The Man Who Survived for 18 Months On an Island After His Submarine Sank

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[RealLifeLore]

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[Ylig]

Keep up the great content

[Lolplayer247]

its not clickbait, its just good marketing

[Kreyz GR]

Come on, dont add ads to a comment which says that you did not mean to clickbait.

[Marmot14]

Nice

[Joseph Brennan]

Excellent video btw.

[ShellNO]

Imagine suffering through one of the most painful things a human can exprience, witnessing 3 of your crewmen die, having to swim 5 miles afterwards and running across multiple towns for 18 months to avoid capture until you were saved, just to be called a liar and an idiot for the rest of your life

[Ryn Zoku]

FiveGreenBottles not gonna lie but if this story wasn't uploaded to youtube and there was a talk about him saying he did it, you might just also call him a liar.

[ShellNO]

Ryn Zoku i would be skeptical, but as long as he gave all of the details i think i would believe the possibility.

[Fishing4Happiness]

After going thru all that... I'm sure he realized that there were more important things in life than the opinion of others.

[Jovan Rasic Giryee388]

@Ryn Zoku well if he was a stranger from Reddit I would 100% downvote him and call him a lier

[Shonono Yeetus]

He’s British. It’s our idea of fun

[Public Public]

Brave villagers who looked after him. They all faced being executed if they had been caught.

[Milan Woods]

Some of the real heroes here

[AICW]

I don't think the Italian army was known for those kinds of summary executions. Nazis yes, Soviets yes, Japanese yes, but Italy?

[Titanius Anglesmith]

@AICW Not as much as Germany, but they did execute civilans, especially non-Italians. They also helped with the deportation of Jews.

[Dutch van der Linde]

@AICW The Italians aligned themselves with the Nazis after all, not that surprising

[Black Kennedy]

@Dutch van der Linde i heard that the italians and germans even drank the blood of jews! such horrible inhumane acts!!

[Nubberton]

Have you ever wondered if there's just a person stuck at sea right now and no one knows they're alive?

[Malice Demort]

There almost certainly is.

[Nubberton]

@Lion Pride Well that's cool and all but Hentai is better.

[Caellum O'Cinneide]

Lion Pride Source for that? What chapter in the bible.

[Game Seeker]

How many basements with prisoners have you driven by?

[Game Seeker]

@Nubberton this... is troublesome But entertaining, yes

[nunya]

That's an amazing story. As you pointed out, there's not usually survivors in sub accidents. I can't imagine the terror of it all, and keeping it together enough to save yourself is probably no easy task. Belated props to this guy

[Drunk Driver T-34]

I can't imagine how it would feel to go through all of that, and then getting insulted and humiliated for the rest of your life.

[Ricardo alves]

Lion Pride Stop with the spaming, this only pushes people away from what you're preaching

[Atlas Reburdened]

Pffft, try having joined the Marine Corps between 2000 and 2010.

[AstroDreamer]

Basically Vietnam veterans in a nut shell.

[Zoumpourloudiko]

Lion Pride no joke I even see this message on Xbox too and people are just spamming the shit out of it for no reason

[agentstark]

At least he and his family knew the truth. F everyone else.

[Jon Chappell]

this is honestly one of the most terrifying situations i can think of

[Mary Joy Gelizon]

What's even more terrifying is being trapped in a sub in the Marianas trench with you having a fear of the dark and tight spaces alone

[Seafood Pizza Productions]

Stuck in the Sahara or in a submarine? Which ordeal was worse? 😱

[Kuma Toni]

I survived 35 years (so far) after I fell off my bike.

[Cloverpuppy1065]

Wow, I can’t believe you spent that long in the hospital

[Alexander Dickson]

im only a few days in.... damn 36 years!!!

[Ryan Mirzaei]

Wait so you’re like 40 years old?

[Roy Ferguson]

why trivilise, something that is really not a joking topic . Disgraceful!

[YoItsAnton]

This would be an insane story to turn into a movie that I would definitely pay to watch.

[bigedslobotomy]

As long as they don’t ruin it by making it “woke” with Capes being a black, lesbian, trans woman.

[Patrick Lawler]

@bigedslobotomy 😂😂

[Sarp Bakırsoy]

"There were no witnesses to back up Capes' story." Maybe because... they um... y'know... died.

