The Gruesome Disaster of the SS Eastland
A forgotten disaster worse than the Titanic.The most deadly shipwreck in Great Lakes history. The Eastland was docked near the Clark Street Bridge, the bow a mere nineteen feet from the wharf. Before ...
30 Jan 202414min
Diving Gone WRONG: The Andrea Doria (A Diver’s Worst Nightmare)
The Andrea Doria is considered one of the most dangerous wrecks to dive. At least 22 scuba divers have lost their lives diving on the wreck. Almost since the day it sank, the Andrea Doria has been a b...
23 Jan 202411min
Jellyfish Horror Stories: Four Deadly Encounters
The Australian box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri), commonly called the sea wasp, is the most venomous jellyfish and considered to be the most venomous animal in the world. With tentacles up to 10 ft lo...
13 Jan 20247min
Diving Gone WRONG: The Wildrake Diving Accident
The Wildrake diving accident was an incident near Scotland in August 1979 that killed two American commercial divers. During a routine dive in the East Shetland Basin of the North Sea, the diving bell...
8 Jan 202413min
Terrifying Crocodile Attacks - The Stories of Three Victims
With their great vision, fast swimming speeds, and powerful jaws - crocodiles are lethal predators. This includes the largest crocodile - the saltwater crocodile. These can grow over 20 ft long, and a...
22 Dec 20237min
Seaworld’s Serial Killer Orca: The Tragic Life of Tilikum
Tilikum was taken captive from the wild in 1983 and died at SeaWorld in 2017. In February 2010, Tilikum killed his trainer Dawn Brancheau during a performance at SeaWorld Orlando. The incident became ...
16 Dec 20238min
Cave Diving Gone WRONG - Texas’s Phantom Springs (Brett Hemphill)
Brett Hemphill, a renowned diver and adventurer, made significant contributions to cave exploration. As a record-setting cave diver from Florida, he died in Texas while exploring one of the deepest un...
7 Dec 20235min
Free Diving Gone WRONG - The Dean’s Blue Hole Incident (Nicholas Mevoli)
On the afternoon of November 17, 2013, at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas, 32-year-old American freediver Nicholas Mevoli became the first in his sport to die in an international competition. He died ...
2 Dec 20237min
