Man who fell off cruise ship swam with sharks in rip currents for 20 hours

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  • Lucky to be alive: James Michael Grimes battled shark-infested waters, rip currents and jelly fish for 20 hours before being airlifted by the U.S. Coast Guard after he fell overboard on a Carnival cruise ship.
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  • @vivalabad6
    @vivalabad6 Před 6 měsíci +4232

    Pretty sure he was wasted but regardless, 20 hours treading water!? This dude is a legend!

    • @vinceocratic
      @vinceocratic Před 5 měsíci

      You have to be ripped off your ass to fall off a ship.

    • @eveoakley6270
      @eveoakley6270 Před 5 měsíci +62

      My thoughts exactly. He was probably intoxicated. I live on the coast which is surrounded by high, treacherous limestone cliffs. A lot of young people have fallen from these cliffs. Apart from the poor unfortunate suicide victims who have driven off in their cars, almost in all cases they were intoxicated.

    • @danielwymer1580
      @danielwymer1580 Před 5 měsíci

      He is lying, he was drunk as a motherfucker

    • @ladimirpootin6427
      @ladimirpootin6427 Před 4 měsíci +21

      Dead set, I struggle in knee deep water when Ive had a dozen beers 😂 that would be the scary as and feel like forever!

    • @x13xmonkey
      @x13xmonkey Před 4 měsíci

      This dude is an idiot

  • @BrianKim-ih4qh
    @BrianKim-ih4qh Před 2 měsíci +646

    only thing stronger than his will to live is his will not to admit he was wasted 😂

    • @keivalenti2263
      @keivalenti2263 Před měsícem +12

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @user-jh8uf4u666
      @user-jh8uf4u666 Před 28 dny +9

      If he was wasted and inebriated, HOW was he able to survive in the water for many hours??

    • @WildsDreams45
      @WildsDreams45 Před 28 dny +12

      Me and my friends used to get hammered and go surfing all the time. Some people can be falling down drunk, but swim like you wouldn't believe.

    • @susan7204
      @susan7204 Před 27 dny +10

      ​@@user-jh8uf4u666When you drink alcohol, it warms you up. Like in the Titanic. The ones that drank a lot were the ones that lived because their bodies were warmer. 😄

    • @Lovewins99
      @Lovewins99 Před 25 dny +2

      Hahahahhaahahaa yes!!!!!!

  • @SmokeJuly
    @SmokeJuly Před měsícem +159

    Love the way his lawyer was clearly in the room telling him not to answer certain questions.

  • @TalkingBallCards
    @TalkingBallCards Před měsícem +254

    “I only had a few drinks…”
    “How many? I cannot recall…” 😂😂😂

    • @bmoanz
      @bmoanz Před 13 dny +9

      If he had a few, he was definitely gonna remember. The fact that he can't recall says a lot. 🤣

    • @kevinclark7792
      @kevinclark7792 Před 8 dny +5

      Thats what I always tell my girl friend when i go out i only had 2 😂😂😂

    • @fluffytail6355
      @fluffytail6355 Před 7 dny +1

      Enough to black out and lose consciousness

    • @karlheinz4265
      @karlheinz4265 Před 5 dny

      He's just great!❤

    • @landonjohnson77
      @landonjohnson77 Před 3 dny +2

      @@fluffytail6355 the loss of consciousness was from falling like 300 ft off a cruise ship. But yes i agree he def was plastered

  • @NSwhoa
    @NSwhoa Před rokem +6972

    “Were you drunk?”
    “No. But I was in an air guitar contest”

    • @89kylestyle
      @89kylestyle Před rokem +286

      Drunk air guitar contest

    • @lebavu8260
      @lebavu8260 Před rokem +99

      For real Lmao

    • @DangerousParent
      @DangerousParent Před rokem +226

      He was pickled from liquor, that's why whatever nibbled at his foot didn't eat him🦈

    • @ilovephotography1254
      @ilovephotography1254 Před rokem +236

      Just fess up, you were inebriated🍸🤪🍹🥴🍻😵‍💫🥃😵🐟🐠

    • @DangerousParent
      @DangerousParent Před rokem +124

      @@ilovephotography1254 "Inebrated"😆Try plastered, snockered, three sheets into the wind, and if you know old-school, high as Cootie Brown🥴

  • @Hugo4104
    @Hugo4104 Před měsícem +531

    Homeboy was absolutely hammered

    • @erics.4113
      @erics.4113 Před měsícem +6

      Slammered

    • @DanHill-wk6vo
      @DanHill-wk6vo Před měsícem +4

      🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨

    • @mananimal3644
      @mananimal3644 Před 26 dny +1

      Hugo,
      Wasted and swam for 20 hours. Who the hell can claim that.

    • @iceman1272
      @iceman1272 Před 25 dny +4

      Yeah and I’m sure he quickly sobered up between the ship and the water.

    • @iceman1272
      @iceman1272 Před 25 dny +1

      It was the Angel Wilson that watched over him 😇 🏐

  • @portlandreviewer6582
    @portlandreviewer6582 Před měsícem +280

    This guy has such a great attitude, which is probably what saved him.

    • @psychobobby5174
      @psychobobby5174 Před měsícem +7

      @@whatevermakesyou9773Probably because he made thousands of workers job harder by being a drunk and deliberately jumping off a ship.

    • @platinum9898
      @platinum9898 Před měsícem +5

      God saved this man.

    • @skyhunter2816
      @skyhunter2816 Před 29 dny +2

      ​@@platinum9898Guess even God makes mistakes.

    • @skyhunter2816
      @skyhunter2816 Před 29 dny

      He's a lying douchebag, so no.

    • @hansolo3097
      @hansolo3097 Před 8 dny

      God only and his angels

  • @adamchapman3358
    @adamchapman3358 Před měsícem +351

    No wonder he survived, the man was chewing on a floating piece of bamboo and enjoying it. He is a certified beaver.

