Were there Shark ATTACKS After the TITANIC Sank?

[@ellagrant6190]

Your last point about the lifespan of Greenland sharks made me imagine a silly scene where we interview a Greenland shark and ask him "Sir, did you or did you not eat Mr Astor?" *Greenland shark fidgets nervously*

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

lol.

[@AkPixie]

Shark-“Well I wouldn’t say-I mean- I’m--Listen-I wasn’t even really even that close to him. Yes I SAW him but-Honestly..what’s going on here? Am I under suspicion or something?”

[@R.ELL1]

This comment is terrible yet hilarious 😂😂😂

[@ghostshirt1984]

The guy died of hypothermia so its just meat for what ever is hungry.

[@ghostshirt1984]

​@@R.ELL1just a slab of meat, if he was buried in the ground then worms and bacteria would eat him.

[@trainstorm1225]

For being a marine biologist rather than a historian or Titanic expert, I’m really impressed with how accurate you got Titanic’s story. Fantastic research! Of course being over 2 miles down, there are no more bodies at the wreck site, with all believed to have disappeared at least two years after the sinking (1914) Are there any shark species that may have been active that deep from 1912 to 1913? Great work and Happy Holidays!

[@webs5242]

The Titanic story was not that accurate. The Titanic had suffered huge fires in the bottom holds that were still burning before it left for the voyage. No one was told of this and it is well believed that this was the sister Ship and NOT the Titanic!! This may have been a scam to collect insurance instead of fixing the ship. A few elite banker's cancelled their tickets right before the final day of Voyage, including the Morgan banking baron. Many of the richest people and wealthy banker's alike died in this sinking. Leaving the few who canceled (purposely) to reap extreme Power & Wealth from their deaths. Before you think I am going Full Conspiracy on this subject, look it up for yourself. The Titanic was most likely going to Sink. Your research may surprise you.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Maybe at a push a sixgill shark, I bet there were some smaller ones as well. It would be interesting to hear Robert Ballard’s description of the shark he and his team saw from the sub!

[@ComancheWarrior63]

Greenland sharks are native to the area, live very deep and have been proven to hunt in shallow water close to shore. No known surface hunting in deep water but they will eat anything as food is scarce in very deep water. Little know fact is that most are blind due to parasitic worms that attach themselves to the eyes. There are no species of cold water sharks in that part of the world that are active surface hunters except for the Greenland.

[@azbycx56]

I was reading that the smooth hammerhead can tolerate a wide range of sea temperatures.

[@ComancheWarrior63]

@@azbycx56 Yes, but not freezing cold. During much of the year the water in the northern seas are near or below freezing. Hammerheads typically feed in shallow coastal waters and around sea mounts where they use their unique shaped head to search for prey buried in sand. The cold water you heard about is from areas such as the Galapagos Islands which has very cool water and is rich in sea life. The large areas of deep ocean far from land are typically devoid of large marine life except for those that are migrating which is why pelagic (open ocean) sharks are so quick to attack. They don't see food very often. They are known to congregate along shipping routes waiting for leftover food to be thrown overboard.

[@Mermare]

Whenever I think of the Titanic, I remember a wealthy woman with a great dane who would not get in a lifeboat without her dog. She and the dog went down with the ship.

[@lorrietsaoussis5168]

That would be me if I was on a sinking ship with my dog and they tell me I can take her I'd stay back I rather die with my dog than go on living without her

[@gretchenkiley6615]

​@@lorrietsaoussis5168yes! I wouldn't be able to look into my sweet dog's eyes and just leave him.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Not leaving my dog as dumb as that may sound to some

[@MikesManCave]

@@lorrietsaoussis5168 Why would you not go if they said you can take her?? That's just suicide for you and your dog.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

My dog is no longer with us as of last year (15 years old!) but if it was George and I, I would never leave my boy. I wouldn't leave my other boy, either (my cat, Olly). Luckily, I don't see that choice having to be made these days. If a cruise lets you bring your dog aboard, I suppose they'd also let it in the lifeboats.

[@zingwilder9989]

I've personally never heard, or read, where predation from any sharks was an issue. Hypothermia and drowning were the killers of those poor souls. Nonetheless, you set the record straight.

[@MThorn-wz6yz]

Some Rich Bastards were the killers of those poor Souls !!!

[@silasgs9257]

Most shipwreck stories literally always end in a bloodbath if not saved within the ifrst 12 hours. Sharks wait a while before striking but they will strike lol i think over 300 eaten from the indanapolis alone. Were not exempt from the food chain, thats hogwash made to attempt to protect the sharks from unnecessary hate and poaching and encourage tourism.

[@StaffanBerg]

Doubt there were shark attacks on living people as cold waters would have killed most people within 10-15 minutes or so. But surely some species of sharks would have arrived and eaten the corpses.

