Otsuchi Japan Tsunami 2011 stock footage shot by an American

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  • 3/11/2011 Otsuchi Japan Earth Quake & Tsunami Stock Footage Catalog.
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    The following footage was shot in Otsuchi Japan which was completely destroyed by the 9.0 earthquake and Tsunami that stuck just ten minutes after the earthquake.
    The footage starts out at the Otsuchi harbor as everything was shaking and the ground was buckling. It continues as they evacuate the town and head for higher ground before the Tsunami comes ashore.
    About ten minutes from the end of the earthquake, the Tsunami hits the town and destroys everything in the town. Footage shows the massive wave and rapid water rise along with tons of debris in the water.
    Footage then shows the whole area is destroyed. Video ends with a clip of a fire truck and someone the loud speaker calling for help and the Videographer talking about what happened while in the dark.
    Footage is copyright Brian Barnes for BNVN.com and StormChasingVideo.com No Unauthorized Usage Allowed. Copyright violation will be persued under Untited States and International law.
    Catalog ID: Otsuchi_Tsunami_2011-B
    Total Run Time: 15;02;03
    Format: HD
    To license this footage contact www.StormChasin...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 458

  • @SweetMoonSugar
    @SweetMoonSugar 6 років тому +41

    highly underrated video. you captured the beginning, middle, and end. peace to the souls lost when there should have been none.

  • @Cat-gl1jw
    @Cat-gl1jw 6 років тому +226

    Can't believe people are criticising the footage. For goodness sake, thousands of people died and it probably wasn't being recorded for your entertainment!!!

    • @keithmorgan2996
      @keithmorgan2996 6 років тому +2

      Cat 77 00

    • @firstnamelastnameisallowed7943
      @firstnamelastnameisallowed7943 5 років тому +15

      Anyone who was filming had no idea what was actually going to happen. If they did make it out it was nothing less of a miracle that they did. The beging when everyone was saying here it comes and was just casually filming I couldn't imagine what they were thinking once it actually did arrive! That must have been closet to hell on Earth as u could get up to this point anyway, makes me worry about the future and what it holds sometimes. I watch these videos sometimes to remember just how good we do have it and if I want to bitch and complain about something I remember it can always be worse and to just suck it up and handle what needs to be done and that's all we can do until it's our turn to leave this world and helpfully we leave it with a clear conscience and to have helped and loved as many other people and critters!! Can't forget the critters, as much as possible cuz u never know when it's our time. Anyone that is being negative about this video and other ones like it just don't understand how small and fragile we really are and hopefully never experience anything such as this in their lifetime. 911 was tragic and was devastating to us but to put into perspective if the entire city of New York was wiped off of the face of the Earth that is basically what happened to these people by mother nature nonetheless! Many do forget or think that just because they are not in America that everyone in these videos or that were there are all 100% human and people just like you and I and to speak I'll of them cuz they may look different then we do is the real tragedy. Sorry i am talking to much now, lol have a good day to whoever made it this far!!

    • @dennisstephens4199
      @dennisstephens4199 5 років тому +5

      @_egas calybird TRUMP VOTERS continually behave this way!

    • @michelleevans5531
      @michelleevans5531 5 років тому +16

      Why make this political? Wow.

    • @lisaqmoon1
      @lisaqmoon1 5 років тому +4

      Watching a video on you tube is much better than watching tv & that propaganda. I don’t understand this person dragging Trump voters into this. Yes. I notice brain washed lefties foreign & not criticize my country. This video has nothing to do with Americans other than they happen to be there when it happened. I appreciated hearing English version. I lived in Okinawa as a kid so I have nothing against Japanese people. The one thing I have noticed in comments attacking people on ideology is that they are pretty young. You can tell by the verbiage they spew.

  • @iamjustjudy
    @iamjustjudy 9 років тому +257

    Anyone having a bad day should watch this. It really puts things into perspective. My heart goes out to all those who went through this.

