Cruise ship passenger who went overboard was ‘dead set’ on surviving | GMA
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- James Michael Grimes, 28, is speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with ABC News after going overboard on a Carnival cruise ship after being missing for almost 20 hours.
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#jamesmichaelgrimes #carnivalcruise #overboard
7000 mile search area? Can we please take a moment to appreciate the search crew?! They're truly heroes
They retraced the exact route of the ship in reverse thanks to GPS. Then allowed for current and wind. Smart stuff.
Yes yes yes 🙌 👏 absolutely 💯 👏
YES!
Thank you!
The REAL MVPs.
He doesn’t remember because he was most likely blackout drunk. You don’t recall a thing once that light switch turns off. He was definitely wasted. I am so happy he survived! Truly a miracle!
@Oracladeuso. Being blackout drunk doesn’t mean you’ll pass out, he just doesn’t remember, he drank too much and is trying to make it seem like he didn’t
He could be sleep walking... I don't think I can ever bring my husband on a cruise!
Drunk, naked and went overboard
@Oracladeus no he was just so fucked up that he has no memory of it. His instincts just kicked in. The fact he won’t admit he was fucked up makes me feel like he’s a full blown alcoholic
@@2girlz1cory my husband has woken up naked in a different building at a resort due to sleep walking. It never occurred to me that this could happen. We will NEVER go on a cruise. It's something I always wanted to do as a family vacation and now I won't!!
What an incredibly lucky man. He survived the fall too. I can’t imagine waking up in water and no ship in sight. How terrifying. His worst nightmare come true. He had an angel on his shoulder that night and day. He was meant to live and do something.
Why didn't the angel just prevent him from falling?
It's amazing he didn't make the year's Darwin Award! I wanted to know how it was possible to go overboard, but I guess that will remain a mystery! Drunk and trying to balance the rails perhaps?
*@Canada fragrance reviewer Diana* Yes, 'he was meant to live to do something' and that's to not get wasted drunk ever again, on land or sea. I hope he's learned a lesson very few ever get a chance to reflect on. He's been given a second chance at life.
The angel pushed him over
He’s meant to find the nearest AA meeting.
This man has a team of guardian angels. What a miracle.
lol he was drunk and lucky. Kids gets abused and killed all over the world but one drunk guy gets a team of angels? lol hilarious
Happened to me in Spain , I fell off a slide and hit my head off the platform, I hit the water and passed out , I was rushed to the surface from SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. IT WASN'T MY TIME.
An Angel named Jack and another named Daniels
@@Seek1878stand up comedian once said of people who brag about surviving disasters that killed many others, and thank “angels.” “Not a miracle; you were an oversight.”
yeah thats what it is, angels. And the people who have fallen overboard and didn't survive just didn't have angels or the angels watched them go over and didn't do anything. But this drunk guy has a team of angels, got it.
No one JUST falls off a ship like that. Crazy that he was able to tread & be found. Thank you for finding this father.
They do when they are drunk.
I think he tried to commit suicide and changed his mind
He's on drugs.
I’m shocked there isn’t any cameras on all the railing areas! Like I don’t believe he don’t know how he got in the water
@@chargrove7467 EXACTLY and notice how he's coy about answering the questions she asked? he was either totally plastered ( as in drunk) as we say in the U.K or wanted to commit suicide as some on above said OR the other more SCARY THING TO CONSIDER is SOMEONE ACTUALLY PUSHED HIM OVER THE RAILINGS .....THAT'S THE SCARY THING ...Its not unheard of tbh ivc watched the series cruise ship killers lol JOKING aside though im glad he survived as not many folks that go overboard do as it takes a cruise ship a long time to stop and reverse course ect!
Treading water for 20 hours is unbelievable. The fact he was drunk and treading water for twenty hours is nothing short of miraculous.
For me to go from drunk to sober without feeling like absolute death takes me an 18 hour deep sleep followed by 3 breakfast sandwiches 2 litres of water, a shower and another 4 hour nap.
No way I could imagine going from drunk to sober all while treading water.
The drunk probably kept him warm.
@@MDaDonLegacy omg right?? Lol
@@MDaDonLegacy HAHA
@@MDaDonLegacy He said he doesn't remember falling in the water he just woke up and was in the water. He was passed out in the ocean and didn't drown. Think about this for a second.
He know damn well he was drunk or he was on something. He couldnt even look at her in the eye , when answering her question
right & im like why hide it???! ppl get shit faced on cruises. who cares?!
He probs has a legal team that wants to sue the cruise line.
I thought so too.
@@uniqueaesthetics1403 she even knew he was bullshitting
@@MrSkullkid0607 honestly could be
“I’m open to going on another cruise, ‘cause I really didn’t get to go on this one”
aah... you are here , interesting
One thing you'll often hear from people who survive in situations like this is that their will to live was the only thing that saved them. It's incredible and very impressive that he managed to pull it off.
