Unexplained Cargo, A Foolish Journey and a Boat at the End of the World: 5 Unsolved Mysteries at Sea

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  • @leighz1962
    @leighz1962 7 місяців тому +683

    Came for the beep da beep de beep da boop beep. Stayed for the stories.

    • @darkspire6666
      @darkspire6666 7 місяців тому +35

      My wife asks me what I'm watching, I just Be de boopy boop be boop.
      We know.

    • @generaljj71
      @generaljj71 7 місяців тому +11

      Spot on

    • @marcanthonyvolpe8327
      @marcanthonyvolpe8327 7 місяців тому +11

      Same, haven’t watched one in a while

    • @RiverJames1
      @RiverJames1 7 місяців тому +8

      Perfect description and great channel

    • @DonCarlione973
      @DonCarlione973 7 місяців тому +5

      😏

  • @nooodles939
    @nooodles939 7 місяців тому +135

    This was the very first channel I subscribed to when I first started to go onto UA-cam. It's still one of my all time favorites!!

    • @aaron_brown7324
      @aaron_brown7324 7 місяців тому

      Same here… and Rob dyke 😂

    • @bestestusername
      @bestestusername 7 місяців тому +5

      Same actually, weird stuff but great fun

    • @Bill-rb9ki
      @Bill-rb9ki 7 місяців тому +1

      I wish it would go back to text instead of speaking.

    • @clementrohitgomes6966
      @clementrohitgomes6966 7 місяців тому

      Same here, it was creepier back then.

    • @Vicus_of_Utrecht
      @Vicus_of_Utrecht 7 місяців тому +1

      I've been around 16 years lol, I couldn't even begin to tell y'all my first channel

  • @DreadPirateRobertz
    @DreadPirateRobertz 7 місяців тому +65

    Pretty sure the beast that attacked that submarine was called cowardice.

    • @al145
      @al145 7 місяців тому +11

      "...That's when he knew: He fucked up."

    • @19MichaelDixon
      @19MichaelDixon 7 місяців тому

      And he was joined by his brother "Ineptitude" and his cousin "Stupidity." It's a trinity that always leads to disaster

    • @kevinmcdowell9074
      @kevinmcdowell9074 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@SantosAntonino123you mean the testimony of dozens of sailors vs the word of a failed captain? And you implying that it being a dinosaur is what probably happened?

  • @Syberz
    @Syberz 7 місяців тому +26

    I have a sneaking suspicion that this Finnish ship that was attacked by "pirates" wasn't actually transporting wood...

    • @williamstearns7490
      @williamstearns7490 7 місяців тому +6

      Indeed. With the Russians sudden interest when they known more for their apathy than rushing to the rescue, especially outside their home waters; the location of the boarding in the Channel; and the amnesia everyone suddenly developed, I wouldn’t be surprised if our grandkids read about the details of this incident when records eventually become declassified.

    • @maybev1nce
      @maybev1nce 6 місяців тому +1

      What would it have been transporting then

    • @williamstearns7490
      @williamstearns7490 6 місяців тому +4

      @@maybev1nce according to the Estonian Defense official (some of the pirates were Estonian citizens and so became involved), “…only the presence of cruise or air defense missiles (S-300/400 or KH-55) on board the ship can explain Russia's strange behavior in this whole story."
      He also noted that the size of the Russian naval unit sent out in such haste after MV Arctic Sea was larger than the entire naval force dispatched to deal with the Somali piracy crisis.
      It’s suspected that this was either an attempted covert delivery of these weapons to Yemen from Russia, or by a rogue Russian General trying to get a nice payday. Neither is unprecedented to be sure. The crew themselves were all Russian.
      It’s also suspected by some that Israel, who would have had pretty strong feelings about this delivery, may have played an indirect role in the “piracy” by hiring the pirates.
      In the end, the real story may come when things eventually are released, as they usually are, a few decades from now.

    • @swanseamale47
      @swanseamale47 5 місяців тому +1

      Now that makes sense.