  • @fin_jan
    @fin_jan Před 4 měsíci +982

    He wasn't passed out. He was blacked out.
    You function fully, but with no regard for consequences, and no memory of what you did. Blacked out is scary as hell, when you think about it later.

    • @Jasoncrim
      @Jasoncrim Před 3 měsíci +34

      100%

    • @MGE9436
      @MGE9436 Před 3 měsíci +9

      Transient global amnesia

    • @jacobuszwanenburg1629
      @jacobuszwanenburg1629 Před 3 měsíci +43

      Trauma causes memory loss too …..
      built in safety device humans have.

    • @lizzlebizzle5003
      @lizzlebizzle5003 Před 3 měsíci +41

      You can never get the memories back from being blacked out either. It doesn’t matter how hard you try. My psychologist once likened it to being knocked out in a boxing match, in the sense of how much damage you do to your brain. I honestly shouldn’t be alive. But anyway, this guy was blacked out drunk no doubt and that’s actually probably what saved his life. He’s embarrassed and doesn’t want to admit it to the world. But we know. And he’s lucky.

    • @GameChanger597
      @GameChanger597 Před 3 měsíci +12

      I don't think he's embarrassed and doesn't want to admit it to the world, I think he drank way more than he should have but was still functioning so in his mind, he didn't make the connection that he wasn't actually functioning.

  • @firemonkey1015
    @firemonkey1015 Před rokem +2296

    Only around 25% of people survive after falling off a cruise ship. It’s pretty tragic, this man is a warrior.

  • @user-rf2tc2tf6h
    @user-rf2tc2tf6h Před měsícem +140

    He experienced divine help and miraculous rescue.

  • @tylerjacobsen819
    @tylerjacobsen819 Před měsícem +163

    “Stick come floatin by, looked like bamboo” love his delivery on that 🤣🤣

    • @mstunameow
      @mstunameow Před měsícem +27

      "I started eatin on it"

    • @cammycubtv1992
      @cammycubtv1992 Před měsícem +2

      Bro sounds like lil Wayne on paper 😂

    • @HeyhitmeBAM
      @HeyhitmeBAM Před měsícem

      @@cammycubtv1992sounds like Ronnie Coleman lol

    • @Insomniac4791
      @Insomniac4791 Před měsícem +3

      I genuinely thought he said steak at first, wondered what I was misisng

    • @Featherfunflower
      @Featherfunflower Před měsícem

      Im crying😂

  • @IAmMrQ
    @IAmMrQ Před rokem +1035

    He went from Air Guitar champion to Water survival champion in less than 48 hours. Unbelievable story nonetheless

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 Před 11 měsíci +27

      Yep, it needs to be a movie. Unfortunately I picture Will Ferrell being cast.

    • @solh8844
      @solh8844 Před 11 měsíci +2

      😂

    • @PascualDesolo-nv3vr
      @PascualDesolo-nv3vr Před 11 měsíci +1

      Ha ha ha 😂🤮😎

    • @YourGrace_06
      @YourGrace_06 Před 11 měsíci +2

      😂😂😂 Omg I start laughing so hard

    • @DemolitionManz
      @DemolitionManz Před 3 měsíci

      He’s gona be homeless champion in the next 6 months then Fentanyl champion in another 6 after that.

  • @snootdingo9365
    @snootdingo9365 Před rokem +2793

    This dude had a strong will to live

    • @blad89s65
      @blad89s65 Před rokem +66

      But don’t remember how he ended up there 😭😂he remembers probably too embarrassed to say

    • @musclerussell8109
      @musclerussell8109 Před rokem +22

      You can't tell that he's a liar. He did it for attention. He had a floating device and ditched it the last second and it sank. Don't be deceived

    • @thegood9
      @thegood9 Před rokem +6

      @@blad89s65 Bingo.

    • @thegood9
      @thegood9 Před rokem +76

      @@musclerussell8109 A floating device sank? WTH?

    • @sidneyhill7064
      @sidneyhill7064 Před rokem +22

      ​@@musclerussell8109 why you say that because he said the Lord held him up

  • @PineappleStocks
    @PineappleStocks Před měsícem +54

    I’ll go on another cruise…”cause I didn’t really get to go on this one” … LEGEND 😂

  • @dorthymcbride3384
    @dorthymcbride3384 Před měsícem +42

    Heros in the COAST GUARD! Thank you!!❤

  • @ericpadilla2454
    @ericpadilla2454 Před 3 měsíci +481

    Guy treating the interview like its his first time at an AA meeting.

    • @Psychiatricnerd
      @Psychiatricnerd Před 2 měsíci +17

      Honestly 😂 I’m convinced his chill demeanor saved him.

    • @larone29ray15
      @larone29ray15 Před 2 měsíci +2

      😂

    • @billyyfire
      @billyyfire Před měsícem +2

      @@Psychiatricnerd underrated comment

    • @przybyla420
      @przybyla420 Před měsícem +1

      He might have been there earlier in the day lol

  • @HyperGnar
    @HyperGnar Před 5 měsíci +1338

    Hats off to the coastguard for not giving up and full on searching for more than 20 hours! This guy is beyond lucky and God was with him!

    • @BAR55825
      @BAR55825 Před 5 měsíci +39

      Amen and Amen, Definitely it was God who was with him!

    • @chriskessell4579
      @chriskessell4579 Před 4 měsíci +13

      That must have been terrifying lucky guy .

    • @rzn2258
      @rzn2258 Před 4 měsíci

      Obviously.. God wasn't.
      If he was.. I doubt God would have put him in situation to begin with.
      But then again.. maybe you are right.
      Maybe God is an A§§h0le

    • @danielebrparish4271
      @danielebrparish4271 Před 4 měsíci +32

      No one knew he was missing for most of that time. They didn't say how long they searched before he was found but it wasn't anywhere near 20 hours.

