Dive Into DANGER | I Shouldn't Be Alive | S02 E06 | Full Episodes | Thrill Zone

[@nicholashepburn9381]

It is mind boggling to realize that marine biologists can stick GPS tracking devices on marine life as large as a whale but not attach such a device on diver's or diver's equipment to keep track of people/divers. It's crazy to think that gps tracking technology isn't standard or required for diving.

[@lukedarsey4134]

Excellent point. Should be required.

[@A.M.Noon94]

I think it would be to expensive atm for any serious investors which is completely asinine.

[@jasonfirewalker3595]

Well there's a million dollars.

[@b0ssatr0n91]

My thoughts exactly, this phone I am holding can track my every move, surely a water resistant GPS can be attached in the life jacket or somewhere on person

[@ariannalovetzano9264]

That’s a very good point!

[@Friedolays]

As a scuba diver, this is one of my greatest fears of diving open water, being lost, swept away by current, waiting to die of shark attack or exhaustion, my other fear is being pulled down into the abyss by freak downwelling currents that sometimes appear along shelf dives. I try to avoid the shelf dives, but as far as being lost, I always always have my GPS satellite SOS beacon on me. If I become lost at sea... click beep beep, here comes the troops, it will give you ETAs of rescue even. Best 400 dollar insurance policy you can have, every diver should have one.

[@joolsa6710]

These programmes are making me want to get a buddy line as well... Shocking how easily it can happen.

[@MartaRC32]

I think that when this happened, such technology was not available...

[@basketballgh]

How do I become a diver..what school or program do I need to read ?

[@jordanphilipperris]

@@basketballgh Just "Ask Jeeves" he'll tell ya everything you need to know :)

[@basketballgh]

@@jordanphilipperris who's jeeves

[@lisaperry5999]

This series should be called what not to do on sea,mountains,air or desert

[@genielove9067]

Exactly!

[@aldinlee8528]

Only one reply. lol. you can add in caves.

[@lisaperry5999]

@@aldinlee8528 yup

[@aldinlee8528]

@@lisaperry5999 I just posted on Quora this: I'm asking that some good looking people go do some risky and/or stupid things in the wilderness, so that we can have more "I Shouldn't Be Alive" episodes; is that too much to ask? 🙂

[@lisaperry5999]

@aldinlee8528 nope I will watch and pray y don't die

[@519forestmonk9]

Watching this from the comfort of my warm dry bed on land!

[@nadinedaoud2538]

Me too 😊

[@erstwhile6163]

On my first dive EVER at Julian rocks in Byron Bay, Australia I dared to ask the ‘big shark question’. My instructor laughed at me and blew my question off with an ‘about as likely as a lightning-strike’ kind of analogy. Less than two years later I was watching the evening National news and there was my instructor ( whose name i will not mention for his own privacy) explaining to the reporter the details of a harrowing shark attack that day on those very same rocks. A newlywed husband on his honeymoon died protecting his wife from a shark. It made me realise that no question is too stupid and even the experts don’t always have it right.

[@dennisjohnsen7297]

I can’t imagine how miserable it would be to have to thirst to death, but to do that in the middle of the ocean. Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink.

[@sineadeberle9554]

"water water every where and not a drop to drink, ooh except for maybe that drop" is from ice age hahahah

[@dennisjohnsen7297]

Sinead Eberle Actually, it’s from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samual Taylor Coleridge. I only paraphrased, but it goes, “Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink. Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” Hahaha.

[@Ladyglittersparkless84]

A living nightmare

[@k_j_n1242]

Watching these shows always make me real thirsty. I've learnt to keep a tall glass of iced water beside me before hitting the play button 🤣

[@lisaperry5999]

@@k_j_n1242 yup,yesterday watched 2 lost in the desert had my ice water beside me.

[@USQ1418]

I watched all seasons and there is one lesson , don't be happy when you see a helicopter because its useless and they won't see you. Guaranteed

[@jettnatchez4776]

Yep. We wearing blue and black we don’t stand out

[@chris9879]

And also ships!

[@flyingchimp12]

No they won’t see you on the first pass, you should be happy to know that the next one will see you 😂😂

[@Rycamcam]

This whole trip was sketchy. - Low fuel on a boat that traveled only 1 hour (???) - No reserve fuel - No safety/tether line considering they were in the middle of nowhere around an active volcano underneath them - No radio on the boat to call for help. Instead, the boat had to travel all the way back to the bay to ask for help. Also, I don't dive, but couldn't they have given the divers a GPS tracker or something, knowing that the area has low visibility due to the volcano vents? Look, the ocean is a dangerous place. Scarier than the jungle. Don't go unprepared for pete's sake!

[@AstralHiGH]

yeah I feel like this might be a bit scripted for drama but either way screw the ocean. Wouldnt go unless I knew I was in the hands of an experienced deck hand and captain, jungles and forests are pretty brutal in there own way but better chance of surviving

[@videowaves1801]

Maybe this was pre gps tracker era.

[@drlogic4535]

These glaring , seemingly obvious checklist items coming from a non diver . How did this experienced marine biologist not go through these 2nd nature ? Mind boggles

[@9storm999]

Date of event might be before GPS is invented though. But you are right for rest. BTW, its Africa! There mentality is much different from developed countries.

[@geometricart7851]

@@9storm999 gps has been around since the 90s...

[@okabee1505]

my man david pulled the old " mount me to conserve energy" trick. nice.

