One Survivor: The Moby Prince Disaster | Short Documentary

The Moby Prince disaster was a maritime disaster resulting in 140 deaths with only 1 survivor. It happened on the late evening of Wednesday 10 April 1991, in the harbour of Livorno, Italy. ...
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  • @BigGhilz
    @BigGhilzАй бұрын

    Guy finds an extra video and instead of going "Sweet a video i can use as backlog to like, take a week off or something" he just straight uploads it like a madlad.

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    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!

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  • @vandermitch5146

    @vandermitch5146

    Ай бұрын

    @@PlainlyDifficult a good day Of A Bad One !!

  • @toddmccarter45

    @toddmccarter45

    Ай бұрын

    I thought youtube was notifying me of an old video which they do sometimes when none of my subcribed channels are posting, but nope, its John uploading an old video he forgot about!

  • @MTG69

    @MTG69

    Ай бұрын

    Balls!

  • @AssassinAgent
    @AssassinAgentАй бұрын

    "captain's log, mysteriously, was lost" Somehow I belive, it wasn't lost just accidentally.

  • @Momo_Kawashima

    @Momo_Kawashima

    Ай бұрын

    Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, agip what happened with the Abruzzo

  • @seanworkman431

    @seanworkman431

    Ай бұрын

    Leaving port with no radar. Idiocy? Handheld VHF, pointless.

  • @PrinzessinSchuhkarton

    @PrinzessinSchuhkarton

    Ай бұрын

    Adding fuel to the fuel in the fire

  • @Operngeist1

    @Operngeist1

    Ай бұрын

    @@seanworkman431 I believe they had to use the handheld vhf to send the sos because the bridge was on fire and they couldn't reach the regular radio

  • @jarigustafsson7620

    @jarigustafsson7620

    Ай бұрын

    Dropped overboard.

  • @recurvestickerdragon
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    "plainly difficult videos are produced by me, John, in a currently..." *leans over to check, looking out the window* (this is my favorite bit, never change)

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    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @nlwilson4892

    @nlwilson4892

    Ай бұрын

    @@PlainlyDifficult Yes, but was that today's weather or the weather on the day you mde the original?

  • @Alesha_Lewer

    @Alesha_Lewer

    Ай бұрын

    I love hearing what the weather is like in John’s corner of the world

  • @WormBurger

    @WormBurger

    Ай бұрын

    I do that too... I live in Canada.

  • @myownprivatejoke

    @myownprivatejoke

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@nlwilson4892 It's not on the day of upload, certainly. The whole of the UK could be experiencing a heatwave and John's video will say it's dull and windy lol.

  • @PaladinStem
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    He is so productive at making these that he forgot one.

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    :D

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    I don't care what day it is, when a Plainly Difficult video is uploaded, it's always a good day.

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    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @markr.devereux3385

    @markr.devereux3385

    Ай бұрын

    I thought the same thing . I said to myself it's THURSDAY not Saturday when I saw the notification.

  • @janhill2079

    @janhill2079

    Ай бұрын

    Absolutely

  • @Aasal76

    @Aasal76

    Ай бұрын

    True

  • @A.R.76

    @A.R.76

    Ай бұрын

    Deriving pleasure from misfortune is nasty work.

  • @PuggoTheFurry
    @PuggoTheFurryАй бұрын

    This is the definition of how I do my school work, "I found this after I made it, I just forgot to turn it/upload it." Great surprise Thursday video

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @simonbroberg969

    @simonbroberg969

    Ай бұрын

    @@PlainlyDifficult Just glad the dog didn't eat it. An excuse I used often as a school kid.

  • @qdaniele97
    @qdaniele97Ай бұрын

    Just a bit of additional context on how it was possible nobody knew of the Prince until an hour after the collision: The ship's bridge and radio room were at the front, just behind the bow, and were the first to be drenched in oil and set ablaze. That's why they weren't able to shut off AC and had to send their maydays with small, hand-held emergency radios. According to some reports they might have even tried to send a first mayday from the main radio before evacuating the bridge but it was probably jammed by the tanker's owns maydays as she had a far more powerful radio. The smoke from the burning crude oil quickly formed a litteral "wall" between the coast and the burning ships, so dense and black that the raging fires, probably visible from space, were completely hidden from the harbour just some hundred meters away. That's why the burning ferry was found only an hour later by some tugboats.

