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- James Michael Grimes, 28, is speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with ABC News after going overboard on a Carnival cruise ship after being missing for almost 20 hours.
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7000 mile search area? Can we please take a moment to appreciate the search crew?! They're truly heroes
They retraced the exact route of the ship in reverse thanks to GPS. Then allowed for current and wind. Smart stuff.
Yes yes yes 🙌 👏 absolutely 💯 👏
YES!
Thank you!
The REAL MVPs.
He doesn’t remember because he was most likely blackout drunk. You don’t recall a thing once that light switch turns off. He was definitely wasted. I am so happy he survived! Truly a miracle!
@Oracladeuso. Being blackout drunk doesn’t mean you’ll pass out, he just doesn’t remember, he drank too much and is trying to make it seem like he didn’t
He could be sleep walking... I don't think I can ever bring my husband on a cruise!
Drunk, naked and went overboard
@Oracladeus no he was just so fucked up that he has no memory of it. His instincts just kicked in. The fact he won’t admit he was fucked up makes me feel like he’s a full blown alcoholic
@@2girlz1cory my husband has woken up naked in a different building at a resort due to sleep walking. It never occurred to me that this could happen. We will NEVER go on a cruise. It's something I always wanted to do as a family vacation and now I won't!!
“I’m open to going on another cruise, ‘cause I really didn’t get to go on this one”
aah... you are here , interesting
What an incredibly lucky man. He survived the fall too. I can’t imagine waking up in water and no ship in sight. How terrifying. His worst nightmare come true. He had an angel on his shoulder that night and day. He was meant to live and do something.
Why didn't the angel just prevent him from falling?
It's amazing he didn't make the year's Darwin Award! I wanted to know how it was possible to go overboard, but I guess that will remain a mystery! Drunk and trying to balance the rails perhaps?
*@Canada fragrance reviewer Diana* Yes, 'he was meant to live to do something' and that's to not get wasted drunk ever again, on land or sea. I hope he's learned a lesson very few ever get a chance to reflect on. He's been given a second chance at life.
The angel pushed him over
He’s meant to find the nearest AA meeting.
As a swim instructor who teaches water survival I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to learn how to swim and especially float. It can and will save your life. I can’t believe he was treading water the whole time. What a miracle!
Im taking swimming lessons now🙌
Or you could not be a buffoon and fall off a ship
Teach me
@R Voit yeah, I’m pretty sure she meant that it’s important to learn to swim and float no matter what even if you fell into a swimming pool accidentally.
His answer was like "I had a sip of beer"
The rescuers are HEROS, 7000 mile search area and they got him. Respect to the rescuers, working through Thanksgiving.
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To be blacked out drunk and know how to orient yourself after falling such a distance, into black water, is quite a feat in and of itself. The fact that this guy didn't get eaten by sharks treading water for 20 hours in the Gulf of Mexico, also very much surprises me.
I’m amazed
What do you mean!? He said he wasn't drunk and we all believe that.....
@@cybern00b78 he’s still a litle drunk, lol
@@cybern00b78 Yeah. He ABSOLUTELY was not engaging in any heavy drinking, nor partaking in any illicit substance use. This man fell 60’+ from the top deck of a cruise liner, stone-sober as a bird. That’s common sense right there.
While this a serious miracle. God was really with home
She is grilling him like a prosecutor.
He's being vague because he wants to sue the cruise ship company.
He was drunk AF.
Carnival will protect itself by showing the court how many drinks he had and what kind of drinks he had. All of his drink purchases are recorded on the onboard charge account. Plus, there are tons of surveillance cameras onboard that could retrace his path before falling into the water.
@@kevinp8108facts he is trying to sue but he is in the wrong !
@@Deniseeee84 - He's wasting his time with the lawsuit! I've been on nearly 20 Carnival cruises and it's impossible to accidentally fall off the ship without climbing over the railing. It's as impossible as someone accidentally falling off the second floor of a shopping mall. It doesn't happen unless you do something stupid!
You sign a contract he can't sue
They always want to sue, get rich quick. He was no doubt very drunk and yes the cruise line has everything he drank that day, they are very well protected against stuff like this.
Having been on many cruises, I cannot understand how on earth he just fell off. Even if he were drunk as a skunk. What an incredible story. He is so lucky to be alive.