That and 25 shots of Jack Daniels.
Seriously!
I had to tread water for only 3 minutes to pass a swim test. It was HARD but my will to waterski is the only thing that got me through. Not quiet the same, but I feel confident extrapolating here
@@thisisgettingold "That and 25 shots of Jack Daniels"
God saves. He said the Lord saved him
@@thisisgettingold oh yeah 25 shots definitely improves buoyancy and athleticism gtfo
Lifeguards have a saying: DRINKERS ARE SINKERS" The fact that this guy could tread water while blackout drunk for almost a full day is unbelievable.
Yes... and that is precisely why "unbelievable" is the keyword (as I roll my eyes upwards) 😎
Drinkers are sinkers, meths a life vest! Dude was def on some other stuff😂
The alcohol would've protected him against hypothermia. This happened to one of the cooks who survived the Titanic sinking.
@@sean2015 Yeah and that not why he survived. That's not how alcohol works. It might make you FEEL warm, but it does that by dialating your blood vessels. You lose body heat FASTER. So if you are stranded in a forest in the winter and you have booze, DON't drink it.
@@stab74 look it up. The Titanic’s cook (Charles Jougin) survived immersion in the freezing water by consuming a lot of hard liquor.
His ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort for nearly 20 hours probably drunk is when your survival instincts kicked in .. His physical, mental and spiritual stamina is indeed admirable. If you're Lucky enough to get a second chance at something, Don't Waste It!
Like Tom Hanks dying line in Saving Private Ryan, “Earn This…”
I heard about this a few days ago but it was actually 15 hours good morning America be rounding it up to 20 to make its sound impressive but ya 15 hours is still very impressive
I guess gma is fake news
@@eric1107 he barely drunk anything and he doesn't know how he fell off the boat and he treaded water for 15-20 hours, I will never believe this story EVER
When he hit that water, it sobered him up real fast. He is real lucky, looked like he was drowning when they spotted him.
Wow this is an amazing story! He will never be the same again. I can imagine the shock and gratitude his family felt when it was reported he survived.
Disagree. He will always be a simple minded HillBilly.
This story shows why you should not drink and/or do drugs.
The fact the reporter keeps asking how many drinks he had is a good indication as to why he went overboard. Treading water for that long is an incredible feat on its own. Missed his calling as a Navy SEAL.
I thought of that as well. Maybe he'll join the Navy, train and become a water rescuer. He definitely has the right attitude. Hopefully less alcohol in his future and more using his God given gift. Aquaman indeed.....
You don't think the reporter wasn't trying to put words in his mouth for the sake of the cruise company and their insurance? At the end she stated the companies "safety measures" that are supposedly in place. The fall might have knocked him out cold. God's angels were watching over him.
You guys actually believe this is what happened? You’d rather believe in some “miracle” than your own common sense?
Lol everyone turns into a pro swimmer when your only option is drowning
@@michaelscott33 He was wasted, c'mon, he played air guitar and slid all over the stage, and won! I wonder what song was playing? His story is sketchy, and claims to have had maybe 3 drinks and then won a free drink. You could tell he made sure not to say anything that would incriminate him. Don't they have camera's now due to many accidents?
Most likely he won't admit to being drunk as a skunk because if he does, he may be held liable for the search and rescue
Irresponsible and lucky. Cost a lot of money and hardship from people he doesn’t even know. Probably a good idea to stay away from alcohol if you can’t even recall your way to the bathroom. ;( it’s actually not that funny.
I know right?! Someone has commented he should joim Navy Seals.But Navy Seals will have to get him pissed drunk to swim for that long lol.Wont be useful for any mission 😬
@@sadia2395 I also don’t think he would be able to pass the knowledge test required to get into the seals…
I think this falls in the category of "If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough". Props to this dude for sticking it out when many others would have given up
He's very very dumb
There are important people that take cruise ships and PROMOTE cruise ships trips (on their RADIO STATION). So, if government agency PROMOTES, a story ahead of the (HOLIDAYS) that a person FELL OFF a cruise ship, that's not a big headline, GETTER, NOT as much as a man fell off a ship. Been at sea for 20 hours and lived, NOW THAT A HEADLINE GETTER. FIRST, no one seen him fall off the ship, SHOW ME THE pictures of the raw skin body. To back-up this story. Every second, from falling off the ship and not being reported, makes it almost imposable Bullseyes his location.
HERE the deal, the next time a person is missing from a cruise ship. It won't be a shocker to the public. Most people, be would this be traumatized from the ordeal. So, if you hear about a radio name falling fall a cruise ship at New Years, was it an accident. Now, if this story was real, then God was with him.
LET SEE WHAT HAPPENS next 3 months.
