The Scotch Cap Lighthouse Tragedy

On the First of April, 1946, a massive Earthquake rattled the Aleutian islands off of Alaska. The massive 8.6 magnitude Earthquake would send a devastating wall of water speeding across the pacific in several directions. In the path of this April Fool's Day Tsunami was the Scotch Cap Lighthouse and it's 5 Coast Guard lighthouse tenders. Disaster would ensue.
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[@billhart4710]

I maintained a lighthouse for a couple of years as a Coast Guardsman. Was a neat job; polishing the brass and cleaning the glass of a 5 foot diameter Fresnel lens - 130 feet up n the air. Quiet and peaceful, one of my better memories as a USCG electronics technician. Those guys at that seaside light house never had a chance. At least it was quick. A snappy salute to them.

[@Oakleaf700]

Sounds an idyllic job you had..Peaceful, lovely views... But as you say, the Sea can be savage. RIP to the Men lost.

[@janicesullivan8942]

Growing up, I thought it would be interesting to live in a lighthouse.

[@baronvonjo1929]

I ust started the video and I'm scrolling down and just pondering how these light house keepers are gonna die a "quick death"

[@norml.hugh-mann]

@@lawrencet83 the heavy concrete in the wash likely pulverized the men into mush before they even felt the chill of the 34° water

[@michaelpettersson4919]

@@janicesullivan8942 Now when lighthouses are almost always automated the lighthousekeepers house sometimes end up as someone's residence.

[@The_NoBrainer]

My grandfather was stationed in the Aleutians during the Korean war. He said "there was a woman behind every tree". There were no trees lol

[@1949rangerrick]

One of my best friends was stationed on Adak Island out there on the end of the chain, during the Vietnam war. He said they actually had one tree, and it was well protected.

[@VaivaPaula95]

@@1949rangerrick because it had a woman behind it, probably

[@estieglandwr]

😆😆😆👍

[@davidlafleche1142]

The Battle of Attu Island was the only one in the war on American soil, and it was brutal.

[@werelemur1138]

@@davidlafleche1142 My grandfather was a radar operator (I think) stationed on Attu Island, but I don't know if he was there during the battle.

[@Kusoka1]

USCG veteran. Visited that site more than once. The foundation was still there in 1986-1988. Very humbling site.

[@janbadinski7126]

Nature always wins when it comes to man vs nature.

[@huntercorrales6794]

@@janbadinski7126 won't stop Engineers from trying, perhaps one day we will be able to defeat her.

[@skipads5141]

Coast Guard veteran? 😀😃😄😁😆😅😂

[@martiansarepunk]

@@skipads5141 Do your emojis have you laughing and crying because you had a revelation at not understanding the most base definition of the term veteran was first applied, as someone who held long service. While it's secondary, long after, became associated, to service in (largely unjust) war. Or is it that your just a commonplace imbecile who thinks emojis are somehow valuable to reality?

[@superdave8248]

I'm curious if the USCG put up a monument in their honor. It wouldn't have to be anything dynamic or big. Just a plague with their names on it.

[@druid799]

Thanks for telling this story , as a Brit it seems to me the USCG have always been very much in the shadow of the regular navy even though their job is so important . Keep up the good work .

[@kenwittlief255]

no not at all the USCG and the USN are completely separate organizations with different missions and responsibilities, except during a declared war.

[@ian3580]

@@kenwittlief255 I think he realizes that, and I agree with him. The USCG is often forgotten and assumed to just be lifeguards for boats in distress, even though they perform a wide range of duties to protect our country and mariners

[@5roundsrapid263]

@@ian3580 I also agree. They are an equal branch of the Armed Services, and deserve the same respect. I grew up near the coast, and they do an amazing job there, especially after hurricanes.

[@tamlandipper29]

Maybe to us Brits. I suspect not to folks living via the sea.

[@danweyant707]

@@5roundsrapid263 Ah - but they've long gotten short shrift there - as a part of the Department of Commerce originally and DHS now, not DoD, I've seen then excluded from military respect often and in petty ways, despite losing sailors in most conflicts.

