This narrator is worth his weight in gold. He's done a lot of air crash investigations on nat geo. Very adept voice for these types of documentaries 👌. Many thanks to the uploader. 👍
@@combustionberg3303 Yup, that's the epitome of these channels, no one does it better with the same level of detail and the most griping story telling.
Heidi and Christine, thank you both for helping the man onto your lifeboat. You are good women. Your persistence saved his life and it was the right thing to do. You shipwrecked in the same waters as Paul of Tarsus did centuries ago.
Same! That was so sad! He died a hero for getting rescuers and the community prepared to receive the passengers from the ship. That community was wonderful, too, in providing the resources needed to rescue the passengers and providing the care they did.
Courageous efforts by the locals and fishermen in rescuing the passengers. Kudos to them. Accident could have been avoided and those responsible are brought to justice. Such a sad loss of lives.
That guy that told the one girl not to let the older lady near them, as heartbreaking as it is, was 100% right .. people in that situation don’t think clearly.. their body is dumping a massive amount of adrenaline, which shuts off cognitive function, meaning you aren’t thinking at all, your brain goes into survival mode and all you think about is surviving, at all costs, at least until you actually come to terms with the fact that you’re going to die , and start thinking about family, life and regrets .. someone who can’t swim, trying to stay above the surface in a storm, after just having their ship sink out from underneath them, they aren’t gonna think “if I grab on to this person, they’re going to drown” , they just see an object in the water that’s floating, and grab on to it for dear life
You're right. That's exactly what we were taught in the Red Cross Rescue classes that I took in the 1970s. I doubt that part has changed, because human nature hasn't changed.
As a lifeguard and a diver I’ve been trained to go underwater if locked in the grip of a panicked person. When a SCUBA buddy of mine grabbed me at the surface when we were diving on a wreck I submerged us only a foot or two. It worked like a charm. She let go to make for the surface. I surfaced behind her and pulled her to shore. Even with a life jacket on, you can extend a foot towards them to keep them in contact but at a distance. If you practice in a pool ahead of time, you may save a life one day.
Not true for everyone. In every disaster there are incidents of people putting their lives on the line or sacrificing themselves to save others. It appears a minority of humans are capable of putting others before themselves when the chips are down. Also if people have a strong sense of authority and duty, like soldiers, firemen, crew, they will put themselves in danger to save others or put their life on the line if they feel it is their duty. Not everyone turns into a crazed madman without empathy or control.
One thing I've learned about maritime disasters; it's a defining moment. Some people become heroes. Some turn out to be cowards. Some people freeze and cannot help themselves. Others get an adrenaline rush and spring into action...it changes lives. Some are haunted by the experience, and never talk about it. We never know about the character of people until it's tested. This is a huge test. To fail is to die.
You should hear the horrific story of self interest and cowardice that occurred on the wreck of the SS Arctic before it sank! It's unbelievable! Just search UA-cam for the boat's name, SS Arctic.
First officer Tassos Psychoyios was sentenced to 19 years, while Captain Vassilis Giannakis received a 16-year sentence. Psychoyios had been watching a football match on television when the ship hit the rocks, according to witnesses. Three crew members were sentenced to between 15 months and 8 years 9 months for a series of misdemeanours that included abandoning ship without the captain's permission.
I’ve worked mass trauma where I was the only nurse assigned to the ER on nights. Once we had 3 buses crash on the same dangerous curve in only two months. Each bus contained many people who only spoke Spanish which greatly complicated the situation. Thankfully other nurses, and the house supervisor came to help in the ER. As small of a hospital as we had we were amazing at handling situations like this.
This is heartbreaking….some many lives lost unnecessarily….the 40 year old Rescuer who was overwhelmed and had a heart attack is too much.. I’m an experienced scuba diver with nearly 2000 dives and I can tell you - that even with full gear…swim fins…air or nitrox tanks…while you are bobbing on the surface in rough seas awaiting pickup by the dive boat - it’s quite scary - the worst part of a dive. And that’s in broad daylight…in seas that, while “rough” pale in comparison to what these people caught in a storm with a ship sinking beside, beneath them, with nothing but a little life vest. It amazes me that anyone survives these ship catastrophes. God Bless the Souls lost and the Survivors who have this nightmare to deal with forever.
The 19 year old Greek soldier onboard who drowned in an effort to rescue others is also sad. But the saddest part is the crew abandoning the passengers to their fate. If it weren't for the Paros fishermen who went into total darkness with their little fishing boats there would be way more victims.
What’s awful about this entire situation is that they had a max of 61 crew members that sad night and not even one came to assist the screaming passengers I just don’t think the sentences they got does justice for anybody there was no alarm nothing no steward to tell them what to do or where to go it was all just fed for yourself
That boat used to be called "Golden Virgina" and was already a wreck back in 1989 when my now wife and I went on it from Pireas to Paros. We felt unsafe even then.
Damn right it belonged to Kosmas together with ""Vergina"....there was a painter's exhibition on it in 1987 which I attented with lots of celebrities invited among them Ornela Muti....and a footnote for the uneducated "Golden Vergina" and "Vergina" were 2 ships whose name was inspired by the archeological site of Vergina near Veria in northern Greece.......has nothing to do with the state of Virginia
44:08 Working in a prison for 16 years, EVERY door you go through has to be opened by someone who is in a safe control room. Then after you go through thr door, that door has to be fully closed AND locked before the next door can be opened. You may have to repeat this several times before you get to where you are going. YES, it is slow. YES, it gets to be a pain in the arse, but public safety is at stake. Those water tight doors should have been closed. AWWW, it slowed you down. Tough chit. Lives of EVERYONE on that ship was at stake. YES, it may have been a pain in the arse, but it would have saved the ship. What was the emergency that the doors needed to be open? You may have been on that ship for 10 years and never had a problem where those doors needed closing, but none of that matters because on the voyage that needed the doors closed, they weren't and look what happened.
Idea's sound - might have even given them a chance to get to the shallow harbor where the ship might have been salvaged at the very least. It 'might' not have saved the ship - but it would have given people more time with the hull upright to use the lifeboats / rafts as they were intended.
No kidding! I couldn't believe the guy actually had the nerve to try to excuse the crew not shutting the doors. Airline pilots have to go through several checklists for each and every flight for however many years they fly. I imagine that gets redundant and may be a pain in the butt. However, not going through all steps of a checklist has actually caused at least one accident (probably more). So you do what you have to do to save your passengers' lives (not to mention your own).
I think I’ve seen Christine and Heidi on at least 3 other docs about this disaster. This is probably the best one. They are definitely bonded for life.
Two women give a more dramatic account than a male female couple. Of course they get 'stunning and brave' points as well. I can't stand people who make a tragedy all about themselves.
I find it difficult to comprehend the sheer number of sinkings and wrecked ships that have cost countless lives due to the stupidity, idiocy, & inattentiveness of crew members, & even to the downright arrogance of ship's captains who were in charge of those very lives! (Think Schettino - Costa Concordia). So many wasted lives 😢
@@4evermarx Thanks for that assessment.. I'm inclined to agree with you, and I actually find that to be true of all professions. Stay safe on your travels 😀
It's not just a tragic accident that happened in my country , it's also a shame for me . People lost their lives and others were traumatised by this horrible experience. The title itself shows the magnitude of responsibility of the crew and captain ... it's sad , it makes me mad and what's even worse for me is that Greek ferries are supposed to have the best and most experienced crews and captains due to the traditional and frequent traveling back and forth,from and towards those islands , daily for years . To me that was a stupid kind of accident that shouldn't happen EVER
The crew were NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE! Complacent crew, lazy crew. Every crew member should be under scrutiny, regularly. Plus stringent criteria and interview before being employed.