    • @DalV
      @DalV 6 років тому +14

      Hello it's me I’ve always hated the “someone has it worse than you” mentality. A lot of people have problems. Just because to you one may have it worse than another doesn’t make it less impactful to the person experiencing it.

    • @bethhoward1280
      @bethhoward1280 6 років тому

      Me too

    • @videorocketzmillar007milla5
      @videorocketzmillar007milla5 6 років тому

      Hello it's me me too

    • @elviscollector
      @elviscollector 5 років тому

      Well put and very true statement.

    • @narq5099
      @narq5099 5 років тому +1

      I watched it and it just made my bad day worse.

  • @WifeBTR123
    @WifeBTR123 6 років тому +98

    Never seen a video like the first part. Capturing driving out of town. Tense moments!

    • @weasele1
      @weasele1 6 років тому +5

      if everyone did that or at least more then who did than there would have been far less casualties, I am a bit mystified at how many people just depended on the levies and didnt evacuate. many videos show people playing calm and cool by the shore line . rip for the dead If they only knew

    • @salvadoroars
      @salvadoroars 3 роки тому +3

      @@weasele1 to be fair, these towns were built to withstand huge waves. They probably were more used to it than anyone else, that's why they even have warning systems in place compared to other coastal countries. It's just that the scale was so huge, even the evac centers were swept away.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 5 років тому +33

    13:03 - The large catamaran deposited on top of the small concrete building was a famous image from this disaster. I saw a video of a crane that was brought in to lift it off afterwards.

    • @rachelgreen4510
      @rachelgreen4510 5 років тому +8

      Ships on land and houses in the sea! Nature is wild.

    • @andrewmarino5441
      @andrewmarino5441 3 роки тому +2

      That's the worlds strongest house a tsunami couldn't sweep it away and a giant boat couldn't crush it.

  • @lol-zb8to
    @lol-zb8to 5 років тому +50

    all these people are really upset bc the video wasnt recorded for their pleasure and isnt perfect while the person who made this was focused on surviving a natural disaster. if yall were faced with an incoming tsunami and your top priority was making sure a video was perfect you wouldnt make it

    • @diane9247
      @diane9247 5 років тому +8

      I guess some people have a hard time understanding the difference between reality and a Hollywood movie.

    • @cocolebo4636
      @cocolebo4636 5 років тому

      @@diane9247 unfortunately what you are saying is true

  • @Glitter_and_skydrol
    @Glitter_and_skydrol 8 років тому +38

    I can never get over the way the birds sound in all these Tsunami videos

  • @davidca96
    @davidca96 6 років тому +22

    The level that water is up to that tree gives you perspective just how much water that actually was. Its incredible.

    • @simonfea2
      @simonfea2 Місяць тому

      @davidca96 That little island in the bay with the red lighhouse thing on it is totally decimated. The scope of the disaster is just so mind-boggling!

  • @MarkJones-mm3br
    @MarkJones-mm3br 5 років тому +9

    I was expecting to see everybody running/driving in the same direction. They all seemed so calm & casual.

  • @PremierCCGuyMMXVI
    @PremierCCGuyMMXVI Рік тому +8

    12 years later and I still feel bad for the people who live in Japan that were effected by it. They never deserved it. It was so beautiful though seeing the Japanese people help each other out and were very nice to each other. Most countries there would have been crime or looting or riots, none of that in Japan. I guess in some situations disasters can bring the best out of people. ❤ 🇯🇵

  • @nuclearcasserole
    @nuclearcasserole 8 років тому +39

    The water level ascending at 8:00 would have been priceless, for a wide expanse of water, the level going up several meters in a few seconds was what you should have framed and focused on. Thank goodness you survived.

  • @justcallmesando
    @justcallmesando 7 років тому +3

    This is the first time I ever watch the minutes prior to a tsunami. Thanks for sharing. Blessings to all of the people affected by this disaster.

  • @kathybradbury
    @kathybradbury 7 років тому +13

    So heart rending to watch. I know many survivors feel guilt for what they didn't do, but no one understood how bad it was going to be. I pray you are all well.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 5 років тому +17

    It's never explained here, but the Americans who shot this video were in this small Japanese city as anti-whaling monitors.