  • @meditationnew2554
    @meditationnew2554 7 місяців тому +19

    Somehow I don’t think the Arctic Sea was just carrying wood

    • @adamgomez5840
      @adamgomez5840 7 місяців тому +1

      Your right. I thought the same thing.

  • @alanorear1019
    @alanorear1019 7 місяців тому +21

    I don’t know why but mysteries of the sea and at sea have interested people since antiquity. It’s not unlike mankind being drawn to sail and travel the worlds seas and oceans.

    • @JesseP.Watson
      @JesseP.Watson 7 місяців тому

      ...Because there are so many genuine mysteries hidden beneath the waves. It's a true alien environment for us and still is... we still haven't mapped in any real detail the majority of the seabed and still have a far from complete picture of what's hiding down there.
      It's also terrifying - which makes makes it a perfect place for folklore to evolve - imagine treading water alone in the middle of the Pacific with countless fathoms of dark water beneath you with God knows what swimming just out of sight... it's truly terrifying and reminds us that we are far, far from knowing it all, despite so many trying so desperately to persuade themselves to the contrary... put them in the middle of the pacific and that blind arrogance will evaporate in seconds... we've still got a lot to learn.

  • @samsondugger45
    @samsondugger45 7 місяців тому +13

    I love this channel so much. I remember back in like, 2015-16 I had a phone plan with very limited data plans that would reset monthly. Every single time my data allotment would reset I would immediately spend all of that time watching your videos. lol

  • @muhaiminurrahman3772
    @muhaiminurrahman3772 7 місяців тому +20

    I subscribed this channel 10 years ago. It was worthy. Love from Bangladesh

  • @walterarroyo5220
    @walterarroyo5220 7 місяців тому +60

    Nothing better than watching Dark5 while on break at work

    • @weadone
      @weadone 7 місяців тому +7

      Watching dark5 and not having to work…!

    • @Jaker2123
      @Jaker2123 7 місяців тому +1

      Know that feeling … of weekend working … have a safe shift!

    • @Jaker2123
      @Jaker2123 7 місяців тому

      @@weadoneeven better! 😅

    • @brownseed777
      @brownseed777 7 місяців тому +1

      Rather get paid watching youtube​@@weadone

    • @brownseed777
      @brownseed777 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@Jaker2123 rather get paid. Love this channel

  • @alanorear1019
    @alanorear1019 7 місяців тому +23

    I love this channel, it is one of the most interesting and informative on UA-cam.

  • @muserock2367
    @muserock2367 7 місяців тому +4

    The Ourang Medan story would be creepy if it wasn't for the fact that there's no evidence the ship ever existed and the story is widely regarded as total bullshit.

  • @MattCatt09
    @MattCatt09 7 місяців тому +27

    The D-5 intro is epic and unmatched

    • @Drell-dp4ch
      @Drell-dp4ch 5 місяців тому +1

      You're right I love the intro 😄

  • @mikep490
    @mikep490 7 місяців тому +8

    Even spookier about the Ourang Medan is that there are no records that the ship existed, though there were photos of the ship in a 1948 article. The ship was unregistered with Lloyds or anywhere else. Newspaper accounts say it happened in 1940, 1947 or 1948. An alternate version said Jerry Rabbit and 8 others escaped the ship and only he survived to tell the tale to a priest just before dying. This version said they were smugling sulfuric acid, potassium cyanide, and nitroglycerin from China, no mention of a rescue ship(s).

    • @lorddamocles2222
      @lorddamocles2222 7 місяців тому +4

      The story is so hazy, one might even believe that it's made up...

    • @mikep490
      @mikep490 7 місяців тому +3

      @@lorddamocles2222 Yep. As granddad said, never let facts get in the way of a good story. The sudden explosion and sinking while preparing to tow is a perfect touch. On the other hand, there's the Mary Celeste story and its inventive news reports.

  • @SamuelBlack84
    @SamuelBlack84 7 місяців тому +6

    The ocean has always terrified me from its huge depth to its myriad of mysterious colossal creatures

  • @turkeyslammer9549
    @turkeyslammer9549 7 місяців тому +11

    This channel hasn’t dropped in quality at all. Thanks for being consistent and being great

  • @Jaker2123
    @Jaker2123 7 місяців тому +11

    One of my fave YT voices I thoroughly enjoy listening too!!!

