The Ocean is Scary Podcast

Plura Cave Deaths (2014): Five professional divers decided to make one of the most difficult cave dives… the entirety of Plura Cave in Rana, Norway. Two Finnish divers met tragic ends. Their bodies were initially deemed too dangerous to retrieve, but four of their friends undertook a risky mission to recover them. Cave diving, by its very nature, offers little margin for error. A sudden incapacitation in a confined, overhead environment, far from immediate assistance, can quickly turn fatal. #cavediving #truecrime #underwater #accident #dangerous #scuba #diving #scary #mystery #pluracave #norway #technicaldiving #rebreather #tragedy #finland #drycave #illegal #nooneleftbehindMusic: The Dark Side of the Sun by Savfkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FdN8tlohp4

(The Queen) R v Dudley and Stephens (1884): This infamous English legal case involved four shipwrecked sailors who, facing starvation, killed and ate the cabin boy. They were later rescued and charged with murder, raising profound ethical and legal questions about necessity and survival. Their moral quandary began after the wreck of the Mignonette left them stranded for weeks.#survival #necessity #killer #truecrime #ocean #ship #murder #dinghy #horrific #scary #queen #gruesome #england #lostatsea #legalcase #wrecked #australia #killorbekilled #captaindudley #horror #weakestlinkMusic: The Descent by Kevin MacLeodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzoeOR1yKqY

Two stories of terrifying great white shark attacks. The tragic deaths of Omar Conger (1984) in California and Shirley Ann Durdin (1985) in Australia.Omar Conger (1984): An abalone diver, Omar Conger was killed by a great white shark off the California coast. His friend witnessed the attack, where Conger was dragged underwater and violently shaken before succumbing to his injuriesShirley Ann Durdin (1985): In Australia's Peake Bay, Wiseman's Beach, Shirley Ann Durdin was attacked and killed by a large great white shark while diving for scallops. The attack was witnessed by her husband and four children from the shore, making it a particularly horrifying and well-documented event.⁠#ocean⁠ ⁠#sharks #greatwhite ⁠#saltwater ⁠#gonewrong⁠ ⁠#killer ⁠#disaster⁠ ⁠#tragedy⁠ ⁠#unfortunate⁠ ⁠#scary⁠ ⁠#attack ⁠#dangerousanimals⁠ ⁠#maneater #horrific #gruesome #australia #california #rogue Music: The Descent Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credit: By Olga Ernst - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62511550

Linda Carman (2016): An alleged double murder. Nathan Carman was rescued from a life raft off the coast of New England after his boat sank during a fishing trip with his mother, Linda, who was never found. Authorities later alleged that Nathan killed his mother at sea to inherit the family estate, and that he may have also killed his grandfather. Nathan denied the charges, and his case never went to trial as he took his own life in jail in 2023.#mystery #killer #truecrime #ocean #ship #murder #dinghy #horrific #scary #mystery #gruesome #shipwrecks #lostatsea #missing #vanished #evidence

Sinking of the DSV Koosha 1 (2011) - This incident involved a diving support vessel that sank off the Iranian coast in bad weather. Six saturation divers and seven other workers perished during the sinking.#tragedy #ocean #horrific #shipwreck #scary #gruesome #alone #commercialdiving #gonewrong #oilrig #accident #scandal #scuba #diving #scary #iran #underwater #persiangulf #saturationdiving

Two tragic stories of freak crocodile attacks… Cindy Waldron (Australia, 2016): Waldron, 46, was taken by a crocodile while swimming at night with a friend at Thornton Beach in Daintree National Park, Australia. Her remains were later found inside a 14-foot crocodile. Paul McClean (Sri Lanka, 2017): The 24-year-old Financial Times journalist was killed by a crocodile near Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, after stopping to wash his hands in a lagoon known for its crocodile population.⁠#ocean⁠ ⁠#crocodile⁠ ⁠#saltwater ⁠#gonewrong⁠ ⁠#killer ⁠#disaster⁠ ⁠#tragedy⁠ ⁠#unfortunate⁠ ⁠#scary⁠ ⁠#attack ⁠#dangerousanimals⁠ ⁠#maneater #horrific #gruesome #australia #srilankaA crocodile’s bite force is among the strongest in the animal kingdom, and their primary method of killing prey involves dragging them underwater to drown them, often performing a "death roll" to disorient and dismember. And saltwater crocodiles, the largest reptiles in the world, are notorious for attacking humans when they get too close.Music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtishttps://www.darrencurtismusic.com/freemusicpage5

Palmyra Atoll Murders (1974): This isolated and complex case involved the disappearance and murder of Malcolm and Eleanor Graham, who were sailing their yacht, the "Sea Wind," in the Pacific. Another couple, Buck Walker and Stephanie Stearns, later arrived in Hawaii aboard the Grahams' yacht. Years later, Eleanor Graham's remains were discovered on Palmyra Atoll. Walker was convicted of her murder, while Stearns was acquitted. Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted Charles Manson, wrote a book about the case titled "And the Sea Will Tell."#doublehomicide #killer #truecrime #ocean #ship #murder #dinghy #horrific #scary #mystery #gruesome #sailing #lostatsea #alone #homicide #hawaii #palmyraatoll #grahams #horror #paradiseMusic: The Dark Side Of The Sun by Savfkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FdN8tlohp4

Paria Delta P Diving Incident (2022): In Trinidad & Tobago, five divers were tragically sucked into a 30-inch pipeline after a plug was deflated. Commercial diving gone wrong.#tragedy #ocean #horrific #scary #gruesome #alone #commercialdiving #gonewrong #oilrig #accident #scandal #scuba #diving #scary #trinidad #underwater