Divers React to Bodies Recovered Inside Sunken Ferry
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ม.ค. 2022
- A word of warning, this episode includes actual footage from body recovery operations conducted on the MV St. Thomas Aquinas wreck.
Hundreds of people lost their lives during this maritime tragedy that took place in 2013.
We wanted to showcase the raw footage from the amazing work performed during the recovery efforts by all the volunteer divers, and unequivocally express our admiration for the people who put their own safety on the line to bring these families closure after such a horrific tragedy.
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Thank you gentlemen for the reaction video. We appreciate the kind words you said and also from the ones in the comments section. We want to reiterate that this video was created as a reminder to all seafarers of their duty of care to their passengers. The Philippines has a very high rate of maritime disasters and we hope this video will touch the hearts & minds of the people in charge & make them resolve to NEVER allow, at all cost, a similar incident from happening again.
Thank you for sharing the video. You guys deserve all the praise and all the credit.
Thank you for bringing these people home and giving their families some closure. It certainly cannot be an easy job and there are not a lot of people who do it.
you guys are absolute legends and heroes.
thank you so much for this. I'm sure the impact on the families lives will be much bigger than we can realize.
you are doing something that shows the good in humanity.
thank you. just, thank you.
Filipino Cave Diver Thank you so very much for your efforts to reunite families and shine a light for safety. This is very difficult work that takes a toll on your body and mind. Please keep yourself healthy and keep eyes on your teammates. Our world needs you! You are amazing!
Thank you for bringing back their loved ones. Going thru hell to do it.
You are true heros
Thank you for this. My uncle did recovery work and he was the strongest guy I ever knew. He carried it into whatever room he walked into and the adults would avoid him. Before he died he thanked us kids for playing board games and feeling like he was a person. It hit me so hard. He was the most stone faced guy, but smiled at us so much.
He was a hero who just never got to save anyone
he saved the families hearts for recovering lost loved ones 💕💕💕
Bless him. 💔
That's really sad to hear man but he sounded like an amazing guy.
Im sorry for your loss, and its very sweet that you guys made his life happy :)
unrelated, but im 24 years old and the older I get, the more stone faced I have become. All I truly want though, is to smile and have a fulfilling life with meaningful relationships. I can relate to your uncle.
@@shaneprather6743 46 here, I know what you mean. It's the sign of the times now. Take it easy bro. One day we smile again.
I had a neighbor who was a rescue diver that’s sole job was to recover bodies from disaster sites. He did several plane crashes. It was a hard job and I was always in awe of his fortitude.
Its grim but in the end tney are helping these people even after death
God bless them for the closure they give to the families and the risk the take. What they have done can never be repaid fully.
I had a neighbour who did the same for international rescue…he turned out to bee a peadophile.
@@Man_fay_the_Bru how terrible! A hero on one level, but not worthy of life on another!!!
@@Man_fay_the_Bru what the hell man. Sighh
Seeing that person getting sent back up to the surface felt like seeing a soul set free. I'm glad their family will finally have their loved ones back.
funny how all the demi or bi or whatever are all under 25 years old almost like its a phase
@@AR15andGOD this is a video about dead people what 😭 “man this video is bittersweet, im glad these people got found” “grr sexuality >:( i’m angry because i’m in the closet grrr”
@@tonkabee9000 🤣🤣
@@AR15andGOD Sadly the whole god thing isn't a phase... mental prison for life.
@@AR15andGOD They're 26
This was done so respectfully, that no one could be offended. Salute to the divers, and deepest sympathy to the families
Let the dead rest in peace.
A boat should be charted to go to the spot, with all relatives and, or, grieving persons on board; they can throw reeves, flowers and say a prayer. That is what is usually done for those lost at sea.
You cannot recognize the remains of a person retrieved from the Water in as little as two days. The sea acts quickly in the decomposing process. You would not be able to identify. even if you could, would the trauma be worth it? It would stay with you for the rest of your LIFE. Remember them as they were when they were alive.
@@aimeekubik8803shuuuuuut aaaaaaap
@@aimeekubik8803I agree with you but I can understand how some cultures & families want a body to bury. :(
@@aimeekubik8803I would never leave one of my family members down there
@@aimeekubik8803 yes, id is possible. Also, family and friends would very likely beg to differ with you and would love to have them back home.
It’s almost like their bodies are finally being set free seeing them shoot up to the surface like that. This was very sad to watch. I couldn’t imagine the fear these people had in their last moments. Appreciate what these divers do!
It’s haunting. Much ❤️ to the divers, victims and family.
Couldn't have put it better myself.
@@Missconduct044 Yes, it's haunting but strangely beautiful and moving too.
@@FlickeringEmberRight!! I know this is because of gases within the body, but it “feels” like they’ve been waiting to go home.
i think the music makes it that way
thank you for this! my uncle was one of the divers here and i am so privileged and humbled, at the same time, to learn tech diving from him as of the moment. when i told him i want to learn his craft, his question to me was, "are you afraid of dead bodies?" i answered, "i work part-time as an EMT i've seen death."then he said, "ok. see you tomorrow at 9am". he trained me in search and recovery in japanese shipwrecks here at home and going inside in pitch dark vulnerable iron structures is way too different a feeling than in the ambulance. i salute this team including my uncle of course. the training is not just physically tough but mentally and psychologically too.
Major respect to you both ❤️
@@katkat4986 no he wasn't.
@@SlayerPDX god bless you, sir!
I can't imagine the terror and suffering of those victims as the ship sank. All the respect to those to retrieved the bodies.
