The video was taken at Kuji Port in the Iwate Prefecture and was provided by the Kamaishi Port Office, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
it’s crazy how from far away, the water doesn’t seem to be coming fast but when it comes closer to you you realize how fast the water is rushing in. scary
Imagine being one of those boat captains, seeing the size of that thing then realizing the only possible hope of you and your crew surviving is to charge head on into it. Balls of steel man, massive legends
Funny to imagine someone on the crew shouting "hold on to your butts" lmao. Jokes aside. Yeah its a miracle the ship didn't sunk carrying those planet sized balls of steel.
It’s quite wild that one of the safest place during tsunami is actually to be on a boat that is charging straight towards the wave. Props to those boat drivers. Not only they managed to survive, they also avoid becoming another wreckage that will add to destruction of the wave at the further end.
They saw death and destruction, and headed right for it. That would go against every instinct (but it’s the best/only option for any hope of survival).
Whats really horrible about this is that that the terror we are feeling watching it on a screen is not even half as bad as the last feeling that around 20,000 people ever felt.
@Saquon Barkley Is The Man 26 Just because you don't care doesn't mean other people don't. Humans have what is called sympathy and it makes them care about things like this. I am assuming you don't have this but maybe it's just for this case. Perhaps you care about your family or pets? People may have stronger feelings for loved ones more than people they don't know in Japan but it still works more or less the same. You're point is never going to win against the majority of humanity so it's really pointless and it could potentially cause problems for you in real life if it hasn't already.
@@FriedFrenchFries you fucking rolled the dude witb facts😂 Good stuff man this dude is either a troll or simply lacks sympathy. No need to invest more energy in this dude than neccessary because atleast we care :)
It was very touching but heartbreaking hearing the people on shore shouting and cheering for the boat to stand firm as the wave came closer and closer and it was becoming very clear how dire the situation was becoming. You could hear how desperately they were all hoping the crew would make it despite knowing there was nothing they could do to help.
When you are further from shore the wave is smaller but faster and gradually when the wave comes closer and closer to shore it becomes bigger and a bit slower because (the depth changes) which ends up in destructive result. So the further the boat is from shore the better and it was definitely a smart decision to go face the wave to make the chance of survival higher.
For those wondering, those wave are massive in size and might be travelling close to 200-300kmph. As the video is recorded from a very high point and a far away, it seems the wave might be hardly moving unless it has approached the point close to the people recording. The point at which the wave was at when the video began was probably around 6-10 miles away from the people recording. That wave travelled 6-10 kms in less than 2 mins. Imagine that.
This is just obviously false. The wave was maybe a mile offshore when the video begins. You can see with your own eyes it doesnt start 6-10 miles away. Tsunami can travel up to 500 mph in deep ocean but they slow significantly as they approach land. I'd estimate the water is moving 30-40 mph in this video as it impacts land.
I never understand these tsunami videos. That wave was supposedly 130ft tall yet it’s looks shorter than the sea wall which is probably 30ft tall max judging by the boats.
@@airsoftdude36I thought tsunamis didn't have massive waves, rather water constantly creeping onto land with immense force, raising the sea level there consistently. Been a while since I read up on them, but I had the same as you.
my brother was visiting his son in Japan when the earthquake hit. Like most Americans he didn't speak or understand much Japanese but he knew the word tsunami and hearing it made his blood run cold He followed the people in the streets to a safe place and survived.
The scariest thing is realizing that it's not just a "wall" of water coming at you because a wall is generally quite thin. This was more like an army of water marching towards the shore with wave after wave pushing inland. So scary.
that's what makes tsunamis so destructive - the wave doesn't have particularly high amplitude, in fact in some cases is can be just a metre or two - but the wavelength can be several kilometres long - so you get this relentless flow smashing everything in its path
Here's a rough translation of the video. Since most of them have strong TOHOKU accent/dialect and due to the sound quality, I couldn't fully understand what they were talking about. (Their pronunciations are really different from standard Japanese in many parts.) I put the * mark for the parts where I couldn't understand or determine what they meant. 0:00 Hey, what's that? Oi, are, nanne? おい、あれ、何ね? 0:02 It's DANGEROUS!!! (He's yelling at the ships near the shore) Abunee zo! あぶねえぞー！ 0:04 Tsunami's coming!! Tsunami Kiteruzo! 津波来てるぞー！ 0:17 Whoa... Waa... わぁ… 0:18 All they can do is to head for the sea(or the wave) now. Umi(or Nami) sa heeru shika neewa, ado 海(波)さ入るしかねぇわ、あど。 0:19 All you can do is to head for the wave and keep your(ships') head stand! Nami sa hette adama taderu shika needo! 波さ入って頭立でるしかねぇど！ 0:23 No No No .... (Oh my, Oh my, Oh my...) Iya Iya Iya ... いやいやいや... 0:24 The direction, the direction! Muki, muki! 向き、向き！ 0:26 Keep standing the head(=the ship's tip)! THE HEAD!! Adama tadedoge adama!! 頭立でどげ頭ー！ 0:33 * gonna be taken away * !! * * mottegaretzo!! 持ってがれっつぉ！！ 0:38 Crossing (the wave) is the only way! Tsukkitteku shika neezo! 突っ切ってくしかねえぞ！ 0:40 Oh oh oh oh oh Uwawawawawa うわわわわわわわ 0:43 (The wave will be)High, don't get beaten! Takeezo, magennayo! 高ぇぞ、負げんなよ! 0:56 *, it's alright. *, daijobuda. *、大丈夫だ。 0:58 Oh, it's carried away! Oo, nagasareta! おぉー、流された！ 1:05 - 1:09 * 1:10 The direction is bad, the direction is bad! Muki wari, muki wari! 向き悪り、向き悪り！ 1:14 The wave is * so much from such a place, Look! Nami hottadokkara ippee * Are! 波ほったどっからいっぺぇ* あれ！ 1:17 * 1:19 Ahhhhhhh... aaaaaa... あー.... 1:22 The direction is bad. Muki wari. 向き悪りい。/ Ah, Stand (the tip) up!! Aa! Tadero! あー！立でろ！ 1:26 Stand, Ship! Stand! Tadero, fune, tadero! 立でろ、船！立でろ！ 1:33 Oh oh oh oh, if you don't go offshore a bit more, you'll be taken away! Arerere, mosukosu oki sa iganeba mottegarenga! あれれれ、もう少す沖さ行がねば持ってがれんが! 1:36 Rev(up the engine), rev! Fukase, fukase! ふかせ、ふかせ！ 1:37 It comes, it comes, it comes, it comes! Kitayo, kitayo, kitayo, kitayo! 来たよ、来たよ、来たよ、来たよ！ 1:41 Oh oh oh oh oh Uwawawawawa うわわわわわわわ 1:56 Now it's over around here. Kono hen wa owarissuneh. この辺は終わりっすねぇ。 1:59 *, here comes another shot! *, mou ippatsu kuruzo! *もう一発来るぞ！ 2:26 The people who were under there, *. Shita ni ita kotoka *. 下に居た子とか、*。
Thank you very much for taking your time to make such a wonderful detailed translation and for providing this interesting insights about japanese language and dialects. Appreciate it. 👍🏼
Agreed with the sentiments on display. It's hard to properly sympathise when we're viewing from the comfort of our homes, detached from the reality of such a terrifying spectacle that in real-time would've been one of the most horrific natural disasters witnessed in modern times. Your dialogue made our interaction of the 2D that little bit more personal of a 3D real world reality. Thank you.
