thank you for taking notice! honestly was hard to break the habit of always posting on tiktok... but now that I've really reset my priorities, i think this is a far more sustainable way to keep doing what i love and hopefully make BETTER content! thank you!
MrBallen your welcome I really enjoy your content whatever it is posted on. I hope your channel keeps growing. I would like to see you hit 1,000,000 by the end of 2020.
@MrBallen smart choice jumping to YT. Now you can read longer stories and fit in with a wider horror community since I don't think that there are many horror channels on TikTok. To be honest your the ONLY horror channel on TikTok.
Who else absolutely LOVES the fact that there are NO ADS interrupting the story??? That’s the way it is on almost ALL his vids which make is so much easier to listen to them!!! I’ve watched them all now!
Fun fact: SS Ourang Medan was _not_ the sole ship which met this fate. I've found accounts on two eerily similar incidents from earlier. The ships' names were "Abbie S. Hart" and "Hol Chu".
I love how he tells a story. You would think that he was directly involved with every single one. Best story teller of all time and he definitely could do this in prime time on a major network
I don't know about "best story teller of all time" but he's definitely better than most and better than ANYBODY on tv right now. I agree he could do this on prime time. I'd watch. I think he's getting geared up to be a star.
@@astrzmbie9968 I just wish someone with the power and position would see his videos and realize the talent and star power he has. I mean just by reading the comments you can tell hes got that "IT" Factor.
Yeah cus he makes a bunch of shit up. Yeah, he could do TV since TV is all fake too lmao. Yeah he's a great storyteller, but he makes up so much information you never know what's true. These stories are just that. Stories. The majority aren't even close to the truth.
@@TrueCrimeJunkie1 haha, for me it was the opposite I was watching the whole video thinking damn this sounds familiar...hmm..no it isn't titanic... wonder where from 🤣
I think the story is true and I have a theory: deadly gases leaked from the cargo killing all the crew members. If you watch a documentary of the affects of WWII gases on soldiers it fits almost exactly with the description of the dead crewmen. That would also explain the deadly explosion that took place shortly after. And if that gas was also a nerve-agent then maybe that would further explain how the bodies began to rapidly decompose.
True - but if there were gasses, why weren't the crew members who jumped on board affected by said gasses. I mean - gasses must've been present if it exploded. Just food for thought.
@@svenberkard5874 That's a good point although its still possible since the gases might have been leaked as the ship was on its trip and killed everyone but by the time the rescuer's got there the gases had been diffused into the sourounding airspace by the wind.
Unfortunately there are no shipping record, dock master/harbor records or manifest that would prove this was a real ship. In the suns heat your lips will recede very quickly, making your face and body look pretty scary, First they puff up then melt into the deck due to the hot sun and steel. You always want to stay UP wind when you find a body at sea until the Coast Guard get there. It's a smell you just can't explain but you will Never forget. Plus, being a Captain for over 45 years Crew members love to drink and brag about where they are going whenever your at the dock, they will tell anyone who will listen, where they just came from and what they are carrying. Many Captains will anchor off shore in a safe place after loading so they don't loose any of their crew members after a night of hitting the bars and drinking. In many places it's hard to find a replacement and even if you do they normally aren't the best or they would already be part of some other ships crew. If you have ever visited the Florida Keys and the weather isn't the best you will see many Shrimp boats anchored just off shore for this very reason. Crewmen get drunk then don't show up when it's time to head out to sea again. You want to try and keep the same crew as you already know what their habits at sea while working are. I have always wished this was a true mystery. but, there is not a single factor that lines up with this ship or any ship under that name during that time period.
Yeah...it mysterious "disappeared"... The Dutch, English, or US definitely took the opportunity to nab this ship up and blame it on "ghosts"... Sounds like a UDT mission to me lol
@@matro2 was only try to big him up, I've watched literally all his videos and he rarely does bring it up considering how much relates to what he's been threw
Have you encountered 'Ask a Mortician'? It's similar in that Caitlan is a good storyteller with quite a lot of sensible advice. And she can be pretty funny. There are a couple other good storytellers out there. Keep looking and good luck!
Same, and now I’ve watched every single video on his channel and I’m in need of more. And sadly it seems like mr ballen doesn’t upload as often as he used to.
The fact that you are a Navy Seal and went through that training and succedded is worthy of a subscription alone. Thank you for your service. I wouldn't be able to enjoy this content if it wasn't for brave men and women like yourself.
I've been bingewatching your videos for quite a while and by watching these older videos I can say: you became ASTRONOMICALLY better at telling stories in just 2 years! it's so impressive. since these first videos you were already a great storyteller, but you simply became the best.
Okay, no kind of expert by any means, but when I first heard about this years ago my first thought was about how you would have transported gasses at that time. It would have been in large glass sealed bottles. My father used to have one with either in it. One of the bottles could have been either accidentally or on purpose broken and the ship would have quickly filled with deadly gas. It would have traveled up through the hold killing anyone it came in contact with who breathed it for even a moment, but would most likely weigh less than oxygen. In the hours it took the Silver Star to intercept the gas would have risen up into the atmosphere and every trace would be gone. The ship was at a standstill so when they began pulling it the ship would have jolted forward, causing the fragile cargo to slide and several more bottles to break simultaneously. Any spark could have lit them causing the entire shipment to explode.
@@dreadheaddavid4207 In truth, they probably didn’t. They fell on the floor and died with their hands outs in front of them; on their side. As the boat drifted in rough seas and after rigor mortise set in the bodies rolled onto their back.
I was basically listening through all your stories, this one I find kinda fascinating is because the title “SS Ourang Medan” quickly caught my attention, cause I’m born from Medan (Indonesia), and “ourang medan” meaning people of Medan. Now I was in the shipping business for over a decade, most vessels in Indonesia arent registered under Llyod, in fact you will be surprised to find most older vessel not probably registered even within the local water. The company vessels that I was working for, the main route was going through up and down from Jakarta to Medan. And I often hear all these mystic stories from the captain how strange the straits of Malacca can be. The pirates and weather etc. Back to your story tho, the most fsacinating thing is why all crew members (except the one on the radio) were all “facing up” prior before their death. Something really scary, may it be human, weather, or out of the ordinary must have caused their death. Anyway, I guess it will be one of the many mystery at seas. Really enjoy your stories..and thumbs up!!
H.K Thanks for commenting. Not many comments on here about the actual story, just about how good MrBallen is. But anyway, your comment gives a lot of atmosphere to the story, it's great 👍 The thing that puzzled me was how their arms remained in the air when they died. I would assume arms would sink to the floor on death. Unless rigor Mortis happened instantly that is. But they did say decomposition was far advanced for the timescale, so things seemed to have happened over an unusual escalated period. Thanks for adding something to the story! 👍
@@vmm5163 Yeah right! I thought as soon as I heard it surely their arms would slump to their sides. That adds a whole other twist to the story. I can't wrap my head around it.
The issue is the lack of evidence. There's just this story, but no written records of the call, or anything written about the rescue/tow attempt, like in the Silver Star logbooks...
Fascinating story. Was anything ever investigated under the water, ship remains, etc? Also, what about the families of the supposed crew members. If there was an entire crew that died, wouldn't their be families that would have been asking about them, or reporting them missing at sea? I'd love to find more about this and what was done to investigate it afterward. Thanks for sharing!