[@carolewilson1311]

Okabee to much energy he have take that in hand no help from me

[@charlessanders]

He a pimp

[@thinkright9350]

The man was mad for her

[@a......5214]

Wouldn't blame him 😂😂

[@tylerb4994]

13:50 Looks like his energy was touching her leg; not the reaction my guy was hoping for im sure

[@simonlloyd7557]

A similar thing happened to me in 98... i was left stranded off the coast of Oman, surrounded by Hammerheads and Barracuda...My boat found me after about 7 hours in the baking sun...Very scary and it occured to me that i might die that day.

[@joolsa6710]

We surfaced from a night dive once and couldn't find the boat... terrifying. Can't imagine how awful that was for you.

[@alli-kat2329]

Screw that man...i stay on the hard land lmao! 🤯

[@flight101]

Why would you even swim in those infested waters though????

[@johntrek187]

Omg. How far from shore were you? Did ya have a dsmb?

[@DiamondCake2]

@@flight101idiotas

[@jadentrez]

It was Melissa's decision to override David's experience and start swimming that probably saved both their lives. Had they stayed where they were, they would have probably been lost.

[@linamarie84]

I beg to differ. David wanted to stay put so the boat would be able to follow the currents. She didn't have experience and she was a nightmare the entire time. The decision to swim pulled them off course. Not to it. They could have been found the 1st time if they stayed put. The dude had THIRTY..30 years of experience. I am sure he knows what he is talking about. It was the search crews diligence that found them. Not her.

[@chrislewis4241]

Always listen to your intuition it's the most powerful sense we have. Saved my life twice. When in doubt about something, don't do it! Melissa should have passed on this invitation.

[@simonlloyd7557]

1:ditch weight belt 2: inflate BCD 3: ditch tank and regs, retain compass, 4: set reciprocal compass bearing, 5: swim on your back following bearing. With SCUBA equipment, sculling is futile, it does nothing other than make you exhausted. Swimming on your front with a tank on your back forces your head under the water and is also prone to rotating around the body making swiming incredibly tiring.You can even remove your entire SCUBA kit and actually ride on the tank and jacket if you need to.

[@bigornot74]

Yeah well maybe that movie doesn't show EXACTLY what's actually happened. It's not the actual footage you know? But you did great remembering your open water course. Congrats 😄

[@janmale7767]

Those boat skippers couldn't put one and one together, determine the direction of the current and move their search efforts in that direction!!?

[@linamarie84]

EXACTLY. I can't believe it. I mean come on man. It was so frustrating to watch. I mean people legit map out their way on the Sea allll the time. David did say he wanted to stay put so that they'd be pulled out in the direction with the current. But. The whiney heiny attached to him threw a tantrum and wanted to swim. So. They did. Not that it matters now because it doesn't-But I believe they would have been found the first time around.

[@chrisgowers8094]

"At that stage, she didn't need to know that. " Are you freaking kidding me?

[@geometricart7851]

He was sheltering her. He thought they would be picked up quickly.

[@chrisgowers8094]

@@geometricart7851 feasible

[@chrisgowers8094]

@Antonia Bareva oh wow

[@msa7290]

he is right for doing that, homie was tryna save her ass by keeping his mouth shut

[@bonniehowell4259]

It's actually good he did that. She would have probably panicked, flapped around, qnd possibly attack sharks.

[@spikevlogs6522]

The famouse line " As the night comes, their body temperature plummets" 😂

[@chiraqchief71chichief14]

Spike Vlogs lmao!!!!!!!!! If u aint the 🐐

[@angiexafiana2530]

hahhaha IKR

[@kamikamkamm]

It’s so iconic in these episodes XD

[@5thdawg917]

🤣🤣😂😂

[@myroom4640]

Oh and also: isn’t it corny!!! Majority of these silly shows: no one seems to get hyperthermia. Far fetched BS……

[@marknthenav]

I remembered something similar happened of the cost of Florida when I was in the navy. We pulled a diver lost diver out 80miles off the coast. USS Eisenhower. 💪🏽

[@kickballfever]

How long was he in the water before you guys found him?

[@wolfesound]

I can see them tell their stories, and yet, the whole time my heart was palpitating at every passing moment. I am so glad they made it out alive. There must be still purpose for them. Bless! (not sure if I will dive again after this)

[@Spitfirethedragon]

This incident inspired the film Open Water.

[@jackaldrich7022]

just returned from a dive trip in Mexico....the company required that each diver have an inflatable red buoy marker with them. When inflated, it stuck 6 ft above the surface

[@cecilelyons7178]