Tragic that so many lives were lost on that terrible day. The absolute power of nature can be seen in this 2-5min footage. Love and prayers to the great people of Japan ❤️🙏❤️
The amount of force behind those waves is unimaginable. I spent many years on the ocean and its power is second to none. Most people are unable to even conceive of the power that water holds.
I remember being on the 13f in Akasaka, Tokyo. I had been in Japan a long time so knew what an earthquake felt like but this time was different. I thought at first it was a bomb and then I looked out the window and the few pools on top of the buildings across the street were splashing water back and forth. I looked to my right and saw fires starting and was still not sure it was an earthquake. When the second shock hit, I looked up at the ceiling and thought so this is how I die. The building was on rollers and I thought this is the end. There was a moment where it went silent. I ran out to the corridor and saw tiles all over. The elevator was not working so I ran to the stairs and down, the 1F was locked so I kicked it with my foot. I went outside and saw tiles and glass everywhere. I couldn't comprehend that this was an earthquake as they don't feel like this. This was a blast and hard up and down shaking as I've never felt. I'll never forget that Friday afternoon before 3pm. Time did stop.
yes, that's what many japanese and foreigners said, that it was different and also that it lasted sooo long, which had never happened before! Glad for you, that you made it!
Hello from Japan. I was on the small ship in this video with my father i had much fear and origami. We had been fishing and we turn around when we heard of tsunami. As wave approach we say we not going to origami down with the ship. We had a miso soup and we go full throttle up the wall of water. My miso nearly tip over. But we survive much terrifying exprerience.
Imagine a girl holding hands with her mother and running away from the tsunami. However, the mother failed to escape and was swept away by the tsunami.And the girl still can't forget the feeling that her mother's hand was moving away. This was just a few minutes. And that girl was me. I wanna say that you should give love to someone who you love, for there is no guarantee that they will be alive tomorrow. どうか天国で安らかに眠っていますように。
Watching the waves crash into the city is crazy but the look back at the ocean and being able to tell that THERE'S STILL SO MUCH MORE WATER COMING! Now that, that's a whoooole 'nother level.
I live in Philippines, I was 11 when this happened. I remember every shows On TV got cancelled and it was all news throughout the whole day. I skipped school and saw the whole thing unfold live on screen. I remember seeing a boat with people on it tipped and the people fell off and was drag under the bridge by the waves, a car speeding trying to escape the waves went under in seconds, people climbing trucks etc. It was really terrifying. Then there's this Nuclear Melt Down crisis after the tsunami. I'm not Japanese nor lived in Japan but this is one of the events I won't forget. Rest and Peace to all souls lost in this disaster.
@@davidwoods1188 the smaller one is the one we see at the end. the larger one makes the first two waves, but is not on camera again. Both look to survive unless the current drags it to shore.
I was thinking "Turn into it!!" the whole time. Glad they did before it hit (the first boat did a better job at it though). Glad it looks like they made it
My friend from Sendai actually lost her dad in the Tsunami. He was a fisherman who went out one day and never came back. She was only 23 at the time. Can't imagine the heartbreak. Nature can be merciless.
@@Fiberglass_Insulation Age doesn't matter when it comes to loss. I was 31 when my Dad died and it was still rough on me. I know that I handled the situation a lot better than a lot of people do as well, since I work in the registration of births, deaths, and marriages, so I knew what would happen next and how to deal with the official business. Some of the people I have to help are often wrecked mentally, financially, and/or physically by the loss. Even three years on, I still sometimes get a bit of pain when I have to write 'deceased' next to a parent's name on a marriage certificate, especially when the couple getting married are under 40.
My God!!... My husband and I were in Japan on that terrible day. We lived in the city of Ina, Nagano state... A day to never forget... The deaths, the panic... The despair was great. God kept us... I'm sorry for everyone who died on that fateful day.
0:03 watch out! tsunami's coming! 0:27 make the ship vertical towards the tsunamis 0:33 otherwise ship will be swept away 0:58 that's being swept! 1:08 the angle toward the waves is not good 1:22 make it vertical! Make your boat vertical! 1:30 make it vertical! 1:33 (turn) a bit more,, 1:37 tsunami has come 1:57 it's the end, huh? *Notice* The translation might be inaccurate because of strong Tohoku accent: I'm from Kyusyu
Yuzo Kuwata, the captain of a fishing boat that took waves sideways, mentioned in a later interview, "I had no fear and was steering in a state of intense concentration. Since if I succumbed to fear, we would lose, I had to adopt a mindset of 'What is this, bring it on!' When we managed to avoid the waves and reached the open sea, I felt relieved. I thought we had won the battle."
Not the wave is the problem of a tsunami, it's the amount of water coming in for minutes into the land. And that's exactly the difference to a normal wave. A normal wave can also become very big and high, but without that amount of water pushing for minutes it's not as dangerous.
Normally waves are tidal. Most are wind driven. Tsunamis are a column of water moving at 550 mph from the ocean floor to the surface. When they inconter land...devastating
@@kerrystewart3145 you are right, but they don't hit the land with 550mph. Only on the ocean when it not visible on the water surface it is so fast. The tsunami gets slower when it hits the land. Problem is just the huge amount of water coming in for several minutes after the tsunami.
No, it isn’t. We have a specific word for that which is “Okidashi/沖出し”, which all the Japanese sailors definitely know. This word represents the teaching of our ancestors, who had known the countless number of old tsunami, to protect our ships from them and it means to push the ship toward the offshore immediately, because it is safer to do to survive than to escape to the high ground made of volcanic ash sediment and to abandon their own ships.
I was 7 and had my exam on that after giving my exam i came home when i saw my father watching news of tsunami on television my father unfolded whole story back then and i am very sympathized for all japanese people for what they edure...in 1945 and then 2011
This was just the first wave. The really big one came about two minutes after this. There was another video on TH-cam taken from the same rooftop that shows it hitting
It truly is unfathomable, the amount of energy required to push that much water at that speed from one point in a 360° area and have it travel that much distance.
I remember watching this unfold live on the news. I was 13 and couldn’t have been any less bothered because I didn’t really have a concept of how fragile life really was at the time. Re watching these videos years later bring a constant chill to my body knowing how many people lost their lives in those moments.
What are you and 1000 people really admitting to? You're accidentally portraying yourself as a bad person. As children, we view life as incredibly fragile and get very sad about sad things, and then we have to grow up and and accept that death happens. Sorry, but I know you know it's true: being overly emotional about things is NOT viewed as adult, it's viewed as... Yes... BEING CHILDISH. What kind of parents did you have that raised such a selfish child? You're not being a good person, you're compensating for your childhood.
Holy crap. That boat driver needs a medal he hit it at the perfect angle so he didn’t capsize. That would be a terrifying situation. Edit: they both did well, the larger one survived because it was larger, and because of that it’s ok to hit it straight on.
@@TheRipperxX9 Insecure people that assert their intelligence on trivial things and treat it as common sense to feed their own ego are hilarious. It's not hard to understand, it's more that people dont need to (and don't) think about it.
Ive seen footage at the time from a boat a bit farther from shore. They just went up and down the wave as it came and were completely unharmed, and that was scary already
I am Japanese. I'm sorry if this English sentence is strange. When I experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake, I was only 6 years old. I haven't experienced a tsunami, but I have experienced a big earthquake. At that time, when I came back from kindergarten, all the TV channels were reporting on the disaster. The next day and the next day, there were many victims' names at the bottom of the TV screen. When my mother's friend's name appeared on TV, her mother was crying to cling to the TV. Everything was shocking and unforgettable. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the support we received from all over the world during the reconstruction. I'm really thankful to you.
it really is something to watch it slowly build up. first the area the waves crash into get bigger and bigger.. then the waves themselves come closer and closer!