@@nightrunner1456 Wish I could understand even half of what you wrote .. sigh
I’m sure he was drunk as a skunk, The fact that he did not drown is a miracle.
No one wins an air guitar contest without being drunk. Congratulations on survival!
There's surprisingly spot of people that fall over, but I initially said the same thing
I don’t care why he fell off. The fact he survived is amazing
he was blackout drunk
But you can’t look past why he was there!
He didn’t fall he climbed over multiple barriers because he’s a drunk moron
To fall off a cruise ship you were either pushed or wasted!! The air guitar competition gave it away....Thank God he survived! True miracle!
lol so true
He was wasted. Nothing to be ashamed of. I am so grateful he is here. What a fun and lucky guy. 🥰
If he was wasted, he would have drowned. I think you are equating memory loss from being knocked out from the fall with being wasted and they are not the same.
@@douglascounts4634he was definitely drunk it doesn’t take a psychologist to see how bad he was lying to her about the drinks lol. He was lying because his attorney told him to. I don’t think you realize how adrenaline works and how fast you can sober up hitting the water. His memory loss was probably from being blasted with adrenaline while drunk
@@douglascounts4634 people that was with him said he was wasted. 😂
@@jconner3891 "said he was wasted"
@@bigtime69420 "He was lying"
To be blacked out drunk and know how to orient yourself after falling such a distance, into black water, is quite a feat in and of itself. The fact that this guy didn't get eaten by sharks treading water for 20 hours in the Gulf of Mexico, also very much surprises me.
I’m amazed
What do you mean!? He said he wasn't drunk and we all believe that.....
@@cybern00b78 he’s still a litle drunk, lol
@@cybern00b78 Yeah. He ABSOLUTELY was not engaging in any heavy drinking, nor partaking in any illicit substance use. This man fell 60’+ from the top deck of a cruise liner, stone-sober as a bird. That’s common sense right there.
While this a serious miracle. God was really with home
Us alcoholics call that a blackout, he was in a full blackout when he went over.
Hope Jimmy handles the 12 Steps as well as he tackled those 20 hours in the water. Kudos to the Coast Guard for spotting and saving this very lucky man!
Sounds like an Alabama man... He ain't giving up a 6pack no time soon.
Could have been a public service announcement added about alcohol. He had no clothes on, yet his socks stayed on for 20 hours of treading water and he had the strength to wave them to the ship? No doubt the medical team ran a blood or urine drug & alcohol screen. His family now has a chance to intervene and help him face the facts. Glad he survived and hope he will speak about it more. We know he was missing 20 hours, how can it be confirmed or inferred that he was in the water for 20 hours.? Maybe 18? 15? Was the family or others corroborating the fact that he did not appear to be drunk when they last saw him? Did the reporter inquire about cameras on the ship that may have given a clue to when he was last seen.? Maybe he grabbed a personal flotation device that helped him stay afloat for awhile.
@@ejnix7874 the impression I had was that he had shucked off his clothes to help swim and float easier; they are dead-weight in the water.
There are cameras all over the ship (although not in staterooms), and that class ship (Conquest-class) DOES have infrared man-overboard sensors. I'm curious to know if there's more to the story.
Lol
@@PaulCashmansounds like the facts are not all there just doesn’t add up
He’s not telling the whole story, if he knows the whole story. I’m glad he made it out relatively unscathed-thanks to his insane will to survive and to the amazing people who searched tirelessly and saved him.
Probably embarrassed about being that drunk but I admire that he made it for so long and got rescued.
*LOL* @ the turn of events to start the video off. He's being heralded almost as a superhuman at the beginning and then at about 1:10 is where his story goes completely off the rails 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 *what makes this EVEN more incredible is how he survived all of this while he was HAMMERED drunk* . ------ God & a fleet of angels had your back through this ordeal for sure for sure
The main stream media won't press him on details...the "privilege" of skin...
@@keyfield8967 I agree! I just don't believe him! Something is up, and I think it is going to be pretty embarrassing for everyone who believed him when we find out. He can float and save his life for 20 hours, but he can't remember how he got into the water? Also, you can tell he is a drinker, and that is alright. He just tell the truth. The point isn't how he got into the water, but how he really survived that long!
@@keyfield8967 🤦 i can't believe people even think this way. Make race an issue out of anything. They pressed him, that's how we know it don't add up. He was drink and fell off, he's embarrassed. Its not like he broke the law. The cruise company will have to pay for rescue not him because they are liable regardless if hee was drink. They served him. Your rhetoric is not helping anyone is this world.
A true miracle. He doesn’t want to admit that he was absolutely drunk. Hopefully he will learn his lesson and appreciate life more. Praise God for his wonderful blessings. 🙏
Amen! Miracles still happen!
If he won't admit he was drunk then why should I trust one word of the rest of his story?