    • @VoVina111
      @VoVina111 Před 4 měsíci +28

      They started searching the next day, I think they said 12 hours after he'd gone missing

  • @tangocash28
    @tangocash28 Před 25 dny +25

    5:53- "I definitely would be open to go on another cruise, because I really didn't get to go on this on." 😂😂

  • @countdankula420_
    @countdankula420_ Před 25 dny +7

    Don’t care if he was plastered wasted… very happy he survived and one hell of an epic story. Those rescuers are awesome ❤️🏆🏆🏆

  • @trudyramgren8817
    @trudyramgren8817 Před 2 měsíci +248

    He was intoxicated. It's a miracle he didn't drown. He's blessed! ❤

    • @2147B
      @2147B Před měsícem +11

      Adrenaline will sober you up from almost all drugs. Fall off a cruise ship in to the ocean, see boat moving away. Pure human adrenaline dump, instant sobriety.

    • @gricius
      @gricius Před měsícem +5

      it's perseverence. The guy deserves the credit for wanting to live

    • @Asnanyoutubetv
      @Asnanyoutubetv Před měsícem

      Or be eaten

    • @joseph-mariopelerin7028
      @joseph-mariopelerin7028 Před měsícem +2

      Beside... I fall in there sober, no way I'll survive that!

    • @user-xj5xp6qz5g
      @user-xj5xp6qz5g Před měsícem

      something tells me god was trying to remove this dolt from the gene pool

  • @gabesmith9171
    @gabesmith9171 Před 2 měsíci +601

    Q: Did you have a few drinks?
    A: I won an air guitar contest

    • @stephanie-atarahrose.8149
      @stephanie-atarahrose.8149 Před 2 měsíci +15

      All you need to know . Lol . Right on topic.

    • @riquellanos
      @riquellanos Před měsícem +2

      😂😂😂

    • @ninacee9140
      @ninacee9140 Před měsícem +10

      But I was not drunk. Though I can't remember how many drinks I had or how I fell. But I was not drunk. But I did win an air guitar contest. Yep.

    • @MS-tc2fs
      @MS-tc2fs Před měsícem +7

      He had a few drinks before the interview 😂

    • @aliceinwonderland887
      @aliceinwonderland887 Před měsícem +1

      How does a person pass out in the water and still float? Does not sound right at all.

  • @wallybates9079
    @wallybates9079 Před měsícem +15

    . I love this guy ….bout as soft spoken as they get. He is an air guitar legend in my book!

  • @rpk4btw
    @rpk4btw Před 2 dny +2

    He takes liquid courage to a whole new level

  • @FrankMatthews001
    @FrankMatthews001 Před rokem +1101

    You know you drunk when you fall off a cruise and you yourself didn’t know you fell off a cruise ship till you woke up in the ocean

    • @BTomtheMetsDevsGuy
      @BTomtheMetsDevsGuy Před 11 měsíci +29

      Nah man he said he wasn’t drunk lol

    • @pablobeast1
      @pablobeast1 Před 11 měsíci +107

      He was still slurring in the interview 🤣

    • @SubzeroCage
      @SubzeroCage Před 11 měsíci +53

      @@pablobeast1 lol the little pause when she asked if he had a few drinks. Sounded like he didn't want to talk about that part.

    • @pablobeast1
      @pablobeast1 Před 11 měsíci +6

      @@SubzeroCage 🤣🤣🤣

    • @davidwilliams7552
      @davidwilliams7552 Před 11 měsíci +27

      He wSn't drunk he just forgot how much he drank 🤣

  • @adrianmondragon7096
    @adrianmondragon7096 Před 3 měsíci +193

    Dude this guy is hilarious I’m so glad he’s alive he’s so calm talking about like it’s something everyone goes through 😂

  • @rayelee1301
    @rayelee1301 Před měsícem +10

    She came in with 1 question and wouldnt let it go

  • @gratefulhank
    @gratefulhank Před měsícem +28

    Won me a free drink in the air guitar contest .. yes ma'am 😁.

  • @bobdole3251
    @bobdole3251 Před 3 měsíci +1525

    Lol he ain’t admitting to being drunk he wants his settlement 😅

    • @wrenandrews3782
      @wrenandrews3782 Před 2 měsíci +25

      Exactly

    • @dominoes127
      @dominoes127 Před 2 měsíci +74

      They’ll just check the bar footage, he won’t get much of anything.

    • @timg8257
      @timg8257 Před 2 měsíci +31

      or he hit his head on the water when he fell and got a concussion

    • @tracypayne2026
      @tracypayne2026 Před 2 měsíci +17

      @@dominoes127 That and his sea card keeps track of every drink he buys

    • @vincentsuarez2523
      @vincentsuarez2523 Před 2 měsíci +129

      Doesn't matter if he is drunk. The cruise has the liability to keep its passengers safe. Unless they have footage of him running and throwing himself into the ocean, this man will get paid considerably. Railings should be high enough to prevent people tipping over into the ocean. That includes drunks. Which are expected to be aboard since they are serving alcohol. Furthermore, they have the liability to stop serving him alcohol if he appears intoxicated. Another legitimate argument that could be made in court is they continued to serve him which led to his fall. Big money coming his way.

  • @IZRElLO747
    @IZRElLO747 Před rokem +411

    20 hours is a very long time to be in shark and jelly fish infested waters after falling off a Carnival Cruise ship, it was a true miracle, thank God and that Tanker for saving his life

    • @yelloblitz01
      @yelloblitz01 Před rokem +41

      I can only imagine that dude probably smelt like straight alcohol in the ocean which probably saved his life

    • @presspound7358
      @presspound7358 Před rokem +11

      @@yelloblitz01That’s a good one 👍

    • @jdepaz5933
      @jdepaz5933 Před rokem +25

      @@yelloblitz01lol the sharks were like drunk sweaty mountain man flavored snack? No thanks!

    • @geovanniebellorin3795
      @geovanniebellorin3795 Před rokem +5

      ⁠@@jdepaz5933😂😂😂

    • @yelloblitz01
      @yelloblitz01 Před rokem +8

      @@jdepaz5933 😂 that’s exactly what happened

  • @channel4change430
    @channel4change430 Před měsícem +10

    this is such a beautiful and positive story.