  • @susanlansdell863

    @susanlansdell863

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for the info.xx

  • @zzoinks

    @zzoinks

    Ай бұрын

    Maybe they need to add sirens to boats so they could at least be found audibly

  • @WobblesandBean

    @WobblesandBean

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@zzoinks Many do. But when you're in a literal smokescreen, it's incredibly difficult to find someone. Sound tends to bounce off the surface of the water, making it difficult to pinpoint the source.

  • @railgap
    @railgapАй бұрын

    "testicolo" - giggling like I'm twelve

  • @thing_under_the_stairs

    @thing_under_the_stairs

    Ай бұрын

    He had to get the balls in there somewhere.

  • @charlesdorval394

    @charlesdorval394

    Ай бұрын

    If only they would have named the ship Moby Dick instead... :P

  • @njunderground82

    @njunderground82

    Ай бұрын

    Same

  • @technick6418
    @technick6418Ай бұрын

    All Plainly Difficult videos are consumed by me, Nick, in a currently.....wet and mild corner of southern North Carolina, USA. Thanks for another good one!

  • @mbvoelker8448

    @mbvoelker8448

    Ай бұрын

    Likewise for Mary Beth, in central NC.

  • @darksu6947

    @darksu6947

    24 күн бұрын

    It was rather hot and sunny today here in the mountains of Southwest Virginia. I hate summer time 🥵

  • @lostvictims9769
    @lostvictims9769Ай бұрын

    In remembrance: Giovanni Abbattista, 45 Stefano Allegrini, 23 Sandrine Alves, 24 Natale Amato, 52 Francesco Ambrosio, 22 Vittorio Ambrosio, 30 Marco Andreazzoli, 28 Mariano Rocco Averta, 36 Antonio Avolio, 45 Nicodemo Baffa, 52 Gerhard Baldauf, 27 Luciano Barbaro, 24 Luca Barsuglia, 24 Umberto Bartolozzi, 48 Sergio Belintende, 31 Gavino Bianco, 40 Alberto Bisbocci, 20 Giuseppe Bommarito, 43 Adriana Botturi, 60 Raimondo Brandano, 60 Antonio Campo, 26 Giovanni Battista Campus, 53 Gianfranco Campus, 21 Angelo Canu, 28 Sara Canu, 5 Ilena Canu, 1 Alessia Caprari, 19 Antonello Cassano, 25 Rosario Castorina, 39 Domenico Cervini, 21 Diego Cesari, 24 Ugo Chessa, 54 Graziano Cinapro, 45 Ciro Cirillo, 25 Tiziana Ciriotti, 22 Giuseppe Congiu, 23 Francesco Crupi, 34 Antonietta Dal Tezzon, 47 Pasquale Dal Zotto, 32 Giovanni D'Antonio, 22 Mauro De Barba, 30 Beatrice De Caritat, 31 Anna Defendenti, 24 Giuseppe De Gennaro, 29 Angelita De Montis, 23 Tatiana De Pretto, 18 Francesco Esposito, 43 Nicola Falanga, 19 Cristina Farnesi, 22 Sabrina Ferraro, 20 Carlo Ferrini, 32 Maria Filigheddu, 40 Giovanni Filippeddu, 46 Mario Fondacaro Mario, 57 Maria Giovanna Formica, 51 Bruno Fratini, 34 Ciro Frulio, 18 Andrea Alfredo Fumagalli, 23 Daniele Furcas, 33 Angelo Fusinato, 58 Antonino Gabelli, 72 Giuseppe Gasparini, 62 Maria Giulia Ghezzani, 57 Piera Giacomelli, 55 Lido Giampedroni, 29 Giorgio Gianoli, 29 Priscilla Giardini, 23 Alessandra Giglio, 26 Erminio Gnerre, 29 Giuseppina Granatelli, 27 Gerardo Guida, 23 Gino Guizzo, 52 Salvatore Ilari, 31 Gaspare La Vespa, 31 Giuseppe Lazzarini, 32 Romana Lazzarini, 22 Raffaella Lipparelli, 50 Giuseppe Manca, 48 Maria Marcon, 83 Giuseppina Martignago, 46 Angelo Massa, 30 Francesco Mazzitelli, 56 Maria Mela, 44 Giovanni V. Minutti, 50 Gabriele Molaro, 35 Aldo Mori, 52 Paolo Mura, 34 Giovanna Padovan, 54 Aniello Padula, 44 Vladimiro Pagnini, 59 Vincenzo Paino, 34 Maurizio Parrella, 15 Ignazio Pasqualino, 36 Rosanna Paternicò, 43 Arnaldo Perazzoni, 28 Luigi Perez De Vera, 24 Rocco Pernice, 41 Arcangelo Picone, 34 Pasqualino Piu, 28 Pasquale Porciello, 23 Silvana Prini, 38 Mauro Prola, 27 Bernard Regnier, 53 Liana Rispoli, 29 Monica Rizzi, 27 Umberto Rizzi, 47 Salvatore Rizzo, 29 Antonio Rodi, 41 Rosario Romano, 24 Cesare Romboni, 56 Amelio Roncarati, 54 Sergio Rosetti, 52 Vania Rota, 22 Ernesto Saccaro, 50 Ivan Saccaro, 17 Giuliano Salsi, 41 Nicola Salvemini, 35 Massimo Sansone, 26 Roberto Santini, 53 Gianfranco Sari, 39 Salvatore Scanu, 73 Giuseppe Sciacca, 53 Mario Scuotto, 31 Maria Antonia Serra, 54 Gerardo Sicignano, 34 Maria Rosa Simoncini, 25 Antonio Sini, 42 Gabriella Soro, 29 Mara Stellati, 44 Giovanni Tagliamonte, 36 Giulio Timpano, 29 Ranieri Trevisan, 30 Rino Trevisan, 58 Francesco Tumeo, 58 Alessandro Vacca, 37 Raimondo Vidili, 22 Giuliano Vigerelli, 44 Carlo Vigliani, 31 Roberto Vinattieri, 44 Ciro Vitiello, 31 And to Alessio Bertrand, the sole survivor.