Why can't the compartment safety doors be normally in a locked state with a push button to open to move through? Or better still with a similar principle to automatic opening doors in a store entrance? With a manual opening override in case of electrical failure?
It's how they are designed. They are not controlled from the bridge normally (but bridge can controll all of them at the same time in emergencies), but opened locally by the crew as they need to pass. The reason why they leave the doors open is the time it takes to open and close the doors, which is around 30 seconds each way (as in, 30 seconds to open, 30 to close). Still, most modern ships use a sort of dead man switch on the doors. The doors only remain open if you push/pull the lever to open them. Seconds after you release the lever the door closes automatically. As for manual overrides, they do have them! But each of those takes 1.5 minutes to close (as you slowly, manually actuate the multi-ton steel doors close with a handle or wheel). AND you have to be at the door. With how quickly water flooded (ship was doomed 10 minutes after crash) and with how many doors were open, chances are that unless the crew was immediately besides the doors the ship was doomed anyway.
You also don't understand that people's thought processes and decision making, are hugely affected by fear. There is a massive dump of adrenaline which really hinders one's cognitive abilities. So, while you, watching a UA-cam video, are able to recognise that saving personal possessions while your ship is sinking, is not the most sensible thing to do, if you were in their situation, you might think it's the only sensible course of action.
No random safety inspections to make sure all of the crew is following the laws like keeping the water-tight doors shut? I mean they had 9 of the 11 doors wide open, I guarantee you it was not the 1st or even the 40th time that had happened. Just like arrogant pilots who take their responsibilities for granted, this captain and crew did the same thing in being wayyyy tooo comfortable with thinking the ship will never sink on their watch.
That’s human nature for you. Get comfortable and and complacent in a dangerous environment and eventually it will come back to bite you,. I’ll tell you a minor but real experience that happened to me. I work in aircraft services at my local airport and mostly that means being on cleaning team. And this includes night shifts. And I have to wear heavy Kevlar safety boots which can make me a little bit clumsy, so going from a very brightly lit 737 out to a dark exterior of the metal steps means just being a bit careful. Although the airport is very brightly lit at night, the position of the aircraft meant that the left side and the metal stairs were in deep dark shadow. So because I was in a rush because we’re always rushing due to the time crunch, loaded with the plastic holder full of cleaning supplies and a plastic sack of rubbish and because I’d done it so many times before that I didn’t stop for a few seconds like I usually would to allow myself a moment to allow my eyes to adjust from the bright 747 interior to the darkness of night. So I raced down the steps laden with supplies and bin bag full of rubbish and I don’t know, all of a sudden my foot didn’t properly land on the stair and I lost my balance beyond recovery and I fell down the last three or four steps onto the concrete aircraft stand below. Even now I don’t know how I got away without serious injury. I scraped and bruised my shin, forearms and just bruised my hip. The injuries to my forearms prevented my head from hitting my head. But it could have easily been otherwise. Just dumb luck. But yeah complacency in a potentially dangerous environment can really cost you.
How awfully tragic. Nobody had to die that night if the safety rules had been followed despite the inconvenience. I find it shocking that apparently the autopilot had been activated and left unattended. It’s not even a true autopilot, more like a computerised navigational aid. But I suppose the maritime industry shares at least one trait with the aviation industry, and it’s a motto I remember every time I go airside to work. “The safety rules are written in blood. Heed them.” I am curious about something that wasn’t mentioned in the documentary. That stabiliser that malfunctioned and didn’t extend like it should have… was it flagged as a fault on the bridge? Did the crew know that it hadn’t deployed? On a jetliner if something of that size and degree seriousness malfunctions during the flight, the aircraft will “tell” the pilots about it either using warning lights on the appropriate panel or give an audible warning either as a unique alarm or a spoken warning. I would think that big commercial ships like that would have a similar system. It makes me wonder exactly how little monitoring was being done. Was there anyone on the bridge? Why wasn’t the one stabiliser retracted or compensated for? I may have to Google search for the answers.
It was a "true autopilot" for the time. Autopilot's even in aircraft are there to keep the vessel straight and level, that is it will maintain the heading, not the course. Now if we couple a GPS to the autopilot, we are able to plot a course for the vessel to follow. Given the year that this accident happened and the age of the ship (and the fact it hit rocks), it is probable that it only had an autopilot without GPS input.
The Greeks we knew on Samos years ago liked the boat because it was thought to be reliable. We always tried to book our flight to Greece when the, then called Golden Vergina, wasn’t sailing but it never worked. I used to go to the pursers office and ask what we should do if anything should happen as the boxes with life jackets were always locked and the small life jacket cupboards at rear end of boat near toilets and small serving hatch were full of cleaning supplies!! They always laughed at me and said nothing would ever happen to this boat! We always slept on deck as it felt safer unless it was really rough weather. One year we had first gone to another island first and waited on Paros for a boat when my then, young daughter recognized the boat but with another name. I believe it was that year or possibly the year after this this horrible thing happened. So sad for all these people that didn’t make it.
No backup power for critical systems? I'd hope doors like these would automatically close via local backup power on loss of power/communication with the bridge, it can be as easy as a relay held by power from the bridge, on loss of power it releases and triggers the door closed via local batteries at each door, that way by control actuation, loss of power, damage to cables, etc. all cause the doors to move to a safe state (closed).
I love how he asks the question “ how safe are the boats we travel on”, like ships are sinking left right and centre these days .. Compared to the 18th century and before was WAAAAY more dangerous.. at least these days we don’t have ships disappearing without a trace .. The crew of this ship, and a few others like oceanos , Costa Concordia , and sewol ferry are all pieces of shit that should be locked away and throw away the keys
I’ve said this so many times to so many people I know. If I ruled the world, I would make it a law that everyone should learn how to swim. Oceans , lakes, and rivers cover 75% of the earths surface. I will never understand anyone that travels by water and doesn’t know how to swim. That should be the very first safety precaution one takes before going anywhere near water.
knowing how to swim isnt enough, the ocean,weather,currents,water temperature,night time, panic,fatigue,rocks,debris, cables,other people, all conspire to kill.something of that nature is chaos.
Some evolutionary scientist believe a marine animal basically a fish with stubby frontal fins crawled out of the ocean and much life on land has evolved from this creature and eventually we lost a organ that marine creatures possess called a GILL . Ideally it would be useful if Homo Sapiens had LUNGS and GILLS . Even whales that are not fish but are mammals could use gills since they have to return to the surface to get a breath of air frequently . This is called Breaching. I am not making light of this tragedy that befell the people on this shipwreck by my previous comments . It’s something I have thought about and not sarcasm . As a matter of fact I have nearly drowned 3 times including escaping from a submerged pick up truck with just myself in it thankfully. One more thought I’m entertaining is I’m doubtful that the captain and some of the crew sentenced actually completed there initial sentence and not because of good behavior that reduces your sentence . Appeals and Pardons more likely . Well some of the viewers in comment land may know .