Yea I was wondering just admit how drunk h were my G . Bc u a real one , but I can’t say u a real one by not putting 2 & 2 together 🤦♂️
Thx God for that miracle he has a crazy testimony !!
I don't care if he was drinking or ...what ever ... that is one determined tough man- with heart right there!
Don’t care if he was but do care about the children that are exposed to such fricken stupidity!
I kinda think you should care cos some situations are super avoidable & that doesn't take away from being happy he survived.
Agreed
Stupid and drunk
He wasn’t that drunk to stay alive for that many hours!
Regardless of how he fell in I'm glad he's alive & doing well🙏🏽
this guy had a million dollar story for sure. what a miracle. THANK YOU TO THE COAST GUARD!!!!!!
He won A FREE DRINK for winning the air guitar contest. How many drinks do you have to drink before competing in a air guitar contest?
😂exactly
15
I felt bad for laughing at this
I’d compete sober lol
Lmaoooo
Deepest respect for The Rescuers. I'm guessing he was blacked out and climbed up and jumped off the ship. About 20 years ago I got into a car after drinking and within a couple minutes blacked out because I gained awareness again about 30 minutes away. When I "awoke" I was driving and could not believe how I got there safely. Had I been pulled over by the police I certainly would have been in deep trouble. To this day I am grateful for surviving.
Hello sir this is your local police. You are under arrest
Do you still drink and drive?
Are you certain that you didn't kill anyone?
You have the right to remain silent! Use it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some things you should keep to yourself
You got give it to him , he put a hell of a fight. Treading water for 20 hours , checking out the fish under water near him and hitting it with his foot, removing his clothes to keep the weight off. He might of did something foolish to get in that situation , most people would of gave up and died. In away i kind of admire him for the fight he put up!
I wouldn’t say most people would have given up and died. There were a lot of factors involved in his survival: water tempt, his core body tempt, his body composition, when he was found, ect,… but it is impressive to keep your head together for twenty hours in open water and not succumb to panic.
Something isn’t adding up. He’s not being truthful
lawyers probably told lhim not so admit he was drunk. then he would be at fault, he is going to be suing everyone he can. the bar that served him, the cruise ship, the manufacturers of the rails he went over. etc.etc.
Can’t imagine being any of those children in that family. He is either lying and was drunk, or ‘slow’. He went to the bathroom and never came back? Took 12 hours to report him missing-that was a looong bathroom trip. Perhaps the whole family is a little slow?
Either way this is unexplainable for us mere humans, leaves it to be a divine happening.
Yes , I’m pretty sure that part about the Lord helping him is complete bs
Who cares! He's alive!
@@julieaucoin5198you missing the point he put himself and others at risk !!
A TRUE MIRACLE! NO OTHER WORDS!!
I have been on a Carnival cruise ship. It is pretty difficult to just fall off it. There’s something he’s not telling us. Very lucky guy to get rescued!
I feel like that too… something just doesn’t add up… maybe unless he adds about 8 more Margaritas to his story.
Right. He was very specific about Carnival gifting him a margarita, but can’t seem to “remember” how much he voluntarily consumed. He’s probably already got a lawyer and they are setting the stage to say that Carnival contributed to him going overboard because of the one drink they gave him, even though he probably drank 10 on his own 😩
@@wizardofahhhhhhz Why should the ship be let off for serving him so much if indeed that was the case. In our state if a bartender doesn't cut them off, and they get into a fatal accident, the bartender can be charged too.
The free booze, and the resulting black-out is what he's not telling us. Don't worry, he's not covering anything up, the full story eludes him also..
@@Kepi_Kei Wasn't fatal... Obviously.
I have been on maybe 6-8 cruises and for the life of me, I can't figure out how anyone falls overboard. He is lucky the fall didn't kill him, those ships are TALL. If he can't remember looking for the bathroom, the fall, and waking up in the water after the ship was out of view, he was drunk. Amazing how he was able to tread water for that long in the open sea. Glad they found him alive.
Probably fell into the rushing side-wake of the waters created by the ship to soften his fall a bit. The greatest danger would have been the sharks.
He really is. That lady who jumped over from the 12th deck earlier this year hit the top of a lifeboat before sliding into the water.
I can only think he was in a lower balcony room, and was vomiting over the balcony, and toppled forward and into the water. I thought the ships had some type of laser sensor that knew if someone went overboard, he wasn't reported missing until the next morning. How do you not drown during the time in the water, and waking up when the ship was out of view, that's crazy, and terrifying. He survived against the odds, he is a very lucky man.
He can’t be survived with 20 hours of swimming. Fantasy
His lawyer will have instructed him to forget these details. No doubt be will go on many more cruises after he sues for damages.
This guy wasn’t lucky he was blessed to be alive, and not hurt.