[@tom-c1j2p]

who is alive to tell you ummmmm good eatin !

[@Will-nb8qk]

I’ve heard it was from all the reports I’ve listened to for the past 40 years I remember 😅

[@amandawade7803]

You also have to remember there wasn't just the single iceberg that the Titanic struck, there were countless icebergs. The captain that responded to the distress call claimed that in the morning when the sun came up he was shocked to find himself in a ice field completely surrounded by icebergs, considering himself lucky that his ship hadn't also struck an iceberg. Would a shark, even one who could tolerate those low temperatures, surface in the middle of an ice field?

[@nickm8874]

He mentions the actual temperate of the video. Why do so many people comment without watching properly

[@amandawade7803]

@@nickm8874 I did watch the video and I wasn't talking about the temperature. I was talking about a lot of physical large pieces of ice that could collide with each other. I was mainly curious to know if that shark would stay away from icebergs or not.

[@JennifuhhGilardi]

@@amandawade7803people hike mountains, I’m sure sharks go near icebergs.

[@JacquiJacoby-b4p]

The morning after the accident someone took a black and white photo of a that had an unusual big red line at its base. I can’t post it, but you can find it online.

[@Alex-vq9vj]

It was supposed black and red paint, from the Titanic itself @@JacquiJacoby-b4p

[@micahrutland9021]

I've always been fascinated by sharks and the Titanic my whole life. This is something I've always wondered that nobody ever covers. Thankyou for the superb, well researched vid.

[@scottb296]

The shipwreck was WAY too far north and the water was WAY too cold for predatory sharks to be in those waters at that hour of the night in The Winter in The North Atlantic. Hypothermia and Drowning were probably far more deadly that night than any shark would have been.

[@squibe_9610]

You'd be surprised at the range of Great Whites, they've been spotted extremely deep and at very cold temps.

[@jeffryburns2206]

Never heard of blue sharks or porbeagles huh?

[@nickm8874]

You’re one of those guys who answers the question rather than watching the video from the more educated guy, huh …

[@GypsySoulTheOG]

@@jeffryburns2206right? and Greenland Sharks.

[@simonb4778]

Agreed, the water was simply too cold at that time of year for Great Whites to be there. Greenland sharks, as the guy said, may well have been there scavenging. Out of hundreds of species of shark, many of them are dangerous, but only Tiger sharks, Bull sharks, White Tops and Great Whites are really recognised as maneaters and they prefere warm waters like the Caribbean

[@tessalyyvuo1667]

If only Greenland sharks could talk and be interviewed.

[@amyratcliff3843]

Lol

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

"Hunch twice if you remember eating any of these people..."

[@jordanhicks5131]

"I remember when a bunch of bodies came down to the sea floor between 1912 and 1918....." -the shark, probably

[@NyxVara]

Greenland Shark: "ahhhh yes ... I remember that rare feast we had.... Quite strange all these bodies and the smell of blood all over the place ... We where quite full... They humans where quite tasty I might add"

[@jritechnology]

If the bodies had floated into the warmer waters that were not that far away, yes. The Titanic sank in an area where the warmer waters were not that far off. But, sadly, I think the people would have died of hypothermia long before the sharks could have come in. Edit: Yep, Kris pretty much stated all that. I typed that out before I watched his video.

[@SHARKBYTES]

This is a great TL;DR for the video! 😂

[@pc_buildyb0i935]

Not sure I'd say it's sad they died of hypothermia before shark attack lol. I'd take the former over the latter

[@LudwigVaanArthans]

Greenland sharks ate well

[@carastone3473]

Sure you did…lol

[@brittanyreed4377]

@@pc_buildyb0i935 maybe lol, but don’t some species of sharks like great white attack and let their prey bleed out before they consume them? Idk maybe I’m wrong about that but wouldn’t a good majority of them have went into shock from the cold water and just the whole event itself before they died from hypothermia? I’m sure some of them did suffer for 30 minutes which I couldn’t even imagine. The titanic has always fascinated me, ive watched so many documentaries about it and always wondered that myself about how long people actually floated in the water before they passed. I’d say a lot of it depended on age and their physical health. Anytime the titanic comes up I fall down a rabbit hole for the next week watching anything titanic related lol

[@ninavale.]

I agree, if there was any shark predation it occured later on and the people were already dead. As you've said, the water WAS FREEZING, most deaths were likely due to hypotermia and drowning. and mangling of the corpses(as horryfic as it sounds|) was most likely due to the debris from the ship. Also, if people fell into the water from high enough then their bodies could've gotten mangled on the impact. People think it happens only on solid surfaces, but from certain hight and with certain force, water becomes just as hard and falls are just as dangerous and deadly.