  • @cw4608

    @cw4608

    Ай бұрын

    Reast in peace poor souls, may you be with God

  • @jed-henrywitkowski6470

    @jed-henrywitkowski6470

    Ай бұрын

    John the Baptist!? Lol

  • @AlessandroGenTLe

    @AlessandroGenTLe

    Ай бұрын

    @@jed-henrywitkowski6470 common name in Italy until some 40/50 years ago. My father was also a "Giovanni Battista". Instead "Battista" alone was more used in the south of IT.

  • @Not_your_mom1986

    @Not_your_mom1986

    Ай бұрын

    Holy shit

  • @WobblesandBean

    @WobblesandBean

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for this. It's one thing to hear "140 people perished", it's quite another to see the names of all of them listed out. I just kept scrolling and scrolling. Those poor souls....

  • @NickJohnCoop
    @NickJohnCoopАй бұрын

    To be one of the rescue workers who found this vessel after the tanker would have been a soul crushing experience, my sympathy to them.

  • @Momo_Kawashima
    @Momo_KawashimaАй бұрын

    Remember kids, if you gotta park your oil tanker don't park it right outside the exit of the harbor

  • @the_expidition427

    @the_expidition427

    Ай бұрын

    Those bastards

  • @MothKeeper

    @MothKeeper

    Ай бұрын

    Bit harsh... Go to the mirror.

  • @Momo_Kawashima

    @Momo_Kawashima

    Ай бұрын

    @@MothKeeper elaborate

  • @MothKeeper

    @MothKeeper

    Ай бұрын

    @@Momo_Kawashima i can elaborate, i can dance, i can cook, i can build, i can drive, i can do alot of things... but what i won't do is elaborate for you... unless you delete your youtube account and leave the online world in peace.

  • @Momo_Kawashima

    @Momo_Kawashima

    Ай бұрын

    @@MothKeeper what's the matter with you? Too much chili last night? The hell did they do to you to be so sour for no reason?

  • @lordMartiya
    @lordMartiyaАй бұрын

    Italian guy here. I didn't look at the thumbnail, but the moment John mentioned Livorno I immediately remembered the Moby Prince. And I haven't heard what actually happened before (I was four at the time), it's just that infamous.

