Stranded on an Island with no way home
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ส.ค. 2021
- About 100km (60 mile) offshore on a remote Island we woke up to our 25 foot boat upside down...
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Reel - Phantom Hyper 3000D-C
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Line - JBraid Grand PE1.5
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Leader - 80lb Varivas Ocean Record
Lure - SXR14 GGH
Camera Gear
Head Cam - GoPro Hero 8
Water Cam - GoPro Hero 7
Vlog - RX100v5
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G'day everyone, thanks heaps for all the support and positive comments. It's been about a week since this film went up and I wanted to leave a comment to answer some of the most common questions. Everything you see in the film is a very short/cut down version of what actually happened, somethings got left out because of this and other things like pulling the boat off the wreck, for instance, only go for 30 seconds not 3 hours to make the film watchable!
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Graham and Amanda are true Aussie legends, when we offer them some coin for all their help they refused and when we insisted they absolutely refused. If you didn't pick it up from the film that tells you right there what type of people they are, all they wanted is we get together to share a meal and a yarn one time when they're on mainland ❤️ love those two!
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Sat Phone, we have no idea why it didn't work. We tried many different numbers for about 20min using land lines, mobiles, mobiles with 61 at the start etc. with no luck. In Australia 000 is emergency but we didn't know about 112 as the international emergency number so that's one number we didn't try.
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We were already 3 days into this trip and had gone through 3/5s of our supplies. We'd anchored the boat in the same spot each night with no issues but the night it flipped there was tons of rain, our best guess as to how the boat flipped is the auto bilge drained the battery and stopped pumping out the water, boat got heavy and in the current the back anchor pulled, the boat drifted over to the rocks on the right, lowtide + rocks + boat full of water flipped her and as the tide changed the current also changes direction at this spot and she ended up back to the left where you see her in the beginning of the film (there were scratches all over one side of the boat where it'd must have been on that rock at some stage). At that point the back anchor was probably tangled/connected to reef because the boat was sitting much closer to shore than where we anchored it but wasn't able to drift all the way to shore, so the back anchor was definitely still attached to something at that point. Not 100% sure this is what happened but it's our best guess!
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We didn't know the Yatch was down the way at first and didn't know if the anchor ropes maybe snap or were damaged so we made the call to go get the epirb before we potentially lost the boat and had no way of contacting mainland.
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The chartered chopper cost us 3400Aud and we found out that the coast guard to rescue us and salvage the boat would have been closer to 15k-20k
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Dennis got his insurance and has a new boat on the way, his foot's all healed up so no wooden leg for Denny haha
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Thanks heaps for the support and positive comments from all of you, definitely not how we would have liked to spend our fishing trip but when you're out in wild places wild stuff can happen! Stoked you all enjoyed the film ❤️ Yew!
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(((EDIT))) There's a few more questions I keep seeing...
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Why didn't we just pull the epirb? In Australia you can get in trouble for using an epirb if your life’s not in immediate danger. Because we had food/water and saw the yatch down the way I think we may have been fined if we’d pulled it. Not 100% sure about that but I was always told you should only pull an epirb as an absolute last resort!
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How I could film for days? I have about 20 gopro hero 8 batteries, 15 hero 7, 11 rx100 batteries and 5 big powerbanks that can charge around 15 gopro batteries each. Dennis had a solar charger (pretty useless in the rain), but timmy had a massive lithium charger that can do around 300 gopro batteries. I usually constant roll for about 10 hours a day on these trips filming fishing and even though i’d already filmed for three days before this all began I didn’t need to borrow charge off timmy and was just careful with how much i filmed/able to charge with my powerbanks.
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Why did we release the first big fish? GT to us are like our number one sport fish, they’re very special to us because of how hard they fight and how difficult they are from land. In general GT have a ton of respect from Aussie fishermen and are almost always released in Australia. We were out here three days leading up to the boat flip and ate coral trout, Tuna and more coral trout on those days (all super tasty), we didn’t realise how much the fishing was going to shut down over the next few days with the weather and were a bit over confident we could get more reef fish or tuna so we released the bigger GT. We prolly could have kept the first bigger G in hindsight but I'm not sure how long the meat would have lasted without ice and at that stage we didn't realise how long we were going to be out there.
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Yes that's Baden from Ocean Alley and he loves his fishing! If you want to have a listen to his music look up 'Ocean Alley' on spotify or youtube.
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!!!PROPS MISSING QUESTIONS!!! Dennis didn't want to leave the props on the boat in case someone took them before the boat could be salvaged, so we hammered the pins out with a rock and put them in an esky. You can see them clearly still on the boat in Timmy's film at 5 min 22 sec - th-cam.com/video/DLUd82a7uQA/w-d-xo.html
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To add to that, there's a ton of films on mine and Timmy's channels from the first three days leading upto this where you can see the boat in perfect working condition
Timmy Films
th-cam.com/video/4R14A_vVZ2c/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/p2joBZ_fN0k/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/8eJSr6-sT6Y/w-d-xo.html
Briggsy films
th-cam.com/video/pgMdBwjhuwI/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/akWjqwDHEf4/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/Kqfsuo5wjEc/w-d-xo.html
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To be clear, Dennis made ZERO money from this film and definitely had no interest in flipping his pride and joy Contender so that I could film the whole ordeal and put it on my TH-cam channel, that idea is insane! Anyone who knows Dennis knows he would actually fight you if you put a tiny scratch on that boat, it was Denny's whole life, he made content in it, he took ladies out to the reef in it, mates on island camping missions, Denny and his boat were very popular, it was like his baby and he'd do anything to hold onto it! I think a lot of the people watching this now don't know the boys and our channels and because this film starts on the morning the boat flipped (and there's nothing leading upto it), people just think it's staged because there's a lack of context at the start, I get that and in hindsight should have edited it slightly differently but to be honest, never in a million years would have guessed people wouldn't think this is real haha.