[A 4d tesseract]

excunatly

[Bunny Bran]

What about the people on the island that he stayed with

[A 4d tesseract]

@Bunny Bran they weren't real witnesses because they weren't on the submarine

[tsuol]

*there will be no witnesses if theres noone to witness*

[4PiousMen]

Give him a break guys, hes never done this before and I believe it was an honest mistake.

[terryseres]

yeah hes not the clickbait type

[Blue Mob]

99 Peons That’s where the comments show up from. Because he’s never done this. It’s unexpected from him.

[PointBlank00]

Lol wat. He has 100+ videos. It's not the first time he's clickbaited either

[Veselko]

@terryseres its not clickbait

[A 4d tesseract]

@PointBlank00 it's very un-clickbait

[John Freddy]

Just IMAGINE surviving sinking, risking drowning and other things, then surviving 1.5yrs on a random island hiding from the Italians, and then be called a liar.

[Steve Clarke]

My father was a WWII submariner, he told me about the training to use the DEA in the tank at HMS Dolphin. It did not sound like pleasant operation to undertake so big credit to a man who actually survive the escape. Fortunately my father never had to rely on his training but being a submariner was one of the more risky arms to serve in, regardless as to which nation you were fighting for.

[okashi10]

What I thought this video would be about: - A man who survived 18 months underwater - A man who survived 18 months in the ocean - A man who piloted a submarine alone - A man who lived alone on a deserted island for 18 months None of those were true...

[Lid L]

It didnt say any of that so why would you expect it

[Cuddly]

I expected the second one

[Cybernerd Creations]

Niue It hinted to it? 😶

[Gensis Chosen]

First time ever real life core ever click bait

[Question Everything But WHY]

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms-to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

[Enderman 183]

Lion Pride How is this related to the comment?

[Edvards Kaļva]

@Enderman 183 i dont think it is

[Enderman 183]

@Edvards Kaļva Exactly

[Kevin Luo]

saw you on vsauce 3

[T F]

That just made me think of my college prep English teacher, we read that book in high school. He always liked to paraphrase that as: “he who has why, can survive almost any how.”

[Brock Dandos]

I've never heard anything like this before. He is so lucky to have survived.

[Kriss Hermus Reining Horses]

Great video!! For most people in the comments here, y'all must've not read the title correctly, it clearly says "on an island". Anyway, it's an amazing story, and very sad that nobody ever gave him the recognition he deserved while he was alive. I can't imagine how frustrated he must've been that people just didn't believe him. It's an amazing story!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[Bob the Book slob]

True bravery. I doubt I could ever muster up such a level as this man.

[Uncultured Swine]

My brother is in the U.S Navy and he works in one of the submarines. Its pretty crazy the stories he has so far of living in the sub (a lot of what he does he can't tell us due to opsec, but the stuff he can tell us makes me never want to be in a submarine lol).

[expired meme]

Imagine the stories this narrator could tell his children

[TOMAS]

THE UK lost "79" subs !!!! in WWII ?? maybe 70 men in each crew on those WWII subs !? And the Germans lost hundreds of subs ! RIP >

[FreewayBrent]

Especially if he were to tell the stories to his children with the exact same voice, verbal delivery, music and promotions for Express VPN, Curiosity Stream and Skillshare in his videos, lol.

[TheRealMisterMemer]

When I was your age, I made videos about people d y i n g

[TheRealMisterMemer]

@FreewayBrent grandpa? Why are you telling me to buy a service that went bankrupt 20 years ago?

[Mary Joy Gelizon]

@TOMAS those losses don't compare to the Eastern front

[MaximusBacon]

Him not being alive to have his story verified certainly isn’t as tragic as him perishing with the others. I’m sure he went through his whole life (and to the grave) knowing that.

[XLoadez]

Where can I find a man like this? What a hero

[Brad]

Man, posthumous vindication is so sad. I'm sure the guy was just happy to be alive more than anything, but the dude definitely deserved to be believed.

[Charles Keller]

I did NOT believe it was all under water. Because of my 10 years of active service in the army & even more some of my family & friends who were actually station in the Navy aboard subs I knew it was impossible to stay under water for more than 3 months, with present tech. Thanks for the Gr8 true story! Keep going! 😇

[Liquid]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate submariners? They have some absolutely massive balls and definitely get my full respect

[David H]

Extraordinary story! Huge respect to this man.

[Boldipie]

I have a book that documents incredible survival stories, and I read this one over and over again because of how incredible it was.

