Why? When he had to leave due to fuel? Its not like, he just left them behind and forgot all about them. He had low fuel and returned to harbor, and they launched a search and rescue. Sounds like by the book.
@@dfuher968 you have to be kidding me. There was so many other options they could've pursued that didn't involve leaving them floating in the ocean overnight.
How lucky that James did not encounter a Komodo dragon, especially when he was asleep alone on the beach. The boat captain deserves to be charged for abandoning the divers.
@@ariesgirl9592 I was just kidding. I'm not a giant pussy who cries about spoilers. I'm willing to bet you are the type who would cry about spoilers, though.
Yikes! Those dragons were enough for me. What a great ending! I was relieved that they all survived. I love happy endings. It seems like someone would have noticed 5 people not on the boat. That’s crazy.
This happened here in Australia Queensland to Tom and Eileen Lonergan. They were visiting from the US and the dive tour boat didn't even do a head count and just left them out at sea and even when the boat came back in and everyone disembarked no one person noticed they were missing. It was so shocking to try and comprehend the tour operator could do this. To this day they have never been found but they found a diving slate with a message on it about being left by the boat. It's discussing and the tour operator should have been jailed. They were left at sea in January 1998
@@N3mdraz ? No OP just did not know that ‘discussing’ and ‘disgusting’ are completely different words. Weird new trend you see nowadays with people saying “discussing” when they mean ‘disgusting.’
I loved this story of solidarity and resilience, it gives hope that somehow human being has the ability to survive no matter what is the situation or obstacles 🥰
I can't believe the narrator didn't address the issue of the company leaving the divers behind. What was their excuse? Were they held responsible in any way. What was their name so others don't book them. I'm a SCUBA instructor who has worked all over the world, and there is NO EXCUSE for this behavior.
Most of the time, when the divers do these drift dive things, they sign liability forms, as it's a huge risk to do. Most of them have lots of waivers to sign before doing these activities. Which is why travel insurance is nearly triple for certain activities on holidays. Probably why not much was done to them.
Well, at some point they have to leave, when theyre low on fuel. And its not like, they just went back and forgot all about the divers. They launched a search and rescue operation. Ofc it was an ordeal, but it was a risk, they took when going drift diving. From this video, it sounds like, the company went by the book, its just unfortunate, that they didnt see the divers, when they were searching for them to pick them up, b4 they had to return due to fuel.
What an incredible story. Thank you! There must be some water on that island? The animals couldn't survive without it. Komodo dragons don't actually tackle their prey to kill. They bite them, and bacteria in their mouths cause a massive infection in the prey. Then the dragons follow them until they die.
Lawyers don't need to get involved I just hope they were apologized to and given some type of gift for their troubles maybe even some dumb piece of pottery made by the man's wife that would mean more to me than a judge telling me I was a victim.
In places like this lawyers are practically non existent. And law enforcement not common. The best would be if locale took their own action against these terrible people.
@makinnewcounts6676 lawyers absolutely need to be involved. Even if only to make sure these people never lead a dive expedition again. It could save someone's life
And this is a great example why you want to carry an emergency GPS device of your own when diving with unknown commercial diving tour operators. Glad they made it, what a damn nightmare.
The number one lesson I learned from this is that when someone says, "Well at least we're on an island with no Komodo Dragons", prepare myself to be eaten by one of a thousand Komodo Dragons.
That would be utterly terrifying! I watched a long video on those dragons.........watching them eat animals bigger than themselves.....wiggling & making adjustments as I watched the hooves disappear into it's mouth! God - I have nightmares about it, STILL! 😵💫😱💀👀 I challenge anyone who hasn't seen this, to watch a video - there's lots of video's on U-tube!‼️
@@cherylfox6765 What makes this worse is that those lizards have the ability to smell prey anywhere on the island and komodo dragons have also been known to dig up fresh human graves to get at the body inside. Basically this giant lizard has a crazy sense of smell and a taste for human flesh alongside massive teeth and anti-coagulant venom. They can also run 13 mph for short distances.
Here in Indonesia we have a few accidents like this story from time to time , a few years back a boat leaving lombok for Flores had a minor grounding while leaving that left a leak in the hull and eventually the boat sunk that night with everyone on board . some of the people on board swam to a small island but there were some who drifted off and were never found They even drank their own urine due to lack of water while awaiting rescue which actually makes you more dehydrated. Eventually those who swam to the island were rescued and the capt and crew that stayed with the tender were also picked up by rescue others were never found Indonesia is a beautiful place but at any moment something dangerous can happen I know this is unrelated But, in 2017 in the middle of the high season we had a big earthquake here on Lombok Earthquakes are common here and that year in particular we gad several bad ones throughout the country But on that day, i was at my bungalow in north Lombok it was just before sunset, it was hot and dry in California from where im from we would sometimes call it earthquake weather its just creepy kind of feeling. So the earthquake hits. Im standing in the Bamboo restaurant looking at all the wooden bungalows shaking the Bamboo is swaying, i remember thinking, it reminded me of Hawaii hula dancers . Im looking outside and in my LA mindset im kinda gauging the strength going back n forth in my mind 7 - 6.5 and back to 7 Then it stops Im not too concerned but then i hear screaming and see large plumes of dust filling the sky I step outside the gate and everything around me is distroyed. Every house every building flat to the ground people running around bleeding crying digging in the fallen bricks My mind races to my wife and child. They are also in a brick house Panicking i jump on ny motorcycle to race to them in town, but the road is cracked houses have fallen into the street powerlines are down criss crossing and even though im riding an Enduro motorcycle its difficult to get to them. All around me is a total disaster in her village every house is broken or destroyed .its been less than 15 min now tsunami is on the mind as i try to find them. I see them in the street in front of her broken home i instruct her to immediately get up to high ground she begs me to go with them bit im concerned about the bungalows, our money we have there important documents and looting . I go back back through the people digging in the streets the falken buildings already masses of people are heading up to high ground. Its been less than 30 min i know if a tsunami is coming it would be soon as quickly as i can i grab a backpack and stuff out important stuff in it ,shut off all the gas electric and water and get on my bike near me is a hill and I know a trail i can take to avoid the roads which are all cracked and broken. Its now sunset and less than an hour after the quake . The resorts in the area have brought all their guests here to this high spot. We can see the water here and the Gili islands I think if all those tourist that are stuck there the islands are all low and flat with the exception of gili Trawangan that has a small hill . The tourists around me from the resorts are all wealthy people. They are complaining they want to leave they want a taxi they want to go to the airport. I reason with them that we are all stuck here that this is a disaster beyond imagination. I tell them the roads or broken with giant cracks across making them impassable. The airport is shut down the entire island is shut down and they will have to sleep on the ground until help arrives. I was able to keep in contact with my wife and child alk night thankfully the cel service was still active but looking back it would have been better to stay together. Seeing them in the following morning after a long night if continuous after shocks wondering if the volcano would explode made me realize family and being together is way more important than anything else The following days were kind of a state if shock. Frantic searches for people trapped the smell of those unable to be found in time and really total self reliance. Fortunately i had stocked the freezer with food due to it being high season but gas for the generator became a golden item We had no water and we needed water. I would go to the beach and bring sea water for washing and our neighbors would give us water for drinking from their well . But it also took water from them. I knew i had to dig a well. Searching on UA-cam i found a guy in Africa that dug a well just using a pipe and digging inch by inch cm by cm . It took me two weeks of everyday digging this way but after giving up several times each morning i would be back at it until we finally got water and to this day it still functions People stayed with us who had lost their homes and some people would look at my wooden bungalows that were still in good shape, why? Why ? Why am i lucky and they not. It was obvious that traditional wooden style construction better withstood the shaking if an earthquake that brick housese with heavy ceramic tile roofs After a few days they had fixed the road and an endless line of cars and trucks coming and going bringing supplys and evacuating stunned tourists. Military planes were flying in aid and boats were evacuating people to Bali. After a few day president Jokowi came to personally see the damage and as he drove by he rolled down his window,looked at me ,looked at my bungalows and nodded . I knew what he was thinking. He later gave a speach promise of financial support and how traditional Indonesian construction is to be appreciated and that nee technology needs to be implemented in earthquake resistant housing. For me this was lesson in being prepared and to not take things for granted and the importance of keeping family together
I just returned from Bali and Gili island Indonesia. There are some great dive companies & some great dive masters you would dive with anytime. Most are Australians and Americans living in Indonesia. When it comes to the laid back life of the Indonesians, they will leave you stranded at sea if their finish time or paid time runs out. It’s the ones from other islands like Java and not the Balinese that are the worst. Just a surfer from Australia found out the hard way, only months ago. (Lucky he survived) They don’t think, like most do. Safety in construction, to brushing their own teeth is forgotten or nonexistent. They do not care about you, only the amount of dollars they can get from you. When this runs out, so to can your life.
