ANTARCTICA ICE ISLAND EXPEDITION DOCUMENTARY
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- Original account of the famous diving expedition in the year 2000 to Antarctica to study largest iceberg in history, B-15. Film maker Wes Skiles and marine biologist Dr. Greg Stone co-led this heart stopping adventure (sponsored by National Geographic Society, the New England Aquarium and the Fidelity Foundation) to the ends of the earth to learn why our polar ice is melting and the urgent need to stop rapid climate change. While all members of expedition played key roles and you will meet them in this film, of particular note was diver/explorer extraordinare, Jill Heinerth whose leadership role was dive master of the entire expedition. Dr. Porter Turnbull, the ships medical officer and science diver and Chilean scientist Carlos Oliviera helped discover a new sub species of Orca using molecular biology and discovered the long lost summer breeding grounds of the southern right whale. . This film and story was well ahead of its time. If only the warning sign the B-15 represented was taken seriously, we may not be in he situation we are now: Chaotic weather, rising sea levels, and to the shock of the scientific community 2023 appears to be the first time in recorded history that sea ice, which doubles the size of Antarctica each year is not forming.that ice trough the albedo effect helps reflect heat back into space instead of dark ocean water absorbing even more heat, -Antarctic Ice is a key driver of how our planet works and maintains conditions favorable for Hominids and the lives we all live. It's possible this is the first time in 7 million yers there is no formation of the annual sea ice that provides habitat for penguins and seal reproduction and food for krill. More important than all that it is a a major driver of the global thermo saline circulation of the ocean via the Antarctic overturning current. This is very serious and equivalent to changing the jet streams, stoping the Gulf Stream or suddenly having no rain in Seattle for 12 months. . There is also a National Geographic article and a book with the same name. The book won the 2004 outdoor book award. This program contains important, dangerous and extreme SCUBA and rebreather diving sequences under and into National Geographic Article Link: icebergs. • ANTARCTICA ICE ISLAND ...
National Outdoor book award link: www.noba-web.org/master.htm
Scary Interesting sent me here!
same, surprised they couldn’t find it
me too
Nice to see ya
Same
Lol, same
diving under the iceberg is from 39:44 for those coming from Scary Interesting and others
Here, you dropped this 👑
@@Dj3nlightened lol glad I was able to help
you're amazing
thank you
Thank you cause this is too long lmao
They really downplayed how dangerous those dives were.
No kiddding, came here because of this video th-cam.com/video/PGw8mSObe3Q/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=ScaryInteresting
Shows what the divers faced from their end
@@Martinrs75 And he really overplays the danger of it as well.
? They mentioned how dangerous it was multiple time
@Perry's Diploma Inexperience in ice, exploring an uncharted as it is actively changing around them, the entrance collapsing behind them, getting caught up in currents that forced them to hope for another exit they didn't know about, and the berg collapsing right after their last escape.
Yeah... definitely overhyped the danger of what was a safe dive.
@@perrysdiploma7639the iceberg exploded shortly after they exited it. If they were inside they would most likely have died short of a miracle
Not a classy move failing to mention one of the three divers in the videos description, especially when she was the most experienced in ice diving and a legend in and of herself.
Shout out to Jill.
yeah i have a feeling someones a bit salty about her being a world class diver lmfao
It says or has been updated to say “While all members of expedition played key roles and you will meet them in this film, of particular note was diver/explorer extraordinare, Jill Heinerth whose leadership role was dive master of the entire expedition.”
@violetm8110 glad to hear it has been edited to mention her in the video description.
Still a damned shame it took so long for it to be done and that nearly all her involvement has been removed from the film itself.
Yep. People were and will always undermine her work. I respect her so much, as a girl i aspire to be like her.
Literally Jill went on more dives than Wes on this expedition and she saved all three of them while they were trapped in their 3rd dive. Only her quick thinking allowed them to find the handholds in the ice that enabled their escape.
