Did Alcohol Save A MAN ON TITANIC?

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  • In this video we tell the story of the Titanic's Chief Baker Charles Joughin and we try to find out if Alcohol really was the key to his survival.
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  • @dwood78part23
    @dwood78part23 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    Charles Joughin is a case of "don't try this at home." Nevertheless the fact that he rode the stern into the water (like in the 1997 Titanic movie) & lived to tell makes him a legend in the Titanic fanbase.

    • @autumnroad4879
      @autumnroad4879 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      All while drunk. 😂

    • @maxonite
      @maxonite ปีที่แล้ว +18

      fanbase makes it sound like titanic was a band or something 🥲

    • @LuzMaria95
      @LuzMaria95 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes exactly 🙌🏽

    • @tonydeakin519
      @tonydeakin519 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's okay Sam what Charles joughin did during the sinking of the unsinkable RMS Titanic

    • @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
      @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Saved lives, created a funny backstory, survived the sinking, featured in every movie about the Titanic. Absolute legend in every respect.

  • @ItsTheMunz
    @ItsTheMunz ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I’ve always loved this story. Just the idea of a drunken baker traversing the side of the ship as it sunk like he was Spider-Man and then stepping off it into the water like it was the shallow end of the pool is the closest thing to a feel-good story I can think of in this epic tragedy.

  • @nathanseper8738
    @nathanseper8738 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I think it's incredible how Joughin continued to work in sailing even after surviving the Titanic. He even worked in troop transports during World War II! The guy really was a legend!

    • @jonathanstuart7354
      @jonathanstuart7354 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@pterinochilusjohn4613damn he lived to 98, thats insane

    • @ZOSO900
      @ZOSO900 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      78 according to Wiki.

    • @nathanseper8738
      @nathanseper8738 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ZOSO900 Still a long time in that period.

  • @Whitneypyant
    @Whitneypyant ปีที่แล้ว +75

    So this man saved a lot of women and children and save himself while drunk? Legend!

    • @lilspliffster88
      @lilspliffster88 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I heard he was listening to the power of love on his walk man well the boat was sinking he is just that chill

    • @Whitneypyant
      @Whitneypyant ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lilspliffster88 legend

    • @TheFarmerfitz
      @TheFarmerfitz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes.

    • @armin3057
      @armin3057 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you realize he was joking? Walkmans exist since the 1979 or sth@@Whitneypyant

    • @TitanicStarGaming
      @TitanicStarGaming 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He was a legend ever since he put the bread into lifeboats for the woman and children.

  • @jackc1186
    @jackc1186 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    As a fellow cook, I am greatly inspired by Charles Joughin. Living that back of house life even in the face of death

  • @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer
    @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I think Charles might be my favorite person from the story of the Titanic. His sense of calm, his devotion to service, his easy going, "devil may care" attitude and outlook and the miraculous circumstances from which he survived. It all makes for an incredible bit of history. No wonder so many liked him. I wonder if he ever took to sea again after Titanic.

    • @jeniafru
      @jeniafru ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He actually continued working on ships and even served on troop transports during WWII before retiring in 1944. Truly a legend, apparently nothing could scare him off working on ships since he left for sea at age 11.

    • @harrietharlow9929
      @harrietharlow9929 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I love Charles Joughin. I would liked to have known him--obviously he had a very kind heart, making Thomas Andrews a loaf of Irish soda bread to help hm feel less homesick. And just as obviously, his alcohol consumption didn't harm him. Here's to you, Mr. Joughin!

    • @harrietharlow9929
      @harrietharlow9929 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jeniafru That man definitely had saltwater in his veins.

  • @Voxac100b
    @Voxac100b ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The man was a hero. Helping people. He liked a wee drink and didn't do anyone harm. He made sure food was in the boats

  • @kenbell3250
    @kenbell3250 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I think what saved Jouglin was that he was warmly dressed in a thick, fur overcoat over his other clothes. The fur repelled the water and kept his upper body dry. Fishermen in those days often wore a thick, wool sweater made from untreated wool which was also waterproof, but I imagine a fur coat was better.

    • @Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice
      @Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Depends on the kind of fur, but there's definitely fur that does it, and since he's on a boat he most likely knew what to get for himself. but the idea of drowning with heavy clothes on seems really intimidating. When I was growing up in california in the 90's, people warned that jeans were one of the worst things to have on when trapped in water, but mostly because of the shrinking. actually, the weave in denim is/was so tight that I was told you can inflate them to use as an emergency floatation device, as they tend to trap air when wet.

    • @hildeschmid8400
      @hildeschmid8400 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justicemy late husband was in the Navy and he told me the same thing about denim.

    • @AdamFoster-jc5zt
      @AdamFoster-jc5zt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, jeans collect so much water that they get super heavy.