@@WeeJasperVetClinic Wow, I wouldn't call that laid back, I'd call that murderous. They would know they are almost certainly condemning their customers to death.
Seriously? Try being eaten by a Cammodo Dragon! Have you seen the video's of them eating animals their size? It's quite horrifying. At least with shark's, one bite & you bleed out quickly, like falling asleep. Being eaten by a Dragon? It's saliva is venomous & paralyzes you, then it swallow you whole, still alive!
Nah. It is certainly a good idea to have one, but this viruatally never happens. This is straight up incompetency on behalf of the Dive Boat operators. You ALWAYS do a check after a dive, count everyone, call their names, have them raise their hands. Massive breach of procedure. This is very unusual and is not something that has happened many times, since most Dive boat operators stick to procedure. The operators should never be allowed to operate again after this.
What about the true story of the couple that went to Aruba on their honeymoon and was left in the open sea from a dive boat. They counted the people wrong and didn't realize their mistake till the next morning when they went to their dive boat and found both the backpacks of the two people left at sea Terry check their hotel never slept there and everybody including helicopters and the Coast Guard were on their way back to the dive site in the open ocean to hopefully rescue them. The man was attacked by sharks that night and the woman thought there was no way out so she took her belt off for buoyancy and drowned. They found this out because they had a board with them that they used to write messages back and forth while under the water and they found it with messages from her. Google it it's a very interesting story very sad but true!!😢😢😢
It's actually quiet common and not super dangerous. Allows you to go greater distances under water without taking up too much air as you don't have to move. And yes, it is hard to say exactyl where you will surface but the currents are not suddenly changing directions, so you do now which direction you are drifting. This was just the people on the boat being negligent.
Bullshit. Drift diving is safe. I do it regularly. The problem is that idiots do not do it with locators. Use systems like ENOS and you are safe. Do not use them, and you get your well deserved Darwin Award.
Like an episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive". Guys' small plane crashed in the middle of the Sea of Cortez. The only survivor floated and swam all night, alone in the ocean, to reach land. A drifting log saved him too. I can't think of many events more terrifying. It's called "Alone in the Deep Blue".
Morning JR! I have loved being a subscriber to your fabulous channel. Some of your stories are nail biters, & some are profoundly sad, & some are gut-wrentching, & some are euphoric! They ALL ARE GOOD! I loved the one that was a spoof for April fools day, too.😊 I was wondering how we could get your channel more exposed. More people need to watch your channel! But in the meanwhile - why don't you set up a Patreon account so we who love you, can make a monthly contribution. You put in too much work, to not get paid! You've built a solid community here, so give it some thought. I think many of us would love to support this channel. God Bless you!🙏✨🤗
I greatly appreciate this story and think of how many people you reach by telling it. It will impact many NOT to repeat actions etc. that could kill them. I have my Madters and search and recovery diving certification; if people only have seen what I have. Thank you for you!
Great story! Many of these kinds of situations have things in common, such as assuming the other people are on the same page. Know the people you're counting on. Also, carry supplies, such as water, chocolate, caffeine pills, pepper spray, survivor knife; even a powerful laser pointer.
@@susanlovesjava4961 it's easy! Leave the backpack floating on a lifesaver to which you're attached with a thin nylon rope. Mostly for up to 50 ft deep. If I'd go that far out, all the more. Honestly, I stay close to the coast.
Good morning JR! Thank you for the video! I can't believe the support boat left them behind, but I'm glad that Jim, Charlotte, Kath, Laurant, and Helena all survived their ordeal. Those Komodo Dragons are pretty scary looking creatures, and I'm glad that no one got bit by one. Enjoy your vacation and stay safe out there! Timber
The deadliness of komodo dragons is that their mouths are full of bacteria, they tend to bit something then follow it around until it drops dead of infection and then eat it. That gives them more bacteria. That means even a minor bite can lead to death.
@@outdoordisastersGood belated morning my friend! or maybe I should say afternoon now. Hope you're having a great time on vacation! Stay safe out there 🙂
My new favourite channel, thanks JR its awesome mate 💯 That diving company and so called captain should be held to task and be totally ashamed of themselves.
💟 Great story! Just remember, safety has to come first if you value your life. Don't totally rely on the Diving Instructor or you may be in trouble. So happy they all survived. 💟
When going to Indonesia surfing or diving always take a EPIRB & waterproof flashlight that will last min 8 hours. Sadly when you money runs out, so to can your life. The Balinese are so friendly & helpful, but the ones from other islands think of only two things, money & themselves. They will leave you stranded at sea and take your belongings thinking you won’t be needing them again. Just like a surfer from Australia found out the hard way not so long ago. Lucky his family ended up paying for a helicopter to search for him and he was located the following day, There is no safety in Indonesia. I have seen the worst dive crews that should never be allowed to operate. Stick to Australian and or American dive run companies operating in Indonesia, that don’t have lazy laid back workers that will leave you just because they are hungry.
