Teen Castaways: 15 Months' Fight to Survive on a Deserted Island

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In the heart of this Pacific paradise, within the walls of St. Andrew's College, a group of six restless teenagers are on the brink of making a decision that will forever alter the course of their lives. Led by the spirit of adventure and a longing for freedom, these young boys are about to embark on an escapade that defies imagination, challenging both their survival skills and their resolve. This is their story - a captivating tale of survival, comradery, and the sheer force of the human will to overcome the most daunting obstacles. Join us as we trace the remarkable story of the Tongan castaways - an adventure that proves truth can be far more thrilling than fiction.

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  • @chronicallyfunny811
    @chronicallyfunny8114 ай бұрын

    If anyone's curious where the footage of the boys on the island came from, they did a documentary in 1966 that's on KZread where they went back to the island and did a reenactment of their time there one month after their rescue.

  • @MainelyLove

    @MainelyLove

    4 ай бұрын

    ty i am guessing it will be easy to find it with a search.

  • @chronicallyfunny811

    @chronicallyfunny811

    4 ай бұрын

    I looked up Tongan castaways documentary. For me it was the first one that came up by Doctasaway.

  • @phyllismartin5557

    @phyllismartin5557

    3 ай бұрын

    @@chronicallyfunny811 Tongan Castaways

  • @phyllismartin5557

    @phyllismartin5557

    3 ай бұрын

    Doctasaway​​s

  • @PNWwonder

    @PNWwonder

    3 ай бұрын

    If a person watches the video in full that information is stated.

  • @siaosimahe3190
    @siaosimahe31903 ай бұрын

    Peter is a close friend of mine. we were working together in NSW Australia running almonds farm we talked about the island 'ATA. I told him that I had run away when I was 10 years old, working in an island 🏝 near Tonga 🇹🇴 Tapu called Polo'a but when I was 12 I end up going on a deep water trop line fishing boat and weather was rough and the Skipper decided to hide behind 'ATA I end up swimming to the island to have a look and I can't get back but there able to rescue me back 😅 now I'm living here in Australia 52 years old having kids and grandchildren but never share with them this story that Peter shared with me I'm thinking of sharing the video with them one day RIP PETER 🙏 YOU ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING HUMAN BEINGS I COME ACROSS

  • @321okaygo8

    @321okaygo8

    2 ай бұрын

    What prevention from sharing the story? Confused.

  • @joe-ednew2824
    @joe-ednew28244 ай бұрын

    Best story I've heard on a long time!! Great job telling it.

  • @sic-n-tiredtired4273
    @sic-n-tiredtired4273Ай бұрын

    Such an amazing story. We need MORE amazing uplifting stories like this.

  • @szlvid6
    @szlvid63 ай бұрын

    Astounding survival story! Thank you!

  • @kje73
    @kje734 ай бұрын

    An absolutely astounding story, those young men are some of the most resourceful and creative and proud I have ever heard about, amazing how they lived over a year starting with nothing but determination, made for TV type stuff

  • @leakyfrancis768
    @leakyfrancis7683 ай бұрын

    This should be a movie. Thank God they all survived. Wonder how they all are now if they're all still with us..❤❤

  • @360conscience

    @360conscience

    2 ай бұрын

    Hollywood studio behind 12 Years a Slave wins rights for ‘real life Lord of the Flies’ New Regency will bring to the screen the true story of six Tongan teenagers who survived for 15 months on a remote Pacific island in the 1960s.

  • @veljkocosic7656
    @veljkocosic76564 ай бұрын

    Amazing tale and exceptional presentation. I've enjoyed every second of it ✌️✌️✌️

  • @StAlphonsusHasAPosse
    @StAlphonsusHasAPosse4 ай бұрын

    Kudos for pronouncing their names

  • @billyhigh4690
    @billyhigh46904 ай бұрын

    Thank you for that enthralling story it felt like a Disney movie I might have watched as a kid! Great job

  • @carmencahilig2885
    @carmencahilig28853 ай бұрын

    Truly inspiring! Great ending!!

  • @TG-fq6vy

    @TG-fq6vy

    2 ай бұрын

    Doing rebellious and stupid things is inspiring. You have to be kidding.

  • @eazyridin7283
    @eazyridin72833 ай бұрын

    Awesome story how they stayed together n survived. Amazing, nobody can understand 15 months stuck with nothing n other people to take care of or watch of your shoulders 24/7 . I hope karma has blessed them for what they went through n survived, again amazing

  • @robertherriot7887
    @robertherriot78874 ай бұрын

    Traffic narration I enjoyed this immensely.