  • @Tasermaxx
    @Tasermaxx 7 років тому +48

    Of the hundreds if not thousands of hours of video of the tsunami taken that day. The clip at 8:00 of the wave racing up that tree was the scariest clip taken.

    • @8billionviews752
      @8billionviews752 6 років тому

      Tasermaxx you are right because at the top of that tree you can see a bunch of..... See for yourself

    • @dadhichabhishek386
      @dadhichabhishek386 6 років тому

      8 billion views are those nests?

    • @weasele1
      @weasele1 6 років тому +1

      i wish there was more time spent on the little island with the lighthouse

    • @orlandowells5400
      @orlandowells5400 6 років тому +1

      @@8billionviews752 "OF WHAT"??🤔

    • @hippiecowgirl4231
      @hippiecowgirl4231 5 років тому

      That was the best part for me also. It’s difficult to comprehend just how incredibly powerful a force is at work until you see footage like that.

  • @tamarakelli687
    @tamarakelli687 6 років тому +4

    Thank you Brian and Scott for all your hard work!

  • @OOceaneyess
    @OOceaneyess 6 років тому +83

    To say that the Firefighters “abandoned” you is very disrespectful to them. There were thousands of people who NEEDED them YOU were fine and safe.

    • @mg-by7uu
      @mg-by7uu 6 років тому +3

      It's just a word. It's ironic what you were implying they were is exactly what you are: someone who takes their current situation for granted.

    • @robinpesek3657
      @robinpesek3657 5 років тому

      Michael Fish man that is me. I was

    • @robinpesek3657
      @robinpesek3657 5 років тому +1

      Michael Fish sorry I was just thinking how I take my safety for granted. Japan I am so terribly sorry for all your loss.

  • @hippiecowgirl4231
    @hippiecowgirl4231 5 років тому +2

    Incredible footage ! I got a real feel for just how powerful and unbelievably FAST that tsunami was. I’m in awe

  • @poetcomic1
    @poetcomic1 5 років тому +8

    At 13:12 the ship neatly deposited on top of a building is one of the most shocking scenes from the tsunami.

  • @near--zero
    @near--zero 2 місяці тому +3

    my heart goes out for those unable to escape.

  • @berenjervin
    @berenjervin 6 років тому +25

    Its going to be a long time before people forget this. Never underestimate water!
    /salute Japan!

  • @grammyandus6743
    @grammyandus6743 6 років тому +15

    so sad my condolence to everyone..this is something that no human being should go thru my heart goes out to all the families that lost there love ones and are dealing with this this now..so sorry:(

  • @steerpike1359
    @steerpike1359 6 років тому +5

    Excellent footage of the tree being rapidly submerged, absolutely chilling ! Glad you all made it out OK

  • @XXSkunkWorksXX
    @XXSkunkWorksXX 8 років тому +5

    absolutely chilling...witnessing a 9.0, escaping a doomed town against the clock in an electric car, sirens wailing and tsunami impending, getting to safe ground and seeing localized Armageddon, commandeering an abandoned firetruck to try and rescue someone in the water and the truck left ticking over - lights flashing and the woman pleading for help in a language no one there can understand.... Hollywood not required :/
    Amazing video.

  • @spellingpolice1145
    @spellingpolice1145 10 років тому +70

    Poor Japan. That was shockingly tragic.

    • @mikehunt3852
      @mikehunt3852 5 років тому

      Tragic absolutely but shocking ? nah not a chance.A virus destroyed Diachi the tsunami was an afterthought carried out by yanks & israelis for Japan offering to enrich uranium
      yanks did it to China for the threat of ditching the petro dollar and so on
      nothing shocks anymore when it comes to the biggest terrorist cell in the world the united states of israel 😠

    • @wabbitnred3609
      @wabbitnred3609 5 років тому +1

      POOR JAPAN... THEYVE LIED CONSTANTLY SINCE THEN... THE WHOLE PLANET IS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE THEY KEPT QUIET ABOUT THE TRUE NATURE OF THE DISASTER!