I have to say my fav animal is the Komodo dragon but I would never want to see one that close up!! It’s so refreshing to know that they all made it. That’s not usually the end of these story’s. 😁 I hope the captain that just left them there got in some kind of trouble there is no excuse for leaving people like that especially when you’re the one that brought them out there. That boat should not have went in until every single person that went out was back on that boat. The scary part is this is not an uncommon thing. I don’t believe it happens a lot, but it’s happens before. And as far as I can remember, the two people that were left or in the middle of the ocean and they were never found. When you go on vacation, you have to realize that, you have to be very careful and worry about you because the people you pay to worry about you don’t usually. So happy that they were all able to go home and see their families and have more adventures.
I also read about an incident where the party boat left a couple behind in the ocean, and they were never found. Someone did NOT do a correct head-count when all the divers got back to the boat! I can't imagine anything worse than being left in the ocean, far from shore, while diving. Sure, you can stay afloat with your BC inflated, but no water to drink gives you less than three days, if no marine creatures don't get you. Ocean currents can take you far from where they THINK you should be, so they rescuers must get reliable info on currents, which way they were going at that time on that day and try to figure where you would end up one, two, 5 days later, which could be hundreds or miles away from your start point! Just a very bad scene however you figure it! I just remembered, I think the incident I was referring to above, was a movie called "Adrift" and I remember not liking the way it ended, with leaving the couple out there to die!
I would say a good rule of thumb, is if the price they quote you sounds too good to be true - find another boating company that looks busy? Maybe ask around, when you get there, first.
@@cherylfox6765unfortunately that’s not it. Big companies and well known companies have done this too, it comes down to that one individual who does head count and is supposed to watch out for people. Some folks just don’t pay attention. We had a guide that left us on the rock , I know it’s not the same as leaving you in the water but before boat took off we talked to him and he said not to get on the boat yet, he would come and get us when it was time, so we sat there and talking to other divers. Then o looked and saw our boat was sailing away, I yelled at another dive master saying we are supposed to be on the boat, they called him and made them return the boat. As we got onto it he says oh sorry forgot to come to get you. If I didn’t catch them as they sailed away we would have missed it completely. Then the same dive master was totally ignorant during the dives, paid no attention, didn’t give briefings, he was the first one to get in the water and the first one to get out 🙈 one diver had faulty equipment and nearly drowned because his BcD would not inflate, this dive master didn’t bother to switch his BCD even after knowing that it wasn’t working. And he was working with very good company that is very busy too. So it all comes down to an individual, we had other dives with the same company with other dive masters and it was a night and day difference. It was a superb experience, dive masters were very attentive, very helpful, paying attention to every detail. Anyway, it all comes down to an individual.
This is a great story and I am so happy they survived. But I can't help it whenever I hear about Komodo dragons, I think of Jim Carrey eating the way they do.
Sounds like the boat driver might have known they were missing but headed back because of low fuel? How do you not see 6ft bright orange things and whistles blowing? You can't just leave people in the ocean!
While those markers are 6 feet tall, they're also extremely narrow- not much bigger than one of those pool "noodles". You don't have to be that far away to miss it against moving water, even if it is bright colored. And especially if it's in an area where you're not expecting to see it. The whistles are just regular whistles- again, easy to miss if yourefar enough away, even just a couple hundred yards. And if the wind is blowing in that direction, blowing past you and towards the sound, it's blowing the sound away from you. Any tiny tweet you might hear from a distance can be easily covered by sea birds as well, and/or boat noise. One of those little pocket air horns would be a better choice, I'd think, if you could keep water out of it during your dive. Sound would carry further and wouldn't blend into any other noise as nothing sounds like that naturally on the water. If I'm diving in a high current area from a boat with other groups, I'm only doing it if I can carry some kind of waterproof sack with a flare gun in it.
It's better to run out of fuel and be stranded in a boat than to leave people stranded in the ocean. The boat floats, people don't. You can always radio another boat to bring more fuel.
@@k.elysium6819 No, its not. If u run out of fuel, u cant help them. Nor can u get help for them. Going back and launching a search and rescue is the correct action. Ur assuming, they can radio help. We dont know in this instance, nothing was said about that. But often, that is not possible. This is very remote.
Yo I had the same thing happen on Komodo Island. Ordered DoorDash Chick-fil-A and didn't tip! Leathery head jerks Even made me get extra Polynesian sauce. Smh Won't deliver to them again
Eight-FOOT stilts? Seriously? Or do you mean 8-inch stilts? Eight feet is overkill. One ' means feet. Two '' means inches, as in 5'2" (five feet, two inches).
You know what spoils these type of videos the fact that your using scenes from several movies it's just not necessary & takes us away from the real story of what happened.
Sounds like the couple who were diving in Australia and got left behind and died. Does no one think of taking a quick roll call when it's time to leave? It would be so easy to do, and no one would be left behind then.
Not trying to give you a hard time mate but for some strange reason what comes up in All reports of this event is 5 people not four. there was never any explanation offered as to WHY or how this happened even if it was an unknown still Kind of a big Loose end but not your fault. I can see that there was no information on that available but why did I find the number of people in the reports missing to be five? We're all those reports in error?
@@prometheus1111111 Yes, it was 5 people. The couple, Kath, the Frenchmen and the swedish woman. The visuals only show 4. Closest I can find to represent the situation.
What an horrific situation!-- Such uncaring and selfish (to say the least) people who deserted them ...I hope to never ever encounter anyone like them.
Here on Lombok not long ago , one of the Gili dive boat captain left the divers when they were underwater to go get fuel. While he was gone they surfaced . The currents here are very strong. The dive instructor and the other diver drifted through the night and dsy all the way south to nusa peninda . Lucky for them they didn't get sucked out by strong currents into the indian ocean. The currents between Bali snd Lombok are some of the strongest in the world, with the pacific ocean side 2 meter higher than the Indian ocean side currents between the gili island can be sometimes close to 10 knots + Boating accidents are common so one must be aware and have a personal safety plan
I just returned from Bali and Gili island Indonesia. There are some great dive companies & some great dive masters you would dive with anytime. Most are Australians and Americans living in Indonesia. When it comes to the laid back life of the Indonesians, they will leave you stranded at sea if their finish time or paid time runs out. It’s the ones from other islands like Java and not the Balinese that are the worst. Just a surfer from Australia found out the hard way, only months ago. (Lucky he survived) They don’t think, like most do. Safety in construction, to brushing their own teeth is forgotten or nonexistent. They do not care about you, only the amount of dollars they can get from you. When this runs out, so to can your life.
@@rottnk9527 It certainly and undeniably is! This racist Goat (that’s what they call themselves) forgot that the diving company that Jim and his girlfriend used WAS in fact, run by a fellow British. Go to minutes 4:15 - 4:18.