I can't either, i hate being in inclosed spaces.
A woman that grew up with my children, was part of the dive team that recovered my 19 year old grandson that drowned, Fathers Day 6/19/2011. My heartfelt respect to her and all the divers involved. He was under water 24 hours. If you’ve never seen a body like that. Be glad.
I am sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry for you. God be with him.
I’m so sorry. May prayers be with you and your family.
Thank you for sharing this very personal story. Grateful for such a strong woman, doing a job and service. Bringing him home for a proper home going. My condolences to you.
❤😢
As I watch this sad video, I must apologize for my ignorance. I never considered divers as a part of first responders. Nor the possibility of these brave men and women living with PTSD.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEARTS IN GIVING AND BEING WILLING TO GIVE YOURSELVES TO THE RECOVERY OF OUR LOVED ONES!
MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS AND COMFORT YOU AND YOURS!!
❤️❤️❤️💓💓💓💕💕
Me too, and even as a nurse who dealt with suicide it never occured to me people committed suicide by driving vehicles into water. I did nursing for 40 years, and only in the last 5 or so did I begin to realize I probably have some level of trauma from the deaths I saw while working ER. I am just in awe of these people who dive to brimg bodies back to families.
I totally agree with you. What you said was really beautiful and straight from the heart. I found this video very respectful to both lost ones and their families, and you could see the toll it took on the divers, I hope they are able to overcome the stresses of their wonderful tasks. I also found the music extremely beautiful and humbling for the job at hand. May all those souls rest in peace.
The men who do this have balls of steel, there is no way I would have the mental strength to do it. Thank you for all the families for who you were able to bring back their love ones. At least they can have some closure
I think you both are most kind and respectful. I respect you for doing this video. No sensationalism, no exploitation. Just sympathy, empathy, and kindness. Thank you for educating us. God bless you and the divers.
I was on the Oceanos when she sank (no loss of life thankfully). My respect for rescue and recovery divers is enormous. We would not all have made it if it hadn't been for the Navy diver who was lowered from a helicopter and helped us get off the ship. She was already almost on her side by then. I had the honour and great pleasure of meeting him a year later as well as the heli pilot. It's incredibly humbling to be able to stand in front of the men who saved your life and thank them for it.
I'm glad you made it.
i’m glad you got off that thing!!!
So happy that you are still with us Alison😍 that had to be so scary for you. Thank God there were some great people that came to your rescue. You sound very gracious about it and that’s what touched me about your story. People nowadays (well a lot of them anyway) tend to act like they are “owed” things. Not you…. Just the opposite. You sound like a doll. Have a blessed day sweetheart💜
Yea, the entertainment crew were better then the freaking Captain and “officers” who was gonna basically leave people to die!
They helped organize people till the Navy rescue crews arrived, and were some of the last people off before the ship sank
I saw a special on it.
You do send them a X-maw card as a thank you every year at least😅.
Omg wow tgat must've been so scary for you all so glad hear all rescued safe and well and yes respect 🙏 👏 to guys who do have do this very dangerous job mist definitely 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I can't even imagine how the divers feel mentally after this. One of my old teachers in high school had been a firefighter, he often woke up at night to a nightmare about a dead girl of 16 years old that he cut out of a car
My old law lecturer was also a former firefighter and had similar stories to tell. He told us he pretty much broke when they attended a house fire where three young children were missing and presumed to be in the house still. Once the fire was out he found their bodies together in a closet where they’d obviously hidden from the fire and then died from smoke inhalation. He had two children around the same age at the time and it just hit him like a ton of bricks.
@@eliz_scubavn These are the things that will follow you for the rest of your life. They are heroes who risk their lives to save the lives of others.
Ive seen another video about this incident stated that some of the divers developed ptsd after the operation... i cant imagine anyone of them walking out of this experience in the same way they dived in...they must have broken their hearts while doing the retrieval of the victims..
im pretty sure several of the divers who had to retrieve the bodies actually committed suicide due to the trauma of having to pull out the bodies of highschool students
@@imagirl4724 yup
Much respect to the people who put their lives at risk. I’m terrified of large bodies of water.
Me too. I don't think I will ever take a boat trip.
...and it's the dark colored water that frightens me.
Same. No cruises for me!
It was a real sobering video. As a nurse, I have worked around death and I have great respect for the people we lose. I get goosebumps just thinking about the job those men are doing. I don’t know what else to say…they are definitely heroes for what they do
I couldn't. Finding a child like that would be too much for me.
Massive respect to all the people involved in this recovery, they are giving so much for the families.
Absolutely. I couldn’t even begin to imagine 😞. I have so much respect for those who do these recoveries. That has to be the toughest job not only physically (putting your own life in danger by doing these dives and recoveries) but the mental side of it. I know I couldn’t do it.
@@shanlynn81 I think any job dealing with loss of life or horrible carnage is incredibly difficult to handle mentally. Police, fire, ems, search and rescue/recovery of any kind. Child services would be the toughest of it in my mind. This is absolutely a tragic event, and my prayers go out for all affected
@@SLOCLMBR I agree. Anything dealing with that would be beyond hard. Child services definitely 💔
i think, perhaps, a big motivator could be the victims family. imagine, a mother, absolutely distraught that their baby is somewhere stuck under the water. if I were a parent of the children who had passed this way, I'd want nothing more than my baby home, where they belong, to be put to rest by the family who loves them. I'd be determined, as a diver, to see those wishes through.