    • @sylviarohge4204
      @sylviarohge4204 5 років тому

      @@mikehunt3852
      I hope you do not mean that seriously.
      Because otherwise:
      Amazing at what nonsense some people want to believe.
      As if religions and other ideologies were not bad enough.

  • @Itsallgoodtogo
    @Itsallgoodtogo 13 років тому +4

    kudos to you for filming this in high quality and making steady shots!

  • @y-mefarm4249
    @y-mefarm4249 6 років тому +4

    Was the woman floating in the harbour saved? How tragic that was for all those people. My heart goes out to them all.

  • @mathewmarcus9861
    @mathewmarcus9861 10 років тому +15

    notice how after the water rushes into the city, it starts to rush out to the ocean again. that’s the ripple effect. kinds like when a wave hits the edge of a pool then the wave bounces back towards the center of the pool

    • @lh7801
      @lh7801 6 років тому +5

      mathew marcus brilliant observation mr science

    • @sarao8074
      @sarao8074 6 років тому +1

      Why are you trying to teach us? And why are you doing it so badly?

    • @mariamarie8605
      @mariamarie8605 6 років тому

      mathew marcus 😒😒😒if u live near the sea you'll obviously know that the tsunami is a huuuuge wave so when it reaches the land at one point it'll go back and it's more dangerous when it goes back

    • @supersmileyclub544
      @supersmileyclub544 4 роки тому

      @@mariamarie8605 how on earth is the receding wave more dangerous than the inbound wave?

    • @lemardyc
      @lemardyc 6 місяців тому

      @@supersmileyclub544 Watch more of thes tsunami videos and you will see. Start with tsunami onagawa

  • @kinezo1961
    @kinezo1961 5 років тому +3

    Incredible footage. Glad you are OK.

  • @greyline1012
    @greyline1012 6 років тому +35

    Abandoned maybe a bit strong. You’re alive, I’m sure those firemen wanted to see if their families made it.
    To all those lost, may your souls find peace.

    • @mroso8055
      @mroso8055 6 років тому +4

      Grey Line i think he said, abandoned this. meaning the fire truck. I could be wrong though.

    • @georgerivera9035
      @georgerivera9035 5 років тому

      Naw, they came back from rescuing people and said WTF! SOMEBODY STOLE OUR TRUCK!

    • @gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043
      @gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043 5 років тому +3

      Sad thing is .. the hospitals probably under water or floated away .. gas stations under water or floated away so fire truck can’t refill .. this was a major major disaster of incomparable proportion. Every person affected had to literally start all over with the clothes on their back. Most their homes AND cars gone .. phone and power lines down, no idea how to check on family .. thousands were never even found. I can’t imagine this.

    • @Snipzgrayson
      @Snipzgrayson Місяць тому

      ​@@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043They were overfilled. So we're shelters for thousands upon thousands. People were fed one rice roll a day. Children first. A week later boxes and boxes of previsions were delivered. They were able to eat finally. Because of the nuclear plants issues ( one of the world ever) thousands of people lost there homes that were living in tsunami free zones 20 miles away from the plant. It was devastating.😢😢🙏🙏❤️❤️🇺🇲🇺🇲

  • @jinjarogers1711
    @jinjarogers1711 5 років тому +1

    Incredible footage and well done to keep safe, help others and show the events that happened. 👍🕊

  • @多田早苗-k8s
    @多田早苗-k8s 6 років тому +19

    異国で災害に遭われたとき、言葉の壁が避難を遅らす様に感じました。
    避難を促すアナウンスは日本語だけでなく、英語でも流す必要があると思いました。
    撮影者の方々が、生きておられて本当に良かったと思いました。

    • @majoarrioja4237
      @majoarrioja4237 6 років тому

      @None jajajaja 😂

    • @samuelvalenzuela2308
      @samuelvalenzuela2308 5 років тому

      @None none jjaja

    • @samuelvalenzuela2308
      @samuelvalenzuela2308 5 років тому

      @None jaja

    • @kingtonta2810
      @kingtonta2810 4 роки тому

      確かにそうですがやはりこんな大変な状況だとそこまで手が回らないというか、自国民に逃げてくださいって言うだけでいっぱいいっぱいだと思います...