After 10 years, I'm still in shock when I see these videos. At the time, I'd never seen something so unbelievable on video before, and I still haven't since. It looks like something out of a movie. Still gives me chills to this day.
It's not just a wave, it's all the water that follows it up ,the sheer terror of anybody seeing this coming and knowing there's no escape brings great sadness to my heart for those lost souls,
People are saying those two boat captains are savage etc.. the fact is, they had no other option. it was either power through the wave by meeting it head on or be capsized.
It’s strange I always imagined that tsunamis would be fast and menacing. Buts it’s almost like this slow escalation, where unless you’re experienced don’t seem that dangerous in the beginning.
@@Atharvashukla123 this is taller than a house, you can tell because of long the water takes to fall down when the waves break. it looks like its falling in slow motion
Holy fuck, I’d never seen footage of this till now... Tsunamis are the most terrifying thing in this world, Rest In Peace to all the people who lost their lives
When you hear stories about those who, until their last moments, helped to ensure other people got to safety or continued warning others, yet themselves were taken…it’s heartbreaking but so unbelievably brave and just badass that you feel immense pride not just that they were Japanese but rather the most humane of humans.
@@teomanvural897 Just because the ancestor did horrible stuff doesn't mean the child will also do horrible stuff. Many said that the more educated japanese officers were, the more kind they were. Also, if you saw what happened in Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami, there were reports of people stealing jewelry from unconscious people, then letting them die in the next waves.
@@F1rstNameLastNameAmerikalılar Türk atasözü ile açıklayım sütten çıkmış ak kaşık değildir ama vahşi barbar Japonların yanında melek kalır bu bağlamda onaylamiyorum ama o atom bombaları atlmasaydi Japonlar asla teslim olmaz dolayısıyla savaş bitmezdi size hatırlatayım barışsever insanım savaslardanda nefret ediyorum...
@@F1rstNameLastNameI’m critical of America over many things but your talking out your ass here. US had no choice but to enter WW2 after Pearl Harbour, the Japanese were the aggressors and the samurai cultural propaganda soldiers were filled with meant they were extreme ruthless to enemies especially to surrendering soldiers as it didn’t compute with their understanding of soldier behaviour. China probably suffered the most even before the start of WW2 with the Rape of Manchuria as it known, having watched European colonialists at work, the Japanese took things even further, causing immense suffering. My grandfather had to fight the Japanese in Papua New Guinea. They were very vicious, fighting force, and he was never the same. Once he returned to civilian life. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were terrible events, and it is debatable if they were the right thing to do at that stage of the war but it is worth noting that there were huge numbers of casualties on both sides as Americans took Okinawa and perhaps they felt this was the quickest way to end the war. America’s efforts in Iraq and Vietnam were far less honourable and deserve criticism, but the Americans werent the bad guy in either of the wars, you mention. The current generation of Japanese people, thankfully have little in common with the generation that committed so many atrocities even so, neither of my grandmas would ever forgive the Japanese for what they inflicted upon her generation. She lost brothers and dealt with husbands who were never the same both of these ladies with soft, kind, loving women, but they could never forgive the Japanese for what they did.
This happened on my birthday. I was still living back in the islands. I remember feeling the big earthquake but the tsunami never hit us. Rip to those who died bc of it.
That captain who took the wave head on did the most logical thing you could do in that situation. I don't know if survived or not but he was definitely a fighter!
@@Rayski_ exactly though... why say Jesus if you are not a Christian? There are literally millions of other words you could use. Y'alls minds are so twisted its not even funny.
1:40 is a fantastic demonstration of how a tsunami wave doesn’t have to be tall to be destructive… it’s barely taller than those concrete barriers, but the volume of water behind it is simply immense.
When you look at the ocean, the horizon is roughly 3 miles away. So the waves look like they’re not moving in so fast, but in reality they’re traveling at great speeds!
@@nameunknown007 I estimate the observer height to be, on the conservative side, 30 - 60 feet. it is probably more, which gives a distance to the horizon of 6-10 miles
@@chrisdeanjames2898 then you just don’t write 6 miles right without any context. Add the clause that you’re adding up some elevated observer height and how much. If there is no clause people would assume it’s usual average human height at the beach. And if you compare that red pole against the boat and the trees height, and the two story building on the left, they look like they are at least at a 8 to 10 stories building elevation. Which is 100+ feet. Which gives 12+ miles view. But you also see the waves are negligible at that distance unless they are super massive height, which is not in this case. So you don’t see it unless it’s somewhere closer.
I could not help but feel a strong sympathy and deep respect for the Japanese people, still thriving on top of such calamities as Tsunamis, Earthquakes, .... !
Exactly. And then you look at a continent like sub Saharan Africa where the ppl haven’t evolved for thousands of years despite not having too many natural disasters. Really tells you we are not all equal and though we are all a species of Homo sapiens, there’s distinctive types that are lesser Lol
They probably saved their craft by doing so; those waves destroyed anything moored in that harbor. People used to take everything out of their boat and sink them for big storms. When the storm subsides, they raise the craft and rebuild. Nature is so awesome.
The one who was sailing the boat was actually smart, he knew that the only way to have better chances of surviving was going straight to the wave before it "breaks" (don't know how to say it in English, hope you have understood me)
They're not any faster than normal waves. It's just a bigger wave and lots more water behind it. I've heard people claim that tsunamis move at over 500 km/h and I call BS on that. It wasn't moving any faster than a person could run.
@@taekwondotime you clearly aren't into seismology or have seen the Nova PBS documentary: Surviving the Tsunami because in the ocean the water disturbed by an underwater earthquake can cause waves rising up to speeds of 500km per hour that when nearing shallower waters slow down & become more destructive in their wake. Btw do your research before naively saying something you don't have a clue about...
I just did once again and I don’t see any readily available confirmation about these two specific boats out of Kuji. If you have hard confirmation you could simply post it. Having something of value to add to a discussion is always better than posting a comment with zero value whatsoever.
@@TCUsouthpaw thats what I noticed. At first I was like why are they steering away from the shore and into the tsunami but I see the boat withstood the wave
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it’s crazy how from far away, the water doesn’t seem to be coming fast but when it comes closer to you you realize how fast the water is rushing in. scary
Water is powerful
its because out in the ocean you have no point of fixture to compare the speed of the waves to, its the same with clouds really
This is the really famous tsunami right (I say famous cuz I'm pretty sure there was an I Survived book based on it)?
Like 200-300 km/h
Yes, it actually is more terriying than Hollywood-made up 500m tall tsunami
Imagine being one of those boat captains, seeing the size of that thing then realizing the only possible hope of you and your crew surviving is to charge head on into it. Balls of steel man, massive legends
Their balls are so big I bet they're still bouncing from the wave! Boing! Boing!
Funny to imagine someone on the crew shouting "hold on to your butts" lmao.
Jokes aside. Yeah its a miracle the ship didn't sunk carrying those planet sized balls of steel.
It was their only option
Cheehee 808 ,,,,copy that :)
silly question but can someone explain to me why charging head onto it helps them survive?