Id also love to know more. On the ship wreck part tho, unlikely. The ocean is really darn big. The majority of ships that sink in deep waters, we just never see again. Even if you have rather accurate coordinates, there is a lot of inaccuracy in actually finding the ship, and even if you do, getting to it depending on the depth.
So far, no efforts have been made to dig up the wreck, but since Malacca strait is rather thin and shallow, it's not impossible. Maybe one day deep-divers will actually find it.
i love how he's casually like "i was a navy seal for a lil while" like he didnt go through literal torture to achieve one of the most astonishing accomplishments ever 🤣
When a body is in the presence of great heat, the musculature in the arms (and to a lesser extent, the legs) contracts - pulling the arms into the characteristic "pugilistic" (fighting) pose. It makes sense that the dog would assume the same position, as it's musculature is not that much different from a person's. The heat that caused the pugilistic pose may also account for the accelerated decomposition of the bodies.
some kind of nerve gas would explain the position the bodies were found in, it's called 'fencing response' and it happens when the brainstem is damaged, and a gas leak would also explain the explosion. the Silver Star crew likely just wasn't on the boat long enough for it to affect them.
OMG, his storytelling style has changed so much already. I was here for this originally and it seemed good at the time (still is engaging now), but nowadays it seems passionate but amateur, unsure, even a little awkward. He's so much more confident now!
@@simonspacek3670 I started watching because I liked this pub guy style. I feel like his confidence and business-like reporter style gives him almost too much credibility that is definitely not backed by fact-checking or professionalism in the stories he tells. I used to be so excited when I saw he'd uploaded, but now I don't even get notified anymore. He feels a bit too standard true crime TH-camr. But, it has been nearly 4 years, so here I am back in the beginning. 😊
I'm Indonesian and I've never heard of this story (perhaps my parents'/grandparents' generations have). But the minute I saw that the boat was named Ourang Medan, I was like... Wouldn't be surprised if it's true. The timeline of its finding seems to be centred around the time Indonesia was gaining its independence (different sources seem to cite different years). If it's prior to the independence, we'd be a mess and a half under the Japanese occupation, & if it's right after, we'd be a mess and a half trying to stand up on our own whilst still being fought over by the Dutch. So nevermind ship records; people, entire families, entire villages have been known to not be recorded anywhere. Not to mention how rampant piracy and illegal activities in general were at the time (when a region is in chaos, it seems to be prime time for both locals and foreigners to try and take advantage of the situation). So the thought of an illegal operation ending up in an untraceable tragedy isn't all that surprising. Especially since way crazier things have happened in Indonesia. Also, for those who are interested, Ourang (or orang) is pronounced 'oh-rung', and Medan, the city, is pronounced 'Meh-dahn' (like May without the 'y' and dahn almost like 'done').
A year ago I heard this story from Hirotada Radifan's channel: th-cam.com/video/gf5xLN34S3w/w-d-xo.html Then today I heard the details from Mr. Ballen 😐
Thank you Mr Ballen! Look, I gave this link to a friend of mine here in Italy and he is home bound and in a wheelchair and trying to learn English and he now Loves this channel and is thinking to perhaps try to do a channel simular to this in Italian!!!! We love your channel! His name is Claudio
Wow it's crazy to see how far John's story telling has come, he is so much more comfortable and engrossing these days, not that this was bad, I just am impressed by his growth and very glad of it. ✌️💙🙏
“Navy Seal for a little while” just wow. Your average Tuesday is more accomplished than most people’s entire lives (mine included); your humility is very impressive.
whats really hard for a soldier is ..you take orders from above ,no questions ,you hope they ...who ever that is, is right , mr Ballen is a, or seems a smashing truthful fella ,his squad,team are his world more i guess than even his family ,in a way ,so i really do believe in him, but ..i dont know where mr ballen,or any soldier comes from....but this is gonna seem nasty to some ..truthful to others ,if i said i was a mercenary ,people would get the hump ,but soldiers get paid ,all of them ,i watched vietnam veterans ,they looking back, dont really know what was going on , but they did it ,stifling jungle losing friends hand over foot ,if they{ministry of defence said your not being paid ,ya missus and kids been kicked out of house ,like you would give a shit{bar your squad}{which you would never forget} you would f**k off ,so you hope{or do you}intelligence is right ,if someone was invading my street ,my house, my family ,dont tell me you would not fight for nothing ,there's a difference
Thank you for making videos like an adult and respecting the viewers. As another comment pointed out you don't interrupt the stories with ads and I've been watching your videos for the last couple years now and you never have and I appreciate that. It's rare to see someone behave the same way when they have 50k Subs as they do when they have over five million. But in all good ways you definitely do
Hey man, should really look into some other missing stories. Like missing 411. And some strang anomalies like the reported stairs in the woods. And such. Great stuff man
@Ardissia . I’ve found stairs in the woods. The stories themselves might be creepypastas but there are definitely random staircases in forests for some reason. But regardless if the stories are real the one time I found a staircase I had already heard the stories and said “fuckin nope” and left it alone
@@Ffallingstarss You saw them??? Where? Were they in a national park? That's where we camp. I would love to see the stairs, but I definitively would not climb them.
@@jamssnana4084 they were in the Olympic national park in Washington state. I couldn’t pinpoint where exactly tho, I was on a random hike and went off trail for a bit. But yeah, definitely in national parks would be a good bet to find some
It's amazing to see his storytelling skills develop over time! Not that it was bad in the beginning - just that it's become more & more smooth & natural ever since he started 👍
Over the time you've been making these videos, you have grown to be my favorite TH-camr. I didn't know you on TikTok (Unfortunately) But I'm glad that I know of your channel now, because i literally got a rush of happiness when I saw the new video notification. I think you'll make it to 500k subs by 2021.
@@MrBallen you have thick seal skin my friend. These geeks that have no clue and question your service to our country obviously don't realize how many people (one very famous seal that makes his living exposing the insecure nerds that make online fake claims if being seals have already checked out your service record) so they dont get it, your far too smart to claim seal service and not actually being one. So keep up your passion and keep the great content coming. Good stuff my friend.
@@MrBallen you're plaid shirts remind me of shaw Ryan of vigilant elite(also a seal). Speaking of which, you have any spooky or freaky missions you can talk about?
@@KSpides53 it's not camping , it's tactical positioning do you honestly think that in actual combat that any type of soldier runs around the country or do they take up a fighting position and hold it until either the fight is won or the position is no longer defendable and tenable ? What about snipers ? Same applies do they run around the map or do they sit in the same position until the target appears ? Ok granted if taking on multiple targets at different times a sniper will shoot then relocate but if it's a target rich environment they'll sit in 1 spot and shoot until the necessary deed is done ! Therefore it's not camping it's tactical positioning until such a time as the position is over run or no longer fit for purpose. FACT (Ex British Army 4 years service with 2 operational tours of duty)
The arm position is related to asphyxiation in death, it happens when you take people off ventilation. Moving the ship disturbed the bilge and caused the reaction of chemistry to continue. Mixed oils and chemicals can actually settle as separate inside a ship's bilge. If the ship was completely becalmed and the pumps weren't running it can re-dissolve all sorts of things that would otherwise never come into contact with each other. The symptoms stated are consistent with fluorine compounds.
I was listening to this and I heard of this video game called "the man of medan" and everything in the game correlates to the legend. Details about the crew and the cargo and cover ups is kind of cool.