[@Mermare]

@ninavale. Yes. Death from hypothermia would've been quick at those temps. Whether you had a spot on the door or not. Once you're wet, it's pretty much over. Never could stand that in Titanic. Never mind there was enough room for both of them on the door. Once you're wet, it's over.

[@thehellyousay]

like hitting concrete that swallows you immediately afterward. if they were falling from higher than 30'-40' or more, it would feel like hitting concrete.

[@ricktheitalianrebel6687]

@@thehellyousay Not if you went in feet first or dove like a swimmer...But of course, under those panic circumstances, that's not at all realistic.

[@geslinam9703]

As someone who has been flipped off a raft being pulled at 40mph behind a boat, I agree that hitting that water hurts a lot worse than one would think.

[@lizlyon2902]

There are not many sharks in the North Atlantic it's far too cold. Most people know this! Duhhh!!

[@CA-lf7jt]

Fascinating. I love those Greenland sharks. I used to live in a tiny town in which many of the very old historic homes had plaques on the entry ways noting the famous people who used to live there, who died in the Titanic . Great vid, thanks as usual!

[@TanyaRando]

I always think of when we sailed on cargo ships with my dad, the sharks liked to follow the ships because of the waste that went into the water, we saw them whenever the ship stopped, BUT we never sailed in those temperatures, and it never even crossed my mind that there could be sharks hanging around the Titanic. Really interesting and well thought out argument.

[@tom-c1j2p]

THATS RIGHT, WHAT I SAID

[@gamingwhilebroken2355]

You shouldn’t throw waste into the water on boats? Why? Because of what you described. Sharks start associating boats with easy food. So if your boat goes down… well… those sharks have associations with things going into the water from boats as food.

[@tom-c1j2p]

RIGHT SHARKS ARE CONDITIONED LIKE DOGS

[@tom-c1j2p]

SO AFTER 10,000 YEARS SHARKS OF CONDITIONING WILL STOP ????? THEYRE SMARTER THAN YOU

[@JennifuhhGilardi]

@@gamingwhilebroken2355or idk it’s just shitty to throw your trash into the ocean and disrupt its ecosystem. Cruise ships are absolutely terrible for the ocean. Honestly humans in general have done nothing but ruin everything.

[@rottweilerfun9520]

The only shark that I'd imagine there in those temperatures would be the Greenland Shark. They probably feasted on bodies that sunk.

[@NaticzkaKaminskaHenryDolphin]

I have always had this question in mind for decades, as I love water, aquatic animals, and nature topics in general. I am also very interested in the story of the Titanic. Although I'm not an expert on sharks like you, I often arrive at the same conclusion, as it is rather simple common sense. And You explained it very well, I enjoyed this video. By the way, I'm an artist with a vivid imagination, so I often envision twisted, scary scenes in the water after the Titanic sank, like all the poor people being sucked underwater with a massive ship falling to the bottom above their heads, while suddenly sharks attack from the side. That would be a pure horror movie! So I suppose it's better that, in reality, most people likely died very quickly in the icy water and didn't suffer through some underwater nightmare for long!

[@LeoWilliams-sh8wm]

It was constructed of Cast Iron. The manufacturing process of steel at that time was in its infancy. A Ship constructed of the Steel that is available today probably wouldn't have sank.

[@danirichey8313]

I had asked about this topic on one of your previous videos. Such a fascinating topic, thank you for another great video ❤❤

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thanks so much for supporting the channel Dani, glad you enjoyed this one!

[@mikebauer6917]

I waded chest deep in -2C water from the shore of west Greenland and can testify you would not last long. After maybe 2 minutes I struggled to stand up as I waded out and even with warm blankets and coffee straight away I shivered for a long time. BTW I was removing a rope from a boat propeller.

[@michaelfoley906]

Interesting. I always wondered just how debilitatingly cold that water would have been.

[@gamingwhilebroken2355]

You should never enter waters that could without a dry suit. Below freezing waters kills quickly, often within 10 minutes. Furthermore, within 2-4 minutes you will start loosing the ability to contract muscles and then lose conciseness. Even if someone gets you out of the water at that point and gets you medical attention your odds of survival are not great (iirc it depends on a lot of factors but the odds of surviving once conciseness is lost is like 30-70% with treatment. Children are more likely to survive and recover without ill effects than adults are. That is likely due to several things, one being it’s easier to raise their core body temperature).

[@mikebauer6917]

@@gamingwhilebroken2355 yes it was crazy cold and I grew up in Montana so I know cold. Would not recommend swimming in the arctic for sure. Also the reason the locals don’t bother with life jackets.

[@jannweitman4431]

Glad your ok

[@Skac01]

I jumped in 10C water from a dock one early spring and it immediately knocked all the air out of my lungs and I was barely able to swim to the shore. Can't even imagine -2.