  • @ADMBPR
    @ADMBPR Před měsícem +19

    Hammerheads aren't known for cannibalism.

  • @ra-ge
    @ra-ge Před 4 měsíci +210

    This is some crazy unbelievable stuff. To be in the middle of the dark abyss at night and something bumping my leg is enough for me to die immediately of a heart attack

    • @elarchez0929
      @elarchez0929 Před 3 měsíci +24

      You'd be surprised how quickly you'd adapt to situations, no matter how scary it may be. Give yourself more credit lol

    • @yeseniareyes09
      @yeseniareyes09 Před 2 měsíci +2

      😆

    • @arleneportsmouth1263
      @arleneportsmouth1263 Před 2 měsíci +6

      😅😂😅😂😅😂 THANK YOU !!! 😂😂😂 That was funny and I needed a good laugh. I was SERIOUSLY HAVING the SAME EXACT THOUGHTS ! 👏🏻🏆👏🏻

    • @arleneportsmouth1263
      @arleneportsmouth1263 Před 2 měsíci +2

      ​@Nick-Hurr1990😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅 YEAH ME TOO !!!

    • @lauras3612
      @lauras3612 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Extraordinary! How on earth was he found?

  • @TheSouthIsHot
    @TheSouthIsHot Před rokem +414

    Regardless of how he wound up overboard, his survival is truly miraculous and inspiring. I'm glad you made it, James! I hope the best for you with a life well-lived with purpose and thankfulness.

    • @abab-ml1ym
      @abab-ml1ym Před rokem

      Ur glad he made it....but what if he is a terrible abusive person and now his abuse can continue.. Still glad?

    • @TheSouthIsHot
      @TheSouthIsHot Před rokem +32

      @@abab-ml1ym I’m sorry your life has been difficult.

    • @achhkay4229
      @achhkay4229 Před rokem +22

      @@abab-ml1ym why do people always think the worst?!! You don't even know the guy? Humans need help

    • @Catchyalater_Fishing_Co
      @Catchyalater_Fishing_Co Před rokem

      @@abab-ml1ym hey man... shut up😀👍

    • @kevingp12
      @kevingp12 Před rokem +3

      ​@@abab-ml1ymwhat if he's not though.., and mostly is true

  • @SShaak-rk8yr
    @SShaak-rk8yr Před 29 dny +9

    His will to live was as strong as his will not to admit he was trashed!

  • @joepa6106
    @joepa6106 Před 18 dny +5

    Thank you to our coast gaurds men and women .. you are true heros .. as he put it gaurdian angels

  • @algomes2060
    @algomes2060 Před rokem +808

    It’s amazing how much strength you have when your life is dangling right in front of your eyes

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Před 11 měsíci +23

      every carb fat and protein in your body turns into glucose to fuel the fight or flight mode sympathethic nervous system supercharged engines in your body🐱👍🏿

    • @relaxhealradio8636
      @relaxhealradio8636 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@fidelcatsro6948I’ll take a spare cat.

    • @kisigma1011
      @kisigma1011 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​​@@fidelcatsro6948 What 😂😂😂😂😂! U made it sound like he holding a ninja H2RR engine at that point

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@kisigma1011 Our bodies are much much much more advanced than any Kawasaki Supercharged engine anytime!

    • @RYANINQUIETI
      @RYANINQUIETI Před 10 měsíci

      Sink or swim

  • @freegamegriff7313
    @freegamegriff7313 Před 2 měsíci +528

    Air guitar competition told me everything I needed to know

  • @PeaceIsYeshua
    @PeaceIsYeshua Před měsícem +12

    He is adorable! I’m so glad he’s okay and so happy for his family too. What a happy ending!! 🙏🏻

  • @Jedi391
    @Jedi391 Před měsícem +31

    If your suing the company, you probably don’t want to admit you were drunk.

  • @bigbassjonz
    @bigbassjonz Před 5 měsíci +422

    "You didnt have a ton of drinks?"
    Hard look left and a "no mam".

    • @Thomas-fk3cw
      @Thomas-fk3cw Před 3 měsíci +52

      Checked with lawyer, then answered.

    • @wyattflp6163
      @wyattflp6163 Před 3 měsíci +4

      Lmao

    • @Meilk27
      @Meilk27 Před 3 měsíci +9

      noticed it too

    • @bossywossy111
      @bossywossy111 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Funny thing is a hard look left means he's telling the truth.
      We look right to access creative brain centres aka why we need to lie, and we look leftfir non creative memory recall aka recalling facts.
      Or so bl experts say.

    • @Jkfrasier1980
      @Jkfrasier1980 Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@bossywossy111I have always heard when you look left. But idk

  • @Mob-es9jm
    @Mob-es9jm Před 3 měsíci +409

    She was pressing the topic of his level of intoxication for a second 😂

    • @microaggressions
      @microaggressions Před 2 měsíci +22

      Probably at the behest of the cruise ship company and some money being passed under the table to cover their butts and make them feel better about what would happen if he changed his mind about a lawsuit or whatever, but that's just my speculation

    • @pandaoverboard
      @pandaoverboard Před 2 měsíci +7

      Snake 🐍

    • @Rumplesti1tskin
      @Rumplesti1tskin Před 2 měsíci +8

      Why would the cruise ship company be in trouble for some dude falling off the boat??
      Also, having been on a cruise a couple times: Everyone is drunk all the time. Well, the majority of people are. And this guy sure as hell was. C’mon. Don’t be naive.

    • @Rob-gf3pb
      @Rob-gf3pb Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@microaggressionsfirst thought

    • @SureShotX81
      @SureShotX81 Před 2 měsíci

      She's trying not to lol

  • @Travonna14
    @Travonna14 Před dnem +1

    As someone that’s been on quite a few cruises….he was absolutely wasted! It’s actually sickening the amount of liquor that is consumed and drinks are constantly pushed in your face.
    He has an amazing outlook on his experience.