"Eh, the autopilot has the ship. We won't crash because the autopilot is in control." News flash! You still need to watch where you're going. It is like a Tesla, or a plane. Just because the automated systems are controlling it, doesn't mean it won't fail or malfunction.
@@Real_Moon-Moon wait till full blown AI - artificial intelligence becomes or replaces what earthlings do than that will replace the word MANUAL . There will be no more manual override or assigned watch duty . I feel for young kids . Disneys magic kingdom ain’t gonna cut it . 😔
I'd rather die helping others to survive then live and go on knowing I was a coward and watched others (women and children included) drown. Those people know who they are, and they have to live with themselves.
Cowardly to save your own life. We're animals we have to survive otherwise we wouldn't be here today. You never know what you ancestors had to do for you to be here.
Nobody knows how they would react in situations like this until they're in it. Panic and survival instincts kick in. Not many people can override the panic.
I almost drawn at sea I was fighting for my life trying to put my head sbove water and suddenly a little boy appeared he grabbed to me and I started to sink, out of panick I had to push hi. Away, it was the most traumatic situation in my life I felt horrible, we both survived a d I told him I'm sorry after words.
@RichardMcLaren So I did spelling errors, I text in 3 languages and often forget to swipe space to switch languages and then my spelling is out of whack. And I am sure I make spelling errors as English is not my first or second language. Just not sure why spelling is important, we're you not able to gather what I meant? Or you're just trolling because you got nothing else on me ? 🤔
I think that all vessels should have their props, water-tight doors, bilge pumps, and all equipment down low in the hull driven by hydraulics with generators and hydraulic motors up higher, so they can still be fully functional even until almost literally their decks are awash. Main diesel engines can continue to run fully submerged if they are designed right and have snorkels that pull their intake air from up high. Also, siphon tubes can run from the bilge, up high, thru the transom, and then back just below the water light to assist in pumping the bilge out so long as forward momentum can be maintained.
My heart sank when I read your heartless callus reply. Dude you must have ice water running through your veins . If it was your Mother or Dad or sister or Brother that died wouldn't be so funny. What a di ck !😡😡😡😡
I hate when people say “sucked” down when a ship sinks.. you aren’t really sucked per se, it’s the air escaping that essentially creates a space between you and the surface so you “fall” lower, and the water is so quick to refill that space that you are suddenly below the waterline.
To stir the pot a wee bit since we’re off course . Here is a charming little joke . If Turkey attacked Italy from the rear , would Greece help ? Now I’m in trouble . I have ticked off the patriots of three powerful nations. I’m sunk now 😱
Safety improvements were not what the industry needed. The disaster was because of human incompetence. Imagine if the doors were closed, everyone was at their post or the ship was taken out of service a year prior. The decision makers were the problem and not foreseeing the potential for disaster.
Why are the other 74 vidoes in the Mayday playlist unavailable for me? Is it because I'm in the UK and it's content locked? I'm British and the company who has licensed these videos to you is a British company so how can you content lock some of the videoes from me? Sort it out.
I gather that they'd already abandoned ship. That was one of the things they were convicted of, but the video doesn't make it clear. It appears to focus mainly on the passengers (re)actions.
Congratulations on the documentary crew which neglected to mention the heroic rescue efforts of several Greek soldiers (some of them lost their lives in order to rescue others) traveling onboard that night.Also the several Paros fishermen who also risked their lives and their boats in order to save as many lives as possible.
Hi yes that's right I was up on open deck all trip as we struck the rocks there were three young Greek soldiers ,I was rescued by Greek fishing boat from a inflatable life raft ,those fishermen risked their life's to save many .that's what true heroes do ❤❤❤❤❤
fortunately this happened near the shore and in warm waters.The rescue was there quickly and people didn't die over hypothermia. Otherwise there would have been so much more casualties.
Normal standing orders on our Greek owned ship was that we had a Filipino helmsman on duty plus an officer and in bad conditions I used to prowl about, altho my Finnish first mate used to mutter at me!! But at least we could get coffee and a meal. TV was banned on the bridge at any time. The helmsman might be doubled up in icy or foggy conditions; I liked them alert.
It may have turned out well for the two who stayed outside, but seriously if they thought they had to stay out there in the middle of the night in the middle of a storm, they are not the sharpest tool in the shed
Ships need a system where certain engine room area compartment doors will auto-seal and lock when the power goes out. [Constant Air pressure keeping them open?]
@@Roscoe.P.Coldchain and @davidridland. Not funny. People died. If the families read the piggish remarks from you two they would be very hurt at you making gross jokes about the accident that killed their loved ones. I hope you are never treated this way. And I'm sure that not a single other person laughed, or ever will. It's just not funny under any circumstances. You must have grown up in a barn, doing nothing but watching stupid American TV.
Seriously? That beats all... clearly all the algorithm understood was "greek" and "travel". It clearly didn't grok "disaster" "deaths" and "sinking ship". Maybe it ignores anything that's not advertiser friendly?
The two girls were fortunate to not be very smart but unknowingly ended up outside in a storm even though they should have known they could stay indoors. I’ve been outside in bad sea weather and it can be very dangerous.
ANY individual crew member who did not ATTEMPT to enable the closing of any [ all ] of the watertight-doors, immediately AFTER the collision occurred and BEFORE the loss of the 'required-hydraulic-power' to do so, IS ACCUSABLE of guilt as accessory to 'criminally negligent involuntary MANSLAUGHTER'.
I am a Marine and a Pilot. I always carried this little Orange Rubber Duck in my gear. Folks asked me about it time and time again. I had him hanging off my Sea Bag. I always said he is there just in case we sink
When you hear the doctor say It was like a catastrophe. His depth & metaphor, the look in his eyes. All this because of the crews dereliction of duty. Being the son of a bosun then i do get a lesson or to from my pappi (who Is now retired) .
And to think, they were supposedly college educated. Makes me wonder if further education is just more dumbing down. It's more proof reality is mirroring the movie IDIOCRACY. You're either an actor in it, or, hopefully a spectator. Enjoy the real life show.
The scene at 18:35 shows horrible weather. In fact, the wind was only 8 knots (15 km/h or 9.2 mph). Always extra drama in this kind of 'documentaries', for facts read Wikipedia.
And the ppl who value there material things than being save ,never had a value in life ..someone tells me get naked so u won't sink and I say hell no this is Versace,it's all I got ..lol 😂
I travelled on the Samina Express to Ikaria some 6 weeks before her fateful voyage. The Meltemi was blowing hard and her crew were comically drunk on the night I was aboard and I said to my wife, you wouldn't want this ship to get int9o trouble with these stewards in charge. I had to fly to Piraeus from Jerusalem to cover the sinking a month and a half later. While I was there Sharon entered the Temple Mount and prompted the 2nd Intifada and we rushed back to be plunged into years of violence and combat and the Samina disaster was pshed to the back of mind by most reporters in the region. But what a tragic scandal.
Autopilots interface with the ship's radar and would give an audible alarm if off course. It's incomprehensible that no one was even close enough to hear the alarm. I've had an interest in maritime history for many years and the Greeks have had the reputation among maritime professionals as the worst seamen. Case in point.