I've been binging his content for a little while now and decided to watch all his videos in order, and I got so excited when he said "strange, dark, and mysterious" albeit in a different way than I'm used to, because this was the first episode he ever did so!
Rewatching the older vids and had a nice chuckle at "I was a navy seal for a little while" like "oh yeah nbd, name's John, I was a NAVY SEAL for a bit. You know how it is" 😆
Its hard to imagine John swimming a kilometre underwater on a re-breather, to attatch a magnetised charge to the bottom of a steel ships hull before retreating to the other side of a harbour and watching it explode lol !!!!
Dude, you're BLOWING UP! I don't know how you did it but apparently you're meant to do this. If you ever decide to put together a support staff I would be honored to work for a class act such as yourself. I'm not a fanboy. Just think you do quality work and I have respect for that. Nothing more. Nothing less
@@LocoCloco People diving into it, they realize it was supposed to be about the US NAVY's attempt to create "invisibility" for their ships. Instead something unexpected happened, it vanished without even creating the trough in the water that would obviously give it away if you were near it. The story even involves unintentional time travel from the 40s to the 80s. Really interesting stuff (to me anyway).
i have been a LONG time fan of yours and having watched almost all of your videos from the last couple years, ive decided to go back to beginning and binge all your videos from oldest to newest! i never saw you on tiktok since i dont use the platform but im so thankful you chose youtube over tiktok. im also going back to pinpoint the EXACT moment you began your rivalry with the like button😅 as well as the introduction of seagull lung. ive heard so many of his misadventures but never found his origin into mr ballens life
There's a video game about this event (idk the developers), The Dark pictures Anthology: Man of Medan. It's an interesting depiction of how things could have gone.
I played this game called "Dark pictures anthology : man of Medan" and now I realize that game is entirely based on this real life story. This is exactly the game is all about.
I absolutely love creepy stuff like this, even more when it's something that is just completely inexplicable. I want to believe that the account relayed by Mr Ballen is entirely true, just because I love this kind of stuff. One of the stories that has fascinated me for as long as I can remember is the moving coffins of Barbados. I would love to see Mr Ballen do a video entirely on that!
Just discovered your channel and I have to say I think you're a natural story teller - you have a very expressive face and a voice that is very easy to listen to. Moreover, you have a real talent for describing events in a way that draws the listener in. Story telling is a huge part of culture all around the world, not least of all in my neck of the world (Ireland) and therefore I'm not at all surprised that your audience has grown so large. I'm getting a lot of pleasure listening to your (true) stories - Thank you!
Aw..the sluths of the future getting an early start. Lol I'm old so i didnt hav the mass body of knowledge like the internet,i got start with Unsolved Mysteries and other creepy Tv shows like that. I loved mysteries and cryptid creatures,then..and still love it now. Maybe one day ur be looking into the strangeness of the world wit the FBI or,at the very least,I'll getta watch ur Utube channel filled wit the weirdness of the world..UFO sightings,strange disappearances,and creatures not yet identified by science. Lol at any rate,hope ur love of this stuff lasts a lifetime,as it has for me. Good luck lil grasshopper 🙂👍
Welcome to the club Flooflymoo. When I was young I heard the story of The Jersey Devil. It fascinated me. I’ve loved the dark & creepy ever since. Now I’m late forty’s.
Chemicals were my first thought, too. I was thinking of what I once heard about the coolant ammonia. Breathing in this stuff is said to be so extremely painful, that people cannot even think of finding the exit of the room in which it is spreading. So maybe the position of the corpses with their hands up like fighting someone off was evidence of them trying to "chase away" the gas around them.
I will give an analysis of my interpretation of this case. The first mention comes from 1948. The first US mention comes from the early 1950's, at least four years later. The Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council, the publication of the USCG that contains this story, came in 52. The idea that the USCG would have any firsthand knowledge of a ship off the coast of Indonesia is far-fetched, and they were likely just repeating from another source. What I find interesting is that the first published source claims that there was a survivor who was rescued by local islanders, and that man supposedly said that they had a cargo of sulphuric acid which created fumes that killed everyone else. And this is the original source. That source does not give the name of the ship. Even more interesting is that the source claims the event occurred 400 miles southeast of the Marshall Islands. That is decidedly nowhere close to Indonesia or Sumatra. It is near Tonga, Fiji, French Polynesia, etc, in the South Pacific. Completely different ocean. That fact alone tells us that the story has likely been really messed up, like a game of telephone played by one-eyed monkeys with learning disabilities. If this wasn't the original source then perhaps I wouldn't give so much credence to the report, but it just seems that someone tried to embellish the story and everyone else just repeated it. And the name does apparently loosely translate as MrBallen said, which implies that it originated from the Indonesian area, but that is at odds with the original story. So I'm inclined to believe that if it happened, it happened the non-mysterious way that the original described.
My brother. I’ve been watching you for years and this 1 got by me. Grateful that after this video and the others in the past 3 years. Thank you. Please, as you’ve done already, keep the videos coming. Thanks man.
That is the most plausible explanation it makes perfect sense and people that die from certain gases well their muscles contract which could explain the arms
@@chipsthedog1 I was really puzzling over the arms, I thought surely the arms would sink to the floor at the point of death. Your info is interesting 👍
@@holoxfauxfecs5651 people died after seeing this creature and if you walked up on them you probably wouldn't know what they got from they like killed himself at the end of some kind of
This has easily become my favorite TH-cam channel very quickly. It would be awesome to hear you cover a story of The Philadelphia Experiment. It’s probably one of the creepiest and most fascinating mysteries involving a military ship. Great story.
No one gonna point out his incredible memory ? He never appears to be reading from anything. His eyes wander all over. He's retelling the stories from his memory. Cool
I'm guessing this mystery ship was one of the inspirations for the Ghost Ship movie. Those who picked up the distress signal knew for certain that the signal was coming from a ship as was confirmed by the search crew. Kind of reminds me of the Mary Celeste discovery and aftermath of the salvage crew. This is a new one for me and got me curious. Thanks for the vid.
If anyone has played the game “Man of Medan” this is what its based off of. (Very fun horror game you can play with a friend) (Made by the same people who made “Until Dawn”)
Orgasskye PSN correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t all the spooky shit a result of a gas leak? I might be wrong because I only watched FaZe Jevs series of the game
I LOVE that Mr. Ballen doesn't make his content all based or biased on his or popular opinions but rather gives us (his audience) the facts and leaves it up to our own interpretation. Too many other YTers insistent that it's the way they think it happened and no other options lol
What I’ve learned from Mr Ballen is that Hollywood has never had an original horror story. They adapted every single one from real life events and others’ stories
That storie was a lot more scary then I thought it was going to be.lol Mr B has that voice were I can sit and just picture what he's saying ahhhhhh goosebumps hardcore lol.
Okay, I've researched the Ourang Medan story and simply cannot find any reliable information that the ship actually existed. I'm now convinced that this is an urban legend.
I don’t remember who posted it, but there’s another version of this story here on TH-cam and their conclusion was urban legend, and they backed it up with good evidence.
Well, it was alright. Once you knew it was just a hallucination there wasn't any threat, and the game became rather dull. It really needed a supernatural threat to have been good, I think.
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I think everyone needs to Appreciate that mrballen is focusing more on YT than Tik Tok
thank you for taking notice! honestly was hard to break the habit of always posting on tiktok... but now that I've really reset my priorities, i think this is a far more sustainable way to keep doing what i love and hopefully make BETTER content! thank you!
