical maritime disasters from your channel: mostly happen because of nepotism

[@citizenoftheearth6]

and many wars led by rich who had no clue about warfer

[@Mandy-nt2cs]

Those poor seals.. muh-gah that's horrific.

[@lenhowl]

Are you f ing serious? Nothing about the men who suffered and died out there trying to feed their families back home!

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

​@@lenhowlno. F them. And their families. And you.

[@d1p70]

​@@lenhowl you think the seals didn't suffer getting murdered for their skins? or didn't have families of their own. fuck the murdering humans. karma got them.

[@tisdue]

their fate was..... SEALED.

[@NaomiRobinson-cw3gn]

I am horrendously sick right now and the stories you tell really help distract me and make me feel better. Always look forward to a new video coming out. 💗

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

What goes around comes around piled up on the deck like the seals

[@ziggylegion1604]

i live in arizona now but i am originally from canada. let me tell yall, ive had people ask the absolute most wildly ignorant, brain-broken, Stupid-Hall-of-Fame questions about canada. people inquire about canada and things about it, as if its still some developing country, in its entirety. sometimes people ask me stuff like they think its only snow, maple syrup, and some igloos or maybe some old shacks. if they ask about seal and hunting them, then i pick a random date and tell them that is national baby seal clubbing day. everyone gets the day off work and we all go to the beaches and club the seal pups to death to keep them in check. they always ask in horror what we do with the meat and everything and i tell them "i dont know, leave it on the beach? why would we bother harvesting the meat? we can just go to the grocery store." ive had quite a few friends actually start, understandably, screaming at me and shit over it but like cmon on now lmaoo i always tell them im bullshitting them and people dont really hunt them very much anymore there. why would we?

[@ziggylegion1604]

i told someone in 7th grade that it was a pot leaf on the flag. he believed me and brought it up in social studies to our teacher the next day. ive been asked if there are black people in canada. my absolute most favorite question ive been asked, by someone who was born and raised here in AZ, about canada is... "uhmm wait? where even is canada?" HOW LMAAOOO

[@tazztower44]

that is hilarious 😂..it's crazy how naive americans are about the world in general

[@markwebster5749]

I like watching Canadian, Chris must list on KZbin he is visiting countries and places not visited by your average traveller he is a really generous guy and a great channel 👍

[@ziggylegion1604]

@@markwebster5749 awesome, ill def check him out!! his channel name is 'Canadian Chris' yea?

[@ziggylegion1604]

@logangoulet7522 ill just leave you with this little factoid, and maybe itll make a bit more sense to you: Arizonas school system was ranked in 48th place out of all the 50 states lmaaooo

[@griffinblades8475]

I'm from Newfoundland.Thank you for covering this. I started watching your channel recently and I just finished watching you video about the Hokkoda Mountain disaster and it made me of the sealing disaster. In another video you said you were Canadian so I wondered if you had covered this and if not I was going to forward you the email about it I sent fascinating horror. I searched your channel for the word seal and you are already ahead of me.

[@sweetpeasarah1]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE. All of your videos! I M so stoked for this one….you voice and story telling are so amazing…I’m ALWAYS completely entranced❤

[@lamarcusrstokes]

I absolutely love your profile picture, damn 😍🥰 lol

[@sweetpeasarah1]

@@lamarcusrstokes. Thank you!

[@lamarcusrstokes]

@@sweetpeasarah1 you're welcome beautiful

[@bryanturnbow8189]

Their profession really sealed their fate.

[@HemiChrysler]

For this misadventure, I have no sympathy for those involved.

[@EDCsteals]

999k subscribers. By morning you should hit the big 1 Mil and get that gold play button. Congrats dude. I’ve been watching your channel since you were just below 200k and so you grow insanely fast and it’s no wonder why

[@scottessery100]

25:37 35000 seals 🦭 how is that sustainable

[@mrs.h2725]

It's not lol, humans have caused extinction of many populations and entire species of animals. That's why organizations have worked so hard to fight for conservation efforts to try to reverse some of the damage we've caused. Many shark populations are down 75% in the last 50 yrs thanks to over fishing for fins and sport. But it's harder to get the public's support to protect apex predators like sharks than it is cute fuzzy seals.

[@nightytime]

Doesn't matter if it's sustainable, capitalism is capitalism.

[@raphaelcolella1983]

It's incredible how quickly things went from casual to dire.

[@Vassild]

Talk about a bad day at work...

[@WatchMaga]

I am from Newfoundland. This event remains absolutely legendary to this day.

[@rachelmanuel2244]

I just found this channel and love it! Keep it up! Makes my nights at work bearable.

[@Zyenthillias]

That eerie ambient track was ON POINT!! Good choice!

[@danbuchardt4855]

Calling Newfoundland a "little island" is so incorrect it hurts. Its literally the size of New york State, look at a map.

[@johncarter1150]

So true!

[@LuluTheCorgi]

And the population density of a small island Total size is kinda irrelevant

[@TerminusCodex]

I wish you Happy holidays and a prosperous New Year! I've looked forward to your releases every time this year and I look forward to many more in the new year, great work please keep it up!