[@thrand6760]

My great Aunt died on the titanic, i dread to imagine how terrifying it must have been and what she went through

[@alh915]

My great grandfather too - it's very weird to have that connection to such an infamous event and I have never been able to watch the movie though I have watched A Night to Remember. My great grandfather's body wasn't recovered.

[@jasonwilliamson8416]

My great grandfather was SUPPOSED to have been on Titanic but went out drinking the night before departure and was out cold in the boarding house when she set sail. Due to shoddy record keeping, no one realized that he wasn't on board so my great grandmother was told that he was dead.

[@alh915]

@@jasonwilliamson8416 That's lucky. The record keeping was bad and my dad always joked that maybe his grandfather didn't actually go on board and may have skipped to the USA and ended up as a millionaire and we may inherit a fortune one day. It never happened. My great grandfather was a cabin steward.

[@gregbell3559]

My great uncle was in the band on the Titanic..

[@Cuccos19]

A single greenland shark could see all the marine fights in the last several hundred years. That's crazy.

[@StLProgressive]

I’ve always wondered about this, but have never heard anyone else talk about it. I thought it was too cold for almost all sharks except the Greenland. The majority of the people in the water were dead by 30 minutes, probably quicker. I’ve never read anything that suggested sharks were involved. Only about 300 bodies were recovered, so it’s almost certain that the bodies were consumed by whatever came in contact with them. So basically, I agree with everything you said, lol.

[@RoarOfWolverine]

The wreck of the USS Indianapolis wouldn’t probably be so known if it were not for the awesome monologue by Captain Quintin in the movie Jaws. One of the best and chilling monologues in movie history. Even though Shaw was drunk when he delivered that story, he still knocked it out of the ball park. The reason it probably worked so well is because his character was supposed to be drunk. When he said that he’d never put on another life jacket, he wasn’t kidding. When the boat began taking water from the hull leak the shark caused, he tossed jackets to both Brody and Hooper, not putting one on himself. I always thought the water would be too cold for sharks to be hunting. Being a fish, they’re cold blooded animals and move slower and slower the colder they become. Alligators and crocodiles are similar. When they get very cold, they can barely move. Snake handlers keep venomous snakes on ice on movie sets. I’ve seen them remove them and the snakes cannot strike fast enough to be bitten. I image sharks would be moving to slow in those waters. I guess maybe green sharks, but they’re not as aggressive as something like bull sharks. Marine mammals can usually stand such cold water because they can create their own heat. Dolphins and especially whales have little problem in such cold water, but sharks don’t have blubber, like seals and killer whales, so even if they’re in the cold water, their movement would be much slower, giving a human a chance to fight them off, but I could be wrong since I’m a biochemist, not a marine biologist.

[@gamingwhilebroken2355]

Great whites are mesotherms and can maintain a body temperature significantly higher than the surrounding waters. Salmon sharks are another species that can do this.

[@Cypresssina]

​@@gamingwhilebroken2355 Yes, this lovely person mentioned, members of the lamnidae family have capabilities close to being warm blooded.

[@summerhorse]

On an episode of Dirty Jobs they were catching and studying Greenland Sharks. The scientists mentioned how the sharks sometimes ate the ones that were caught on the hooks.

[@meganruby723]

This isn't a question, just the silly thoughts of a young mind. I remember when James Cameron's Titanic first came out in 1997, I was in the 6th grade. The part were the smokestacks are falling, I swore I through they put sharks in the film too, but when I got older I realized that was just the lines attach to the smokestacks ripping making the water look more frenzied. Anyways, this is a question I have wondered for a long time but often did come to the conclusion that it was just too damn cold. Thank you Kris, for another great video!!!

[@RyanBauman999]

My understanding is that the titanic sank in water that was too deep (12,500ft) even for Greenland sharks. So anyone who sank down in the area probably wasn't even scavenged by them.

[@sharks3653]

Another awesome video Kris. 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈 I didn't even know there was a debate about this with the titanic. When I saw the title of the video, I was like "wait, what?" Maybe you could do videos on other shipwrecks where sharks were involved too. like maybe the RMS Laconia? Merry Christmas BTW.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Merry Christmas - I’ll absolutely look into other shipwreck incidents

[@Alex-vq9vj]

​@@SHARKBYTES There are accounts from the Solomon Islands (from the 80s or 90s I think) where natives said that they treat sharks differently or regard them as harmless or dangerous, depending on the islands they encounter them. The ones where sharks were viewed with wariness according to the text were those whose waters saw WW2 action and wreckage.... They also have / had? a culture that included sharks in their worship, like many in the region did. I still have a German print edition of that book containing the text about sharks on Solomon Islands. Always wished I could find out more, since it's such a remote region for most of us.

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

There were no shark attacks involved in the Titanic disaster at all. When it comes to being in freezing, iceberg-infested water, sharks always stay in places where the sun’s rays touch the ocean floor in order to get proper comfort. The part of the ocean the Titanic sank in is about 12,500 feet deep which is almost 2 and a half miles and sunlight never travels that deep.