  • @Akuma-jx8dr
    @Akuma-jx8dr Před měsícem +3

    There is a reason for this man being still alive. This is nothing less than divine intervention

  • @truthtold9084
    @truthtold9084 Před rokem +4723

    This guy seems like a nice person but he doesn’t want to admit he did something stupid. He remembers exactly what he did, I bet when he hit the water he sobered up quick. 🤣😂

    • @JesusHernandez-wx8of
      @JesusHernandez-wx8of Před rokem +83

      😂😂😂

    • @syntaxerorr
      @syntaxerorr Před rokem +334

      Seems like a nice person? He is blatantly lying in front of millions of people.

    • @truthtold9084
      @truthtold9084 Před rokem +58

      He’s not the only person to do so.

    • @Tismesue
      @Tismesue Před rokem +24

      @@truthtold9084 There's murderers and not the only murderers to do so... doesn't make them nice people just because they're not the only ones.

    • @anonone8954
      @anonone8954 Před rokem +29

      @@syntaxerorr what's he lieing about?

  • @shanehardy8833
    @shanehardy8833 Před 5 měsíci +144

    Falling off a cruise boat I. The middle of the ocean for 20 hours with kicking sea creatures away to be saved by coast guard and then next morning put on a pair of jeans with a fortune cookie “ life is a beach, enjoy the waves” that’s crazy ! The whole story is crazy glad this man was able to dig deep and fight for his life .

    • @DhumbleVibes
      @DhumbleVibes Před 3 měsíci +6

      That's some movie type thing and even so people will say it's too corny that it would never happen and there he was

    • @rayromano6249
      @rayromano6249 Před 3 měsíci +1

      You can tell this moron isn't too bright and still hasn't grasped what happened and how lucky he was

    • @BarbaraWalters_
      @BarbaraWalters_ Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@DhumbleVibes i call BS. jk
      that fortune cookie really threw me off

  • @travisjones8084
    @travisjones8084 Před 2 dny +1

    Miracle is an UNDERSTATEMENT. This was a one off. A miraculous anomaly that will most likely never happen again.

  • @Cayoroots
    @Cayoroots Před měsícem +2

    bro was hammered. He has chronic hungover energy

  • @Elderly-Marian-in-UK
    @Elderly-Marian-in-UK Před 2 měsíci +92

    I was rescued after a car crash, its the most wonderful feeling of relief to know your finally safe.

    • @PCP1992
      @PCP1992 Před měsícem +1

      Almost worth doing just for that feeling

    • @snakeflowerchild1002
      @snakeflowerchild1002 Před měsícem +1

      @user-nc7cf4sp1rthey clearly didn’t mean it as saved. They meant safe.

    • @DR.DisInfect
      @DR.DisInfect Před měsícem +1

      I had really bad yummy ache one time

  • @bihlover80s33
    @bihlover80s33 Před 11 měsíci +120

    I love this guy. He is truly a fighter. I think that even sharks were afraid to approach him. Glad to see you alive and full of positive energy.

    • @jaredoldhouser3301
      @jaredoldhouser3301 Před 24 dny

      Truly stupid, how the fuck do you fall off a cruise ship?.......lmfao

  • @joshisdriven
    @joshisdriven Před měsícem +4

    I needed this. I laughed really hard several times… glad he made it that’s crazy!

  • @MindTheDrift
    @MindTheDrift Před měsícem +9

    I’ve had dates like this where she thinks I’m just a blissful idiot and just condescendingly humours me with questions figuring me out :)

  • @mycatsnameiskaren8253
    @mycatsnameiskaren8253 Před rokem +398

    I've taken that exact same cruise on Carnival out of New Orleans and it really is a miracle this man survived! That man had his guardian angel's protecting him! What a story! God blessed you young man! Make sure you figure out what God has for your life. 🙏

    • @kenosabi
      @kenosabi Před rokem +15

      Those guardian angels should have blessed him with a frontal cortex.

    • @rohipsalm2370
      @rohipsalm2370 Před rokem +14

      That's easy. REPENT, STOP DRINKING AND FOLLOW AFTER JESUS. TRULY A MIRACLE OF GOD.

    • @yarkylopez3635
      @yarkylopez3635 Před rokem +1

      he is not alive, he died

    • @gfelder63
      @gfelder63 Před rokem +5

      Tes, the angels carried him

    • @MajorPayne175
      @MajorPayne175 Před rokem +4

      Jebus helped him walk on water

  • @amethyste684
    @amethyste684 Před rokem +292

    Him finding a wrapper that said “life’s a beach enjoy the waves” in a pair of pants he was gonna take on the cruise is just insane😭

    • @Grannyshiftit
      @Grannyshiftit Před 11 měsíci

      Hardly.

    • @bradclooney69
      @bradclooney69 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Fake

    • @amethyste684
      @amethyste684 Před 11 měsíci +49

      @@bradclooney69 ive had oddly specific things like this happen to me i believe him. God works in mysterious ways.

    • @sarka555
      @sarka555 Před 11 měsíci +11

      I don't gamble at all but when I was younger I had a dream about gambling and woke up on a pair of dice before, things can get really weird.

    • @user-ne9ck9yo4l
      @user-ne9ck9yo4l Před 11 měsíci +2

      ​@@amethyste684Yes, he does!

  • @francessavella7825
    @francessavella7825 Před měsícem +2

    He was definitely intoxicated!!! Miracle he survived!

  • @reneaguirre9745
    @reneaguirre9745 Před 3 měsíci +272

    Bro partied on the cruise and with the sharks. My guy knows how to party!!!

  • @ahill4642
    @ahill4642 Před 11 měsíci +223

    Dude’s kind of adorable. Polite and humble and grateful. I’m really glad he’s okay. ☺️

    • @WillThomas-hs3oj
      @WillThomas-hs3oj Před 4 měsíci +4

      Gay?

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 Před 4 měsíci +11

      @@WillThomas-hs3oj Female. But does it matter?