  • @Corrello88
    @Corrello88 7 місяців тому +6

    With that crowhurst story, I like to think he set up the diary writings as him going crazy, docked in the south americas and started a new identity, but maybe I'm wrong, it takes a lot of courage to commit yourself to the depths of the ocean, very eerie.

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 7 місяців тому +2

      That’s an interesting theory, I hadn’t really considered that before. Occam’s Razor says the simplest explanation is the best, but stranger things have happened.

    • @Corrello88
      @Corrello88 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Sniperboy5551 Right, and he was reported to be docking for supplies, and i just picture myself in his shoes, sure his life and reputation in Britain is ruined, but still he may have seen the other avenue.

  • @klhaldane
    @klhaldane 5 місяців тому +2

    I love the combination of your spooky presentation and the actual facts - every time a mysteries channel leaps to "it was aliens!" I go find something else. There's plenty of real mysteries about!

  • @mathieuleader8601
    @mathieuleader8601 7 місяців тому +9

    what a spine-chilling tale of the sea

  • @oldschooljack3479
    @oldschooljack3479 7 місяців тому +2

    I think the MV Arctic Sea was carrying more than lumber... And whatever it was it wasn't anything you would put on a manifest.

    • @johngancarcik5682
      @johngancarcik5682 Місяць тому

      The pirates found out what it was and also wanted no part of this mysterious cargo among the lumber

  • @19MichaelDixon
    @19MichaelDixon 7 місяців тому +2

    Isnt it possible that the l8feboat on Bouvet Island was simpky abandoned and drifted to its resting spot over months or years? Even the most desolate island will have trash druft in from time to time. I think its just the fact that its a life boat that makes it so mysterious.

  • @JeremiahWolfe-tz6gk
    @JeremiahWolfe-tz6gk 6 місяців тому +2

    Nah id say the reason why the captain is being labeled “incompetent” is because other sea captains in germany are sick of being mocked by the rest of the world as believing in sea monsters and thus wanted to relieve themselves of their torment.

    • @johngancarcik5682
      @johngancarcik5682 Місяць тому

      He drew the short stick and the other Germans tipped allies off of the incompetent guy who talks about sea monsters to cover for his obsession of heaters and extension cords

  • @sergiotarin5739
    @sergiotarin5739 7 місяців тому +4

    We need to the intro as a ringtone.

  • @Necron990
    @Necron990 6 місяців тому +1

    Story #3, whatever you may think of the Captain, that crew deserves kudos for their loyalty. They never told the true story!

  • @RiverJames1
    @RiverJames1 7 місяців тому +9

    Over ten years of awesome videos. THANK YOU DARK 5 !

  • @HenriSurilie
    @HenriSurilie 7 місяців тому +1

    "I die" is so creepy, especially since earlier the message had perfect grammar and spelling. It's like the person knew they were dying in the next few seconds.

  • @geraldgambler7276
    @geraldgambler7276 7 місяців тому +2

    Back in my day there was no voice lol

  • @chubbycatfish4573
    @chubbycatfish4573 7 місяців тому +2

    The Bouvet island one was solved having been a DXpedition.

  • @proudamerican4345
    @proudamerican4345 7 місяців тому +6

    Love your videos

  • @curbyourshi1056
    @curbyourshi1056 7 місяців тому +2

    Ourang Medan, definitely noxious or asphyxiant gas from a source unknown. Going by the mysterious spontaneous fire though, my suspicion is that the cargo was emitting it.

  • @stevoplex
    @stevoplex 7 місяців тому +4

    I must confess on my deathbed. The Ourang Medan. That was me. My bad. I'm so sorry. And now I die.

  • @sunnybeaches1331
    @sunnybeaches1331 4 місяці тому +1

    Catamarans and Tri-Marans are very unsafe. The hulls BREAK ALL THE TIME in heavy weather. POS. Too bad.