[@unrealmagic6519]

I think he means shark attacks when the people first hit the water.. but there are also deep sea sharks

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

@@unrealmagic6519 No deep sea sharks that live at depths as deep as the Titanic live where the water gets that freezing, though.

[@unrealmagic6519]

@@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY what about the first part of my comment

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

@ No sharks that swim at or near the surface of the water live in parts of the ocean where it’s both freezing and too deep for the sun’s rays to touch the ocean floor.

[@unrealmagic6519]

@@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY alright now i know

[@CathyNavarrette]

I just recently found your KZbin channel but I gotta tell you just how amazing you are. I learn so much from you. Thank you. ❤

[@nelsonx5326]

The Greenland shark looks like it doesn't have the teeth to attack someone with. And they always appear so slow and mellow like they are on Vallium. I think the dangerous frenzy feeding Oceanic White Tip shark is really widely distributed. The White Tip is the one to most worry about if you're lost overboard.

[@JeremyDoe-w2t]

Facts.

[@GypsySoulTheOG]

but they have been known to have eaten reindeer - at least one.

[@skycloud4802]

​@@GypsySoulTheOG And moose and polar bear. Seems like they aren't fussy eaters.

[@CrazyHowie]

Greenland sharks have been found to be active predators. Their is an island off the coast of Canada where seals are attacked by Greenland sharks quite regularly.

[@ixxieangel]

Don't let the writers/creators of Sharknado hear you saying this or else a new franchise will be born! I can already imagine the grandiose hyperbolic titles. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone!

[@MegaBspark]

first time i've heard this question, maybe later most of the bodies would've got scavenged by sharks, but ive never read any descriptions of shark attacks.

[@annettereynolds7457]

I've never heard of even a whisper of a shark attack on any of the victims in the water, so it's safe to say your analysis is accurate.

[@shaneclaridge2308]

Love shark bytes ,merry Christmas and keep up the amazing work of advocacy for sharks and the wider environment ❤

[@adamhickey396]

The perfect Christmas present! Merging my two favourite subjects - Titanic and Sharks!!! I wish you a very merry Christmas Kris and also a very happy 2024! Thank you for all the great sharkerific content this year!

[@doghouse6413]

I surf in Norway. Needless to say, it gets pretty dang cold up here. However, a great peace of mind is knowing there are no predacious sharks in our waters, at least during the winter months. You can surf in peace!

[@rhholland2578]

Love your content mate, I’m a keen surfer based in Barnstaple (North Devon) and I’m working to establish an Ocean Conservation charity with my friends. Our key aims are to; - keep British waters and beaches free of rubbish - monitor fish stocks in British waters - provide secondary emergency support for seafarers. Is there any other efforts that we can focus on that you think would make a difference to British waters? I really value your opinion here. Thanks and best regards, Robin

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hi Robin, I think without doubt the first two of your key aims are important ones! I’ve never set up my own charity, but I do know of the painstaking process of outlining your key aims and mission statement. Perhaps some form of education aspect in the key aims as well? Good luck, and do let me know how you get on. I was in Barnstaple a few weeks back (supporting Falmouth Town FC)!

[@jackieviolet3375]

Too cold of waters for sharks,it was more likely hypothermia, and other issues,but marine life ,very hard to believe. Great Video!!

[@TaeSunWoo]

5:57 I’m surprised you didn’t mentioned that Greenland sharks have 400+ year lifespans. So any of these sharks that were in the area when the Titanic sank are still alive today

[@laneneely1077]

He mentioned that around 11:00.

[@DenverBK1980]

You do a great job with these. Concise and clear. Happy Christmas

[@Sarastarlight100]

This was interesting and informative excellent job 👍.

[@Rick_King]

I have never heard that 40 - 80 people were pulled out of the water. The figure I've always heard was from 4 - 6.

[@fromthedarkpool1863]

Great video. And you’re so right Kris, I totally thought it sank much further to Greenland because of the iceberg 🙄 Merry Christmas everyone and a happy and peaceful new year to all 🦈🎄🤘

[@franny11786]

No. Saved you guys the time it would have taken to watch the entire video... and I didn't even watch the video 😂

[@Soulatheunholy]

It's such a strange feeling for me as a Dane to think about, how for alot of people living near coasts, shark attack are indeed a very real threat when entering the ocean. While the only thing I really fear are rip currents. The waters here just arent warm enough for the real dangerous sharks, and the sharks that are here, are so far out that if I found myself near them, they would be the least of my concern. Of course with the return of the tuna it seems things might change, but as of now. The only reason any Dane fears sharks is due to a very famous movie from 1975.