Here from Scary Interesting
“The cave tried to keep us today…”
Man that sent real chills down my spine. What an incredible story. Much appreciate the unveiling of the incredible unseen footage
Fellow commentators - let's be nice. We learnt about this amazing team and their work, but I see people in the comments being mean to Dr. Gregory. Let's blow up the views on this video and give this team their recognition. There are books on this expedition for people who want to learn more. Thank you to the youtuber Scary Interesting for telling us about this expedition.
Agreed, I love all my "cave exploring gone wrong" brothers and sisters ❤❤
@@daMillenialTrucker Given the location... this was only mildly eventful. The cave was falling apart around them... as icebergs do.... This was one of the better possible outcomes, and that speaks volumes about how well they handled it.
Curious that so much of the video ended up being about the voyage to the glacier. I was hoping for more underwater footage.
I noticed this as a teen, but solidified it in recent weeks of constant searching for diving/skiing/climbing videos, it’s been driving me crazy - that with some sports, you just have to accept that any documentary about it will be 70-90% shots of not-the-documentary’s-subject, as a hard rule. Skiing ones seem to be the worst about this
They done 3 dives inside of this iceberg. Each dive the divers almost died they were getting ready to do a 4th dive when the portion that the ice cave was in collapsed. Had they been in the water they all would have died. Scary Interesting has a great video on it.
@@TrailVenture_TV yeah, just watched it. A commentor posted this link, glad he did. Although I wish it were more about the dive than getting to the dive.
th-cam.com/video/PGw8mSObe3Q/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, the video that sent me here, he is going to be disappointed
The divers that filmed the underwater footage almost died 3 times to bring us this 360p footage 💀💀💀
That was the HIGH quality camera too he risked his life to go back for and that upset Jill. 😆 BUT I guess given the time , the quality makes sense… it’s all we’ll ever get so I guess worth 😂
The footage absolutely exists in much higher quality formats. This is just the result of the digital format used to display the footage to us. I guarantee you that someone has seen this in what would appear to be “4k”
Só de ele ter ido lá filmar pra eu poder ver em segurança e conforto do meu lar, já está ótimo!😂😂😂😂😂
Who’s is here because of Scary Interesting?
They are acting way more chill than they should be about that iceberg falling apart hours after they were in it
I don't know whether Scary Interesting overstated how dangerous these dives were or whether this documentary downplays it!
The latter
You don't really see the struggle in the water when they're not moving forward, since well, nothing is happening.
First from Scary Interesting :)
Fax
SCARY INTERESTING GANG SOUND OFF 📢🔊
The sound went in and out, but what an interesting documentary. Thank you Jill!
Greg, Wes and Jill are all so awesome. What beautiful footage and such a dangerous iceberg dive to get such amazing footage. Just awesome. Thank you three and the entire crew who got you there for this awesome evidence and scientific discovery.
Coming from scary interesting, and I didn’t not realize how big their equipment was they were carrying. Like wow that must have felt super heavy trying to swim against the current. The iceberg giving way is Mother Nature saying no, stop.
By far one of my top 3 favourite documentaries. The timing could've been devastating but we were so lucky to experience this is a shared aspect. We will never know when someone will explore an iceberg like this again. Thank you for risking for lives to share this beauty and knowledge.
Came here from Scary Interesting channel and am glad I did !! Great documentary!
I clearly see, tv shows so little of what it really was and what it really meant to the people involved.... Man, what a great work, a combination of skills and good luck... I'm so glad they came all out alive and ready to show this to the world like probably their highest achievement! 💕
Although i must say now, i really want a "behind the cameras" of every nature documentary out there... Like i want to know everything the crew went through to show us exactly that.
So do I and I have the footage. Wes shot some 60 hours of tape and only used 45 for the documentary. When I have the time or resources to pay someone else, I will make that behind the scenes version you mention Greg
Interesting to re-read your comment. My dear Friend Wes who shot the footage and produced film with Bill Curtis productions died suddenly in dive accident some 7 years ago. His widow, Terry, cleaned out his office last year and sent me the 50-60 HD tapes he shot from which he cut the official 45 min documentary. I wrote the book and Nat Geo text, but had never seen the raw footage and there is a lot of what you describe there, but I wasn’t sure there would be an audience. I reckon there are enough smaller stories from trip left out of the first cut and then there is the material from before and after the shot used, those behind the camera things you mention to fill a 2-3 part mini series. I’m not a film maker, but when I have time I’ve been pulling new sciences from these, I call them “LostTapes” and posting some, I’m just doing it with IMovie for my own curiosity. I just put one up yesterday on a predatory jelly fish we caught and it tried to bite Wes during dive.
