Cahill's Crossing East Alligator River, Kakadu Australia

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
  • Why drivers should be cautious about river crossings, especially where Crocodiles are waiting upstream (incoming tide), as in this video of Cahill's Crossing of East Alligator River, from Kadadu National Park into Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.

ความคิดเห็น • 436

  • @REZZA2020
    @REZZA2020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    For Sale: Toyota Ute : Moving overseas. Well looked after.

  • @dylanvan3300
    @dylanvan3300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Was it so important that you couldn’t wait for low tide 😔

    • @formerlyuser123
      @formerlyuser123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      When bae tells you her parents arent home

    • @prandomable
      @prandomable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Because it is not FUN during low tide...

    • @suzidelarue5344
      @suzidelarue5344 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually it would be high tide at the next slack

    • @jlarrywhite8
      @jlarrywhite8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That wouldn't be the stupid thing to do 😂😂😂😂

    • @mollymuch2808
      @mollymuch2808 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s three season
      A lot of Australia is wet and dry or wet and hot
      Not summer autumn winter spring

  • @kendrickdawson1053
    @kendrickdawson1053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Thank God for those big rock stones that kept his car at halt.

  • @hamishdavidson3368
    @hamishdavidson3368 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    At night you can see crocs and sharks there. Great fishing!

  • @ammtool
    @ammtool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Impatient human: I can make it!
    Crocs: yes, yes, yes you can...🤤🤤🤤

    • @derekbuxton6626
      @derekbuxton6626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep those crocs want people to cross on high tide while they got their mouths open.

    • @analogman9697
      @analogman9697 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's the guy that tries to get drive-thru during a tornado.

  • @barkermush7147
    @barkermush7147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Nothing wrong here, she was booked in for a boat tour trip down the river and she wanted to park her car somewhere safe. No one is going to mess with her car with those big Crocs around.. 😉

  • @heysailorreedy6651
    @heysailorreedy6651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Captain of that vessel did a great job.

    • @fieldo85
      @fieldo85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just went on that tour. The "captain" made a point that he's technically a "maritime pilot", not a captain.

  • @garymorris1856
    @garymorris1856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Actually, they are crocodiles, not alligators, right ?

    • @emp8653
      @emp8653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's called the East Alligator River, but yes they are crocodiles

  • @Ascension1004
    @Ascension1004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the most riveting video I've seen in a while

  • @davewave2760
    @davewave2760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    FYI, Bridges above water are more user friendly.

  • @rawleighman
    @rawleighman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was there in September 2017 and their was a vehicle on the left hand side of the crossing. I was told a person was killed when that vehicle went in the water..... I just think some people do not have common sence when crossing over to Arnhem Land. When we were there we saw a number of big Crocs in the water.

  • @CassieRose8
    @CassieRose8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    omg! i cant believe people try to cross this thing in such high fast water! with crocs!

  • @dh5697
    @dh5697 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Unbelievable how people continue to cross despite the floodwaters and crocs. Idiotic is an understatement.

  • @charliedekadens3348
    @charliedekadens3348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Seems plenty of boulders preventing the car from moving (good planning by the road maintenance gang...note dam wall left side catchment area right side)... hopefully the tide is going out, should be road crew with a Grader or a Backhoe nearby. Would be easy to latch that and pull it straight out. Saw this happen in January 1980 at the Ord river WA, straight after cyclone Amy, BUT that swb-4wd was upside down in the river with 2 Adults and 2 kids still in it underwater...dead of course. You could see the chassis, we actually crossed the Ord but there is a method and technique, long story and scary too. This brings back those memories, plus buliding Jabiru mine near here in 1980

  • @epinephrineagonist3316
    @epinephrineagonist3316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    There are times when you actually don't need to be a hero you know

  • @David44763
    @David44763 9 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Ive crossed there hundreds of times. I was really anxious throughout the video; there are huge crocs there

    • @jimioutback
      @jimioutback 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They should shoot a few of those big crocs; since protection they are very bold, and quite a danger at this particular crossing. A few dead crocs might give them a healthy fear of humans again, like they had in the 70's

    • @theMemo-1
      @theMemo-1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Why not have a bridge?