  • @danebelling9526
    @danebelling9526Ай бұрын

    Opened my yourube to listen to a podcast at work and saw a plainly difficult that's 15 seconds old. Basically won the KZread lottery. If you're reading the first comments, Jon I love your work and how much effort you put into them!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    :D

  • @MichaelCZUSA

    @MichaelCZUSA

    Ай бұрын

    Absolutely agree! John is good at what he does. Thanks!!

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    @ImaPickle28

    Ай бұрын

    Yourube?????

  • @Chelle8847

    @Chelle8847

    25 күн бұрын

    ​@@ImaPickle28I think... Can't be totally sure, that they probably mean KZread... But autocorrect gets in the way. Dunno tho could be way off, just a guess... Lol 🙄🙄

  • @LordomusPL
    @LordomusPLАй бұрын

    Bonus PD Video? Sign me up. Nothing like a human disaster to help thru a work day.

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Bon Appetite

  • @Sama3L
    @Sama3LАй бұрын

    Of course the cause of this accident was never officially resolved but my experience with Moby Lines was let's say very sketchy. In 2003 at the age of 16 I went to Sardegna with a group my age and some adults which had a look at us. We were on this very same route on board the Moby Magic and two weeks later went back on the Moby Fantasy, the identical sister ship of the Magic. Both ships were filthy and in terrible condition with broken outlets, wires hanging around, doors not closing or broken etc. The kicker is two weeks after we were back home the Moby Magic collided with a rock and had to be evacuated. It was scrapped after this. Three years later the Moby Fantasy collided with another ship. This happens a bit too often with them for my taste.

  • @andrewtheanimenerd

    @andrewtheanimenerd

    Ай бұрын

    Careful with what you say, they may give you the Boeing treatment

  • @18robsmith
    @18robsmithАй бұрын

    Why on a Thursday? John gave an excuse - down the back of the sofa Real reason - John is out to confuse us.

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Its a smoke screen

  • @thing_under_the_stairs

    @thing_under_the_stairs

    Ай бұрын

    @@PlainlyDifficult I see what you did there.

  • @garybrown1404

    @garybrown1404

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@PlainlyDifficult 😅😂🤣👏

  • @TraTranc
    @TraTrancАй бұрын

    Thank you for highlighting the worst maritime disaster of my Country post-WW2.

  • @alphaadhito
    @alphaadhitoАй бұрын

    I'm still laughing with the Testicolo instead of the usual Balls 😂

  • @thing_under_the_stairs

    @thing_under_the_stairs

    Ай бұрын

    When in Rome... 😉

  • @Canleaf08

    @Canleaf08

    Ай бұрын

    I expect a video with a German maritime accident like the sinking of MS Munchen someone saying “Bälle”.

  • @malice6081

    @malice6081

    Ай бұрын

    I half expected palle. It’s been forever since I spelled it but it’s perfect either way.

  • @comettamer
    @comettamerАй бұрын

    You, sir, are a legend. Could've chosen to save this and taken a week off, but you just gave us an extra upload for no reason.

  • @rapidthrash1964
    @rapidthrash1964Ай бұрын

    I don't understand why the port controllers didn't notice that the Moby Prince wasn't responding to any calls (or why the vessel didn't have a harbor pilot). Did that port not have any of that (or were no broadcasts made to account for all vessels in the area)?

  • @shawnmiller4781

    @shawnmiller4781

    Ай бұрын

    If the ship was making a regular run then chances are several of the ships crew are qualified to be pilots at the harbor a they visit

  • @abdelali9279
    @abdelali9279Ай бұрын

    You could you just slide it this saturday and take a week off but decided to just give us a bonus this week and continue as usual, the mad man!

  • @jrmckim
    @jrmckimАй бұрын

    So proud of you, John! All your hardwork has paid off. Can't wait to see 1 million subs and that's just the beginning.

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @LightBlueVans
    @LightBlueVansАй бұрын

    the timing in this is incredible. i JUST watched the Fascinating Horror * video on this yesterday. the transcript of the Mayday calls made me cry ETA* i mixed up the channels

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    thank you!

  • @LightBlueVans

    @LightBlueVans

    Ай бұрын

    @@PlainlyDifficultthank YOU for another great upload! i regularly binge your videos - some of my favorites! you covered one local to me recently so i made sure to share it along (:

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    @Spooky_Platypus

    Ай бұрын

    @@LightBlueVanshi! I don’t want you to think I’m some thirsty dude trying to make a creepy move, so from one woman to another, I just wanted to let you know that you’re very pretty! 😊

  • @LightBlueVans

    @LightBlueVans

    Ай бұрын

    @@Spooky_Platypusthat’s so sweet! 😭💜 thank you!