Jack Aldrich...this event took place 18 yrs ago. It wasn't a ''tourist'' dive. It was scientist who had lived in the Solomons for a long time. She was diver with skills to dive. It was research dive to an underwater volcano. He knew exactly its location....20 mls off the coast by land/sea co ordinates. It was a perfect day.....weather good, calm, flat sea. It was to be a 30 min dive to a specific depth. The boat was idling directly over the volcano which can not be seen from surface. The boat could not be anchored to keep position so it idled and with that fuel was being used. It is deep ocean. When he descended the volcano was not visua/visiblel, the water was bubbling with gas emissions. A current which was not detectable by him caused him to drift away from the vicinity of the volcano. When they surfaced they were far from the boat. They could have swum to the boat but they made assumption they could be seen. The boat continued to idle not able to locate them and knowing they should have surfaced very close to the boat. It was assumed by boat something had happened untoward under water, the fuel was lessening even to potential not to be enough for them to return to shore safely to refuel, alert others of missing divers to join search. He said to her....they'll be back by 4pm as he estimated the time for boat to get back to shore/return not knowing themselves the boat had not seen them. In the meantime they continued to drift from volcano position so when boats returned the divers were long gone. No search in correct area was actually taking place and same said for helicopter....searching in wrong area. If you were to holiday in Solomon Islands TODAY it would not be like this. You would have as you state....re safety precautions.....same as for your Mexico trip. I grew up in this part of the pacific. Volcanoes on land and under water are prominent. It forms part of the Pacific Rim of Fire. The islanders themselves have lived by ''ocean world'' and are very famiiliar with climate, storms etc in when to take boats out many mls in deep ocean. It just an unfortunate event. Also today much of the dive equipment has changed, computers are used and always the rescue sausage. My sister has dived for 35 yrs in warm climes globally and her equipment is like a tech store!

[@jackaldrich7022]

The dive trip in Mexico was just about identical conditions as you described The dive site was located 300 miles offshore around the Socorro islands which are also volcanic, very deep ocean, underwater volcanoes, strong currents, drift diving, etc.

[@nancyjeffries9053]

Really smart.

[@frankiehuangjianwei469]

Very luckily the shark wasn't hungry at that moment.......luckily it was a hammer head shark.....if it was a Great White sorry man.....no chance for them....

[@Moon_Presence]

6ft above the surface? That makes no sense.

[@ciaraomalley8725]

“His face was right there. I didn’t want to look at his face, but I had no choice” 🤣

[@elamovs]

Yeah that was rude, lol

[@geometricart7851]

LOL yeah and without him she wouldn't have made it I guarantee it.

[@519forestmonk9]

I was on a blind date like that once.

[@Savage_Gamer777]

😂😂😂 she’s beautiful tho

[@KCFlyer2]

I don't think he got any that night

[@SteinOnkel]

Good thing Allistair (aka jungle Larry) wasn't there - he would've followed the shark to try and beat it up, because it gave him the stink eye.

[@lisaperry5999]

Lol great comment that croc recreation was kinda unbelievable he was on the shore,croc in water and he decides to punch it!!

[@LOL_Whut]

😂 I get both of these references.

[@meatavoreNana]

Obviously we all watched all the series😅😊

[@rebeccapanther4973]

Don't compare anyone to Larry!

[@davidortiz3094]

Stranded in the middle of the ocean. One of my biggest fears.

[@bonniehowell4259]

I'm actually surprised how many times thisbhas happened to divers. The worst was when a charter boat that just left 2 people unaccounted for out on the Great Barrier reef. It took forever to get a search party out because the idiots that ran the charter thought everyone was accounted for. Those people weren't as lucky as these two.

[@tonydoherty2190]

@@bonniehowell4259 I like to think to myself that charter boat service went into bankruptcy after that after getting sued by the families

[@timnik2902]

Easy, put GPS trackers on divers. Problem solved.

[@tonydoherty2190]

@@timnik2902 thats good why didn't I think of that must be slipping in my old age

[@timnik2902]

@@tonydoherty2190 I'm an entrepreneur. Going to make some big inventions happen very soon.

[@smisango1738]

David's brother is a super hero! I love it! Family comes thru- unconditional love is real if his brother hadn't come i don't think they would have made it.

[@cheyenneblankenship8179]

Huh? The helicopter didn’t save them. Never did say who those guys in boat were. Looking for them or fishing? Why didn’t the original boat look for them? So many unanswered questions.

[@wioi]

His brother didn't even save him. He did nothing for them

[@indisuzette7684]

The helicopter 🚁 spotted them in order to give coordinates to the boat 🚢

[@marinadubois7347]

Something told her “that something was wrong “. Always listen to that inner voice.

[@michellenelson6571]

Courageous so inspiring

[@geometricart7851]

99 times out of 100 your voice is just subconscious safety mechanism trying to guide you and even if you don't listen you will be fine but if you do that same thing 100 times one of those times you don't listen will be the last time.

[@cynthialightfoot5337]

You are so right. I FEEL OBEDIENCE IN AII ITS MADE up to be for is always wise to follow!

[@Friedolays]

Wow. I never thought about it like that. REVELATIONS ARE UPON THEE. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF MY NEW LIFE.

[@simonlloyd7557]

if men always listened to when a woman said, 'i dont like it' we'd still be living in caves.

[@allancrow134]

I spent my entire adult life commercial diving in the Pacific Northwest. Your boat tender is your lifeline, make sure they're up to the task.

[@pangajamvanaraja8241]

When ever i watch this series, all i could think about is while we are safe what is someone going thru at this moment? Someone might be lost in the jungle, someone might be fighting for survival somewhere. Its crazy

[@schizophrenicbaby111]

I think about that all the time !! Its horrible to think about !!

[@adrianmetzler2523]

My twin and I traveled around Mexico a bit and our first time, we’re camping on the Tulum beach for some weeks with other travelers we met, a girlfriend at the time and an old (ex) friend, luckily nothing bad happened but he stupidly decided, “I’m gonna swim out to the reef” (I wasn’t around to stop him). The reef is like a mile out I think, can’t remember. He grabbed this makeshift spear thingy, flippers and goggles and just swam out. For hours I was pacing the beach infuriated scared and sad. He then finally came back on some fishermen’s boat and it was the best feeling. I think he was exhausted and the fishermen saw him and kindof laughed like, you need a ride? He definitely underestimated the distance and time it would take as well as the obvious dangers of just swimming out in the ocean.