@@rottnk9527 no I am not racist. I dislike & you could say hate, money hungry people that are willing to disregard others safety for a few bucks. I also lived in Indonesia for 11 years, 2 months. Seen many workplace deaths, some of which were young children working in mines. I am half Indonesian dick splash
For reference, 27C is the temperature of lap pools. Very cold if you don’t move, but totally fine as long as you’re swimming. Obviously in this situation you need to conserve energy but if you can manage to swim in short bursts of a few minutes *safely* it can quickly warm you. I’ve had to tread water for several hours in 27C water and didn’t get cold but I was fully clothed and had nothing for buoyancy so it probably meant I expended more energy and so I kept warmer. Thankfully it was in a controlled assessment setting and not a survival situation.
@@outdoordisasters No problem! I was a surf lifesaver so I have a fair bit of knowledge and experience regarding ocean survival and emergency situations.
Being out in the ocean in the dark would be absolutely terrifying to me. Drowning would be the least of my fears. Being eaten by a lizard would be right up there too.
I watched a video of one who chased a grown man then grabbed a little boy around 9, and the screams were awful and that was it for the kid. It’s not even funny for a minute.
Holy cow! I have great respect for komodo dragons, they scare me to death! How on earth did these divers get left behind? Not like it's a big ship. They should be shut down forever! How could the ship captain not see the 6 foot red balloons? Incredible incompetence!
I actually have a similar story to this and burnt the skin off both my feet. I was at the gift market place and swapped my t shirt for a vest to try it and brought it. Then went to the boat but at the harbour had to run back to get the t shirt at the market I'd forgotten and run back to the boat. Luckily it didn't leave but running on the hot white rocks for 20 mins took out my feet for two weeks. That same day before we got to Komodo went hiking on a different island and at the top of the hill looked down and the boat the Germans had arrived in had sunk by the time we got to the top of the hill. Think another boat came to get them but got a good photo of the sunken ship
This has a happy end! The best feeling on earth is relief from the menacing dread at hand! Life is short will you be right with God when it ends? I found Christ is my path and Paul Washer to be one of the best biblical preachers of our time right here on YT. May you find the peace you seek as we have for 2k plus years since he walked as a man! I look forward to seeing the Love I found in person until then there is a life to live according to His word, The Bible!
Did they get a chance to beat the crap out of the captain that left them behind?
Mum said no
Hahaha
Why? When he had to leave due to fuel? Its not like, he just left them behind and forgot all about them. He had low fuel and returned to harbor, and they launched a search and rescue. Sounds like by the book.
@@dfuher968 set anchor, turn off engine and wait for them to surface, Call help for the fuel issue. You don't just leave people stranded over fuel.
@@dfuher968 you have to be kidding me. There was so many other options they could've pursued that didn't involve leaving them floating in the ocean overnight.
How lucky that James did not encounter a Komodo dragon, especially when he was asleep alone on the beach.
The boat captain deserves to be charged for abandoning the divers.
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Right. You take a constant head count of your swimmers.
Seems horrific to me that this can happen.
Irresponsible captain. Is he indian?
@@bonifaciobonifacia8679 idk but most likely.
I'm so thankful that everyone survived this ordeal.
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Way to spoil my anticipation.
@@lenhudson8194 don't read the comments before watching the video. Simple fix.
@@ariesgirl9592 I was just kidding. I'm not a giant pussy who cries about spoilers.
I'm willing to bet you are the type who would cry about spoilers, though.
Thanks for ruining the video for me
Yikes! Those dragons were enough for me. What a great ending! I was relieved that they all survived. I love happy endings. It seems like someone would have noticed 5 people not on the boat. That’s crazy.
This happened here in Australia Queensland to Tom and Eileen Lonergan. They were visiting from the US and the dive tour boat didn't even do a head count and just left them out at sea and even when the boat came back in and everyone disembarked no one person noticed they were missing. It was so shocking to try and comprehend the tour operator could do this. To this day they have never been found but they found a diving slate with a message on it about being left by the boat. It's discussing and the tour operator should have been jailed. They were left at sea in January 1998
Disgusting *
(Discussing means conversing)
What made that situation worse was the cover up the dive operation undertook to deflect blame!!
@@muirgirldiscussing* did he stutter?! 😂
@@N3mdraz ? No OP just did not know that ‘discussing’ and ‘disgusting’ are completely different words. Weird new trend you see nowadays with people saying “discussing” when they mean ‘disgusting.’
@@muirgirl I made a joke hence the 😂
I’ve dived in many exotic places…the first danger is the dive company…depend on yourself
Very underated, the amount of hustlers in the diving industry makes my skin crawl
Sew the companies. They have to take responsability for the tourists and not just collect profits.
😂😂😂😂@@lfs-x1r
Use ENOS and you don‘t have those problems. That stuff has been saving lives for more than 10 years. Only idiots dive without it.
What an absolutely incredible story of survival! I am so so glad everyone was rescued.
What a nightmare! Thankfully everyone survived.
So happy all of ya survived!!❤🎉❤
I loved this story of solidarity and resilience, it gives hope that somehow human being has the ability to survive no matter what is the situation or obstacles 🥰
I can't believe the narrator didn't address the issue of the company leaving the divers behind. What was their excuse? Were they held responsible in any way. What was their name so others don't book them. I'm a SCUBA instructor who has worked all over the world, and there is NO EXCUSE for this behavior.
Amazing point!
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Most of the time, when the divers do these drift dive things, they sign liability forms, as it's a huge risk to do. Most of them have lots of waivers to sign before doing these activities. Which is why travel insurance is nearly triple for certain activities on holidays.
Probably why not much was done to them.
Well, at some point they have to leave, when theyre low on fuel. And its not like, they just went back and forgot all about the divers. They launched a search and rescue operation.
Ofc it was an ordeal, but it was a risk, they took when going drift diving. From this video, it sounds like, the company went by the book, its just unfortunate, that they didnt see the divers, when they were searching for them to pick them up, b4 they had to return due to fuel.
@@dfuher968 You launch the search with your radio ! You dont leave people floating in middle of nowhere
Wow this was so suspenseful. Unbelievable how scary when they are tracked by Komodo Dragons. Those things are fast. I am so glad everyone is OK
What an incredible story. Thank you! There must be some water on that island? The animals couldn't survive without it. Komodo dragons don't actually tackle their prey to kill. They bite them, and bacteria in their mouths cause a massive infection in the prey. Then the dragons follow them until they die.
I hope there was a lawsuit for leaving them. Unacceptable!
Lawyers don't need to get involved I just hope they were apologized to and given some type of gift for their troubles maybe even some dumb piece of pottery made by the man's wife that would mean more to me than a judge telling me I was a victim.
In places like this lawyers are practically non existent. And law enforcement not common. The best would be if locale took their own action against these terrible people.
I'd take his hut.
@makinnewcounts6676 lawyers absolutely need to be involved. Even if only to make sure these people never lead a dive expedition again. It could save someone's life
@@jefflangille2882 fair point but it could destroy someones life too ya know with pound me in the a prisons and whatnot
This is an amazing story! What a beautiful couple inside and out! ❤
Places I have no desire ever to visit include Komodo Island, Sentinel Island, and Snake Island
Texas?