  • @NJ1643
    @NJ1643 13 років тому +3

    週末、震災後の大槌へ行ってきた
    想像以上の被害で親戚の家も含め、町自体が完全に波に飲まれ
    また、半分の地域は津波後の火災で全焼状態
    生き残ってる方が奇跡だと感じるくらい酷い状態でした
    Thanks for the filming.
    Family lived here.
    We should tell it to children.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 5 років тому +1

    I wondered what would happen to the small island that's visible starting at 3:44. Would everything on it be washed away, leaving it just bare rock? At 12:37, there it is again, with the water level around it dramatically lower - and to my surprise, the trees are intact. But I'm sure the pine tree with the large bird nest on the top at 7:53 did not survive, although the camera moves away from it before it undoubtedly was broken off by the rushing water.

  • @bd9712
    @bd9712 Рік тому +1

    @ 8:00 is just insane as others have said .. the fact it's not a stream or some neighborhood retention pond rising THAT quickly but a giant,,, vast area is just .... NO WORDS 👍✌️☮️

  • @incontruth4116
    @incontruth4116 Місяць тому

    I grew up in a town on the Pacific Ocean in California with an elevation of 10 feet and when this happened it was a huge wake up call. It destroyed the boat docks in our harbor and we were thousands of miles away. Mind blowing and terrifying.

  • @kenglass7833
    @kenglass7833 5 років тому +2

    My heart goes out to these people, they seem like such nice mannerly people that have to endure so much.

  • @mizzury54
    @mizzury54 5 років тому +1

    Wow, crazy that the little building on that rock in harbor survived.

  • @soyounoat
    @soyounoat 12 років тому

    Excellent awareness and timing in your group! This has got to give you the chill.

  • @paradise6606
    @paradise6606 5 років тому +2

    Why does the film footage say Demo Clip Not For Broadcast????????

  • @erinshorty09
    @erinshorty09 13 років тому +1

    So when the areas were flooded after you skipped over parts, was that just smaller sections of ocean water being pushed up by the actual large wave? I couldn't believe that land bar how much larger it got after the actual wave came in!!! Unbelievable footage.

  • @clarkewi
    @clarkewi 6 років тому +2

    Great footage. The out going water is more fightening.

  • @teddik5243
    @teddik5243 6 років тому +3

    Impressive footage. Thx for sharing.

  • @weasele1
    @weasele1 6 років тому +1

    is theree a full video I would have loved to see more of that wee light house on that island

  • @judyhobday4760
    @judyhobday4760 5 років тому +2

    terrifying. living on the Oregon coast as I do I am always aware of what may happen. I feel so bad for the people who have lost everything, including so many lives.

    • @supersmileyclub544
      @supersmileyclub544 4 роки тому

      My brother lives on the Oregon coast, less than a mile from the beach. I always worry about him. last time I stayed, think it was on wednesday evenings they tested the tsunami sirens, it 'mooooo'd' like a cow so you wouldn't mistake it for a normal siren, it was really eerie.

  • @lh7801
    @lh7801 6 років тому +40

    Any chance you can cram more text over the video? It could definitely use more crap covering up the video

    • @lh7801
      @lh7801 6 років тому +3

      StormChasingVideo Fair enough. Damn shame that it has to be that way. Wish people could just respect others shit.

    • @stephaniem9561
      @stephaniem9561 6 років тому +1

      StormChasingVideo I wouldn’t even acknowledge these asshats.

    • @ozzmosis210
      @ozzmosis210 6 років тому

      It was a Sea Shepherd group but cool story....

    • @atomicwedgie8176
      @atomicwedgie8176 5 років тому

      Can I rebroadcast this? Thank you.

