Something TERRIFYING Discovered On Submarine | Diving Gone Wrong

Thalassophobia is an intense phobia or fear of large bodies of water. Nothing epitomizes this more than if you imagine being in the middle of the ocean, far from land, and poking your head under the water and seeing the vast empty expanse of dark water thousands of feet below you. You have no idea how deep it is or what lurks there, but you know that you are completely helpless to whatever it might be. These are true horrifying encounters of diving gone wrong.

[davealmighty]

I was a submariner. I remember the first dive on my first deployment. The sounds of the hull compressing is scary. The look on the experienced sailors faces was my reassurance. They were all smiles. I also remember the smell of fresh air after going topside for the first time in a month. Air never smelled better.

[kolonarulez]

People who work underwater for such long periods are so brave. Honestly they have my respect it sounds like such a terrifying job

[classicmicroscopy]

That last story has to be one of the most amazing survival stories I've ever heard. That man's focus and willpower are beyond impressive.

[jessehutchings]

That shark attack is so tragic and unlucky. However, Brett was very lucky to survive like he did. He truly stretched his strength and consciousness to the limit and barely made it out.

[humorous]

The last story was the first story you have covered that actually gave me chills. The idea of being pulled into a seemingly bottomless pit by sharks is horrifying.

[tinyky]

After reading more into who Bret is, it's difficult to overstate just how accomplished of a diver he is. Truly a pioneer in his craft and basically wrote the book on tech driving itself. I'm not sure any other person on earth would've been able to survive such in ordeal.
His first word as a baby was "boat", he was born to dive!

[angelofmusic]

Being cooked alive in the ocean has got to be one of the most ironic ways to die. And jeez, that last story had me on edge the entire time. You always find the most tense, nail-biting stories.

[KennedyRose]

For anyone feeling freaked out by the last story, please know that this is not remotely typical behavior of most sharks. Oceanic whitetip sharks (not to be confused with white tip reef sharks) are actually some of the most aggressive sharks towards divers, more so than great whites, tiger sharks, and (debatably) bull sharks, which you often hear about as "the big three." But because oceanic whitetips very rarely stray from the open ocean, you rarely hear about them, and those who aren't familiar may underestimate their aggression. Honestly, two particularly large oceanic whitetips demonstrating atypical behavior (by being so close to land) should have been enough of a red flag to postpone the dive. If you're thinking about scuba diving and worried about sharks, I've seen sharks on every dive I've done. First of all, they're so much smaller than you think! They're curious but skittish, sometimes they'll hang out around 7-10ft from you to check you out but as soon as you look directly at them, they dart away. They're honestly one of the most fun parts of dives. PSA, this is based on personal experience and casual research that you can fact-check pretty easily, but if you'd like links lmk :)

[gabriellekahts]

That shark story is crazy. The guy who swam down to save his friend is really brave. Thanks for the scary interesting stories!

[DiscoPenguin]

I am a commercial diver and you are half right with the chambers for saturation divers. The living chambers are on the ship and they get into a dive bell that takes them down to working depth, staying at pressure the entire time.

[SirTooTsAlo]

Nothing like being stuck in a metal object, under the water . Knowing your impeding doom is approaching . Nothing more terrifying

[bluejediforce]

There is a major US submarine producer near where my hometown is on Long Island Sound in the US. My aunt, who is from the same area, was out fishing when she was younger, and found exactly what you said! A metal antenna sticking out of the water. She said she poked it with an oar but oops. It was a periscope. And some guard boats told her to piss off lolol. No one was hurt, luckily!

[reverenddmo]

When you said the last story was especially gruesome I immediately thought Byford Dolphin accident, was nice to hear a diving horror story that was completely new to me. Cheers man!

[hitlord]

Good lord, that last story the guy used the entire Luck supply he had for his entire lifetime. Imagine the INSANE luck you need to get out of the water, with the bends, muster up the strength to mutter exactly what you need to potentially survived, and have the ABSOLUTE INSANE LUCK of saying those "last" words to a doctor and a nurse, who even more luckily understand decompression sickness.

[urbanangst]

Wow the last story with the sharks was incredible. The low frequency waves emitted by a passing ship may have been interpreted by the sharks as a school of fish or other food source. Very unfortunate. However, the survival of the second diver is nothing short of a miracle.

[kylehill]

As a diver I always keep an eye on sharks, they are beautiful. I remember making eye contact with a 10 ft Sand Tiger Shark in the wild, its one of the most intense feelings Ive ever felt (and Im a combat veteran lol). Luckily I saw him heading my way in a calm swimming motion, I knew he wasnt attacking probably curious, but I assumed a position remaining calm, pulled my knife where I could attempt fighting without looking like prey. I felt my entire body trembling and the hair on the back of my neck stand up as we both stared at each other 2-3 feet apart. I would describe primal level of calm fear and respect being at the presence of a superior destructive entity. Nothing happened, it keep going on his way never bothered me, but those eyes would be seared into my soul forever.

[FHBStudio]

That last story should be made into a movie. That survivor had such amazing luck.

[gwingcommander]

I know hindsight is 20/20 and everyone on the internet is an "expert", but even so I'm still kinda shocked the divers weren't alarmed by the sight of large Oceanic White Tips. As an open-water species that frequently go long stretches without food, they are well known to be opportunistic hunters. They're kind of like deep water versions of polar bears - they can be very dangerous because their typical habitat demands they aggressively pursue anything edible. While the vast majority of sharks aren't naturally aggressive toward humans, it's pretty common knowledge that White Tips are definitely one of the few species that require extra special attention when spotted. Again, I know that's easy to say now, but it seems weird experienced divers would overlook this.

[swiftcastholy]

Oceanic white tips and other open water species like mako and blue sharks are often found near those large drops like the wall - while a ship in the area might have been an additional lure for them the depth of the water there makes it a reasonable place to expect to encounter them.

Still, 14 foot white tips... like, that's terrifying on its own, that's practically the length of an adult male great white!

[lesflynn]

Whoa Sean. That last story gave me goose bumps. Us humans are so poorly adapted to the underwater environment, and those three guys were completely at the mercy of those apex predators, despite their expertise, and the thousand dives they had between them. I'm sure poor Rod's remains ended up at the bottom of the wall, 13, 000 feet down, to be consumed by whatever feeds at the bottom.