    • @CJODell12
      @CJODell12 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And that fact that he was a bit stocky also probably helped.

  • @KibblezanBitz
    @KibblezanBitz ปีที่แล้ว +57

    One of the most unintentionally funny moments in cinema history, in my opinion, is the bit in the 1997 Titanic movie where the one guy pings off the propeller and the very next shot is a closeup of Joughin taking a giant swig from his flask.

    • @Wilko710
      @Wilko710 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I have felt bad since 1997 for laughing at that

    • @savannahmarie8254
      @savannahmarie8254 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know they might not have happened just like that but the propeller guy happened too 😢 I hate thinking about it they say the guy that was with him stayed with him I think it might have been Charles I'm not sure I just watched a video the other day. I'm hyperfixated

    • @jhwhthemerciful
      @jhwhthemerciful 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@savannahmarie8254 Hi there Marie! I am your lord and I choose you to know a little secret of my.
      I know Its a bit weird but I need to communicate through these kind of channels. Are you ready to know?

    • @austinpalmquist3196
      @austinpalmquist3196 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I believe that propeller guy was supposed to be Cyril Ricks

  • @istream36Official
    @istream36Official ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I guess this shows that a way to survive cold waters after a sinking ship. Step one: Get drunk, Step two: Let the alcohol settle in you, Step three: keep core body out of water as much as possible by finding some kind of anything from the sinking still floating climbing on to it. That's it.

    • @what8562
      @what8562 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The only necessary step is Step 3.

    • @MisoElEven
      @MisoElEven ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Not at all.. alcohol will make you feel less cold because it causes vasodilation (widening of the arteries and large blood vessels), but thats the exact opposite of what you want in cold conditions. You need to restrict blood flow to restrict temperature losses. When youre waiting, floating on debris in the middle of the atlantic you dont need to cool all the blood in your fingers and toes - you need the blood in the core and the brain where its going to stay warm.
      The alcohol might lower the psychological shock though, so in some cases it probably is better to get drunk before :D

    • @maxonite
      @maxonite ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MisoElEven Maybe because of the effect he didn’t tremble as much and that saved him energy? Idk I’m not medically knowledgeable but it seems almost like he held on for longer than the people that WERENT drunk

    • @MisoElEven
      @MisoElEven ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@maxonite Maybe it was just the fact he had his core out of the water.. either way one drunk man isnt enough to form a statistic or base any advice on - there were probably plenty of people in that water with alcohol in their system (it was 1912, almost every man drank something before going to sleep)

    • @Flash-sr8hm
      @Flash-sr8hm หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@MisoElEvenyou are correct. Giving someone with hypothermia alcohol is one way to kill them quicker, by diverting warm blood from vital organs, to non-vital organs such as fingers, toes, cheeks etc. A professor of biochemistry told me that physiological fact 30 years ago and I always wondered about the story of the drunk Titanic cook.

  • @icaanul
    @icaanul ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I'm sure the blood thinning and anti-freeze property of alcohol helped a lot. So now alcoholics everywhere have an excuse to always have a big flask of whiskey with them. "Dude, why do you have so much booze?".... "Titanic."

  • @jevinday
    @jevinday ปีที่แล้ว +110

    "His 2nd objective was also to make sure that as little alcohol as possible went down with the Titanic before she sank"
    That was great haha. Your writing is getting better with every video Sam. Keep it up

    • @oriontaylor
      @oriontaylor ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel like I heard that from Tom Lynskey (Part-Time Explorer) a few years back. No criticism though - it's a great line!

    • @rawfoodwriter
      @rawfoodwriter ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean, he's said it before...

    • @nathanseper8738
      @nathanseper8738 ปีที่แล้ว

      I chucked as well!

    • @thegoodsisjas
      @thegoodsisjas ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's so inaccurate, if he had he wouldn't of been able to do everything he did that night. And what's funny about someone thinking they are about to die so they choose to have a drink 🤷🏾‍♀️

  • @douglasnieblas74
    @douglasnieblas74 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I believe that Charles described the sensation of the stern sinking as being on an elevator going down. He said that when the water got to him he simply let go of the poop deck railing and swam away so it is plausible that he didn’t get his hair wet. The sea was dead calm and the slow sinking of the stern didn’t cause the type of suction seen in movies.

  • @puuxexil
    @puuxexil ปีที่แล้ว +37

    You call it alcohol, I call it "Food Grade Antifreeze". Anyway, his observations of the ships deteriorating conditions inside are interesting and frankly, terrifying.

    • @whitneywilliams317
      @whitneywilliams317 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I call it feeling great, since death was coming, might as well not notice it.