It’s quite wild that one of the safest place during tsunami is actually to be on a boat that is charging straight towards the wave. Props to those boat drivers. Not only they managed to survive, they also avoid becoming another wreckage that will add to destruction of the wave at the further end.
They saw death and destruction, and headed right for it. That would go against every instinct (but it’s the best/only option for any hope of survival).
Boat drivers , we call them Captains.
@@garywoody5594 agh! Not this debate again….
Actually safer out to sea......or on a mountain far inland.
@@garywoody5594 No, they are skippers.
Whoever was in control of that fishing boat deserves a raise.
Those 2 boat captains were the bravest ever sailed on the raging tsunami!
Thats actually what you do as a captain of a ship
I'll bet they were docked before the announcement, and to save the ship, they sailed in to the waves. Just a guess, might be wrong.
@@VariSun possibly yes...
Either you die in the tsunami or you die by ending yourself because of the shame you brought upon yourself for abandoning your job
@@VariSun Exactly
Whats really horrible about this is that that the terror we are feeling watching it on a screen is not even half as bad as the last feeling that around 20,000 people ever felt.
@@Potet_Norge lol why should we?
@Saquon Barkley Is The Man 26 Just because you don't care doesn't mean other people don't. Humans have what is called sympathy and it makes them care about things like this. I am assuming you don't have this but maybe it's just for this case. Perhaps you care about your family or pets? People may have stronger feelings for loved ones more than people they don't know in Japan but it still works more or less the same.
You're point is never going to win against the majority of humanity so it's really pointless and it could potentially cause problems for you in real life if it hasn't already.
@@FriedFrenchFries you fucking rolled the dude witb facts😂
Good stuff man this dude is either a troll or simply lacks sympathy.
No need to invest more energy in this dude than neccessary because atleast we care :)
Saquon is just attention seeking, get back to your normal commenting procedures people.
@Saquon Barkley Is The Man 26 this bitch wants attention 🤣🤣
It was very touching but heartbreaking hearing the people on shore shouting and cheering for the boat to stand firm as the wave came closer and closer and it was becoming very clear how dire the situation was becoming. You could hear how desperately they were all hoping the crew would make it despite knowing there was nothing they could do to help.
久しぶりに東日本大震災関連の動画を見た。
家族で自分だけ生き残ってしまったあの日から、もうすぐ12年が経とうとしている。
愛する家族の仕草や癖、どんどん忘れていくことがたまらなく辛い。
よく今日まで生きてきたなあ自分
Oh my god, I'm so sorry, I hope you are living a happy life.
ああ、本当にごめんなさい、あなたが幸せな人生を送っていることを願っています。
1:31 black smoke from that ship . Means the captain said "Full power full speed ahead" ,, wwwoowwww his quick decision saved his boat.
Probably life too
yeah man, balls of steel. like in an action movie. the screams..... the look in his face when the boat rushes towards the wave..... epic.
:D
Interesting, thanks for sharing that!
That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen.
[POTC theme starts playing]
that was so crazy. He did well
Major props to those boats that made it over the waves, holy hell
Boats do have props
They learned it from captain iglo
When you are further from shore the wave is smaller but faster and gradually when the wave comes closer and closer to shore it becomes bigger and a bit slower because (the depth changes) which ends up in destructive result. So the further the boat is from shore the better and it was definitely a smart decision to go face the wave to make the chance of survival higher.
imagine if it had stayed where the wave broke
Bet they were absolutely shitting themselves
For those wondering, those wave are massive in size and might be travelling close to 200-300kmph. As the video is recorded from a very high point and a far away, it seems the wave might be hardly moving unless it has approached the point close to the people recording. The point at which the wave was at when the video began was probably around 6-10 miles away from the people recording. That wave travelled 6-10 kms in less than 2 mins. Imagine that.
This is just obviously false. The wave was maybe a mile offshore when the video begins. You can see with your own eyes it doesnt start 6-10 miles away. Tsunami can travel up to 500 mph in deep ocean but they slow significantly as they approach land. I'd estimate the water is moving 30-40 mph in this video as it impacts land.
Tsunamis don't travel anywhere near that speed once they come close to shore because of the friction with the seabed
I never understand these tsunami videos. That wave was supposedly 130ft tall yet it’s looks shorter than the sea wall which is probably 30ft tall max judging by the boats.
@@airsoftdude36I thought tsunamis didn't have massive waves, rather water constantly creeping onto land with immense force, raising the sea level there consistently. Been a while since I read up on them, but I had the same as you.
@@b0nes95 Well apparently Alaska had a 1700’ tall tsunami however the hell that happened.
my brother was visiting his son in Japan when the earthquake hit. Like most Americans he didn't speak or understand much Japanese but he knew the word tsunami and hearing it made his blood run cold
He followed the people in the streets to a safe place and survived.
The scariest thing is realizing that it's not just a "wall" of water coming at you because a wall is generally quite thin. This was more like an army of water marching towards the shore with wave after wave pushing inland. So scary.
If only there was a word for this
And this was a small one considering.
@@Angelwt26 yes like maybe the word tsunami
that's what makes tsunamis so destructive - the wave doesn't have particularly high amplitude, in fact in some cases is can be just a metre or two - but the wavelength can be several kilometres long - so you get this relentless flow smashing everything in its path
@@TheTurkeyTerrorizer that's the joke
Here's a rough translation of the video.
Since most of them have strong TOHOKU accent/dialect and due to the sound quality, I couldn't fully understand what they were talking about.
(Their pronunciations are really different from standard Japanese in many parts.)
I put the * mark for the parts where I couldn't understand or determine what they meant.
0:00 Hey, what's that? Oi, are, nanne? おい、あれ、何ね?
0:02 It's DANGEROUS!!! (He's yelling at the ships near the shore) Abunee zo! あぶねえぞー！
0:04 Tsunami's coming!! Tsunami Kiteruzo! 津波来てるぞー！
0:17 Whoa... Waa... わぁ…
0:18 All they can do is to head for the sea(or the wave) now. Umi(or Nami) sa heeru shika neewa, ado 海(波)さ入るしかねぇわ、あど。
0:19 All you can do is to head for the wave and keep your(ships') head stand! Nami sa hette adama taderu shika needo! 波さ入って頭立でるしかねぇど！
0:23 No No No .... (Oh my, Oh my, Oh my...) Iya Iya Iya ... いやいやいや...
0:24 The direction, the direction! Muki, muki! 向き、向き！
0:26 Keep standing the head(=the ship's tip)! THE HEAD!! Adama tadedoge adama!! 頭立でどげ頭ー！
0:33 * gonna be taken away * !! * * mottegaretzo!! 持ってがれっつぉ！！
0:38 Crossing (the wave) is the only way! Tsukkitteku shika neezo! 突っ切ってくしかねえぞ！
0:40 Oh oh oh oh oh Uwawawawawa うわわわわわわわ
0:43 (The wave will be)High, don't get beaten! Takeezo, magennayo! 高ぇぞ、負げんなよ!
0:56 *, it's alright. *, daijobuda. *、大丈夫だ。
0:58 Oh, it's carried away! Oo, nagasareta! おぉー、流された！
1:05 - 1:09 *
1:10 The direction is bad, the direction is bad! Muki wari, muki wari! 向き悪り、向き悪り！
1:14 The wave is * so much from such a place, Look! Nami hottadokkara ippee * Are! 波ほったどっからいっぺぇ* あれ！
1:17 *
1:19 Ahhhhhhh... aaaaaa... あー....