@@AsifKhan-hf9zy Lol, too late - I've been there. Wasn't too bad but I wouldn't want to live there
@@AsifKhan-hf9zyYou must be in NY. I love it here in Texas
And this is a great example why you want to carry an emergency GPS device of your own when diving with unknown commercial diving tour operators. Glad they made it, what a damn nightmare.
The number one lesson I learned from this is that when someone says, "Well at least we're on an island with no Komodo Dragons", prepare myself to be eaten by one of a thousand Komodo Dragons.
That would be utterly terrifying! I watched a long video on those dragons.........watching them eat animals bigger than themselves.....wiggling & making adjustments as I watched the hooves disappear into it's mouth! God - I have nightmares about it, STILL! 😵💫😱💀👀
I challenge anyone who hasn't seen this, to watch a video - there's lots of video's on U-tube!‼️
Haha
@@cherylfox6765 What makes this worse is that those lizards have the ability to smell prey anywhere on the island and komodo dragons have also been known to dig up fresh human graves to get at the body inside. Basically this giant lizard has a crazy sense of smell and a taste for human flesh alongside massive teeth and anti-coagulant venom. They can also run 13 mph for short distances.
Ha ha ha... It's actually funny!!! I've got guilty pleasures listening to the story unwind.
im ok wirh it, i akready kno😂❤w@@cherylfox6765
Here in Indonesia we have a few accidents like this story from time to time , a few years back a boat leaving lombok for Flores had a minor grounding while leaving that left a leak in the hull and eventually the boat sunk that night with everyone on board . some of the people on board swam to a small island but there were some who drifted off and were never found
They even drank their own urine due to lack of water while awaiting rescue which actually makes you more dehydrated. Eventually those who swam to the island were rescued and the capt and crew that stayed with the tender were also picked up by rescue others were never found
Indonesia is a beautiful place but at any moment something dangerous can happen
I know this is unrelated
But, in 2017 in the middle of the high season we had a big earthquake here on Lombok
Earthquakes are common here and that year in particular we gad several bad ones throughout the country
But on that day, i was at my bungalow in north Lombok it was just before sunset, it was hot and dry in California from where im from we would sometimes call it earthquake weather its just creepy kind of feeling. So the earthquake hits. Im standing in the Bamboo restaurant looking at all the wooden bungalows shaking the Bamboo is swaying, i remember thinking, it reminded me of Hawaii hula dancers . Im looking outside and in my LA mindset im kinda gauging the strength going back n forth in my mind 7 - 6.5 and back to 7
Then it stops
Im not too concerned but then i hear screaming and see large plumes of dust filling the sky
I step outside the gate and everything around me is distroyed. Every house every building flat to the ground people running around bleeding crying digging in the fallen bricks
My mind races to my wife and child. They are also in a brick house
Panicking i jump on ny motorcycle to race to them in town, but the road is cracked houses have fallen into the street powerlines are down criss crossing and even though im riding an Enduro motorcycle its difficult to get to them. All around me is a total disaster in her village every house is broken or destroyed .its been less than 15 min now tsunami is on the mind as i try to find them. I see them in the street in front of her broken home i instruct her to immediately get up to high ground she begs me to go with them bit im concerned about the bungalows, our money we have there important documents and looting .
I go back back through the people digging in the streets the falken buildings already masses of people are heading up to high ground. Its been less than 30 min i know if a tsunami is coming it would be soon as quickly as i can i grab a backpack and stuff out important stuff in it ,shut off all the gas electric and water and get on my bike near me is a hill and I know a trail i can take to avoid the roads which are all cracked and broken. Its now sunset and less than an hour after the quake . The resorts in the area have brought all their guests here to this high spot. We can see the water here and the Gili islands
I think if all those tourist that are stuck there the islands are all low and flat with the exception of gili Trawangan that has a small hill . The tourists around me from the resorts are all wealthy people. They are complaining they want to leave they want a taxi they want to go to the airport. I reason with them that we are all stuck here that this is a disaster beyond imagination. I tell them the roads or broken with giant cracks across making them impassable. The airport is shut down the entire island is shut down and they will have to sleep on the ground until help arrives. I was able to keep in contact with my wife and child alk night thankfully the cel service was still active but looking back it would have been better to stay together. Seeing them in the following morning after a long night if continuous after shocks wondering if the volcano would explode made me realize family and being together is way more important than anything else
The following days were kind of a state if shock. Frantic searches for people trapped the smell of those unable to be found in time and really total self reliance. Fortunately i had stocked the freezer with food due to it being high season but gas for the generator became a golden item
We had no water and we needed water. I would go to the beach and bring sea water for washing and our neighbors would give us water for drinking from their well . But it also took water from them. I knew i had to dig a well. Searching on UA-cam i found a guy in Africa that dug a well just using a pipe and digging inch by inch cm by cm . It took me two weeks of everyday digging this way but after giving up several times each morning i would be back at it until we finally got water and to this day it still functions
People stayed with us who had lost their homes and some people would look at my wooden bungalows that were still in good shape, why? Why ? Why am i lucky and they not. It was obvious that traditional wooden style construction better withstood the shaking if an earthquake that brick housese with heavy ceramic tile roofs
After a few days they had fixed the road and an endless line of cars and trucks coming and going bringing supplys and evacuating stunned tourists. Military planes were flying in aid and boats were evacuating people to Bali. After a few day president Jokowi came to personally see the damage and as he drove by he rolled down his window,looked at me ,looked at my bungalows and nodded . I knew what he was thinking.
He later gave a speach promise of financial support and how traditional Indonesian construction is to be appreciated and that nee technology needs to be implemented in earthquake resistant housing.
For me this was lesson in being prepared and to not take things for granted and the importance of keeping family together
Was anyone held responsible for leaving the divers?!
I just returned from Bali and Gili island Indonesia. There are some great dive companies & some great dive masters you would dive with anytime. Most are Australians and Americans living in Indonesia. When it comes to the laid back life of the Indonesians, they will leave you stranded at sea if their finish time or paid time runs out. It’s the ones from other islands like Java and not the Balinese that are the worst. Just a surfer from Australia found out the hard way, only months ago. (Lucky he survived) They don’t think, like most do. Safety in construction, to brushing their own teeth is forgotten or nonexistent. They do not care about you, only the amount of dollars they can get from you. When this runs out, so to can your life.
How incredibly selfish. If I ever go there I’ll have to make sure I get the right instructors .
@@Mars0984 how will you know who is the right one ?
@@WeeJasperVetClinic Wow, I wouldn't call that laid back, I'd call that murderous. They would know they are almost certainly condemning their customers to death.
I doubt they had any kind of liability insurance.
The dive boat tell you how to get to land if they leave but a good dive boat captain never leave you behind
This story is what Nightmares are ....night time in the dark ocean ....i dont think soooo.