    • @savannahmarie8254
      @savannahmarie8254 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@whitneywilliams317 exactly like I would get drunker than a mfr that way I have no clue what's happening shit don't know if I die from the water or alcohol poisoning

    • @gilliankingston8259
      @gilliankingston8259 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, exactly, good for him, he did his best both for others and himself👍👨‍🍳🍞🥃

  • @Wildcat_Media
    @Wildcat_Media ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Great Heroes of the Titanic:
    Captain Smith: “Women and children first!”
    Officer Murdock: “Men, come along if there are no more women.”
    Charles Joughin: “Save the booze!”
    What a freaking legend. 😊

    • @HistoricTravels
      @HistoricTravels  ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Everyone loves Charles. I mean seriously, how many people would go that deep inside a rapidly sinking ship, see a massive wall of water about to flood your room. Then you still run in to save the booze. XD

    • @melodyvalentine8779
      @melodyvalentine8779 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@HistoricTravelsHe was very likely an alcoholic and worried about going into withdrawal. Addiction will make you do the wildest things to get what your body needs. He knew it was gonna be the last drink he'd have in maybe a few days, if he survived the night and alcohol withdrawal is horrific and can be fatal, so he made sure to get as much as possible in his system. I can't see why anyone would go that far into a sinking ship otherwise. Either way, the guy's a hero and a legend.

    • @goaway8610
      @goaway8610 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ​@melodyvalentine8779 or he was a refined man that needed a damn drink before his impending death.

    • @Rick_Cleland
      @Rick_Cleland ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@melodyvalentine8779 As an alcoholic myself, I suppose it's possible, but I think it is more likely that he thought he was not going to survive and got drunk.

    • @EroticOnion23
      @EroticOnion23 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The whole thing was Smith's fault though...

  • @historyinsideanutshell
    @historyinsideanutshell ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Huge respect for Charles; I never get tired of his story - and don't worry, Sam. I giggle when the word "drink" comes up when I think of Charles and Titanic. So, you aren't the only one 😊

  • @sitara2783
    @sitara2783 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I'm reminded of this Icelandic fisherman not long ago who survived a shipwreck because it turns out his body fat was the consistency of blubber and was able to shield his vital organs from the cold. I doubt this was the case here but it's an interesting thought. I do think that the alcohol kept him from feeling the cold as much and maybe kept him calm in the face of all the chaos. Good work, dude.

  • @wolfgang6517
    @wolfgang6517 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    You should make a video on Father Thomas Byles. He was a Catholic priest during the Titanic who not only refused to escape the sinking ship abut also decided to help as much people as he could and giving consolation to the terrified passengers. In Cameron's Movie he makes I think 1 appearance as the ship goes down during the final scenes, praying with the passagers.
    His story is truly fascinating and its sad that many people never heard about him.

    • @tamiwatchesstuff
      @tamiwatchesstuff ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But he didn’t die on the ship, I heard. He got off on the second stop, I think. He took like 200+ photographs and he’s why we have as many pictures of the ship and the Titanic itself.

    • @marshalbelisarius4563
      @marshalbelisarius4563 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@tamiwatchesstuff Wrong Priest. Father Francis Browne took the pictures and left the ship. The remaining three Priests, including Father Thomas Byles, died in the sinking

  • @JustPeasant
    @JustPeasant ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I believe that at the time when Joughin through that all of the lifeboats were gone (with water being ice cold), he probably assumed that he's gonna die. In his mindset at the time (IMO), if he was already thinking that his demise was inevitable, he'll not go out sober. If you're destined to perish, you'll might as well be completely wasted (or "pissed" in British English). Thoughts anyone?
    😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

    • @dr.buzzvonjellar8862
      @dr.buzzvonjellar8862 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That’s a totally reasonable explanation. In effect, dull the inevitable pain of dying in ice cold water

    • @razorfett147
      @razorfett147 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hell, its what I'D do 😁🍻

    • @jenniferk6697
      @jenniferk6697 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If I’m going down on a sinking ship, I’d prefer to be wasted too

    • @davidh4374
      @davidh4374 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's an old proverb about that, Proverbs 31:6

    • @mattmingo7694
      @mattmingo7694 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ABSOLUTELY

  • @ericstuglik7022
    @ericstuglik7022 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I've heard it said that hypothermia really wasn't an issue for him because, as Sam pointed out, he was numb to the cold. I think part of what helped him survive was that he didn't have that shortness of breath or shallow breathing from the extreme cold.

    • @lightspeednate
      @lightspeednate ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whenever I am a passenger on a plane I drink a few beers. It helps me control my breathing.

    • @brentrichards1200
      @brentrichards1200 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He also put on a lot of clothes including a thick fur coat.