  • @thejudgmentalcat
    @thejudgmentalcatАй бұрын

    The digital equivalent of finding it behind the couch 😂

  • @hellsbells5389
    @hellsbells5389Ай бұрын

    One of my most fave channels. Keep up the good work, John! I’ve been here since the early days… You deserve every like and subscription

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks! Will do! thank you so much!!

  • @aswmkid3
    @aswmkid3Ай бұрын

    "I know what youre thinking, its thursday..." That is in fact exactly what i was thinking when i saw it show up

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    😉

  • @Kanbei11

    @Kanbei11

    Ай бұрын

    I thought it was actually Saturday and I'd lost track of time

  • @pipemma1893

    @pipemma1893

    Ай бұрын

    I’m retired. I never know what day it is 😊

  • @faenethlorhalien
    @faenethlorhalienАй бұрын

    This is why you want to be out on the deck when the sip leaves port: any accident, and still you'll have a living chance if you jump into the water and manage to swim back to a pier. Not a large chance, it's a tense situation and many things can go wrong, but you do stand a chance to survive. If you're inside, then yeah, it's like being trapped in a mine during a methane leak.

  • @samarnadra

    @samarnadra

    Ай бұрын

    Depends how far you have to jump into the water... hitting it from a height is like hitting concrete. Maybe if you dive properly? Still would be a preferable way to go than fire probably... so would the smoke.

  • @Spooky_Platypus
    @Spooky_PlatypusАй бұрын

    I don’t know if you’ll see this Jon, but a big part of my playlist is historical disasters, in particular planes and ships, and you BY FAR are my favorite creator for these topics! I love all your videos but boy oh boy! Do I ever get a thrill when I see it’s about a ship! Keep up the amazing work Jon! We appreciate your time and what you do!❤

  • @Garresh1
    @Garresh1Ай бұрын

    Bruh how do you produce an amazing video and just forget about it? You're a legend. Love the content as always.

  • @Lightningchase1973
    @Lightningchase1973Ай бұрын

    Combination of issues... The tanker parking not at the designed place... Probably planned to faster launch later. The ferry moving off course due to another ship, which, if military, probably did deliberately things to be not well known about its presence, and turned off radar in zero sight. Low quality radio... The oil tanker hull probably not quite a double hull. So adding up, so many unsafe practices sums to the fatal catastrophe...

  • @Nilboggen

    @Nilboggen

    Ай бұрын

    Biggest issue was not seeing the oil tanker and running into it. The naval academy (800 feet away) and multiple witnesses on scene before and after the accident said that it was perfect visibility no fog present. In addition a video was shown in court that showed clear and fair conditions and the Captain of the Guardia di Finanza also testified that "at the time the weather was excellent, and the sea was calm and visibility was perfect." and he was there prior to the accident and helped with rescue efforts. So I don't believe the radar being off played any roll in this accident.

  • @bmccullough550
    @bmccullough550Ай бұрын

    Waking up to a Plainly DIfficult video on a Thursday made me day. Thanks John!

  • @OutsideGalaxy
    @OutsideGalaxyАй бұрын

    A Thursday plainly difficult upload? What an amazing surprise!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you I hope you enjoy!!

  • @hollieBlu303
    @hollieBlu303Ай бұрын

    "So, let's check out this video I found down the back of the sofa."😂 ...and THIS is why John is the true King of KZread!

  • @chrishines6048
    @chrishines6048Ай бұрын

    I don't care what day it is, it's always a good day when a Plainly Difficult video is uploaded

  • @DitherPlus
    @DitherPlusАй бұрын

    I have trouble doing baasic work on a day to day basis and you're straight up doing enough work to forget about entire videos? Some people, man. Thanks for the vid!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! Its family and 2 jobs that does it!!