  • @lisaqmoon1
    @lisaqmoon1 5 років тому +1

    Was the lady saved? I saw the video about that poor dog adrift for 3 weeks. I hope someone saved her

  • @chronically.advocating
    @chronically.advocating 2 роки тому +1

    That's just creepy on so many levels. You can see around the rock protrusions the water rushing out to meet the front of the tsunami, and you can see the front edge of the tsunami itself. What's even scarier is anyone who knows about wave and land formation interaction will be feeling a rising sense of dread seeing the narrow sound into the harbor. That pinching down is going to exponentially amplify that tsunami. All put together this screams that that whole town is about to be literally washed away.

  • @stacyrussell460
    @stacyrussell460 2 роки тому

    Watching this eleven years later almost exactly (3/12/22) & it still shocks & saddens me to see how quickly everything can go from okay to disaster.

  • @cproteus
    @cproteus 3 роки тому +4

    Amazing to me that the American narrator automatically presumes the scene with fleeing Japanese civilians would immediately deteriorate into a B-grade zombie movie with them “swamping the car”... like why would these people behave like that? It shows a lot about the mindset of the person saying it. In an emergency, he might be a person to stop someone and insist they save him. Very interesting. This was great footage. As Americans who have internalized exceptionalism, I find it truly fascinating when confronted with a society with collective values as primary. Everyone knows that we are in a hurry, but everyone also knows that obeying traffic laws is the way to make the situation the best possible - that would not happen in the US, and many lives would be lost in the stampeding chaos rather than merely the natural disaster. My two cents on hearing him say the quiet part out loud.

  • @comradeharley
    @comradeharley 5 років тому

    What happened with the rescue at the end? Were they able to get the boat's attention and rescue the woman?

  • @adamtaylor31
    @adamtaylor31 6 років тому +1

    We humans see one of the worst days of our lives, the birds see one of the best days they've had in a long time.

  • @texicanamerican9346
    @texicanamerican9346 5 років тому +6

    Terrifying.....it's a good thing they have a very effective warning system

    • @faithrada
      @faithrada 5 років тому +2

      Too bad not all heeded it.

  • @stephboond2400
    @stephboond2400 5 років тому +2

    OMG to all the people who lost their lives. May you all R.I.P XX

  • @devoid24
    @devoid24 3 роки тому +2

    Its rare to see footage of the water being pulled back out to sea, so this is very interesting (11:29). Of course, then you think of the many, many bodies being pulled out to sea, what a terrible thing for the families who survived this.

  • @kimberlyk3928
    @kimberlyk3928 6 років тому +2

    Omg this must have been so surreal actually being there! So scary!!

  • @victorponce7167
    @victorponce7167 6 років тому +1

    man I feel really sorry for all those people. unbelievable footage--dude!!

  • @Reseecupga
    @Reseecupga 5 років тому

    What did they have, like five minutes, to get to higher ground?

  • @lanniewise4022
    @lanniewise4022 6 років тому +2

    My God this was horrific & massive! I cant imagine the gravity of just being there and seeing all this devastation what it must have done to all the witnesses & survivors is beyond comprehension & my heart goes out to them all, even still these years later, it is a tragic event in time & still has an enormous effect. God bless you all.

  • @aaronyandell2929
    @aaronyandell2929 3 роки тому

    That little island is the site of a shinto shrine. It's connected to the mainland by a seawall, but in this video the seawall was completely underwater.

  • @lanniewise4022
    @lanniewise4022 7 років тому +1

    Mr Barnes, this is incredibly horrifying! How you managed to keep your cool I'll never know! The devastation is beyond most peoples comprehension. I cant imagine what it must be like to have witnessed this first hand. Im so thankful you all survived this! What a record of events you have shared with us! Thank you for your bravery & for sharing this for the world to see. Bless you. Im looking forward to seeing your other video's.

  • @Tom_Lynx_98626
    @Tom_Lynx_98626 5 років тому +6

    You want to add a watermark, do it in a corner

  • @dustbunnieboo
    @dustbunnieboo 6 років тому

    That is harrowing video.
    Was the woman who was stranded in the water, who they mentioned at the end of the video, rescued successfully?