I also am trying to figure out how he got into the water......something about this story ain't right
Its a scam, for him to make a huge wad of cash...
He jumped on a dare
He was drunk
He was trying to pee off the side of the ship.
No one wins an air guitar contest without being drunk. Congratulations on survival!
There's surprisingly spot of people that fall over, but I initially said the same thing
Wow this is an amazing story! He will never be the same again. I can imagine the shock and gratitude his family felt when it was reported he survived.
Disagree. He will always be a simple minded HillBilly.
This story shows why you should not drink and/or do drugs.
Treading water for 20 hours is unbelievable. The fact he was drunk and treading water for twenty hours is nothing short of miraculous.
For me to go from drunk to sober without feeling like absolute death takes me an 18 hour deep sleep followed by 3 breakfast sandwiches 2 litres of water, a shower and another 4 hour nap.
No way I could imagine going from drunk to sober all while treading water.
The drunk probably kept him warm.
@@MDaDonLegacy omg right?? Lol
@@MDaDonLegacy HAHA
@@MDaDonLegacy He said he doesn't remember falling in the water he just woke up and was in the water. He was passed out in the ocean and didn't drown. Think about this for a second.
He know damn well he was drunk or he was on something. He couldnt even look at her in the eye , when answering her question
right & im like why hide it???! ppl get shit faced on cruises. who cares?!
He probs has a legal team that wants to sue the cruise line.
I thought so too.
@@uniqueaesthetics1403 she even knew he was bullshitting
@@MrSkullkid0607 honestly could be
This man has a team of guardian angels. What a miracle.
lol he was drunk and lucky. Kids gets abused and killed all over the world but one drunk guy gets a team of angels? lol hilarious
Happened to me in Spain , I fell off a slide and hit my head off the platform, I hit the water and passed out , I was rushed to the surface from SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. IT WASN'T MY TIME.
An Angel named Jack and another named Daniels
@@Seek1878stand up comedian once said of people who brag about surviving disasters that killed many others, and thank “angels.” “Not a miracle; you were an oversight.”
yeah thats what it is, angels. And the people who have fallen overboard and didn't survive just didn't have angels or the angels watched them go over and didn't do anything. But this drunk guy has a team of angels, got it.
A true miracle. He doesn’t want to admit that he was absolutely drunk. Hopefully he will learn his lesson and appreciate life more. Praise God for his wonderful blessings. 🙏
Amen! Miracles still happen!
If he won't admit he was drunk then why should I trust one word of the rest of his story?
Yea I was wondering just admit how drunk h were my G . Bc u a real one , but I can’t say u a real one by not putting 2 & 2 together 🤦♂️
Thx God for that miracle he has a crazy testimony !!
What a sweet guy. I'm so glad he's ok.
He was definitely drunk, but I am glad he was a great swimmer to survive.
The drunkenness left his whole body once he hit that water 💦
He drunk during this interview 😂
@@dcoldon100 I TOUGHT the SAME DAMN THING !!!
Yeah I’m not buying that he didn’t know how he got in the water and all that. He was definitely wasted fell over board and when he hit that cold water he sobered up enough to realize he’s in trouble. He just didn’t want to look like a fool on tv so he’s not telling us everything lol. But all in all glad he made it and is ok things happen. Those railing should be higher anyway so this kinda thing can’t happen.
Lol this man definitely drunk during this interview. Glad he okay.
To fall off a cruise ship you were either pushed or wasted!! The air guitar competition gave it away....Thank God he survived! True miracle!
lol so true
I told my family I was going to the grocery store and didn't come back for an additional 2 hours, and I had about 10 texts asking if I was okay or where I was. I'm not sure how this guy, on a boat, was missing for 12 and none of the 18 family members were aware...I also love how when asked how many drinks he had, he can't seem to remember. If you can't remember the amount of drinks you had, you probably had too many. Probably advised by a legal team not to say anything. Long story short, glad he's a live and well. That's really all that matters.
I have been on 17 cruises all over the World and don't imagine ever falling overboard...And I always have a balcony cabin. Glad that it ended well for him. That must have been an awful 20 hours. Poor guy...
No one JUST falls off a ship like that. Crazy that he was able to tread & be found. Thank you for finding this father.
They do when they are drunk.