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For the people writing off the title "no way home" I considered changing it but thought about it and we really had no way home for 5 days so I'm going to leave it.
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I hope this clears up some of the questions and helps to diffuse some of the hate this film's been getting! Thanks again for watching, and to those of you who enjoyed it I'm stoked you're all digging the film!
Glad everyone is ok must have been a crazy and scary experience
Got yourselves a fucken awesome story, glad everyone is safe
Never sleep on shore and leave the boat unattended I lost a boat similarly 30 years ago Bad things happened to boats at night left alone
And that's why you should subscribe to bronco's guru
Depending on the circumstance, the rescue might've been free since you didn't just go out there with nothing and were prepared. Some hiker a few years back got hit with the bill cos he only went out with potatoes. You actually had a boat and it sunk, entirely not your fault.
somehow they’re having a better meal whilst being shipwrecked on an island than I’ve had in like 4 months at university 🤣
Daddy er
Cook rice, veggies, inexpensive meat
Your patience will reward you in skill and satisfaction
@@zyomer6855 get a hot plate
@@zyomer6855 An electric griddle, kettle and a small rice cooker kept me fed for cheap for a while
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Crazy to think we live in a world where survivors get to record their whole experience. Including the rescue itself.
Well, Tom Hanks did it in 'Cast Away'?
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It's evolution 🧬 of the everything imagine 500 years from now people watching this in a history class on board a ship far from here outside of our solar system studying our beautiful planet people borne in the dark reaches of space wondering what it's like to put there feet on solid ground but never will but it's just a thought 🤔💭
Have a great day
Nothing crazy about it… Hitler recorded every person before he burned them alive that was crazy…
@@lanceowens5902 yeah now it’s a different experience
These guys can fish and they have fresh water falls all along the island, they could honestly survive here indefinitely. Very awesome
Except one of them had an infection and it was getting worse. Even if that wasnt the case, it would have happened eventually
2 years later and I still watch this every couple of months. It is the real castaway. You joke and have fun but also realize the seriousness of the situation and spring into action. When you find the boat docked in the bay brings so much joy to me. Also catching the fish the knowing you have something to eat. You and your mates are so chill on camera but it must have been so hard you all make it look like its just another day which I can't imagine. Thank you for one of the best hour plus documentaries I have ever seen. So happy you all made it home safe in the end. Brothers your lives were in danger and you played it off the coast guard like no big deal our boat sank you can get us whenever.
“This might be the first time we really need to catch a fish to survive”
Catches fish and proceeds to toss it back 😂😂
Yeah I was confused it was a big fish that could feed multiple rather than multiple smaller a fishes is my logic
Yah I don’t know what was up with that either. Made them look a little bit dumb.
They explained the reason for that in the pinned comment at the top, was a respect thing and they weren't in dire need of food otherwise they would have kept it 👍
I came here to post my confusion that they released their big fish???
@@timothyjones8715 that one is considered more of a sport fish in Australia and they put it back out of respect as they weren’t in danger of starvation or anything
Probably the most chilled shipwrecking story in human history.
Also fakest
@@torment4723 Yep, they TOTALLYYY just threw away a expensive ass boat for nothing. Totallyyy ..
@@torment4723 what about it is fake to you?
@@Alvah707 all of it lol
@@mollyreid4844 what about it is? You can’t just say all of it then not give an example of what WOULD be real.
What's crazy is that the coast guard told them to wait a week for rescue, only for their family to hire a helicopter in the end costing $3,500. Sure, they weren't in danger (thanks to that yacht being there), but that doesn't seem right.
Yeah it’s kinda disgusting tbh
they said they had water for 2 days and the coast guard said they had to wait 2 weeks, thats just irresponsible
Yeah, I'd be questioning what the tax dollars going to the coast guard at that point.
@@bennybellum6037 we don't have a coast guard, so zero tax dollars for that. The search and rescue helicopters are funded by donations, Volunteer Marine Rescue is funded by donations and a membership fee. The navy, air force, Army, Police and border force can perform these functions as well. But there isn't a government funded organization that perform this duty like the US coast guard. There just isn't a bunch of guys and a big boat waiting to perform these rescues.
Wow, y’all were good, so fun and great story
This is by far my favorite video on TH-cam. It's simultaneously interesting, funny, relaxing, concerning, beautiful, heartwarming, and even sad (RIP Denny's Reggy). It's a video you can watch randomly or toss it on and fall asleep to. Just a good group of lads in a bit of a pickle. Thanks for documenting it!
A pickle!?!? They’re fucking stranded! Got lucky as all hell.
One of them died I see a RIP??
@@No_ReGretzky99i think they are referring to Danny’s boat
Wow, what a trip ! It's like their own Survivor challenge , and they all came out winners. Bless you boys ! ❤❤
You guys making being stranded look like a vacation.
It was all for insurance 😂
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They are probably married. Sounds like a great holiday for me!
@@kylezLand lol. They could easily flipped the boat back over at the right level of water then gotten out the water inside it. Given that the electrical is still working it should start up again just do a few cranks without the sparkplug in to get out any potential water in the cylinder
@@ceaseanddesist8036 you think they could lift that boat even in the water enough to flip it lmao okay
I love that they were running out of food & got the opportunity to fly off the island but the general vibe was “bit pricey mate”.