  • @ltrain4479
    @ltrain4479 5 років тому +2

    Did you guys see the birds nest on top of the tree at 8:05? I hope it was abandoned and no baby birds were in there. I have a soft spot for animals.

  • @tennesseegem1063
    @tennesseegem1063 5 років тому

    Was the woman in the water rescued ?

  • @hjackwingo
    @hjackwingo 6 років тому +1

    Did they save the lady, who was in water too far out for rope rescue

  • @irmaleon6836
    @irmaleon6836 5 років тому +3

    IS. SO SAD..AFTER. 8 YEARS....BLESSINGS

  • @Snipzgrayson
    @Snipzgrayson Місяць тому +1

    Americans like myself are clueless when it comes to this kind of disaster. The Americans in this video were clueless as well. Laughing at first.. crying to this day about what they witnessed and so happy they went up high in time.

  • @Paleoman
    @Paleoman 6 років тому +35

    You guys are so #$%%$#$ lucky to have escaped with your lives. To witness that must have been something that words can not convey.

    • @libenasukro
      @libenasukro 5 років тому +2

      Luck had nothing to do with it. They were warned, they followed the warning advice and got to safety.

    • @sunshineskystar
      @sunshineskystar 2 роки тому

      they got a 20 minutes head start compared to anyone on the city. The guy on the radio at the beginning saved their lives

  • @Rescuemacaws
    @Rescuemacaws 24 дні тому

    So frightening! It is very sad how many people did not make it. God bless you all.🙏🙏🙏 I am sho kef how calm they all are.😭♥️💔

  • @chha6439
    @chha6439 2 місяці тому

    I’m so sad for people 😢❤ it’s been 13 years. My heart is still broken.

  • @Hi-lb8cq
    @Hi-lb8cq 2 роки тому +1

    Rip to all the poor souls who lost their lives that day

  • @carolemerle9995
    @carolemerle9995 6 років тому

    StormChasingVideo Did that woman ever get rescued?

  • @FloozieOne
    @FloozieOne Рік тому

    Incredible to realize that the entire town was trashed in less than 15 minutes.

  • @teddyparagas3584
    @teddyparagas3584 5 років тому

    what are you doing there why exactly the tsunami it happened. are you working or your tourist.

  • @spindalis79
    @spindalis79 9 років тому +19

    It seems that the tsunami wave is churning up scores of surface-feeding baitfish, which is causing a feeding frenzy among the gulls.

    • @sonofhibbs4425
      @sonofhibbs4425 5 років тому

      Yeah, it’s surreal how the birds are oblivious to the tsunami. I wouldn’t expect a bird to be terrified, but they behaved like it’s just an ordinary day, except for some unusually easy pickings.

    • @garybrocken2106
      @garybrocken2106 5 років тому

      All those fish are kept inside huge keep nets and the Japanese feed them on CANCER giving food pellets and all the fish were washed inland because the tsunami was to strong for them to escape back into the open ocean' the Japanese make huge profits from feeding the fish on cancer giving food pellets and most of the fish were killed so their profits went bye bye's ha haThese guys kill life to make huge profits and the food is highly toxic for humans.

  • @oliverwalker5954
    @oliverwalker5954 6 місяців тому +1

    I'm getting a bit sick of being told what I can and can't say on you tube.
    We're being seriously restricted and it's not ok.
    WHY IS NO ONE SAYING ANYTHING?

  • @matthewhuggler1569
    @matthewhuggler1569 Рік тому

    Recently there was a longer version of
    this that included the long hike out
    over the debris.(20-some min.)

  • @diane9247
    @diane9247 5 років тому

    I had not seen this film before. Really scary to see...and to imagine all those people swept out to sea.

  • @pennycurtis3960
    @pennycurtis3960 6 років тому +4

    If any of you that are slamming this video can do any better in a same situation go for it. Until then, shut the hell up and pray for these people

  • @aljefferson4862
    @aljefferson4862 Місяць тому

    I would never forget this very sad day. IT still hurts me to my heart. And may all of them innocent people continue to RIP 🙏.