To all going on vacation to Greece: PLEASE never ride on mules bcs they are tortured animals. Peta struggles since years to stop the mistreating of mules in Greece. There are other options to reach places. For example walking ,moving your a..ses and there is motorized transportation also. . Mules are not disposable objects. Same goes for countries where elephants ,camels ......etc are used for producing income for ruthless "humans'".
Totally true but people are lazy and greedy. Very sad humans are in charge of the earth. But soon we will destroy the world and animals that survive will rule. THEN WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD!!!❤❤❤
This tragedy was entirely foreseeable and preventable! This was not a Marine Accident, but Criminal Dereliction of Duty by the Captain and Crew, whom had completely abandoned the Bridge, then abandoned the hugely vulnerable, distressed and panicking passengers as the vessel quickly sank beneath their feet! Under power at sea the vessel's watertight doors should have been closed, an act that would have saved the stricken vessel. Decades on, I still cannot imagine how that Captain and Crew thought that it was acceptable to totally abandon the Bridge and to allow the vessel to sail on with nobody at the controls, on the radios or on watch during a very severe storm and in such close proximity to the two giant outcrops of rock which towered twenty five meters above sea level. Unfortunately, some of the trusting, paying passengers paid with their lives that night!
Opening and closing safety doors, which saves lives, should be no trouble or tedious. You should be sacked from your job if found not doing this simplest of tasks. For a moment (man commenting on this) if your family died because of this very serious task not being done. It's unforgivable! Live could have been saved. Make NO EXCUSE for this "murderous" act.
I still dont understand from this why the crew were not helping the passengers though. What happened too all the crew? Did they abandon ship without the passengers? The two women pulling the man onto the lifeboat were very lucky as well, if it had overloaded the lifeboat they would have doomed themselves and everyone else on that boat.
This narrator is worth his weight in gold. He's done a lot of air crash investigations on nat geo. Very adept voice for these types of documentaries 👌. Many thanks to the uploader. 👍
you should watch brick immortar then lol
@@combustionberg3303 Yup, that's the epitome of these channels, no one does it better with the same level of detail and the most griping story telling.
Heidi and Christine, thank you both for helping the man onto your lifeboat. You are good women. Your persistence saved his life and it was the right thing to do.
You shipwrecked in the same waters as Paul of Tarsus did centuries ago.
The guy at shore rescue place having a heart attack made me tear up. 40 years old. ❤
Yeah, that really got to me, too.
God bless the rescue man.
Same! That was so sad! He died a hero for getting rescuers and the community prepared to receive the passengers from the ship. That community was wonderful, too, in providing the resources needed to rescue the passengers and providing the care they did.
So young to be taken by a heart attack ❤
How about the 19year old Greek soldier Vasileios Rahoutis who drowned whilst trying to rescue others.
Courageous efforts by the locals and fishermen in rescuing the passengers. Kudos to them. Accident could have been avoided and those responsible are brought to justice. Such a sad loss of lives.
That guy that told the one girl not to let the older lady near them, as heartbreaking as it is, was 100% right .. people in that situation don’t think clearly.. their body is dumping a massive amount of adrenaline, which shuts off cognitive function, meaning you aren’t thinking at all, your brain goes into survival mode and all you think about is surviving, at all costs, at least until you actually come to terms with the fact that you’re going to die , and start thinking about family, life and regrets ..
someone who can’t swim, trying to stay above the surface in a storm, after just having their ship sink out from underneath them, they aren’t gonna think “if I grab on to this person, they’re going to drown” , they just see an object in the water that’s floating, and grab on to it for dear life
You're right. That's exactly what we were taught in the Red Cross Rescue classes that I took in the 1970s. I doubt that part has changed, because human nature hasn't changed.
As a lifeguard and a diver I’ve been trained to go underwater if locked in the grip of a panicked person. When a SCUBA buddy of mine grabbed me at the surface when we were diving on a wreck I submerged us only a foot or two. It worked like a charm. She let go to make for the surface. I surfaced behind her and pulled her to shore. Even with a life jacket on, you can extend a foot towards them to keep them in contact but at a distance. If you practice in a pool ahead of time, you may save a life one day.
Not true for everyone. In every disaster there are incidents of people putting their lives on the line or sacrificing themselves to save others. It appears a minority of humans are capable of putting others before themselves when the chips are down.
Also if people have a strong sense of authority and duty, like soldiers, firemen, crew, they will put themselves in danger to save others or put their life on the line if they feel it is their duty.
Not everyone turns into a crazed madman without empathy or control.
One thing I've learned about maritime disasters; it's a defining moment. Some people become heroes. Some turn out to be cowards. Some people freeze and cannot help themselves. Others get an adrenaline rush and spring into action...it changes lives. Some are haunted by the experience, and never talk about it. We never know about the character of people until it's tested.
This is a huge test. To fail is to die.
And to those that Panic unfortunately to fail many times means to cause others to die as well
You should hear the horrific story of self interest and cowardice that occurred on the wreck of the SS Arctic before it sank! It's unbelievable! Just search UA-cam for the boat's name, SS Arctic.
First officer Tassos Psychoyios was sentenced to 19 years, while Captain Vassilis Giannakis received a 16-year sentence. Psychoyios had been watching a football match on television when the ship hit the rocks, according to witnesses. Three crew members were sentenced to between 15 months and 8 years 9 months for a series of misdemeanours that included abandoning ship without the captain's permission.
Thank you.
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Learn proper Greeks! "Tasos" is written with ONE "S"....NOT WITH TWO!
@@theonemesis5217 who cares
Good. Prison is where they belong.
The first officer got 18 years. The captain got 15. Others got between 18months and 8years.
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I’ve worked mass trauma where I was the only nurse assigned to the ER on nights. Once we had 3 buses crash on the same dangerous curve in only two months. Each bus contained many people who only spoke Spanish which greatly complicated the situation. Thankfully other nurses, and the house supervisor came to help in the ER. As small of a hospital as we had we were amazing at handling situations like this.
Thank you for doing work that most of us cannot imagine. :)
This is heartbreaking….some many lives lost unnecessarily….the 40 year old Rescuer who was overwhelmed and had a heart attack is too much.. I’m an experienced scuba diver with nearly 2000 dives and I can tell you - that even with full gear…swim fins…air or nitrox tanks…while you are bobbing on the surface in rough seas awaiting pickup by the dive boat - it’s quite scary - the worst part of a dive. And that’s in broad daylight…in seas that, while “rough” pale in comparison to what these people caught in a storm with a ship sinking beside, beneath them, with nothing but a little life vest. It amazes me that anyone survives these ship catastrophes. God Bless the Souls lost and the Survivors who have this nightmare to deal with forever.
Over 80000 other people died that day....
The 19 year old Greek soldier onboard who drowned in an effort to rescue others is also sad. But the saddest part is the crew abandoning the passengers to their fate. If it weren't for the Paros fishermen who went into total darkness with their little fishing boats there would be way more victims.
What’s awful about this entire situation is that they had a max of 61 crew members that sad night and not even one came to assist the screaming passengers I just don’t think the sentences they got does justice for anybody there was no alarm nothing no steward to tell them what to do or where to go it was all just fed for yourself
That boat used to be called "Golden Virgina" and was already a wreck back in 1989 when my now wife and I went on it from Pireas to Paros. We felt unsafe even then.
