Abandoned - World Discoverer

One of the most famous yet unknown shipwrecks in the world. A 1970's cruise ship which met its fate on a reef. A ship that left such an interesting story. The World Discoverer.

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Outro - Johnny Rock 'Big Clouds'

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[sparklesplentyful]

I worked on this ship as a stew off and on for about two years back in the early 90’s. I was always proud of how she looked when in port compared to other boats. The World Discoverer was considered an expedition ship meaning we never repeated the same itinerary and were always somewhere new each season. We sailed for 4 months in Alaska, then made a 13-day crossing to Costa Rica, through the Panana Canal, up the Amazon for around 6 weeks, Brazil all the way to Antarctica. It was a defining moment of my life. It’s completely surreal to see my floating home and my actual porthole of my crew cabin submerged. The stern—where the crew hung-out, drank and played music and sang. I know that boat (and cleaned every inch of it!) like the back of my hand. Truly bizarre. So thankful for the experience and my adventurous young self. so glad no one was hurt during this accident.

[gorillafunnyuniversal]

Shipwrecks give me the creeps. Even if no one died or anything. It just has a creepy aura. Imma stay tf away from that

[TainaElisabeth]

It’s nice to hear a boat sinking story where the crew actually did what they were supposed to

[seaharrierfrs]

Mini Costa Concordia. (But the crew are actually good people)

[sausageyman]

I took the photo at 5:50 in September 2010, so happy that it has been seen 160, 000 times, the wreck is such an amazing place :)

[sorrowcat]

I love your channel because there is no clickbait. its just strait-forward and to the point! thank you!!

[TackyRackyComixNEO]

The crew of that ship, especially the quick thinking of the captain, were so commendable in how well they handled that situation. Like, honestly, they really made a miracle happen.

[marciemarwood]

I worked for Society Expeditions for several years, up until 2001 a year after the World Discoverer hit the reef and sank. I was called in for emergency planning on the night the vessel hit the reef and was involved in many aspects of evacuation, travel and recovery in the year after.

I was in Operations and Sales at different times. The World Discoverer was a true Expedition ship with First Class features, an amazing staff and unique and adventurous itineraries. She had a loyal following.

The vessel owner did attempt to clean the wreckage up, but was impeded by armed locals. After the area was stabilized a further attempt was made, but there was no way to remove without causing damage to nearby reefs. Full consideration was taken for safety and nature.

Grrat video! Thank you so much...!!!

[swaggyspaceman]

Can we appreciate the captain actually making good decisions here? Hats off to that guy.

[berndwarmuth]

I've been a passenger on the last voyage of the World Discoverer. I'll never forget the crackling of the trees when the ship's bow hit them. To be honest I was not aware that the vessel is still there; it's emotional to see it in that sad condition.

[AidenLikeNuggets]

Love how the locals ransack it beyond salvage, then complain that the government can't get rid of it. Incredible.

[christophersmith]

The world discover was a beautiful ship.she had nice lines.

[keiyakins]

Sounds like a highly professional crew, quickly evaluating their options and choosing one to minimize loss of life and maximize chances of recovering the ship, then seeing those actions through. Good work.

[inthedark]

A lot of talent man. You will go far in life

[tayloryork]

I dunno why, but I feel like the "renaming a ship" curse is true.

[onelonelyvisitor]

I was having a bad day today, but this new Abandoned video make me feel much better. THANK YOU JAKE

[SN]

The locals stole (ransacked or stripped.. call it what you will) the ship of everything it needed, including the porthole windows and then they complain becuase no one wants to come salvage a gutted ship. Ya.. they kinda asked for that. Great Video btw!

[richardlorych]

ironic that the very same people who caused irrecoverable damage to the ship now want it removed. i hope they're happy with it for the next 30-40 years!

[sashagemini]

I know this is super lame, but I just spent 20 minutes trying to find this ship in google maps and I finally found it! I'm lame.

[Hachiae]

one of the few channels i actually keep looking at to see if a new video is posted.
loving em dude.