[@stephenmackey4571]

No beacon, no flares, no whistles, no brain.

[@MB-AFC]

Exactly no Delay Deco Buoy and like you said, no brain.

[@geometricart7851]

Stephen Mackey yet the guy had 30 yrs experience working in the ocean. U would think beacon is sea diving 101

[@foxboy72006]

I know if I ever go diving, I'll want a GPS locator on me and something to be able to signal the boat!

[@magnas7100]

Made me cry .. David is from my hometown.. they were very lucky to have survived thank God 🙏❤

[@ichangedmynameforyoutube]

I cannot believe how unprepared this David guy is. Absolutely reckless! Insufficient gas supply? No diving flag? No tie to the boat? Like, wth is this dude thinking!? Completely preventative!

[@fluffytail6355]

As a diver with little experience, I concur. I would be asking questions when I don’t see those things. Additionally, there’s no Whistle or mirror on the PFD, which are now standard equipment.

[@silviabelluomini2456]

​@@fluffytail6355can I ask you why the mirror? The other missing things make sense to me, but the mirror doesn't 😅

[@edwardkinyanjui1286]

@@silviabelluomini2456 To reflect to the search and rescue plane

[@jessicacady3736]

@@silviabelluomini2456u need to make sure u alwayssss look ur best ESPECIALLY out at sea duhhh everyyyyone knows that🤭🤭🙄😳🥴

[@Empress.420]

​@@jessicacady3736LMFAOOOOOO! 💯💯💯😭😭☠️

[@danehereford4458]

This episode has brilliant storytelling. Melissa is very expressive and provides catharsis. David's internal guilt gives added emotional conflict at having not used his experience wisely. This is riveting!

[@cecilelyons7178]

Dane Hereford.....he used his experience very wisely except he did not know he had drifted so far from the volcano and was continuing to drift away. I grew up in this area of the pacific. The pivotal part of his unfortunate event is the location of the volcano. He knew exactly where it was....20 mls off the coast on land/sea co ordinates. The volcano is not visible from the surface and neither can its bubbling world be seen from the surface. The boat was over the volcano and idling to stay in position. He would be 30 mins under water only. The boat was idling therefore using up fuel because it is way too deep to drop anchor and keep the boat in position. In the dive he could not see the volcano. It was totally occluded and he was in the bubbling environment. He was also drifting away from the volcano and then surfaced far from the boat. He was too far to be seen by the boat. In the meantime the boat continued to idle but they had no clue he was away from the statute location of the volcano. The boat left to get back to land for refuel and to alert others of what had happened. Other boats were launched. As the chap still believed he was in the volcano vicinity and that the boat carried only enough fuel to get to volcano and back again to shore is why he said to the girl.....we'll stay here and they should be back by 4pm. No boat could find them as they were not in the designated search area. The helicopter missed them for the same reason...searching the wrong area. His fear of sharks was not that big against hers. He is an islander and many who grow up in the Pacific do not have exponential fear of sharks. It is almost unheard of to have a fatality. Barracudas are more feared. As for the huge hammerhead harassing the fisherman it is there to take the fish not the human. Anyone who goes spear fishing which is what most of the islanders do expect sharks. This happened 18 yrs ago and if you go to the pacific islands for a 'holiday' and want dive it will not be this way. You'll get all the safety gear etc etc, you will more than likely dive over a beautiful reef system and not in the middle of the ocean.

[@murder13love]

What a fantastic man and human being, putting this young woman's comfort before his own. He truly looked out for her best interests, physically and mentally

[@phoebehill953]

Especially considering how whiny and unpleasant she is!

[@lb7136]

yes exactly, selfish and moaning throughout

[@murder13love]

@@lb7136 get real.

[@BIANCA_YAOWA]

sharks are the reason I WILL NOT go in a ocean. no boat, kayak, swimming, nothing. it’s their home and i ain’t trespassing.

[@ricktaylor3748]

B Y Back ,back, back!!! Chicken!!!

[@BIANCA_YAOWA]

Rick Taylor I will GLADLY be a chicken in a coop rather than bait to an unknown predator. we don’t even know every species in the ocean. i’m so okay on that lol

[@Randy1337]

@@BIANCA_YAOWA I am just like you. Let´s be happy in our pool together

[@stephenphillips2333]

@@Randy1337 6@

[@ladymaiden2308]

I'll go in the ocean. No deeper than just under my knee caps though. The better to be able to run if need be. Yih

[@limray9239]

They even paid a real shark to swim around them... Wtf...

[@mauricioramos2246]

I knew it, I saw that shark make a cameo in Sharknedo doc...wonder how much he got paid? Probably not a lot of red meat.

[@deathwaveshi9313]

Paid?

[@michaelknight5574]

Watching these makes me want grab some water bottles,a lighter, and an inflatable raft just to take out the trash 🗑

[@Lynn-zx3th]

Lol

[@michaelknight5574]

🤣

[@g.e.1432]

LOL, sooooo true.

[@LiveLoveAmber]

Lol right

[@wingedhaiku8024]

Yea 😂

[@rainbows9060]

Beautiful ending. I was with them for 45 mins, they did 26 hrs amazing feat of human indurance .