1:22 The direction is bad. Muki wari. 向き悪りい。/ Ah, Stand (the tip) up!! Aa! Tadero! あー！立でろ！
1:26 Stand, Ship! Stand! Tadero, fune, tadero! 立でろ、船！立でろ！
1:33 Oh oh oh oh, if you don't go offshore a bit more, you'll be taken away! Arerere, mosukosu oki sa iganeba mottegarenga! あれれれ、もう少す沖さ行がねば持ってがれんが!
1:36 Rev(up the engine), rev! Fukase, fukase! ふかせ、ふかせ！
1:37 It comes, it comes, it comes, it comes! Kitayo, kitayo, kitayo, kitayo! 来たよ、来たよ、来たよ、来たよ！
1:41 Oh oh oh oh oh Uwawawawawa うわわわわわわわ
1:56 Now it's over around here. Kono hen wa owarissuneh. この辺は終わりっすねぇ。
1:59 *, here comes another shot! *, mou ippatsu kuruzo! *もう一発来るぞ！
2:26 The people who were under there, *. Shita ni ita kotoka *. 下に居た子とか、*。
Thank you very much for taking your time to make such a wonderful detailed translation and for providing this interesting insights about japanese language and dialects. Appreciate it. 👍🏼
Reading this made it that much more intense
You are the best, thank you.
Agreed with the sentiments on display. It's hard to properly sympathise when we're viewing from the comfort of our homes, detached from the reality of such a terrifying spectacle that in real-time would've been one of the most horrific natural disasters witnessed in modern times. Your dialogue made our interaction of the 2D that little bit more personal of a 3D real world reality. Thank you.
Thanks for this 🤝
Tragic that so many lives were lost on that terrible day. The absolute power of nature can be seen in this 2-5min footage. Love and prayers to the great people of Japan ❤️🙏❤️
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"The absolute power of nature" Stop making everything sentient. It's just a bunch of atoms mashing into each other. It's not a cohesive entity.
The amount of force behind those waves is unimaginable. I spent many years on the ocean and its power is second to none. Most people are unable to even conceive of the power that water holds.
I speak a little Japanese so I can help translate:
“Oh shit the entire ocean is coming”
It's like watching an old Godzilla movie.
This made me lol... fuhhhh
That was the first guy. The second guy said "Oh no, look at that boat out there". And the third guy said, "thank god that isn't us".
Ocean:Yeet
Humans: fuck we all gonna die
How can you joke about this! Thousands of innocent peoples live were taken. Thank yourself extremely lucky to be alive to write such a hanous comment.
Bravo to the person recording this. They actually videoed the Tsunami and the ocean. Well done.
bro built different fr
And thought to move to higher ground before recording.
And they didn't shake the camera to hell while recording
Not funnt
“Videoed”
I remember being on the 13f in Akasaka, Tokyo. I had been in Japan a long time so knew what an earthquake felt like but this time was different. I thought at first it was a bomb and then I looked out the window and the few pools on top of the buildings across the street were splashing water back and forth. I looked to my right and saw fires starting and was still not sure it was an earthquake. When the second shock hit, I looked up at the ceiling and thought so this is how I die. The building was on rollers and I thought this is the end. There was a moment where it went silent. I ran out to the corridor and saw tiles all over. The elevator was not working so I ran to the stairs and down, the 1F was locked so I kicked it with my foot. I went outside and saw tiles and glass everywhere. I couldn't comprehend that this was an earthquake as they don't feel like this. This was a blast and hard up and down shaking as I've never felt. I'll never forget that Friday afternoon before 3pm. Time did stop.
yes, that's what many japanese and foreigners said, that it was different and also that
it lasted sooo long, which had never happened before! Glad for you, that you made it!
Tldr
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Hello from Japan. I was on the small ship in this video with my father i had much fear and origami. We had been fishing and we turn around when we heard of tsunami. As wave approach we say we not going to origami down with the ship. We had a miso soup and we go full throttle up the wall of water. My miso nearly tip over. But we survive much terrifying exprerience.
I hope your doing better now, that was probably traumatizing
Damn Thats same traumatic Experience I Hope You're good Now God Bless you ❤
خداروشکر که میبینم حالتون خوبه، خیلی ها تو این حادثه جان خودشونو از دست دادن. 😢
Glad you are ok! That must have been terrifying.
Whoosh in these comments
Tsunami’s are freaking terrifying, they always seem so calm and peaceful right up until it’s on top of ya..
How did you know?
@@bernardbernabe7733 ?
@@bernardbernabe7733 how ignorant can you be
@Facts It just looked very subtle until they got hit..
@Facts Ofcourse it also depends on if you’re on the beach or higher up..
Imagine a girl holding hands with her mother and running away from the tsunami. However, the mother failed to escape and was swept away by the tsunami.And the girl still can't forget the feeling that her mother's hand was moving away. This was just a few minutes. And that girl was me.
I wanna say that you should give love to someone who you love, for there is no guarantee that they will be alive tomorrow.
どうか天国で安らかに眠っていますように。
Omg I’m so sorry
Sorry to hear that... May God give you strength
Gah, right in the feels.
Hope everything will look good in your future. May god bless you with strength and courage. 🙏😔
Love you
I’m so sorry
The fact the tsunami from far away doesn't seem to travel so fast but then it comes in closer.
Watching the waves crash into the city is crazy but the look back at the ocean and being able to tell that THERE'S STILL SO MUCH MORE WATER COMING! Now that, that's a whoooole 'nother level.
I live in Philippines, I was 11 when this happened. I remember every shows On TV got cancelled and it was all news throughout the whole day. I skipped school and saw the whole thing unfold live on screen. I remember seeing a boat with people on it tipped and the people fell off and was drag under the bridge by the waves, a car speeding trying to escape the waves went under in seconds, people climbing trucks etc. It was really terrifying. Then there's this Nuclear Melt Down crisis after the tsunami. I'm not Japanese nor lived in Japan but this is one of the events I won't forget. Rest and Peace to all souls lost in this disaster.
Me too, I was 11. Watching this on TV after school waiting for my mom to get off work.
It was pretty scary
Your 22
@@reversalpurple ofc, this happened 2011, its 2021 now. Lol ofc I'm an grown up adult now.
@@johnrellperez1565 Aye man I love visiting the philippines. How is the quarantine there at the moment? things opening up in manila?
@@nicluvin3731 its cooling down here now.
*A BIG SHOUTOUT* to those guys on the Boat for *FACING AND PASSING* that Tsunami in order to Survive
There were 2 boats out there the smaller one got swallowed up :(
@@davidwoods1188 the smaller one is the one we see at the end. the larger one makes the first two waves, but is not on camera again. Both look to survive unless the current drags it to shore.
I was thinking "Turn into it!!" the whole time. Glad they did before it hit (the first boat did a better job at it though). Glad it looks like they made it
The larger one sank for sure.
how the heck you make your typing bolded in youtube comment!
One of those boats got really lucky. Always go straight into the wave. Being even slightly sideways can risk capsizing.
The wave looks perfect and surfable in the beginning, I wonder how big it actually was when it crested off shore and started to break.
I was just thinking, wow what a perfectly shaped righthander. even with a ski I don think you could stay on it.
Watching this 10 years later still breaks my heart, RIP to the people that died in the tsunami and lost their homes and loved ones🙏
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RIP ALL life lost in the tsunami.