[@Tt-qm2xg]

I live on the east coast of Australia, we have lots of sharks, great white sharks even. I can guarantee people should be WAY more scared of currents and rips, than they should be of sharks. I've been swimming with sharks my whole life, anyone who has swam more than a few times in an Australians beach has. They are there all the time, normally we have no idea. I've never seen or known of anyone who was attacked by a shark. However, the 2 years after leaving highschool, three of my class mates had died in road accidents. And two of them horrifically. To be attacked by a shark is extremely rare. I would not say its a very real threat. It's at the bottom of the list of most dangerous things. Jaws really did put a fear into people that isn't indicative of real life. I get the fear, being attacked by a shark would SUCK. Not a way I'd want to go. But there's so many other horrible ways to die that are way more likely.

[@robertdysonn]

I agree, I’m actually not sure why anybody was wondering if there were shark attacks with the titanic. That ship was sunk by an iceberg, not a likely place for the usual culprits, like the Great White, tiger or bull shark, and the ocean is too cold for white tips there as well.

[@jojowynne233]

Thank you! That’s was fascinating and backed up by research that you’ve obviously done a great with. It was something I hadn’t thought about so I really appreciate you doing the story and the hard work ❤🦈

[@karenmurray351]

Super episode thanks, interesting. Merry Christmas Kris #SharkBytes. Keep up the great work 🦈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎄💜🥂

[@terrymcadorey5647]

I don't think sharks were really the issue here

[@andymaciver1760]

It was the size of the door

[@JennifuhhGilardi]

@@andymaciver1760no, it was the fact that you can’t both get on it without it tipping over, exactly as portrayed

[@buckybarns5984]

Well considering that the megladon is what really caused the titanic to since, I think it is the issue

[@L.K.Rydens]

I wondered about this yesterday, perfect timing! 😂😂 I would love know of it was same scenario after the MS Estonia went down! Thank you for another great video! 😀✨🍀 and Happy Christmas! ❄️⛄🎄🎆🎁

[@MikaelFlyer]

My great grandfather was in the design team / drawing office of the titanic. He sailed on her from Belfast to Southampton where he got off to return back to Belfast.

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

Read an account of an arms dealer who went ashore at Cherbourg. Shock of his life when he read the newspaper.

[@SearchIndex]

I have jewelry made of lumps of coal from Titanic

[@Leon-t7m2q]

Your grandfather is partly responsible for the deaths of those passengers

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

Ever since Jaws, people are certain that death by shark is the way that you go in any (and every) instance of falling in the water. Sharks, were the last thing any of those people had to worry about. The ocean is HUGE, a shark in almost every instance is the least of your problems! That movie really screwed people up! So did Titanic! Let it go people! Just...let...it....GO!

[@kingcrash8613]

Let it go? Have you… SEEN Jaws???????

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

@@kingcrash8613 Yes. That's a dumb question. Let. It. Go.

[@algernon_2023]

I recently watched a documentary on Sable Island and how baffled scientists were by the bizarre spiral wounds they started finding on many dead seals. They finally concluded that a Greenland shark (or sharks) was responsible.

[@Nanna-MO]

Really good video . merry Christmas 🎉

[@JoseLopez-wj4mc]

Good stuff Mate! Always worth-hearing your thoughts about this amazing shipwreck!

[@andrewleah1983]

Even the sharks were thinking “frell that; it’s freezing.”

[@modej2239]

Kinda surprised the Porbeagle wasn't mentioned since it also lives in pretty frigid waters of north Atlantic like Greenland as well as southern ocean around Antarctica

[@skycloud4802]

Unless I missed the mention, maybe the Salmon shark as well?

[@nightowlgal]

Merry Christmas Kristian!! 🦈

[@matthewwalker5430]

6:35 ... those Greenland sharks are huge too. Look at them! One is the size of the actual Titanic itself!

[@karlamackey4675]

Thank you for answering a burning question that I've had since I was a kid learning about the Titanic. I knew that the people in the water either drowned or died of hypothermia, but I always have wondered about sharks that could've been in the area.

[@balthiersgirl2658]

Merry Christmas hope you have a wonderful day ❤

[@SHARKBYTES]

Merry Christmas!!

[@pamelajackson6954]

I absolutely agree that they froze to death in the water. Another great episode! Happy Holidays 🌲🎁

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hypothermia is a scary one

[@rodolfoccorrea]

@@SHARKBYTES Scary and fast!

[@Endo-uu8mo]

Most sank with the enormous Bar of the ship when she sanks and Make that big Zog ,thats more horrible

[@jjasper7512]

You could only imagine the spectacular bad luck involved if you'd paid top price for first class on an unsinkable ship, only for it to sink, which you survive only to then see a dorsal fin go by!!

[@mattsmith5421]

I'd never heard of a Greenland shark until this video. Learnt something new.