@@Gregstoneocean it's incredible to be able to see what would be lost otherwise... Thank you for your work on all these
This is so fascinating! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Dang, and I just ordered the DVD, lol. Also came here from Scary Interesting.
Me too!!! 🙌🫶
Why isn’t Jill Heinerth mentioned in the description? She wrote this!
I second this. Wasn't she the primary diver?
literally who?
RIGHT? if you google this exploration, she isn't listed as being present... she's credited with LEADING the damn thing. hell, in this doc, you barely even see her face or hear her voice,
Yeah, it's a crime. She's got "beach ball sized lady nuts."
Remember that part about how she struggled with a lot of sexism in her industry? :P
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How have I never heard about this expedition before today. This looks absolutely legendary. I'd put it on par with the moon landing as far as danger and the unknown go.
Thank you for recognizing that
It literally might have been the ice-screw that causes the collapse ha ha! Amazing, came here from ScaryInteresting
Thanks scary interesting
didnt know there was that much life in such freezing temperatures. amazing documentary
this should be redone with more story telling from the divers about the dive overlaid with diving footage
The sea lion at 36:20 is so confused hahaha "wtf is that thing?"
Hey everyone from Scary Interesting
That was great! It was so nice to see ya'all together again, especially with Wes.
Yeah, I still miss him most everyday
@@Gregstoneocean I miss him a lot as well.
Wow wasn't even sure if this was the correct documentary since Jill Heinerth isn't mentioned. I guess ScaryInteresting was NOT exaggerating about the sexism part.
I can’t believe that the diving crew nearly died like 4 times and they barely even touch on it in the documentary lol
its funny to me that they nearly died every time they went down but still went multiple times.
the dive where they swam through was because they couldn't go back the way they came. they had given up trying to go back the way they came and gambled on either dying or finding an other way out
Here because of Scary Interesting !
Jill Heinerth is the lead diver on this expedition
We know
Wish it had better editing and sound quality. Great research but a video on Scary Interesting got me here, told from diver s perspective.
Amazing, really interesting and relaxing to watch.
I appreciate watching this. Its like a whole different world and a very fascinating one at that. Im baffled at all the marine life present!
Scary interesting
thank you for uploading this documentary. came here after the scary interesting video
SO HAPPY I GET TO HAVE A CHANCE TO WATCH THIS DOCUMENTARY
Edit: omg when they came across that mini ecosystem in that cave I started crying UGH
This all seems pretty cool. Very good for science discovery, knowing more about the earth and what not. But from what I heard about what y'all had to go through to get the data, how could it be worth it? Every trip with B-15 nearly killed that lady and dude. I get that risk comes with exploration and certain research, but this just seems excessive.
You’re forgetting the fact they ASKED to go, this part of the trip was an idea they pitched. Some people just get off doing this kind of cool & dangerous stuff
Scary Interesting led me here!
Thank you
Scary how interesting and addictive exploring can be. 😁
Sent here by scary interesting!
12:55 Literally Nigel Thornberry off on some wild adventure!
Scary interesting sent me!
Love Bill Kurtis' voice
I come from TikTok 👌🏼 good documentary
Thank you. 👍
Thanks Kwite
Thank you Scary Interesting for the suggestion!
A very *interesting* fellow sent me here
nice!
The iceberg collapsing most likely saved there life since they were talking about going for another dive after almost dying three times
Scary interesting brought me here
At the 37:51 time of video it shows an obvious mountain protruding from iceberg. Can someone helpe understand this? When they showed aerial photos there was no mountain in sight?
scary interesting brought me here
viwers from Scary Interesting yo
Had to Google bc I forgot to look for link at vid but Scary Interesting sent me!
i cOuLnDt FinD iT oNLiNe - Scary Interesting
Considering i saw the guy who posted this say youtube copyrighted a bunch of audio that ended up getting taken out i wonder if it wasnt online for points in time. Im not sure but like you i found this easily haha.