  • @michlo3393
    @michlo3393 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Mr Joughin's story is one of the few bright spots in that disaster. It's warming to hear he did what he could for others given the circumstance. I'm glad the film _A Night to Remember_ took the time to portray him. It's trite to say "if I were in his shoes I would have done the same" but THIS is true: I too would have been drunk. Everything else, I can't speculate.

    • @jhwhthemerciful
      @jhwhthemerciful 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Being drunk actually allows you to hold your breath significantly longer while staying conscious. It also helps to keep calm in stressful situations. This might be strange to say - but yes - there are rare circumstances in which being drunk can help one survive.

  • @patrickg3796
    @patrickg3796 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “A night to remember“ has became one of my favourite movies. Got it in blu ray.

  • @shelleywayne4329
    @shelleywayne4329 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Charles Joughin's surviving titanic could be made into a movie

  • @isobelle.London
    @isobelle.London ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He’s a legend I love him 😍

  • @rileybridgham1963
    @rileybridgham1963 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love your videos, it's incredible that Charles Joughin survived for that long until the Carpathia picked him up.

  • @SnaRi-dc1nl
    @SnaRi-dc1nl ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It wasn't the numbness preventing him from freezing in the water, but all the alcohol in his blood. Hypothermia causes blood circulation to slow down, eventually causing the heart to stop. But given that his bloodstream was saturated with alcohol (which does not freeze), it meant that the onset of hypothermia might have been postponed for a much longer time than someone who hadn't consumed alcohol. So it would not be strange for him to have been in the water for up to an hour or even more without losing his bodily functions.

    • @zazoreal5536
      @zazoreal5536 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Finally someone else who knows about alcohol in the blood stream. Whiskey is the preferred choice to give to people who are trapped in the cold. Old snow rescue dogs use to Carry whiskey around their necks to aid and warm people who are trapped in blizzards.

  • @LilPeeper420
    @LilPeeper420 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Besides Thomas Andrews; this man is one of my favorite characters from titanic; and he’s quite a character.

  • @carlambroson8872
    @carlambroson8872 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    For being pretty inebriated at this point, he made some clear and very rational decisions!
    May the sea be forever at you’re back Charles!!

    • @suras8984
      @suras8984 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adrenaline probably cleared up his mind

  • @jonathanlee7355
    @jonathanlee7355 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I think u laugh at him drinking in his cabin cuz u think of the scene in "a night to remember" lol.. I love this story but always wondered how long it took him to swim all the way to the overturned boat. The myth that alcohol saved his life has been debunked numerous times. Maybe it didn't keep him warm, but made so he could swim and be saved.
    I often wondered if he drank because he knew he might die..

    • @thebigpicture2032
      @thebigpicture2032 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If you’re going to go, may as well go happy. 😀 He’s my favourite survival story from the Titanic.

    • @whovianhistorybuff
      @whovianhistorybuff ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you're gonna die you may as well enjoy yourself, it was a tradition in Britain to give a condemned man a shot of whisky before he went to the gallows.

    • @madezra64
      @madezra64 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think the psychological numbing, and physical numbing would actually help. Obviously it won't stop you from freezing, but it would help for you to be calm and not feel so much pain and strain your body more then necessary. No matter what getting his core out of the water is what saved him without question, but who knows if he had not been drunk how he would have handled it. His legs were still submerged which to a completely sober person would be excruciating. The alcohol definitely help him ride out the night without question. It didn't save him out right, but it gave him a crutch to lean on in the water.

    • @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
      @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It wouldn't physically help you but it may help psychologically helping you feel less scared and prevent you from feeling the cold as much.

    • @marywilliams5712
      @marywilliams5712 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes the alcohol would definitely helped him stay chill (no pun intended) and not panic

  • @jjmfrees
    @jjmfrees ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Maybe make a video on Third Officer Pitman. He’s rarely mentioned and almost never appears in Titanic movies. I didn’t even know he existed until a few years ago.

    • @Truecrimeresearcher224
      @Truecrimeresearcher224 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't know about him until honor and glory did one of their live streams in 2018 or 2019 I can't remember

  • @invisibleray6987
    @invisibleray6987 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Iconic story....love the bit where he's hanging onto the railings with Jack and rose

  • @SAOS451316
    @SAOS451316 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He was certainly a very lucky man, especially considering what happened to some of the other kitchen staff.

  • @andrewb325
    @andrewb325 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’ve heard the theory before that Scotland Road itself played a big role in speeding up the sinking of Titanic by allowing the water to easily traverse the entire length of the ship. This story seems to back that up.

  • @Nightshadelvii
    @Nightshadelvii ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s one hell of hangover

  • @phillyguy8541
    @phillyguy8541 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Charles was not only numb to the cold but it is known that alcohol is an anti-freezing agent. How many people store vodka in the freezer? The alcohol level in his blood could indeed have enabled him to survive the subfreezing water temperatures much longer than what would ordinarily be possible. I think that Charles had even been ship-wrecked once before and he may have picked up this bit of wisdom from that experience.

