Current Events > That kid who jumped off the cruise ship def got eaten by sharks

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You can see it in the video. There are people who slowed it down and you see the shark whip around in front of him. Then he swam the opposite direction. When the camera panned to the life ring, you could see a shark surface by his legs, but when the camera came back, he was being dragged under. The shark looked pretty big, too. They follow ships to eat stuff that gets thrown over.

RIP

Sorry, forgot to post link, although the video is not in this. Idk if I would get in trouble for posting it.
https://news.yahoo.com/louisiana-high-school-graduate-fell-153429223.html

RIP but what story is this

Shoulda got on the door

Not sure what you're referring to

TaylorHeinicke posted...

RIP but what story is this

https://news.yahoo.com/louisiana-high-school-graduate-fell-153429223.html

18 year old jumped off a cruise ship (at night) on a dare. They couldnt find any trace of him or his body or remains, but when the video was released, you can see sharks in the water

Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...

Not sure what you're referring to

A bunch of high school graduates partied on a cruise ship and one of them jumped off of it presumably due to a dare. While all the kids were screeching and going "OH SHIT OH SHIT" the one who jumped off inexplicably started swimming away from the ship and disappeared.

Why would you just throw your life away like that?

Imagine being stupid enough to jump off a moving ship into the ocean AT NIGHT. Kid would have never survived college.

Hes dumb for jumping off the cruise ship what a idiot. He jumped into the ocean at night? Fucking stupid as hell.

Wow who would have thought jumping out of a boat into the open ocean would be a bad idea

the ocean is so fucking scary, i cant imagine how drunk you gotta be to play with your life like that. Either youd get eaten by sharks or youd be all by yourself watching the ship sail away and die of exhaustion and then drowning

fan357 posted...

Imagine being stupid enough to jump off a moving ship into the ocean AT NIGHT. Kid would have never survived college.

Being in the ocean at night seems terrifying you woudnt know WTF is in the water you would NEVER know theres no light that shit is insane

I've seen videos where they dropped a Go-Pro on a rope down under a cruise ship while at the dock, and the sharks are hanging around even then.

I feel empathy for the deceased. Peer pressure, possibly alcohol, and the thrill of the situation cost him his life.

Some people just seem to completely lack basic survival instincts. Sad that his life ended so soon and for such a stupid reason

I know sharks follow ships, the ship I was on definitely had ones that followed behind. Either because of food waste, or for any fish that had the misfortune of getting caught in the screws.

In case you want to see the video, here you go:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/13vd9ic/18_year_old_teen_jumped_off_a_cruise_ship_bahamas/

Seaman_Prime posted...

the ocean is so fucking scary, i cant imagine how drunk you gotta be to play with your life like that. Either youd get eaten by sharks or youd be all by yourself watching the ship sail away and die of exhaustion and then drowning

I wont go anywhere near the ocean. I mean, I guess Id go to the beach, but not the water. We have had very serious marine wildlife conservation measures over that past few decades, and the efforts are showing. Massive increase in the great white population (even though they suspect that it was a tiger shark in this story).

I think Winston Churchill actually wrote a short story about someone who fell off a ship and then turned around and saw a fin

Imagine being the kid who told him to jump overboard... Like, bro is responsible for his friends death! Not legally, he did the dumb thing without being forced. But if he hadn't said it, his friend would still be alive.
He's going to need therapy.

mystic_belmont posted...

In case you want to see the video, here you go:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/13vd9ic/18_year_old_teen_jumped_off_a_cruise_ship_bahamas/

Wow they even threw him a tube and he swam away from it.

Teenagers are fucking stupid

I saw a doc somewhere that said some sharks have learned to follow large ships for any food waste that may get dumped at sea.

TonyKojima posted...

Wow they even threw him a tube and he swam away from it.

The sea at night can be very disorienting.

Some have speculated seeing a shark at the three second mark, so he might have been swimming away from that.

The scariest part is that this happened at night. It's pitch black dark in the ocean and you can't see anything.

If this is true, his remains will likely never be found.

the video was too hard to tell. even if there were no sharks he probably didn't realize how fast the ship would move away from him

What an idiot

Nasty_Nitro posted...

Being in the ocean at night seems terrifying you woudnt know WTF is in the water you would NEVER know theres no light that shit is insane

And of course the part where you know you're already dead and can't do anything about it.

The speed is the thing here. People don't realize that a ship that big is cranking along at a pretty good pace. Even if the staff was alerted immediately, it would take a good amount of time to slow down, u-turn, and head back. At night, it's nearly impossible to find someone in the water

Damn, sad for his family and friends. The ocean is one thing everyone truly should have humility about. Don't fuck with large bodies of water, especially at night.