MrBallen your welcome I really enjoy your content whatever it is posted on. I hope your channel keeps growing. I would like to see you hit 1,000,000 by the end of 2020.
@@MrBallen good thing i woulda never found the channel man cus i have 0 clue wtf tiktoc is
I'm glad cos I'm way too old for Tik Tok 🤣
@MrBallen smart choice jumping to YT. Now you can read longer stories and fit in with a wider horror community since I don't think that there are many horror channels on TikTok. To be honest your the ONLY horror channel on TikTok.
Who came here after zack d films?
Meh🙋🏿♂️😆
Bro😂☠️ I just saw it
how did u know?
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Me
Who else absolutely LOVES the fact that there are NO ADS interrupting the story??? That’s the way it is on almost ALL his vids which make is so much easier to listen to them!!! I’ve watched them all now!
That’s called being a small channel
Me too! I'm hooked on his channel!
Even when he posts like 3 stories in one video, he puts the ads between the stories. He’s a real one 💯
TH-cam Premium, baby! No ads, EVER! $10.99 monthly... worth every penny!
@@steveboooghatttii137 he gets alot of views and subs thou
Fun fact: SS Ourang Medan was _not_ the sole ship which met this fate. I've found accounts on two eerily similar incidents from earlier. The ships' names were "Abbie S. Hart" and "Hol Chu".
Any links?
@@marcuslombardo8615 I tried to give some for you, but of course the censorship removed them...
mentioned in the papers with this is ship Marie Celeste that also had missing crew trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62487071
plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/SOTON_Documents/Plimsoll/16819.pdf is all i see on the abbie s hart
which also kinda proves they are not similar at all
It's weird watching earlier episodes before the abuse of the like button😂
to be honest, i´m not a fan of this so i like the lack of it here :D
Right lol
true
Ahhh..good old days when he and like button were good friends 🤣
He has a Love/hate relationship with the like button which is fucking awesome
I love how he tells a story. You would think that he was directly involved with every single one. Best story teller of all time and he definitely could do this in prime time on a major network
I don't know about "best story teller of all time" but he's definitely better than most and better than ANYBODY on tv right now.
I agree he could do this on prime time.
I'd watch. I think he's getting geared up to be a star.
@@astrzmbie9968 I just wish someone with the power and position would see his videos and realize the talent and star power he has. I mean just by reading the comments you can tell hes got that "IT" Factor.
Well considering how popular youtube is nowadays i think he's better off sticking to youtube
Yeah cus he makes a bunch of shit up.
Yeah, he could do TV since TV is all fake too lmao.
Yeah he's a great storyteller, but he makes up so much information you never know what's true. These stories are just that. Stories. The majority aren't even close to the truth.
@@I_am_a_cat_ you can google every vid he has done is telling real stories. you are the one making shit up here
No idea how I found you man, but im digging your stories. Keep em coming and ty for your service.
Thanks, will do!
Same lmao
I got a random recommendation, followed it to see what it was, and have been haunting the channel ever since.
If you like this guy, but you want a slightly more Goth atmosphere check out Bedtime Stories.
@@webbess1 are they true?
I actually played a game called “man of Medan” and it’s about this case, obviously. But truly a fascinating and very creepy game.
Was looking for a similar comment lol
@@samrossi2641 the whole game I was like I know the ship's name, I've heard it before 🤣
@@TrueCrimeJunkie1 haha, for me it was the opposite I was watching the whole video thinking damn this sounds familiar...hmm..no it isn't titanic... wonder where from 🤣
Yesss I was just ab to comment that!!
I knew I played a game called the man of medan
I think the story is true and I have a theory: deadly gases leaked from the cargo killing all the crew members. If you watch a documentary of the affects of WWII gases on soldiers it fits almost exactly with the description of the dead crewmen. That would also explain the deadly explosion that took place shortly after. And if that gas was also a nerve-agent then maybe that would further explain how the bodies began to rapidly decompose.
True - but if there were gasses, why weren't the crew members who jumped on board affected by said gasses. I mean - gasses must've been present if it exploded. Just food for thought.
@@svenberkard5874 That's a good point although its still possible since the gases might have been leaked as the ship was on its trip and killed everyone but by the time the rescuer's got there the gases had been diffused into the sourounding airspace by the wind.
@@yonahgreene Then what would have caused the explosion?
Nerve agents don't accelerate decomposition..
Unfortunately there are no shipping record, dock master/harbor records or manifest that would prove this was a real ship. In the suns heat your lips will recede very quickly, making your face and body look pretty scary, First they puff up then melt into the deck due to the hot sun and steel. You always want to stay UP wind when you find a body at sea until the Coast Guard get there. It's a smell you just can't explain but you will Never forget. Plus, being a Captain for over 45 years Crew members love to drink and brag about where they are going whenever your at the dock, they will tell anyone who will listen, where they just came from and what they are carrying. Many Captains will anchor off shore in a safe place after loading so they don't loose any of their crew members after a night of hitting the bars and drinking. In many places it's hard to find a replacement and even if you do they normally aren't the best or they would already be part of some other ships crew. If you have ever visited the Florida Keys and the weather isn't the best you will see many Shrimp boats anchored just off shore for this very reason. Crewmen get drunk then don't show up when it's time to head out to sea again. You want to try and keep the same crew as you already know what their habits at sea while working are. I have always wished this was a true mystery. but, there is not a single factor that lines up with this ship or any ship under that name during that time period.
I’m so happy we got two videos in two days
Yessir
Me too
Same
Alvar 🙂
Same
Boat: oh shit, a distress signal
The distress signal: DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET TO BELLS CANYON
That one sticks in my head too!
I was wondering if anyone would say this!
😂😂😂😂
Omg dying 🤣
😂😂😂...
Who came here after watching Zack d films
Me
Holla 😂
Me
"I was a Navy Seal for a little while"...
Yeah, like you do.
😂
I know😂
Hold on, what?
Yeah...it mysterious "disappeared"...
The Dutch, English, or US definitely took the opportunity to nab this ship up and blame it on "ghosts"...
Sounds like a UDT mission to me lol
I’m confused
Mr. Ballen was just casually a SEAL for a while like it's no biggie 😂
That man is just pure humble.
Like any SEAL, he finds a way to bring it up.
@@matro2 was only try to big him up, I've watched literally all his videos and he rarely does bring it up considering how much relates to what he's been threw
I know you mean navy seal but every time I see somebody say that, my mind automatically goes to the animal and I picture him as a literal seal 🦭 😂
Because it isn't
Somewhere right now, Mr. Ballen is working on stories to entertain, intrigue and frighten us. I take solace in that.
I wasn't prepared for the empty feeling I'm having after I binge watched all of Mr Ballen videos in 3 days 😪
It just dawned on me that at the rate I’m going I’ll get to that point soon...
Have you encountered 'Ask a Mortician'? It's similar in that Caitlan is a good storyteller with quite a lot of sensible advice. And she can be pretty funny. There are a couple other good storytellers out there. Keep looking and good luck!
Pace yourselves
@sealyoness thank you so much for this. I have a really hard time finding someone i can stand to listen to! And ive depleted all my options
I’m sad because he didn’t ask us to harass the like button 😔
Musta been right before he started that
We already know what to do!!