I think he tried to commit suicide and changed his mind
He's on drugs.
I’m shocked there isn’t any cameras on all the railing areas! Like I don’t believe he don’t know how he got in the water
@@chargrove7467 EXACTLY and notice how he's coy about answering the questions she asked? he was either totally plastered ( as in drunk) as we say in the U.K or wanted to commit suicide as some on above said OR the other more SCARY THING TO CONSIDER is SOMEONE ACTUALLY PUSHED HIM OVER THE RAILINGS .....THAT'S THE SCARY THING ...Its not unheard of tbh ivc watched the series cruise ship killers lol JOKING aside though im glad he survived as not many folks that go overboard do as it takes a cruise ship a long time to stop and reverse course ect!
I think this falls in the category of "If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough". Props to this dude for sticking it out when many others would have given up
He's very very dumb
There are important people that take cruise ships and PROMOTE cruise ships trips (on their RADIO STATION). So, if government agency PROMOTES, a story ahead of the (HOLIDAYS) that a person FELL OFF a cruise ship, that's not a big headline, GETTER, NOT as much as a man fell off a ship. Been at sea for 20 hours and lived, NOW THAT A HEADLINE GETTER. FIRST, no one seen him fall off the ship, SHOW ME THE pictures of the raw skin body. To back-up this story. Every second, from falling off the ship and not being reported, makes it almost imposable Bullseyes his location.
HERE the deal, the next time a person is missing from a cruise ship. It won't be a shocker to the public. Most people, be would this be traumatized from the ordeal. So, if you hear about a radio name falling fall a cruise ship at New Years, was it an accident. Now, if this story was real, then God was with him.
LET SEE WHAT HAPPENS next 3 months.
@@nightrunner1456 Wish I could understand even half of what you wrote .. sigh
I’m sure he was drunk as a skunk, The fact that he did not drown is a miracle.
this guy had a million dollar story for sure. what a miracle. THANK YOU TO THE COAST GUARD!!!!!!
He seems like a good guy- glad he made it ❤
This is an amazing story. I was swept out to sea once in a rip current. I was rescued by a boater who passed by 3 times before seeing me. For me it was only an hour but seemed like an eternity. I knew I was going to die. The energy it takes to keep your head above water is unimaginable. The fact that this man was in the water 20 hours and managed to keep his head above water is nothing short of a miracle. I hope he realizes GOD has a purpose for his life and I hope he stops drinking....lol. a MIRACLE.
I'm glad you made it. A friend of mine with a wife and 2 teenagers drowned when the same thing happened to him.
Rose, SO happy that boater found you! And yes, he should quit drinking. NOTHING good comes from it!🙏❤️
@@lottasunshine1325 that's really sad. I have always been a good swimmer but those rip currents are no joke. Swimming parallel to the shore didnt work either... The waves were too strong. After 20 minutes or so I gave up trying to swim and just focused on keeping my head above water. I was very blessed that a boat had passed by 3 times or I never would have made it. The man's son actually saw me and he came back for me. It was very scary, and I knew I was going to die. I am very sorry for the loss of your friend.
God pushed him over when he was trying to pee over the side. He screwed up by surviving.
I recall going to Cancun and it was a beautiful day, there was a storm the day before . The water was cloudy.
It was my first time swimming in the ocean, I was trying to swim in , but noticed I was being pulled out. I was with friends but they were on the beach ,no help to me. I swam parallel to the beach , tried again and was able to get in.
No clue what a Riptide was until I was in one .
It's not like they had lifeguards , would see jet skis go by every now and then.
Lifeguards have a saying: DRINKERS ARE SINKERS" The fact that this guy could tread water while blackout drunk for almost a full day is unbelievable.
Yes... and that is precisely why "unbelievable" is the keyword (as I roll my eyes upwards) 😎
Drinkers are sinkers, meths a life vest! Dude was def on some other stuff😂
The alcohol would've protected him against hypothermia. This happened to one of the cooks who survived the Titanic sinking.
@@sean2015 Yeah and that not why he survived. That's not how alcohol works. It might make you FEEL warm, but it does that by dialating your blood vessels. You lose body heat FASTER. So if you are stranded in a forest in the winter and you have booze, DON't drink it.