@@kahlanstewart could be one reason why they do it. Regardless of what drives them onward, or gives them the strenght to do this, it is a job not many could do, and for that they have my utmost respect.
I stumbled upon this video entirely by accident and I was moved to tears. These men are true heroes. This is not a job that just anyone could do.
Only a pussy would say no
Gilmasthi asthi maga🙏🙏🙏
I was hesitant to watch this, however, it was tasteful and somber. You guys showed nothing but respect and admiration. Thank you.
Seeing that child floating wow . I’m sure the family was so grateful they were able to recovery bodies and bring them home
I’m a recovery diver for my county, but absolutely nothing like this. My team faces zero visibility and a very busy lake with tons of hazards underwater, but the bravery and team work this team executed with is parallel. I think it’s great that you guys are commenting on this video and shedding light on this subject. I’m glad y’all talked about the closure this brings the family, as most of the recovery’s I’ve been a part of the family is on the shore waiting for us to bring them their loved ones back. Once again I was to emphasize I’m not in any way comparing my team to this, the actions of these divers is nothing but an inspiration to me and the other divers I have showed this video. Great job guys.
Thank you for your work and dedication to humanity
You find bodies that are underwater? How long Will a body stay preserved underwater before the body breaks down?
@@chloekit4861 starts breaking down like instantly because stuff starts eating it and what not
Thanks to you & your team for dedication to your service, Josh!
@@sir.benzerlot4571 That's interesting, but wouldn't that mean everytime you go swimming in fresh water, stuff starts eating skin? 🤷🏼♀️
Recovery of remains is such a gut wrenching feeling. I'm no diver but in 2014 a F4 tornado leveled my home town of Louisville Mississippi. I was part of a group that helped with search and rescue the day after the storm. I'll tell you from first hand experience, there is NOTHING more painful than finding remains of children. A family I found had been in their home, a double wide trailer, and got no warning of the storm.. No sirens, no news.. It was just a bad storm. They had no where to go. As you would expect the trailer turned to debris and there was nothing left. We found the mother and father mangled in a near by field.. but the 7 year old boy... I still have nightmares about this. We found half of him in a tree four miles away. Never found the rest. I remember bringing the tree down to recover him. I almost couldn't run my chain saw because I was crying so hard. I'll keep the families name out of this to protect the privacy of their loved ones but my lord... There is something about recovering remains that one the one hand is rewarding, because you give closure to the loved ones who are still alive.... The other side of it is the horrible pain of seeing the loss. The look on the diver's faces are only half of the pain these men feel. I couldn't imagine the horrible gut wrenching feeling of going into that wreck and doing this. I wouldn't have the stomach for it. Thank you guys for this reaction and for shedding some light on this video for those who haven't seen it. These divers deserve our respect.
Shouldn't let that memory haunt you, no one can control mother nature and the effects it has on the environment. It's a tragic event and I hope that one day you can come to terms with what you have seen.
@@alexisguerrero3105 I appreciate the kind words. It's rare now days.
The Lord give you peace bro
Thank you for helping this family ❤
It truly means a lot to them and thank you for being a brave person to do so.
I couldn't do what you did, it sounded gut wrenching.
May your travels be safe
@@alexisguerrero3105 ah yes, because trauma can be easily overcome by "not letting it haunt you". That's definitely how that works. 😂🙄
The effort of these divers is such a moving tribute to the respect for the people who died.
The level of heroism in this video is just shocking, and thank you for explaining all of this as we watch. These guys have everything to worry about in the worst of conditions, risking all for loved ones recovery.
Respect to the divers who risk their own lives recovering the lost loved ones of others. Must be very mentally scarring and stressful.
It's horribly tragic. I think I recall reading that all who were present got PTSD from the dive and one later committed suicide as a result. After recovering the child especially
Honestly, I do not get the point of such high-risk recoveries. Whether the divers volunteered or were paid, I could not ask them to do this.
@@jacquelyntobin880 Isn't recovery diving an actual job? At least i thought it is
@@mr.catussiaii536 it can be, there are volunteers who do it is as well. In Texas, recovery diving can be done by paid police/fire department, volunteer fire, active military/coast guard, reserve Texas military even. Some are paid, some are not, really depends on who is qualified and available. A lot of training, means few people are qualified.
It’s almost a beautiful thing to think of the bodies being released from the grips of the ship and then floating toward the heavens. Amazing work. I think I would cry if I found a child. Definitely don’t know if I could handle that. Thank goodness someone does
There’s a comment on the original video that it looks like the bodies are being raptured out of there. 😇
The recovery divers didn't take it so well, about all of them got PTSD afterwards and one committed suicide.
@@misskitty8510 I can definitely see them having PTSD after this for sure 😔 but someone committed suicided??! Omg 😢 🙏🏻
@@shanlynn81 yeah...i heard that the person who committed, was traumatised like the other diver and couldn't go near the sea because when he saw and hear seagulls for him it would sound like the children crying for help and to save them. That really fucked him up and ended up committing suicide.
That was purely sad yet beautiful exactly, ascension to the heavens!
Thank you to all the divers who risked their lives to bring closure to these families.
Videos like this need to be shown. To show real heroes who put their lives on the line to give families closure. Thank you gents for doing this in a classy way.
Its a very somber feeling seeing just how serious you guys are taking this one, and me personally appreciate that you're willing to even approach this subject matter. RIP those who didnt make it off, godspeed to those out there who continue to do this, like Ed, you rescuse divers are angels
It’s good you did this guys. Each one of those people that died had their own hopes and dreams cut short and families that suffered and will continue to do so. Praise goes out to the recovery divers for risking themselves and doing this for the families. It’s not just one person running solo but it’s the unfortunately nameless people involved that made this possible.