[@h7udn316]

You were with them?

[@rainbows9060]

@h7udn316 your Beautifully taking thing literally just like spectrum does snd is.

[@PistolP33]

I don't see you anywhere, just these two.

[@ZiggyTheAdventurer]

9:17 the boat left them stranded in the middle of the Ocean and he knew they were in trouble "what a genius deduction"

[@rubenfrankish]

In an open water dive you would think there was some kind of safety measure in place for if you surface way out of position due to currents. I dived on the great barrier reef on one of the outer reefs, we dropped in the ocean looking for a deeper coral shelf... instantly we couldn't find anything, our instructor dove super deep looking for it, all we could do was follow his bubbles at 25m down. It was one of the most surreal experiences of my life... I loved it. We surfaced far from the boat due to strong currents and he had an inflatable orange tube that he popped and it stuck up about 5 feet above water, they saw it and they came on a small motor boat and picked us up bringing us back to the main dive boat. Mad that he had nothing to attract attention. Insane the boat people had not enough fuel nor did they drive around the boat to look for them.

[@fluffytail6355]

I’ve never been on a dive boat that doesn’t have back up fuel jugs…

[@459luker]

It would have been a good idea once the search party reached the spot (or the original boatmen once they realised they were missing), for someone to jump in the water and remain motionless and see which direction they drift, so they can work out which direction the current is moving, then head in that direction...

[@WhyYoutubeWhy]

yeah seriously, this research team is pretty ridiculous as well as the "search party".

[@Caseyedwards-Turbojackelope]

...so these locals make a living on the water. They know the ocean. They work it everyday. They know that the couple is likely out of oxygen so they're not under the surface anymore. Yet somehow despite working and living on the oceans their whole lives, they're unaware of current?!?!?!?

[@curtzy01]

This woman's phobia and paranoia of sharks is such a mood, this legit would have been me. As soon as I saw that shark fin I would have done a Jesus walking on water and ran the hell out of there... that or just passed away then and there!

[@MsAmique]

Such a mood? Legit? Whats next? 😂

[@kehindeotino6050]

😂 😂 😂

[@ernestmulenga6782]

I really wouldn't want to die knowing I would be eaten by a shark! We have hippos and crocodiles in Africa Zambia as my country but that was really scarry!!!!!

[@GorgorothBergen-ns7il]

@@ernestmulenga6782 Absolutely terrifying, Lost in the middle of the ocean, Shark bait...🇳🇴🙋‍♂️🐺

[@geometricart7851]

Yeah tiger sharks can be aggressive. I think even more so than great whites...

[@wencessjoseph2300]

This woman is afraid of sharks yet she goes to dive in shark infested ocean. smh

[@tylerb4994]

13:50 “omg whats on my leg” “oh that.... thats uh, just my guage Yeah ooookay buddy

[@kamikamkamm]

Lmaooo Yep, just his gauge, nothing more...

[@darrickmccabe4203]

She said "I didn't want to be in the middle of the ocean." Well lady why in the world are scuba diving in the first place?

[@badxradxandy]

Exactly

[@kublakhan2342]

If the brother would have watched this programme in advance he wouldn't have wasted money on a helicopter because he would have known it was a fruitless endeavour.

[@akinnon2000]

"shark and volcano". 7 Shark-cano movies just poped into existence.

[@JonPicoCokeJones]

🦈 🌪

[@sparkswillfly007]

😂

[@cecilelyons7178]

Have you not heard of the ''Pacific ring of fire''.....the Solomon Islands are part of it.

[@jamesg376]

She finally stopped complaining and freaking out and decided to live and try to survive? Bravo 😂

[@msk.7878]

Sounds like a spoiled brat

[@JET7C0]

It's amazing how bad the reputation is for hammerhead sharks, given there's only been 17 recorded attacks on humans in the last _450 years,_ none of those attacks have been fatal, and only 3 of 9 total species have ever attacked humans. I could see them being naturally curious about such weird looking creatures on the surface, but that's about it. I think the fact it left them alone, despite one of them actively bleeding, shows how disinterested they are in humans as meals.

[@snowflake4656]

I agree.

[@krissalouvae7513]

Thanks for pointing this out. I somehow have gotten sucked into comments and am leaving tons of replies because the wrong information about sharks is unbelievable. Most people commenting on here probably will never see a shark in the ocean, but still.....it's important that the right information is out there because sharks are greatly at risk because of people, not the other way around.

[@kelrogers8480]

Oh cut the crap, for God's sake lady! Sharks attack sharks predate. They are wild animals, and if you go into their territory, you risk getting eaten. Just as a lion will likely get you if you go jogging in an African game reserve! Quit the virtue signalling and don't be so bloody stupid!

[@jg8963]

They’re super lucky it was a hammerhead, if it was a tiger shark it would’ve been over

[@vaskylark]

@@jg8963 No they're not. Hammerheads are known to be aggressive. It was hammerheads in that movie, the ones lost at sea after dive boat left them. Movie was called Open Water. In movie they used reef sharks but in actuality it was the hammerhead. They too swam for it but weren't as lucky as I recall. It's been years since I saw it but as they swam for shore and got closer at least one of them was killed by a hammerhead, maybe both can't remember.

[@IM-ie7hu]

Bro… she signed up for a job working with marine biologists researching an underwater volcano and she’s afraid of sharks and volcanos? The one common denominator in all these shows are the people who are almost always woefully unprepared for these little “adventures” they’ve undertaken that most experienced people realize take copious amounts of time and energy to plan beforehand.