@@stab74 look it up. The Titanic’s cook (Charles Jougin) survived immersion in the freezing water by consuming a lot of hard liquor.
Wow! Definitely a miracle! So happy this young man made it out alive 🙏🏾🙌🏽
Amazing story...happy he survived, especially for his family and friends! ❤
He had to have been totally shit faced, passed out and fell overboard, then surely came to within seconds of hitting the water despite what he thinks he remembers. The fact that he was able to survive for all those hours is truly incredible, if not miraculous! Can't help but love this guy!
must have been up on the railing, because those rails, as you can see in one of the photos, go up a bit higher than his belly. Not something you 'accidentally' fall over.
You love him? I can’t stand drunks
The biggest of buzz kills
@@doxoxo779 imagine if something tragic happened to the rescue crews searching for him?!? Yeah something tells me this isn’t the first time this guy has had an accident while being blackout drunk (I hope he learned a valuable lesson and this will be his last alcohol induced brush with DEATH)
Well, maybe not all the drinking that caused this in the first place...
A TRUE MIRACLE! NO OTHER WORDS!!
What a miracle, resilience and positive thinking. The rescue day wil be his new birthday forever!
His ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort for nearly 20 hours probably drunk is when your survival instincts kicked in .. His physical, mental and spiritual stamina is indeed admirable. If you're Lucky enough to get a second chance at something, Don't Waste It!
Like Tom Hanks dying line in Saving Private Ryan, “Earn This…”
I heard about this a few days ago but it was actually 15 hours good morning America be rounding it up to 20 to make its sound impressive but ya 15 hours is still very impressive
I guess gma is fake news
@@eric1107 he barely drunk anything and he doesn't know how he fell off the boat and he treaded water for 15-20 hours, I will never believe this story EVER
When he hit that water, it sobered him up real fast. He is real lucky, looked like he was drowning when they spotted him.
This guy was without a doubt, surrounded by angels that night. Wow.
If you get drunk enough, even the angels want to party with you.
They call them the Coast Guard
@@softjones3128 lol exactly 💯
@@softjones3128 nasty little critters they are ... 😆
@@softjones3128 Maybe 😈 pushed him, not angels.
Thank u for all who searched for him you are a true hero ❤️💯🥺
I am very glad he has survived, but I truly hope he will never drink after that
Most likely he won't admit to being drunk as a skunk because if he does, he may be held liable for the search and rescue
Irresponsible and lucky. Cost a lot of money and hardship from people he doesn’t even know. Probably a good idea to stay away from alcohol if you can’t even recall your way to the bathroom. ;( it’s actually not that funny.
I know right?! Someone has commented he should joim Navy Seals.But Navy Seals will have to get him pissed drunk to swim for that long lol.Wont be useful for any mission 😬
@@sadia2395 I also don’t think he would be able to pass the knowledge test required to get into the seals…
The fact the reporter keeps asking how many drinks he had is a good indication as to why he went overboard. Treading water for that long is an incredible feat on its own. Missed his calling as a Navy SEAL.
I thought of that as well. Maybe he'll join the Navy, train and become a water rescuer. He definitely has the right attitude. Hopefully less alcohol in his future and more using his God given gift. Aquaman indeed.....
You don't think the reporter wasn't trying to put words in his mouth for the sake of the cruise company and their insurance? At the end she stated the companies "safety measures" that are supposedly in place. The fall might have knocked him out cold. God's angels were watching over him.
You guys actually believe this is what happened? You’d rather believe in some “miracle” than your own common sense?
Lol everyone turns into a pro swimmer when your only option is drowning
@@michaelscott33 He was wasted, c'mon, he played air guitar and slid all over the stage, and won! I wonder what song was playing? His story is sketchy, and claims to have had maybe 3 drinks and then won a free drink. You could tell he made sure not to say anything that would incriminate him. Don't they have camera's now due to many accidents?
I got chills when he read the furtune
Wow.....Grateful for Gods strength for him.
Hope Jimmy handles the 12 Steps as well as he tackled those 20 hours in the water. Kudos to the Coast Guard for spotting and saving this very lucky man!
Sounds like an Alabama man... He ain't giving up a 6pack no time soon.