How much was it? Legit concern if you’re not a millionaire
@@krisb-travelif you look at the top comment he explains that the heli that rescued them was around 3400 Australian dollars and apparently it would’ve been around 15k if the coast guard had helped them which is crazy imo
@@jaquarius5035 interesting, i always thought thats where our tax dollars go, on services to protect us... anyway 3000 is not too crazy.... 15k is just ridiculous though and coast guard is the government funded body.
@@krisb-travel not really when you that nk about it. They need around 6 highly trained individuals to fly out and pick up a private party to fly back. You are essentially chartering a private plan or helicopter to somewhere out of the way.
@@haleypoole9081 yes but like i said, our tax dollars have already paid for it.
Forget about everything else, this to me is what Australia is and you guys represent what I see as a huge part of our culture.
Good friends, fishing and drinking "minni rich rain water."
Graham and Amanda well what can you say. Just good solid people.
I have, for the most part, always found other boaties to help out if needed. Nothing was too much for these two.
what a film, its pretty rare that something like this gets documented so well. this is a fantastic example of how useful staying calm can be in a survival situation. that could have gone very badly, very quickly if you had panicked. staying calm did you well. perhaps a bit too calm, because the coast guard didn't send air rescue haha
Only Aussies can have this much fun whilst being shipwrecked!
I’d argue that Floridians can have more fun 🐊
Well, they were stranded on an island to begin with that’s Australia was created
@Forgive and be Forgiven. cope
@Forgive and be Forgiven. Hail Satan 😈😈
@@HaplessOne you say that. As a joke or what? Gonna be very sad when your in front of god on judgement day regretting your decisions
This whole experience has heightened my love for Australians. More chill than I would ever guess and the phrases are awesome.
There is no situation where I’d leave a man behind on shore knowingly.
@@SusanWojcickiTheBolshevik I watched the video, who got left behind ?
Yeah I'm now going to refer to minerals as minis! Cheers mates!
@@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641 right 😂 idk what they were thinking
Jesus Christ the sovereign God loves you dearly my friends :" ) You matter to the Holy Trinity
I heard something recently about research into the types of people best suited for long stints on the space station and what kind of personality traits are most important for them to get along even in tense situations or disagreements, and they found by far the most important thing is to have a joker onboard, someone who will crack a joke to ease tension. You guys were all able to crack jokes despite your predicament and it kept everyone sane and stopped anyone from getting really worried and panicky. So inspiring watching how you guys handled this whole ordeal!
That couple Is what gives me faith in humanity Just Solid people
If I’m ever stranded I want to be with these guys. No blame, no deflecting on each other. Love this video
Also incredibly calm.
They made an adventure out it. They had most everything they need to enjoy a great adventure😅 Good on you guys. You turned lemons into lemonade and gave us a great video.
@@Doreana48501 Except food or water😂❤
@@soilgrasswaterairmust not have watched the video
Agreed!!!
Its crazy how hard it is to get rescued even when you have contact with the outside world
Only person responsible for you is......well, you!!
the fact that they almost didnt get the helicopter bc they though itd cost them 2grand is kinda sad man. we live in a world where we’d rather risk dying on some island then pay one months rent lol
edit:for the record i was saying it’s fucked up how strapped for cash everyone is and how significant just one months rent is. not saying people are stupid for not wanting to pay for a helicopter
@@MrJoosebawkz it's even more sad when you have to pay 2k. To get rescued.. they put a price on 5 lives and it's sad we love in a world where everything even being rescued is behind a paywall.
@@Aulcis it costs money to rescue people… maybe for some its news. It costs a lot of money too. Be grateful for having that service available. They would be dead otherwise. Your ass is not going to save them. I would pay 2k any day over being dead. ☠️
@@Justicewarrior795 no I'm not gonna save them but all I'm saying is it's sad everything has a price and costs money to be rescued. It's like someone getting caught in a house fire and they need to pay the fire fighters money before they can be rescued. I have no clue why you're being hostile though but hey I can't do anything about that either, everyone has their own opinions and emotions. Sorry if I've made you mad or been disrespectful in any way and I hope you have a wonderful day
As a non-Australian, I'm over here all panicky about jellyfish, spiders, storms, and the water being "sharky". Meanwhile, you guys climb slippery rocks and swim to your boat across the murky deep. 😬😬😬
yeah a lot of things are dangerous. But as long as you are mindful where your hands and feet are going you'll be alright (eg. dont casually rest hands on loose tree bark)
In a situation like this, you'd do it too.
Survival will do that to ya.
I'm not a fisherman in the slightest but I've never been so glued to my screen. It's like I was literally there with you guys. I just wish I'd found this video sooner! Top stuff boys. Glad it all ended well.
When they drank the rain water coming off the rocks lol "very mineral, like you're getting some extra minnies" lmao I love aussies so much
Extra bacteria in there too! Don't follow the example, it has to be collected and boiled!
I'm glad I wasnt the only one that got a good laugh from that
might be the first time i've ever thought about wanting to get shipwrecked with me mates. Seems both heaps fun and terrifying.
same
Fun if there is a yacht there the same day.
I agree also your pfp checks out if that is the mc from golden kamuy like I think it is lol
@@cocoamcjaegermeister5534 shut up weeb
@@cocoamcjaegermeister5534 yes it is, its Sugimoto from golden kamuy.
I discovered this channel because of this video about a year ago and it has remained, and will always be, the most badass video on TH-cam
This video makes for a good thinking prompter for sailors and fishos alike, especially along the coast of Queensland. It’s a plausible scenario that one might have to cope with - being caught out, on an island, with no comms, but not life threatening. I completely understand not wanting to make a huge fuss with the EPIRB. For those who don’t know - join your local Volunteer Coast Guard, and rescues/towing within VCG areas are done for free to members.