Deepest respect and admiration to the Rescuers involved in saving this man's life. What you do is truly among the best of us. Very glad this ended in all Souls being safe.
You are to be revered for your life saving efforts!
No doubt!
They are some of our best people in this world. Truly selfless!
If you ever had any questions if you should be alive, then you see a steak float up to you … Question answered!
@@nanishanelli985 He said "stick"...not "steak"
@1:36 That sideways glance says otherwise
Good catch.
I remember going on a cruise with my high school band. The first night a bunch of us were hanging out around the stern of the ship when somebody threw one of those whistling Nerf footballs off the back. We all watched as it flew through the air and disappeared into a wall of black. That scared the bejesus out of me. If you happened to fall off the ship, on this moonless, cloudy night, in a matter of seconds, you’d be treading water in pitch black darkness. Definitely made me respect my surroundings.
Wow! Definitely a miracle! So happy this young man made it out alive 🙏🏾🙌🏽
That dude might want to stay 10 ft away from the bar! Especially after this! Amazing story
Yes he needs to lay off the sauce
Unfortunately, when a person loves to drink like that, there's nothing that's going to stop them from drinking again unless they see how dangerous drinking is for them.
The railing is definitely not what he needs to worry about 😂
When he said drowning was his worst fear, I screamed out loud 😖. He was blackout drunk. He can’t recall how he fell over. I can’t believe he ate what he could find. It’s crazy that the hypothermia didn’t get him! Glad he’s alive! 🎉 ✌🏾 🛳
Cause either he wasn't in the water all that time or he has something out there he was clinging on to, I don't believe him
@@mh7067 my thoughts exactky
Yeah when she asked how many drinks he said, I wouldn’t say so. It seem like he had more then one
@@mh7067 Um, no. What the hell would be his motivation for lying about what he held onto? I’m sure when he was first refused he wasn’t thinking “I gotta look cool and say I swam the entire time 😎 for the extra clout”. Are you serious? There are swimmers who have swam the English Channel - 48+ hours of NONSTOP SWIMMING. It’s possible. Just because YOU can’t do it doesn’t mean other people can’t.
And, he lost TWENTY pounds from swimming nonstop for all that time and his body burning all the fat stores he had to maintain its energy levels. He didn’t lose 20 pounds from floating on something for a few hours. 😂 He is a FIGHTER and he did what it took to survive out there.
He was definitely drunk out his mind.
Do you think he didn't get the CHEERS PACKAGE??? That allows you 15 alcoholic drinks per day!
Amazing story...happy he survived, especially for his family and friends! ❤
I love folks from the South. “Yes ma’am. No ma’am.” He was very respectful and even funny at times recounting his experience.
It reminds me how some of the military ppl talk.
I think he was just feeling so guilty due to lying straight to her face that he was not super drunk, that he wanted to give her respect in some other way.
"No clothes on". I'm a strong swimmer, have lived and worked on a ship, and have at least 20 collective months at sea, and almost went overboard myself once (at night, with no witnesses, in the Indian Ocean, and just barely caught myself on the bottom cable of the side rail with 90% of my body hanging over the side) and the part that freaked me out the most in his story was his dangly bits being exposed like that. I mean a shark or barracuda bite anywhere is potentially lethal, but the idea of going commando in open water brings up a special anxiety.
Glad you made it fella, hope the rest of your life is great.
I’m so happy for this brother!!!
Shout out to the rescue team
I am very glad he has survived, but I truly hope he will never drink after that
What an amazing story. Who cares if he doesn’t know how it happened. Thank you to the Coast Guard and all of those people who risk their lives to save people. Unbelievable heroes. So glad for the happy ending.
Wait what do you mean who cares, I think honestly that’s a big part of the story.
@@theguersteind9797 I agree... I'm pretty sure everyone agrees.. She's thanking the Coast Guard for risking their lives on a situation that could've been avoided... And oh yea, he was DRUNK!!!!
It was dolphins
I care that he doesn’t know how it happened.
He can't say that he was drunk, he wants to secure that lawsuit I'm sure will happen soon.
That was very smart of him to take his clothes off, I've seen that as a way to survive in water cause those will weigh you down. Glad he survived and hope lessons were learned.
when I taught water safety classes, the kids loved it, got to go into the water with their clothes on and see how hard it is to swim with shoes/clothes.
heard you can use clothes as a floatie... filling your pants with air
@@nacnahm73 that's the same thing I saw!
@@nacnahm73 that’s right. You tie the ankles together and hold the waist of your pants behind your head, then pull them forward over your head. They fill with air. Then you put them around your head like a circle floatie. I’ve learned it twice in two separate water survival classes.
That's right. Commenting to help push this up
Unbloodybelievable What a survivor. He is amazing
I got chills when he read the furtune
What a miracle and a true hero the rescue coast guard was. 7000 miles and they found him! He was going under a lot and it was getting very dark so this was a true miracle!