[@LoserwinS1]

It's a bit perplexing that at least one of the crew was knowledgeable enough to check for signs of volcanic activity following an earthquake, but none of them were aware of the tsunami danger they posed.

[@ODSTGeneralYT]

Well the volcanic activity was common in the area, Tsunamis (let alone ones on this scale) are fairly rare.

[@jliller]

Scotch Cap Lighthouse was atop a 90-ft bluff. If any of them thought about a tsunami, they probably assumed they were high enough above the ocean to be safe.

[@Nylon_riot]

Geology was and still is a young science. In the 60s, they wouldn't have had the information about tsunamis and the warning signs that we have now. You can tell by the language that they still referred to them as tidal waves. The Coastguardsman that recorded the information may have been the only one with that kind of knowledge, and he wasn't in the lighthouse with the victims to inform them possibly. But yes,I caught that too.

[@snickle1980]

As late as the 1980s, we were still calling them tidal waves. The japanese called them tsunamis, but at some point in the 90s, we picked up what the japanese were stepping in and started calling them tsunamis. This was due to the advent of the internet, and endless docus on cable tv. Back in the 80s, we knew that the water pulled back beforehand, and we knew they came in fast...but it was niche knowledge. Like the kid who knew where all three whistles in mario 3 were hidden. Eventually everyone knew. Prior to the 80s? Anyones guess.

[@smudgey1kenobey]

Great job. Really interesting story. Hats off to all coasties, I was stranded on an island after a kayak accident and saved by them 30 years ago. They are a brave service.

[@nightshadehelis9821]

I really wish this comment wasn't a year old because I want to hear about this kayak accident.

[@fransincero2242]

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[@kscorp5176]

This is the first I've heard about this tragedy so thank you for making such a detailed video! Especially appreciate all the photos you included; makes the people feel more real and the tragedy more immediate.

[@RandomTrinidadian]

Imagine a wave so powerful, it litterally ripped men apart. I mean, they most likely never knew what hit them.

[@danweyant707]

Well, the pulverized building was probably the instrument, but ... yeah.

[@49dwalin55]

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[@carebearann4613]

Completely mind boggling. 😮😢

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[@whatitdo5297]

Great video. Small correction, the Hawaiian island hit is the island of Hawaii, sometimes referred to as the Big Island. The name of the town taking the most damage is Hilo.

[@Prone2Thrill]

I learned the bay acts like a bathtub and makes it worse. Also they wrap around the island as well not just point of impact is affected. I graduated HS in Hilo and did tours around some keys affected spots. The AYSO fields are in the tsunami zone where no new construction is allowed. Aloha!

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[@scotshaver8669]

As a native son of the Great Lakes, I have grown up with a fascination with the lighthouses dotting those shores- and their interesting histories. Thank you for broadening my horizons on the topic. It was a pleasure hearing this bit of history.

[@VashStarwind]

They found a knee-cap, wow, imagine that amount of force.. thats crazy

[@SoulDevoured]

I mean a wall of water obliterated that building. Imagine what would be left of a person if they were in a car hit by a freight train going 200 mph. The train does damage but what would tear them apart is the structure around them crushing and splitting and becoming essentially very large shrapnel. Terrifying thought. That's what big bombs do. Only the impact of these examples is very different. It's called a "wall of water" for a reason. I don't blame early man for thinking nature had a will of its own. It's hard to imagine such big violent occurrences without an intent, without a sentient creator. Even now we compare natures power to the easier to grasp man-made power. We measure explosive force in lbs or tons of TNT.

[@sorrenblitz805]

@@SoulDevoured I think that has more to do with a stick of TNT having a standard explosive yield with which we can use to compare other explosions to.

[@SoulDevoured]

@@sorrenblitz805 easier to study in a controlled environment for sure.