    • @RCassinello
      @RCassinello ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sorry to say... But that's not how it works. Humans don't "freeze" to death because our blood turns to ice. We freeze to death because we need to be warm. Yeah, sure, alcohol is a good anti-freezing agent, but that's not the issue with hypothermia. Contrary to popular belief, alcohol actually cools the body down and makes the it more susceptible to hypothermia because it causes surface blood vessels to dilate - this extra blood flow near the skin both makes us feel hot, but also allows heat to leave the body much quicker.
      Which makes Charles Joughin's story more incredible - he didn't survive BECAUSE he drank. He survived IN SPITE of drinking.

    • @gregorystace8176
      @gregorystace8176 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RCassinello To me these are both correct - Whatever happened he did survive and surely it must have helped if he wasn't panicking as much. Maybe that';s the answer. Either way it's a heck of a story !

    • @rafenord2
      @rafenord2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RCassinello His body suffered because of his drinking but his mind seems to have greatly benefitted from it in the heat (or rather cold) of the moment

  • @majorfacepwn
    @majorfacepwn ปีที่แล้ว +11

    One of my favorite stories about the titanic! Any time I watch the James Cameron movie (which I know is full of inaccuracies and some accurate depictions) I always point him out and inform anyone in earshot about the man, the myth, the legend. Lol

    • @TaijanDean
      @TaijanDean ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There are a couple of deleted scenes that show him more clearly, both in the Titanic (taking a swig) and in the water before being fully rescued. He is, however, still very much in the final cut at the end of the sinking, taking a swig and riding the stern with Jack and Rose at the end.
      It's a shame his other scenes didn't make the final cut, but then again if all the deleted scenes made it in the final version the film would have been over 4 hours long which is a little stretch even for James Cameron 😆

    • @majorfacepwn
      @majorfacepwn ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TaijanDean It might be a stretch in time, but god it would have been great for JC to put all those Deleted Scenes in. Just for the pure history of it. Sure I understand he had to cut things for the story he was telling, but for hard core history buffs, it would make the movie that much better. IMO lol

    • @ilsignorsaruman2636
      @ilsignorsaruman2636 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@TaijanDeane could have made "Titanic: James Cameron's Cut" with the subtitle "the various stories", in wich he put all other stories of the survivors, such as the Straus and so on.

  • @TheRealJavierEscuella
    @TheRealJavierEscuella ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video as always Sam, keep up the awesome work!❤️❤️

  • @nbunnysnowboard
    @nbunnysnowboard ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I feel a special kinship to Charles Joughin because I was being stupid in high school and I fell through the ice on the back of an ATV and almost died but I was so drunk that it felt like jumping into a hot tub and because of that I didn’t panic and I was actually pretty calm, and I genuinely think it helped save my life that I had been drinking that night. I know people say that if you drink you are more likely to freeze, but I think the fact that it made me keep calm is what helped me survive. I kept trying to get up on the ice and it kept breaking and after about 5-10 minutes all of a sudden I got even more calm and I thought to myself “if I died right now everything would be fine” and I think that was the DMT that my brain was releasing because it thought that I was dying. My friend was finally able to pull me and my bf out after he slid on his belly like a penguin to grab me but I think if I had been in the water another 10 to 15 minutes I might have had a similar fate to the rest of the Titanic victims. When I found out about Charles Joughin I was psyched that I wasn’t the only person that experienced this phenomenon! It’s the first and only time (hopefully)that I have had a near death experience but it made me fear death a little bit less and it also made me realize that it’s calm at the end. I’ve always been drawn to the ocean but I’ve also always kind of thought that I would die in the water, strange paradox but it’s something I’ve always felt since I was little. Not sure where I stand on reincarnation but it’s interesting to think that maybe in a past life that is how I went and that’s why I’m morbidly drawn to the ocean, and by extension ships and shipwrecks. Just a thought 🤷🏼‍♀️
    Edit because I forgot to add it the first time: I also fell in the water similar to him, the ATV fell out from under me and I didn’t even get my hair wet! I could see the light from the ATV at the bottom of the lake, and now it reminds me of when people were saying that they could see the lights from the ship disappear under the water. Super eerie. (Once the spring came, we were actually able to haul the ATV up and it worked fine after months of being underwater!)

    • @JoeyMartz
      @JoeyMartz ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you struggle with binge drinking? I am not being sarcastic or trolling, I assure you? It is a genuine inquiry.

    • @nbunnysnowboard
      @nbunnysnowboard ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JoeyMartz I only drink a bit on holidays now but in college I had a pretty bad problem, do you think that made a difference at all in how long I was able to stay in the water?