Do it anyway!!!
I always wonder why he hates the LIKE button.
Yes he did. I heard him whisper “rape the like button, video tape it and share with all your friends”
I'm absolutely addicted to this show , its unreal . I find myself listening all day . keep it up and thank you for your services
Yep
Same, and now I’ve watched every single video on his channel and I’m in need of more. And sadly it seems like mr ballen doesn’t upload as often as he used to.
I know right I watch him every single day 24 hours a day washing dishes making bad doing laundry I love this man
Same Man
@@constancejohnson6841 don't forget to sleep, Constance 😂
The fact that you are a Navy Seal and went through that training and succedded is worthy of a subscription alone. Thank you for your service. I wouldn't be able to enjoy this content if it wasn't for brave men and women like yourself.
thank you!
Exactly why he mentioned it
I've been bingewatching your videos for quite a while and by watching these older videos I can say: you became ASTRONOMICALLY better at telling stories in just 2 years! it's so impressive. since these first videos you were already a great storyteller, but you simply became the best.
Okay, no kind of expert by any means, but when I first heard about this years ago my first thought was about how you would have transported gasses at that time. It would have been in large glass sealed bottles. My father used to have one with either in it. One of the bottles could have been either accidentally or on purpose broken and the ship would have quickly filled with deadly gas. It would have traveled up through the hold killing anyone it came in contact with who breathed it for even a moment, but would most likely weigh less than oxygen. In the hours it took the Silver Star to intercept the gas would have risen up into the atmosphere and every trace would be gone. The ship was at a standstill so when they began pulling it the ship would have jolted forward, causing the fragile cargo to slide and several more bottles to break simultaneously. Any spark could have lit them causing the entire shipment to explode.
dang thats some in depth analysis!
@@MrBallen i read your comment but i imagined it in the voice of joe dirt
And why all the people look terrified holding their hands up .?
@@dreadheaddavid4207 In truth, they probably didn’t. They fell on the floor and died with their hands outs in front of them; on their side. As the boat drifted in rough seas and after rigor mortise set in the bodies rolled onto their back.
@@sgtdh6892 that makes sense as a possibility too. Good thought
I was basically listening through all your stories, this one I find kinda fascinating is because the title “SS Ourang Medan” quickly caught my attention, cause I’m born from Medan (Indonesia), and “ourang medan” meaning people of Medan. Now I was in the shipping business for over a decade, most vessels in Indonesia arent registered under Llyod, in fact you will be surprised to find most older vessel not probably registered even within the local water. The company vessels that I was working for, the main route was going through up and down from Jakarta to Medan. And I often hear all these mystic stories from the captain how strange the straits of Malacca can be. The pirates and weather etc. Back to your story tho, the most fsacinating thing is why all crew members (except the one on the radio) were all “facing up” prior before their death. Something really scary, may it be human, weather, or out of the ordinary must have caused their death. Anyway, I guess it will be one of the many mystery at seas. Really enjoy your stories..and thumbs up!!
It's Loyd I believe.
H.K Thanks for commenting. Not many comments on here about the actual story, just about how good MrBallen is.
But anyway, your comment gives a lot of atmosphere to the story, it's great 👍
The thing that puzzled me was how their arms remained in the air when they died. I would assume arms would sink to the floor on death. Unless rigor Mortis happened instantly that is. But they did say decomposition was far advanced for the timescale, so things seemed to have happened over an unusual escalated period.
Thanks for adding something to the story! 👍
@@vmm5163 Yeah right! I thought as soon as I heard it surely their arms would slump to their sides. That adds a whole other twist to the story. I can't wrap my head around it.
The issue is the lack of evidence. There's just this story, but no written records of the call, or anything written about the rescue/tow attempt, like in the Silver Star logbooks...
Hey it's like the Philadelphia Experiment, no proof but well known.......
I'm glad Mr. Ballen is on TH-cam otherwise i would've never discovered him and his awesome, creepy and disturbingly good videos!
Same. I dont use social media much, but love glancing at youtube on occasion. 4 days later I'm still listening to catch up. 🤣
Fascinating story. Was anything ever investigated under the water, ship remains, etc? Also, what about the families of the supposed crew members. If there was an entire crew that died, wouldn't their be families that would have been asking about them, or reporting them missing at sea? I'd love to find more about this and what was done to investigate it afterward. Thanks for sharing!
Id also love to know more. On the ship wreck part tho, unlikely. The ocean is really darn big. The majority of ships that sink in deep waters, we just never see again. Even if you have rather accurate coordinates, there is a lot of inaccuracy in actually finding the ship, and even if you do, getting to it depending on the depth.
So far, no efforts have been made to dig up the wreck, but since Malacca strait is rather thin and shallow, it's not impossible. Maybe one day deep-divers will actually find it.
Just a nonsense story. Dont take it seriously.
That's what I was thinking too about family members!!
i love how he's casually like "i was a navy seal for a lil while" like he didnt go through literal torture to achieve one of the most astonishing accomplishments ever 🤣
That shit doesn’t happen anymore due to snow flakes
I think he saved the mental health of many by telling interesting stories.
He's humble that's the way to be
@@caperformance_motorsports yep like the X president 5xdraft dodger he's the snowflake incarnate
@@wfranceschi3606 right !
When a body is in the presence of great heat, the musculature in the arms (and to a lesser extent, the legs) contracts - pulling the arms into the characteristic "pugilistic" (fighting) pose. It makes sense that the dog would assume the same position, as it's musculature is not that much different from a person's. The heat that caused the pugilistic pose may also account for the accelerated decomposition of the bodies.
So some kind of heat beam had hurt them.
I disagree
I agree🤗👍. 🙏🌍✌️🇺🇸
@@christopherwalsh7700 You literally can't. Everything he said was objective fact. Lol
@@mr.jameson218 but I do and in turn, disagree with you as well.
some kind of nerve gas would explain the position the bodies were found in, it's called 'fencing response' and it happens when the brainstem is damaged, and a gas leak would also explain the explosion. the Silver Star crew likely just wasn't on the boat long enough for it to affect them.
Or the gases had just dissipated by the time the other ship got there
Animals react in same way ? Like this dog?
@@adamnowak7538 I mean- dogs are also living beings who breathe air and are affected by toxic gases
Agreed. The gas leak could also explain the coldness in the boiler room perhaps
I'm glad we're all in agreement
OMG, his storytelling style has changed so much already. I was here for this originally and it seemed good at the time (still is engaging now), but nowadays it seems passionate but amateur, unsure, even a little awkward. He's so much more confident now!
He is, but I like this old style too. He sounds like some guy in a pub, telling a cool story.
@@simonspacek3670 I started watching because I liked this pub guy style. I feel like his confidence and business-like reporter style gives him almost too much credibility that is definitely not backed by fact-checking or professionalism in the stories he tells. I used to be so excited when I saw he'd uploaded, but now I don't even get notified anymore. He feels a bit too standard true crime TH-camr. But, it has been nearly 4 years, so here I am back in the beginning. 😊
It’s so cute to see how far along Mr Ballen has come with his storytelling. He’s amazing now!