The_Wheelman1 posted...

The scariest part is that this happened at night. It's pitch black dark in the ocean and you can't see anything.

Yeah the ocean at night terrifies me. Like, I know the water is there, but it's just pitch black as far as the eye can see. That's a whole lotta nope

well that was silly of him

Euripides posted...

The speed is the thing here. People don't realize that a ship that big is cranking along at a pretty good pace. Even if the staff was alerted immediately, it would take a good amount of time to slow down, u-turn, and head back. At night, it's nearly impossible to find someone in the water

In one of the Reddit threads on this, people with experience at sea were saying you get trained that if a person goes overboard, you do not take your eyes off of them. People are very difficult to see in the water, from a ship. Even if you're staring right at them, if you lose sight of them for half a second you'll probably never spot them again.

thronedfire2 posted...

the video was too hard to tell. even if there were no sharks he probably didn't realize how fast the ship would move away from him

There are slowed down versions where one shows a large shark whip around by the life preserver and there are some screenshots. The guy intentionally turned away from the life preserver, then it showed one come at hit feet from a 90 degree angle and then he went under.

The authorities will move heaven and earth to quiet it down and claim that it was a current, but you can see a decent sized shark turn around when he goes toward the ring.

MisterPengy posted...

In one of the Reddit threads on this, people with experience at sea were saying you get trained that if a person goes overboard, you do not take your eyes off of them. People are very difficult to see in the water, from a ship. Even if you're staring right at them, if you lose sight of them for half a second you'll probably never spot them again.

I've been on about a dozen cruises, and unless the moon is full and there are no clouds, you can't see 20 yards from the ship. It's just a chasm of black

thronedfire2 posted...

the video was too hard to tell. even if there were no sharks he probably didn't realize how fast the ship would move away from him

From the Reddit comments, it seems like it was just a small party boat thing that stayed in the area for hours looking for the guy.

I hate cruises for a lot of reasons, but the possibly irrational fear of falling off the side certainly is one of them

From the video I don't see how you could call it a cruise ship.

BurmesePenguin posted...

From the video I don't see how you could call it a cruise ship.

Yeah i think this is the boat they were on
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/3/8/AAPA_pAAEhla.jpg

Really from the video, people noticed right away and even threw in a lifebuoy. If he swam to it and held onto it, he probably would have been found. The water was relatively calm as well. So it seems like it really is the sharks that got him.

Now if you fall from these proper cruise ships at night
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/3/9/AAPA_pAAEhlb.jpg
you're a goner.

Euripides posted...

The speed is the thing here. People don't realize that a ship that big is cranking along at a pretty good pace. Even if the staff was alerted immediately, it would take a good amount of time to slow down, u-turn, and head back. At night, it's nearly impossible to find someone in the water

Cruise ships have extensive man-overboard procedures, including a ready launch to have in the water in a couple minute's notice along with IR cameras to spot a warm body on the surface. Even yachts above a certain size are required to carry an emergency launch. And that's if they're out of range to get a Coast Guard helicopter overhead to help with the search.

And even with all the procedures and safety gear, about 20 people go overboard every year worldwide and there's about a 75% fatality rate when they do.

Pretty cool boat tbh

TheGoldenEel posted...

I hate cruises for a lot of reasons, but the possibly irrational fear of falling off the side certainly is one of them

A cruise ship is a good place to murder someone. The ocean is huge, there's no law enforcement, and it would take hours for anyone to realize the victim is no longer on the ship. Hell, the cruise ship might even help coverup the crime to avoid any bad publicity.

Still, this whole thing reminds me of a few months back with the passenger who was rescued after accidentally falling off a cruise ship. The ship was able to bust a U-turn at speed and pick them up using a disembarkation boat. Rescue crews called it a miracle.

I saw the shark at around 3 sec mark on the left side of the screen it looks small tho

This board is weird, feeling more deeply for a spendthrift Miami man getting a tough life lesson than a kid who lost everything on a stupid, impulsive decision and likely had a really traumatic last few moments.

Why are people saying he should've grabbed the buoy? The shark was in that direction. He was screwed.

I've played Subnautica. It's scary being in the water at night. Imagine it in real life where instead of monsters...there's sharks, which is still bad lol.

smh

Maybe the boats should include guns to snipe sharks attacking the people before they get back on board

All the shark comments are being down voted for some reason