[@skycloud4802]

I used to watch documentaries on them in the 2000s. Later still, I think Jeremy Wade of River Monsters has done and episode or two on them as well.

[@cassiemontgomery45]

You do spoil us on this fine Christmas Eve! I've never thought that the Titanic sinking victims were attacked by sharks. The water in that area was/is too frigid. However, it's possible that the bodies left were scavenged upon by Greenland sharks and other deep ocean life. May God bless and keep them.

[@Niedfyr]

Hello SHARK BYTES! My parents got me a Greenland Shark for Christmas and he is really cute chilling in my bath tub. But im not sure if in down for 400 years going for walks twice a day. What can i do? I already called the local animal shelter but they called me an idiot -.-

[@pompommania]

I love seeing the remnants of what people left behind.. shoes.. hairbrush.. plates. etc.. i know it's creepy.. but it also feels like people are still there somehow.

[@jeffh.7112]

Because they are, you just can't see them. Object attachment. Especially in beloved items and hand mirrors.

[@kimberlydunlap5577]

This was a very interesting topic. I didn't think about sharks eating passengers when she went down because I thought it would have been too cold for sharks in the area. I totally enjoyed your view on the topic. Thank you

[@RainCheck797]

In the case of the sinking of a Titanic sister ship (Britanic, i think?), the propeller absolutely shredded several bodies. Thats obviously the extreme, but its why my first thought of the mangled body was damage by the ship in the sinking. As a layperson, it just felt more likely than a shark in water with giant icebergs.

[@logancrawford5379]

When I was younger there were always stories of bull sharks spotted or attacking people in the Great Lakes. They are also super cold but it definitely scared the fuck out of me.

[@DominionSorcerer]

On the topic of the Titanic's lifeboats it always bears being said that it would not have mattered if she had more lifeboats or not, more people would not have been saved if she did. By the time the last lifeboats on the ship were being lowered, the collapsible ones, the Titanic was mere minutes away from disappearing below the waves. They had to cut one of them loose after attaching it to the davits because the Titanic suddenly dipped lower under the water and it came crashing over her deck like a wave.

[@jimbowlan5804]

If the other ship would have answered the sos it was close enough to save people the captain of that ship was questioned by Congress and he went back to the uk in discrace he never captained another ship

[@DominionSorcerer]

@@jimbowlan5804 the Californian was completely dead in the water, its telegraph operator had gone to bed and so didn't receive any of those messages - the Titanic's own telegraph operators had previously told them to shut up, her boilers were only running hot enough to keep the heat on. If they had received that message, they would have required quite some time to build up steam in order to move, but then we come to the second issue. The Californian had stopped for the night because it was surrounded by a literal field of ice. By the time morning came it took them four hours to reach the Titanic's reported position, which was miles off, because they had to navigate through that field of ice.

[@tigermunky]

OK, before watching the video properly, here's my uneducated theory- 1. Too cold! The types of sharks that would swim around that area are not the big man eaters we connect with shark attacks. 2. Sharks didn't exist in the 1900s. 3. Sharks don't like cold meat, so didn't eat the chilly people. Wooooo....I was right for 1

[@Mermare]

Sharks didn't exist in the 1900's? Really? They've been mostly unchanged except for size for 400 million years.

[@tigermunky]

@@Mermare it was a joke

[@AngelYZ125]

i'VE SEEEN 3 videos in a row of yours and they've all been great! keep it up

[@sarahpiaggio2693]

Of course there weren't any shark attacks when the titanic went down. But I was interested to look up the lifepan of the greenland shark since you mentioned it: 250-500 years?!

[@fruitybluieblue098]

Man used to live for 300+ years

[@ERSwanger]

This was super interesting, thank you for doing it!

[@elenagauf1599]

Merry Christmas Kristian 🎄🎄🎄

[@MOVIE.KNIGHTS]

In the Area where the Titanic sank, the water was -22 you had icebergs in the water which is extremely cold, double sharks swim in those cold conditions

[@morrrrrrgan]

sharks and titanic in one video, both of my hyperfixations, the world is healing

[@silverwings21]

I never heard of any stories of conspiracy with the Titanic, but because KZbin felt the need to add a "Context" article above the description, there must be one.

[@pikeing101]

Great video and well explained 👍 i never really thought of shark attacks with the Titanic with the water being so cold I always thought of sharks scavenging from the bottom of the seabed where the body's laid ?

[@nzoomed]

If it was historically accurate, James Cameron would have included sharks in the titanic film for sure.

[@alexw.7097]

I would love to see you do a video like this or the SS Indianapolis one with my friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs. Mostly bc I just love both of you and think you might get along, you have similar positive energies!

[@thehellyousay]

"15-30 minutes as barely any time at all" 15-30 seconds would have felt like forever under those circumstances.