    • @darrenmclaren3760
      @darrenmclaren3760 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder if TIO paired her insurance...

    • @hamishdavidson3368
      @hamishdavidson3368 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The Memo The traditional owners don’t want it. Arnhem Land requires a permit and the roads are impassible in the wet season. It’s always been like that. I worked in Oenpelli 20 years ago hasn’t changed

    • @brandonlivega
      @brandonlivega 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@jimioutback Maybe NOT cross the river filled with crocs? And therefore have a HEALTHY fear of crocs. Always an idiot whose big solution is to shoot everything.

  • @AnthonyAquilina
    @AnthonyAquilina 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I've crossed there many time it's tidal, just have to time your crossing when the tide is down.

    • @peterburt2905
      @peterburt2905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just get your ass on the right side before the wet season starts!

  • @TechnikMeister2
    @TechnikMeister2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Its very hard to be sympathetic. Thoses utes are very light in the back. It puts the people who try to help in danger too and thats not fair. If I was the semi driver contemplating reversing to tow him out, I would be quoting a 4 figure sum. As it is, no one would be in their right mind to step into that current.

  • @sunsetgamer7464
    @sunsetgamer7464 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Even when there's barely any water on the road it's still risky the currant is too strong we've crossed this diver a handful of times and each time we still come across the risk of the car shifting

  • @4x4redleader22
    @4x4redleader22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    ALWAYS SOME ONE WANTS TO BE A HERO .... U CAN SEE THE RIVER IS TO STRONG FOR A CAR ....... NO BRAINS

    • @cedaridgepl
      @cedaridgepl  6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Had she crossed the causeway half an hour earlier when she first arrived, she would have had no trouble as the water was 300mm shallower, but she thought it was too deep then. Just silly to try behind the semi-trailer.

    • @jo300hn
      @jo300hn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      too, it's too

    • @SanoyNimbus
      @SanoyNimbus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@cedaridgepl Especially when even the semitrailer almost got caught (or struggled) in the stream ... Plain stupidity not at all courageousness ...

    • @BPRescue
      @BPRescue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jo300hn you better now?

    • @goldenboyi1989
      @goldenboyi1989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Its because she was in the Toyota-and everyone keeps saying Toyota is very reliable, she thought reliability extends to strong river

  • @ats-3693
    @ats-3693 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Not a river you want to be stuck in, drowning is the least of your worries, it's infested with massive saltys... 🐊

    • @jasondevereaux3369
      @jasondevereaux3369 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's the depth at its lowest??

    • @ats-3693
      @ats-3693 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jasondevereaux3369Other than at the crossing its probably two or three metres deep on average. It's very tidal there near the coast, the crossing in the video is shallow and easy to drive across at low tide during the dry season.

    • @jasondevereaux3369
      @jasondevereaux3369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ats-3693 thanks👍 greetings from the other side of the planet

  • @fattony123082
    @fattony123082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    4:25. Remember where we parked.

    • @darktrooper2099
      @darktrooper2099 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      *ApprenticeThatTextsTooMuch : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ::::::::Not that it's going to do us much of any good !*

  • @nathanr.8556
    @nathanr.8556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What kind of a numbskull would try to cross a raging river like that?

    • @Nina-ig2gv
      @Nina-ig2gv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Obviously these drongos who think they’re invincible and the car will make it over raging waters. 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @nathanr.8556
      @nathanr.8556 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Nina-ig2gv lol exactly

  • @martincastillo8009
    @martincastillo8009 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job, Many Blessings!!!

  • @julinization
    @julinization 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Was too far behind the big rig, received the full force of the river plus the displacement caused by the rig.