[@gabrielbennett5162]

The late Jim Gibbs, a former USCG lightkeeper, author, historian and owner of the Cleft of the Rock lighthouse on the Oregon Coast, wrote that when he volunteered for lightkeeping duty in 1945, Scotch Cap was his first choice. To his initial disappointment, he got assigned to the infamous Tillamook Rock Lighthouse (aka "Terrible Tilly") instead. This tragedy happened during his tour of duty at Tilly and forced him to count his blessings. Needless to say, had he gotten Scotch Cap, Gibbs would have been one of the men killed.

[@felixcat9318]

The 2011 Japanese Tsunami was similar to this event, though by a huge order of magnitude greater and far more destructive! The damage inflicted on the Lighthouse Crew would have been caused by the building itself being shredded by the power and volume of the tsunami. I had not known of this tragedy before finding the video, thank you for producing this superb, authoritive documentary.

[@Fightingforthelost]

Alaska is on the same subduction plate Japan is on, part of the ring of fire. I lived there for 10 years, and missed the quake from 12/2018 by 2 months. One of the pictures from it was of the exit I used to get to work.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

If the climate had been more hospitable on thst island then there could have been a much larger community living there like fishing village. That could have raked up the deathtoll considerably.

[@tinydancer7426]

Between the force and action of the moving water of the tsunami and the churning of the debris from the demolished lighthouse, the damage to a human body, being in the midst of all that, would have been like being in a humongous blender. It's a wonder they found as much as they did.

[@huntsail3727]

USCG Veterans, we appreciate your service and the sacrifices made for our country and our freedom.

[@LB-oz9hv]

The Soviet freighter Turksib was stranded off Scotch Cape in 1942, the USS Rescuer (ARS 18) was sent out to help salvage the ship. USS Rescuer went ashore during salvage operations and both ships ended up wrecked near the lighthouse. Both wrecks vanished after the tidal wave hit the area and destroyed the lighthouse.

[@alsmith9853]

The terrifying and random power of nature never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for your interesting presentation, and helping these poor guys to be remembered

[@Graham-ce2yk]

This one was a lighthouse tragedy I was not aware of. The iconic lighthouse tragedy is the Flannan Isles Lighthouse incident of 1900 where the relief crew found the lighthouse deserted. The most likely cause was extreme wave conditions, but because no definitive answer is possible conspiracy theorists have tried to fill in the blanks with all kinds of crazy stories. Another tragedy from the UK was the Little Ross Lighthouse murder of 1960 where one of the two keepers on duty murdered the other and fled to the mainland, despite being caught, tried and convicted to my knowledge he never explained why he commited the murder. There is also a story about two lighthouse keepers vanishing from Great Isaac Lighthouse in the Bahama's in 1969, but there's not much information on that one outside of Bermuda Triangle lore.

[@dancingtrout6719]

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[@theBlankScroll]

Bruh, a light house reporting a forest fire is an april fools joke. A light house reporting a quake and tidal wave should maybe be taken seriously

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[@markstott6689]

That was the most interesting episode that I have watched so far. Maybe because I'm British and live in a temperate land, I find Alaska fascinating. Little known stories like this are also very interesting if undoubtedly tragic. Thank you.

[@tamlandipper29]

Alaska in summer is nicer than Scotland in my view. Less rain, better food. I encourage you to go if you can.

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[@kvltizt]

It’s a far away place to most of us Americans too tbf

[@xr6lad]

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[@justinmulcahy7470]

My grandfather was in the coast guard. Captain of his coast guard pistol shooting team, served on an ice breaker and did stints as a light house keeper when called upon. His best friend was the former captain of said breaker and went to live near a light house. His friend has since passed, and my grandfather is late in years. But my family ( I included) have a undying love for coast guard stations and light houses.

[@vict4451]

Imagine being told that a tsunami made landfall and a light house might be gone, and you think its an April Fool's joke. Then finding out that it was no joke.