    • @Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice
      @Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm glad you survived and I'm weirdly happy that you were able to dreg up the ATV lol

    • @richardjoughin6602
      @richardjoughin6602 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too. He was my great great uncle. A long line of keen ‘boozers’ on my dad’s blood line.

  • @greatestgoalie25
    @greatestgoalie25 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been waiting for you to make a video on this crazy legend.

  • @martayebio5382
    @martayebio5382 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The story of Charles Joughkin is a very interesting one. I'm really glad you decided to talk about him in this video, and I had a lot of fun watching it. Thank you!

  • @kirkmorrison6131
    @kirkmorrison6131 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Alcohol makes you feel warm by bringing the blood to the surface. This makes you freeze more quickly,. He had to have been pulled from the water in time

  • @mrmookypooky
    @mrmookypooky ปีที่แล้ว

    Great videos sam, I enjoy your narration and good use of visuals as well. Your a good dude my friend - take care!

  • @circlebackjen
    @circlebackjen ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Congrats my man

  • @bishopsix1628
    @bishopsix1628 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video! I'd like to see a video of you going through all the models you have at the back there, or your favorite Titanic books as there are so many out there!

  • @anniesmolkin7685
    @anniesmolkin7685 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the history! Love your accent

  • @susancoddington6393
    @susancoddington6393 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video tonight thanks Sam

  • @CharlieWyvill
    @CharlieWyvill ปีที่แล้ว

    I always look forward to your videos.

  • @cunardkevin9278
    @cunardkevin9278 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Amazing video Sam!

  • @livewire7480
    @livewire7480 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey sam! I recently got your merch as a gift and its awesome and very comfortable! love your videos and love to see your channel grow.

  • @Tim82ATW
    @Tim82ATW ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!!! The Man, the Myth, the Legend

  • @MasqueradingDragon
    @MasqueradingDragon ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "His second objective was to make sure as little as alcohol as possible went down with the Titanic as she sank" *giggles* Yeah, it's hard not to laugh at that!
    Fantastic job, Sam!

    • @CJODell12
      @CJODell12 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ve noticed every time Sam mentions Charles Joughin, he says that.

  • @josephconnor2310
    @josephconnor2310 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderfully detailed account of this man.

  • @explorationandhistorywithethan
    @explorationandhistorywithethan ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He has done it again. Another amazing video where the topic is something i never even thought of.
    Also, could you do video on the automobile the Titanic was carrying?

  • @tyfon4429
    @tyfon4429 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you. Great video. 💫

  • @TheCombatWombat0
    @TheCombatWombat0 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just wanna say, I love your videos! 😁😊

  • @nickidon7262
    @nickidon7262 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Maybe he was sure he was gonna die so he got drunk not to feel,, death" coming? 😅I mean that's how I would think in that situation. Anyway I like his story, great video as always, Sam!

  • @richardjoughin6602
    @richardjoughin6602 ปีที่แล้ว

    Proud of great great unc. Hell of a story

  • @EonityLuna
    @EonityLuna ปีที่แล้ว

    "Who cares if the ship is sinking, I got to save my *FULL LIQUOR BAR* first!" "And get absolutely buzzed while doing it!"

  • @Catpickle84
    @Catpickle84 ปีที่แล้ว

    good video and keep making these amazing videos

  • @Deveolgaming1912
    @Deveolgaming1912 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy was the last survivor to ever touch titanic again

  • @Wayner71
    @Wayner71 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Charles' story is fascinating. It would have taken lot of whiskey to ease the anxiety of that catastrophic situation. In fact, I doubt whether it would have done the job. But it would have lessened it somewhat. That last trip back to his cabin would have sunk the spirits of the most optimistic individual. The alcohol would have numbed the pain of the cold water considerably and probably allowed him to function at a higher level than someone in shock from the freezing water. I think that the adrenaline going through his body from his fear might have mitigated the debilitation of the alcohol. If he had drunk that much under normal circumstances he would have found it difficult to walk or orient himself.

  • @JohnWiIkesBooth
    @JohnWiIkesBooth ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy is the true main character of the titanic films.

  • @garydunken7934
    @garydunken7934 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you are sinking, start drinking!