Please get rid of Robin Robins so fake just so fake
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They had the exact route and then allowed for current and wind conditions.
Wish he would just be honest. Glad he made it but be honest and say you messed up by drinking too much. Eh. Liars suck.
Yeah and those kids are forced to live in a reality that makes no sense. Will mess them up. It’s like folks that keep hostages for years. Sickening.
It's probably due to legal issues the family is or will be facing due to all of this, he needs to keep him and them as clean as possible. The kids probably do or will know what happened eventually. Another thing people aren't mentioning is he could've been knocked out due to falling off the boat depending on how long the fall was and where he hit the water.
@@alhere7029 Good point. Something to think about for sure.
Yeah, he's a dumbass
Not once in the interview did I think: “this dude sucks”. Come on…the dude ate a stick. Then, he kicked a shark in the face! Then he stripped naked.
Damn. He is blessed to be alive. I was near the brink of death twice, once coding in my hospital room due to illness, and I can tell you firsthand, the will to live is a very real and powerful thing. I will say this though, anytime someone can't recall how many drinks they've had, it's time to stop. This may have been the cause of his going overboard. Hopefully, he's learned his lesson.
Nah. Could be mental illness.
He'll be back at sea by the end of the week
Thank You Jesus 🙏♥️
Where in the world Disney have any clothes on ? This is a weird story.
5:55 that note was so accurate "Life is a b*tch, enjoy the waves, you sucker!"
So he got drunk and fell off the ship? I'm not letting anyone walk alone if they are drunk.
He's with others at a place, says I'm going to the bathroom and doesn't return and they don't do anything till 2:30 the next day? Ummmm How drunk were they that it took THAT long.
Respect to the great work that the Coast Guard does on a daily basis! God bless this young man, what a story. 🇺🇸
Amazing he survived and didn't panic. The Lord really was watching over him.
So the "Lord" was watching over this intoxicated drunk but does nothing for abused, starving children, or people with painful terminal illness even though they beg the Lord for help. Religious folks seriously lack the ability to use Logic!
That is absolutely insane he survived, what a miracle
It is incredibly hard to fall off an ocean liner. Impossible, in fact, unless you’re somewhere you shouldn’t be, which sober people can easily distinguish.
totally agree, those rails are too high on an average person's body
@@geebrewer8186 Yep. I’m 6’3” and I have to climb up to get over them. *Cannot* accidentally topple over one.
He might know exactly what he did, but if the cruise line knew about it he would be banned for life from Carnival, so it's a smart tactic to claim amnesia. I would imagine them taking a blood sample at the hospital to rule out foul play, but they would have mentioned if they suspected someone had drugged him
Well the guy went to use the bathroom and ended up in the water. The 🤡 probably thought it was awesome to try to take a leak over the side so he scaled the railing
@@2eroumgme753 however if there were any drugs involved, it could potentially have been life saving for him. Some drug can increase the body temperature quite significant. which would have been fitting in this scenario. That increased heat would also burn more calories which could explain how he lost 20lbs of body mass.
Definitely a positive person ❤ glad he was saved
A drunk too!
So are you a positive person. Maybe a little too so.
i can't imagine how anyone could have survived the fall and treaded water for 20 hours especially after drinking
This dude is a one-man Wolfpack. The way he just talks about the whole thing is insane. He’s like, yeah, I’d go on another cruise, I really didn’t get to go on this one.
He should have went and bought a lottery ticket too. The fact that he was hammered, fell into the water unconscious, didn't get reported for 12 hours, had to eat a stick for energy, doesn't appear to be a physical specimen and was in the shark feeding grounds he beat some heavy odds
Guy talks like he is some kind of hero. He got blackout drunk, derailed an entire cruise and was totally reliant on the mercy and competence of a rescue team.
😅😅
He needs to thank God for protecting him until help arrived. This event is truly a miracle.
He was in a "Alcoholic Black Out" when he went overboard period. Pretty sure it wasn't a strong gust of wind. Get help/treatment now. You hit your "bottom".
And get those kids somewhere safe until you wake the F up!
James Michael has a great attitude.I am so glad he was rescued.
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Love this guy. Thank God he made it, endured and was rescued. He is quite a character. I hope he lives a long, eventful life 10 feet away from any danger.
What a spirit. Sometimes life events remind you how precious your life is. I wish this young man many more blessings and hope he can continue to carry that gratefulness and pass it on to all who cross his path.
Dude doesn't seem very grateful. I didn't hear him say anything about how he's going to volunteer or give back. If anything he's going to become a worse person feeling more entitled to do dumb shit and have people fix the mess for him. Seriously this guy thinks he is that main character and he's just another dumb lucky fool.
Lol he was literally so drunk he doesn’t even remember falling off a cruise ship. God saved him but I wouldn’t follow in those footsteps.