I'm Indonesian and I've never heard of this story (perhaps my parents'/grandparents' generations have). But the minute I saw that the boat was named Ourang Medan, I was like... Wouldn't be surprised if it's true. The timeline of its finding seems to be centred around the time Indonesia was gaining its independence (different sources seem to cite different years). If it's prior to the independence, we'd be a mess and a half under the Japanese occupation, & if it's right after, we'd be a mess and a half trying to stand up on our own whilst still being fought over by the Dutch. So nevermind ship records; people, entire families, entire villages have been known to not be recorded anywhere. Not to mention how rampant piracy and illegal activities in general were at the time (when a region is in chaos, it seems to be prime time for both locals and foreigners to try and take advantage of the situation). So the thought of an illegal operation ending up in an untraceable tragedy isn't all that surprising. Especially since way crazier things have happened in Indonesia.
Also, for those who are interested, Ourang (or orang) is pronounced 'oh-rung', and Medan, the city, is pronounced 'Meh-dahn' (like May without the 'y' and dahn almost like 'done').
not oh. but O. O-rung. Oh sounds "ouh".
A year ago I heard this story from Hirotada Radifan's channel:
th-cam.com/video/gf5xLN34S3w/w-d-xo.html
Then today I heard the details from Mr. Ballen 😐
So what does the name translate to mate?
@@guxyguy7909 the name of Ourang Medan? It's man of medan as Mr. Ballen explained on the video
@@Yuri-zi3gr thanks mate I hadn't got to that part as I was reading the comments 😅
Thank you Mr Ballen! Look, I gave this link to a friend of mine here in Italy and he is home bound and in a wheelchair and trying to learn English and he now Loves this channel and is thinking to perhaps try to do a channel simular to this in Italian!!!! We love your channel! His name is Claudio
dam
Thank you for your service!
Wow it's crazy to see how far John's story telling has come, he is so much more comfortable and engrossing these days, not that this was bad, I just am impressed by his growth and very glad of it. ✌️💙🙏
Yes exactly! Best story teller I've listened to
I was thinking the same thing as i listen backwards to his entire YT content list 😂
Proof once again, that we become better at things as we continue practicing.
Word.
I love all his stories, doesn't miss a beat and never says "um"
This is what I LOVE about his videos, no “um” or “uh” he tells the story like he knows it!
9:29 um
@@_Nyx_ Had to do it huh, you twat
@@masudkhoa3861 yes because y'all are wrong, we're just proving proof
@@_Nyx_ 😆lol, still only 1 is impressive
Let’s go!!! another upload hell yeah!!!
PS:there’s a game based off of this event called man of Medan
Never tried the game only saw pewdiepie's gameplay, is the game good?
@Logan u commented on my TH-cam video once
Watched faze jev do a walkthrough and it looked really good
how its done it’s a decent game but it gets kind of boring after a bit it depends on what genre u like
I played it for a while it’s scary af
You, John, are our new passion, I am in love with the stories, how you tell them, and can’t get enough! Thank-you
This guy is so good he’s literally the first person I ever bothered to turn on a YT notification for..just changed my settings 😂
Same
Me too!
Him: "Ourang Medan translates to man of Medan"
Me: you telling me that game's based off an actual story
That’s what I’m wondering🤔🤔
MANCHURIAN GOLD
LITERALLY AJXBABXBABSB
Man of Medan is definitely based off this story, hard to believe there isn't if I'm being honest
IT PROBABLY IS WTF
“Navy Seal for a little while” just wow. Your average Tuesday is more accomplished than most people’s entire lives (mine included); your humility is very impressive.
as a anomaly as he calls himself , he's a good fella to have on ya team ,spiritually
whats really hard for a soldier is ..you take orders from above ,no questions ,you hope they ...who ever that is, is right , mr Ballen is a, or seems a smashing truthful fella ,his squad,team are his world more i guess than even his family ,in a way ,so i really do believe in him, but ..i dont know where mr ballen,or any soldier comes from....but this is gonna seem nasty to some ..truthful to others ,if i said i was a mercenary ,people would get the hump ,but soldiers get paid ,all of them ,i watched vietnam veterans ,they looking back, dont really know what was going on , but they did it ,stifling jungle losing friends hand over foot ,if they{ministry of defence said your not being paid ,ya missus and kids been kicked out of house ,like you would give a shit{bar your squad}{which you would never forget} you would f**k off ,so you hope{or do you}intelligence is right ,if someone was invading my street ,my house, my family ,dont tell me you would not fight for nothing ,there's a difference
Thank you for making videos like an adult and respecting the viewers. As another comment pointed out you don't interrupt the stories with ads and I've been watching your videos for the last couple years now and you never have and I appreciate that. It's rare to see someone behave the same way when they have 50k Subs as they do when they have over five million. But in all good ways you definitely do
Hey man, should really look into some other missing stories. Like missing 411. And some strang anomalies like the reported stairs in the woods. And such. Great stuff man
The stairs!! I’ve heard some stories definitely creepy
@Ardissia . I’ve found stairs in the woods. The stories themselves might be creepypastas but there are definitely random staircases in forests for some reason. But regardless if the stories are real the one time I found a staircase I had already heard the stories and said “fuckin nope” and left it alone
@Ardissia ahh, okay yeah I can definitely understand that. Especially cuz we don’t actually know if they staircase paranormal stuff is true
@@Ffallingstarss You saw them??? Where? Were they in a national park? That's where we camp. I would love to see the stairs, but I definitively would not climb them.
@@jamssnana4084 they were in the Olympic national park in Washington state. I couldn’t pinpoint where exactly tho, I was on a random hike and went off trail for a bit. But yeah, definitely in national parks would be a good bet to find some
It's amazing to see his storytelling skills develop over time! Not that it was bad in the beginning - just that it's become more & more smooth & natural ever since he started 👍
Over the time you've been making these videos, you have grown to be my favorite TH-camr. I didn't know you on TikTok (Unfortunately) But I'm glad that I know of your channel now, because i literally got a rush of happiness when I saw the new video notification. I think you'll make it to 500k subs by 2021.
That’s really cool thank you!!!
@@MrBallen Omg, he replied... can't say I expected that! Thanks, I'll remember this forever :D
Simply Country his tik took is mrballen
@@MrBallen looks like you have surpassed that prediction by multitudes! Haha!!! Congrats! Really love your videos!!!
Retro, Coming back to the beginning... Binge watching them all again.. Favourite
" Do you know how to get to Bell's Canyon ? "
MrBallen: Even the dog...
Me, covering my ears: WAS FINE! WAS FINE! THEY TOOK HIM HOME AND HE LIVED TO BE 150 IN DOG YEARS!
Yep that’s what happens :)))))
The dog died and looked terrified along with every other passenger on the ship.
@@ZZZDEPRIVATION at least warn us, we was just chilling :c
poor dog
@@youraveragesadist8308 I mean not even the worst part compared to every other dead passenger including the guy who sent out the SOS and the Captain.
@@ZZZDEPRIVATION but... the poor dog :c
just the intro be like i was a navy seal for a while now my passion is youtube damn
😂 🙏
@@MrBallen you have thick seal skin my friend. These geeks that have no clue and question your service to our country obviously don't realize how many people (one very famous seal that makes his living exposing the insecure nerds that make online fake claims if being seals have already checked out your service record) so they dont get it, your far too smart to claim seal service and not actually being one. So keep up your passion and keep the great content coming. Good stuff my friend.
GHOST IKR....there’s killin it get some tictok Mr Ballen...& then there’s TH-camMr Ballen...great stories, I love it
@@MrBallen !!!a Zaza A!°!!!a Zaza a Zaza A!°Z A A!aa Zaza A A°!a!A!°!!