  • @billmilosz
    @billmiloszАй бұрын

    I don't enjoy disasters. But I like documentaries, and a disaster situation is an excellent subject for short documentary videos - disasters unfold in a way that can be condensed into a video, and have characteristics and effects that can be shown in a logical way; and then, the investigation which will produce a report of some kind which can provide the basis for summary and conclusion elements. It's a cadence that engages me mentally, and when narrated by John and presented with his skill, results in a KZread clip I am always happy to see suggested by the algorithm and always enjoy watching.

  • @rellicoverdale4967
    @rellicoverdale4967Ай бұрын

    Hello from Australia...love your vids as always and your voice helps me fall asleep ❤

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank yiu

  • @worawatli8952
    @worawatli8952Ай бұрын

    One thing I had learnt from watching these videos is that if something looks wrong on ship, like, seeing smoke, just get the hell out of it, don't wait for crew order. But well, it happened at night, I might not woke up as like many people in there. :(

  • @Galfrid

    @Galfrid

    Ай бұрын

    You should've also noticed that disasters are MORE likely to happen at night, so be ready...🤦

  • @paul06660
    @paul06660Ай бұрын

    I must say for whatever reason I enjoy the Southern London weather report at the end of the video.

  • @mhsteamupbro
    @mhsteamupbroАй бұрын

    I'm angry at myself that i forgot to subscribe beforehand. This man makes incredibly informative and enjoyable content, perfect for relaxing and multitasking

  • @MegaRhyz
    @MegaRhyzАй бұрын

    The love and support in the comments for a sincere and hardworking youtuber is always heartwarming!

  • @jarigustafsson7620
    @jarigustafsson7620Ай бұрын

    Crew abandoning ship before passengers should be prosecuted for murder.

  • @pondking2801

    @pondking2801

    Ай бұрын

    How? They all died.

  • @Alext0250
    @Alext0250Ай бұрын

    I was just about to ask why today and you immediately answered in the first seconds , great service 10/10, PD video before Saturday is a blessing

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you Bon appetite

  • @littlemisspurplenija
    @littlemisspurplenija24 күн бұрын

    John, I can't believe you're almost at a million! Been watching for years, super pround man, you deserve all the popularity!

  • @daviddavidson2357
    @daviddavidson2357Ай бұрын

    Very warm thank you for the bonus video!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you too!

  • @paradox11111111
    @paradox11111111Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the bonus vid to help me through the night shift!

  • @retr036
    @retr03616 күн бұрын

    Finally a documentary on the Moby Prince, and from the best short documentary channel on youtube.

  • @EppelheimTV
    @EppelheimTVАй бұрын

    Have you thought about covering the Scandinavian Star disaster in a future video? Its circumstances are very similar to the Moby Prince disaster: Fire on board, 159 people died, most of them due to suffocation instead of burning. However, the fire came from within the ship and was caused by deliberate arson. It was able to spread due to a terrible chain of neglect, bad luck and bad planning of the ship. And the reason why someone lighted the fire in the first place is still unknown to this day: At first, people thought that a mad arsonist caused the fire, but in more recent years, more and more evidence and speculations point towards insurance fraud, making this not only one of the biggest and most influencial maritime disasters, but also one of the biggest unresolved criminal cases.

  • @TAddy-wq3hg
    @TAddy-wq3hgАй бұрын

    I subscribed around 200k and didn't even realize how large the number had grown since then. Congrats!!! I hope you hit a million soon!!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @kiocei6089
    @kiocei6089Ай бұрын

    made my day a little bit better seeing this pop up. thank you for this

  • @highgeneralkage2748
    @highgeneralkage2748Ай бұрын

    Thursday video, this cheered me up a bit. I woke up exhausted for no reason. Thank you Jon, for all the work you do on these videos, and informing us of the mistakes of the past so we may learn from them.

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @MegCazalet

    @MegCazalet

    Ай бұрын

    Feel better, friend! ❤

  • @MMOchAForPrez
    @MMOchAForPrezАй бұрын

    Truly a honorable endeavor to upload this as an extra unscheduled video. Keep up the hard work John!

  • @MMOchAForPrez

    @MMOchAForPrez

    Ай бұрын

    And sorry if I spelled your name incorrectly lol

  • @marvindebot3264
    @marvindebot3264Ай бұрын

    Great to see you almost hitting a million subs mate, you deserve it.

  • @Alesha_Lewer
    @Alesha_LewerАй бұрын

    Thank you John for an extra video, you are incredible!