[@bandmastertales338]

Growing up, my dad was a lighthouse engineer. It was a cool job to tell your friends about during school years, telling schoolmates that your dad works on lighthouses is uncommon nowadays! He was away for most of the year on and off, but he always brought home photos of his fishing off of the lighthouse base, when they worked on the helipads and of other things they got up to while stationed all across the UK and channel. It was scary knowing he was out there in some of the worst storms and weather, in a stone column in the middle of the sea. Luckily, he no longer does it. But he definitely has some good stories and memories he's shared along with us.

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[@Glen.Danielsen]

Hilo is a city on the big island of Hawaii. Not far from Hilo was a place on the coast called Laupahoehoe Point. There had been a school there which was destroyed by the mentioned Tunami and washed away, no survivors. Sad. The graphics in this video are just excellent, creative, smart. Narration is also outstanding.

[@gundamheavyarms4879]

From a son of The Last Frontier, thank you. I've never heard of this tragedy until your video was recommended in my feed and am always fascinated to learn more bout my beloved state's history, and oceanic history as well. You've gotten a new subscriber!

[@doreendaykin6693]

I very much appreciated this presentation. I am interested in all history & events regarding lighthouses, their history, their keepers, & their experiences. Gratitude for sharing🙏💙

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[@flowerface9011]

An aunt and uncle of mine used to own/live in Point Lynas lighthouse in northern Cymru. They were not tasked with upkeep and maintenance of the light in the tower, and were not allowed to actually go into the tower alone. But the guy who was took me up there and showed me how everything worked when I was visiting them once. One of the coolest experiences of my life. There was even a pilot house for sailors to anchor off shore and catch some sleep on land.

[@Ian-np6zt]

Duuuude another awesome story! Thanks for bringing this to light!

[@ChiIIChief]

I was hyped to hear a story in my state, then I finished the video. Absolutely tragic. But this was an excellent video, glad I found this channel.

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[@vanringo]

I had read a brief synopsis of this while researching the battle of Dutch Harbor that my Grandfather was in. It was a brief segway that I read there was a light house on Unamak that was later destroyed. That was all I remember reading. It had something to do with one of the Navy ships in the area using it for a reference point or something.

[@jkocol]

I first read this story in an Alaska magazine on a fishing trip in the 1970's with my father and his friend on the friends 42' boat along the inside passage of Vancouver island. I was just about 16 at the time but I remember how I was haunted by this story and it's tragedy. Thank you so much for this video and an interesting trip down memory lane.

[@danweyant707]

The stories we read while underway can really stay with you, to be sure - but this event...just yiikes.

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[@jonpopelka]

God rest those boys who were lost while keeping the light. We’ve all read about or watched docs about men who gave their lives while doing their duty, but for some reason, this one hit me especially hard. Probably because I saw myself (well, my younger self anyways) as one of them- putting in a 4 year stint on a lonely island in Alaska, bitching about the lack of women and entertainment, but all the while having a f*ng great time working with a crew of brothers while hunting, fishing, playing poker, and experiencing some serious unspoiled natural beauty. It also irks me that today the Coast Guard is sometimes viewed as a “lesser” service by a lot of ignorant Americans. Those who serve and sacrifice in order to keep others safe have ALL my respect and gratitude.

[@nightshadehelis9821]

In the Air Force there was a specific lyric we would repeat as we matched "we're not the coast guard! They don't even work hard." Other branches said nonsense about the air force always being on a gold course. We all respect and value each other, it's just harmless banter.

[@jamesshaffer206]

I did find this very interesting, those 5 men probably knew for .5 seconds what was coming. The power of a tsunami is terrifying. RIP to the men who gave their lives in service, as to all the lives in Hawaii and elsewhere. A shack in Antarctica? Wow, that should be a question in trivial pursuit game.

[@sp3nc3rgrant82]

"Horror" is not one of my favorite genres; however, this video's thumbnail was intriguing enough for me to watch: have been on a Naval history binge these few days. Well presented video.

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Thanks for sharing these stories, keeping them alive. Appreciate it a lot. Greets from the Netherlands 🌷, T.

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I just discovered this channel today. Amazing the things that show up in your feed. If my father will still alive, I would show him this channel. He loved military history. USN, Korean War.