  • @happydayz7857
    @happydayz7857 5 років тому +1

    This is so insane. It must have been very surreal to watch land and buildings and people and animals be consumed in seconds. People in ships had no time to escape. I’m horrified watching that ship tossed around like a leaf on the ocean. These people are so chill. I would by crying, hyperventilating. Traumatized knowing people were dying. It is very impressive video though. The outrush vs the incoming Tsunami.

  • @WMGIII
    @WMGIII 5 років тому

    Can't help but wonder, what were you doing there in the first place?

  • @Sagebrusher07
    @Sagebrusher07 12 років тому

    In Google Earth, I think you can see the firetruck at 39°20'52.05"N 141°54'50.59"E,
    on the 3/31/2011 image. I also noticed that in some nearby ravines the water ran up to 80 feet, unless the elevations are wrong.

  • @aaronmoore8963
    @aaronmoore8963 10 років тому

    Unbelievable I couldn't imagine being there ! I couldn't help but to notice the sea shepherd hoodie at the end.

  • @maggiemargaret1412
    @maggiemargaret1412 5 років тому

    This video is better than most as it lingers for you on different views instead of shaking and constantly moving from scene to scene. Most amateurs think that the viewer sees things as they do, moving their camera right along while 'scanning' an area or view, but we don't. Just when something gets interesting they change the shot or view. It's always so frustrating. I often wonder, don't they watch any videos themselves and see others making this same mistake & want to correct flaw?

  • @IamtheKingsman
    @IamtheKingsman 5 років тому

    I hada friend whose daughter was killed in this tsunami. She lives here in the US, and the loss was devastating to her.

  • @SilverWalker84
    @SilverWalker84 5 років тому +1

    Tornadoes and Tsunamis are the scariest natural disasters in my opinion because the warning times are extremely short. Earthquakes also but that goes without saying due to the fact they are connected with Tsunamis

  • @mizzury54
    @mizzury54 5 років тому +1

    The guy mentioned it was one of the towns they were monitoring. What was the crew actually doing there ? It seems they weren't just tourists.

    • @cocolebo4636
      @cocolebo4636 5 років тому +2

      Apparently from another comment it seems they were on an anti-whaling monitoring

  • @masonlandolt9729
    @masonlandolt9729 6 років тому +10

    The people who dislike this video have no soul

    • @snickypoo
      @snickypoo 6 років тому +1

      Zk AY. There’s one or two arrr souls among these commentators! 😉

  • @Erik-ou3tl
    @Erik-ou3tl 5 років тому

    having stood on several of the places in this video, it is just unreal to see this...

  • @ken85225
    @ken85225 10 років тому +3

    that was close, guys. :) Good job.

  • @jgossy5478
    @jgossy5478 7 років тому +9

    amazing footage

  • @s.8186
    @s.8186 4 роки тому

    Soon it will be 10 years since this horrible tragedy happened. Time flies and I hope, the people who were affected by this could find strength and new hope to go through the last years 🕯

  • @figue2530
    @figue2530 5 років тому +3

    Tsunami 🌊 very terrorizing, No more no more never 地震 oh 😯 my God no please....🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @phamlexander95
    @phamlexander95 13 років тому +2

    at 11:03 is that a second wave coming in after the first wave is receding?

    • @cocolebo4636
      @cocolebo4636 5 років тому

      It's a mix of the wave still coming in and the other part of it is receding in the ocean already so it creates the mess you see at 11:02 (11:20 also)

  • @Laperdash
    @Laperdash 5 років тому

    Nothing can beat nature.

  • @Beckartwork2023
    @Beckartwork2023 2 роки тому +1

    Kinda does look like a movie and not real life but it was and the devastation was unbelievable!

  • @lobojames5766
    @lobojames5766 5 років тому +1

    This was so horrible. God Bless them all

  • @astudentpilotlife
    @astudentpilotlife 4 роки тому

    In this case, don't even bother to drive in eco mode, drive in pwr mode on any prius.