[@njukisperspective]

The lady's phobia is almost hilarious..The actress brought it out sooo perfectly.

[@Any-Okra]

One thing these two have in their favor right off the bat ,is that neither one of them is "larry" If you know,you know. 😂😂😂

[@hibeeslayer]

it's all psychological. You yell barracuda, everybody says, "Huh? What?" You yell shark, we've got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July.

[@shawnrich1961]

Yessss!!! Hahahaha

[@ashleybenson4839]

Barracudas are actually terrifying

[@hibeeslayer]

@@ashleybenson4839 yes i no. its a quote from jaws. the greatest movie ever made.

[@geometricart7851]

Yeah most people don't know barracudas can bite people, but there have only been 25 known attacks in the last century. Most of the time they just prey on small fish.

[@jsss3604]

@@hibeeslayer I believe Rocky Balboa and the chamber of secrets is the best film ever!

[@smisango1738]

David's knowledge of the sea defenetly helped them stay alive! As well as him knowing he was the lead and he did a good job keeping them both stable 👏

[@fluffytail6355]

Hmmmm, he somewhat helped keeping them alive but he made some bad decisions in not preparing them well so a bit of discrepancy there.

[@christopherkohl6511]

Bullshit. She was the one that kept having to tell him to get moving when it was obvious they had to move

[@FraserCheyne]

He caused the whole thing ffs

[@EdKaneInternationalMale]

Episodes like this make me appreciate drinking water even more... Goes to fridge to get some water even though I’m not thirsty!! And why wasn’t there an official search party by the local government? 😞🤔

[@raider7829]

Us humans are way stronger than we give ourselves credit for. It's built in to survive under the worst circumstances! God blessed these two with determination!❤❤

[@shirowkihara2654]

The thought of sharks, octopus makes me shivers leave alone that I have aquaphobia.... My coach feel so good

[@johnrand9799]

This situation never should have happened. There was a reckless disregard for even the most basic safety equipment and preparation. On a remote drift dive the first thing they should have had was a dive flag buoy both to warn any other boats that there are divers in the water but, mainly to give the boat crew an easy way to follow them in the current. Current underwater can be different than current on the surface. Both divers should have had 1. a Surface Marker Buoy to signal their location to the boat after the dive 2. A torch is always handy to have underwater but it is a very effective signaling device on the surface. 3. A whistle or other sound making device 4. in such a remote area a GPS signaling device. If they were properly equipped and trained the dive would have ended without incident. I think the reason the girl was nervous pre-dive, was the intuitive realization that they were ill-equipped for a remote drift dive.

[@Foxxyginger]

He's the worst person to go diving with, she's the worst to be stranded with

[@scotto7924]

A little harsh

[@bronaghisgay]

This sounds like the tagline for a romcom

[@kinseybruno5920]

Lmao true

[@ChristelVinot]

he's telling you to stay calm for your own survival. yeah you have the right to vent, but staying calm will mentally and physically put you in a better state to make more thoughtful decisions. panic can kill.

[@thecalebp6283]

I’ve been to the Solomon Islands it’s a great place people.

[@shannonmiller4610]

Mike w omg I live in Myrtle beach lol

[@cecilelyons7178]

The Calebp.....yes beautiful part of the world. Your next visit to a pacific island should be PNG's islands. New Ireland or New Britain. I come from New Britain.

[@geometricart7851]

I had a pair a Solomon boots once.

[@Survivor-mf1nm]

Hell of a first day at work!! Geez 😳 I thought MY boss was an idiot. Wow

[@annereilley4892]

1:33 "I began diving in 1863 in the bahamas." Very experienced diver.

[@michaelb.42112]

David seems like a naturally funny guy, as he even smurks retelling parts of the story like at 2:10.

[@rebeccahoneysett3993]

Omg I was so happy when the boat turned up🥺 thank god praise God for keeping these ppl alive 🖤

[@Alaskafamilyman]

Amazing story. I noticed some of the comments ask why they didn’t have a tracking device, I.E., GPS locator. I’m not sure what year this event took place however it mentioned that David began diving in 1963 and he had 30 years experience diving. So this happened in the early-mid 90’s before portable GPS devices were available for divers. Even now very few sport divers would have a device like this. Commercial and scientific divers only use them as required. Signaling devices such as inflatable tubes in bright yellow/orange are commonly carried by divers on charter boats nowadays. Also a small mirror tucked into a BCD pocket and a pneumatic powered or ordinary whistle is a good idea. In the reenactment they showed the divers keeping the air cylinders attached…..hmmm, my thinking that was not accurate perhaps, as I would think they’d drop the cylinders as that would be a lot of drag trying to swim. But perhaps they kept them on to prevent a possible shark bite from behind. I’m glad it was a happy ending!

[@Rye617]

Omg I couldn't imagine bein stuck in the middle of the ocean !

[@sleepydank8330]

Mariah Handy yes

[@kamikamkamm]

Neither! It must be so indescribably scary out there

[@Anna-jb7ll]

I have been surfing and bodyboarding for over 35 years. Well, surfing in California gives me chills sometimes😂, not to mention diving, too many variables can happen and we can end up in a bad situation very fast.