Hundreds, perhaps thousands of people who helped fill boat gas tanks, providing food for rescuers and many hundred other jobs. Thank you all.
It's real. I'm a diver. Never recovered any bodies but I have the utmost respect for the one that have. Shows the real heros of dive recovery.
God bless these divers for their work and souls to give the bodies to the family’s….they are hero’s!
I had never really given any thought to the conditions these divers face. This video has given me a much greater appreciation of the work these guys do to bring loved ones home to their families. I am in awe...
Dangerous, dangerous work. Hats off to the divers who risk their lives potentially getting trapped in a sunken vessel trying to recover the deceased to bring closure for family and friends of the victims.
Those recovery divers have to be commended for the work that they do. It is extremely confronting, but they do this with so much respect and compassion to each of those bodies.
Thank you for showing us what these brave men go through to bring the bodies to the families. I had no idea that it was so incredibly difficult. To all the men and women who do this, thank you. You have my respect and gratitude.
Very moving video guys and very respectfully presented. I lost my father at sea when I was five years old, together with his brother, my uncle. My dad was Chief Engineer on a trawler that was lost in the North Sea , unfortunately non of the crew or the wreck were ever recovered but my respect for these brave divers is infinite. They bring peace and closure to families and loved ones that would otherwise be denied the chance to say their final farewells . Not being able to bury my father and not knowing where his final resting place is has affected my whole life and always will , so to these brave divers May God Bless You All and keep you safe 🙏 and to all who have lost their lives at sea RIP 🕊💔x
So sorry to hear you lost your dad so young
@@DIVETALK Thank you guys and keep up the great work on your channel, I wish you both much success and a Happy, healthy and prosperous 2022 x
@@mustangsally4362 Likewise...thank you.
So sad 🙏to hear you lost your family members in such tragic way 🙏and have never been able to grief properly heartbreaking 💔 😢 🙏reaf this I agree with you these guys do put life's at risk to go save people in same situations 😢 🙏 💔 😞
Im so sorry 🙏♥️
It is so comforting to know that people do this ,it is never mentioned in the news about these heros,thank you so much
Thank you too everyone involved. It's VERY important for the family to have a body to bury or just that they're not stuck down there. Prayers to the family and friends of the deceased.
It takes so much courage to do such work. Much respect.
Seeing this makes me realise how short life really is. Make the most of your time on this beautiful planet and tell your loved ones that you love them even if you did have an argument. Life is a gift so you should cherish it because we don’t know when it is our time to leave. My thoughts are with the victims, the families and the incredible team behind the recovery.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Bless Your Soul. What a beautiful thing to say besides it being very true. 🙏
What you've said is so true, Chris. I think we all know this, but we let our anger and hate get in our way. It's sad really, we need to bring back the love for one another .
Yes. Focus on making money. these divers are fools
Thank you for your comment Chris.. your so right life is too short to be ungrateful n waste it on trivial matters.
@@tiffanywyatt5137 What on earth are you talking about?
Man, I had no idea how hazardous the conditions are for a recovery like this. Great video guys, really interesting to see this side of diving.
Was gonna say the same thing! For some reason I thought the worst of the danger goes away once that thing is at the bottom of the deep blue…that they just swim right in and out, collect remains, no biggie. But man. The debris alone. Think of a firefighter going through a freshly burned out building that hasn’t been checked. Loose stuff, things can fall, stab, tangle. They gotta do it in the pitch black, in confined spaces, underwater, while moving bodies with little leverage to do so. Mad respect and thankfulness for any of these guys that exist.
Yooo crazy to see you in the comments here. Have been a early subscriber and love your videos!
Right?! All of that stuff tangled up in their regulators/tanks, had me a little nervous for them.
@@knightlife98 nvm. Deleted that haha. It does appear to be hanging off the ceiling right onto the tanks. Wiring? Insulation?
@@uncle1886 All of the above, no doubt!
The amount of debris has to be such a difficult situation so much more risky.
These divers are amazing to recover the souls lost & bring them home to loved ones
Hero's after a tragedy. You can see on everyone's faces, the goal was somber, but the goal was achieved. Thank you to all the Divers out there, that do this kind of work, my heart goes out to you all, you are truly Hero's!!
Hats off to all those who went down there to recover the bodies.
As a scuba diver myself, the Filipino Cave Divers and everyone else in that recovery mission, thank you for your dedication and utmost professionalism in that recovery. I started crying watching that, I also work on ferries for my career, so this really hit home for me.
You have to be a special sort of someone to be able to do a job like that. God bless them all!
I believe showing us what really happens, the effects on the body is very helpful in understanding, and making us be more careful. Also,showing compassion for the survivors.
I don't know why this just now showed up in my feed, but I can't imagine the emotional and physical toll this puts on divers. I forced myself to just watch I can't imagine actually having to do this work. THANK YOU TO THE HEROES WHO GIVE THESE FAMILIES CLOSURE! THANK YOU!
This just showed up randomly as well
And these heroes went down there in box jelly infested waters to bring these families closure nonetheless. They were absolutely surrounded coming out of there.
I met an EMT in a psych admission. He was so apologetic and I said " you guys need to decompress" more than anymone!! Tough business and you know my incredulous thoughts about defund the police! Unteal!???