  • @colbyjames7205
    @colbyjames7205 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One story you should tell is when Leading Fireman Charles Hendrickson tried to reason with Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon and the other 12 occupants to rescue more survivors but that request got declined.
    Charles Hendrickson is likely the character in the movie A Night to Remember who tried to order Sir Richard to save more survivors. He does have also a cameo in 1997 Titanic movie in a deleted scene as well.
    I like to hear the most devastating tale on Leading Fireman Charles Hendrickson I actually like his character and why might I ask is because he was the only occupant out of the other 11 who wanted to save more and Sir Cosmo denied saving more which I felt sorry for Leading Fireman Hendrickson to say the least.
    My favourite hero is Leading Fireman Charles Hendrickson from the Titanic.
    But you also should do one on Leading Fireman Frederick Barrett as well at somepoint he became a hero saving the stokers and Fireman from the Boiler Room and quite possibly he also saved the occupants from Lifeboat 13 from nearing being squished by Lifeboat 15 almost nearing on-top of them. Barrett was in charge of 13. And the Stokers aboard 13 was both Fireman George William Beauchamp. And Fireman Albert Major. Able Seaman Robert Hopkins and Lookout Reginald Lee where both in that Lifeboat. They're is also a Japanese Passenger you ought to mention on Lifeboat 13 in future as well. And famous Lawrence Beesley as well. In charge of Lifeboat 15 was Fireman Frank Dymond. Fireman George Cavell. Fireman W.H Taylor. Third Class Stewart John Edward Hart. First Class Bathroom Steward Samuel J. Rule. Third Class Steward Arthur Lewis and Verandah Cafe Steward John Stewart. And the occupants are what you should tell sometime in future.
    Yeah Fred Barrett's heroic tale is one I like to see as well.

  • @superjoyyable
    @superjoyyable ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So Im rewatching the titanic, and now that I know who Charles is,I'm sorry for chuckling, but I am so happy they put him the movie!
    Just a fact I hadn't known before and there he is! My Mad Lad Charles Joughin!!!!!!!!

    • @richardjoughin6602
      @richardjoughin6602 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Proud of this fascinatingly family link to Titanic. Us Joughin’s love a drink

  • @crystal-thewall
    @crystal-thewall 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is so cool to hear the story whilst being shown on a model. I want one❤

  • @kasvinimuniandy4178
    @kasvinimuniandy4178 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I legit laughed out loud when I saw the depiction of him throwing the deck chairs.... hehehehehe... so cute! I love this story! What an uplifting one in a tragic incident.

  • @OUTTA-TYME88
    @OUTTA-TYME88 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Alchohol actually makes you lose bodyheat faster and harder to regulate body temp, add on top of that below freezing water. Half of his body being out of the water saved him for sure. I think there was another passenger that survived by floating on a deck chair. Possibly thrown by Joughin. If possible, I'd like you to cover The Addergoole 14, the 14 passengers from Ireland that boarded the Titanic at Queensland. Only three of the fourteen survived. Some of the men from the group were heroes, leading women and children up a ladder, through a hatch leading up to the poop deck. ! After they were told to go back to their rooms that it wasn't dangerous. I think more of them would have survived if they weren't told to go back down to their rooms.

    • @zazoreal5536
      @zazoreal5536 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not if it's whiskey. Ever wondered why the Old snow rescue dogs carried whiskey around their necks? Whiskey Heats up the body.

  • @jahthehusky9745
    @jahthehusky9745 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Charles Joughin is the coolest survivor and hero

  • @dizzimage6485
    @dizzimage6485 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video!

    • @dizzimage6485
      @dizzimage6485 ปีที่แล้ว

      Could you send a link to the discord channel?

  • @penprop01
    @penprop01 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Great video

  • @andrewspeers4018
    @andrewspeers4018 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic video Sam ..

  • @cassiefriedman1446
    @cassiefriedman1446 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Off topic I love your southern accent 😍 it's beautiful

  • @paulharris7654
    @paulharris7654 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this insight into the story of Charles Joughin. I love your videos explaining things in an informative way whilst still maintaining respect for the disaster. Your charisma and passion is highly contagious! From my understanding upon consuming alcohol, core body temperature begins to fall thus putting him at a biological disadvantage before even falling into the icy water! I believe it is true that is numbs your senses which perhaps gave him the will to fight on. All of this is highly relatable. There have been many occasions after enjoying a couple of Whiskeys that I have not felt the cold night air as much coming out of a bar (albeit fortunately not falling into a frozen river). Theoretically speaking, being inebriated should have shortened his 15 average min survival time and increased his odds of accidently swallowing water and drowning.....A lucky man through and through. Much love from the UK.

  • @weasel2173
    @weasel2173 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As awesome and miraculous as his survival was, I don't think he has anything on another cook who survived a sunken ship; Harrison Okene.

  • @sallykohorst8803
    @sallykohorst8803 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice to hear about him. Thanks! Yes alcohol in the freezer won't freeze!

  • @Yggi11
    @Yggi11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Regarding Joughin's two-hour claim, there was an incident where an Icelandic fisherman survived six hours in very cold water. Scientists concluded that his body fat had unusual properties.