  • @5161estel
    @5161estel4 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed very much, thank you and well done.

  • @mr.iforgot3062
    @mr.iforgot30624 ай бұрын

    This was a groovy video

  • @davethemagnificent2576
    @davethemagnificent25763 ай бұрын

    This is a great story and told very well.

  • @buzzin0088
    @buzzin00884 ай бұрын

    great story

  • @homeworshipwithmartyandamy7754
    @homeworshipwithmartyandamy77544 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing about these resourceful young men.

  • @frandickey8034
    @frandickey80344 ай бұрын

    Thank God they were finally rescued. Hope all are doing very well now.

  • @jonnyqwst
    @jonnyqwst3 ай бұрын

    Tonga like Fiji is a deeply Christian society, no doubt that humility and faith despite teen rebellion served in this crisis.

  • @jaya8729

    @jaya8729

    Ай бұрын

    Give me a break. SMDH

  • @jamesmayo3827
    @jamesmayo38274 ай бұрын

    Great true story of courage and survival. I had a few friends like that when we were young.

  • @zodarian6705
    @zodarian6705Ай бұрын

    Those young men are absolute legends❤

  • @missy183
    @missy183Ай бұрын

    Thanks for Sharing this Beautiful story? God bless. 😇❤❤❤

  • @stevenvitali7404
    @stevenvitali74042 ай бұрын

    Amazing story, thanks

  • @nadavegan
    @nadavegan4 ай бұрын

    @1:05 one of those guys is 13!?!? Wow, it was a different world back then. But really, what an incredible story.

  • @jarnosaarinen4583

    @jarnosaarinen4583

    4 ай бұрын

    Photo was a couple years later, probably 15 going on 16!

  • @Mini-Me
    @Mini-Me3 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤ thank you

  • @ManitouGhost
    @ManitouGhost3 ай бұрын

    How does this channel not have more subscribers?!

  • @juliajohnson6022

    @juliajohnson6022

    3 ай бұрын

    It will.👏👏

  • @quantruong9078

    @quantruong9078

    2 ай бұрын

    Bcuz this channel is full of shit

  • @quantruong9078

    @quantruong9078

    2 ай бұрын

    Half the story doesn't even add up

  • @tylerm2676
    @tylerm26762 ай бұрын

    Amazing story, truly amazing.

  • @williamavery9185
    @williamavery91854 ай бұрын

    That was amazing, well done

  • @SKF358
    @SKF3582 ай бұрын

    Edward Herrmann, great narrator.

  • @icc64
    @icc64Ай бұрын

    Simply wonderful story , bless the boys and fam along with school for serious up bringing , this show to the world that kept theme alive , thnk god they been found , i will watch this channel , thnk u so much for uploading this amazing story. , stay blessed all , 😅 for this work to put up this story 🙏 🙌

  • @jeanriff7954
    @jeanriff79543 ай бұрын

    Super histoire des 6 Robinson crusoé.Bravo

  • @gerardo259
    @gerardo2593 ай бұрын

    That was a great story thanks

  • @miriammcfarlane6972
    @miriammcfarlane69723 ай бұрын

    Well done!

  • @stuartpalmer3793
    @stuartpalmer37933 ай бұрын

    What an amazing story

  • @laurencevellozzo5021
    @laurencevellozzo50213 ай бұрын

    Beautifull story🌞

  • @ThomasLawhorn-vl3jw
    @ThomasLawhorn-vl3jw3 ай бұрын

    Outstanding

  • @Squealing_Dawg
    @Squealing_Dawg3 ай бұрын

    All boys could do this. But you throw ONE female in that group and it ALL falls apart.

  • @juliajohnson6022
    @juliajohnson60223 ай бұрын

    They made the best of a bad situation.👏❤️🇺🇸

  • @serdarsaran8440
    @serdarsaran8440Ай бұрын

    great adventure..congrats boys

  • @robertafierro5592
    @robertafierro5592Ай бұрын

    Backstory: Sons of Priviledge. Rich kid's Boot Camp. Very, very interesting story. Id love to see a folliw up on the young men today..I truly hope they made it. You need both Heart and Brains to succeed.

  • @forwarddrive4066
    @forwarddrive40663 ай бұрын

    Funny how the stolen boat owner was furious to the point of imprisoning the boys and yet when offered money He became so forgiving. Those boys were much better off far away from humanity.