    • @WillThomas-hs3oj
      @WillThomas-hs3oj Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@ahill4642 lol,.big difference between a female and male saying what u just said LOL

    • @WillThomas-hs3oj
      @WillThomas-hs3oj Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@ahill4642 if I said that about him, woudnt It sound weird asf? Lol

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@WillThomas-hs3oj Not weird to me. Seems sad that you think calling someone of the same sex adorable automatically sounds like they’re gay. Boomer?

  • @DinaHanson-bh1mv
    @DinaHanson-bh1mv Před 23 dny +4

    Imagine surviving that being drunk and hungover

  • @a.m.215
    @a.m.215 Před měsícem +3

    Amazing!
    Glad you are safe!
    You will appreciate your life much more now, even all the problems iyou may face in life

  • @dluchin1998
    @dluchin1998 Před rokem +669

    For those who haven't figured it out, if he got drunk and decided to jump off he would have to pay for the rescue. That's why he "can't remember".

    • @velonicatgmaildotcom
      @velonicatgmaildotcom Před rokem +40

      Waste of space... uses the God Saved me, bull... it was wasted tax dollars rescuing seone who admits he'll do it again!

    • @lionessprowess3581
      @lionessprowess3581 Před rokem +22

      Thank you D. I'll bookmark your comment for whenever I decide to jump off a Cruise Ship

    • @anonone8954
      @anonone8954 Před rokem +24

      Nobody can get anything over on you, you're way too smart. You're probably a millionaire and don't have to work.

    • @gregoryhall2967
      @gregoryhall2967 Před rokem +30

      Didn't think of that but it's 100% spot on! Hikers do the same thing when they get lost in the woods.

    • @anonone8954
      @anonone8954 Před rokem +20

      @@gregoryhall2967 I don't remember lost hikers saying that I can't remember.

  • @user-oh1qg5tn8l
    @user-oh1qg5tn8l Před měsícem +71

    lol dude was completely blitzed. But thankfully still alive. Absolutely savage to last 20 hours in the ocean

  • @ashleyshoemaker1914
    @ashleyshoemaker1914 Před 8 dny +2

    He is something else.

  • @advex4428
    @advex4428 Před 23 dny +1

    Kudos to him for not forgetting to mention after being back to safety, that God kept him afloat ❤

  • @rebecca-louise
    @rebecca-louise Před 2 měsíci +336

    “Life’s a beach, enjoy the waves”
    Is sending me 😂😂😂🤣

    • @ElonTusk2024
      @ElonTusk2024 Před 2 měsíci +10

      thats the part he could have easily made up

    • @CreativeProductions-
      @CreativeProductions- Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@ElonTusk2024?

    • @kingzae8753
      @kingzae8753 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@ElonTusk2024There’s always that one guy ina comment sections

    • @wolfpecker5710
      @wolfpecker5710 Před měsícem +7

      @@kingzae8753yep. They’re the same kind of people who think the world is flat and everything is fake 🤦‍♂️

    • @wolfpecker5710
      @wolfpecker5710 Před měsícem +5

      Yeah that’s an absolutely insane fortune to find in your pants after the fact!! This guy was awesome though 🤣. “Would you ever go on another cruise?”, “yeah cause I don’t feel like I really got to go on the last one” 🤣🤣🤣💪

  • @joefrisbie485
    @joefrisbie485 Před rokem +286

    This don't just happen man, you were meant to live. Nobody could survive this and you did the impossible. There is a reason you are still here now go out and find it!

    • @JoseGomez-cj1tq
      @JoseGomez-cj1tq Před rokem +18

      Amen! There's a reason he's still alive!

    • @thetruepatriot7733
      @thetruepatriot7733 Před rokem +16

      Actually...people do survive this. About 25% of people who fall off cruise ships survive... so your statement "nobody could survive" is incorrect.

    • @danielletracyann
      @danielletracyann Před rokem +14

      @@thetruepatriot773325 percent is still very little. Not “nobody” but still little chance

    • @XLORDXPAINX
      @XLORDXPAINX Před rokem

      Lol but how many of those 25% survivors were in the water for 20+ hours? Think logically dumbo.

    • @truthvikingborz1599
      @truthvikingborz1599 Před 11 měsíci +2

      ​@@JoseGomez-cj1tqluck thats what he have ,like eurojackpot only a few wins

  • @300Walk
    @300Walk Před 29 dny +1

    Does not get much more main character than this

  • @Woke_COVID_Survivor
    @Woke_COVID_Survivor Před 17 dny +1

    This is what true legends look like!

  • @treasure2behold282
    @treasure2behold282 Před rokem +152

    This story is unbelievable and a true miracle.

  • @petergozinya6122
    @petergozinya6122 Před rokem +1152

    When I first heard this on the news, my first question was: How can someone fall off a cruise ship ? After hearing him speak, I now understand.

    • @TheDiverJim
      @TheDiverJim Před rokem

      So people with a southern accent are somehow idiotic?

    • @petergozinya6122
      @petergozinya6122 Před rokem +131

      @@TheDiverJim If the man was an idiot, he would not have been able to win an Air Guitar contest…..duh !
      Btw……Did I miss the part where he explained how he ended up naked ?

    • @DangerousParent
      @DangerousParent Před rokem +37

      @@petergozinya6122 "Idiot wouldn't have been able to win air guitar": LMAS🤣🤣🤣 His middle name is Jackass😆

    • @gentlejerk
      @gentlejerk Před rokem +80

      @@petergozinya6122 if an idiot was going to win any contest in the entire world it would be an air guitar contest. Bar none.

    • @Mila-er6ms
      @Mila-er6ms Před rokem +10

      @@petergozinya6122 😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Big10inchgentleman
    @Big10inchgentleman Před měsícem +7

    As a person who was drowning and had to save my own life and know he when through truama after ..bro you are your hero..❤

  • @donc4563
    @donc4563 Před měsícem

    This guy took being an air guitar champion to an all new sea level

  • @Evilzionistbabykillers
    @Evilzionistbabykillers Před 4 měsíci +109

    Unbelievable story,how he was spotted is nothing short of miraculous 😳

  • @mulletover3832
    @mulletover3832 Před 2 měsíci +142

    He will never admit that he was doing a Kate Winslet impression from Titanic.