  • @martinphilip8998
    @martinphilip8998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Glad the Sheila’s safe. So harrowing to watch.

  • @michaelwest7874
    @michaelwest7874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Darwin’s theory

    • @SGTPTI329034
      @SGTPTI329034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, natural selection at work.

  • @boogie8ball
    @boogie8ball 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thats a big tide too,i was there last week and it was nowhere near that high

  • @robertdoyle687
    @robertdoyle687 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Meals on Wheels 😂

  • @infoforu3455
    @infoforu3455 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    and what about the car anyway, is it still there right now ?

    • @allanhunks5134
      @allanhunks5134 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very hoples

    • @darktrooper2099
      @darktrooper2099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@allanhunks5134 *IS it possible that it might **_STILL_** be there?!!!!!!!!!!?*

    • @drew5763
      @drew5763 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, when river drops either drive or dragged out

    • @wasti82
      @wasti82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yeah, the crocs use it as pantry nowadays.

  • @classicrestostv1fletch764
    @classicrestostv1fletch764 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good to see that trucker mate stopped and reversed back. Out in these places, humanity seems to be restored, it's nice to see. Luxxy went in hard. Wonder if it went slower would have it drifted as much? anyway - just don't enter flood waters. No way... Great effort from the Maratime Pilot.

  • @InputCity
    @InputCity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Her poor husband paid for that ute and told her 100 times " don't cross a river when it's flooding".

  • @tboyle7388
    @tboyle7388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Imagine if the ute had broken free and hit the tourist boat... geeezuz

  • @mickt4515
    @mickt4515 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Crazy I saw the biggest croc I've ever seen at that crossing. Should wait till the tide goes down

  • @rosscantsidis9382
    @rosscantsidis9382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If I was going to cross that river I least put about half a tone sand in the back or something to keep the car from sliding away

  • @JorgeGonzalez-ei6ft
    @JorgeGonzalez-ei6ft 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Crossed flood ways b4. But this fool really didnt give that current the credit it so obviously showed. Bloody hell

  • @Tinasharma123
    @Tinasharma123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Cars are not boat. Remember this.

  • @paulgrima3812
    @paulgrima3812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bet that resident crocodile is pissed off . Lunch off the menu

  • @edwardthayer9386
    @edwardthayer9386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So did the semi pull the truck out?

  • @Ghostmanriding
    @Ghostmanriding 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Just wondering why he didnt get towed by the trailer truck. Derp.

    • @zachariahmagallan5738
      @zachariahmagallan5738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You wanna get out in croc infested waters to hook up the chain rope lol

    • @WizKellisha
      @WizKellisha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zachariahmagallan5738 I think it’s common sense to hook it up before crossing since… ya know you’re about to be crossing croc infested waters with a current strong enough to sweep you away lol

    • @Bel_leonie
      @Bel_leonie 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly. Thats what I asked a trucker to do for me. And he took the 3 kids up to the front. No other cars behind me made it.

  • @sarin62
    @sarin62 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Seemed like a great idea at the time

  • @keithfaulk1354
    @keithfaulk1354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Take a chance and pay the price!

  • @augustodelavictoria4999
    @augustodelavictoria4999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    AUSTRALIA ....WWWOOOWWW.... CROCODRILE RIVER DANGEROUS.....

  • @Cammo-vp1gl
    @Cammo-vp1gl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The ‘Lux is getting a good underbody clean! WTF was she thinking?

  • @Zeebad_1st
    @Zeebad_1st 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So, is it still stuck there?

  • @chiefredelk8388
    @chiefredelk8388 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thing is did they get the truck out. Maybe add weight in bed. Add rocks if possible.

  • @TheBuckspygmy
    @TheBuckspygmy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can't they wait for the tide to go out?