I am so grateful for the divers who do this challenging work to just help those that die so tragically at sea and their families to get closure.
Thank you for this video. These men are angels on earth. I worked as a paramedic for 30 years. One of the hardest things, for me, was working vehicle accidents in the dark. Shining that light for the first time into a crushed vehicle, not knowing what you'll see. There is an odor to a fatal car accident. It's hard to explain, but you just know from the odor that someone has died. Often times, too, I'd have to climb into the crushed car with the body or bodies to work on a critically injured surviving victim. What these guys are doing is way worse, psychologically, imo. It's dark and cold, terrible visibility, exceedingly dangerous surroundings, unable to speak, the pressure of the water, and the conditions of the bodies themselves. Macerated, bloated, sometimes falling apart, signs of animal predation, the threat to the divers from marine life. This is way worse.... I have mad respect for these men! God bless and keep them. Their contributions to these hurting families is beyond price!
The odor you speak of that lets you know somebody has died, would that odor possibly be fecal matter? When somebody dies they empty their bowels and bladder.
@@coyleigh6902 sometimes you do smell feces. No, this is totally different. And I've had lots of people release their bowels during MVAs that are alive.
Thank you for that work that you did🙏🏽
Well said, Amen! ❤
Cheers for showing what Dive Team’s do EVERY DAY and the horrors seen. I held on as long as I could, PTSD triggered. Floaters we’re the worst. That video was beautifully put together. 🫡 to the divers for showing such dignity and care. God bless
Thank you for reacting to this! I was a recovery diver in Washington state for several years and it really is an unknown art and type of diving that is forgotten about until it is needed.
Thank you for your service
Washington state chick here. My dad was a diver. Thank you for your service.
These rescuers are heroes. You all covered this in such a respectful way. This type of work deserves to be recognized and y’all did an excellent job shedding light on such a tragedy
Worked in the body recovery business on the surface for many years. No matter how stone faced you are, it’ll get to you eventually. You think about it when it’s all quiet and you’re alone. Hope these souls and the divers are able to find some peace, all we can do is bear witness to them, and acknowledge and remember them as the human beings they were. ✌️
That has to be difficult mentally. I’m sure the families were very grateful for the recovery of their loved ones. Bless everyone who made this happen for the families.
Let me just say that the Filipino divers who worked on this disaster were tireless and truly noble. It was a terrible job that had to be done. I'm a Filipino, recreational diver, and we followed this news diligently, and we're grateful to our guys. Thanks for bringing their work to light with utmost respect, Gus and Woody.
My father was a mortician and I can tell you recovery doesn’t give closure, it gives a small measure of comfort to the loved ones. Unfortunately with an accident like that I don’t believe there is ever closure. The family knows where their loved one is at, they had a proper burial, and they can visit their final resting place. Love and respect all search and rescue and recovery workers. You help bring grieving loved one’s comfort during the worst moments of their lives. God Bless.
you give yourself closure in the knowledge that your loved one is with Christ, if they're saved that is
@@AR15andGOD Stfu with your Jesus...
There are some religion that believe you have to perform the last rights before their souls can move forward. So to some families recovery is essential.
@jrmckim8980 I am Catholic. We believe (as I do know many Philippinoes are), in receiving the *Sacrament of Last Rites, (Sacrament of Holy Communion- only if can recieve), when a person has died. The priest sprinkles Holy Water on the Casket. Many other Religions (Islam-Muslim), bury their dead the same day they've died. Their body/hair is washed from head to toes. Then wrapped in 3 different clothes or sheets. Their buried in dirt (6 ft under), and they say Islamic Prayers so the Soul may be raised up to Allah or Mahmoud. (Shiite or Sunni Muslim ☪️). My friend who I used to live with was a Sunni Muslim, and told me the difference. Burial Rituals, Bathing Rituals, are all different according to their Beliefs in their Religion. I love mine- being Catholic (Christian too), but like to learn about others. God Bless! ⚘️✝️❤️🔥🫰🫶🙏
Total respect to the rescue divers.
@DiveTalk thank you for posting this video. My sincere condolences to everybody that lost a loved ones due to the sinking of the ferry as well as during and after the rescue and mission.
My utmost respect to all rescue workers, emergency service workers and divers, you are loved and appreciated. Thank you so much for all you do and sacrifice in order to go to site to rescue, help and recover victims and help bring closure to families.
Almost all the divers suffered from PTSD from this tragedy and many of them couldn't do night dives for a yr or more. Thank You to all the hero's that recovered who they could. R.I.P to all who lost their lives
How do you know?
Do you have a source for this claim or are you just assuming?
I'm a first responder and I'm very grateful for ppl who put themselves on the line for another. I don't remember the exact name of the video's and reading material I've watched about these divers but, my statement is what happened to some of the divers. Take care
So many unsung hero's in this world... I have the upmost respect for these people and their efforts to help others in their greatest time of need. It is a good thing that we bring recognition to these incidents and I thank you for doing so with this video. Heart felt condolences and best wishes to all the families
*heroes
Very well said! I agree.
Well said.
The courage, strength, dedication and humanity of the divers cannot be described in mere words. It takes raw nerve and mental discipline. Those poor people who were lost in such a horrible, devastating tragedy! It is so gratifying to know there are people in this world who will go to any lengths, including risking their own lives, to give dignity and closure to the victims and the ones who love and lost them. I’m forever moved at what I’ve seen.
Thank you. The divers are angels on earth.