As someone from Virginia, I feel slightly insulted that we shared a name with that death trap.
Damn right it belonged to Kosmas together with ""Vergina"....there was a painter's exhibition on it in 1987 which I attented with lots of celebrities invited among them Ornela Muti....and a footnote for the uneducated "Golden Vergina" and "Vergina" were 2 ships whose name was inspired by the archeological site of Vergina near Veria in northern Greece.......has nothing to do with the state of Virginia
Apparently the boat required human error to sink, it must have been in reasonable order until hitting the rocks....
44:08 Working in a prison for 16 years, EVERY door you go through has to be opened by someone who is in a safe control room. Then after you go through thr door, that door has to be fully closed AND locked before the next door can be opened. You may have to repeat this several times before you get to where you are going. YES, it is slow. YES, it gets to be a pain in the arse, but public safety is at stake.
Those water tight doors should have been closed. AWWW, it slowed you down. Tough chit. Lives of EVERYONE on that ship was at stake. YES, it may have been a pain in the arse, but it would have saved the ship. What was the emergency that the doors needed to be open? You may have been on that ship for 10 years and never had a problem where those doors needed closing, but none of that matters because on the voyage that needed the doors closed, they weren't and look what happened.
Idea's sound - might have even given them a chance to get to the shallow harbor where the ship might have been salvaged at the very least. It 'might' not have saved the ship - but it would have given people more time with the hull upright to use the lifeboats / rafts as they were intended.
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No kidding! I couldn't believe the guy actually had the nerve to try to excuse the crew not shutting the doors. Airline pilots have to go through several checklists for each and every flight for however many years they fly. I imagine that gets redundant and may be a pain in the butt. However, not going through all steps of a checklist has actually caused at least one accident (probably more). So you do what you have to do to save your passengers' lives (not to mention your own).
I think I’ve seen Christine and Heidi on at least 3 other docs about this disaster. This is probably the best one. They are definitely bonded for life.
People have expressed a concern seeing them as a form of black humour
Two women give a more dramatic account than a male female couple. Of course they get 'stunning and brave' points as well. I can't stand people who make a tragedy all about themselves.
@@KelliRocksyet you want to be a woman 😂
IGNORANCE of the priority of the closing of the watertight-doors, AFTER ANY breach of the hulls integrity, is NO EXCUSE !
MS Express Captain: Yes Bocephus, I am most definitely ready for some football
I find it difficult to comprehend the sheer number of sinkings and wrecked ships that have cost countless lives due to the stupidity, idiocy, & inattentiveness of crew members, & even to the downright arrogance of ship's captains who were in charge of those very lives! (Think Schettino - Costa Concordia). So many wasted lives 😢
I work on a cruise/transport ship and i can tell you 10% are competent, the rest are brainless fools...
@@4evermarx Thanks for that assessment.. I'm inclined to agree with you, and I actually find that to be true of all professions. Stay safe on your travels 😀
It's not just a tragic accident that happened in my country , it's also a shame for me .
People lost their lives and others were traumatised by this horrible experience. The title itself shows the magnitude of responsibility of the crew and captain ... it's sad , it makes me mad and what's even worse for me is that Greek ferries are supposed to have the best and most experienced crews and captains due to the traditional and frequent traveling back and forth,from and towards those islands , daily for years . To me that was a stupid kind of accident that shouldn't happen EVER
The crew were NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE!
Complacent crew, lazy crew. Every crew member should be under scrutiny, regularly. Plus stringent criteria and interview before being employed.
I wanted to hear the results of the investigation regarding the Captain’s and crew’s disappearance during the catastrophe and not helping anyone.
Why can't the compartment safety doors be normally in a locked state with a push button to open to move through? Or better still with a similar principle to automatic opening doors in a store entrance? With a manual opening override in case of electrical failure?
Maybe they are - now. It usually takes a disaster to provoke an upgrade.
It's how they are designed. They are not controlled from the bridge normally (but bridge can controll all of them at the same time in emergencies), but opened locally by the crew as they need to pass. The reason why they leave the doors open is the time it takes to open and close the doors, which is around 30 seconds each way (as in, 30 seconds to open, 30 to close). Still, most modern ships use a sort of dead man switch on the doors. The doors only remain open if you push/pull the lever to open them. Seconds after you release the lever the door closes automatically.
As for manual overrides, they do have them! But each of those takes 1.5 minutes to close (as you slowly, manually actuate the multi-ton steel doors close with a handle or wheel). AND you have to be at the door. With how quickly water flooded (ship was doomed 10 minutes after crash) and with how many doors were open, chances are that unless the crew was immediately besides the doors the ship was doomed anyway.
The stupidity. Your possessions are replaceable. Your life is not.
The sheer stupidity of watching a damn kickball game instead of doing their job of paying attention to the ship
While this is a basic truth ... you don't understand someone else's life and their perception of it, therefore, you cannot judge them.
You also don't understand that people's thought processes and decision making, are hugely affected by fear. There is a massive dump of adrenaline which really hinders one's cognitive abilities. So, while you, watching a UA-cam video, are able to recognise that saving personal possessions while your ship is sinking, is not the most sensible thing to do, if you were in their situation, you might think it's the only sensible course of action.
Its hard to think straight when everything is going to hell. People instinctively fall back to their routines. Ie grabbing, keys, money, purses etc
No random safety inspections to make sure all of the crew is following the laws like keeping the water-tight doors shut? I mean they had 9 of the 11 doors wide open, I guarantee you it was not the 1st or even the 40th time that had happened. Just like arrogant pilots who take their responsibilities for granted, this captain and crew did the same thing in being wayyyy tooo comfortable with thinking the ship will never sink on their watch.
They should just have an alarm if left open
That’s human nature for you. Get comfortable and and complacent in a dangerous environment and eventually it will come back to bite you,. I’ll tell you a minor but real experience that happened to me. I work in aircraft services at my local airport and mostly that means being on cleaning team. And this includes night shifts. And I have to wear heavy Kevlar safety boots which can make me a little bit clumsy, so going from a very brightly lit 737 out to a dark exterior of the metal steps means just being a bit careful.
Although the airport is very brightly lit at night, the position of the aircraft meant that the left side and the metal stairs were in deep dark shadow. So because I was in a rush because we’re always rushing due to the time crunch, loaded with the plastic holder full of cleaning supplies and a plastic sack of rubbish and because I’d done it so many times before that I didn’t stop for a few seconds like I usually would to allow myself a moment to allow my eyes to adjust from the bright 747 interior to the darkness of night.
So I raced down the steps laden with supplies and bin bag full of rubbish and I don’t know, all of a sudden my foot didn’t properly land on the stair and I lost my balance beyond recovery and I fell down the last three or four steps onto the concrete aircraft stand below. Even now I don’t know how I got away without serious injury. I scraped and bruised my shin, forearms and just bruised my hip. The injuries to my forearms prevented my head from hitting my head. But it could have easily been otherwise. Just dumb luck.
But yeah complacency in a potentially dangerous environment can really cost you.
No requirement to have the water tight doors while the vessel is at sea. Only when entering or leaving harbour.
@@Hino992 ... and when sinking.
Just started watching this very interesting video. Another tragedy that could have been avoided.