Watch open water. Based on 2 divers left at sea in 1998
Seriously? Try being eaten by a Cammodo Dragon! Have you seen the video's of them eating animals their size? It's quite horrifying. At least with shark's, one bite & you bleed out quickly, like falling asleep. Being eaten by a Dragon? It's saliva is venomous & paralyzes you, then it swallow you whole, still alive!
Tell me about it
Anyone diving in indonesia without a satellite beacon is INSANE
I say that about anyone venturing into remote areas - whether alone or not.
Nah. It is certainly a good idea to have one, but this viruatally never happens. This is straight up incompetency on behalf of the Dive Boat operators. You ALWAYS do a check after a dive, count everyone, call their names, have them raise their hands. Massive breach of procedure. This is very unusual and is not something that has happened many times, since most Dive boat operators stick to procedure. The operators should never be allowed to operate again after this.
What about the true story of the couple that went to Aruba on their honeymoon and was left in the open sea from a dive boat. They counted the people wrong and didn't realize their mistake till the next morning when they went to their dive boat and found both the backpacks of the two people left at sea Terry check their hotel never slept there and everybody including helicopters and the Coast Guard were on their way back to the dive site in the open ocean to hopefully rescue them. The man was attacked by sharks that night and the woman thought there was no way out so she took her belt off for buoyancy and drowned. They found this out because they had a board with them that they used to write messages back and forth while under the water and they found it with messages from her. Google it it's a very interesting story very sad but true!!😢😢😢
Indonesia was my first dive after getting certified and my equipment failed. Welcome to diving I guess?
Finally someone with a brain. I cannot believe how many airheads go into the water without ENOS and call themselves „divers“.
Do these boat captains NOT do head counts of their divers?!
They should, and they also should check upon arrival where logs of the boats and passengers are to be held. "Should"....
What an amazing story and narration! Thanks! 👍
I have been there. The island, the dragons, the ocean and the drifts are no joke!
“Drift diving”, uh I never knew there was such a thing as it seems so ridiculously obviously dangerous! Wow 😳🤦🏻♀️
I agree. Riding an undersea current and hoping the dive boat finds you wherever you happen to surface sounds like a very risky plan.
It's actually quiet common and not super dangerous. Allows you to go greater distances under water without taking up too much air as you don't have to move. And yes, it is hard to say exactyl where you will surface but the currents are not suddenly changing directions, so you do now which direction you are drifting. This was just the people on the boat being negligent.
Bullshit. Drift diving is safe. I do it regularly. The problem is that idiots do not do it with locators. Use systems like ENOS and you are safe. Do not use them, and you get your well deserved Darwin Award.
Why am I crying tears of joy for them ALL 😥
This is definitely my worst fear. The only thing that would be worse would be if you were completely alone.
imho, not wise to put your life on the line via drift diving in a third world country. no thanks, ill pass.
Or in a cave underwater
All alone at night in the middle of the dark ocean with sharks circling and biting at you would be awful to experience.
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Like an episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive". Guys' small plane crashed in the middle of the Sea of Cortez. The only survivor floated and swam all night, alone in the ocean, to reach land. A drifting log saved him too. I can't think of many events more terrifying. It's called "Alone in the Deep Blue".
Morning JR! I have loved being a subscriber to your fabulous channel. Some of your stories are nail biters, & some are profoundly sad, & some are gut-wrentching, & some are euphoric! They ALL ARE GOOD! I loved the one that was a spoof for April fools day, too.😊 I was wondering how we could get your channel more exposed. More people need to watch your channel! But in the meanwhile - why don't you set up a Patreon account so we who love you, can make a monthly contribution. You put in too much work, to not get paid! You've built a solid community here, so give it some thought. I think many of us would love to support this channel.
God Bless you!🙏✨🤗
Thank you so much!
Same here I have no nails 💅
I greatly appreciate this story and think of how many people you reach by telling it. It will impact many NOT to repeat actions etc. that could kill them. I have my Madters and search and recovery diving certification; if people only have seen what I have. Thank you for you!
There is komotos on Sumatra too. Take my word for it. I lived and saw them there
Bullshit.
Some idiot brought some to south FL.
Big surprise! 🙄
Biawak bro
Great video! I'd never heard this story before!
Great story!
Many of these kinds of situations have things in common, such as assuming the other people are on the same page. Know the people you're counting on. Also, carry supplies, such as water, chocolate, caffeine pills, pepper spray, survivor knife; even a powerful laser pointer.
You can't SCUBA dive with a backpack of supplies.
@@susanlovesjava4961 it's easy!
Leave the backpack floating on a lifesaver to which you're attached with a thin nylon rope. Mostly for up to 50 ft deep. If I'd go that far out, all the more. Honestly, I stay close to the coast.
They’re all very, very lucky. Good thing there were a few of them to fight off that dragon, otherwise, climb a tree or run. Frightening situation.
Good morning JR!
Thank you for the video! I can't believe the support boat left them behind, but I'm glad that Jim, Charlotte, Kath, Laurant, and Helena all survived their ordeal. Those Komodo Dragons are pretty scary looking creatures, and I'm glad that no one got bit by one. Enjoy your vacation and stay safe out there!
Timber
The deadliness of komodo dragons is that their mouths are full of bacteria, they tend to bit something then follow it around until it drops dead of infection and then eat it. That gives them more bacteria.
That means even a minor bite can lead to death.
Hi Timber😊
Good blated morning to you too my friend!
@@americanwoman6246 Hello Annabelle ☺️
@@outdoordisastersGood belated morning my friend! or maybe I should say afternoon now. Hope you're having a great time on vacation! Stay safe out there 🙂
Being left behind 🤦🏻♀️ that's the worst of the worst thing that could happen that's just a nightmare and should not have ever happened
Ooh i forgot what day it was. What a nice surprise to wake up to!
Happy belated morning!
@@outdoordisasters how vacation? Hope your having fun!
Oh my goodness…I enjoy this channel so much!😃
❤❤
It's the best one out there. Must be smart people and hard work behind it tbh
My new favourite channel, thanks JR its awesome mate 💯
That diving company and so called captain should be held to task and be totally ashamed of themselves.
Thanks you my friend!
💟 Great story! Just remember, safety has to come first if you value your life. Don't totally rely on the Diving Instructor or you may be in trouble. So happy they all survived. 💟
When going to Indonesia surfing or diving always take a EPIRB & waterproof flashlight that will last min 8 hours. Sadly when you money runs out, so to can your life. The Balinese are so friendly & helpful, but the ones from other islands think of only two things, money & themselves. They will leave you stranded at sea and take your belongings thinking you won’t be needing them again. Just like a surfer from Australia found out the hard way not so long ago. Lucky his family ended up paying for a helicopter to search for him and he was located the following day, There is no safety in Indonesia. I have seen the worst dive crews that should never be allowed to operate. Stick to Australian and or American dive run companies operating in Indonesia, that don’t have lazy laid back workers that will leave you just because they are hungry.