@@MrBallen you're plaid shirts remind me of shaw Ryan of vigilant elite(also a seal). Speaking of which, you have any spooky or freaky missions you can talk about?
LOVE YOU BRO THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE
I like ur name
@@idk-pf7ur haha thanks bro
Campers piss me off sooooooooo much!!!😠
@@KSpides53 it's not camping , it's tactical positioning do you honestly think that in actual combat that any type of soldier runs around the country or do they take up a fighting position and hold it until either the fight is won or the position is no longer defendable and tenable ? What about snipers ? Same applies do they run around the map or do they sit in the same position until the target appears ? Ok granted if taking on multiple targets at different times a sniper will shoot then relocate but if it's a target rich environment they'll sit in 1 spot and shoot until the necessary deed is done ! Therefore it's not camping it's tactical positioning until such a time as the position is over run or no longer fit for purpose. FACT
(Ex British Army 4 years service with 2 operational tours of duty)
Bear bacon Grills it’s not that serious
Thank you, sir. I believe this story may be fact. Outstanding story!
"This is the story of S.S. Ourang medan"
Me: Man Of Medan flashbacks
I think this game was inspired by it
Everyone survived but Sean! It was right at the end too!
I was looking for someone to mention the game, I didn't know it was based on a real event, but that's really cool. lol
@@faunyy they all died for me. But only in the last scene. To be honest, I kinda liked that ending, cause it came with a little twist as well.
@@Lilithly I was playing so carefully too..what was your twist? I was just so slow on the button press but I wouldve had it
Hell yeah. Just saw the post. Wasnt expecting this. Love the videos and thank you for your service
The arm position is related to asphyxiation in death, it happens when you take people off ventilation. Moving the ship disturbed the bilge and caused the reaction of chemistry to continue. Mixed oils and chemicals can actually settle as separate inside a ship's bilge. If the ship was completely becalmed and the pumps weren't running it can re-dissolve all sorts of things that would otherwise never come into contact with each other.
The symptoms stated are consistent with fluorine compounds.
It's amazing how there's a guy like this for every unsolved mystery who just mysteriously knows for sure what happened on an unsolvable case. Scrub.
@@dakotahuff2276 yeah because a story of a mysterious being killing everyone on the ship and vanishing is more believable...
@@dakotahuff2276 it’s just a theory bro
@@dakotahuff2276 Its called "positing a theory".
Calling them a "scrub" is just weird.
@@dakotahuff2276 Sounds like Hater Envy!
I was listening to this and I heard of this video game called "the man of medan" and everything in the game correlates to the legend. Details about the crew and the cargo and cover ups is kind of cool.
Jon Karis I loved the game. I’m glad he covered this story
Hit the like button even before I started watching lol
i love that!! thank you!
@@MrBallen I do the same thing with all content creators that are just awesome. Love your channel man.
I do every time. Fantastic story telling. My new addiction.
Wait. You didn't lightly sucker punch it?
@Viking Mike Q Thanks for your service, Mike.
Mr. Ballen: "Several ships picked up a strange distress signal."
Me: You mean... strange, dark and mysterious?
:D
probably wanting to know how to get to bells canyon lol
Nice!
😆😆😆
But was it delivered in story format? More importantly...does it know how to get to Bell's Canyon?
@@diamonddiva3204 we need a laugh button.
Thank u for your service
I've been binging his content for a little while now and decided to watch all his videos in order, and I got so excited when he said "strange, dark, and mysterious" albeit in a different way than I'm used to, because this was the first episode he ever did so!
Rewatching the older vids and had a nice chuckle at "I was a navy seal for a little while" like "oh yeah nbd, name's John, I was a NAVY SEAL for a bit. You know how it is" 😆
Its hard to imagine John swimming a kilometre underwater on a re-breather, to attatch a magnetised charge to the bottom of a steel ships hull before retreating to the other side of a harbour and watching it explode lol !!!!
I've watched every single video and now I'm going through re-watching them 🖤
Do the pesacloa Florida divers attacked by sea monster! Sole survivor says sea monster killed his dive buddies in the 60's
That sounds like a story told by Navy Seals around a camp fire.
False
Dude, you're BLOWING UP! I don't know how you did it but apparently you're meant to do this. If you ever decide to put together a support staff I would be honored to work for a class act such as yourself. I'm not a fanboy. Just think you do quality work and I have respect for that. Nothing more. Nothing less
Who not sleep when he posts
SOCCER SOCCER omg yesss
Hehe me also. Creepy and fun
@@dj_ath I wouldn't dare tell him otherwise. I wouldn't want a legit Navy SEAL coming after me. 😜
@@chrisoliver5302 hehehe
Your uploads make my day :D
Mr Ballen: Do the original Philadelphia Experiment.
I thought the same thing. The USS Eldridge.
I read the book and saw the movie. Pretty close on both.
@Billy Yeah, but not with Mr.Ballen telling it!
Iv never heard this one & would like to, especially from Señor Ballen 👌😁
@@LocoCloco People diving into it, they realize it was supposed to be about the US NAVY's attempt to create "invisibility" for their ships. Instead something unexpected happened, it vanished without even creating the trough in the water that would obviously give it away if you were near it.
The story even involves unintentional time travel from the 40s to the 80s.
Really interesting stuff (to me anyway).
i have been a LONG time fan of yours and having watched almost all of your videos from the last couple years, ive decided to go back to beginning and binge all your videos from oldest to newest!
i never saw you on tiktok since i dont use the platform but im so thankful you chose youtube over tiktok.
im also going back to pinpoint the EXACT moment you began your rivalry with the like button😅 as well as the introduction of seagull lung. ive heard so many of his misadventures but never found his origin into mr ballens life
Whoa, what an amazing story. I am sorry for the people who died. But the story is so incredible !
There goes my sleep. I don't know why I'm watching it in night.
it’s midnight should i continue?
I like watching them at 3 am.. Much funner!!
same man, same 😅
This is all it takes? Damn.
@@jackhelmuth1397 I'm a chicken bro
There's a video game about this event (idk the developers), The Dark pictures Anthology: Man of Medan. It's an interesting depiction of how things could have gone.
On what console mate?
@@guxyguy7909 PC, and Playstation
Played through it 8 times to try get all the different scenes and endings, good game. Looking forward to the new one in a couple weeks.
Yeah I was about to say there’s a game about this boat. Lol actually very good game.
I think it's on Gamepass as well.
that is a good one!!! never heard of it!! thanks for sharing
I played this game called "Dark pictures anthology : man of Medan" and now I realize that game is entirely based on this real life story.
This is exactly the game is all about.
The name of this boat in English is Man of Medan. They didn't get too creative.
I think this crime was based off the game!!! 🤪
Literally just bought a day ago played it and decided to watch some Mr.B and lo and behold I click this video
I was about to mention this!
@@cameronallen9531 buy it? It's on gamepass lol
I feel like a kid again, trying to get home to catch my favorite cartoon/show! Lol
And I’m particular in what I enjoy...
I absolutely love creepy stuff like this, even more when it's something that is just completely inexplicable. I want to believe that the account relayed by Mr Ballen is entirely true, just because I love this kind of stuff. One of the stories that has fascinated me for as long as I can remember is the moving coffins of Barbados.
I would love to see Mr Ballen do a video entirely on that!