How awfully tragic. Nobody had to die that night if the safety rules had been followed despite the inconvenience. I find it shocking that apparently the autopilot had been activated and left unattended. It’s not even a true autopilot, more like a computerised navigational aid. But I suppose the maritime industry shares at least one trait with the aviation industry, and it’s a motto I remember every time I go airside to work. “The safety rules are written in blood. Heed them.”
I am curious about something that wasn’t mentioned in the documentary. That stabiliser that malfunctioned and didn’t extend like it should have… was it flagged as a fault on the bridge? Did the crew know that it hadn’t deployed? On a jetliner if something of that size and degree seriousness malfunctions during the flight, the aircraft will “tell” the pilots about it either using warning lights on the appropriate panel or give an audible warning either as a unique alarm or a spoken warning.
I would think that big commercial ships like that would have a similar system. It makes me wonder exactly how little monitoring was being done. Was there anyone on the bridge? Why wasn’t the one stabiliser retracted or compensated for? I may have to Google search for the answers.
Imagine losing your life because a bunch of m0r0ns are busy watching the most boring, useless game on Earth!
It was a "true autopilot" for the time. Autopilot's even in aircraft are there to keep the vessel straight and level, that is it will maintain the heading, not the course. Now if we couple a GPS to the autopilot, we are able to plot a course for the vessel to follow. Given the year that this accident happened and the age of the ship (and the fact it hit rocks), it is probable that it only had an autopilot without GPS input.
I'M SURE THAT GIANT ROCK WAS ALREADY THERE FOR AGES .IT DIDN'T JUMP IN FRONT OF THE SHIP😅
It had an electric navigational warning light on it
They have passed IT - many times thru the years !
I love these departures from planes to other modes of transport. It's a refreshing change, thank you!
Ive been to Paros twice. Both times in May and also early morning ferries. It is a beautiful island.Those poor people that must have been terrifying,
Look up how many Greek captains and crew have gone on trial or been charged for cowardice-negligence and other charges.
Greece has a lot of seamen, so it's to be expected that some of them will be involved in accidents. Just statistics.
How about you just tell us. I'll wait.
Nine out of 11 doors left open! That’s horrible! Such a basic safety measure as closing a door could have saved so many lives!
The crew really dropped the ball.... incredible liability
Real heroes are normal people that strip to their underwear to run into water to save strangers!
No longer as too many were accused of assault even sued for saving their lives without consent including officers.
The Greeks we knew on Samos years ago liked the boat because it was thought to be reliable. We always tried to book our flight to Greece when the, then called Golden Vergina, wasn’t sailing but it never worked. I used to go to the pursers office and ask what we should do if anything should happen as the boxes with life jackets were always locked and the small life jacket cupboards at rear end of boat near toilets and small serving hatch were full of cleaning supplies!! They always laughed at me and said nothing would ever happen to this boat! We always slept on deck as it felt safer unless it was really rough weather.
One year we had first gone to another island first and waited on Paros for a boat when my then, young daughter recognized the boat but with another name. I believe it was that year or possibly the year after this this horrible thing happened. So sad for all these people that didn’t make it.
No backup power for critical systems? I'd hope doors like these would automatically close via local backup power on loss of power/communication with the bridge, it can be as easy as a relay held by power from the bridge, on loss of power it releases and triggers the door closed via local batteries at each door, that way by control actuation, loss of power, damage to cables, etc. all cause the doors to move to a safe state (closed).
Yeah but power was not cut immediately, so must of been possible to do, very unprofessional crew.
Stiff and long prison sentences for manslaughter for the entire crew, definatly!
Why would that apply to a steward ?
Stupid question.
I love how he asks the question “ how safe are the boats we travel on”, like ships are sinking left right and centre these days ..
Compared to the 18th century and before was WAAAAY more dangerous.. at least these days we don’t have ships disappearing without a trace ..
The crew of this ship, and a few others like oceanos , Costa Concordia , and sewol ferry are all pieces of shit that should be locked away and throw away the keys
I’ve said this so many times to so many people I know. If I ruled the world, I would make it a law that everyone should learn how to swim. Oceans , lakes, and rivers cover 75% of the earths surface. I will never understand anyone that travels by water and doesn’t know how to swim. That should be the very first safety precaution one takes before going anywhere near water.
knowing how to swim isnt enough, the ocean,weather,currents,water temperature,night time, panic,fatigue,rocks,debris, cables,other people, all conspire to kill.something of that nature is chaos.
Some evolutionary scientist believe a marine animal basically a fish with stubby frontal fins crawled out of the ocean and much life on land has evolved from this creature and eventually we lost a organ that marine creatures possess called a GILL .
Ideally it would be useful if Homo Sapiens had LUNGS and GILLS .
Even whales that are not fish but are mammals could use gills since they have to return to the surface to get a breath of air frequently . This is called Breaching.
I am not making light of this tragedy that befell the people on this shipwreck by my previous comments . It’s something I have thought about and not sarcasm . As a matter of fact I have nearly drowned 3 times including escaping from a submerged pick up truck with just myself in it thankfully. One more thought I’m entertaining is I’m doubtful that the captain and some of the crew sentenced actually completed there initial sentence and not because of good behavior that reduces your sentence . Appeals and Pardons more likely . Well some of the viewers in comment land may know .
How brain dead do you have to be to think you can just leave the boat to its own devices and watch TV instead of driving?
Sports fans are not noted for their intelligence.
"Eh, the autopilot has the ship. We won't crash because the autopilot is in control."
News flash! You still need to watch where you're going. It is like a Tesla, or a plane. Just because the automated systems are controlling it, doesn't mean it won't fail or malfunction.
'Sports fans are not noted for their intelligence' Neither are some people who comment on UA-cam videos, apparently.
Maritime legislation,
There *must* be at least one person at the helm at any time while the ship is sailing.
@@Real_Moon-Moon wait till full blown AI - artificial intelligence becomes or replaces what earthlings do than that will replace the word MANUAL . There will be no more manual override or assigned watch duty . I feel for young kids . Disneys magic kingdom ain’t gonna cut it . 😔
I'd rather die helping others to survive then live and go on knowing I was a coward and watched others (women and children included) drown.
Those people know who they are, and they have to live with themselves.
Cowardly to save your own life. We're animals we have to survive otherwise we wouldn't be here today. You never know what you ancestors had to do for you to be here.
Nobody knows how they would react in situations like this until they're in it. Panic and survival instincts kick in. Not many people can override the panic.
I almost drawn at sea I was fighting for my life trying to put my head sbove water and suddenly a little boy appeared he grabbed to me and I started to sink, out of panick I had to push hi. Away, it was the most traumatic situation in my life I felt horrible, we both survived a d I told him I'm sorry after words.
Looks like it affected your ability to spell..... Unless you were drunk when you wrote this ☝️
@RichardMcLaren
So I did spelling errors, I text in 3 languages and often forget to swipe space to switch languages and then my spelling is out of whack. And I am sure I make spelling errors as English is not my first or second language. Just not sure why spelling is important, we're you not able to gather what I meant? Or you're just trolling because you got nothing else on me ? 🤔
I had no idea ships had autopilots, too. Airline pilots, I believe, aren't allowed to leave the autopilot unattended either.