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@@brubh7209 It is not a question to answer by no 😒 it is just a links .. don't be scared .. it won't bite 🤦♂️
In first instance I read "homies" and loved ones
My friend from Sendai actually lost her dad in the Tsunami. He was a fisherman who went out one day and never came back. She was only 23 at the time. Can't imagine the heartbreak. Nature can be merciless.
Nature doesnt choose victims though
@@Fiberglass_Insulation Age doesn't matter when it comes to loss. I was 31 when my Dad died and it was still rough on me. I know that I handled the situation a lot better than a lot of people do as well, since I work in the registration of births, deaths, and marriages, so I knew what would happen next and how to deal with the official business. Some of the people I have to help are often wrecked mentally, financially, and/or physically by the loss. Even three years on, I still sometimes get a bit of pain when I have to write 'deceased' next to a parent's name on a marriage certificate, especially when the couple getting married are under 40.
@@Fiberglass_Insulation what?? dumb comment
@@aw_shucks17 I don't know what was I thinking that night
@Baby Hunn oh shut up. Not all fishermen hunt whales and all that shit. This guy's dad probably catch fish to sell it or eat it.
I'm so sorry for the people on those boats. And obviously for the people that lost there lives and lost family members God bless you all.
My God!!... My husband and I were in Japan on that terrible day. We lived in the city of Ina, Nagano state... A day to never forget... The deaths, the panic... The despair was great. God kept us... I'm sorry for everyone who died on that fateful day.
0:03 watch out! tsunami's coming!
0:27 make the ship vertical towards the tsunamis
0:33 otherwise ship will be swept away
0:58 that's being swept!
1:08 the angle toward the waves is not good
1:22 make it vertical! Make your boat vertical!
1:30 make it vertical!
1:33 (turn) a bit more,,
1:37 tsunami has come
1:57 it's the end, huh?
*Notice*
The translation might be inaccurate because of strong Tohoku accent:
I'm from Kyusyu
Thank you
Thank you so much!
Thank you!
Thank you.
The sound of desperation and powerlessness is universal to any language. You can feel it in their voice.
Thanks.
I'm getting a lot of Tsunami videos in my recommended, I hope This is not a weird sign of something to come.
10 year anniversary. Hard to believe that long ago.
Same 😅😵
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It’s nice to live in the Midwest for once
The only time I'm glad to live in the east of South America. No earthquakes, no tsunamis, no natural disasters at all.
Yuzo Kuwata, the captain of a fishing boat that took waves sideways, mentioned in a later interview, "I had no fear and was steering in a state of intense concentration. Since if I succumbed to fear, we would lose, I had to adopt a mindset of 'What is this, bring it on!' When we managed to avoid the waves and reached the open sea, I felt relieved. I thought we had won the battle."
that is absolutely mental.
I remember watching these tsunamis live. I have nothing but respect for the people of Japan.
First I was thinking "hmmm this doesn't even look that bad"
But then I realized the scale and was like "holy sh!t, that's a huge wave!"
Same. Once you see the trees, it puts everything into perspective.
It’s not bad until it hits the shallow water. Deep water hides the true scale of the wave.
Imagine if the barrier wasn't there!! Also 500like :)
Isn't that just the smaller first wave? I think further away in the ocean you can see second bigger wave coming.
@@Eorzat broo i thought the trees were people at first thats why. I thought it was so small i had to rewind it
I will never forget watching this live while in college. I skipped my class to keep watching. The footage was unbelievable
My teacher paused everything and put it on live... unbelievable...
your teacher must be angry, while you wathing😂
for me it was the same with 9/11 and the Tsunami of thailand i was child back then.
really was good news....not good news but good news
Same
Damn, that wave looks pretty unimpressive out in the ocean, but the second it collides with anything it shows how much is behind it.
One of the best clips on TH-cam.
A tsunami looks more like a swell than a big tall giant wave as I always imagined it.
True in a sense but that wave is pretty large.
Not the wave is the problem of a tsunami, it's the amount of water coming in for minutes into the land. And that's exactly the difference to a normal wave. A normal wave can also become very big and high, but without that amount of water pushing for minutes it's not as dangerous.
Normally waves are tidal. Most are wind driven. Tsunamis are a column of water moving at 550 mph from the ocean floor to the surface. When they inconter land...devastating
@@kerrystewart3145 you are right, but they don't hit the land with 550mph. Only on the ocean when it not visible on the water surface it is so fast. The tsunami gets slower when it hits the land. Problem is just the huge amount of water coming in for several minutes after the tsunami.
@@MuracosaSven true. I forgot to mention it slowing down before landfall. Thank you for the correction.
The captain of that smaal fishing boat is a savage!
There is no other way but to conquer fear.
No, it isn’t. We have a specific word for that which is “Okidashi/沖出し”, which all the Japanese sailors definitely know. This word represents the teaching of our ancestors, who had known the countless number of old tsunami, to protect our ships from them and it means to push the ship toward the offshore immediately, because it is safer to do to survive than to escape to the high ground made of volcanic ash sediment and to abandon their own ships.
@@HiyokoTKMT Ah, sumo term, too.
It belongs to chuck noris
@@HiyokoTKMT That's interesting! But these where a bit late I think... if there was a chance to get out earlier at all
I was 7 and had my exam on that after giving my exam i came home when i saw my father watching news of tsunami on television my father unfolded whole story back then and i am very sympathized for all japanese people for what they edure...in 1945 and then 2011
This was just the first wave. The really big one came about two minutes after this. There was another video on TH-cam taken from the same rooftop that shows it hitting
It's amazing that fear sounds the same, no matter what language is being used.
So does laughter though.
Very well Said and true.
Love , Humanity , Justice, Time and Gravity has no boundaries.
every ducking emotion sounds the same no matter what language you use
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U ain’t never lied. You can hear the terror in another language but u know its terror.
This the tsunami that lead to the death of my japanese stepfather. :(
Rest in Peace Papasang Shigeru Ochiai.
sorry
I'm sorry for your loss, if only these things would be predictable.
God bless.
Rest in peace :(
RIP sorry for your loss
It truly is unfathomable, the amount of energy required to push that much water at that speed from one point in a 360° area and have it travel that much distance.
It's absolutely crazy, it even reached usa west coast with still enough power to do some minor damage to boats etc
it’s absolutely terrifying how quickly it happens
The guys in the fishing boat are the Japanese version of Forrest Gump and Lieutenant Dan, the only boat to survive the tsunami
OMG ITS JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES!!!!
Did they Survive ??
They normally get washed land inwards and the boats wrecked there.
true
bro i shouldn't laugh 💀💀💀
I guaranteed those boat captains. When they docked later and the families are safe. It’s time to take the skin boat to tuna town. All abroad
I remember watching this unfold live on the news. I was 13 and couldn’t have been any less bothered because I didn’t really have a concept of how fragile life really was at the time. Re watching these videos years later bring a constant chill to my body knowing how many people lost their lives in those moments.
Exactly the same!
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JESUS CHRIST will come very soon! Repent!
same man. i was at the park with 2 of my friends late at night seeing it happen. i was scared just watching it tho
What are you and 1000 people really admitting to? You're accidentally portraying yourself as a bad person. As children, we view life as incredibly fragile and get very sad about sad things, and then we have to grow up and and accept that death happens. Sorry, but I know you know it's true: being overly emotional about things is NOT viewed as adult, it's viewed as... Yes... BEING CHILDISH. What kind of parents did you have that raised such a selfish child? You're not being a good person, you're compensating for your childhood.