Could have been a public service announcement added about alcohol. He had no clothes on, yet his socks stayed on for 20 hours of treading water and he had the strength to wave them to the ship? No doubt the medical team ran a blood or urine drug & alcohol screen. His family now has a chance to intervene and help him face the facts. Glad he survived and hope he will speak about it more. We know he was missing 20 hours, how can it be confirmed or inferred that he was in the water for 20 hours.? Maybe 18? 15? Was the family or others corroborating the fact that he did not appear to be drunk when they last saw him? Did the reporter inquire about cameras on the ship that may have given a clue to when he was last seen.? Maybe he grabbed a personal flotation device that helped him stay afloat for awhile.
@@ejnix7874 the impression I had was that he had shucked off his clothes to help swim and float easier; they are dead-weight in the water.
There are cameras all over the ship (although not in staterooms), and that class ship (Conquest-class) DOES have infrared man-overboard sensors. I'm curious to know if there's more to the story.
Lol
@@PaulCashmansounds like the facts are not all there just doesn’t add up
He’s not telling the whole story, if he knows the whole story. I’m glad he made it out relatively unscathed-thanks to his insane will to survive and to the amazing people who searched tirelessly and saved him.
Probably embarrassed about being that drunk but I admire that he made it for so long and got rescued.
*LOL* @ the turn of events to start the video off. He's being heralded almost as a superhuman at the beginning and then at about 1:10 is where his story goes completely off the rails 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 *what makes this EVEN more incredible is how he survived all of this while he was HAMMERED drunk* . ------ God & a fleet of angels had your back through this ordeal for sure for sure
The main stream media won't press him on details...the "privilege" of skin...
@@keyfield8967 I agree! I just don't believe him! Something is up, and I think it is going to be pretty embarrassing for everyone who believed him when we find out. He can float and save his life for 20 hours, but he can't remember how he got into the water? Also, you can tell he is a drinker, and that is alright. He just tell the truth. The point isn't how he got into the water, but how he really survived that long!
@@keyfield8967 🤦 i can't believe people even think this way. Make race an issue out of anything. They pressed him, that's how we know it don't add up. He was drink and fell off, he's embarrassed. Its not like he broke the law. The cruise company will have to pay for rescue not him because they are liable regardless if hee was drink. They served him. Your rhetoric is not helping anyone is this world.
James Michael has a great attitude.I am so glad he was rescued.
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Unbelievable! What a man!!! Love from Sweden 💛💙💋
You got give it to him , he put a hell of a fight. Treading water for 20 hours , checking out the fish under water near him and hitting it with his foot, removing his clothes to keep the weight off. He might of did something foolish to get in that situation , most people would of gave up and died. In away i kind of admire him for the fight he put up!
I wouldn’t say most people would have given up and died. There were a lot of factors involved in his survival: water tempt, his core body tempt, his body composition, when he was found, ect,… but it is impressive to keep your head together for twenty hours in open water and not succumb to panic.
He seems humble and nice
This guy wasn’t lucky he was blessed to be alive, and not hurt.
The fact that he was really drunk probably helped him survive the fall. He was so lucky in so many ways. Glad he's still among the living.
The main stream media won't press him for details...he'll write books and make $$$. "Privilege" works in many ways- anybody else would be grilled by authorities ad nauseam and be vilified...
The fall isn’t that big a deal. It’s the being out at seas where they can’t find you for days and probably won’t ever find you.
@@ocvegasproperty He could be on the 13 deck, Many people die from diving too high up, the water's surface becomes like concrete
Him being very drunk is what lead to him falling over-board in the first place.
@@jenniferwilliams9548 yeah, it wouldn’t normally kill you, but it could. If you jumped feet first you’d be fine. Don’t ask me how I know…lol
I heard this story last week and still can’t believe it! Will to live is an understatement!! Glad he survived 💜
He had a large close and supportive family . I have witnessed many instances where stroke patients who were medically expected to make a full recovery did not. Patients who were not expected to do as well did excellent., These were the ones with a positive attitude but mostly family visiting everyday in the rehabilitation center.
@@CC12398 That makes no sense. How did his family help him while he was in the water?
Will to live is good and well but it's not his will to live that kept him alive. It's the mercy of God
Yo I'm waiting for it to be some sort of prank 🤣🤣
@@heidilefevre2680 Then why did God let him fall in in the first place?
You are so blessed oh man I’m so proud of you and your perseverance to live!