[Kevin]

Submarines are a no-go for me. I don’t think I’ll ever be open to the idea of going in one.

[Billy Lockwood]

in what possible scenario would you ever go in a submarine 😂

[Elijah Ebbert]

@Billy Lockwood the navy

[Cloud]

I will go in one in a museum but god forbid I enter the sea in one, fear of drowning is a huge nope

[Aldordema]

I've been in one before and they're really really cramped.

[Bok]

@Aldordema WWII era ones for cramped for sure. The modern day nuclear ones have more open spaces are they are designed for long times submerged. Das Boot is a great movie depicting the cramped nature of German U-Boats.

[Owen Mindzak]

I’m glad that he survived, but I also feel bad for everybody else

[Brian Williams]

Rest in peace Mr. Capes, we all know of your heroism now.

[目は心の鏡]

I know someone who rose to fast and got the bends badly. It changed his body severely for the rest of his life. He’s lucky he even survived he said. He was like 90 at the time so it was way back during a war too.

[Lolplayer247]

When it said 18 months i assumed 18months underwater --- Edit the comment is outdated since he changed the title.

[JustMeItIs]

Thats how click bait works my friend

[Yuval Koren]

We all did...

[Bowens92]

Cringeworthy comment just desperately wanting attention very bad lol

[PanzerOttsel]

I sent it to a discord and now im disappointed

[E]

@JustMeItIs It's not clickbait, it's just that it's sort of misleading. He DID survive 18 months after the wreck.

[AudieHolland]

Most submarine crew who survived their boat going under, were on duty at the exterior bridge when the sub hit a mine. They were simply swept overboard and survived the ordeal of having to reach land by swimming. For those inside the hull, going under was death sentence.

[DuggeeO]

when your life's at risk, you'll find yourself able to do a lot more than normal

[BenseBuilt]

I still can't believe I finished my mother in law's casserole

[Question Everything But WHY]

"None of us can know what we are capable of until we are tested." -- Elizabeth Blackwell

[Mark Paul]

His # hadn't been called up yet.What an amazing ordeal.Its also amazing what the human body can do and accomplish when put to the test.Thanks for the video,it was great!

[Strike One]

For those complaining about the title *"The Man who survived for 18 months after his submarine sank"* the title never stated that he survived UNDERWATER otherwise it would be *"The Man who survived for 18 months UNDERWATER after his submarine sank"*

[just something]

True

[NoeLPZC]

Well, he "survived" a lot longer than 18 months - right up til 1985. Putting 18 months in the title implies he survived some perilous circumstance for 18 months, and the most obvious assumption is that the "perilous circumstance" was being underwater in a dead sub. Nothing in the title suggests those 18 perilous months were hiding from an enemy army. Total clickbait.

[ColeTrain316]

It turns out the odds of surviving a singling sub are way lower than 5%. The odds of anyone surviving the sinking at all are around that, but there's no guarantee that you'd be one of the people to get out as this story shows.

[DoglinsShadow]

Thanks for this incredible video man! I appreciate these unique, fascinating videos about things I've never heard about:) great job!

[Jack Guess]

One of my relatives went down on a submarine in Pearl Harbor.. he’s still down there till this day. RIP 👏☝️

[Comrade Edwin]

Love your videos! Keep the great work up!

[Pleoryo]

The scariest part was how nobody else reached the surface after they escaped the ship

[shindari]

Can't even imagine what this guy went through AFTER his ordeal. Nobody believed him. Even though he told only the truth, as he knew it. He was branded a liar, and probably spat-upon everywhere he went, because "how dare you lie about being a WWII hero?!!" Newspapers probably took every opportunity to question why he got a medal from the Queen. Did he deserve it? There was no way to prove the veracity of his story, because underwater salvaging would not become a "thing" for several decades. He died with everyone probably thinking he was a terrible fibber, and a disgrace to the British Isles. Even his own family. He was only vindicated, completely, a decade after he passed away! It's great to know that his story was true all along, but... how effing shitty is it that this guy lived his entire life after WWII with everybody, at the very least, thinking he was a "crazy drunk," who fibbed his way into false heroism! That would literally drive me insane!! I'd probably wind up in prison, after I inevitably snapped from all that stress! There'd be days I'd wish I had died in that submarine. Not even lying about that... Can only imagine he felt a little the same way, at times... This guy died a hero JUST for enduring the derision he no-doubt received for decades after he got back to England.