    • @Jake_4x4andcooks
      @Jake_4x4andcooks Před 2 měsíci +7

      After the air guitar competition, you know he was feeling good and attempted the impression. 😂

    • @thetruth305
      @thetruth305 Před měsícem +3

      Nobody falls off a cruise ship unless doing something stupid like climbing or seating on the railings

    • @SubwayBrat
      @SubwayBrat Před měsícem +1

      😂😂 ahah imagine

    • @LiLgPnoy15
      @LiLgPnoy15 Před měsícem +3

      I'll never let go Jack

    • @That_guy333
      @That_guy333 Před měsícem +3

      He would rather drown than admit that

  • @mpat100
    @mpat100 Před měsícem

    Blessings and good luck for James Michael

  • @akingwithwords2144
    @akingwithwords2144 Před 7 dny +1

    When it’s not your time, it’s not your time… Awesome story!

  • @kevintyrrell7409
    @kevintyrrell7409 Před rokem +395

    His story about how he got into the water is clearly something his lawyers rehearsed. If he actually told the truth then he would be screwed in a legal sense.

    • @Mac-xo2zj
      @Mac-xo2zj Před rokem +70

      You don't accidently fall off a cruise ship

    • @s4dreamland671
      @s4dreamland671 Před rokem +61

      Sounds fishy ..the whole thing wreaks of alcohol and shrooms. And unless he's in the Dead Sea there's no way he would last that many hours without staying calm and floating on his back, not flailing around and spending extra energy...Well the only reasonable explanation is divine intervention. Save that one dude in the Ocean..😇

    • @phrewilly8556
      @phrewilly8556 Před rokem +10

      Agreed. I bet he grabbed a life preserver to take with him before he jumped. He also jumped when they were not too far out in a busy ship channel.

    • @DangerousParent
      @DangerousParent Před rokem +26

      @@Mac-xo2zj It's not that you DON'T fall off a cruise ship, you CAN"T fall off a cruise ship, not without climbing UP and over the safety railing, he was three sheets into the wind and over the railing, and his middle name is Jackass🙄

    • @DangerousParent
      @DangerousParent Před rokem +13

      @@s4dreamland671 "Alcohol and shrooms" Yep👍

  • @mikek2337
    @mikek2337 Před 11 měsíci +301

    How do you pass out in the water and not drown? He definitely had some kind of divine intervention.

    • @jamesqryan
      @jamesqryan Před 6 měsíci +14

      Happens alot..

    • @BAR55825
      @BAR55825 Před 5 měsíci +42

      He had God absolutely!!

    • @Nebo888
      @Nebo888 Před 4 měsíci +47

      It’s called a “dead man’s” float. It’s taught in all water survival classes whether military or paramilitary.
      You lie on your stomach or back and relax and just float.
      Of course doing it on your stomach you’re not sleeping but conserving energy.
      When it’s not your time it’s not your time.

    • @reneluna5340
      @reneluna5340 Před 4 měsíci +16

      Yep those sharks were angels in disguise

    • @VoVina111
      @VoVina111 Před 4 měsíci +16

      Amen an angel held him up! 😇

  • @dynextv123
    @dynextv123 Před měsícem +2

    “Where you drunk?”
    Him: “Yesnt”

  • @FraserAtSea
    @FraserAtSea Před měsícem

    20 hours is absolutely remarkable - what a miracle!

  • @marthamartha3222
    @marthamartha3222 Před rokem +186

    I'm so happy he got rescued ☺️

    • @rickmerritt128
      @rickmerritt128 Před rokem +2

      He rescued himself.

    • @givemeahandle
      @givemeahandle Před rokem +6

      @@rickmerritt128 he did? He called the helicopter rescue team that picked him up and he owned the helicopter? Huh, they should tell us that in the news when reporting it

    • @abab-ml1ym
      @abab-ml1ym Před rokem

      Why?...do u know if hes a serial murderer or not?

    • @abab-ml1ym
      @abab-ml1ym Před rokem

      @@rickmerritt128 no..... Wake up the coast guard did.. U just saw the story and still got it wrong...whats wrong with kids these days and reallity.. Its like they are allergic to facts.

    • @eenchantress5113
      @eenchantress5113 Před rokem

      @@abab-ml1ym
      ok boomer

  • @WYLDXHORSE23
    @WYLDXHORSE23 Před 3 měsíci +174

    "A stick came floatin by and I started on it". Legend

    • @user-ps2nk7uk7c
      @user-ps2nk7uk7c Před 2 měsíci +4

      And then he caught a tuna and macked on it 🙄

    • @ari7610
      @ari7610 Před 2 měsíci +22

      “I ain’t gon say it tasted good but it gave me a lil bit of flavor”

    • @lmc2375
      @lmc2375 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Sounded like "steak." Lol.

    • @Allfaxnocaps
      @Allfaxnocaps Před 2 měsíci +8

      4 hours in and he’s already eating bamboo

    • @kevinparker2409
      @kevinparker2409 Před 2 měsíci

      Bamboo steak? ​@@lmc2375

  • @andreaplaysguitar
    @andreaplaysguitar Před 6 dny

    That was amazing 👏 well done for hanging in there.

  • @user-sd1cx1pk4r
    @user-sd1cx1pk4r Před 24 dny +1

    Dude is hella chill 🤣

  • @doncourtreporter
    @doncourtreporter Před rokem +129

    I admire your spirit. If you can tread water for 20 hours, you are very strong, I learned the dead man's float" in the Marine Corps, which is totally restful and requires no effort. Bravo, young man.

    • @dreamcatcher5502
      @dreamcatcher5502 Před rokem +1

      Can you describe the dead man's float ?

