Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is the Drake Passage, often referred to as the deadliest stretch of water on Earth. At its worst, its waves can reach up to 60 ft or 18m tall, but that is just the beginning. Storms can go on for days with waves arriving from all directions. There are countless videos detailing the insane conditions here and the thousands of sailors who’ve lost their lives trying to cross it. And so you would assume there are countless stories of the ships lost here, but details are actually not as available as you might think. So, in this video, we’re going to go over the Drake Passage and why it’s so notorious; the few notable incidents here and the role played by Antarctica in these stories; and the somewhat mysterious reason why, despite thousands of lives lost, detailed accounts are hard to come by.
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Dark Green, Christopher Michel, Юрій Бельчинський, Pantelis Roussakis, Mat Austro
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Writing and research by Jay Adams
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This is the Drake Passage, often referred to as the deadliest stretch of water on Earth. At its worst, its waves can reach up to 60 ft or 18m tall, but that is just the beginning. Storms can go on for days with waves arriving from all directions. There are countless videos detailing the insane conditions here and the thousands of sailors who’ve lost their lives trying to cross it. And so you would assume there are countless stories of the ships lost here, but details are actually not as available as you might think. So, in this video, we’re going to go over the Drake Passage and why it’s so notorious; the few notable incidents here and the role played by Antarctica in these stories; and the somewhat mysterious reason why, despite thousands of lives lost, detailed accounts are hard to come by.
Patreon ➡️ patreon.com/ScaryInteresting
Podcast ➡️ spreaker.com/show/scary-interesting-podcast
STORY SUGGESTION FORM ➡️ https://shorturl.at/mqAK3 or email sean@scaryinteresting.com
Discord ➡️ discord.com/invite/6bFs3muTxK
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Attributions/Special Thanks for Photographs/Videos/Etc:
Dark Green, Christopher Michel, Юрій Бельчинський, Pantelis Roussakis, Mat Austro
Incredible Ambient Songs by CoAg
youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823
This video contains light dramatic reenactment but NO actual footage or pictures of anyone being harmed or who has been harmed. The thumbnail is NOT a real image. Great care has been taken to blur all images
Writing and research by Jay Adams
instagram.com/jayadamsdigital?igshid=MzMyNGUyNmU2YQ==
And a huge thank you to the Scary Interesting team of writers, editors, captioners, and everyone else who make this channel possible.
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