  • @johncrabtree8857
    @johncrabtree8857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two huge hazards chance of drowning and being eaten by crocs just to cross that river not too bright

  • @unluckyalf2007
    @unluckyalf2007 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would love someone to interview these people and ask WTF were you thinking? Ive been over that crossing numerous times and wouldnt even attempt to cross at high tide like that. And then expect others to put themselves at risk to save you.

  • @doca8792
    @doca8792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So.....do they say “bad on you mate”, if that’s a saying down under?

  • @akuapiatas
    @akuapiatas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    the crocs are waiting with anticipation

  • @hoffummo1013
    @hoffummo1013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Pick up truck needed weight in back before crossing the river

  • @Chicosfinest420
    @Chicosfinest420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is the truck still there?

  • @FordManiac76
    @FordManiac76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Truck for sale, lightly used- just washed

  • @franko69
    @franko69 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If it's flooded forget it.😂😂

  • @ankles632
    @ankles632 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Following the truck is absolutely the wrong thing to do. The truck does 2 things as it moves through the water. It acts as a temporary dam and the water has to go somewhere and it displaces a lot of water which has to go somewhere. This increases the amount of water directly behind it. Either get very very close or wait a minute for the water to go back to normal. That Hi Lux was in exactly the wrong position.

    • @Bel_leonie
      @Bel_leonie 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes I agree. I followed a truck once but he had chains attached to me.. all the others behind didn’t make it. Because the first car stalled. Very scary for them. I had v8 power to pull me through.

  • @waynesmith3754
    @waynesmith3754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can tell in the First 10 Feet of the Pickup going Wet...He Ain't a Gonna Make it

  • @muslimothenk6281
    @muslimothenk6281 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alhamdulillah, pertolongan cepat, kerja bagus, salutbuat anda.

  • @bretwainwright6472
    @bretwainwright6472 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why Why would you try that when the waters running that fast , Crocs would have been disappointed that the meal in the tin can was not delivered

  • @ab-ty2rw
    @ab-ty2rw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why can't australian government build a bridge 🌉?

    • @pauljarvis446
      @pauljarvis446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A bridge would be washed away in the wet season. Who's going to build and maintain a bridge in the middle of nowhere? It's a national park covering 20,000 square kilometres.

  • @richierich396
    @richierich396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn riverbank seat drivers

  • @buckbuck4074
    @buckbuck4074 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are the crocs active in in that choppy water?

  • @najthesavior4286
    @najthesavior4286 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That F-250 Tremor looking real good right about now

  • @twitteringothers5059
    @twitteringothers5059 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Imagine that boat keeling over while trying to save the driver.

  • @luisorozco5302
    @luisorozco5302 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Crocs are going to have to eat some rubber…😂😂😂😂

  • @patrickswayze2596
    @patrickswayze2596 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lesson learned! Never follow another vehicles wake!

  • @jahmenrcbuildingasone4254
    @jahmenrcbuildingasone4254 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why was the trying to attempt a crossing it unclear whoxwas driving. Did the pick up have winch? Glad all is safe!!

  • @dilligaf2818
    @dilligaf2818 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh What a Feelin' !!!

  • @garymorris1856
    @garymorris1856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There was no way that the Toyota was going to make it across in that current.

  • @malcolmmathers2690
    @malcolmmathers2690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    oh what a feelin

  • @garymorris1856
    @garymorris1856 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are so many crocs, that they cannot even get out of the truck !

  • @thatsbollox
    @thatsbollox ปีที่แล้ว

    Luvved the truckie's quandry over on the other side...he ends up thinking " pfft women drivers....fuck that i'm not going in there with those crocs. "

  • @shaunlowekey4525
    @shaunlowekey4525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so stupid and crazy for these people driving in this water/Creek, so my next question is, why don't the government built a bridge for the safety of the people. I have never seen anything like this before.

  • @cloudrainstorm8045
    @cloudrainstorm8045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What did they think was going to happen it's a dam toyota.

