A story of true friendship. What Ken did to try and get help for Ed, was nothing short of greatness. Accidents like these are rare and not easy to deal with. RIP Ed Cohen.

@sunnystormy4973

17 күн бұрын

~ rest in paradise ~ 😔 🕯

i held my cry the whole time.... til the end when he started talking about Eds girls and gave them all a kiss .. rip Ed. I hope Ken lives happy, safe and on land lol

This was so heartbreaking, I am so sad for their loss of Ed...

A story of honor to a friend beyond description

ED God bless you and your family you had one hell of fishing partner lost but never forgot in God with God 🙏

Up until the very final moment of the program, I had remained unflinchingly convinced that at any moment, Ed was going to appear seated beside Ken describing the horrific ordeal he experienced while waiting for Ken to return with help. In fact, even when Ken had gone down to the morgue to visit his deceased buddy, I had wholeheartedly expected to see Ed blink his eyes and come to as if his death had somehow been determined by mistake. I had prayed so hard throughout the entire program that Ed had ultimately pulled through, but alas, my prayers couldn't undo what had already transpired. I could sense the immense pain and grief Ken still bears for his departed best friend, and I would be lying if I tried to act as though Ed's passing doesn't pain me on a deeply profound level. It's so rare, it seems, to witness bonds of friendship as powerful and genuine and eternal as their's. I am truly grateful for having been blessed with many great friends throughout my life in addition to my best friend of 40 years who, moat tragically, lost her life to violence two years ago. My heart goes out to Ed's family and loved ones

@10laws2liveby

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was right with you. Even when going to the morgue, I expected to see him start breathing. But their friendship they are Marines and that’s how Marines can get with each other.

@stuartwhelan233

Ай бұрын

​​@@10laws2livebyWhy are you posting that on ever person that has commented on it.

@oldspecviews

Ай бұрын

Watching these two best friends adrift stranded at sea it took a shipwreck to part them Ken by God's grace found sanctuary on the Oil rig 55 miles from the Capsized vessel without any a pinpoint location on Ed it wasn't to be a joyful moment in the end I found myself saying let Ed be ok as I watched this documentary God bless Ed.

@seriousorganizer

28 күн бұрын

WHY DO YOU WANT TO WRITE DOWN SO EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THEY WATCH...............ALWAYS ONE OF THEM....

@seriousorganizer

28 күн бұрын

YES..MISTAKE...THAT'S IT...................................

In retrospect, they should’ve swam to the rig as soon as the boat sank while they were still at their strongest.

@PoeLemic

3 ай бұрын

Or, they should have stayed at the rig as the boat begin to sink. Come on !?!?!

@Sundog0811

2 ай бұрын

Those rig legs have electricity psssing through to keep people from climbing up.

@Pitoling186

2 ай бұрын

No fuckin way I was untying the boat from that rig seems insane

@Hwy-01

Ай бұрын

@user-mk4or5yu9rI agree with you that this story doesn’t make any sense. But perhaps there’s other factors that we’re not being told about. Let’s just say, that I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve been drinking. That would explain their poor decision making and why the boat sank in the first place. But I’m only guessing I could be wrong.

@Gclarkie21

Ай бұрын

@@Sundog0811 theres no evidence of that these guys were stupid for leaving

It doesnt make sense that Ed didnt want to swim back to the deserted rig once they sank, specially because they were close and it was still daylight. Why would he want to wait for the night to come, while floating in the ocean, instead of swimming to the deserted rig that was not that far?

@PoeLemic

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. They should have stayed at the rig as the boat begin to sink. Come on !?!?! They should have gotten stuff off the boat that would help in rescue, immediately when water was seen.

@keithdouglas9848

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree, doesn't make sense at all.

@mybigsteaminjohn4027

Ай бұрын

Ya something doesn’t add up, almost smells fishy

As soon as they saw the boat was making water,they untied themselves from the abandoned rig and headed for the safety of the open sea!

@biden_warr3nx767

3 күн бұрын

I’m trying not to laugh at this comment and it’s quite the struggle. Things that make you go hmmm?? Why they did that we’ll never know.