  • @NJRDC
    @NJRDCАй бұрын

    I hope you get to 1 million soon, you tell great stories. Well deserved!

  • @AndyFletcherX31
    @AndyFletcherX31Ай бұрын

    This was a particularly tragic story. Thanks for the effort in going through the records to explain this one. Some of your videos must give you nightmares when you make them.

  • @Reticulating-Splines
    @Reticulating-SplinesАй бұрын

    Glad you uploaded because Ive been watching you for years and only just realized I'm not even subscribed. 1 mil coming right up sir

  • @jooleebilly
    @jooleebillyАй бұрын

    Love you, John. You keep me both entertained and educated. You are a scholar and a gentleman!

  • @MrNoobed
    @MrNoobedАй бұрын

    Thank you for being a consistently great channel

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoy it!

  • @PlainlyDifficult
    @PlainlyDifficultАй бұрын

    ►Thanks for watching, check out me other bits! ►My new Album: madebyjohn.bandcamp.com/album/retail-simulator ►Outro Song: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJakz6yDiNS5gMo.htmlsi=2_i6bKZUj3bjixzw ►Instagram: instagram.com/plainly.john/ ►Patreon: www.patreon.com/Plainlydifficult ►Merch: plainly-difficult.creator-spring.com ►Twitter:twitter.com/Plainly_D

  • @W4sN0tH3re

    @W4sN0tH3re

    Ай бұрын

    You forgot to pin the comment

  • @vibingwithvinyl

    @vibingwithvinyl

    Ай бұрын

    I think you may want to check the comments you have hearted. There are couple of sex scam bots there.

  • @Stealth86651
    @Stealth86651Ай бұрын

    Yay, surprise video, thank you so much for doing these. Have you ever considered working with Well There's Your Problem crew? They do long-form content like this and both of you have a good sense of humor.

  • @efnissien
    @efnissienАй бұрын

    Another great video! Love the 'Testicolo'!

  • @JK061996
    @JK061996Ай бұрын

    Thanks, I was eagerly waiting for your video on the Moby Prince

  • @andyblondyn1898
    @andyblondyn1898Ай бұрын

    Love you man, watching for so long :)

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @Sxcheschka
    @SxcheschkaАй бұрын

    Actual pain. Amazing video!

  • @macugino
    @macuginoАй бұрын

    Thanks for the bonus video man.

  • @Umski
    @UmskiАй бұрын

    I don’t normally subscribe to channels but you deserve a sub for the bonus video and being so close to 1M 👍

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @mtsaaaaaaa
    @mtsaaaaaaaАй бұрын

    Crazy this channel doesn't have more subscribers. Top notch quality.

  • @kila11
    @kila11Ай бұрын

    I've been enjoying your videos for a while now and only just realized I wasn't subscribed! what?! Definitely subscribed now! Hope you reach that 1 mil! ❤

  • @jack5394
    @jack5394Ай бұрын

    You are so close to a million subscribers congratulations 🎉

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    I can smell it !

  • @mattiemathis9549
    @mattiemathis9549Ай бұрын

    Really appreciate the work you put into your content. Making original, factual content seems to be a fading art on YT.

  • @FayeVert

    @FayeVert

    29 күн бұрын

    And it requires so much actual research. Love that he cites his sources.

  • @Voidwalker093
    @Voidwalker093Ай бұрын

    Don't care that it's thursday, always happy with a new upload!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @86MTLMAN
    @86MTLMANАй бұрын

    What an absolutely lovely Thursday surprise. I love extra videos

  • @whoknowsflapjack8754
    @whoknowsflapjack8754Ай бұрын

    Amazing work again John!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @Abbie-UK
    @Abbie-UKАй бұрын

    Love your videos , keep up the great work x

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @hungarianmonkey9500
    @hungarianmonkey9500Ай бұрын

    God damn, an extra video, immaculate my guy✨️👌

  • @phyllislovelace8151
    @phyllislovelace8151Ай бұрын

    Thank you for your research, much appreciated

  • @cpfs936
    @cpfs936Ай бұрын

    As if I don't already have trouble remembering what day it is! 😄 Thanks for the "bonus", John!

  • @warfoonery2840
    @warfoonery2840Ай бұрын

    This one escaped my memory. Thanks for the upload.