Huge props to Graham and his wife Amanda for being absolute life savers. This situation would have been so much different without them both. Not sure if anyone believes in guardian angels but they were both definitely destined to be there at that very moment for you all. Incredible video and journey. Love the content Briggsy. Yeeeeeew.
"do frog do frog less sharky" Truly emotional words. I started crying on the spot. This quote changed my life. Thank you.
Truly some of the words of all time.
Excellent advice in the circumstances, best not to thrash about in tropical waters.
I became a monk after hearing him say that. I now live in the Himalayas. True story.
it really shows they are really great friends together, they made a whole great story to tell from a bad moment ❤️
Restored some of my faith in humanity.
“LOOK AT YOUR BOAT DANNY😂”
Danny: 😶😐🫥
Their senses of humor and easy going, calm demeanor is half the battle in any survival situation.
Working as a team and being good to each other, preparing.
Being creative to get help.
Smart.
They were never at serious risk of not surviving.
@@b.g.5869 Yeah you got a point. They still did a good job working together though. I forgot the name of that thing but that thing they were talking about pulling was basically a device that they pull a cord or something and it's a honing beacon that would alert the like they said army navy whatever rescue people at the highest regards would have came and rescued them ASAP which they did not want to happen if they didn't need to. They were never at any risk at starving or anything though. Maybe bad weather. Had a very bad storm come through they would have been not in a good spot.
@@cokesmocker39 Yeah I think the beacon they had was an EPIRB (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon).
I think they would have fared well had it been a more serious situation but they knew it wasn't a life threatening situation and could afford to be pretty chill about it.
Had it been a scarier more remote situation they would have rationed what they had more conservatively and been less selective about what fish they took from the ocean.
That one fried fish and rice meal looked soooo good.
Yeah yea really smart, letting your 250,000 life like a flip over
Unreal! Was absolutely glued to my screen while watching. You guys handled this like champs! Thank god you had the couple out there to help along the way.
Jordan for president !!!
I love bothe of your vids and chanels
Love your videos mate unreal what ur doing on this platform
wow u are here i seen u
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Cheers Brother! Yeah it was a pretty wild situation haha, so lucky to have those two out there in the Yacht looking after us!
So sorry for Denny losing his wife! That’s awful. I am glad he has such a great group of friends.
This is the best fishing , cooking , film making , surfing , trekking , survival , first aid , humanitarian video I've seen . If you guys were with Shackleton, they'd have spent the First World War partying on the ice . So glad it turned out well . Be safe and if you're not safe make another video !
Shoutout to Graham and his family for being such good people. These days you just never know who you are going to meet but for Graham to pick you guys up and bring you back to his boat where he has his family. Just great people. You were way too chill when you got talking to the coast guard.
@Zoot Rollo Really? How do you know that?
They were ok their was no need to panic at that time bec they got help pretty fast
@@Saleigh suuuurre
"look at your boat danny" hes been staring at it for the last 20 minutes lmaoo
Most underrated comment.
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I love the energy tbh like you guys are stranded and wrecked a boat. Yet you all are smiling and laughing. Mad crazy I love that guy trips vibe.
Its genuinely concerning me how these guys make me WANT to get stranded on an island.
Right 😂😂
For real!! I show FAR more stress on a daily basis when dealing with minor inconveniences 🤣
That can easily be fixed!
I think you just discovered camping…
I get more stressed out about the most trivial stuff than these guys look
I would gladly pay money to see this as a movie in theaters. Glad you guys made it back safe, cheers!
A comedy movie
"Aussies on an Island"
That movie has been made many times already.
Tom Hanks Cast Away
Your bar for what’s entertaining is pretty low. Go watch Castaway.
Incredible footage. Fantastic memories. Very lucky to have had someone so brave help you guys in time of need.
I'm only a few minutes into this... y'all just grabbed the signaling gear... but having grown up on sailboats my first thoughts were... signals, cut the stern anchor loose, and drag the boat into shallow water where you can work on righting it. Pump or bail it out. Get some ground tackle set up and, the four of you being well-built individuals, start hauling her up on the beach. You would be far from the first crew that's fixed their boat and headed home late.
Now I'm gonna go watch the rest of this and see what you actually end up doing. So far I'm really liking the lack of hysteria. Real positive energy from you.
Conclusions... you guys were AWESOME!!! I not at all surprised at how the CatNap crew helped you out... that's simply the way it's supposed to work... but you guys did a great job supporting yourselves and finding help. Yes the EPIRB would have gotten you help faster, but it would have been exactly what you didn't want... an "all-hands" response.
When I talked about rolling the boat over, I was thinking it was balanced differently... and perhaps rolling it out in deeper water might have worked, but probably not.
Great effort, AWESOME energy, and a really great story. I'm super glad it all got straightened out. I would go to sea with you guys any day!
meh, 4 adult males with a few tree limbs as leverage and done deal. drag it on to the beach enlist the help of the 2 other adult males and u got 6 adult males with levers. dig a small hole on opposite side of the boat that u can flip the boat into in order to mitigate the over all height and weight you gotta lift. simple 4-5 hour task just a matter of doing it. seemed like they were in a more "i just wanna chill" mind set haha
@@nickmunro3114yeah was a bit annoyed at how easily they gave up on righting the boat. At least try harder, even if it ends up not being possible. Tree limbs. Set up a pulley using the anchor rope. Dig out the gunwale stuck in the sand. Anything but pushing for 10 seconds and completely giving up.
Glad I wasn’t the only one immediately thinking it would be better to just flip the thing then just giving up. Only 10 minutes in but it definitely seems like the best option.