BUMP!! Fascinating ! Thanks bro.
Just discovered your channel and I have to say I think you're a natural story teller - you have a very expressive face and a voice that is very easy to listen to. Moreover, you have a real talent for describing events in a way that draws the listener in. Story telling is a huge part of culture all around the world, not least of all in my neck of the world (Ireland) and therefore I'm not at all surprised that your audience has grown so large. I'm getting a lot of pleasure listening to your (true) stories - Thank you!
Keep them coming David Attenborough..👍🏻👍🏻
You know his name?
stupid that’s not his name his name is John ballen
L.F.C Champs is from the U.K and has stated that Mr. Ballen is like David Attenborough.
ma rine . Thank u for explaining
I’m EARLY yay I love hearing these mysterious I’m only 12 but since I’m in quarantine I’m really bored and that is making me entertained
Aw..the sluths of the future getting an early start. Lol I'm old so i didnt hav the mass body of knowledge like the internet,i got start with Unsolved Mysteries and other creepy Tv shows like that. I loved mysteries and cryptid creatures,then..and still love it now. Maybe one day ur be looking into the strangeness of the world wit the FBI or,at the very least,I'll getta watch ur Utube channel filled wit the weirdness of the world..UFO sightings,strange disappearances,and creatures not yet identified by science. Lol at any rate,hope ur love of this stuff lasts a lifetime,as it has for me. Good luck lil grasshopper 🙂👍
Welcome to the club Flooflymoo.
When I was young I heard the story of The Jersey Devil. It fascinated me.
I’ve loved the dark & creepy ever since.
Now I’m late forty’s.
Love this stuff
Chemicals were my first thought, too. I was thinking of what I once heard about the coolant ammonia. Breathing in this stuff is said to be so extremely painful, that people cannot even think of finding the exit of the room in which it is spreading.
So maybe the position of the corpses with their hands up like fighting someone off was evidence of them trying to "chase away" the gas around them.
I will give an analysis of my interpretation of this case. The first mention comes from 1948. The first US mention comes from the early 1950's, at least four years later. The Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council, the publication of the USCG that contains this story, came in 52. The idea that the USCG would have any firsthand knowledge of a ship off the coast of Indonesia is far-fetched, and they were likely just repeating from another source.
What I find interesting is that the first published source claims that there was a survivor who was rescued by local islanders, and that man supposedly said that they had a cargo of sulphuric acid which created fumes that killed everyone else. And this is the original source. That source does not give the name of the ship. Even more interesting is that the source claims the event occurred 400 miles southeast of the Marshall Islands. That is decidedly nowhere close to Indonesia or Sumatra. It is near Tonga, Fiji, French Polynesia, etc, in the South Pacific. Completely different ocean. That fact alone tells us that the story has likely been really messed up, like a game of telephone played by one-eyed monkeys with learning disabilities. If this wasn't the original source then perhaps I wouldn't give so much credence to the report, but it just seems that someone tried to embellish the story and everyone else just repeated it.
And the name does apparently loosely translate as MrBallen said, which implies that it originated from the Indonesian area, but that is at odds with the original story. So I'm inclined to believe that if it happened, it happened the non-mysterious way that the original described.
Yooo what, I didn’t expect you to upload today but thanks for keeping us entertained with these great videos. Keep up the good work bro
im aiming for 3 a week!!! gotta just send it!
My brother. I’ve been watching you for years and this 1 got by me. Grateful that after this video and the others in the past 3 years. Thank you. Please, as you’ve done already, keep the videos coming. Thanks man.
The Medan was smuggling a LOT of deadly chemicals. The containers broke with the motion of the ocean. All dead.
That is the most plausible explanation it makes perfect sense and people that die from certain gases well their muscles contract which could explain the arms
How do you know?
Jason Ragadio I think he was just geussing
@@chipsthedog1 I was really puzzling over the arms, I thought surely the arms would sink to the floor at the point of death. Your info is interesting 👍
This is the first time I’ve ever heard him NOT come up with a brutality for the like button
Birdboxed
What is that?
@@holoxfauxfecs5651thy are referencing a movie called birdbox on netflix.
@@holoxfauxfecs5651 people died after seeing this creature and if you walked up on them you probably wouldn't know what they got from they like killed himself at the end of some kind of
@@RockStar_Love WHAT?
Man of Medan
glad you came back in one piece. love your stories, (even though i know a lot of them... im dark like that)
This has easily become my favorite TH-cam channel very quickly. It would be awesome to hear you cover a story of The Philadelphia Experiment. It’s probably one of the creepiest and most fascinating mysteries involving a military ship. Great story.
No one gonna point out his incredible memory ? He never appears to be reading from anything. His eyes wander all over. He's retelling the stories from his memory. Cool
His eyes dart to bottom left to check notes 😂 but he does it very well
@@MackerelCat Oh really? I didn't notice. Yes extremely well.
@@MackerelCat You can still tell he memorized most of it though because he just barely glances.
Yes I’ve been waiting for this vid ur the best ballen!!
Thanks for all your TH-cam stuff I watch all your videos keep up the great work
I'm guessing this mystery ship was one of the inspirations for the Ghost Ship movie. Those who picked up the distress signal knew for certain that the signal was coming from a ship as was confirmed by the search crew. Kind of reminds me of the Mary Celeste discovery and aftermath of the salvage crew.
This is a new one for me and got me curious. Thanks for the vid.
"It's a fascinating story and I hope you took something from it."
Yeah--nightmares... 😱
If anyone has played the game “Man of Medan” this is what its based off of.
(Very fun horror game you can play with a friend)
(Made by the same people who made “Until Dawn”)
Played it with my friend when it came out fun as hell !
@@orlynnnn do you know if its on xbox?
@@jeseuschrist2508 it's on ps4 so it should be
Orgasskye PSN correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t all the spooky shit a result of a gas leak? I might be wrong because I only watched FaZe Jevs series of the game
Paiton Belk yea it was a chemical gas leak
You are living Legend , MRBallen ! All well to you!
I LOVE that Mr. Ballen doesn't make his content all based or biased on his or popular opinions but rather gives us (his audience) the facts and leaves it up to our own interpretation. Too many other YTers insistent that it's the way they think it happened and no other options lol
What I’ve learned from Mr Ballen is that Hollywood has never had an original horror story. They adapted every single one from real life events and others’ stories
I love MRBALLEN!!! Gets me through my day at work with all the awesome story accounts. Thank you!
That storie was a lot more scary then I thought it was going to be.lol Mr B has that voice were I can sit and just picture what he's saying ahhhhhh goosebumps hardcore lol.
right on!!!
Okay, I've researched the Ourang Medan story and simply cannot find any reliable information that the ship actually existed. I'm now convinced that this is an urban legend.
I don’t remember who posted it, but there’s another version of this story here on TH-cam and their conclusion was urban legend, and they backed it up with good evidence.
they actually made a game of off this called “man of medan” it’s really good
off of**
I was waiting for someone to mention the game. 🤣🤣
Well, it was alright. Once you knew it was just a hallucination there wasn't any threat, and the game became rather dull. It really needed a supernatural threat to have been good, I think.
Yea the story was played with in the game I would presume.
The plot of that game kind of reminds me of the Red Dwarf episode Back to Reality.
Thank you so much for all that you do!!!
Foe me, I listen to your stories while I work & my shift flies by.