Why did Audio cut out at 21:40?
It didnt cut out for me
audio dropped in multiple places for me. I thought it was just intentional or part of a somewhat unfinished production.
So is this actually the documentary that scary interesting was talking about not being able to find bc I literally just typed Ice island documentary and this came up
Thanks. Was wondering this.
Here from scary interesting
Yeah
Why does the audio just stop halfway through):
23:45 BONK
Lol
If you listen closely you can hear him say OW FAWWK
OMG Thank you. I just watched that 3 times.
Where is Jill ?
You would appreciate this work more if you also knew the background of this story.
why the random loss of sound?
Is that another ship at 2632
Same ship
I assume you saw the same thing I did. I think it's just an iceberg off in the distance that kinda resembles another ship.
Damn it surprised me how the inside of barren chunk of huge ice contains its own ecosystem
That was on the sea floor underneath the ice berg
The dive they show is actually the third dive they made. The first dive they barely made it out because breaking ice blocked their exit. The second dive they almost got pushed back deeper under the ice. They barely made it out. Not to be outdone by stupidity, they made this third dive. Water leaked into the woman's glove, but she didn't turn back. Before she got back to the ship, her hand was useless because it was so frozen. She almost died as a result of not being able to use it to struggle against the current. How stupid do you have to be to keep going after the ice broke off and almost killed you the first time out.
Thanks for your interest in this expedition, but I think you may have it confused. Your remarks resemble a dive we had later on, but not this one. The spectacular diver Jill Hienrith and my good friend was our dive master for trip. She was the only women diver and probably the best diver we had, but she was not on these early dives. Wes and I co-lead the expedition. He was the photographer filmmaker and I was the chief scientist. Wes and I did a number of other expeditions To other parts of globe and I can post if there is interest. All best, Greg
@@Gregstoneocean ok, thanks. My sincere apologies. Great video by the way.
The way scary interesting described it the same dive was where he sent us and this would be the third dive! I am a little confused but enjoyed it nonetheless
@@Gregstoneocean she's literally right there on the video saying "the cave tried to keep us today." She also gave an interview describing the dive exactly as the commenter said: Her glove leaked, they barely made it out, she figured out how to get a handhold on the ice using the holes that the fish had been hiding in - which I notice you left out of the documentary, along with pretty much any other mention of her contributions - then the iceberg broke up a couple hours later.
@@minkymott she's right there on the video saying the cave tried to keep them, so she was absolutely on this dive, and she gave an interview describing how it went and it matches the account we both heard. He's either lying about her being present on this dive or misremembering events.
Was it not awful chilly diving there?🤔
Scary sent me here
Was it me or did scary interesting's video make it seem like they did the dive in b-15 and not some random iceberg? Kinda disappointed, I wanted to see them dive in that
They did
@@johncolon3227 did they? because here they said it was mostly some iceberg near shore.
audio cuts out at 21 minutes and doesnt come back? :/
Are you serious? You didn’t even go halfway through the video
The audio comes back at 23:20, just 2.5min later
@@lilmane1070 no dude it never came back on for me
the sound of this documentary needs to be worked on - it suddenly turns off at a few places
Sorry about that. Has to do with you tube pulling a bit of sound track here and there for copy write issues. No one is making money off this, just an effort to share . I think if you look on second hand market there used DVDs with everything
@@Gregstoneocean well, the documentary was exciting to watch nevertheless.
An expedition that should have been called off
A dive that lol lmao what were they thinking?
15:05 the seal said 🥴〰️〰️〰️〰️
Lol me too ✋🏼
whats wrong with the sound?
Try this link for maybe better sound.
vimeo.com/user96825069/review/440427337/f5f60c9d56
The guy in the intro looks like Walter White
Can anyone explain how Wes flooded his suit on his first dive here?