  • @clan31337
    @clan31337 7 місяців тому +2

    Love your channel ❤ your voice is perfect for this material

  • @jacobleetaylor
    @jacobleetaylor 7 місяців тому +3

    Donald Crowhurst 100% jumped overboard

    • @Wooargh
      @Wooargh 7 місяців тому

      Thanks to Globalization there will soon be an International Health & Safety Police with the power to tell anyone to do anything at anytime. The unvaxxinated proved that these Police need to be given unlimited power because there will always be idiots who won't do what they're told. Risk takers like Crowhurst will thankfully be a thing of the past.

  • @XiUNOiX120
    @XiUNOiX120 7 місяців тому +2

    That intro is as iconic and catchy like the X-files woo waa wee wooo😂❤

  • @20Kilogram
    @20Kilogram 7 місяців тому +1

    Does anyone remember when this channel didn't have a narrator ?
    (Not criticising it)

  • @oui2611
    @oui2611 7 місяців тому +1

    i imagine channels like these are good for exercising proper english pronounciation for nearly expert non native english speakers

  • @franksckupakus8665
    @franksckupakus8665 7 місяців тому +4

    Orang Medan is from Creepy Tales. Totally fictional!!

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 7 місяців тому +3

      Most of the stories this channel covers are fictional, but they’re still entertaining!

  • @swanseamale47
    @swanseamale47 5 місяців тому +1

    Always worth watching D5. A great selection of stories to make you wonder.

  • @user-xj3mo2lx9z
    @user-xj3mo2lx9z 7 місяців тому +1

    They actually made a xfiles episode about the ourang medan, but they of course changed a few things

  • @workingguy6666
    @workingguy6666 7 місяців тому +1

    Last one sure seems like carbon monoxide poisoning from the engines or a heater source.

  • @Licmebalzutube
    @Licmebalzutube 7 місяців тому +1

    The artic story doesn't make sense. I went back and rewatched it and it still doesn't make sense i think you left some information out.

    • @petergray2712
      @petergray2712 7 місяців тому +1

      Here is a short summary of the leading theory about this incident:
      1. Iran
      2. Russian Mafia
      3. Unsanctioned transfer of Russian missiles and other weapons systems.
      4. Mossad

  • @markgrender5638
    @markgrender5638 7 місяців тому +1

    IT IS PRONOUNCED; 'TAY'-'N'-'MOUTH' , MATE !!!!!!!🎉🎉❤❤

  • @ValkyrieofNOLA
    @ValkyrieofNOLA 7 місяців тому +1

    The intro sounds are so unique and pleasant to me! I can’t find any other channels that have such an intriguing sound track! The stories and content are also very good too.

  • @JohnDavies-cn3ro
    @JohnDavies-cn3ro 7 місяців тому +1

    UB 85 - when the legend and the truth differ, print the legend. (John Ford)

  • @skipwestbrook8489
    @skipwestbrook8489 7 місяців тому +3

    No comment

  • @bdydrpd8825
    @bdydrpd8825 7 місяців тому +1

    Play Man of Medan if you want to see more of the last one

  • @Joseph-z7s3b
    @Joseph-z7s3b 7 місяців тому +1

    I can't speak for anyone else cause I've only ever been me, but it is built into me to be a mark for a good mystery. I don't even need to have answers, I just like thinking about the possible answers. I know. I'm sick. I need help.

  • @al145
    @al145 7 місяців тому +2

    Is the thing near the lifeboat at Bouvier Island a big seal or just a rock?

    • @janedoe-hq9vn
      @janedoe-hq9vn 7 місяців тому

      Thank you! I noticed that too, but to me, it looks like a cow! 😅

    • @pfadiva
      @pfadiva 7 місяців тому +2

      It's a seal, maybe an eared seal. They sit like that.

    • @janedoe-hq9vn
      @janedoe-hq9vn 7 місяців тому

      @@pfadiva makes way more sense than a cow!! 😆

  • @NicWalker627
    @NicWalker627 7 місяців тому +1

    still by far highest quality channel on YT

  • @FunnyJaguar-pk2iz
    @FunnyJaguar-pk2iz 7 місяців тому +1

    I love this channel and the stories that this channel is😊😊😊

  • @lizslilcorneroftheinstitution
    @lizslilcorneroftheinstitution 7 місяців тому +2

    Perfect timing!! Thank you!