[@rippervtol9516]

Thank you for an amazing video, As someone who was born and raised in Alaska and had never heard of this incident I appreciate your telling it.

[@garyreid6165]

I have heard and read about the tsunami that hit Hilo, Hawaii but not of this disaster. Lighthouse work, I assume, is difficult and constant. And, perhaps, a little scary or scarier because of the location. It’s not a job for everyone but back then, it was necessary. To see a huge wall of water at sea coming at you with everything it has is terrifying. There is nothing you can do to stop it and you have to pray like mad that the building is built stronger and on higher ground. But, nature has a way of springing surprises.

[@OmmerSyssel]

Lighthouse work is actually quite calm and mostly dull. Not much to do except for standard observation procedures..

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[@lght5548]

My father was a Coast Guardsman stationed at the lighthouse off Ft. Jefferson Dry Tortugas in the late 40"s. He had some interesting tales about it but said it was mostly monotonous. Then he got shipped to Korea, where the monotony ended.

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[@appey67]

Jesus, 400-500 miles an hour? I had no idea tidal waves moved that fast! Great Job. Thanks for the informative video.

[@danweyant707]

yikes.. In deep water it's a pure wave of energy.

[@JoshuaTootell]

A tsunami might not even be noticable either at sea. It isn't until the water gets shallow

[@hebneh]

They only move at that speed in the open ocean, in extremely deep water. They slow down considerably once they move into increasingly shallow water. But it's why a tsunami moves across the Pacific as fast as a jet plane, and since the speed is well established, it's also how arrival times can be forecast when there are warnings.

[@clivebrook]

Tsunamis are shallow-water waves - that is, their wavelength (crest to crest) is several times the water depth (totally unlike storm waves or wind waves). Consequently, the deeper the water, the faster the tsunami energy propagates. There’s an equation to plot tsunami velocity: velocity is equal to the square root of the product of water depth and gravitational acceleration. As depth increases, velocity increases. In the deep ocean, the tsunami pulses along at the speed of a jet aircraft.

[@Way2caffeinated]

As old as I am, I had no idea water could move that fast!!! Sounds terrifying!😮

[@angelachouinard4581]

Every once i a while KZbin gets it right. I knew about this tsunami hitting Hilo but not this sad loss. There is nothing like a good sea story for a cold, dark November night. I am going to love your channel. Subscribed.

[@carmium]

If you're looking for more Maritime Horror stories, you might want to look for this one. I'm sorry that I don't recall the name of the ship, but it was in the heyday of ship travel by Canadian Pacific or Union Steamship in the Vancouver and Gulf of Georgia region. The particular ship found it self well-grounded on a known reef up the coast, though not badly damaged. Both night and tide were falling, and when rescuers arrived, it was decided to return for morning high tide and pull the ship free. It was level, no one was injured, and they could still run an engine to make power. The rescuers returned on the morning tide, prepared to tug the ship free, if indeed it was still stuck. It had vanished. The entire ship, crew, and roster of passengers were simply gone, never to be found again. I'd love to know the details of this, as it's been many years since I read the account.

[@StunningHistory]

You may be referring to the Princess Sophia; I actually just posted a video of this yesterday on my channel.

[@carmium]

@@StunningHistory Just watched that video, which, not surprisingly, was far more detailed and accurate than my memory of the short account I had once read. Thanks for connecting me to your story.

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[@markstott6689]

I've just watched this for a second time. The story still fascinates me to this day. I know water is immensely powerful, more so than most people realise. Yet i still find it hard to believe that a steel reinforced concrete building gets torn apart like it was built of cheap wood. Yet there lies the evidence. I've already taught my two young children that if they're on a beach and the sea starts disappearing, you run for the hills.

[@jordanistrying]

just imagining the power to completely rip them apart, thats terrifying. Its wild most of us have never heard of this tragedy. Thank you for sharing this story

[@Moz29]

Probably from being inside a collapsing lighthouse.