I think that all vessels should have their props, water-tight doors, bilge pumps, and all equipment down low in the hull driven by hydraulics with generators and hydraulic motors up higher, so they can still be fully functional even until almost literally their decks are awash. Main diesel engines can continue to run fully submerged if they are designed right and have snorkels that pull their intake air from up high. Also, siphon tubes can run from the bilge, up high, thru the transom, and then back just below the water light to assist in pumping the bilge out so long as forward momentum can be maintained.
An alert should sound every time a door is left open!
My heart SANK when there was no mention of if the crews favorite team won.
Disrespectful comment😤
My heart sank when I read your heartless callus reply. Dude you must have ice water running through your veins . If it was your Mother or Dad or sister or Brother that died wouldn't be so funny. What a di ck !😡😡😡😡
Your heart will go on
😂 I hear ya
Panathinaikos, the crews team, won 1 - 0 away from home 👍
Anyone here watching this horrific disaster after Ocean gate,?
I hate when people say “sucked” down when a ship sinks.. you aren’t really sucked per se, it’s the air escaping that essentially creates a space between you and the surface so you “fall” lower, and the water is so quick to refill that space that you are suddenly below the waterline.
It might just be the sensation they feel
The thing you're describing creates suction 🙄
Always someone has to be an expert, when they have never experienced being sucked under.
This is what you focus on???
To stir the pot a wee bit since we’re off course . Here is a charming little joke .
If Turkey attacked Italy from the rear , would Greece help ?
Now I’m in trouble . I have ticked off the patriots of three powerful nations. I’m sunk now 😱
Safety improvements were not what the industry needed. The disaster was because of human incompetence. Imagine if the doors were closed, everyone was at their post or the ship was taken out of service a year prior. The decision makers were the problem and not foreseeing the potential for disaster.
Why are the other 74 vidoes in the Mayday playlist unavailable for me? Is it because I'm in the UK and it's content locked? I'm British and the company who has licensed these videos to you is a British company so how can you content lock some of the videoes from me? Sort it out.
well , these people know exactly what the passengers of the titanic went thru . when they hit the icebirg .
I will never go on a RORO ferry again. I've heard too many bad stories
So where were the bloody crew. I thought this video was supposed to answer that.
I gather that they'd already abandoned ship. That was one of the things they were convicted of, but the video doesn't make it clear. It appears to focus mainly on the passengers (re)actions.
Congratulations on the documentary crew which neglected to mention the heroic rescue efforts of several Greek soldiers (some of them lost their lives in order to rescue others) traveling onboard that night.Also the several Paros fishermen who also risked their lives and their boats in order to save as many lives as possible.
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Hi yes that's right I was up on open deck all trip as we struck the rocks there were three young Greek soldiers ,I was rescued by Greek fishing boat from a inflatable life raft ,those fishermen risked their life's to save many .that's what true heroes do ❤❤❤❤❤
Why would ANYONE with booked passageway on a ship assume they were NOT allotted a cabin?!
fortunately this happened near the shore and in warm waters.The rescue was there quickly and people didn't die over hypothermia.
Otherwise there would have been so much more casualties.
True but away from the shore they might not have hit land.
Very good learning experience, thanks for all.
God bless. Have some great memories of Greece and its beautiful islands. Sailed from Piraeus quite a few times. Didn’t know about this. 🇬🇧
Normal standing orders on our Greek owned ship was that we had a Filipino helmsman on duty plus an officer and in bad conditions I used to prowl about, altho my Finnish first mate used to mutter at me!! But at least we could get coffee and a meal. TV was banned on the bridge at any time. The helmsman might be doubled up in icy or foggy conditions; I liked them alert.
I really hate that people call ships "boat"
Generally a boat has one engine or sail tho the terms are generally interchangeable
But 😂 it is a big boat a vessell that sails on water
A boat is capable of being carried on a ship. A ship can't be carried on a boat............. 26 years as a seafarer.
@@vectravi2008must an ex matelot 😂
It may have turned out well for the two who stayed outside, but seriously if they thought they had to stay out there in the middle of the night in the middle of a storm, they are not the sharpest tool in the shed
Bro! I was thinking the same😂
Bless them both for saving that man. Their hearts are true.
Ahhh, lesbians🙄…………
I thought that was odd too, I’ve never heard of such a thing
Well they are north American so no surprise really
Ships need a system where certain engine room area compartment doors will auto-seal and lock when the power goes out. [Constant Air pressure keeping them open?]
Watching sports is about as productive , as watching somebody take a dump .
I completely agree. I hate competitive sports and refuse to take part, but watching other people compete is even MORE mindless and dumb!
@@cattymajiv " Bread and Circus's "
I mean you can say that about any form of entertainment, any tv show, and even this, at the end of the day your watching someone else do their job.
Ut with less cheering, singing and celebrating 🥳
Remember when the “queen of the north” sank because the night watch was shagging on the bridge ? Good times
Yeah he had her face pushing the power up to full steam ahead while he tried to smash her bow doors in 😂
😂😂😂
Yes his name was Scotty and he was giving her all he's got before it all turned to shit
@@Roscoe.P.Coldchain and @davidridland. Not funny. People died. If the families read the piggish remarks from you two they would be very hurt at you making gross jokes about the accident that killed their loved ones. I hope you are never treated this way. And I'm sure that not a single other person laughed, or ever will. It's just not funny under any circumstances. You must have grown up in a barn, doing nothing but watching stupid American TV.
I got a Greek travel add in the middle of this video. way to go you tube algorithm. lol
I know right? I booked a trip. Now they need to advertise Montserrat!
Seriously? That beats all... clearly all the algorithm understood was "greek" and "travel". It clearly didn't grok "disaster" "deaths" and "sinking ship". Maybe it ignores anything that's not advertiser friendly?
Within sight of land. Well yes and no. So sad. So unfortunate, so criminal.
The two girls were fortunate to not be very smart but unknowingly ended up outside in a storm even though they should have known they could stay indoors. I’ve been outside in bad sea weather and it can be very dangerous.
Did I miss the verdicts on the captain and officers, or is this documentary incomplete ?
A few comments mention their sentences. 16 years, 19 years and a few others
@@desdicadoric Thanks Adam.
How did the captain get off
It appears from eyewitness that the crew all of them were missing when needed how did they account for surviving when passengers did not
This shows the reasons the ship went down but does not address where the crew were & why they survived when their passengers did not
A Greek tragedy I never heard of. Terrible lack of judgement.
Imagine losing your life because a bunch of m0r0ns are busy watching the most boring, useless game on Earth!
Year 2000 - 23 years ago !
I know how dare they not tell us the football score.
"The titanic took hours to sink" thats because the boat was 883ft long.
The most important thing to do, and the hardest thing to do in a situation like this is to not panic.
Wow. Don't eat yellow snow either.
Don’t go near the water , in the water or on the water unless your a marine creature . 🐟🐠🐳🐋
So did they toss the lady back that would not give up her bag?
A ten minute show stretched into 50 minutes.
You want the readers digest condensed version? Then don’t watch it
That’s the issue with this format of video, everything stretched out to the extreme
Yep, youtubers are great at that!
I think you'd complain about a free lunch.
@@herculydia If it took until dinner time to be served, yes.
who won the football match?