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5:55 that note was so accurate "Life is a b*tch, enjoy the waves, you sucker!"
Deepest respect for The Rescuers. I'm guessing he was blacked out and climbed up and jumped off the ship. About 20 years ago I got into a car after drinking and within a couple minutes blacked out because I gained awareness again about 30 minutes away. When I "awoke" I was driving and could not believe how I got there safely. Had I been pulled over by the police I certainly would have been in deep trouble. To this day I am grateful for surviving.
Hello sir this is your local police. You are under arrest
Do you still drink and drive?
Are you certain that you didn't kill anyone?
You have the right to remain silent! Use it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some things you should keep to yourself
Regardless of how he fell in I'm glad he's alive & doing well🙏🏽
Amazing he survived and didn't panic. The Lord really was watching over him.
So the "Lord" was watching over this intoxicated drunk but does nothing for abused, starving children, or people with painful terminal illness even though they beg the Lord for help. Religious folks seriously lack the ability to use Logic!
dude is so chill
He was wasted. Nothing to be ashamed of. I am so grateful he is here. What a fun and lucky guy. 🥰
If he was wasted, he would have drowned. I think you are equating memory loss from being knocked out from the fall with being wasted and they are not the same.
@@douglascounts4634he was definitely drunk it doesn’t take a psychologist to see how bad he was lying to her about the drinks lol. He was lying because his attorney told him to. I don’t think you realize how adrenaline works and how fast you can sober up hitting the water. His memory loss was probably from being blasted with adrenaline while drunk
@@douglascounts4634 people that was with him said he was wasted. 😂
@@jconner3891 "said he was wasted"
@@bigtime69420 "He was lying"
Something isn’t adding up. He’s not being truthful
lawyers probably told lhim not so admit he was drunk. then he would be at fault, he is going to be suing everyone he can. the bar that served him, the cruise ship, the manufacturers of the rails he went over. etc.etc.
Can’t imagine being any of those children in that family. He is either lying and was drunk, or ‘slow’. He went to the bathroom and never came back? Took 12 hours to report him missing-that was a looong bathroom trip. Perhaps the whole family is a little slow?
Either way this is unexplainable for us mere humans, leaves it to be a divine happening.
Yes , I’m pretty sure that part about the Lord helping him is complete bs
Who cares! He's alive!
@@julieaucoin5198you missing the point he put himself and others at risk !!
Amazing 😊 he is needed .❤
I love this story♥️
He won A FREE DRINK for winning the air guitar contest. How many drinks do you have to drink before competing in a air guitar contest?
😂exactly
15
I felt bad for laughing at this
I’d compete sober lol
Lmaoooo
20 hrs into the water? This is absolutely crazy the strength that is required for that. Amazing
Been on dozens of cruises and on all three major lines here in the U.S. Only time I have seen a railing low enough to fall over without purposely climbing over are on decks where there is another deck below it. Most decks are recessed and the either external fieboats or slightly wider larger decks prevents fallers from going into the water.
That's crazy that they even found him!
I have been on a Carnival cruise ship. It is pretty difficult to just fall off it. There’s something he’s not telling us. Very lucky guy to get rescued!
I feel like that too… something just doesn’t add up… maybe unless he adds about 8 more Margaritas to his story.
Right. He was very specific about Carnival gifting him a margarita, but can’t seem to “remember” how much he voluntarily consumed. He’s probably already got a lawyer and they are setting the stage to say that Carnival contributed to him going overboard because of the one drink they gave him, even though he probably drank 10 on his own 😩
@@wizardofahhhhhhz Why should the ship be let off for serving him so much if indeed that was the case. In our state if a bartender doesn't cut them off, and they get into a fatal accident, the bartender can be charged too.
The free booze, and the resulting black-out is what he's not telling us. Don't worry, he's not covering anything up, the full story eludes him also..
@@KepiGal Wasn't fatal... Obviously.
I don't care if he was drinking or ...what ever ... that is one determined tough man- with heart right there!
Don’t care if he was but do care about the children that are exposed to such fricken stupidity!
I kinda think you should care cos some situations are super avoidable & that doesn't take away from being happy he survived.
Agreed
Stupid and drunk
He wasn’t that drunk to stay alive for that many hours!