[@denisecastellanos4866]

Can't help but feel that the fate of these men is just some kind of divine justice for the macabre work they do. Poor seals. Those men did not even belong there.

[@robbybgood9687]

Little island? 16th largest island in the world. Newfoundland (Canada); area: 108,860 km2

[@MadisonOuellette-e9i]

Compared to the fact canada is 10,000,000 km2….. yes

[@TheHekateris]

I've never heard of this tale before and honestly, with the photos? Amazing.

[@DudeBoerGaming]

1 man alone captained 1millions seal's deaths?....and there were how many captains roaming around again? -So sad

[@juzkiddin]

This would be the craziest, saddest, most infuriating thing ever. I can not imagine the feeling of dread and hopelessness these men felt. Also, this would be a really good movie.

[@mrsevelync6900]

What an AWFUL and frustratingly terrifying situation

[@mgm8822]

Seals: Oh shit, you boys lost? That’s just terrible!

[@Aceton]

this would make an formidable netflix-series like "The Terror"

[@eiscremekaiser]

Merry christmas for all! ❤

[@magnum2051]

I live 45 minutes away from st johns nice to see you covering a story from our small island. Been a fan for awhile now keep up the great work

[@hobosarepeopletoo]

Such a depressing experience for those men! Their fortitude astounds me

[@cw4608]

To All: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Merry Festivus, whatever you all celebrate, may your day be amazing with a wonderful New Year

[@toscadonna]

These stories remind me of how tough our ancestors were and how incredibly weak we are these days.

[@mondoseguendo6113]

Absolutely. Just thinking about waxing my ass hair makes me cry.

[@donnydogpiss4533]

Yes. This is reason for why I am shoot my own self on my feets to show how much i am stronger than this other boys. Somebody say "it is crazy you do this" but it is actually make me big and strongest. Everybodys is know this. This is truth,. 1 hundrd persent. #1.

[@jamio2089]

wow i get it was a different time and this was how they ate but i cant help but feeling more bad for the seals... horrible altogether

[@lynnen264]

As a Canadian it was interesting to hear this horrible story I had not heard of it Love your channel, almost 1 million!

[@FirePrincess2008]

Im devastated by the number of seals that were killed....maybe thats just my feeling.

[@Foxyshedevil]

My great-great grandfather, along with two of his sons passed in the sealing disaster. Thomas Jordan, Henry and Bernard Jordan. I read Death on the ice in school, not knowing at the time, that I had a direct connection. I've spent the past few months doing some digging on the tragedy.

[@oddinsomniakk]

Hey siri when were flares invented?

[@supernewf3722]

I'm a Newfoundlander and I was born on March 30.Grew up on the Great Northern Pinninsula.

[@LunoNoxx]

That's terrible. Thank you for sharing the story so we can remember them.

[@connie7128]

Imagine how many people throughout time have died needlessly based on the orders of someone whose "reputation" was too big to question.

[@Stormlucy111]

I must say I find "sealing" appaling. Maybe nature took her revenge on the murder of innocent creatures.

[@allanawanyo4966]

These stories tell me to always stay where you are

[@christinahand973]

Two members of the crew who froze to death were a father and his son. They died in each other’s arms and were hoisted off the ship still frozen together, the father shielding the son. It was a heartbreaking sight for the thousands who witnessed the unloading of the dead from the ship’s deck. The statue at the end of the video was dedicated in 2014 to the sealers lost in 1914 and depicts the father and son, Rueben and Albert John Crewe.

[@boy-fv2pr]

How tf does this dude find these stories? 😂😂😂

[@killabeezattack]

People back in the day were just built differently. If not for these brave souls. We would not be where we are today. And for that, I am grateful for their sacrifices!

[@KlaunFuhrer-du7fr]

I feel no sorry for these butchers......

[@jus10lewissr]

This story is literally the epitome of "a series of unfortunate events."

[@perplexhaze3353]

Guess the seals had the last laugh

[@jeremywp123]

Ough ough ough 🦭

[@jasonking6366]

Those sealers hardly got any pay in order to feed their families....Only the ship owners made the money. So educate yourself before you make an idiotic remark.

[@PattyMurphi]

Im from Newfoundland. Props for your pronounciation , rarely hear non natives of the province say it right.

[@AresLeviathan]

Holy shit and I thought being stranded on a sandbar was scary. I hate the cold. I can't even imagine being trapped there. Dude seriously you're my favorite channel. And I'm subbed to all kinds of creepy stuff! Keep it up and Merry Christmas!

[@kathleenhorwood6738]

I hope people educate themselves on seal hunting, without it seals would live a true bleak horror story... Thank you for sharing ! I'm from Newfoundland and Labrador, it's always interesting to see stories from our province !

[@ronaldguild3627]

1,500 seals!? Those men got what was comin to them.

[@serjeantpepper2986]

The seals won this one

[@nicksaucebjj]

Funny how Newfoundland is called a “little island” but its larger than a lot of or most US states probably

[@itseggboy4]

I mean, maybe don't go kill all the poor lil seals