They had no idea - of this !
ive already seen this! stop giving them new titles in reuploads, just give them the same so i can not waste time.
this is coming from someone who loves to rewatch content, just dont get my hopes for a new episode up, ok
Smoke some weed,--every time will be like the first time.
@@klausfiedler64 😂
@@klausfiedler64 fair enough, just not legal for me to do that yet, i will however remember your advice.
@@maggie3060 🤗
Random question anyone...who does the voice-overs for these mayday episodes?
The UK narration is done by Jonathan Aris.
Every single one of the staff that was watching that game should go to prison, why all? Because they didn't speak up and ask who was sailing.
I told you football was bad
Not half as bad as golf or cricket.
@@whoarewe7515 ever hit a golf ball so nice it makes that unique whizzing sound? Nope? You don't get it
@@badcornflakes6374 no and never will. Got to go and count how many rice I've left in this packet.
@@whoarewe7515 loser talk 🦜 🦜 🦜
Note to self: never get on the first boat leaving.
A lot of survivor guilt, and thats only human ❤
ANY individual crew member who did not ATTEMPT to enable the closing of any [ all ] of the watertight-doors, immediately AFTER the collision occurred and BEFORE the loss of the 'required-hydraulic-power' to do so, IS ACCUSABLE of guilt as accessory to 'criminally negligent involuntary MANSLAUGHTER'.
I am a Marine and a Pilot. I always carried this little Orange Rubber Duck in my gear. Folks asked me about it time and time again. I had him hanging off my Sea Bag. I always said he is there just in case we sink
I miss my rubber ducky .squeak squeak .
But an orange rubber ducky would not be a good luck charm for me would be like carrying around the Trumpster
@@markbahouth2713 Another genius genie from the bottom of the empty zanex bottle U R.
When you hear the doctor say It was like a catastrophe.
His depth & metaphor, the look in his eyes.
All this because of the crews dereliction of duty.
Being the son of a bosun then i do get a lesson or to from my pappi (who Is now retired) .
The two fuckin ladies..... "well, we aren't even allowed inside". Did you try? "Nope, didn't even think about it". Hahahaha.......
And to think, they were supposedly college educated. Makes me wonder if further education is just more dumbing down. It's more proof reality is mirroring the movie IDIOCRACY. You're either an actor in it, or, hopefully a spectator. Enjoy the real life show.
And yet they saved the life of a stranger while grown men fought!
Smart gals found LifeJackets for all. Doing the crew's job
@@JamesSmith-jq2jc Lame comment
@@badcornflakes6374thanks for the insight.
Crew members of this ship: 🤡
Crew members of the titanic: 🗿🍷
This is how everything in Greece runs. Same with the local passangers who were so cold blooded toward helping save others lives.
They're like south European / arabian hybrids.
And what about the people of Paros,especially the fishermen, who risked their lives in order to rescue the passengers?
@@Gonken88 At least get your racism motivated mixes right.
@@Biotechnologyandotheroddities What's wrong about it?
@@Gonken88 Read some history to get your mixes right.
The scene at 18:35 shows horrible weather. In fact, the wind was only 8 knots (15 km/h or 9.2 mph). Always extra drama in this kind of 'documentaries', for facts read Wikipedia.
And the ppl who value there material things than being save ,never had a value in life ..someone tells me get naked so u won't sink and I say hell no this is Versace,it's all I got ..lol 😂
😅😂THE ROCK JUST JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE SHIP ? I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS,BIG ROCKS JUST STALKING SHIPS THEN JUMP IN FRONT OF THEM😅😂
I travelled on the Samina Express to Ikaria some 6 weeks before her fateful voyage. The Meltemi was blowing hard and her crew were comically drunk on the night I was aboard and I said to my wife, you wouldn't want this ship to get int9o trouble with these stewards in charge. I had to fly to Piraeus from Jerusalem to cover the sinking a month and a half later. While I was there Sharon entered the Temple Mount and prompted the 2nd Intifada and we rushed back to be plunged into years of violence and combat and the Samina disaster was pshed to the back of mind by most reporters in the region. But what a tragic scandal.
Autopilots interface with the ship's radar and would give an audible alarm if off course. It's incomprehensible that no one was even close enough to hear the alarm.
I've had an interest in maritime history for many years and the Greeks have had the reputation among maritime professionals as the worst seamen. Case in point.
Ridiculous!!!! Were the crew members sleeping when the cliff was infront of their eyes????? So sad..80 poor people!!!
Wow, I just happened to watch this TODAY, Sept. 26th…exactly 22 years from the accident. What a coincidence 😂
I remember watching this tragedy on TV. For days we watched the story anwinding........it was a nightmare......
Total negligence. Shameful.
Imagine losing your life because a bunch of m0r0ns are busy watching the most boring, useless game on Earth!
Almost 20 years from documentary and 25 from disaster. Hope survivors get over it someway.
To all going on vacation to Greece: PLEASE never ride on mules bcs they are tortured animals.
Peta struggles since years to stop the mistreating of mules in Greece.
There are other options to reach places. For example walking ,moving your a..ses and there is motorized transportation also. .
Mules are not disposable objects.
Same goes for countries where elephants ,camels ......etc are used for producing income for ruthless "humans'".
Totally true but people are lazy and greedy. Very sad humans are in charge of the earth.
But soon we will destroy the world and animals that survive will rule.
THEN WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD!!!❤❤❤
@@suehafford9463 I share some of your thoughts. But if humans are exterminated than I think Cats will rule the land and Sharks 🦈 the oceans .
Did men take space children could have used as not hearing any mention of children being on the life boat?
This tragedy was entirely foreseeable and preventable!
This was not a Marine Accident, but Criminal Dereliction of Duty by the Captain and Crew, whom had completely abandoned the Bridge, then abandoned the hugely vulnerable, distressed and panicking passengers as the vessel quickly sank beneath their feet!
Under power at sea the vessel's watertight doors should have been closed, an act that would have saved the stricken vessel.
Decades on, I still cannot imagine how that Captain and Crew thought that it was acceptable to totally abandon the Bridge and to allow the vessel to sail on with nobody at the controls, on the radios or on watch during a very severe storm and in such close proximity to the two giant outcrops of rock which towered twenty five meters above sea level.
Unfortunately, some of the trusting, paying passengers paid with their lives that night!
How could the woman say shes happy she got that experience, people died there. Have some compassion, some tact.
Traumatic experiences can make you appreciate life a lot more and mature quicker.
"The sea was angry that day my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli."
Lol you don't even know unless you been underway and and a damn cruise boat doesn't count, been there,done that
Spoken like a true marine biologist!
45:43 The ships of that era dont exist in Greece since 2000!! Now the fleet is the most advanced in the mediteranean with cats and jets
Opening and closing safety doors, which saves lives, should be no trouble or tedious. You should be sacked from your job if found not doing this simplest of tasks. For a moment (man commenting on this) if your family died because of this very serious task not being done. It's unforgivable! Live could have been saved. Make NO EXCUSE for this "murderous" act.
I still dont understand from this why the crew were not helping the passengers though. What happened too all the crew? Did they abandon ship without the passengers? The two women pulling the man onto the lifeboat were very lucky as well, if it had overloaded the lifeboat they would have doomed themselves and everyone else on that boat.
Poor people.
So what happened in the court? The Captain and crew? It’s like the documentary isn’t finished.