He says he's now wanting to live according to the mantra on his fortune cookie. Go figure.
@@sinahaase9923 I won't judge based on a couple min video. Maybe this may have been a lesson to not get drunk lol. Regardless you don't know him and neither do I. He survived and his story was touching so im just sending good vibes and wish him the best.
@@VistaLakesTV ok
He seems humble and nice
and now listening to this guy talk I see why he fell over. doesn't seem like he is the sharpest tool in the shed.
Who knows maybe he grew up with ‘altered’ folks around him, he never developed mentally? Like who doesn’t think something is wrong when your family member doesn’t return from the bathroom? Took 12 hours to report? Poor kids.
This is incredible.. I'm so happy he made it!
I've been on a number of cruises and it's virtually impossible to "fall" from a ship. However he went over, I am thankful for his incredible survival.
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Really? I seen pics of rails that were shockingly low and had bug gaps at the bottom, which would allow things to slide off the deck.
@@steveescher1554 really. Nearly impossible
It's very difficult to fall overboard.
I honestly almost fell over the balcony in my room because I was trying to open the doors to the balcony but the high winds was so great it caught the door and pulled me towards the railing and I was gazing down at the water. I was like hell no I'm not coming out here again. That was early April of this year on my honeymoon. My husband wouldn't even known I went overboard because he was asleep. Super scary. You can easily fall off in your stateroom but other parts of the boat I think you have to put a little more effort into it because the railings are higher on the deck. But lower in your room. And I wasn't drunk either. >.< I can't even swim I would of died
Stupid is as stupid does…falling off a cruise ship is entirely on the person who ended up in the ocean
That boy has no idea how lucky he is. Finding him in a vast ocean is 1 in a billion.
No idea? I think he has plenty idea.
Well, they only search the part of the ocean the ship traveled, so 1/1000000000 is a bit too slim, but he's very, very lucky.
With all due respect, I’m not sure how 6 drinks isn’t considered a lot. Doesn’t seem like it is possible to accidentally go overboard sober. Regardless, he is very fortunate to be alive. What a miracle.
The drink package on Carnival allows you to drink 15 alcoholic drinks within 24 hours for a set daily price. Carnival has a record of all of his drink orders because they are charged to his cabin account. Plus, there are tons of surveillance cameras all over the ship and I bet Carnival already knows how he fell off the ship. Carnival is probably holding back until this man files a lawsuit against them.
The drink package drinks are very weak.. It takes effort on his part to get blackout drunk..
6 drinks is not a lot. 12 drinks is good amount. 20+ drinks is a lot.
@@Charlie-zj3hw Bringing 5 bottles of JD on board with you is not effort.
Who cares whether he was drunk or not, he probably was, so what ? Who wouldn't be on a cruise ship holiday ?....
Man, I'm an Aussie, over here 6 drinks is nothing. 🤪😝🤣
This man needs a SNL skit.
Absolutely facts. Captain Black out James
Watch this week, it likely will be
He was criticized for falling overboard on it but I am very happy he is alive and had will to survive. He was very close to death when rescued. I just hope that he uses this near miss is a wake up call to live his life. How could he be that inebriated and fall overboard and not drown? He regained consciousness and awoke with no boat in sight? Really remarkable story.
Because I think he's tryimg to scam the cruise line, and be an instant millionaire. SO many things do NOT add up with his story. The selective amnesia and the fact that he can't remember buying drinks, but he sure mentioned being awarded a margarita a few times tells me something right there. I can guarantee you he has a case brewing behind the scene against the company, and its a sham.
One lucky guy. So happy he was able to return back to his family safely...♡
WHY did his family not look for him right away instead of waiting until the morning? They said he was wasted, and they knew he went to the rest room--weren't they worried when he did not return in 15 or so minutes?
He was more under the influence more than he's admitting. Been on about 10 cruises and you have to put forth a decent amount of effort to get past their railings. Nevertheless i'm so thankful he survived! 🙌
He probably thinks the amount he drank was "normal" cause that's what be does at home.
It was a failed suicide attempt
@@edub9930but why keep surviving for that long then? If he was trying to commit sc why not just drown 20 hours earlier? Lol
@@caliboyizhere I don't know that this man was attempting suicide, but it is very common to regret suicide and try to survive after your attempt.
yeah, something is off. I don't think it was only alcohol... just saying.
The Lord was definitely with him. Plain and simple.
But the question is, what other kinds of trouble/shenanigans will someone trusting his life purpose to a fortune cookie face in the not so distant future. He's a bit clueless character.
I have been on multiple cruises. You don't just fall off or over the railing. It sounds like he might have passed out? Unless someone pushed him over, but who would do that?
Cruise lines might need to use netting that goes up to the top floor that would prevent people going over board from at least the lower levels.