I gasped several times watching this video. Such good attitude the divers have.
I'm sat about to go on a boat to Komodo tomorrow and this is recommended to me 😂
Fingers crossed!
Be safe!
Did you make it?
@@jenna6716 I'm home... safe and sound!
Beautiful Islands and reefs, those Komodo's are big boys!
Great video! First time I've heard this story and it was very well told...thank you!
Thank you!
this should be made a movie😮😮😮
Yes I know! Most of the movies everyone dies, this would have a great ending.
I have to say my fav animal is the Komodo dragon but I would never want to see one that close up!! It’s so refreshing to know that they all made it. That’s not usually the end of these story’s. 😁 I hope the captain that just left them there got in some kind of trouble there is no excuse for leaving people like that especially when you’re the one that brought them out there. That boat should not have went in until every single person that went out was back on that boat. The scary part is this is not an uncommon thing. I don’t believe it happens a lot, but it’s happens before. And as far as I can remember, the two people that were left or in the middle of the ocean and they were never found. When you go on vacation, you have to realize that, you have to be very careful and worry about you because the people you pay to worry about you don’t usually. So happy that they were all able to go home and see their families and have more adventures.
I also read about an incident where the party boat left a couple behind in the ocean, and they were never found. Someone did NOT do a correct head-count when all the divers got back to the boat! I can't imagine anything worse than being left in the ocean, far from shore, while diving. Sure, you can stay afloat with your BC inflated, but no water to drink gives you less than three days, if no marine creatures don't get you. Ocean currents can take you far from where they THINK you should be, so they rescuers must get reliable info on currents, which way they were going at that time on that day and try to figure where you would end up one, two, 5 days later, which could be hundreds or miles away from your start point! Just a very bad scene however you figure it!
I just remembered, I think the incident I was referring to above, was a movie called "Adrift" and I remember not liking the way it ended, with leaving the couple out there to die!
I would say a good rule of thumb, is if the price they quote you sounds too good to be true - find another boating company that looks busy? Maybe ask around, when you get there, first.
@@cherylfox6765unfortunately that’s not it. Big companies and well known companies have done this too, it comes down to that one individual who does head count and is supposed to watch out for people. Some folks just don’t pay attention. We had a guide that left us on the rock , I know it’s not the same as leaving you in the water but before boat took off we talked to him and he said not to get on the boat yet, he would come and get us when it was time, so we sat there and talking to other divers. Then o looked and saw our boat was sailing away, I yelled at another dive master saying we are supposed to be on the boat, they called him and made them return the boat. As we got onto it he says oh sorry forgot to come to get you. If I didn’t catch them as they sailed away we would have missed it completely. Then the same dive master was totally ignorant during the dives, paid no attention, didn’t give briefings, he was the first one to get in the water and the first one to get out 🙈 one diver had faulty equipment and nearly drowned because his BcD would not inflate, this dive master didn’t bother to switch his BCD even after knowing that it wasn’t working. And he was working with very good company that is very busy too. So it all comes down to an individual, we had other dives with the same company with other dive masters and it was a night and day difference. It was a superb experience, dive masters were very attentive, very helpful, paying attention to every detail. Anyway, it all comes down to an individual.
I'm not trained or prepared for any of this which is why I rarely venture from shore.
I'm a very proud introvert.
Maybe it’s me, but hopping on a current and not knowing where you will surface doesn’t seem like the best choice.
Well said
Overconfidence I think
Perfectly common practice in Scuba Diving. This is called drift diving and we do it all the time. The fault is on the boat operators, not the divers.
Just because something is common does not make it a good choice.
Neither does living life on a couch.
This is a great story and I am so happy they survived. But I can't help it whenever I hear about Komodo dragons, I think of Jim Carrey eating the way they do.
The Dianne Abbot dive school... They can't do a head count... Ridiculous captain from hell?!!!
Sounds like the boat driver might have known they were missing but headed back because of low fuel? How do you not see 6ft bright orange things and whistles blowing? You can't just leave people in the ocean!
While those markers are 6 feet tall, they're also extremely narrow- not much bigger than one of those pool "noodles". You don't have to be that far away to miss it against moving water, even if it is bright colored. And especially if it's in an area where you're not expecting to see it. The whistles are just regular whistles- again, easy to miss if yourefar enough away, even just a couple hundred yards. And if the wind is blowing in that direction, blowing past you and towards the sound, it's blowing the sound away from you. Any tiny tweet you might hear from a distance can be easily covered by sea birds as well, and/or boat noise. One of those little pocket air horns would be a better choice, I'd think, if you could keep water out of it during your dive. Sound would carry further and wouldn't blend into any other noise as nothing sounds like that naturally on the water. If I'm diving in a high current area from a boat with other groups, I'm only doing it if I can carry some kind of waterproof sack with a flare gun in it.
Mindboggling
It's better to run out of fuel and be stranded in a boat than to leave people stranded in the ocean. The boat floats, people don't. You can always radio another boat to bring more fuel.
@@k.elysium6819 No, its not. If u run out of fuel, u cant help them. Nor can u get help for them. Going back and launching a search and rescue is the correct action. Ur assuming, they can radio help. We dont know in this instance, nothing was said about that. But often, that is not possible. This is very remote.
So, what happened to the boat who left them in the first place? What is the reason of that captain why they left them?
because fuck them thats why
Eaten by dragons
@@Greg042869How was that possible... Do you think before speaking 😂
I used to deliver Domino's Pizzas on Komodo island. Wore 8' stilts. The Komodans tipped me good. Not a tippper, I leave the pizza by the road.
😮😂
LMFAO
Yo I had the same thing happen on Komodo Island. Ordered DoorDash Chick-fil-A and didn't tip! Leathery head jerks Even made me get extra Polynesian sauce. Smh
Won't deliver to them again
Eight-FOOT stilts? Seriously? Or do you mean 8-inch stilts? Eight feet is overkill. One ' means feet. Two '' means inches, as in 5'2" (five feet, two inches).
😮really ffs talk about earn your keep lol wow 😮
The company that hosted this adventure...the captain....you are such a good story teller. Are you an author in your "other" life😎
It's just one man, JR who runs this channel. He's amazing in his content creation, right?
@@cherylfox6765 He's had me subscribed since almost day 1! He's the best!
@@cherylfox6765 Absolutely 💯
You know what spoils these type of videos the fact that your using scenes from several movies it's just not necessary & takes us away from the real story of what happened.
Fantastic story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Amazing story of survival. Loved hearing it ❤
Is there any information why that boat left without them? How could they even do that?
None. I didn't find anything. Maybe the Frenchmen who did blame them, but wasn't a lot of info on him
Sounds like the couple who were diving in Australia and got left behind and died. Does no one think of taking a quick roll call when it's time to leave? It would be so easy to do, and no one would be left behind then.
I assume human error.