One of the most incredible videos I’ve seen
You don’t realize how big those waves are until you see the ships going threw them?!!😮
Holy crap. That boat driver needs a medal he hit it at the perfect angle so he didn’t capsize. That would be a terrifying situation.
Edit: they both did well, the larger one survived because it was larger, and because of that it’s ok to hit it straight on.
so because of depht tsunami couldn't grow up, so this saved them
Best way to face a wave like that is to face it head on. That second ship almost capsized because it was hit on the side.
wwhere is the other one ? there were two boats..
I reckon living to see another day is a good enough reward
@@pardonalaura5605 near the end of the video you can see both touching each other. They kinda collided. But staying with each other
For those wondering, the guy talking was cheering on the boats to straighten (towards the waves).
Thanks for explaining.
Sad to watch
So was everyone with a little sailing and basic physics knowledge
I got that even without knowing whatever language they're speaking
@@JohnyG29 Japanese.
@@TheRipperxX9
Insecure people that assert their intelligence on trivial things and treat it as common sense to feed their own ego are hilarious. It's not hard to understand, it's more that people dont need to (and don't) think about it.
Congratulations to the ship's captains who knew how to behave in that situation
Ive seen footage at the time from a boat a bit farther from shore. They just went up and down the wave as it came and were completely unharmed, and that was scary already
I am Japanese. I'm sorry if this English sentence is strange. When I experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake, I was only 6 years old. I haven't experienced a tsunami, but I have experienced a big earthquake. At that time, when I came back from kindergarten, all the TV channels were reporting on the disaster. The next day and the next day, there were many victims' names at the bottom of the TV screen. When my mother's friend's name appeared on TV, her mother was crying to cling to the TV. Everything was shocking and unforgettable. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the support we received from all over the world during the reconstruction. I'm really thankful to you.
Really very hurt
This
how did they identify the bodies if everyone looks the same
@@KaliDurga108
Grow up.
@@KaliDurga108why do you have no life?
@@KaliDurga108i can tell youre like 13 because the attempt to make a rscist joke was there but you couldnt even do that right.
Real life tsunamis scare me more than movie ones because they look so innocuous.
Yeah you are right
Tryna define innocuous?
It didn’t look that big, until suddenly it was.
@paul Thanx
Interstellar
This is the best version I have seen of this video thanks.
it really is something to watch it slowly build up. first the area the waves crash into get bigger and bigger.. then the waves themselves come closer and closer!
After 10 years, I'm still in shock when I see these videos. At the time, I'd never seen something so unbelievable on video before, and I still haven't since. It looks like something out of a movie. Still gives me chills to this day.
Same here!
@@Scott-dn1bk That's true. I'd love to know who cooked up that idea.
@@Scott-dn1bk to feed the godzilla i think
Same with 9/11 videos :/
@@plugwaIk True.
There are two ways to survive the tsunami. One is to escape to a high ground. The other thing is to get on the boat of a good captain's ship.
That actually makes sense
Obi-Wan would approve of that first option
True. The best place to be during a tsunami is atop of a hill or mountain. The second best is in the sea, facing the waves straight up.
3. Go out to sea as far as you can get away from land
Or go to the epicenter of the earthquake
It's not just a wave, it's all the water that follows it up ,the sheer terror of anybody seeing this coming and knowing there's no escape brings great sadness to my heart for those lost souls,
People are saying those two boat captains are savage etc.. the fact is, they had no other option. it was either power through the wave by meeting it head on or be capsized.
They did exactly what they were supposed to do.
It’s strange I always imagined that tsunamis would be fast and menacing. Buts it’s almost like this slow escalation, where unless you’re experienced don’t seem that dangerous in the beginning.
@Siren HeadTsunamis don’t seem that dangerous in the beginning unless you're *expirienced*
@@Atharvashukla123 this is taller than a house, you can tell because of long the water takes to fall down when the waves break. it looks like its falling in slow motion
@@p.g.v.3765 ok
@@Atharvashukla123 you watched so many movies
@Calex Us and the wave is coming to you, so you can't appreciate how fast it goes
Holy fuck, I’d never seen footage of this till now... Tsunamis are the most terrifying thing in this world, Rest In Peace to all the people who lost their lives
Idk I can think of a few more terrifying things
Yeah try a 5x5 kilometre 9 earthquake that lasts 20 seconds
@@nodissdiss275 why u angry man? Lmao get a life
Isn't this the tsunami that hit the Fukushima power plant? I mean how do you even prepare for a 9 earthquake and a follow up tsunami
@@qmati5373 yea, they prolly all knew the were gonna die, what a shitshow
How bight was that barrel like 25-30 foot? Wonder if anyone was surfing that day?
Did the ship's crew survive?
Every time I see these videos my heart aches for the victims. The loss of entire communities and life saddens me to no end.
Shit happens
@@MuddyBubby hopfully to you
Same. Ugh! 😣😢💔
No doubt
Dói nada para de ser mentiroso
海面が徐々に上がってきて陸地に流れていくシーンは知ってるけど、ここまで波をしっかり認識できる映像は初めて見た
When you hear stories about those who, until their last moments, helped to ensure other people got to safety or continued warning others, yet themselves were taken…it’s heartbreaking but so unbelievably brave and just badass that you feel immense pride not just that they were Japanese but rather the most humane of humans.
Japonların insancıl olduğuna katılmıyorum atalarınin ikinci dünya savasindaki uygulamalarını görüp şahit olunca hele
@@teomanvural897 Just because the ancestor did horrible stuff doesn't mean the child will also do horrible stuff. Many said that the more educated japanese officers were, the more kind they were. Also, if you saw what happened in Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami, there were reports of people stealing jewelry from unconscious people, then letting them die in the next waves.
@@teomanvural897lmao the Americans committed way more war crimes in both world wars than Japan ever did.
@@F1rstNameLastNameAmerikalılar Türk atasözü ile açıklayım sütten çıkmış ak kaşık değildir ama vahşi barbar Japonların yanında melek kalır bu bağlamda onaylamiyorum ama o atom bombaları atlmasaydi Japonlar asla teslim olmaz dolayısıyla savaş bitmezdi size hatırlatayım barışsever insanım savaslardanda nefret ediyorum...
@@F1rstNameLastNameI’m critical of America over many things but your talking out your ass here. US had no choice but to enter WW2 after Pearl Harbour, the Japanese were the aggressors and the samurai cultural propaganda soldiers were filled with meant they were extreme ruthless to enemies especially to surrendering soldiers as it didn’t compute with their understanding of soldier behaviour. China probably suffered the most even before the start of WW2 with the Rape of Manchuria as it known, having watched European colonialists at work, the Japanese took things even further, causing immense suffering. My grandfather had to fight the Japanese in Papua New Guinea. They were very vicious, fighting force, and he was never the same. Once he returned to civilian life. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were terrible events, and it is debatable if they were the right thing to do at that stage of the war but it is worth noting that there were huge numbers of casualties on both sides as Americans took Okinawa and perhaps they felt this was the quickest way to end the war. America’s efforts in Iraq and Vietnam were far less honourable and deserve criticism, but the Americans werent the bad guy in either of the wars, you mention. The current generation of Japanese people, thankfully have little in common with the generation that committed so many atrocities even so, neither of my grandmas would ever forgive the Japanese for what they inflicted upon her generation. She lost brothers and dealt with husbands who were never the same both of these ladies with soft, kind, loving women, but they could never forgive the Japanese for what they did.