  • @jonseyz

    @jonseyz

    3 ай бұрын

    Your response shows the problem with kids now. They stole his boat and destroyed it so they definitely deserved their punishment and needed to repay for the boat. They learned a harsh lesson for stupid actions

  • @billyin4c514

    @billyin4c514

    2 ай бұрын

    Compensation was what he was looking for.

  • @quantruong9078

    @quantruong9078

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah because he lost out on a boat...he wanted compensation for his shit...ain't nothing wrong about it..they stole from him and he want what's his...don't let sympathy cloud ur judgement...what's right is right...what's wrong is wrong...plus if they never stole his boat then they wouldn't be in the position they was in...everything started with the boys stealing that boat...and got stuck and ppl wanna look past the fact that they were thieves and karma caught up with them...but ppl want to make documentaries and feel sorry for them

  • @wisconsinfarmer4742
    @wisconsinfarmer47423 ай бұрын

    the key was the leadership emerging.

  • @annakeye

    @annakeye

    3 ай бұрын

    The key was their willingness to work together which also resulted in the oldest boy being looked to as a leader.

  • @anotherpeasant
    @anotherpeasant4 ай бұрын

    Well done and great use of the original footage it's all very organic. Real life Lord of the Flies. Except if the boys said that in front of the nuns they would get a lickin' for taking the lords name in vein lol

  • @redeyedmongoose2963
    @redeyedmongoose29634 ай бұрын

    Another example of the lasting effect of missionaries…thank you, nuns…😊

  • @annakeye

    @annakeye

    3 ай бұрын

    The nuns of the 1960s were an awful, unhappy breed of frustrated women among whom a significant number relished in their power to make children miserable.

  • @LiveToRideMTB
    @LiveToRideMTB4 ай бұрын

    Wow that was epic

  • @jessenashvillejames150
    @jessenashvillejames15027 күн бұрын

    Great Story 👍

  • @nataljapetrova7682
    @nataljapetrova7682Ай бұрын

    Ende gut - alles gut .. vernuenftige Erwachsene & lucky guys...

  • @FishingAdventuresDubai
    @FishingAdventuresDubaiАй бұрын

    Amazing story

  • @The_DC_Kid
    @The_DC_Kid2 ай бұрын

    An accidental Adventure of a Lifetime! Hard to imagine EVERY part of it, even the end story of having to think of a way to keep out of jail was sort of exciting. Of course their tale can only be called a modern day Lord of The Flies except it's not fiction. I have a feeling those ships that didn't stop to investigate their fires also were worried about escaped convicts. Somehow Luck DEFINITELY was in their side for about two years straight, including the dude's broken leg healing well. Other than ships not stopping sooner it was just a string of incredibly fortunate incidents, one after the other (and not unlike a Disney movie). Come to think of it, who knows if those ship's crews were good people and would have "helped" in the same way?

  • @tuyetkeith6733
    @tuyetkeith6733Ай бұрын

    Thanks you

  • @ZAN-THE-GOAT
    @ZAN-THE-GOATАй бұрын

    I knew them, they still jailed them when they were located. We all protested and the boat owner withdrew the charges. It was sick to the core that humans could jail them after going missing for so long. It was over the fact the boys stole the boat or motor and when found the owner still wanted them charged. We had funerals for them. Their families were looked after by locals at these sad times. Channel 10 Australia run by Rupert Murdoch did a documentary on the story. I still remember they were like movie stars.

  • @ds7mediaproductions
    @ds7mediaproductions2 ай бұрын

    It would be nice if you explain in more detail where this island is-was.

  • @jimnronna
    @jimnronna3 ай бұрын

    These boys looked much older than 16! More like mid 20's.

  • @Mrz-sb1hw
    @Mrz-sb1hwАй бұрын

    Just about everything goes wrong when you go into the sea, an endless line of unforeseen circumstances seem to be the norm. I'm staying on the land the sea never interested me anyway. Everyone has to make their own decision.

  • @debbieellett9093
    @debbieellett90934 ай бұрын

    👏👏👏👏

  • @davepowell7168
    @davepowell71683 ай бұрын

    Boys keep swinging

  • @akoffgrid676
    @akoffgrid6763 ай бұрын

    About fn time

  • @marioborkowski5894
    @marioborkowski58944 ай бұрын

    Lord of the flies vibe

  • @jspate61
    @jspate614 ай бұрын

    Fab story. Makes me want to borrow a boat.