Yea, I was thinking the same thing. Any real fisherman out on a boat would have some rope. The first thing that comes to my mind is bending some trees down. If you bent one tree down, and tie it off, then another, and repeat the process until you have it tied up to a dozen trees, then the four giving it a good pull, with the help of the trees, I figure you wouldn't need to worry much about man power anymore
Stuck on an deserted island and the 1st meal I see them make looks like it is from a fancy restaurant 🤣 I want these guys if I ever get trapped on an island. This is possibly the most typical aussie response to a sketchy situation, chilled and cracking jokes, much respect fellas.
*desert
deserted implies it was once inhabited
@@micahlagerquist8873 bro was def one of those kids to say its tomorrow at 12:01am at sleepovers
@Michael Morrison At exactly 12:00 am ot is officially the next day. Also if it was 12:01 I'd say it's today, not tomorrow.
@Michael Morrison Just because your sense of what day it is is based of of light and dark doesn't mean I'm weird for actually being correct.
@littlerad2008 nobody asked you for your input, yet here you are. This is a public domain where anybody can comment on or correct anybody they want to. I do not need permission nor the go-ahead to reply to someone's comment and neither do you. You also felt the need to insert yourself when you weren't asked to which just shows the point I'm making.
Love that the pilot could help himself with a “Need a lift?”.
Been sittin in my recommended for over a year now. Finally gave in.
Worth every second. Great documentary !
The way you all made the best out of a horrible situation, especially the ship owner who ended up smiling and laughing in the end, was so admirable. Good company can mean everything in the end.
I really think this is one of the only videos of its kind, I cannot find any other shipwrecked or stranded on Island actual footage videos like this one, these guys should win a video award if they haven't already
The shots of grabbing gear and finding pockets of air under the capsized boat were nail biting but you both remained so calm. Aussies seem to be made of the sterner stuff, so cool to see
I know! I found myself holding my breath with him! 😮😮
The continent is full of monsters so they wouldn’t be scared of a little shipwreck
@@escoejrhaha, the animals aren’t so bad here. I was worried about sharks for them. Luckily it looked a bit wet for snakes.
@@This_RuthIsOnFire Sea Snakes enter the chat
TROSE people in the yacht are legit life savers, I absolutely love them seriously what amazing people so ready to help and never blinked for a second when it some to asked if yall were ok. Just an insane video and experience
I see this video two years later; I think you guys did the best of an unplanned stranded on an island situation..You kept positive through it all, despite the prognosis and the family with the yacht, yes amazing family. They watched your back , stood guard and helped you. Kudos to them for all their help. Glad you guys survived considering the situation could have been much worse.
“Danny thinks we’re never going to get rescued because I am too blasé on the radio” That was too true! You barely sound inconvenienced and don’t want to bother the rescue service either haha.
Yeah that worried me
To be honest he knew this video was gonna be a hit but that LE had to rescue him regardless. I think his risk/ strategy paid off, they came at pretty much the most opportune time and we got to see a true survival experience because of it.
This might sound devious to say, so apologies. But this is not a situation that is easy to recreate as a youtuber. Think if he immediately told him to contact family and send a chopper how much faster that would be, but then we would've gotten nothing out of it.
If they were truly convinced it would be life threatening, that big fish would've been eaten, no questions asked
@@personwhohasayoutubechannel3I disagree that the fact they were recording it had anything to do with their strategy for calling for help. I think tey didn't want to be rescued by a chopper simply because they didn't know if they could afford it. They were not at the stage where they would think they are in a life threatening situation, so they most likely didn't want their family and friends to be worried and they were thinking about the costs for the rescue and material losses of the boat and other stuff they'd have to leave unattended. They had everything on shore so it was pretty much just a longer and more adventurous holiday and you could see there was fresh water on the island. You can last without food for a long time, too.
That's actually just an aussie.
The Coast Guard knows you're shipwrecked and they're like, "You're on an island? We'll be over in a week." It took that long for them to come for you? That's insane.
Almoat as insane as people believing thos story.
@@Springfield-eo8jl what part of this do you think isn't real?
@@forx88 if you could explain which part you think is fake that'd be great
@@Springfield-eo8jl yeah mate, they sunk their $250,000 boat for content and all 6 of them were in on it 🤡
Watch again, at 41 minutes it is explained that the seas are too rough in the area to allow the coast guard to approach and rescue. You have to actually watch and listen, pay attention to the content you are viewing, the answer is often right in front of you!
Wow, well that happened!
What a wicked adventure; from a fishing show to a stranded and rescue show it ended up being.
You guys were so lucky.
It helped that you were all pretty prepared and willing to that huge hike to get help.
Glad you all made it out.
Honestly the best vid ive ever seen on youtube, absolutely riveting because it was genuine, fantastic experience for you all, well done.
These guys are making restaurant quality level dishes whilst being in a real survival situation. Unreal guys, yous are legends.
atleast they had the seasoning lol
And enough batteries to run all their cameras for 5 days lol
@@EJ-74solar chargers probably aswell
@@Mintyss6.0 Yep you can actually see their solar charger around the 43:45 mark
@@aidanginise i wanna know which one it is
I've always wondered how many lost GoPros are out there with some footage like this. shits wild, glad you guys are ok.
Probably not that many. Gorpos die really quick
@@heyozbee they would still have footage though wouldn't they? lol
@@xincnos9657 yeah but barely any
@@heyozbee show feets
@@heyozbee nah there are people that will extract all that shit from burned devices so not all is lost.
THIS WAS THE BEST TH-cam VIDEO IVE EVER SEEN!
I’m sorry this happen to you but dam this was good!
My heart broke for Dennis every time the camera went to him. The disappointment on his face was obvious. Then mess his foot up and be chained to a chair forced to look at your boat for days. He couldn’t even take his mind off the situation and go down the beach and try and catch some food.
