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In the early 1800s, European sailors crossing the Pacific often spoke about New Zealand with a mixture of fear and fascination. Stories of heavily tattooed warriors, organized warfare, revenge killings, and cannibalism spread from ship to ship. But in 1809, one British vessel sailed there anyway, despite this fearsome reputation. Unbeknownst to those onboard, though, the true danger of the voyage was not what awaited them in New Zealand, but something already unfolding aboard the ship itself. This is that horrifying story, and although the events of this video are fleeting and non-descriptive, they’re still highly disturbing, so viewer discretion is strongly advised. Historical look at the events on the Boyd trade ship
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Wellcome Collection, USS Constitution Museum, Don McCullough, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Museum
Incredible visuals by Hubert Poul
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Incredible Ambient Songs by CoAg
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This video contains light dramatic reenactment but NO actual footage or pictures of anyone being harmed or who has been harmed. Great care has been taken to blur all images
Writing and research by Jay Adams
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In the early 1800s, European sailors crossing the Pacific often spoke about New Zealand with a mixture of fear and fascination. Stories of heavily tattooed warriors, organized warfare, revenge killings, and cannibalism spread from ship to ship. But in 1809, one British vessel sailed there anyway, despite this fearsome reputation. Unbeknownst to those onboard, though, the true danger of the voyage was not what awaited them in New Zealand, but something already unfolding aboard the ship itself. This is that horrifying story, and although the events of this video are fleeting and non-descriptive, they’re still highly disturbing, so viewer discretion is strongly advised. Historical look at the events on the Boyd trade ship
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
Instagram ➡️ instagram.com/scaryinterestingstories/?hl=en
Attributions/Special Thanks for Photographs/Videos/Etc:
Wellcome Collection, USS Constitution Museum, Don McCullough, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Museum
Incredible visuals by Hubert Poul
hubertpoul.com
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. 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.
Image(s) and/or video used under license from Shutterstock.com
DISCLAIMER: The pictures, audio, and video used in the videos on this channel are a mix of paid stock, by attribution, royalty-free, public domain, or otherwise fall under the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. All rights belong to their respective owners. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to sean@scaryinteresting.com. I will respond immediately.