  • @pfdrtom

    @pfdrtom

    4 ай бұрын

    I'm with ya! All we have to do is get to 'Ata Island. There's already shelter, chickens and vegetables!

  • @jarnosaarinen4583
    @jarnosaarinen45834 ай бұрын

    September 11, 1996? (@10:13) Hmm pretty sure was in the 60's!

  • @johnmurphy9688

    @johnmurphy9688

    4 ай бұрын

    He sVrewed up big time. I heard the same It's supposed to be 1966

  • @jenna-a-gogo

    @jenna-a-gogo

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah. I had to play that back to make sure I heard it right. Major error!

  • @bobgeoghegan5910

    @bobgeoghegan5910

    3 ай бұрын

    If they left in June 1965, their 15 months on the island would end Sept 1966...NOT 96.

  • @paulageier23
    @paulageier233 ай бұрын

    What's the name of the documentary?

  • @matthewjamison
    @matthewjamison26 күн бұрын

    I can't believe that captain still wanted to press charges. What an A-hole

  • @nineofnine
    @nineofnineАй бұрын

    This would be a great idea for a movie...starring the rock of course

  • @donaldmiller4386
    @donaldmiller4386Ай бұрын

    Where is this? I want to spend the rest of my life there

  • @willowwobble
    @willowwobble3 ай бұрын

    Very annoying flickering white dots on the movie. Why? They are described as young boys for the purpose of exxageration. Teenagers are not young boys.

  • @wadevaden792
    @wadevaden7924 ай бұрын

    I wonder how they managed to shoot those film clips?

  • @BJustChillin420

    @BJustChillin420

    4 ай бұрын

    If you read the top comment it answers that question

  • @peterwoods6481
    @peterwoods64813 ай бұрын

    Why the flickering effect turned off as it was a distraction to what I could’ve been a great story you need to rethink

  • @user-io6pj8bz8h
    @user-io6pj8bz8h3 ай бұрын

    So they simply just lived as they did their entire life. Next make a documentary about european teenage boys that managed to stay alive living in a city the same as they grew up in.

  • @user-gx9zq7pn2v
    @user-gx9zq7pn2v3 ай бұрын

    Where are they today sequel.

  • @loricalass4068
    @loricalass40683 ай бұрын

    So much for the awful story in Lord of the Rings. These boys cooperated and helped one another to survive.

  • @davidwilliams7552

    @davidwilliams7552

    3 ай бұрын

    Lord of the Flies lol

  • @jonseyz

    @jonseyz

    3 ай бұрын

    😂😂 lord of the flies

  • @bryanbaesa7006
    @bryanbaesa70064 ай бұрын

    How did they capture this footage?

  • @elonever.2.071

    @elonever.2.071

    4 ай бұрын

    From a documentary they did to pay for the boat they stole.

  • @cathycates9726

    @cathycates9726

    3 ай бұрын

    They went back and reenacted it.

  • @alirott2271
    @alirott22714 ай бұрын

    1996?? Little bit longer than 15 minutes.

  • @schmingusss

    @schmingusss

    4 ай бұрын

    Months NOT "minutes".

  • @jenna-a-gogo

    @jenna-a-gogo

    3 ай бұрын

    Right? Lol

  • @mikekrause910
    @mikekrause9103 ай бұрын

    They all look Iike 25yrs old

  • @thomasmyers9128
    @thomasmyers91284 ай бұрын

    They were very very lucky they didn’t land on a desert island….

  • @cordellscott
    @cordellscottАй бұрын

    Did the chickens have large talons?

  • @aph4778
    @aph47782 ай бұрын

    Amazing! The boat guy is of Satan that’s why he try to isolate them more! But The Lord is MIGHTY

  • @Zipperneck.
    @Zipperneck.4 ай бұрын

    If you like this, I invite you to listen to the audiobook "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage", read by Alfred Lansing. Absolutely brilliant.

  • @danielranderson9115
    @danielranderson91154 ай бұрын

    A date from 1965-rescue was error. 1996 when the rescue occurred wow. Critical edit. O well interesting but kinda boring too

  • @jenna-a-gogo

    @jenna-a-gogo

    3 ай бұрын

    1996 is the error. This story happened in the 1960s.

  • @bretlenhart8280
    @bretlenhart8280Ай бұрын

    Me watching all of this in black and white and then they say it was the year 1996 😂😂

  • @cordellscott
    @cordellscottАй бұрын

    Did these guys have a killer time?