Couldn't help but cry watching this.....Sorry about yr friend....I cannot handle cold like some....I would of passed away too.....enjoy yr life friend❤️God bless.....it wasn't yr time......wow

Not swimming to the first rig as soon as the boat sank is INSANE! 🙄

@CanuckTony

2 ай бұрын

In retrospect but at the time?

@1105pitbull

4 күн бұрын

Why didn't they? What was wrong with Ken that he couldn't try to swim?

Man that had to be a scary situation, and they out miles and miles from the mainland, prayers for Eds family 🙏

Don't worry mate , your a good man and you did the right thing . That's all you need to know.

They should have two things: •A ditch kit •have done a radio check to make sure the vhf radio worked

@Pitoling186

2 ай бұрын

I'll a third thing a PLB

Should have stayed on the rig and got your equipment out the minute you saw water coming in....

@PoeLemic

3 ай бұрын

You stole the words right out of my mouth. Wasted time putting on life preservers, should have already had then on -- ALWAYS. Then, staying at the rig when the water started to come in, would have been much, much smarter. Exactly. They should have stayed at the rig as the boat begin to sink. Come on !?!?! They should have gotten stuff off the boat that would help in rescue, immediately when water was seen. Many mistakes made.

@ashleynabors410

Ай бұрын

Absolutely agree 👍

@joshuacox1559

7 күн бұрын

It doesn’t always happen as planned during emergency panic.

This one brought tears to my eyes.

I have learned that safety gear needs to be accessible in seconds. Unbelievable how these guys didn't gather things as even a few seconds is ample time to do so. I have been in this situation but was able pump out the sinking vessel in time. Ending up in the water with nothing is beyond foolish. Sorry for your loss, terrible thing.

Please keep posting some more documents like this 😭😭

RIP Ed. Semper Fi

I hope an investigation was done into that boat to find out why it sank so quickly.

If he would have swam to the rig the first time his friend probably would’ve made it but it’s hard to say,that’s what he’s probably thinking,poor guy.

Ken, you’re a standup guy!

Real friends

I am Florida's toughest swimmer🏊‍♂️ I've had tons and tons of crazy things happen to me over the years

Amazing guy.

Some people are survivors some are not. You never know what kind of person you are until u are faced with it

@dondamon4669

5 ай бұрын

No it depends on how you feel that day. We are different everyday unless you are a putz?

Man, if I was that cold, I don’t care who I was with. We’re wrapping up together and we’re keeping warm.

Well, brother, that was a try total SNAFU. So You ever figure what happened with the boat? Wonder if it was your buddy up there, bagging an angel 🎉l to get you to that rig. Wouldn’t doubt it you guys being Marines and all. Semper Fi brother

Could have installed expandable foam in tge hull cavities so the boat is unsinkable. Also should of had a emergency raft. These days you are crazy not to have a PLB and soon a phone that can emergency ring/text through starlink.

@PoeLemic

3 ай бұрын

So true. Many mistakes made. Staying at the rig when the water started to come in, would have been much, much smarter.

This is a family of just first responder’s wow

brave men and a very sad story,

"He killed a Ram with a .45 auto pistol." It doesn't get much more Texas than that!

@gwenphillips1015

2 жыл бұрын

, ZZZ

@gwenphillips1015

2 жыл бұрын

1gi

@lesliejude2169

2 жыл бұрын

Darn Tootin'!

Ken did suggest to swim to the rig immediately and his friend disagreed. Kens consistent praying saved him.

@PoeLemic

3 ай бұрын

Or, they should have stayed at the rig as the boat begin to sink. Come on !?!?!

Wow as soon as they put the rods into the water.........

I can't believe some of this heartless comments I've read here

@rickyfreeman9243

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@wickedlee664

2 жыл бұрын

Who farted?

@PoeLemic

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, like my comments. Be honest -- they made quite a lot of mistakes for people supposed to be so well-versed in these topics.

@tamisullivan8548

2 ай бұрын

Rudeness has Enlargely ENHANCED..your right👌

So sad....😢❤

Wish they would have gotten into what caused the massive water intake that caused the boat to sink so fast.