Two reasons for rewatching this:1) incredible story; 2) gorgeous reporter lady
My God! What A Miracle! Congratulations on holding on to your Faith!
I remember going on a cruise with my high school band. The first night a bunch of us were hanging out around the stern of the ship when somebody threw one of those whistling Nerf footballs off the back. We all watched as it flew through the air and disappeared into a wall of black. That scared the bejesus out of me. If you happened to fall off the ship, on this moonless, cloudy night, in a matter of seconds, you’d be treading water in pitch black darkness. Definitely made me respect my surroundings.
I have been on maybe 6-8 cruises and for the life of me, I can't figure out how anyone falls overboard. He is lucky the fall didn't kill him, those ships are TALL. If he can't remember looking for the bathroom, the fall, and waking up in the water after the ship was out of view, he was drunk. Amazing how he was able to tread water for that long in the open sea. Glad they found him alive.
Probably fell into the rushing side-wake of the waters created by the ship to soften his fall a bit. The greatest danger would have been the sharks.
He really is. That lady who jumped over from the 12th deck earlier this year hit the top of a lifeboat before sliding into the water.
I can only think he was in a lower balcony room, and was vomiting over the balcony, and toppled forward and into the water. I thought the ships had some type of laser sensor that knew if someone went overboard, he wasn't reported missing until the next morning. How do you not drown during the time in the water, and waking up when the ship was out of view, that's crazy, and terrifying. He survived against the odds, he is a very lucky man.
He can’t be survived with 20 hours of swimming. Fantasy
His lawyer will have instructed him to forget these details. No doubt be will go on many more cruises after he sues for damages.
What a cutie! Thank God he survived!!
What a polite gentleman to the interviewer. Lord love him.
The fact that he was passed out drunk in the water makes the story even more incredible. Also his fear of drowning.. I think that would’ve kept my mind going too
You know you don't have to be unconscious to not remember something while drunk right? It's called blacked out. If he was unconscious he'd be dead. When I was young and dumb I drove 150 miles home, blacked out, I was conscious but I don't remember doing it.
@@spookyskelly5276 ok
@@Djk2578 it's weird. You're body keeps going but your mind is cut off. Kinda scary. I don't miss that shit.
That dude might want to stay 10 ft away from the bar! Especially after this! Amazing story
Yes he needs to lay off the sauce
Unfortunately, when a person loves to drink like that, there's nothing that's going to stop them from drinking again unless they see how dangerous drinking is for them.
The railing is definitely not what he needs to worry about 😂
Truly a miracle
That’s insane
Deepest respect and admiration to the Rescuers involved in saving this man's life. What you do is truly among the best of us. Very glad this ended in all Souls being safe.
You are to be revered for your life saving efforts!
No doubt!
They are some of our best people in this world. Truly selfless!
If you ever had any questions if you should be alive, then you see a steak float up to you … Question answered!
@@nanishanelli985 He said "stick"...not "steak"
This is absolutely insane!!!!!!!
When she asked if he had a couple drinks I started dying laughing I know bro had at least 18 beers that night
When he said drowning was his worst fear, I screamed out loud 😖. He was blackout drunk. He can’t recall how he fell over. I can’t believe he ate what he could find. It’s crazy that the hypothermia didn’t get him! Glad he’s alive! 🎉 ✌🏾 🛳
Cause either he wasn't in the water all that time or he has something out there he was clinging on to, I don't believe him
@@mh7067 my thoughts exactky
Yeah when she asked how many drinks he said, I wouldn’t say so. It seem like he had more then one
@@mh7067 Um, no. What the hell would be his motivation for lying about what he held onto? I’m sure when he was first refused he wasn’t thinking “I gotta look cool and say I swam the entire time 😎 for the extra clout”. Are you serious? There are swimmers who have swam the English Channel - 48+ hours of NONSTOP SWIMMING. It’s possible. Just because YOU can’t do it doesn’t mean other people can’t.
And, he lost TWENTY pounds from swimming nonstop for all that time and his body burning all the fat stores he had to maintain its energy levels. He didn’t lose 20 pounds from floating on something for a few hours. 😂 He is a FIGHTER and he did what it took to survive out there.
There had to be some kind of divine intervention for him to be alive & this gave me goosebumps!
Indeed.