It's always better on someone elses boat
felt so bad for him man :( could tell dude was livid.
@@jazldazl9193 y
@@sidewheel cause ya ain’t pay for the boat
Your not maintaining it
And if it sinks
You didn’t lose YOUR BOAT
@@sidewheel He only answers questions in the form of a sentence, but bless your heart for trying.
Graham and his kin are legends. No clue what their original itinerary was on that trip, but the second they knew y’all’s situation they clearly became focused on keeping y’all good however they could, and I imagine a lotta folks may not have been such consistent chads through the whole ordeal.
love how calm you guys were and made light of the situation. This is actually the best video I have watched ever. Very good content mate. Glad you guys made it home okay. For some odd reason I want to go to an island now. I watched the whole video by the way!
I must say… as a lifelong boater and fisherman from Louisiana, this is the best you tube video I’ve ever seen! First off, I’m thankful for all you mates safe arrival home! Second, you fellows were well prepared for your trip I see, with tables, chairs, tents, water and food! I’m sure you’ve considered yourselves lucky in that regard. And last but not least, I’d be kissing the feet of Badons girlfriend for chartering the Copter! Wow, what an adventure. I must give kudos to Graham and Amanda as they were angels too, and I know you all have probably become good friends. Thanks for filming your adventure. PS, I’m glad Denny got a new boat too, as I know he was sick about losing the Contender.
in the first 40 seconds i could tell you guys gonna handle this situation like bosses
FR tho
fr this seemed like just another average australian week to them lol
There was a yacht within eyesight the entire time... not really that scary.
giant island with tons of supplies...super scary
man left clean bottle water on boat .....................
Incredible leadership skills and attitude from the narrator here. Always keeping up the spirits, making sure everyone's fine and doing the stuff that needs to be done to get the hell out of there. If you're stuck on an island you're hoping it's with this guy. True legend.
Or just cutting 3 days of footage down to an hour and subconsciously inserting the most positive aspects of himself into the film. There are dozens of hours of footage left on the proverbial cutting room floor from "the narrator" in this situation.
@@crowneproductions9908 jealous much?
@@sl101d5so jealous
@@crowneproductions9908 dozens of hours, how many batteries do you think they had? they didn't plan on shooting the lord of the rings trilogy out there.
@@illkissyourightnow You have never done any serious filming I take it. They don't just take batteries on these trips, they take entire portable battery chargers to charge extra batteries. I would guess they have at least a dozen hours of footage to come up with what you eventually see here.
Although in a precariously dangerous situation they are actually having the ultimate week away in the wild with mates and really enjoying themselves. At least they were prepped for such a scenario as there are so many people in the world who go on these kind of excursions and find they haven't go an absolute clue on how to survive when things go south in a big way. Loved the video guys, amazing
I love how in the mist of being scared and having to survive is kinda harsh conditions, they still manage to have fun and keep each others compassion
Member of the US coast guard here and I'm always interested to see more sides of rescue operations, especially perspectives of the people living them.
I'll be truthful and say that it baffles me a bit to learn the guard wasn't immediately mobilized to come get you lot. An overturned vessel and a stranded group of individuals warrants immediate action. At the bare minimum you certainly shouldn't need to wait as long as you did. This much is true regardless of how calm someone sounds on the radio.
Glad it worked out for you all, cheers for keeping up the spirits and delivering this excellent story to us.
Exactly !!! 👍👍👍
I was wondering the same thing too, why they waited so long to rescue you guys, 5 days without food or water could have been a lot different outcome when they finally found you guys.
i agree, US coastguard would've handled it way better than this. it's a joke they left these guys stranded out there.
Thank you for your service!
Mad respect to the Coast Guardsmen. One thing I learned from my time in service, and traveling out in the world is that.. outside of America and of "the west" which is a very small number of nations.. is that, there isn't anyone coming for you. You are on your own. American's in the CONUS have grown accustomed to having this safety mechanism deeply ingrained in us, but it just isn't true in so many places in the world. Not in a bad way, just in a "the world is absolutely massive and untamed" kind of way. That's what you're up against. Humanity has built in a rescue mechanism, or it hasn't. Hope your survival skills are good out there. Cheers.
Graham and his wife Amanda are really wonderful people to have stayed there with you guys during that ordeal. Most people would have left but this goes to show that there are still some good people left in the world and this couple are just absolute GOLD.
If they were noticed I seriously doubt most people would have left.
Sea ppl are different, They rescue each other.Theres a bond [ James..:]
This was by far the best adventure ive seen on TH-cam. And that you documented it as well. And you had two wonderful angels keeping tabs on you. That's a great story to tell your kids one day around the camp fire. However you look at it you've learned something. Take care from a pom.
The sea is an unforgiving place. Glad you all made it back safe
You do realize that this whole thing was staged right?
@@24bidy flipping the boat was also staged?
@@24bidy well, wetting the EPIRB isn't a joke, I don't know why it didn't go off, normally the epirb is either activated manually or if the boat sinks and it gets in the water it get automatically activated. Maybe there is a depth pressure threshold or something like that...unless you have a specific source stating this was staged then I probably don't think this is...
“The sea is always right” according to Amazon.
The sea is also very forgiving
Graham and Amanda are legends, bringing their boat around to take care of you guys. The world is a better place for people like them.
boaties are like that.
@sans oftime Hey man, this is a genuine question, no disrespect. Why do you capitalize the first letter of every word? I see comments like this occasionally and have always wondered
@@canyouguessmyname15 yeS itS reallY weirD isn'T iT!