  • @jenna-a-gogo
    @jenna-a-gogo3 ай бұрын

    Did the narrator say they were found in 1996? 🤣

  • @daneblack2593
    @daneblack2593Ай бұрын

    The Lord of the flies

  • @clantonmiller7626
    @clantonmiller76264 ай бұрын

    Was this the inspiration for Lord of the Flies?

  • @ronsmith8522
    @ronsmith85224 ай бұрын

    Whoever wrote this script uses about twice the words he needed to.

  • @bmolitor615

    @bmolitor615

    3 ай бұрын

    that's nice.

  • @willywatto2582
    @willywatto25822 ай бұрын

    Nice effects to make it look old😂

  • @Nonyabusiness111
    @Nonyabusiness1114 ай бұрын

    Lord of the Flies

  • @mikea7942
    @mikea7942Ай бұрын

    Leave it to the Catholics to make life unenjoyable.

  • @danieltoth3900
    @danieltoth39004 ай бұрын

    Super resourceful and creative? I don't know....I'll give them 5 out of 10. Now collectively Gilligan and his friends were tremendously more resourceful. Their structures mimicked real life as well as their recreations of every possible modern convenience Inc. Apliances like a blender, refrigerator, stoves. Even the food they ate resembled a standard diet. I give them 10 out of 10! Interesting that we crave Island vacations a pay a pretty penny for them so that we may enjoys hobbies and/or leasures like fishing, hunting, hiking, relaxing on the beach. Then when we find ourselves on a long perhaps permanent VAcation we only want to escape home????

  • @Jari-95
    @Jari-952 ай бұрын

    What would happen if six teenage girls would get stranded on an uninhabbited island?.. 🤔

  • @santaclaus1835
    @santaclaus18353 ай бұрын

    AI script writing. annoying.

  • @marybroderick8265
    @marybroderick82653 ай бұрын

    If it had been 6 girls there would have been 1 survivor. Lol

  • @007Hazepurple
    @007Hazepurple2 ай бұрын

    I Wonder 🤔🤔 if it was 6 brave girls ... What will be the outcome 🤣

  • @erikguth4830

    @erikguth4830

    Ай бұрын

    They would have built a shopping mall with a handy tool, qtips and a shoestring. Then they would all come and shop there.

  • @TG-fq6vy
    @TG-fq6vy2 ай бұрын

    Fools… zero sympathy

  • @patrickscopas9133
    @patrickscopas91333 ай бұрын

    Wow that dude's voice is boring. I'll pass on this one.

  • @johntiller4327
    @johntiller43274 ай бұрын

    Tip: Latterly I get turn off videos with USA dialect voice overs. Try using formal English dialect voice overs. I hear that USA or Canadian draw and get turn off and leave and search for something not containing American draw. It annoying. Give it ago and see what's get and retains viewers the most.

  • @billyhigh4690

    @billyhigh4690

    4 ай бұрын

    What are you nuts do you also get turned off by apple pie and liberty you dope The American accent is the greatest in all the world!

  • @schmingusss

    @schmingusss

    4 ай бұрын

    I get turned off by poorly written English.

  • @John-bd2gz

    @John-bd2gz

    3 ай бұрын

    The word you are looking for is drawl, not draw.

  • @Oneonetwotwos
    @Oneonetwotwos4 ай бұрын

    They were not castaways, castaways are deliberately abandoned, these people were thieves who stole a fishermans livelihood.

  • @billyhigh4690

    @billyhigh4690

    4 ай бұрын

    Lighten up Francis

  • @cathycates9726

    @cathycates9726

    3 ай бұрын

    Tom Hanks wasn't left on his deserted island on purpose but the name of the movie is Castaway. So they are using it in the same context.

  • @trotshot

    @trotshot

    2 ай бұрын

    There’s a dictionary online now so you can look that up 🤣

  • @BrokenChildXD
    @BrokenChildXD4 ай бұрын

    Like this comment if u like pizza

  • @deee1979

    @deee1979

    4 ай бұрын

    You sad individual.

  • @boratlion8613
    @boratlion86132 ай бұрын

    6 months to start a fire between 6 boys LOL. These boys are a flop on all accounts 😂

  • @quantruong9078
    @quantruong90782 ай бұрын

    They ate raw fish and meat for a year but they brought a burner with them😂😂😂😂cut the bulllshit dude......plus that's some grown ass men...don't look like teenagers to me

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