Yes it’s called highly skilled rescuers and technology-
No the alcohol he had in his body created gases in his body that made him float
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No ... its called Gods mercy!!
@@missld6856 I was wondering about that...I don't feel he was completely honest about how much he drank
Lmao that fortune cookie got me fcked up
I don’t care why he fell off. The fact he survived is amazing
he was blackout drunk
But you can’t look past why he was there!
He didn’t fall he climbed over multiple barriers because he’s a drunk moron
This dude is a one-man Wolfpack. The way he just talks about the whole thing is insane. He’s like, yeah, I’d go on another cruise, I really didn’t get to go on this one.
That boy said he ate a stick looked like bamboo🤣🤣🤣🤣 he funny asf
The fortune cookie in his pocket about riding the waves was kind of creepy 😳
So he got drunk and fell off the ship? I'm not letting anyone walk alone if they are drunk.
He's with others at a place, says I'm going to the bathroom and doesn't return and they don't do anything till 2:30 the next day? Ummmm How drunk were they that it took THAT long.
That was very smart of him to take his clothes off, I've seen that as a way to survive in water cause those will weigh you down. Glad he survived and hope lessons were learned.
when I taught water safety classes, the kids loved it, got to go into the water with their clothes on and see how hard it is to swim with shoes/clothes.
heard you can use clothes as a floatie... filling your pants with air
@@nacnahm73 that's the same thing I saw!
@@nacnahm73 that’s right. You tie the ankles together and hold the waist of your pants behind your head, then pull them forward over your head. They fill with air. Then you put them around your head like a circle floatie. I’ve learned it twice in two separate water survival classes.
That's right. Commenting to help push this up
Wow. He willed himself to survive. If he can do this he can do anything. The human will to survive is a thing to behold.
Us alcoholics call that a blackout, he was in a full blackout when he went over.
He is an amazing guy!
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"No clothes on". I'm a strong swimmer, have lived and worked on a ship, and have at least 20 collective months at sea, and almost went overboard myself once (at night, with no witnesses, in the Indian Ocean, and just barely caught myself on the bottom cable of the side rail with 90% of my body hanging over the side) and the part that freaked me out the most in his story was his dangly bits being exposed like that. I mean a shark or barracuda bite anywhere is potentially lethal, but the idea of going commando in open water brings up a special anxiety.
Glad you made it fella, hope the rest of your life is great.
Damn. He is blessed to be alive. I was near the brink of death twice, once coding in my hospital room due to illness, and I can tell you firsthand, the will to live is a very real and powerful thing. I will say this though, anytime someone can't recall how many drinks they've had, it's time to stop. This may have been the cause of his going overboard. Hopefully, he's learned his lesson.
Nah. Could be mental illness.
He'll be back at sea by the end of the week
Thank You Jesus 🙏♥️
Where in the world Disney have any clothes on ? This is a weird story.
I LOVE HIM!!!!! He’s so sweet and kind.
He should have went and bought a lottery ticket too. The fact that he was hammered, fell into the water unconscious, didn't get reported for 12 hours, had to eat a stick for energy, doesn't appear to be a physical specimen and was in the shark feeding grounds he beat some heavy odds
@1:36 That sideways glance says otherwise
Good catch.
What an amazing story. Who cares if he doesn’t know how it happened. Thank you to the Coast Guard and all of those people who risk their lives to save people. Unbelievable heroes. So glad for the happy ending.
Wait what do you mean who cares, I think honestly that’s a big part of the story.
@@theguersteind9797 I agree... I'm pretty sure everyone agrees.. She's thanking the Coast Guard for risking their lives on a situation that could've been avoided... And oh yea, he was DRUNK!!!!
It was dolphins
I care that he doesn’t know how it happened.
He can't say that he was drunk, he wants to secure that lawsuit I'm sure will happen soon.
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i can't imagine how anyone could have survived the fall and treaded water for 20 hours especially after drinking
I’m so happy for this brother!!!
Shout out to the rescue team
What a miracle and a true hero the rescue coast guard was. 7000 miles and they found him! He was going under a lot and it was getting very dark so this was a true miracle!
Please get rid of Robin Robins so fake just so fake
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They had the exact route and then allowed for current and wind conditions.
If I fell off a cruise ship while drunk, I would have died for sure.