  • @Martial-Mat
    @Martial-Mat 7 місяців тому

    The uboat story is hilariously predictable. Reminds me of the first mothman sighting.

  • @shadowmoon5445
    @shadowmoon5445 7 місяців тому +1

    love your channel, been here for years

  • @CrazyBear65
    @CrazyBear65 5 місяців тому

    Tigenmouth Electron... Tigermouth Bass? Muon, lepton, tau neutrino? Tachyon past thru the ship at a million miles a second and nobody was even aware of it, except the tachyon itself. Jean-Luc Picard... Make it so.

  • @davidc6510
    @davidc6510 7 місяців тому +1

    Another great episode of Dark 5 - thanks for sharing

  • @Trevor_Schindler
    @Trevor_Schindler 7 місяців тому +2

    First, bow to your master!

  • @HarryLime-ge6dc
    @HarryLime-ge6dc 7 місяців тому

    The Oorang Medan story was a complete work of fiction by a Dutch journalist.

  • @robertagu5533
    @robertagu5533 7 місяців тому

    Least we know some of the people lost at sea.. an why it's about the LAST an WORST place to ever go unprepared in. Basically if you don't know an aren't possesing a bare minimum of equipment and experience don't go roaming the oceans. Survival isn't good for them that do

  • @tmseh
    @tmseh 7 місяців тому +1

    Dark5! My day is complete.

  • @CJM-rg5rt
    @CJM-rg5rt 2 місяці тому

    I'm pretty sure the S.S. Ourang Medan is a fictional story but that CIA document is weird. It's kinda funny because it's supposedly a real agent asking about a bunch of supernatural stuff, like he doesn't sound like he knows anything, he just sounds like a regular dude trying to talk to a friend via letters. They sure were a little looney back then, men who stare at goats and all that but those same people went on to do some really evil (serious) stuff in the 60's.

  • @trent3872
    @trent3872 5 місяців тому

    Somebody run an extension chord from nto my room im freezing my arse off!!!! Nevermind glub glub.

  • @libertycowboy2495
    @libertycowboy2495 7 місяців тому

    The german naval officer shown at 8:29 was from ww2. Ww1 germans didnt tent to have an eagle and swastika on their hats 😂

  • @auro1986
    @auro1986 7 місяців тому

    and you killed that sea creature with atom bomb tests under water

  • @subfloor2022
    @subfloor2022 7 місяців тому

    Great video. It would be good to put a watermark on the AI photos, people can be kinda gullible.

  • @danmcdonald8285
    @danmcdonald8285 7 місяців тому

    At first when it became narrated I was skeptical. Now it feels as if his voice would missing if it went back silent reading.

  • @steveshoemaker6347
    @steveshoemaker6347 7 місяців тому +1

    A very interesting video....Thanks ... .. ...

  • @JB-dm5gm
    @JB-dm5gm 7 місяців тому

    Maybe if you talked slower i could understand what youre saying

  • @nebisevil
    @nebisevil 7 місяців тому +1

    This channel never disappoints

  • @IEATUO
    @IEATUO 7 місяців тому

    9 days later and they found his boat lol dude smoked himself over 8 days

  • @dRealNayon
    @dRealNayon 7 місяців тому

    Whether real or not, that ourang medan always gives me the creeps

  • @Greenlandshark77
    @Greenlandshark77 7 місяців тому

    Cape Verde is known as a Russian haven of sorts. Perhaps that explains MV Arctic Sea.
    Ourang Medan is downright creepy. And to sink immediately after being found idk that one is pretty weird for an area where so much traffic goes anyway.

  • @Sniperboy5551
    @Sniperboy5551 7 місяців тому

    How is the first story “unexplained?” It sounds like a guy who bit off more than he could chew and abandoned ship OR sewerslided because of guilt. Sounds pretty straightforward to me.