[@peekaboo4390]

I live on the coast in Nova Scotia and am an avid sailor. I have experience being shipwrecked in July off the coast of NS and the water was indeed very cold even in the summer but let's not forget that the gulf stream changes all that once you get out and into it. The marine biology changes as the warm gulf water makes its way up t northern Europe. The site of the sinking is smack bang in the middle of this warm water current and there would have been plenty of sharks out there .

[@lissiiii]

According to the survivors interview they never saw a shark around

[@dianevorster9925]

I watched the movie The Reef. It’s based on a true story. I have a question and it’s probably stupid. If say a 12-15 ft tiger shark eats a whole person will it be hungry a couple of hours later? How fast does their digestive system work?

[@johnmcnulty1129]

Great vid, amazing that it happened, more or less, on the same latitude as Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard ! Hazard a guess there were more sharks hanging round the wreck of the Costa Concordia, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tuscany, January 13th 2012, hoping for a Spring tide ! 🦈

[@ForestFan74]

No attacks on the night of the sinking but perhaps some dead bodies were munched in the days after by a passing GW or a Greenland Shark at the sea floor. Interesting video.

[@kittenworld87]

The water there was too cold for man-eating sharks. At most, Greenland sharks may have been in the water, but they hunt in deeper waters.

[@Reneelwaring]

Something you didn't mention, is long after the sinking of the Titanic bodies were being mowed down by other ships passing through the area they were floating in. Witnesses wrote about them being picked up by the wake of the ship and tossed in the current so that should also be considered as a source of damage for bodies folks might have seen later.

[@Spitfirethedragon]

What about the 6 gill sharks as well? They are located in the artic waters as well. The cold does not matter to them since they are deep ocean and migrate up to feed at night. There is not much people know about these sharks, Since they only been spotted in the North Pacific, but there could be a 6 gill shark in the north Atlantic because these oceans are still not 100% explored. the 6 gill was supposed to have been extinct, but have been discovered recently. We don't know the patterns of these sharks.

[@lorrietsaoussis5168]

6 gills don't attack humans that I know of

[@Spitfirethedragon]

@@lorrietsaoussis5168 I think they are like the Greenland sharks. They don't attack. They eat what is dead already.

[@blarfroer8066]

6 Gill sharks are predominantly found along the continental slopes. The Titanic sank way out in the open ocean.

[@S90Edg]

Would love you to do a video on The laconia incident, And a collaboration with oceanliner designs. Great video thanks .

[@elenagauf1599]

Great video 👍👍👍 wish you very nice Christmas days 🙏🙏🎄🎄🎄🙂☃️🎁🎁🎄

[@DogladywithaCat]

There was a video released of a scientist diving where Greenland sharks are. He considered them docile until one started actively hunting him. Thankfully he realized and it was a scary 10 min of him keeping it back while he got back to the boat

[@bluj5917]

I live by the Atlantic Ocean and I can tell you we don’t have great whites here especially not back then the water is way too cold. We do have some smaller species of sharks though. The water here’s are crazy deep and cold and even now we have wind stringer than 50km/hr most of the time and more often than not we have winds exceeding 80-100 so just because bodies were not found it doesn’t mean that predators got to them. Eventually maybe of course but they most likely ended up a long ways away with the swells. We’ve had boat disasters and they have found bodies hundred miles away in a very short period of time. The North Atlantic is a very unforgiving.

[@JeremyDoe-w2t]

But they do live off the coast of NY or am i wrong brother

[@Alucard-lz2hb]

I’m just wondering but isn’t the water like freezing cold. Lots of people died because of hypothermia. Usually the sharks that are around shipwrecks and will go after people are the oceanic whitetips but like I’m not entirely sure if they can survive in really cold water.

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

They can survive in freezing cold water, but they never swim in freezing water where it’s too deep for the sun’s rays to touch the ocean floor.

[@Peter-en6bc]

When I think of the Titanic sinking I was always way more freaked out by the idea of giant squid than sharks smh

[@SearchIndex]

Giant squid is more likely to get you out of a life boat off Mexico

[@FranciscoGarcia-bf5rp]

Excellent video!! Please consider making one about shark attacks at the Andrea Doria wreck!

[@roylovegrove7498]

Enjoyed the topic and your thoughts!

[@michaelmclarney1994]

Very interesting and well researched piece of work and excellently presented! Well done 👍

[@natejones902]

I meet a survivor from the USS Indianapolis years ago, I knew of the Sharks 🦈 attacks in the pacific, but talking to WWII mariners that survived sinkings in the North Atlantic, none never mentioned the danger of sharks. I know they were out there and Im sure happened, but the Cold was the biggest fear. Never thought of this with the Titanic till now.

[@downunderrob]

That is the silliest topic I've ever heard.

[@Steph_here]

1:23 the face 😂😂😂