I'm with you. Been cruising since 2000, it's impossible to just fall over. Thank God he survived to live another day.
He was definitely drunk off his ass, but doesn’t want to admit it. I’m sure it’s because he wants to sue.
He was drunk as a skunk and probably thought it would be fun to intentionally jump into the ocean.
Cruise ships need 12 foot steel bars around all the decks to prevent passengers from escaping.
@@RusskiCommieBot they have them. People don't fall off accidentally. It is usually someone who is drunk and acting stupid or someone trying to kill themself.
He’s very lucky and clearly knows it. On average 16 people fall of cruise ships every year and very few survive and those who do are normally seen to fall.
Our greatest fears becoming realized
I’m so grateful he made it, has a purpose for good, seems to be a kind young man. Wishing him and his family all the best ☝🏽
This story is unbelievable! A miracle! I know salt water is easier to float in but for that long and waves and such. He must have floated some and didn’t tread water the whole time. My grandmother taught us how to back float when we were very young. You relax your body and you can feel yourself being lifted up from the water. I just cannot imagine him surviving that long in the freaking Gulf of Mexico. Crazy. It’s like finding the needle in the haystack. He is one lucky man!
He was not unconscious at any point, he was just so drunk he has no recollection. You cannot fall into water be unconscious and not drown. You will drown. You will inhale water and drown. And treading water is not that physically demanding even if you are the typical average swimmer because the density of the water (salty) helps you float easier as long as you don't panic. Also I will add with the amount of alcohol he had consumed there was plenty of energy (sugar) in his system. Your real enemies are sea predators and hypothermia (exposure) which in water occurs quicker than with air even in the warmer gulf waters.
Minnies Momma - He told this interviewer; and in another taped interview, "I do not know how to float". In other words your first sentence is probably correct regarding his ability to tread water for 15+ hours: "This story is unbelievable".
Yeah, it's difficult to do anything for 20 hours. He survived.
yup-smart grandma! when I was a life guard, we actually taught kids to float on their back before anything else and helped explain to them that it was very normal that people might get really tired when swimming...thats why its so important to know what to do if it happens, because its nothing to be embarrassed or scared about...it just happens.
....I think thats def. smart because I remember once as a kid suddenly being so tired and really embarrassed and just hurrying to try to grasp onto the edge of the pool...weird sort of kid sort of panic, but also worried someone else is going to realize I ran out of energy, like a loser maybe? Lol ...like, just float man, it'll look normal, no one will even know. HA!
It's amazing how he stayed afloat when he fell unconscious.
Don't most cruise ships have lots of camera covering decks? This guy was so lucky that the boat went past and the coast guard were able to find him.
As part of the Boy Scout swimming badge, they taught us to use clothing as makeshift floatation devices. Tie off arms, legs or whatever and capture air from the open end. Not perfect and doesn't last long but can help you rest a bit. Sounds like he didn't have much to work with so very glad he made it. As they say it wasn't his time!
We learned that in the military. You're right, it doesn't last long, but it might buy you precious time.
I heard him tell another interviewer: "I took off all of my clothes shortly after I came to in the water and they sank." = He was probably neither a Boy Scout, a Sea Scout, nor went to Basic Training in the US Navy, USMC or USGC.
Learned the same thing in Navy boot camp.
Dead set on surviving… what a string of words.
I LOVE HIM!!!!! He’s so sweet and kind.
Yikes! 😬 When he said: "The fall didn't kill me, I wasn't eaten by sea creatures, so.... " What a brave young man.
I would have panicked and probably died. Being in the ocean all by yourself for so long. That’s scary and one of my top fears foreal!
Awww, I have so much empathy for this young man. Hopefully he will use this second chance at life to do great things❤
He says he's now learned his lesson and wants to straighten up and live by the dictum of the fortune cookie found in his new pants. This man needs a lot of help.
Yeah, maybe he'll get some help for his addiction and start telling the truth.
Wow - doesn't remember falling off a cruise liner? Doesn't remember how many drinks he had? It is a miracle, for sure.
He has a great outlook! Well done, sir. Way to go rescuers
Incredible determination, yet also fell off a cruise ship, but he won the air guitar contest. Overall he's ahead. Edit* dont open another fortune cookie
I really do admire his determination; I think he will be alright!
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What a polite gentleman to the interviewer. Lord love him.
That fortune 🥠 message has me shook!!!!!!!
God was with him. So glad he made it🙏🏿 Thank you to the Coast Guards ❤️
And so God is not with other people dying? Makes perfect sense 😒
@@zico77a He is with everyone coming and everyone going. Have a nice day!!
Good thing God was there for this drunk guy but not the little girl who was kidnapped and murdered by the fed ex driver.
It wasn’t his time
@@jessicaa9071 like molested children and raped women and victims of war right?