[@janie88ful]

NICE, HAVING A CRYBABY, EMOTIONAL WRECK IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCE. SHE WON'T EVEN LISTEN TO A REASONABLE, RESPONSIBLE DIVERS INSTRUCTORS. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE STORM TO BE OVER TO COME UNDONE.😢😮

[@johnryder557]

Go easy on her just been a while since she had it lol

[@Undercookedsteak]

Can we just praise the amazing camera work in this. Clap it up for the cameramen and the producers for making this ❤️ and all the other people like the actors.

[@andrewgardner1727]

😂😂 I commend this if this really happens but why is the footage top notch I would say it’s acting not taking away from this terror cause I too have that as my biggest fear open water sharks and survival seems impossible and too good to be true and now a days anyone will do and make up things for clout and money sad world

[@ksagstertohi6156]

She is absolutely stunning!!

[@KCFlyer2]

amen

[@catsmith1780]

He was much cooler about it than her. With all her phobias and fears she should have enjoyed a hobby on land.

[@davidortiz3094]

She had no business being in the ocean. Especially if she fears sharks.

[@brookespenceri4506]

That's all I could think about. She wasn't even excited about diving. Not the type that should be diving in the middle of the ocean.

[@matildaqueen2123]

Ehhhh if you where in the middle in the sea you should not be so cool as her

[@guitarpicker1393]

Everyone can talk to the talk until it's time to jump of the boat and descend, seen quite a few people pull the pin and last second and abort dive.

[@josephslotnick4516]

Yes find new adventures on land. She was way out of her comfort zone is a colossal understatement.

[@genso3065]

In movies, towards the end, cops always shows up when the bad guy is dead. Just like this story, boat shows up right when they reached land.

[@danielorapeleng5928]

'i didn't know weather to hug him or belt him over the head' real brotherly love

[@drlogic4535]

Wow ! The parts between the 76th and 102nd advert were great !

[@mattterry4087]

Fast forward to the end. Then press the replay butten and all the ads will f*uck off.

[@dianekelly2212]

This would be my worse nightmare

[@ernestmulenga6782]

I can't imagine it! Because my heart is racing over the thought of it!😐

[@Sweet_tomatoes]

What was that? What? 😳 Was that you? What? 😳 Something’s on my leg! Ahh get it off! It’s my gage, it’s my gage 😳 Well get it off me! I’m trying but you keep kicking 😳

[@a.walters123]

I understand people get stressed in dangerous situations like this, and the actress who played the part of the woman here may have not accurately portrayed her, but my gosh if it was accurate what a stressful person to be around in a situation like that.

[@smisango1738]

Sometimes anger can be the catalyst to ur survival! When the emotion of anger kicked in she started swimming she was now determined to get out of that water anger became the fuel to her survival!,,,,,,

[@wioi]

The brother who joked that he's never again flying around the world to save his ass didn't even save him in the first place. They were even responsible for the dilemma as they didn't turn the engines off when they were waiting for them diving

[@k-ray6989]

35:00 they say money can't buy happiness, but it can sure save a life

[@jcbbb]

Lol she sleeps all night while he holds her up and when they're swimming toward land him nodding out is "aCtInG IrRaTiCaLLy"

[@harmonyfox]

Erratically but also, he’s the reason they’re in that position.

[@jondatson2379]

It's not like he knew it was going to happen, mistakes happen at least he was calm to help her

[@castirondude]

Melissa has such a nice voice. She could make a very good podcaster.

[@slickchims8736]

A tragic case of malpractice. These sort of accidents should never happen. Those boating officials hopefully had their asses handed to them. And their company shut down. Inexperience, and greed is what leads to people dying.

[@kaykepop4084]

I could not understand why the guys on the boat did not circle the area to look for the divers before deciding to leave.

[@mauricioramos2246]

@@kaykepop4084 The main reason, cz their boat just had enough fuel to return. If let's say the boat tried, well, now u got a boat drifting and two in the water. The boat guy should've carry extra fuel. My buddies an I do a lot of fishing and damn straight we're gonna get stranded 4 no fuel..

[@cecilelyons7178]

@@kaykepop4084 I can give you that answer. The boat was over the volcano. The bubbling surface of the volcano was not visible. The boat remained in the are of the volcano on co ordinates of land/sea position. The divers had drifted well away from the volcano. The chap has lived in the Solomons for 30 yrs. He knows it like the back of his hand. He could not visualize the volcano it was all bubbling and unbeknowst to himself he was drifting. The boat carried no extra fuel because they knew they were 20 mls of the coast, the chap was going to be under water for 30 mins. They idled the boat waiting/waiting over the volcano without knowledge he wasn't there. You can't see people on the surface when far from the boat. The best option as time was passing was to get the boat back to land for more petrol and tell others what had happened. Others joined the search but by that time the divers were totally out of range from the volcano. I grew up in this part of the pacific. The Solomon islanders are sea living people and this is typical ''island living'' . The Solomon Islands are part of the Pacific Rim of Fire with volcanoes are on land and under the sea.