@@BucklandSteamClean Not as weird as that lol. I've just always wondered what the idea behind it is, capitalizing the 1st letter of every single word just seems like such a chore. I mean imagine hitting shift (or the mobile phone equivalent) For Every Single Word You Type. I can't wrap my head around it. Unless maybe it's correct in some other language and the rule just got transferred over when learning English as a second language?
@@canyouguessmyname15 When I Read Sentences Like This One. I basically take a pause in between each word because of the capitalization. I will never understand why some people type like it.
What an amazing and wholesome journey. I’m so glad everyone’s ok and I’m so amazed how well everything ended up. ❤❤❤❤❤
The catamaran owners were absolutely amazing people. So glad that there are still people like that in the world there to help and were the ones to be there when y'all got stranded.
- Also, you did an amazing job documenting this life event as well as telling the story of what happened. Keep up the amazing work that you're doing on your channel!
You must help another vessel in distress if capable of doing so.
@@whiteouthamstra and who's going to enforce that law if they didn't? law would never even hear about it. the law is not why these people helped. they helped bc they're great people.
@@reanimationxp I’m not doubting that they are good people. Seemed like it.
Though don’t think the law wouldn’t find out about it if they didn’t help, especially with how well documented this is.
@@reanimationxpit's not about the law. It's the honorable thing to do especially out in sea. Sailors code. It's a matter of life and death and if someone don't help someone else in that situation if they're able then theyre scum and better hope no one finds out they left people to die. Just look at what people think of the California, even today, after they ignored the titanics distress calls. 1500 people lost their lives because they didn't help.
I think you'll find most people will help people when they're genuinely in need. People aren't as sh*t as everyone makes them out to be.
This was insane to watch! I have never seen a video on TH-cam with people actually stranded on an island and documenting it like it was just another vlog. So cool of Graham and Amanda to stay out there with you guys to make sure you were okay, bring you supplies, and establish a rescue plan. They did everything right, you guys did everything right and as a result it worked out. I literally had no idea that this was almost the length of a full movie until I was already done watching it XD. Very captivating and cool to watch.
You do realize that this whole thing was staged right ? It's just for views
@@24bidy So they sank a $250,000 dollar boat to make about $10,000 from TH-cam?
@@asparagusstaging430 250 for a boat like that I dont think so
@Sound Money I can promise you that boat worth at least 150k-200k so yes, it’s a off shore fishing boat, I can tell you know nothing about boat because you want the proof lol just look at the boat also the main reason why those boat are expensive is because of there engines usually 250 hp which can cost anywhere from 25k- 40k looks like a Yamaha
@@devs1590 bro....look I can't tell for sure that this video is fake or not.
But your a kid or just insanely naive to not even consider it
australians are simply the best, always chill always helpful glad you made it back!
I know yall were stranded, but yall made it look like a piece of cake vacation!!! Positive attitudes, amazing outlook on gettin rescued, resourceful, helpful with each other and not pointing blame on nobody.....JUS AMAZING 👏 🙌 8
Family’s super worried but the boys are just chillin…. Sounds about right.
Was shaking uncontrollably watching this remembering how cold it was hahaha
Have use received all your swags and fishing rods from Graham,
Fuck yeh bruv hectic hey
@@christopherhonor2410 "use"
Ya Nancy, take a pure cold 2 min shower after your normal shower like a man and you wouldn’t have this problem.
Ye mate sall gud
Holy crap… glad you guys are all safe, what a memorable adventure to tell the kids… 😂😂 absolutely crazy I love it
I don't know what it is about this video. Its probably the longest video on TH-cam ive seen, and ive seen it 5 times at that. There's just such a huge comfort this video brings to me. Idk if it's because I deal with anxiety, boredom, and loneliness, but this video combats all three. Something about 4 Australians stranded on an island making the best of it with jokes, fishing, and adventure just brings me such joy. It's an escape for me honestly, when im really down I come back to this video and watch it in its entirety every time, and enjoy/laugh at it like its the first time watching it. I hope one day to be stranded on island with 3 other mates who make it feel like its no big deal. Life is about risk, adventure, uncertainty, fun, laughs, love(on a friendship level in this case), and this video conveys all of them. Thank you Briggsy, for bringing me hope that there is still light and interesting aspects of life to look forward to.
the longest video you've seen on youtube? just what do you usually watch on here m8?
@@Kr4zYm0f0TH-cam shorts and ADHD click bait if I had to guess
@@GreeseMonkie1998 An hour and ten minutes is pretty long for a youtube video, especially in one sitting. Although nowhere near the longest I've watched doesn't mean this guy isn't watching 20 minute videos usually.
@@fingmoron exactly, and I mainly just watch Penguinz0 and vSauce, which both consistently post under an hour videos.
I struggled with anxiety as well for a long time and the only thing that truly saved me from it is having a relationship with Christ. Hope this helps🙏
Damn it's cool to see how most of them stay fairly calm throughout the ordeal. Kinda like "Oh crap mate, seems we've sunk" "Figure we can last two days but any more and we might be out-of-sorts" the boat owner Danny is clearly upset (duh) but everyone stays so damn calm.
If they had no supplies and no tools to survive it would be a different story. They had a lot of stuff with them. They knew exactly what to do also. They were fine.
@@xtherealest they had almost no supplies left. Only like 2 days worth
@@zeuszo_o1593 had fishing rods and lures.
@@rileysmall4317 And what about water?
@@missdaisy2051 can boil sea water in a pot or put sand in your shirt and use it to drain the salt out.
I’ve watched this video I think about 3-4 times now and it’s just so good too watch so glad your okay
Bro!!!! That's unreal. I sat here watching the whole video reminiscing about the time a bunch of us got flooded in for a week during a 4wd trip to Lakeland. Same thing, we had to get choppered out. Unfortunately, it was before the days of go-pros, so we'll only have the memories. Either way, you're never gonna forget that experience, man. I'm glad everyone got home safe in the end.