Thank you for your channel & showing us behind the scenes what rescuers do! I have been so blind to this because we are not shown scenes like this. Thank you for making everyone aware to reality. Prayers to the rescue teams, prayers to the souls who died🙏😢💔
I think it's admirable that you chose to show this video. These divers deserve to be seen for the hard work and services they provide in rescuing those trapped both alive and sadly, drowned. These same divers might have been the ones who rescued those boys stuck in the cave a few years ago?
I don't think many people think about what happens to the body at death, the natural processes which start immediately upon passing. Bloating happens to all dead bodies, especially those in water along with skin slippage. The longer in the water, the faster a body will decompose plus all the organisms and animals which will eat them take over. It's just part of the circle of life and death that nobody wants to think about. Imagine trying to pull a 200 pound, helium filled ballin wearing soaked clothes through an upsidedown boat or crashed plane? These brave divers put themselves at risk to bring closure to these families. Sometimes, I have to wonder if it isn't just safer to leave those who die this way as burials at sea? Imagine all the body fluids these divers are in from all that decomposition. The oil you could already see leaking from the ship. It's just a horrible mess they are putting themselves into to get bodies out of.
My condolences to all those who lost loved ones. It's such a tragedy.
Reminds me of the dead whales that just floats up to the surface and blows up.
This is going to sound terrible, but if the body is inflated by the gases and bacteria why not stab it?
That way the gases can exit the body, and there’s less risk to the divers.
Recently a young man went missing from the area I work at. I was amazed at how long they looked in the river for him, many weeks. But as a parent the thought of not knowing were your child is for better or worse is almost unbearable. Great video guy's.
Most definitely is heartbreaking 💔 😢 🙏for any parents or person have go through this definitely 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
What an extraordinary effort. Thank God they found them all. And God bless everyone involved.
My condolences to all the families and friends and rescue workers involved
Huge respect to the divers who worked to recover those poor souls. Even as a non diver I can see how dangerous and difficult that would be. Seeing what should be above water.. down below.. is so surreal. The little scrapbook/ photo book was heartbreaking and the little sea creatures (jelly fish?) looked like little angels carrying away the souls of the perished. RIP to those who died.😔
The jellyfish at the end made me think... the drivers went through all that and have to worry about jellyfish on top of it. 😔
That is a sweet image of the jellyfish. Thank you for saying that.
When they pulled out the body of a child my tears just went strolling down my face. Soo sad such heartbreak. I cannot imagine what these poor people went through during their last minutes on this earth
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@@Stan3I3 14:42
tough to watch glad there are people who do this kind of work, this is 1 thing i could never do its to hard makes me think what if this was my child pff i would have died with him and would ride with him to the bodem of the ocean never leaving him alone right by his side till the end.
Same
I couldn’t tell if it was a child or a human or not because it was all blurred. I hate when they do that
Thank you for sharing the work that is necessary to recover bodies for the families closure. This was a horrible, horrible incident. Even tho this was a year ago my sincerest sympathy to the relatives and blessings to the recovery team.
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I am incredibly humbled by not just watching this video but your reaction to watching this with empathy and respect
The story is quite similar to the Salem Express ferry in the Red Sea, it’s now a controversial dive site because some of the victims are unrecovered and still remain on board, so essentially a grave. RIP to the poor souls and much respect to all rescue operations, it’s a hard job indeed.
They have one in the bay shared by Canada and USA that has finally been deemed a grave and restricted to all but scientific research divers... the family's fought hard to get it declared because adventure divers were going down and posting photos of the remains online and taking stuff for souvenirs... the dispute was over who had the authority to make the declaration I believe because it was overlapping the two country's water borders.. I believe it was Canada that finally declared it as it was mostly settled on their side..
@@amandamckinney6331 The Edmund Fitzgerald.
Whenever you hear about something like this... a tragedy where multiple people lose their lives, whether it be a ferry accident or a tenement that burned down, you instantly think of the victims, of course, but never those who have to go recover the bodies. I cannot imagine going to sleep after a long day and not replaying the things you saw during the day over and over in your mind. Thank you heroes and to all the souls lost, may you Rest In Peace.
I spent 35 years in public safety, fire, police, EMS. I’ve seen just about every manner of death possible. As cold hearted as it sounds, maybe the first couple deaths you may “think” about, but at some point, you have to stop playing it over and over, because it will eat you alive. Mentally and physically. Back on the day, we knew nothing of PTSD, we didn’t have groups sessions to talk about it, or debrief. You went back to your regular duty, cleaned gear and replaced what supplies you used. That’s why in days past freer was a lot of alcoholism, divorces, and even suicides. Nobody thought the tuff cop or fireman, would be at risk mentally for what they saw or did. Then finally people started looking at it and realized there was a connection. And even at first, a lot of emergency personnel wanted nothing to do with it. They were afraid of losing the macho man image everyone thought they were. But now, it’s a requirement on all calls where there was a death in some circumstances. Management made it mandatory. You weren’t required to say anything, or even participate, but you had to attend, that way Drs could see how you are taking it, and whether you are at risk. Especially large disasters, multi death incidents, or where a member of police, fire, EMS etc are killed in the kind of duty.
@@lmccluer - Thanks for responding with this. I cannot imagine what you guys go through- especially when you have to deal with a child. My heart goes out to you, as well as my thanks.😞
My brother was a fireman, and he didn't talk about things much. But I think one of the worst ones was a friend who died in a fire in a flat above a shop. She had been talking to him the week before, she had just broken up with her boyfriend and was talking about moving, but he persuaded her to stay there. He found her body behind the door. He felt very bad about it.