[@cecilelyons7178]

Clayton Fisher.....it is a 'real tragedy' when most of the negative posters probably have NO IDEA even where the Solomon Is are and that this event took place 18 yrs ago! The Solomon Islands is a Pacific Nation....independent now from Britain. it was one of its former colonies and is made up of many islands.I also come from this island chain in the pacific. I come from one of Papua New Guinea's islands. It goes like this.....New Ireland Is, New Britain Is....I come from this one, Bouganville Is (PNG) then the Solomons, then Guam. Geographically the islands are the same....rain forest islands surrounded by equatorial warm waters, magnificent reef systems and volcanoes on land and under the water. He is a scientist who lives on the Solomons and had done so for decades. The dive was not a ''tourist'' dive. It was to see an under water volcano for research situated 20 mls off the coast ....he knew its exact location from land/sea co ordinates. She was a diver with skills to dive to a specific depth. The dive would be 30 mins only under water. The day was perfect....weather good, sea calm/flat. The boatees are experienced Solomon islanders who know the sea. The boat idled directly in the vicinity of the volcano which can not be seen from the surface. It idles using fuel because it is way too deep to drop an anchor to hold the position of the boat. When the divers descend there is no visibility of the volcano due to gas emissions from under water vents. They have no sight barings. I goes unnoticed they are drifting as these are not raging, dragging rip type currents. They don't feel the drift themselves. When they surface there are far from the boat continue to drift away. The boat looks for the divers at the time they should appear on the surface. They can not see them because the divers are drifting away. Time passes and the boat does not know if something untoward has happened under water. The fuel is low barely enough for return to shore to refuel and alert others divers are missing. By the time they reach location of volcano the divers are long gone from the volcano vicinity. The boats search in the wrong location as does the helicopter. He kept his head over shark 'talk', he is not that concerned but he knows she is panicked and petrified and becomes irrational. He developed fear of sharks when night falls as he knows sharks move at night. He is concerned over hammerhead due to sheer size of the animal. That harrassment of the shark to the fisherman is over spear fishing......method of fishing for islanders. Shark are attracted to bleeding injured fish. He had lost his under water camera which have been used to bash the shark if it came in close to them. TODAY if you went to the Solomons for a holiday the diving equipment has all manner of safety apparatus, you would not be diving in the middle of the ocean but over a reef system. The scientist would have the same equipment as the ''tourist'' diver. There is no malpractice, greed ridden diving company who should have their arses kicked over this story of survival following an unforseen adverse event.

[@kaykepop4084]

@@cecilelyons7178 thank you for responding and helping me understand better. Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge of this area.

[@yuriivanov8868]

I’ll feel free in the ocean when I see a shark bicycling through the neighborhood.

[@bonniehowell4259]

😆😅🤣😂

[@krissalouvae7513]

That guy is correct though about sharks. They don't go looking for people to attack and generally try to stay away from humans. And they don't eat people. They do bite, rarely, and then go on. They don't eat people.

[@freemindthinkerezrapound5071]

She felt her life wasn't fulfilled well there's a few interesting things she can scrub off her bucket list

[@OnMyWaytoKorea]

Wow... they are both so strong! That man was also extremely brave and clever

[@simonlloyd7557]

every woman is a feminist until the shit hits the fan.

[@carlbernsen1290]

Brave and clever? No flare, no buoy, no plan to account for currents, withholds knowledge of local sharks from dive partner, refuses to swim for hours as they drift...its entirely his fault that this happened.

[@HeartNDagger18]

@carl, I agree, he probably just wanted to bang her so was rushing things.

[@melaniepatrick8727]

The brother is the smart brace one . Thank god for him

[@lueezec358]

“ I noticed off in the distance, a funny looking cloud, that looked like an eyebrow”. ???????

[@cactifam]

Great video!! Nevada looked amazing! Next stop AZ😍

[@satoshi_yukamoto841]

this was pretty stupid ...not taking the current into account

[@inttubu1]

It's up to the boat man to know n follow both current and gas bubbles

[@abhinavsrivastava8615]

@@inttubu1 How can anyone spot bubbles in a vast ocean? Strings or flares were needed there but they were diving without any preparation. The guy is anything but a scientist because scientists aren't that stupid.

[@sunshineravens]

Luckily for them, hammerhead sharks are gentle, don't eat mammals and there has never been a recorded fatal attack on humans. They are one of my favourite sharks. 🦈

[@beachblond1968]

Terrifying. She was fortunate to have been stranded with a very kind person - things like this bring out someone’s true nature. Also, the locals must have been such good people as well, if the re-enactment is to be believed. No questions - just ran to their boats to help.

[@MTknitter22]

yes @Beach Blond, these shows just automatically shows locals beyond reproach which is not always the case

[@jaredkyle5987]

Divers should have an emergency kit with whistle, reflective mirror, location beaker, fresh water, mabe a small portable dingy... Would really help in those situations...

[@simonlloyd7557]

divers usually have a whistle, strobe light, knife and hi viz bouancy suits.

[@terevaldez6317]

Everyone should have a whistle, now that I see this shows

[@alexanderportillo3470]

The narrator deserves more recognition

[@JD_tcb]

No.

[@jasonmgavitt2357]

They can spot pot plants from way up but they can’t spot divers.hmmmmm.

[@michelleweigele6519]

Why doesn’t every boat have a pair of binoculars it could have helped maybe but it’s a basic tool that could help

[@ff589]

1 - always carry a whistle and a knife when diving 2 - attach a flag to each diver so the boat doesn't lose sight of them 3 - they should have stayed on top of the volcano while waiting for the boat 4 - both should have strobe LED safety light devices

[@420daily2]

The boat is there let me sit here and scream. Start swimming.

[@johnny_8486]

people don't seem to realize all these events, that this show talks about, happened at least in the 90s or even further back, life has changed A LOT, there's a lot more safety procedures now, new technology and improvements overall