[Alex Luciano]

Heck of a story and great video. I was thinking about the bends though. You get it from your body not excreting a buildup of CO2 so bolting to the surface shouldn’t hit you that hard. I think that’s how free divers don’t die of the bends. But his lungs could over-expand if he held his breath while rising since oxygen does expand. That’s why you are always suppose to keep breathing while diving.

[kunal shah]

this is unbelievable story i had ever heard. how could a single person survive 18 months in a lost sea.

[Samwel Onduko]

How I wish he had lived to see his story proven right!

[horriblepancake]

Jesus man, imagine those three survivors having to decide their fate. You either die in a sinking sub or you attempt to break a world record swim and hope you can do it. Of course they didn't know the truth of how deep they were but in their minds they would have to do the impossible to survive.

[Chris S.]

Honestly, if I was this guy I wouldn't care if no one believed. I had experienced it and knew they were just plain wrong. I would just have been happy to survive.

[Kim Jong-un]

Luckily this has never happened to any of our submarines

[Lovetrain1315]

Amen brother

[Lovetrain1315]

You will achieve heaven

[vondahe]

Indeed. No one would survive on one of those if it even gets hit by a rock.

[Ethan Smith]

As far as the rest of the world knows at least

[simrdown mon]

Only submarine going down under your watch is a sandwich.

[Best-Bully's Scotland]

I can remember something about an amazing story about a sub crew being saved by I think who was an inventor that was an old navy man they rejected his idea then used it to safe this crew. Might not be exactly right but there is a story out there. Might actually be this story the more I listen

[Huzaif Khan]

I feel bad for those 2 men who never made it up to the surface 🥺

[Huzaif Khan]

Ron Lewenberg Yes it is possible.. or they would’ve drowned ☹️

[Nick Latino]

I've always thought about how cool it would be to survive a sinking submarine

[dodo828]

Great video, but just a little correction: Smyrna was an ancient Greek city, but in today only the ancient ruins remains. Basically no one lives there and by todays standards it would barely be called a town due to its size. However, the city which Smyrna is in is Izmir. I was really confused when you said Smyrna :)

[D Taylor]

Thanks... that's one of the 29 errors in this video. But then, this channel has never let FACTS get in the way of a good story.

[H Max]

A great and sad story. This is what sometimes bothers me about these interrogators. . The video said his story kept changing as years went by or everytime he was interrogated. Why does he needed to be interrogated more than once? And then years after, of course is going to change, he's bound to forget details. His name was not in the ship's register, like what? He sneaked inside a submarine? Jesus Christ. Who knows, he may have been a spy, who was going to be inserted at the port of docking, so they kept his name out of any official record. Glad he got the last laugh at all those jokers.

[Idea-ology]

Not gonna lie... I thought you meant he survived that long INSIDE the sunken submarine

[Bowens92]

Cringeworthy comment just wanting attention lol

[David]

Clickbait strikes again

[Katoshiku]

@David Not clickbait, just viewers making assumptions

[David]

Katoshiku fair conclusion.

[Mary Joy Gelizon]

No one can survive that long on a sub in that depth unless it's a sub with the life support of the UNSC infinity

[Exit Humanity]

Dude I thought he was gonna survive 18months in the submarine underwater I was thinking , that's completely badass

[Mouad Chaiabi]

A sinking submarine sounds like the worst nightmare a person can go through.

[Darth Revan]

Absolutely terrifying experience. 😔😞

[Micro Waved Rice Cake]

As A scuba diver this is probably onw of the most scariest things I can imagine

[Smort Boi]

It’s a shame that this video wasn’t well received because it was “clickbait.” Especially knowing that this is one of those cool channels which actually teaches about interesting things.

[Leigh]

Love how he had his last swig of rum, as he thought he was going to die. Lol

[agentstark]

That and waking up on the beach, just like in the movies lol

[SixSaber003]

I wonder if that last swig of rum is the reason he made it out of the four initial survivors

[Olga Joukovski]

@SixSaber003 What would be the logic behind it? Alcohol diluted his blood, thereby decreasing the pain of the bends?

[SixSaber003]

@Olga Joukovski It could have also calmed his nerves so he didn't panic too much on the way up, it also could have clouded his judgement on making a slow controlled accent in which he would have most likely drowned.