@@gailknight3128 - How tragic!! Certainly not his fault, but yes, I can imagine he felt terrible!
Just want to say I love your show. I’m not a diver but I do snorkel. I was almost a victim of drowning as a child but my friend saved my life. I was trapped under water and I will never forget my friend saving my life 20 years ago.
This is an aspect of a tragedy that we don’t think of often. These divers bring much needed closure to the families who are able to get their loved ones’ bodies back instead of having them remain permanently lost at sea. These divers are truly unsung heroes.
Man shout out to those divers for giving families the closure they need. They are doing wonderful work to aid in their recovery. I hope they are also getting help for what they see in those environments.
*Hey Gus!*
I just want to say that I respect you and your thoughts for the people who died on that fateful day.
Regarding any potential _’backlash’_ that could occur, I wouldn’t be worried about that kind of response. It takes a pair of professionals, such as you and Woody, who are willing to spend the time to make the content that breaks down the difficulty of the job that these great cave diving volunteers undertake!
These guys get no credit or fanfare for the job they do, so yeah, please keep it up guys!!!
From London, UK!
This video had nothing to do with cave divers, but showed Philippines coast guard and navy divers working with a group of Philippine technical divers to recover the bodies inside a sunken ship. Only 2 divers were cave divers and those two cave divers spent their time outside the hull doing film work as volunteers.
Wreck and cave diving are two different things, and this video just proved how whilst a wreck diver could cave dive without problem, as cave diving training is a part of what wreck diving training is, a cave diver can’t wreck dive.
I see a lot of people thinking, like Gus and Woody, that wreck diving is diving the opened sunken on purpose ships to become dive sites that everybody does, but it isn’t.
As both a wreck and cave diver myself, I find it quite an insult. It’s like saying that cavern diving is cave diving… it isn’t. When we go wreck diving, such as the Doria or the Britannic, we don’t dive on opened sunken on purpose ships to make a dive site/coral reef that every tourist goes trough, we actually dive inside deep dangerous overhead environments filled with silt, cables, rotting sharp steel plates, dangerous toxic waste such as solvents, oil, on fresh wrecks, debris filled environments at the mercy of currents and depths, where you can’t just count on laying and following a line. And as both a wreck and cave diver myself, I can tell you that while s wreck diver can easily cave dive, a cave diver wouldn’t be able o easily wreck dive.
@Bruno L-P_G I think you caught the drift of their comment. There is no need to feel insulted. Just explain without being so snarkful. I respect the work you do and have also learned something from your comment. With sincere regards, from a normy, who knows next to nothing about diving. 💙
Bruno, while your observations regarding wreck/cave diving may be accurate, I do not know if you recognize the great service that Gus/Woody have done by sharing the experiences of our Philippino underwater brethren with the worldwide audience.
As one who has both dived and salvaged several underwater wrecks - including the Corinthos in the Delaware river - I am all too familiar with that work.
However - again - this video has put on display just a glimpse of what is involved in these matters and has been done in a most respectful manner.
For that, we ought to be thankful.
@@brunol-p_g8800 I assure you that the cave divers were right up there running lines and doing the search with the Coast Guard and Navy personnel.
Watching their bodies so effortlessly ascending to the surface (after the divers tirelessly rescue them) makes them look lik angels....like their souls are finally free🤧😪
Thank you for sharing that. There are so many unsung heroes among first responders and rescuers! They are amazing people!
I think it’s really important that you guys do these videos. I think people always think of diving as something that’s just for fun or to go explore the beauty under the oceans surface. Which of course it is, but there’s so much more to it than that and the efforts of these brave men and women who go into these awful and dreaded, solemn situations where there really is nothing but a recovery taking place. Showing their faces says it all without the words. I cannot, nor do I ever really want to, have to share that pain but as a firefighter/EMT I’ve seen a lot of tragedy and you just know looking at them that they’ve seen some sh !t. Really sad, but as always I appreciate your take and coverage on this video & all of the videos you guys go over. I’ve learned so much I’d never know without you guys. Keep doing good! Love this channel, excited to see what 2022 has to bring you! You’re incredible, both you and Woody. Happy New Year to you, wishing you safe dives & happy lives ♥️
Stephanie,
Regarding your observations on the emotional toll placed upon recovery divers ... yes, it can be severe ... all the moreso when children are the victims.
At the risk of being too graphic (stop reading if easily upset) ...
Drowning victims invariably die with their eyes and mouths open.
Dealing with the bodies, recently expired, can be a jarring experience.
Good for you with your ongoing EMT work.
@@Coffeeguyzz thank you, i appreciate it. Yeah sadly one of my first “real” trauma calls was a child hit and killed by a drunk driver. I cannot imagine what these people felt to free body after body that was all bloated and buoyant. Absolutely terrible.
These people did an incredible job under extremely difficult circumstances. They have my respect and thanks.
Your video was respectful, as was the recovery mission videos. So beautifully made. My heart goes out to all those families😔
I’ve never been scuba diving in my life. I found this channel and your videos by accident when I wanted to learn more about Dave Shaw. But this is so fascinating! Thank you for this! You guys are so respectful I can’t imagine why anyone would unsubscribe because of this content. If they do, it only reflects on them, not you. This is reality, unfortunately. While most people are fortunate enough to be able to click off the video, the loved ones of the victims can’t make it go away by ignoring it. The people who want to bring them peace are truly heroes. This is a gift, not something to be shied away from. Life isn’t always sunshine and roses. Watching these videos in the spirit of respect and learning honors everyone involved. Those victims’ lives mattered and so do the lives and livelihoods of those courageous divers. I wanted to say thank you for sharing and Happy New Year!