Not trying to give you a hard time mate but for some strange reason what comes up in All reports of this event is 5 people not four. there was never any explanation offered as to WHY or how this happened even if it was an unknown still Kind of a big Loose end but not your fault. I can see that there was no information on that available but why did I find the number of people in the reports missing to be five? We're all those reports in error?
@@prometheus1111111 Yes, it was 5 people. The couple, Kath, the Frenchmen and the swedish woman. The visuals only show 4. Closest I can find to represent the situation.
imagine the fear and panic levels 😮
“Safety sausage” said Morgan Freeman at the end & boy did that make me laugh 😂 🌭 😅
What an horrific situation!-- Such uncaring and selfish (to say the least) people who deserted them ...I hope to never ever encounter anyone like them.
Great work as always Master. Please do another funny one like the Hollywood hills idiots 😂 that one is a classic in my lineup i watch it all the time.
I will definitely do another one. I had fun doing that.
Omg 😱 this gave me so much anxiety 😬
The scariest part is the komodo dragon.
Here on Lombok not long ago , one of the Gili dive boat captain left the divers when they were underwater to go get fuel. While he was gone they surfaced . The currents here are very strong. The dive instructor and the other diver drifted through the night and dsy all the way south to nusa peninda . Lucky for them they didn't get sucked out by strong currents into the indian ocean. The currents between Bali snd Lombok are some of the strongest in the world, with the pacific ocean side 2 meter higher than the Indian ocean side currents between the gili island can be sometimes close to 10 knots +
Boating accidents are common so one must be aware and have a personal safety plan
Make Sure to put Jesus Christ 1st in your Life!❤ God bless all
And may Satan bring you enlightenment and free you from mental slavery! Hail Satan!🤘
Yes sir. He's my everything but I tell ya when faced with critical situations we as humans will call out to Jesus even if you've not done that before.
F*vk "God", Jesus, and your preachy BS.
Cult behavior.
Amen 🙏🏽✨
Outstanding episode. Keep them coming!
I spy "Open Water" 05:57 and "The Reef" 07:45 as others have mentioned..hehehe.. but your channel is still awesome!! :)
Ah great they all ok thank you enjoyed this❤️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm glad they made it out okay. This could've turned out a hell of a lot worse.
Isn’t there some kind of location device they could have warn for when they surfaced?
No idea. I'm definitely not a dive expert. You'd think they would have something like that though.
I just returned from Bali and Gili island Indonesia. There are some great dive companies & some great dive masters you would dive with anytime. Most are Australians and Americans living in Indonesia. When it comes to the laid back life of the Indonesians, they will leave you stranded at sea if their finish time or paid time runs out. It’s the ones from other islands like Java and not the Balinese that are the worst. Just a surfer from Australia found out the hard way, only months ago. (Lucky he survived) They don’t think, like most do. Safety in construction, to brushing their own teeth is forgotten or nonexistent. They do not care about you, only the amount of dollars they can get from you. When this runs out, so to can your life.
What a racist thing to say. I lived in Indonesia for four years & what you say is simply disgusting & incorrect.
@@rottnk9527 It certainly and undeniably is! This racist Goat (that’s what they call themselves) forgot that the diving company that Jim and his girlfriend used WAS in fact, run by a fellow British. Go to minutes 4:15 - 4:18.
@@rottnk9527 no I am not racist. I dislike & you could say hate, money hungry people that are willing to disregard others safety for a few bucks. I also lived in Indonesia for 11 years, 2 months. Seen many workplace deaths, some of which were young children working in mines. I am half Indonesian dick splash
Thank you!!!!
Thank you so much for all you kind words and support London!
Wow so lucky to survive unreal thank god their all OK.
Not sure why divers would risk being taken away by current from the boat. Seems like a dumb thrill.
Many divers are idiots and dive without GPS/ENOS locators.
Nobody had an Apple Watch, or something to send out an SOS for help. Scary.
Not invented in 08 😂
amazing story!
For reference, 27C is the temperature of lap pools. Very cold if you don’t move, but totally fine as long as you’re swimming. Obviously in this situation you need to conserve energy but if you can manage to swim in short bursts of a few minutes *safely* it can quickly warm you. I’ve had to tread water for several hours in 27C water and didn’t get cold but I was fully clothed and had nothing for buoyancy so it probably meant I expended more energy and so I kept warmer. Thankfully it was in a controlled assessment setting and not a survival situation.
Thanks for the info!
@@outdoordisasters No problem! I was a surf lifesaver so I have a fair bit of knowledge and experience regarding ocean survival and emergency situations.
Cracking story 👏
Indonesia. Says it all. The people are.......I cannot say it here.
Ya, what happened? Why did the boat leave them?
It was an adventurous story in itself, thrilling enough. There was no need to add unnecessary melodrama as was done in some places.
Love this. Blessings one and all.
Being out in the ocean in the dark would be absolutely terrifying to me. Drowning would be the least of my fears. Being eaten by a lizard would be right up there too.
While traveling I’ve been on group tours , I always am aware of the people in her group.
What a wonderful end to this company!
Oh heads would be rolling if that was me. Did they beat the hell out of the person who left them behind?
You have not lived until you get chased by Komodo Dragons.
I watched a video of one who chased a grown man then grabbed a little boy around 9, and the screams were awful and that was it for the kid. It’s not even funny for a minute.
Abandoned at sea, but one of your dive buddies is a Royal Marines Commando 🙌
Big lizard in my backyard
Can't afford to feed him anymore
Big lizard in my backyard
Bustin' down my neighbor's door
De a d milkmen
i hear you arevplanning on going down to the shore
That's why i always carry an emergency strobe light and a tracker beacon with a p.o.c.
Sounds like Denzel Washington narrated this! LOL
What an History !?
Holy cow! I have great respect for komodo dragons, they scare me to death! How on earth did these divers get left behind? Not like it's a big ship. They should be shut down forever! How could the ship captain not see the 6 foot red balloons? Incredible incompetence!
God was with them the whole time
I actually have a similar story to this and burnt the skin off both my feet. I was at the gift market place and swapped my t shirt for a vest to try it and brought it. Then went to the boat but at the harbour had to run back to get the t shirt at the market I'd forgotten and run back to the boat. Luckily it didn't leave but running on the hot white rocks for 20 mins took out my feet for two weeks. That same day before we got to Komodo went hiking on a different island and at the top of the hill looked down and the boat the Germans had arrived in had sunk by the time we got to the top of the hill. Think another boat came to get them but got a good photo of the sunken ship
I ask in all seriousness, why don't people like this carry colored smoke flairs like the military uses??
This has a happy end! The best feeling on earth is relief from the menacing dread at hand! Life is short will you be right with God when it ends? I found Christ is my path and Paul Washer to be one of the best biblical preachers of our time right here on YT. May you find the peace you seek as we have for 2k plus years since he walked as a man! I look forward to seeing the Love I found in person until then there is a life to live according to His word, The Bible!
Too common of an occurrence... see. Open Water