[Rafe Tizer]

I doubt he drank enough rum to make a notable difference.

[GUSinLANZAROTE]

Good story -but there were deeper escapes by sole survivors on U767 & U1199. From around 73m/ 239ft

[deadasparagus]

Subs in Mediterranean not only had to deal with the clear water but the Sea is also much shallower than the Atlantic for example. Shout out to drachinifel for covering sub operations in the Mediterranean.

[LafeiAr]

as a freediver, i think the depth was totally doable for an average athletic person, not to mention he had oxygen.

[Hockeycowboy10]

What a fascinating story! I never heard anything about the HMS Perseus or Mr. Capes. Thank you!

[johncianchette]

this video makes me feel very odd. just a few weeks ago, august 30, 2020, my mom died in a scuba diving accident, because of the bends. her heart stopped pumping because her chest cavity filled with air. i’m still in shock, don’t know what to do.

[UNITED POLICE STATES OF AMERICA]

Actually, you have to breathe compressed air for a while to get the bends. Free divers go as deep as 400 feet, but since they are holding their breath, not using scuba tanks, there is no risk of the bends.

[AudieHolland]

I also read somewhere that the escape gear was not meant to have the escapees breath during their escape but to make sure they kept exhaling throughout their meteoric rise to the surface. That way there's no chance at 'divers sickness.' But if you're way too deep, you'll never reach the surface unless a miracle occurs.

[TuckingFypo]

@AudieHolland the reason you exhale is so your lungs don't explode when the gas inside expands. You'll still get the bends on the way up though, it's caused by the gas dissolved in the water in your tissues

[Darduel]

but he wasn't free diving, they went up with the rescue equipment, which had compressed air

[Luke O]

​@Darduel I'm late to the party here, but breathing compressed air for a few minutes during an emergency ascent from 170 feet is not enough to cause decompression sickness.

[sourgummy]

if i was 170 feet in the sea i would accept my fate and stay in the dark cold submarine. even if i did end up getting saved the trauma would be too much for me to handle.

[Elmo]

The submarine at depth is at atmospheric pressure inside so the submariners could not have got decompression sickness (the bends) on a surface ascent from 52 meters as they would not have had absorbed enough nitrogen into their blood. The biggest issue they would have had is the possibility of lung expansion injury going from 6bar pressure to 1bar (atmospheric), so like free divers they would need to slowly exhale as they ascended to avoid this.

[Andrew Brown]

I had no idea anyone EVER survived a sub sinking.

[Олег Козлов]

Just imagine how cool his story would have looked in a flash escape game

[Chase]

Bro imagine going through that and having everyone call you a liar 😞

[saimcheeda93]

What about the guy who survived after crashing his Toyota Corolla?

[TheRealMisterMemer]

WHERE IS THE VIDEO

[naysaykiller]

I did that once!

[jerungbiru55]

Which one?

[Unknowned Entity 『常闇士郎』]

F

[Tatererer]

Was his name Takumi?

[Business Guide]

Glad I found this channel! Your videos are so good!

[Ian Johnson tube]

Hey RLL, I was wondering if you could suggest to the people over at nebula to add a smart tv widget for nebula. Curiosity stream has one and nebula does not. It would be really nice to be able to easily access nebula from my tv. Thanks for the vids!

[John Emerson]

If you escape from a submarine using a Momsen lung from any depth it was designed for(up to 200 feet, give or take) you will not suffer from the bends because inside the sub you don't experience heavy pressure for the extended exposure to extreme pressure of depth for the time it takes to absorb excess nitrogen into the blood. With the air in the lung and what you have in your own lungs, you can slowly surface and survive the trip. Ask the survivors of USS Tang who escaped from Tang after she was sunk by her last MK 18 torpedo that circled around and hit her. She was on the surface and the crew on the bridge survived outright, but a few more escaped from the forward torpedo room by Momsen lung

[Rachael Bean]

I hope all those Greek families that sheltered him got bravery medals too.

[Nathan Wilson]

Man, honestly in the situation of a wrecked sub, I think I’d rather just die in the impact. Beats suffocating in the sub or drowning in the ocean. Stay well out there everybody, and Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊

[Dominic Curiel]

This man really said “a side quest” like he was reading a script for gta vi

[Christopher Bohling]

Yeah he had to watch out to not fuck up the plague side quest on Kephallonia

[Isaac Plumbo]

since when did GTA have side quests? that's more of a fantasy RPG term

[D0DGE.]