[@Alexis_Nemesis189]

The minute you said undersea quake, I knew where it was going. Those poor men

[@xr6lad]

The thought also entered my mind ‘why did they build the lighthouse in such an exposure position and not the Cliff behind where the signals station was’. It seems such a rookie mistake. Plus surely on the Cliff any light would have greater viewing point as well.

[@HrLBolle]

@@xr6lad My humble guess would be that the ones responsible did not want to spend extra for the needed equipment to move the material up top the cliff. as it looks like the site was reachable by ship -based cranes

[@MrChickenselects]

back then people didnt know earthquakes are followed by a tsunami ithought they would have got to higher ground after the quake

[@harrisjordan7492]

Imagine being the person in that sea side shack in Antarctica. Your home got destroyed by a day old quake.

[@bd3966]

I can't believe a tsunami could massacre bodies like that. I literally let out a "sweet Jesus!" when you were describing the body parts being found. I always thought people just drown and maybe get beat up a bit by debris, but that's like being blown up! Those poor men!

[@alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288]

I had never even heard of this. Thank you for making this video to help us remember what happened to these men.

[@shewolfsiren]

Whoops. Wrong lighthouse tragedy. I was expecting the one in England where the three lighthouse keepers got washed away by a rare British tidal wave (tsunami). Can you do that one, too? Please and thank you

[@sheilagravely5621]

I've never heard this story and I wish I hadn't heard it now. Geez louise, horrific. RIP. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😪

[@andrearoberts1953]

When I was a kid, I wanted to be either lighthouse keeper or a forest ranger. The Coast Guard didn't accept women and science and math were not my strong points. Oh well...

[@miikaura]

insane that they didn't allow women.

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I like to think myself as a history buff. Looking at your channel makes me sad because there isn't a bunch of content for me to binge watch lol. Thanks for putting out this high quality content and I look forward to more

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Thank you for a maritime tragedy I was unaware of!!!🙏⚓😪

[@MRptwrench]

Wait, what? Steel reinforced concrete out on THAT island? This I have to google. I'm guessing it had to be an incredible engineering feat to accomplish.

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Not really a problem being on the shore when you have a military budget and military vessels to make it happen. Getting things like that deep inland was the problem back then- no horses, mules, or snow machines; only manpower.

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Thanks. This was very well written. I might have said previously, i am recovering from a stroke, I listen to improve my comprehension and focus.

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That's cool, my friend. I'll put some thoughts and prayers of support for you into the ether in hopes they help. Best wishes.

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I live in Alaska and found it very interesting and well done. Thanks!

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I've always heard ATON was where it was at. To be honest, I hoped a ride on a BUSL one time and worked 3 buoys and hated it lol. I was always a SAR guy myself. Semper P, shipmate.

[@JoshuaTootell]

180's will always be better 😉

[@Prone2Thrill]

I live on the Big Isle , we have a tsunami museum in the city of Hilo. Hilo experienced 2 deadly tsunami's. Hilo was never the same. Plenty died bc the warnings came too often and lost effect. People came to watch the little waves but the event hit later than predicted so some assumed another false alarm and were washed away by Coconut island and Suisan fish market which remains open today. A memorial is nearby as well.

[@RTFLDGR]

dude. good stories. I wanna recommend researching the FANTOME and cat 5 hurricane Mitch. badass story.

[@artthefarter]

This channel is great

[@A21A11A]

Great video, keep up the good work!

[@paddlesupriver2875]

Wow, this was VERY well done !!! It just showed up on my utube, I watched and immediately subscribed. Thanks for your time and effort.

[@honest1296]

I can't even imagine water travelling that quick...300-400 mph!

[@timthehippy9478]

really good film, I hadn't heard about the lighthouse before, very well done. Liked and subbed.

[@Geyser39]

Any earthquake that wakes everyone up is a bad one. My heart goes out to everyone affected by the quakes.

[@delilahboa]

I’m a new subscriber, literally just found your channel…….this is the 1st of your videos I’ve watched, what a tragic story……nothing terrifies me more than tsunamis……thank you for telling this so well..