He had a small leak right at beginning of dive, dry suits will do that, but Wes did not realize that the water there was cold, below freezing, that he was overwhelmed. The kind of thing you only learn from direct experience. If the water had been 5 or 6 degrees C, he might have been ok, but it was -1 C, seawater freezes below the temp of fresh water
@@Gregstoneocean I used to be a cold water commercial diver and have a bunch of personal experience with subpar drysuits in northern canada. It struck me as bigger than a small leak. Suites dont normally flood very quick and can be managed. He either blew a seal or, my favorite theory, a certain someone didn't zip him properly.
Diving in subzero temps is difficult because you reg keeps falling out of your mouth lol and aiming it back in when you cant feel squat is a struggle.
Thanks for answering
I'm Ron Burgundy?
They almost die so many time. Luck saved them
👀
Maybe its just dirty ice as it appears again a few mins later.
all its water needs for 5 years doesn’t sound like a lot
i wonder if the warmth from the divers bodies contributed to the hastened fracturing of the ice caves?
I doubt it. Their diving suits are well insulated. Their impact would be very minuscule.
I need you to think about how large an area we are taking about here. This is like worrying about 3 people warming up a great lake. Just not a thing on that scale.
not even a little bit. their tiny bodies compared to the massive expanse of ice and freezing water would have essentially zero effect.
We thought about that and agree it was not our bodies, but the ship we were on made vibrations. Still, it was a massive piece of ice I can’t see how even our ship could do it. Just bad timing.
@RobinTheBot perhaps during decompression when they forced a screw into the ice. Even if a tiny surface, cracks spread easily. Kind of like when a tiny rock hits your car windshield, the crack spreads
They should tow this to California and tap it
They claim to have shot this with "and HD camera". Where is the HD version?
Wes Skiles and I co led the expedition, Wes the filmmaker photographer and me the scientist writer. I remember he bought two of the first Panasonic HD Vericam video cameras and housings for the trip. HD was a new thing back then and the cameras were huge by todays standards, size of a 100 cubic foot SCUBA tank with all the controls and view finder sticking out. If you search online you can buy a DVD of the documentary and that might be in HD, don’t really know what resolution was released by National Geographic and Kurtis Productions. But I do know he shot about 75 hours of tape from which he cut that 48 min version. Sadly, ol’Wes died in a diving accident some years ago and just last year his widow, wonderful person, contacted me and sent me all the original tapes, which I have had digitized into HD, the resolution supported by that Panasonic Veriacam I mentioned. There are numerous additional stories and scenes in these tapes, events even I forgot about. I’ve been uploading some of these in rough edit form, but there is HD to back them up. I’ll try loading an HD version of next clip. All best, Greg
@@Gregstoneocean I'd love to buy a copy of the "directors cut" with extra footage etc. in glorious HD! :-)
Well, contact my assistant, she can see what’s possible. SandyBeach@gmail.com or assistantgregstone@gmail.com.
Dude in the thumbnail looks like Walter White 😆
Probably didn't help all the air bubbles they added
Heavens no, not the air bubbles!
@5:56. What does he mean ‘we biopsied one’. A biopsy on a right whale? Did they hurt it? I don’t understand
My thought too. They see a long lost right whale and first thing they show is a guy aiming a rifle at it.
They're just taking a harmless biopsy, no different than if someone stuck a needle in you. Not going to cause any long term damage and barely even going to hurt.
I think it's for counting or tracking. Whales are so big, some say it only tickles them.
The biopsy was a genetic sample
don't worry! See how the sort of rifle thing it also has a reel on it? It fires a little dart that takes a skin and blubber sample (very very small, like the size of a pencil eraser), which is then reeled back in. it's like getting pricked with a little needle, it doesn't really hurt the whales at all. They're totally fine.
Anyone else loose sound halfway through?
Sorry about that. I’m the one who uploaded it, and evidently TH-cam cuts music that may have a copy write beyond use in anything other than full documentary.
Whose narrating this? Voice so familiar 🤔
bill murry from american justice
i think its bill kurtis, actualluy. he's the narrarator of american justice & the cold case files, among other shows
Bill Kurtis narrated Anchorman
WALTER WHITE WTF