They should immediately climbed up on the rig, so sad,

RIP ED 🙏

All that 30 foot cash and NO lifeboat skiff or kayaks! Tragic

A boat taking on water can expel it by gunning the motor. Obviously it’s what they thought to do. It’s happened to me a couple times when a boat plug was forgotten to be put in. Something was terribly wrong with this inspected boat to not respond and motors die.

❤😢 God save you condoléances for your friendn

Bitter sweet. What was with the boat??

A man died Glen. Show a little class.

So very sad and horrifying!

Some people have so much weight to carry,your load,Spillith over..My heart,is very hardened,19 yrs in prison,but as a man,who can read mens words, This is a man,that hurts from a pain, that most,will never imagine...Ken,i can only say,go fishing,try to catch one,when you do, remember your friend,but think about the ones still depending on you...Good luck my friend...

@PoeLemic

3 ай бұрын

You've learned your lessons and become a different person now. Take your lessons and preach about your mistakes. Then, you can guide this next generation to better lives.

so why did the boat sink so fast then? did it just have a sudden structural failure? how does that happen?

@wickedlee664

2 жыл бұрын

It was mad.

@mutmutt8294

Жыл бұрын

Probably water pump hose it was a inboard motor. Had my 22 ft boat flood me and almost sank. Didn't realize every time I cranked it to reposition it pumped gallons in haul. And when the batteries are under water engine is gone and No more pumps either.

@mybigsteaminjohn4027

Ай бұрын

@@mutmutt8294I’m no engineer but what a dumb design

They should have had their life jackets on with flares attached ,before the boat went down.but its easy for me to say that watching this from comfort of my sofa but hopefully others can learn from this.

I was in the Navy back in the early 90s and I traveled halfway around the world twice. It was the same half. But I was on a carrier and not once was I ever worried about sinking not one time did I even ever think about it. I was worried about plane crashes but not sinking.

I tink that the first ting they should have done is to look to see where’s the water coming from, i am a sea man and that happened to me before on a bigger boat than that one, Firts we found where the water was coming from then i took off my shirt jumped overboard dive to hole where the water was entering and plug it with the shirt after my friend give me a screw driver and i stuck the shirt deeper in the hold then we returned to port in the Bahamas 🇧🇸 Its amazing how small tings and quick tinking can save lives.

Why no extra boat that air boat for emergency's

This was a tough one. 😢

Take brandy in a life jacket it warms the body up

So sad that his friend didn't make it...😒😭😭

What an ordeal!

wife didnt call no cops no coast guard for 2 days.

@adamwuksta3255

2 ай бұрын

That’s what I was thinking about! Unless perhaps he said they were going for two days?

@LetsGo4LIFE

2 ай бұрын

@@adamwuksta3255 she said she was worried they wasn't back yet n wanted to call but she waited

🌞SO LACKING IN INTELLIGENCE TO GO TO SEA WITHOUT A LIFE RAFT OF EVEN A RUBBER KIDS DINGHY

So so terrible that this had to happen to them😢 that's why I don't trust the ocean.. anything can happen so suddenly. He got lucky he didn't get eaten by a shark during his swim

Next time I'm putting all the survival gear on top of deck

Bobbing around in the water days on end would be just awful. I can only imagine 🌈

I’m pretty sure that he left well. They both left knowing that he was gonna die. That’s a pretty shitty ass feeling.

It's interesting that through all that his hat never came off

I didn't understand why the wife didn't call for help.

What I don’t get is when the man seen the water coming in the boat why didn’t he take action and grab everything he needed then?

They should have stayed at the rig as the boat begin to sink. Come on !?!?! They should have gotten stuff off the boat that would help in rescue, immediately when water was seen.

🌞 BOAT SAFETY INSTRUCTER WHAT A JOKE ...

How sad 😔

Wow i believed till the end ed will survive guess thats life.

boat went down real quick- an insurance job ............

Ken a master F-up didn’t think about the 50 cal can ! Didn’t go to rig to get out of water ? Like my first thought 💭 I’m not gonna lie that’s my first thought

That made me sad bro your friend didn't make it

I thought Ed bought the boat

They didn't have their life jackets on ? And one is a boat safety pro !?