[@Willysmb44]

Another excellent video. I had never heard this story before

[@bryanthompson12]

This needs to be a feature length film...

[@beatus72]

Hey mate, I stumbled over your channel just recently, but imho your channel definetly deserves to be on nebula. Good storytelling true to historic facts and interesting topics... what are you waiting for?

[@TanukiDigital]

Large open water gives me a really creepy feeling I've never been able to shake. This channel is not helping my affliction.

[@2nicnag2]

I absolutely love your videos, especially the sea/ship ones and figured I’d like this one too, and I sure did. I love history, I’m fascinated by the oceans (live in the most landlocked state in the US) and my teenage son is a huge military history buff especially world war 1 and the evolution of tanks, will be showing him your page!!

[@tamipalin8171]

Fascinating documentary, and well-done. I have seen videos about this earthquake but they've all been about the tsunami this triggered in Hawaii. I'd never heard of the chaos this quake caused in Alaska.

[@JS-ob4oh]

Can someone explain to me why the lighthouse was built on a shelf in the cliff instead of atop the island? Wouldn't the higher elevation had been better in terms of the light from the lighthouse being able to be seen from further offshore and the radio and radio-directional-finder operate at a more optimal environment? I ask this because every pictures/videos of lighthouses I had seen always has the lighthouse located at the highest elevation possible for their location.

[@kenwittlief255]

what makes you think the tidal wave didnt go over the top?!

[@P_RO_]

Perhaps they thought the RDF more important; having a structure blocking signals in any direction would have rendered it less useable. And it hadn't been known to happen before so everyone surely thought the lighthouse was safe.

[@Ultimaton100]

@@kenwittlief255 Seeing as how the RDF station was located at a higher elevation and all of its crew survived, I think that answers your question.

[@ODSTGeneralYT]

I personally am uncertain, some people have suggested its due to low hanging clouds or fog pattern obscuring the light. Though given the construction date of the original lighthouse being in the early 1900's and the remote location. I am guessing it was far easier to unload supplies on the shore and bring them up to the bluff rather than trying to haul them up the steep embankment to build on top of the hill.

[@ODSTGeneralYT]

@@P_RO_ I agree with the second half, but keep in mind the lighthouse pre-dated the RDF by nearly 3 decades. So its safe to assume the RDF wasn't a factor in the location choice of the lighthouse.

[@jacquesdemolay5171]

Excellent delivery. Looking forward to exploring more of your content!

[@ironmain433]

"Hilo" is not a Hawaiian Island. It is the name of a city located on the east side of The BIG ISLAND of Hawaii, which IS the actual name of the island you are referring to. I only clarify because a friend asked me about Hilo Island, after seeing your video. I just watched your video and enjoyed it very much. Thank you. I will subscribe. 👍👍

[@danweyant707]

Yeah, caught that too, an unfortunate error. If he'd have just said "Hilo" and not "the island of" (Hawaii). Oh well. But yeah - it's a major historical event here.

[@ryanwarren2970]

I just discovered this channel for myself. Good work!

[@jeffcampbell1555]

I don't usually subscribe on a first viewing of someone's content. But this is so well done, I'm in. Never heard of this event, and it's not where I thought we were heading at the beginning. This is a real "Holy shit" moment in American history; I suppose after the global disaster of WW2, our people and press were low on adrenaline, so it didn't get seared into the public record. RIP, Coasties, you served us well, and I thank you.

[@dennismitchell5414]

Great content , I'm so glad I found your channel. Keep up the great work and stay safe

[@insaneExtrapilot]

This channel was the fastest I've ever subscribed to a KZbin channel. Fair winds indeed, from a US Submarine vet

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

What a brilliant video, and a tribute to the lighthouse keepers. More please.

[@BritanniaPacific]

This just had me thinking of the 2004 Asian tsunami. That alone is a *big* maritime horror. Matter of fact, tsunamis should be considered maritime horrors.

[@cathyvickers9063]

Very enjoyable! You have a new subscriber.