Isaac Plumbo there are side missions.

[D0DGE.]

Lurker M they are called side missions in GTA, trust me.

[D0DGE.]

Mike Yerke the most popular video game series, we’ll probably. It’s made by rockstar games.

[Pedro Rabello]

U guys should do a video about Amyr Klink, the brazilian explorer that CROSSED THE ATLANTIC IN A CANOE, and also voluntarily let his boat freeze in Antarctica for a year

[Lazovets]

I dont think its tragic that he didn't live long enough to get recognition... im pretty sure survivng all of that and living afterwards is enough of a reward to anyone.

[Alyastrae]

Maybe can you make a video about the water problem of the netherlands in 1953? I live in the netherlands, and like to learn more about that!

[Edison Kong]

That man is one big legend .

[Vivian Le]

DAMN! O_O What an escape story. Too bad that he died before anyone really believed him...

[NotSoGoodGamer18]

Suggestion: The man who survived both atomic bombs

[jaxon_]

Merrill George bad not even close to good lol

[Ryn Zoku]

two atomic fart bombs

[takix2007]

The airplane's pilot ? 😜

[USS Naughtilus]

@jaxon_ Surviving two atom bombs and living to the age of 90 sounds like good luck to me.

[ArcanePath360]

What a sad story that he was not only disbelieved, but he believed in the depth erroneously, and never knew the truth himself.

[OneGreenSeaTurtle]

An amazing example of human endurance

[OneGreenSeaTurtle]

Jakakak Kakskssns you have 10km runs

[A Trans Commie]

So far it's been 26 years since i survived the traumatic fall from my mother

[Lorne Hoover]

I'm not sure the bends is a concern as there is very little time from flooding the escape hatch until the surface, there probably is not enough time for gasses to dissolve into your blood. Recreation dive table for non-decompression dives tend to max out at 130-140' but even at that, they give 8-10 minutes of bottom time before requiring decompression.

[JoyFold]

If there were 79 subs sunk, with only 4 sailors escaping , that is WAY less than 5%, as each sub would have had many sailors on board.

[Neyoshu]

RLL: Doesnt make the video 20 seconds longer to make it over 10 minutes *Not the hero we need, but the hero we deserve*

[Earth Titan]

KZbin changed it so now it's 8 minutes to put mid rolls which is why people don't extend to 10 minutes now.

[Eduardo Montes de Oca]

He's the only survivor and he "pushed the other 3 men out before himself" if i was the first guy out, I'd feel really bad and I think people would think less of me if I survived because I went out first. Its a bit suspicious to me

[Aalienik]

The title is still a bit weird even after the changes. It implies that that the impressive part of his survival was surviving 18 months on an island, which might have been the case if the island were uninhabited. While he did risk capture (and the locals hiding him risking execution) during the stay on the island, I'd say as concerns the issue of survining; anything he faced during the 18 months after reaching land is small-potatoes compared to the ordeal of escaping the submarine and swimming ashore while suffering from severe Decompression sickness

[Joshua Patrick]

To be called a liar after such an ordeal....humanity sucks sometimes man.

[Neonlight💤]

Legends become legends only after they die, its just how life is. People are jealous and want to hurt you, no matter what you did. Don't know how can you not believe someone who was found by innocent fisherman... Of course he wasn't found on the list, he was a passenger in the middle of a war

[Capester]

As someone who is named John Capes, I loved this video😁👍

[Branimir Teodorović]

"The man survived after his submarine sank" and also "The man survived for 18 months while hiding from Italian soldiers"

[W War]

wow. he must have felt shit about the people not believing him. so many people get attention for lies and then when someone has a true story then they don't believe those. salute

[Grant Oakes]

The bends would not have affected him unless the interior of the sub would have been pressurized to that of the water outside the sub for at least 5 minutes or longer. Going from 1 atmosphere pressure to a depth of 170 foot pressure within the time it would take to pressurize to that depth and then get to the surface would not have induced the bends.

[Mike Toleno]

1:14 If 79 subs go down and only a fraction (or a single sailor) of 4 of them have any survivors, how are your odds of escape 5%? 5% is roughly 4 divided by 79, but the 4 escapes did NOT include the entire crews of those submarines. The individual sailor's odds of escape are MUCH, much lower.