  • @KiwiSentinel
    @KiwiSentinel ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All that I've been taught about hypothermia and alcohol doesn't recommend it as a survival method. I like your theory about core temps and keeping his upper body out of the water keeping him alive.

  • @JosephStalin-fr5ur
    @JosephStalin-fr5ur ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello sam I LOVE your videos.

  • @lucasm4194
    @lucasm4194 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol i love this story , i can picture chaos going around his and hes just oblivious on different quests for alcohol lol

  • @batmasterson7091
    @batmasterson7091 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice description. I gave your vid a up thumb. “Now” is the keyword. Yep, every time you say it, you have to take a shot.

  • @joemotes
    @joemotes ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoyed this one, very educational, and I like to tibet from the 97' movie which I never seen. Thanks.

  • @vdochev
    @vdochev ปีที่แล้ว

    I waited for this since last year, LOL!

  • @roberthess3939
    @roberthess3939 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sam, one more thought. Please do a series on the lives of the survivors after they got back home. I know you have spoken about the lives of a few of the more well-known survivors [post-Titanic], but this got me to wondering what took place during the rest of Charles Joughin's life? Thx!

    • @richardjoughin6602
      @richardjoughin6602 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He went and lived in New Jersey and continued to work for White Star Line. He married a lady named Louise, as did I…Louise Joughin II ☺He died in December 1956 aged 78, 3 months after me dad (his great nephew) was born.

    • @kasvinimuniandy4178
      @kasvinimuniandy4178 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardjoughin6602 whoaaa... you're related to this legend??

  • @Fuzzycatfur
    @Fuzzycatfur ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Charles Joughin: Posterman for "Fuck if I'm doing this shit sober"

  • @p.k.5455
    @p.k.5455 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting video, thank you!
    Speaking of drinking, here's an idea for a drinking game ... have a shot every time Sam says "however" and see if you're still standing after 5 minutes...lol😃

  • @mhmm3101
    @mhmm3101 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching this increases my heart rate

  • @FluxKitten
    @FluxKitten ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2nd Objective check!. I didn't mean to laugh but it was really funny. Awesome that he saved so many

  • @cannabiscomet4410
    @cannabiscomet4410 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You know your Titanic knowledge is better than the average when all I had to hear was "It was a little after 2 AM and he went to the A deck pantry" for you to go
    "Bad idea, thats about to be several kinds of messed up in there..."

    • @leon419
      @leon419 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "The sound of steel beams breaking all around...." Yeah I think ima just head out.....

    • @vojtakriz8989
      @vojtakriz8989 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nothing good happens after 2 AM... 🙂

  • @wind-inmy-face7949
    @wind-inmy-face7949 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a fantastic story! Very well done! Is it known what label, what brand of Whiskey he was drinking?

  • @lune78
    @lune78 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like that Charles Joughin guy lol I think he had the right idea, I would've drunken as much as I could too in this situation lol

  • @DrVaults
    @DrVaults ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh I don’t blame him for getting that whiskey I’m sure it was a very great 1912 blend 😃

  • @murphyslaw5150
    @murphyslaw5150 ปีที่แล้ว

    “…by this point, Charles was pretty buzzed…” - I adore this quote 🤣

  • @ricardobelmont5984
    @ricardobelmont5984 ปีที่แล้ว

    Charles second objective was to get hammered!!! I always enjoyed his story.

  • @NidusFormicarum
    @NidusFormicarum ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Alcohol makes things worse - it only makes you numb to the cold, but the body's ability to keep itself warm gets worse.

  • @chuck1804
    @chuck1804 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In the face of certain death, being pissed off your face is actually pretty smart thinking. It would certainly numb the pain and distress of hypothermia at the very least, if not even anaesthetize you from the whole experience, and thus ease your passage to the afterlife.

  • @zappator
    @zappator หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m practicing at home : surviving a sinking in freezing cold water, the Charles Joughin way ! Cheers !

  • @peaches3182
    @peaches3182 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Sam. Love the channel. I was just wondering abt your opinion on the Titanic insurance fraud rumor? I don't put much thought to it, but the rumor had to come from somewhere? I've been an avid historical researcher for years and 1 thing I have noticed is, history didn't always happen the way the books say it did. It's a stretch to believe it 100%, but with such little documentation, it is hard to prove for sure. I know when they found the Titanic's debris field, (was it the boilers or the propellers) that had Titanic's dock # which suggests it was the Titanic. Just an interesting topic that doesn't get covered much. Keep up the great work! 🚢🚢🚢

  • @Lestat21500
    @Lestat21500 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A night to remember was a fantastic film. The attention to detail in 1958 was simply incredible.

  • @obeezytex5466
    @obeezytex5466 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everyone- OMG we’re all gonna die
    Charles- *Project X drinking noises*