  • @AAHKLEE
    @AAHKLEE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The trouble with water is that it is easy to tell how deep it is from the bottom looking up. But very hard to tell the depth from the top looking down . Hahahaha!

  • @obryan240
    @obryan240 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw several river crossings like this in Australia. Why don't they build bridges instead?

    • @betsybarnicle8016
      @betsybarnicle8016 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read that they want to keep it natural.

  • @morganistdiefrage3310
    @morganistdiefrage3310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Happy to see the boat there

    • @TyroneOne
      @TyroneOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok Hitler

  • @larissagadza9465
    @larissagadza9465 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi there cedaridgepl. Just wondering if you would mind us using some of these clips for an education resource we are producing in the NT? It is a Driver Education unit targeted at our remote cohort. Your stuff is perfect for discussions on hazardous driving in the bush. Let me know if you are keen and I can email you more detail about what we are doing.

    • @cedaridgepl
      @cedaridgepl  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are welcome to make practical use of my video. A

  • @augustodelavictoria4999
    @augustodelavictoria4999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    es un río infestado de cocodrilos en Australa.....Crocodrile CROCODILLE RIVER DANGEROUS

  • @Aaronsmith-cu8ii
    @Aaronsmith-cu8ii 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s a serious river and looks deceptively easy

  • @monkeymuggs
    @monkeymuggs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why would anyone try that?

  • @juanangelomercado1998
    @juanangelomercado1998 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was Hilux so what went wrong?

  • @jpw5029
    @jpw5029 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crazy, big salties line up for a feat there regularly

  • @tonyv1505
    @tonyv1505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    he should had told the truck driver to drive on the left so he can drive on the right while the truck breaks the pressure of the water

    • @themindboggler8055
      @themindboggler8055 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But then the odd chance the truck loses traction and slides off, takes the ute with them. They would’ve been better off doing what someone else said and stay right up his rear

  • @sickboy4016
    @sickboy4016 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    what you need here is not a car but an amphibious vehicle

  • @robertchampion6763
    @robertchampion6763 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Semi has 18wheels pulling through the water the pick up truck 4 wheels semi more powerful and sits up higher

  • @Jason-rs6co
    @Jason-rs6co 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good night hilux. very expensive mistake

  • @strikeryachts
    @strikeryachts 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You think the bloody blokes would build a bridge.

  • @Sloppyjoe7390
    @Sloppyjoe7390 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Being in a cab chassis ute IMO if they had a chance of making it they should have been literally touching the truck with their bull bar

  • @nigelkelly8016
    @nigelkelly8016 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When crossing these rivers you drive as slow as you can.

  • @tyrrellroach5872
    @tyrrellroach5872 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holly crap who’s the guy that get to get that truck out of the river? Couldn’t pay me enough

  • @cdanny1249
    @cdanny1249 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    2x4?

  • @saiiiiiii1
    @saiiiiiii1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Natural selection I sense you.

  • @SK-ps1mo
    @SK-ps1mo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    0.28 did anyone notice the crock keep an eye on where the truck make the other side

  • @warrior0272
    @warrior0272 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there anyone can explain
    Why they don't build a bridge on that place?

    • @pauljarvis446
      @pauljarvis446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It would be washed away in the wet season. Who's going to build and maintain a bridge in the middle of nowhere? It's a national park covering 20,000 square kilometres.

  • @katrinaweier1813
    @katrinaweier1813 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel sorry for the Hilux

  • @MrEfoozz
    @MrEfoozz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Have to be up that TRAILERS TAIL if you wanted to make it.

  • @GavinTrelour
    @GavinTrelour 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The pub was about to close

  • @warrenallen579
    @warrenallen579 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    They never learn or listen. Do they?

  • @NadeemKHAN-USYZ
    @NadeemKHAN-USYZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Couldn't the boat give little push?

    • @Outlaw3280
      @Outlaw3280 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂 and then what happens when it goes unstuck? Goes into the Croc infested river 🤠🤷‍♂️☠️