  • @Screamblade_
    @Screamblade_Ай бұрын

    Thanks for putting this video up

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    No problem

  • @DeathMetalDerf
    @DeathMetalDerfАй бұрын

    AWESOME!!! Off-day surprise videos are just grand!!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @JohnChuprun
    @JohnChuprunАй бұрын

    Congratz on 1M, it's a sure thing. In fact, 2M will be here before you know it!

  • @stateofdisorder1
    @stateofdisorder1Ай бұрын

    I’m glad you found it, ty 💜

  • @PrinzessinSchuhkarton
    @PrinzessinSchuhkartonАй бұрын

    Thanks for the extra video 😊 enjoying your content always a lot!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoy it!

  • @PrinzessinSchuhkarton

    @PrinzessinSchuhkarton

    Ай бұрын

    @@PlainlyDifficult i do, your videos are also great to listen to while doing arts, podcast-style. 😊 But i appreciate the technical explanations and plans a lot with the illustrations as i am no expert in such topics but have great interest in learning more about them.

  • @robertpierce1981
    @robertpierce1981Ай бұрын

    John you’re worthy of a million subs. Carry on

  • @safiscores
    @safiscoresАй бұрын

    I gotta say, it was a breath of fresh air not having a bingo card making light of the tragedy at the end. Thank you for an extra video, keep up the good work!!

  • @FayeVert

    @FayeVert

    29 күн бұрын

    I don't think the bingo card is so much making light of the incident, but trying to keep from raging at just how many common (and preventable) factors there are in all of these incidents. Have to laugh about it or I'd scream.

  • @TrickiVicBB71
    @TrickiVicBB71Ай бұрын

    Huh, you have a schedule. I just thought you uploaded at random times. Great video to watch during breakfast

  • @luisdonoso1913
    @luisdonoso1913Ай бұрын

    Holy shit, as always, I was watching this Plainly Difficult video with a cup of tea. The "testicolo" made me spit the tea and make a mess over my keyboard, and I woke up everyone else at my home with my horse laughter

  • @corallee7859
    @corallee7859Ай бұрын

    Damn 30 seconds ago?! Never ever been this early. Thanks for all ya do! Love your videos and you!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @requiscatinpace7392
    @requiscatinpace7392Ай бұрын

    I watch a lot of these ship disasters and this is the first time I’ve heard of this. Thanks.

  • @pianoman7753
    @pianoman7753Ай бұрын

    Almost a MILLION subs!?!??? Wow!! Congratulations! 1 mil very soon!!!!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @crypticav9703
    @crypticav9703Ай бұрын

    love your work!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @milkshake1993
    @milkshake1993Ай бұрын

    Always a good day when you upload, I only wish the vids were longer ❤❤😂😂😂

  • @lorenzotrujillo4750
    @lorenzotrujillo4750Ай бұрын

    Good thing I keep an eye out lmao perfect video to watch after work

  • @shotgunshelz7987
    @shotgunshelz7987Ай бұрын

    Bonus video! Thank you Mr. Melancholia man.

  • @AluraCorvin
    @AluraCorvinАй бұрын

    Bonus video! Thank you!

  • @PlainlyDifficult

    @PlainlyDifficult

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @nhaquem
    @nhaquemАй бұрын

    Your voice is so soothing.

  • @PattPlays
    @PattPlaysАй бұрын

    God.. If it comes between closing the lid on your coffin and praying versus life-changing smoke inhalation and some.... one in a billion chance to get to water and *survive???*... I'm rolling the d1billion versus sitting in some room on a ship..

  • @thing_under_the_stairs

    @thing_under_the_stairs

    Ай бұрын

    Except that the water was covered in burning oil...

  • @PattPlays

    @PattPlays

    Ай бұрын

    @@thing_under_the_stairs Still!

  • @KidarWolf

    @KidarWolf

    Ай бұрын

    @@thing_under_the_stairs I think I'd still take my chances. If you're dead if you don't try, and maybe dead if you do try, there's no reason not to try.

  • @thing_under_the_stairs

    @thing_under_the_stairs

    Ай бұрын

    @@KidarWolf You have a good point.

  • @wilting_alocasia
    @wilting_alocasiaАй бұрын

    Feels a bit nostalgic for some reason, watching a vid from last year But as always, any day that PD uploads is gonna be a fantastic day!