This happened on my birthday. I was still living back in the islands. I remember feeling the big earthquake but the tsunami never hit us. Rip to those who died bc of it.
ur bday is 3/11? mines too.... ;(
R.I.P for those how died terribly in a tsunami
15,800..
@@PaneraBreadstick even more
rip
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I was ten and living in Japan when this happened. Luckily my area wasn’t hit by the tsunami but I was terrified to say the least.
Same I was 4 living in Japan and the tsunami is the reason why my family and I moved to america
Wel it is a wave no tsunami
@@lunalyianz6974 bruh get some fucking knowledge
@@kombat7508 its still a wave?
@@lunalyianz6974 do you lack braincells?
The captain and crew of that ship are legendary
There was an emergency alert system being implemented in the coast of California during that day
10yrs on and still one of the most eeri videos ever.
Just as I was about to click off I realised
Right. 47,000,000 people clicked on this clickbait to see this "amazing footage". Less than 1 in 300 actually liked it.😒
*eerie
10 Years from this. My condolences to all people affected
10 year later and 2.5k people are still missing, rip to everyone
Y everyone in comments so gay?
@@osb70 Nah. I am critically aggressive by all the virtue signalling.
your profile pic is uzumaki ?
@@nakmuay2727 yup
The way how the waves breaks is so perfect
The sheer weight of all that water…. takes tremendous power to generate that force.
it was about as strong a G force as you'd feel in a rollercoaster I believe
That captain who took the wave head on did the most logical thing you could do in that situation. I don't know if survived or not but he was definitely a fighter!
I hear the captain is alive.
Terrifying....
I think that’s what he intended from the beginning. To save his boat.
You have no choice
That makes sense why he was heading towards it taking that risk to get it over with
It's not until the boats disappear between the swells for a second that you realize just how big those waves really are. Jesus.
Why do you says Jesus's name in vain? And you probably say Oh my __
@@oneway2godyeshua jesus christ why the fuck not? Go to sleep
@@Rayski_ exactly though... why say Jesus if you are not a Christian? There are literally millions of other words you could use. Y'alls minds are so twisted its not even funny.
@@ShaggyPker Jesus is a dumb shitty overhyped name. The fact that you get triggered at people just saying it is hilarious.
@@oneway2godyeshua I knew a baseball player named Jesus.
Why there's boat near the shore sailing toward outside ? (If they have warning broadcast)
1:40 is a fantastic demonstration of how a tsunami wave doesn’t have to be tall to be destructive… it’s barely taller than those concrete barriers, but the volume of water behind it is simply immense.
you're severely underestimating how tall the waves actually were, just because the video was shot from a high place.
I was literally searching up on Tsunamis out of curiosity only to realize it's March 11, 2021. Exactly a decade since this has happened.
me too.. i hope those who lost their life are at peace :(
what same
Same.
Same
Its mind boggling how quickly mother nature can turn on us. That was just two minutes and change.
When you look at the ocean, the horizon is roughly 3 miles away. So the waves look like they’re not moving in so fast, but in reality they’re traveling at great speeds!
6 miles to the horizon
@@chrisdeanjames2898 isn’t that SquareRoot(5.5 / 0.5736) = 3 miles. Eyes about 5.5 feet above the ground
@@nameunknown007 the horizon is at 6 miles not 3 miles the video is not shot from 5.5 feet.
@@nameunknown007 I estimate the observer height to be, on the conservative side, 30 - 60 feet. it is probably more, which gives a distance to the horizon of 6-10 miles
@@chrisdeanjames2898 then you just don’t write 6 miles right without any context. Add the clause that you’re adding up some elevated observer height and how much. If there is no clause people would assume it’s usual average human height at the beach. And if you compare that red pole against the boat and the trees height, and the two story building on the left, they look like they are at least at a 8 to 10 stories building elevation. Which is 100+ feet. Which gives 12+ miles view. But you also see the waves are negligible at that distance unless they are super massive height, which is not in this case. So you don’t see it unless it’s somewhere closer.
The guys at the boats are main characters, holy crap. Balls of steel.
Did the smaller boat survive? I really hope so...
I could not help but feel a strong sympathy and deep respect for the Japanese people, still thriving on top of such calamities as Tsunamis, Earthquakes, .... !
And Godzilla on top of everything else.
@@Michael-tc1dm lol
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It can happen again where the continents meet.
Imagine Venezia.
The Alps are a result of it. foccil fish prove it.
Exactly. And then you look at a continent like sub Saharan Africa where the ppl haven’t evolved for thousands of years despite not having too many natural disasters. Really tells you we are not all equal and though we are all a species of Homo sapiens, there’s distinctive types that are lesser Lol
bruh whoever sailed that one boat casually still sailing around, hats off
They probably saved their craft by doing so; those waves destroyed anything moored in that harbor. People used to take everything out of their boat and sink them for big storms. When the storm subsides, they raise the craft and rebuild. Nature is so awesome.
There’s a video from the captain of the boat showing him approach that huge wave it’s crazy
The one who was sailing the boat was actually smart, he knew that the only way to have better chances of surviving was going straight to the wave before it "breaks" (don't know how to say it in English, hope you have understood me)
That mans name was Lt. Dan and he was pissed off at the storm.
@@TheMilanBlanc wow
Praying that people affected by the tsunami are safe. 🙏🙏🙏
those r some gnarly waves tho that'd be a pretty awesome surf
The captain of that little boat is a legend.
100th like!
Salute to the Captain!🙏🙏🙏
I've seen a lot of videos of this tsunami. This is the first one that really shows how big and fast the waves are.
True
They're not any faster than normal waves. It's just a bigger wave and lots more water behind it. I've heard people claim that tsunamis move at over 500 km/h and I call BS on that. It wasn't moving any faster than a person could run.
@@taekwondotime They do move that fast in the open ocean, but when they start reaching the shore they slow down and stack up.
@@taekwondotime idk man, i’m pretty fast but when the wave hit the pier i feel like it would’ve beaten me and i would be swallowed up
@@taekwondotime you clearly aren't into seismology or have seen the Nova PBS documentary: Surviving the Tsunami because in the ocean the water disturbed by an underwater earthquake can cause waves rising up to speeds of 500km per hour that when nearing shallower waters slow down & become more destructive in their wake. Btw do your research before naively saying something you don't have a clue about...
Can I use your video for reference?
Does anyone know for sure whether those two boats made it? If so there must be interviews out there with the crew. I’d appreciate any links.
just look it up yourself
I just did once again and I don’t see any readily available confirmation about these two specific boats out of Kuji. If you have hard confirmation you could simply post it. Having something of value to add to a discussion is always better than posting a comment with zero value whatsoever.
Remembering seeing the Tsunami's comming in live. Can't believe it's already 10 years ago.
Gekke joris was je er gewoon bij?
How time flew 😣
@@ayoubs7324 Eyyyyyyy hallo YKW 🇳🇱
I was 6 at the time. I never saw anything like it live.
Crazy watching this. Those in the boats and on the rigs must have felt so helpless. Very sad. RIP to all who perished 💔❤️🙏
The boats would have been the safest place ironically.
@@TCUsouthpaw thats what I noticed. At first I was like why are they steering away from the shore and into the tsunami but I see the boat withstood the wave
@@9188jenni shallower the shore the taller the wave that hits. Had to go out to save themselves.
@@9188jenni Land is your worst enemy if you're in a boat in a tsunami. They put to sea just in time.
Relax, they're fine. Better that then on land.
Did the ships make to open seas?
Its fascinating how small These Tsunamis looks at the Horizon ,but then...