  • @gerbill13
    @gerbill13 7 місяців тому

    Man for years I thought you quit UA-cam
    Then randomly there you are in mummy feed again
    UA-cam unsubscribed me ages ago despite my having you on notify

  • @CaseyEarley-f9j
    @CaseyEarley-f9j 7 місяців тому

    I love this channel .... There's also several other ones that delve into ancient history, military, planes , boats , war they've really got something special going on here thanks people you bring the past and future into perspective for millions

  • @davecollins1998
    @davecollins1998 7 місяців тому +1

    As always… cool stuff!

  • @MoonwalkerXOXO
    @MoonwalkerXOXO 7 місяців тому

    Lots of these problems seem to be caused by human greed

  • @curbyourshi1056
    @curbyourshi1056 7 місяців тому

    Crowhurst left his loving Wife and Child behind, as I recall. Pride always comes before a fall. ☹️

  • @ArmyGunsmith87
    @ArmyGunsmith87 7 місяців тому

    The abandoned life boats near Antarctica is more unknown. Got no clue other than empty boat adrift.

  • @chad_b
    @chad_b 7 місяців тому

    I REALLY want to go to bouvet island

  • @KennDrumm
    @KennDrumm 7 місяців тому

    Anyone interested in the first item check out the I Like Trains songs - The Deception - Joshua - and Victress

  • @greengeek562
    @greengeek562 7 місяців тому

    I was happy to assume Godzilla had our back during the war

  • @loduca16
    @loduca16 7 місяців тому

    I miss the changed intro that everyone else hated

  • @GeneralBlorp
    @GeneralBlorp 7 місяців тому

    I can’t help but wonder if this thought ever occurred to them: we’re gonna need a bigger boat.

  • @trevorbancroft8893
    @trevorbancroft8893 7 місяців тому

    First guy sounds real familiar.. history truly repeats itself.

  • @-JA-
    @-JA- 7 місяців тому +1

    🖤👍

  • @janedoe-hq9vn
    @janedoe-hq9vn 7 місяців тому

    I guess thats a rock that looks like a cow at 09:18? Threw me off...

  • @LusciousTwinkle
    @LusciousTwinkle 7 місяців тому

    Why is this now American accented? Like there arent enough mystery channels with those? What happened?

    • @brettrobinson2901
      @brettrobinson2901 7 місяців тому +1

      MURICA!😡....we're EVERYWHERE!.... you want to be...😆

    • @LusciousTwinkle
      @LusciousTwinkle 7 місяців тому

      @@brettrobinson2901 I do! I want an American man!!! I was wrong about this anyway and thinking of another channel....

  • @IEATUO
    @IEATUO 7 місяців тому

    "Lumber" was on the ship..

  • @willreilly5660
    @willreilly5660 7 місяців тому

    do a video on the document you show at the end about the ship and other instances in history.

  • @antmerritt
    @antmerritt 7 місяців тому

    I think the first story of the Electron is the most intriguing. What a sad end for that chap. The Ourang Medan sounds like BS.

  • @teamgonzo9289
    @teamgonzo9289 7 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed this episode. A lot of intrege.
    You always choose the coolest stuff!!! 👍

  • @jasonwhitacre4172
    @jasonwhitacre4172 7 місяців тому

    i had no idea Man From Medan was based around an actual story!

  • @edwardfortesque
    @edwardfortesque 7 місяців тому

    Last one has always been intriguing to my head noodles

  • @tbgelectr0
    @tbgelectr0 7 місяців тому

    The Ourang Medan story is most likely fictional... it's a good story

  • @ron4255
    @ron4255 5 місяців тому

    That uboat sailor is an og troll.

  • @anitanoecker2569
    @anitanoecker2569 7 місяців тому

    What's with the fast talking?

  • @travisnunya7960
    @travisnunya7960 7 місяців тому

    I love how this channel is still active after all this time

  • @goldfinger-ub3fl
    @goldfinger-ub3fl 7 місяців тому

    R.i.p Donald Crowhurst

  • @mr.iforgot3062
    @mr.iforgot3062 7 місяців тому

    I is be inside ship please let me ok bye.