This video is not just a video, it's a movie, and not only that but it shows how close friends look out for each other, it's like everyone knew what needed to be done and with smiles on their face they jumped in and handled it, no one free ked out or even lost their tempers, it looked like they were having fun.so glad you all made it home safe, God bless Graham and Amanda for all their help. Sending love and Prayers from the USA.
@Zoot Rollo now that will give you something to think about 😀
It needed more women in it. 😁
Nah everybody can keep it together for a couple days or weeks. Would be more interesting if they got stuck for half a year or more. And were able to film through all of it. But still this was a mighty interesting video to watch.
Shows that there is good people out there still.
I feel like every Australian knows how to survive in the wilderness
Pretty much. but stranded without enough beer, thats just torture mate
...imean they are living in the wilderness surrounded by venomous predators xD
They live in the wild lmao
I think you're right 😅
@@lp4270 LOL
Amazing video! Good attitudes, and good storytelling.
After watching Avi Yemini covering Australia during the pandemic, it's good to see that Australians still have the grit and the independent spirit that Australians are known for!
Still easily my favorite TH-cam video to come back to and watch all the way through, such an adventure.
timmy's vibes are actually impeccable bro this the definition of "who would you want to be with you if you were stranded on a desertedisland"
I watched this with my father who was in the (us) coast guard for 25+ years. If they requested immediate rescue they would have came out. They play situations similar to these by ear and wait for an optimal time to go rescue those stranded. They had water, supplies and were in contact with another boat. Though it was an emergency, it wasn’t for them.
When is optimal time
@@Max_G43I would assume it's when the seas are calmest and there's the fastest and least trafficked route
@@Max_G43 brb let me ask daddy
@@jonathonchandnoit6741did you get an answer? What baffles me is how the sat phone got rejected any idea why that happened ?
@@philipp117. a lot of times sat phones need specific subscriptions and such to work. Example being the Garmin inReach system. That being said we have no way of knowing if that was the issue
What a great film to watch! You guys did great, thank God you had the supplies and food to be able to survive all those days and thank God Gram and his wife were there to help!
Really enjoyed the film and this one you may look back years from now thinking what a week plus of living with great buddies and loved ones at home to step up and make the call and get it done. Personally my true favorite I've ever watched on you tube for all the right reason's. You guy's are great souls and so are your new true friends you met on that island. So much was caught on that fishing trip and thats the best metaphor I've ever watched.
Man this is probably in my top 5 videos I've seen on TH-cam in the last 10 years. Great filming, humor, civilities, and a good ending. I watched this entire video at work 😂🤣
Definitely one of my top videos as well
As one of the first 50 youtubers ever I’ve seen a lot on this site, but nothing quite as real and raw like this. Honestly, I think this is one of my favorite videos I’ve ever watched by far. I mean swimming down into the boat I felt there, looking for that air pocket, feeling relief at first breath. What a memorable life experience! Plus, nobody got a peg leg or worse! Many thanks for sharing! 👍🏻👍🏻. Pretty tough to top this…
Wow man you're really not kidding, you have an upload from 17 years ago!!! Thanks for your comment Mate, it means a lot coming from someone who's been a TH-camr from the start!
That's actually pretty wild. How do you know that you're in the top 50?
@@MadMenPlays look at his Chanel date creation ^^
bro you must not have used it a lot, stg i saw a boa eat a baby rabbit on here before google turned this place into nazi germany, or that video of the dude breaking his tailbone
Noice mate
What an adventure. Appreciate you sharing this with us. What a story for the ages!
What an amazing adventure, The good vibes you guys give off is contagious, so optimistic and positive. I really enjoyed this and so glad you had the equipment to document this ordeal and big respect to the lovely couple who helped you out. ❤️
Feeling bad for Danny, I’d be a bit dead inside too lol
Dennis "Denny", I thought he was saying Danny too.
insurance
@@reanimationxp oooh got ya, appreciate the correction
@@lelsqueksInsurance is great for the things it covers, but for a lot of people it isn’t until they need that coverage that they find out what it actually does and doesn’t cover. Best to read that policy very carefully before you find out the hard way that you did something it explicitly excludes coverage from.
@@babybirdhome bang on
Big shoutout to Graham and his wife for helping you guys survive and taking care of you. Great to see you all made it out alive and well!
I laughed at the brown rice comment at towards the end, they seemed like such nice people. Graham and Amanda, good on you!
@@somerandompartsdepartment6934 "no one wants brown rice" 😂
just wanna contact them and personally thank them for saving one of my main source of entertainment
Best thing I’ve watched in ages. Great story, glad you’re all good!
God is always good. I’m really happy for all of you guys. You seem like great guys and great friends who know how to keep your heads. Cheers to the great people who helped you along the way.
Y’all did so good mate. Worry when it’s time to worry. Calmness is contagious. The tattooed bloke and the fella that walked with him were just as happy as clams. Y’all made what many people would’ve considered a life or death tragedy a fun time almost. Great job mate
If this video is anything its a testament to HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT!!!!!!!!!! Literally saved your lives. Although this seems like a shitty experience I bet it will go down as one of your greatest adventures together. All the way from Las Vegas...Cheers boys! Good job!!!
except sat phone didn't work, they were well prepared
@@CaptainKevHaurakiGulf better to have it though
100% they were well prepared, concerned it didn't work@@slumedia205
Awesome to watch the help and your attitudes. ❤
Awesome watch, you blokes really make me miss Australia with all that kind and helpful people around ❤