@blackvelvet1350

2 жыл бұрын

Someone passed away knock it off...have some respect. You're sitting here all judgemental and you didn't lose your spouse, father, or life long friend in this situation. Not a single person involved set out to do any harm...

@chris_iapetus

2 жыл бұрын

@@blackvelvet1350My comment wasn't mocking, it was asking a question about a bad decision that led to loss of life. Acknowledging & answering the question as to how it happened is crucial to prevent more loss. This event shows that even pros can ignore rules and that can go very wrong. That is what's most important to those who didn't know these people personally, & I won't insult their families by pretending to emotions that are their sole prerogative.

@TexasNewsOwL

2 жыл бұрын

@@chris_iapetus yah he doomed his friend in several ways.

@PoeLemic

3 ай бұрын

@@chris_iapetus So true. Many mistakes made. Staying at the rig when the water started to come in, would have been much, much smarter. Exactly. They should have stayed at the rig as the boat begin to sink. Come on !?!?! They should have gotten stuff off the boat that would help in rescue, immediately when water was seen.

When that much water comes in you’ve lost a hose off a sea cock normally…terrible shame but should have stayed attached to the old rig ….. and looked inside for the source of water as it might have been as simple as turning off a sea cock

@Durnyful

Ай бұрын

Exactly

😭

Ohh scary it happens so fast no time to get wissle ect and why no dinngy

No epirb on the boat while going offshore

Basically very unprepared from a safety point of view. Sadly, this is what can happen if you're not prepared.

So sad

reason number one why i dont go nea4rthe open ocean

wow, the opening scenes are awful to watch let alone the actual story. I didn't understand why his friend couldn't swim toward the rig with him in the first place. that wasn't explained was it? And where did the diet cola come from?

People skim on survival gear... but when it’s your ass, well I choose the best. Of course I will never use any of my survival gear because I have it but the unfortunate will die due to ignorance. Happy sailing.

@romanengelbrecht6717

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@glennstevenson6242

2 жыл бұрын

They remembered the beer and chips alright.

@romanengelbrecht6717

2 жыл бұрын

Glenn Stevenson 🤣🤣🤣

@cofee28

2 жыл бұрын

.

@lindastoeckel2729

2 жыл бұрын

They rely on praying instead of survival gear

They sure stay in the oil platforms why they didn't I don't know,

SEE...I DON'T TRUST BOATS‼️REASON I CHOOSE LAND ONLY... AIN'T NO BOAT FREAKING STRANDED ME WITH THE SHARKS

@missesdenim

Ай бұрын

It's okay mijo 😂 relax

Sorry I skipped ahead...But it didn't help I still ended up crying like a baby at the end of this story

I know u gta do what u gta do but I would tried to pull him, anything

All the gear no bloody idea thought you had everything you needed that would float plus why not swim to the oil rig.

Basically what it blows down to is do you want to die with your friend Or try to get help. Horrible fucking choice.

Should sue the person he bought it from...On his first time out taking the boat....this.....

Why not stay tied together and go for the rig

💂SOME SAFETY INSTRUCTOR WHY DID HE NOT HAVE A LIGHT..

12 life jackets? Weirdo.

Chmiken🦚

Poor choice and decision killed your friend!

i have zero empathy for people who go killing animals for sport, the poor Rams. Should have left them in the Ocean as far as im concerned!

@Durnyful

Ай бұрын

So stupid 😂

Lies. He let him go

Are we ignoring the fact his best bud is her "brother husband"

@ronniebaker7782

2 жыл бұрын

He was “like” a brother to her, not he literal brother. Did you fail first grade son? damn you dumb.

@RenewTheRWandBlue

2 жыл бұрын

"Other" husband, not brother husband

@jthomas4361

6 ай бұрын

It was a figure of speech , she is implying that her husband’s friend was also a close friend of hers

Wasted time putting on life preservers, should have already had then on -- ALWAYS. Then, staying at the rig when the water started to come in, would have been much, much smarter. Exactly. They should have stayed at the rig as the boat begin to sink. Come on !?!?! They should have gotten stuff off the boat that would help in rescue, immediately when water was seen. Many mistakes made.

Stop watching when misuse God's Name !

I'm going out there to find me a boat!