    • @chrisrodd1447
      @chrisrodd1447 Před rokem +21

      @@dreamcatcher5502 when your tired from swimming you lay on your back to regain strength and just float and continue when your ready

    • @sonneversets3530
      @sonneversets3530 Před rokem +8

      Be sure he was floating...A Lot.
      Even if he never had successfully before, I’m sure he had to try. And watching TV, or others in the past, doing it, he had examples to go by. Salt water also keeps you more buoyant.
      Ppl commenting here who are rescuers, etc, are saying he must have been floating part of the time. Which I was thinking, regardless. I’m not a big time swimmer, myself...or floater. But you can bet if I was out in open water, I’d certainly be putting that to the test! And being on the coast, the bay here def is easier to tread water in, than the lakes.
      I prefer swimming in the lake, however. Walking & wading, the ocean.

    • @doncourtreporter
      @doncourtreporter Před rokem +14

      @@dreamcatcher5502 Yeah. In the water vertically, like standing, take a deep breath and just hang your head forward, down in the water so that now only the back of your head is above water. Rest and hang there for ten seconds, rest. Then start to release air slowly while you spread your legs into a small step forward position, while you slide your arms up beside your body. Then slowly put arms out to the side so that now your body is in a T shape while legs spread like walking. When all your air is out you kick legs to push up your body while you lift your head and breathe while you use your arms to push down while you fill up your lungs. Then hang free again and rest with face underwater again and think of something else. Repeat for one hour for Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. Peace.

    • @GrabbaBeer
      @GrabbaBeer Před rokem +6

      Not always. Some people have more body fat to muscle ratio and don’t have to tread at all. When I use to lifeguard we had this fat girl lifeguard. She was so buoyant she could barely swim under water. It was wild.

  • @keluvnme
    @keluvnme Před rokem +87

    If he doesn’t remember how many drinks he had, he was absolutely drunk! A person can remember 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 drink. He can’t recall. He’s so blessed to not have been attacked by any sharks and to have survived this whole ordeal.

    • @smoke617
      @smoke617 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Yeah because you know everyone’s ability don’t you.

    • @Dhfhucudu
      @Dhfhucudu Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@smoke617Where did they say that?

    • @Keaweahe
      @Keaweahe Před 9 měsíci +3

      Someone above said it was so he wouldn't have to pay for the rescue

  • @sheluvlg5091
    @sheluvlg5091 Před 2 dny

    This is freaking hilarious!!! My guy got hammered ,fell into the ocean, swam with no swim gear for 20 hours in shark infested waters and lived to tell the tale!!! This guy unintentionally became a legend!!!

  • @HumanityDuck
    @HumanityDuck Před 20 dny +1

    The quote he found in the pants he planned to wear during the cruise is crazy asf

  • @feliciajenkins5041
    @feliciajenkins5041 Před rokem +214

    Dude is strong and strong willed. Glad he survived 💞.

    • @abab-ml1ym
      @abab-ml1ym Před rokem

      Ur glad a stranger survived without knowing the content of his character. He could have been trying to hurt or abuse someone and got thrown off or slipped off in a struggle trying to hurt someone. And u dont know if hes an evil sinner who will now harm more people.....but ur glad...

    • @Faithistheanswer
      @Faithistheanswer Před rokem +6

      Did you not hear him say God was with him. He’s a believer and his faith got him through this event .

    • @brandsenzalanka2299
      @brandsenzalanka2299 Před rokem +3

      @@abab-ml1ymwhat ??

    • @randotuber
      @randotuber Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@abab-ml1ymStop spamming this around idiot.

  • @joegee1001
    @joegee1001 Před rokem +144

    This guy was drunk during this interview he must of been hammered when he fell off 😂

  • @user-nf7dk2lk3v
    @user-nf7dk2lk3v Před měsícem

    oh my so glad you made it ❤

  • @bobwaite6630
    @bobwaite6630 Před 25 dny +1

    man got black out drunk and swam with sharks for 20 hours. DOD needs to fast track him into the SEAL program, he'd fit right in.

  • @ChristianRaymondFilms
    @ChristianRaymondFilms Před 11 měsíci +18

    He never ever thought he would not make it out. What a concept and he lived up to it. Hero

  • @PssszztYo
    @PssszztYo Před 3 měsíci +38

    Also deserves a movie

    • @NoteFromSELF
      @NoteFromSELF Před 3 měsíci +3

      "127 Hours" comes to mind.

    • @LadyAngela678
      @LadyAngela678 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Got Drunk and Fell Off a Cruise Ship: Scene 1 🎬

    • @mlee81
      @mlee81 Před 2 měsíci

      Amateur you tube short reenactment

  • @heidizuri
    @heidizuri Před měsícem

    The fact that he doesn’t know how to float and he still survived is pretty incredible.

  • @jessehoffman2607
    @jessehoffman2607 Před měsícem

    Thats insane, the ocean isnt the same as swimming in a pool or lake the ocean will truly hunble anyone. This is completely remarkable

  • @jamesgilliland2229
    @jamesgilliland2229 Před 4 měsíci +31

    Man has a true reason for being here in my opinion

  • @theotheleo6830
    @theotheleo6830 Před rokem +155

    He's extremely lucky, but cruise lines should ban him from any future trips. If he gets so inebriated that he falls overboard, he's a risk not worth taking.

    • @thomasreed3210
      @thomasreed3210 Před rokem +4

      But what are the odds that one guys falls of two cruise ships

    • @drunkenmmamaster419
      @drunkenmmamaster419 Před rokem +11

      @thomasreed3210 judging by this interview this guy isn't very bright 🤣 I wouldn't put it past him falling off another cruise ship

  • @daniellove391
    @daniellove391 Před měsícem

    This guy knows how to have a good time. Thats for sure. Legend

  • @YouTuberr285
    @YouTuberr285 Před 8 dny +1

    God bless this young man. Christian heart and attitude towards every aspect of this situation.

  • @lynnh4923
    @lynnh4923 Před 2 měsíci +35

    My dad used to say if it's nobody's business tell them whatever you want. I think this guy has been talking to my dad. Nonetheless happy he is alive and well! ❤