I was a deputy sheriff-coroner for 15 years and had to make what were called "cold notifications" to people who weren't aware I was coming to speak with them because they had lost a family member. Those were the worst days of my career. I tip my hat to the divers who are working so hard to return loved ones to their families while risking their own lives. Puts a lump in my throat.
I’m so sorry :(
Try being the one opening the door 😢
Yup. We once found a cellphone in the restroom and the cop with me called a contact named Dad before I could stop him. The cop introduced himself and the guy on the phone said " Oh my God , what happened to my son".
You always expect bad news when a cop calls you.
I've been the family who got the knock on the door from police to notify us my uncle had been found murdered after almost a year of being missing. It is very difficult for us families but I appreciate you and other authorities who have to give families the bad news. Families usually only have to experience this once but the authorities have to go through this over and over again on a daily basis and I can imagine how hard it is to do that and watch families reaction to the news. Unfortunately some families get angry and blame authorities because they need someone to blame, others are in shock and many historically cry. I was only 15 when I found out he was dead but my family didn't tell me how, I found out on the 6 o'clock news that he had been murdered and it was my boyfriends dad who had killed him, I was in shock and disbelief. This incident messed me up for the rest of my life and it's why I watch alot of true crime documentaries and am desensitised to watching death content. I found myself wanting to know more about why these things happen, how a person could do that, the psychology behind it and warning signs to look out for so it wouldn't happen to me again.
I cried watching this just knowing that they were all on that ship with hopes dreams and making memories. So sad but thank the heavens for the recovery workers 🙏
I read this before watching thinking I would be able to make it through without tears, I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Wow you really can hardly see and with all the obstacles 😢 I never thought about how hard this was and how hard they had to pull to get it out. Not only that, but knowing you are going to get others loved ones… I couldn’t image. Thank you for showing.
Hey guys. I just want you to know that I really appreciate reacts like this. I think you guys do a good job of showing the people involved the respect they deserve, and that this kind of information is important for people to know.
The world of diving is foreign to me but after watching you guys just now I have nothing but the deepest respect for what you guys are doing. Thank you for educating me on something I would have otherwise stayed ignorant to.
Well done guys as usual. We forget how hard a job is like a cop, medical, or rescue diver. We need to be reminded how hard, but at many times rewarding the career is. Many people get their family members back because of people like this. Takes a special person to do this type of job and are heroes.
I work rescue in North Alabama- in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains- usually looking for lost hikers but occasionally I work a traffic accident. Only when they need a war body though- I have only very basic medical training. What I'm good at is finding ppl in these hills- I've been climbing up and down them my whole life and I have dogs that can find a grain of salt in a sand dune. That said- when I'm looking for someone, I'm not risking my own life- if conditions get dangerous, they'll usually make us all come in- no need in creating another problem that has to be solved. The only time we'll push through is if a kid is involved or if we feel like we know where they are.
And we're looking for live ppl to- I've never had to recover a body. That's whole other level of difficulty ppl don't think about- rescuers are just normal ppl to, dealing with dead bodies that are sometimes in bad shape- that has to be very difficult. I know guys who work the actual AT (Appalachian trail)- they unfortunately do have to deal with body recovery sometimes- and it really messes with their heads. I've seen guys wash out because they simply couldn't handle the morbid feeling you get constantly confronting your own mortality, seeing families in horrible shock and grief, or the disappointment of having pushed through and risked it all just to find a body instead of a live person. My hats off to guys who work traffic accidents consistently or have to do body recovery- they're a special breed of person.
This is such an important job. It is so important for the families of the dead to have the bodies of their loved ones to bury and to help with the grieving process. Much respect to these divers doing this confronting, sad but very important work.
Those divers are so brave. Bless them and keep them safe. My heart goes out too the family’s who have lost their loved ones. And thank you too the guys who showed this video. Dear god surround them in your love and healing. ❤ xx
heart-breaking and gut-wrenching images. Yet, I find it valuable that people see these things so they value those who risk their own lives to retrieve others.
Worked in funeral industry for years, it can be hell to get some people out of a home, I have a fair idea of how many more times challenging this would be to conduct, great respect for the diving teams undertaking this task.
This video was more heartbreaking then it was disturbing. RIP to all who lost there life on The St. Thomas Aquinas Ferry.
Great video!! Thank God for rescuers. We definitely need them. I thank rescuers who are willing to risk their lives to save lives, and to bring closure to those families and loved ones I’m connection to the lives that didn’t make it.
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As a recreational diver I know how dangerous it can be. For these men to go above and beyond to bring closure to the families is amazing. God bless them.
I saw the original video a month or two ago and I was amazed, saddened, and yet grateful to those divers who recovered those bodies. The families who lost loved ones in that tragedy as least got closure and could bury their loved ones.
I'm glad I found your video to see and realize just how much work, effort, and compassion those recovery divers do. You got my subscription.
Wow, what a touching video. Huge respect for the men who retrieved these bodies. To see it bring them up was something words can't describe. I was an ICU nurse for 25 years but now in hospice and I can't say in words what the videos show. Thanks for sharing this. They are truly heroes
Unsung heroes. ❤
They were so respectful with the filming and editing. Showed tasteful views for the ones who seek knowledge of these topics but not so in the face as to trigger badly those that do not. Everyone deserves to be found and these divers are amazing for doing what they do!!