British Couple Reacts to Attack on Pearl Harbor 1941 

To quote Adm. Yamamoto the designer of the attack "I fear we have merely awakened a sleeping giant, and filled it with a terrible resolve"

The Arizona was left on the harbor floor and is now a national memorial. Many Americans who visit Oahu make a visit to the Arizona memorial. The Nevada was refloated, repaired, and subsequently was involved in the Normandy landings, and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

Both my grandfathers were stationed at Pearl during the attack. The stories are insane and treasured family history.

My Dad was also at Pearl Harbor, very reluctant to talk about it, but basically, yes, America was shocked momentarily, but really all it did was piss us off, especially the men at Pearl.

Midway is probably the most significant sea battle of WWII. You will see why when you react to the video.

My granddad was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. He was in the Navy. I didn't find this out until after he passed. He and my parents NEVER talked about it.

Pearl Harbor held every ship for the pacific fleet. The Japanese unfortunately miscalculated as they believed aircraft carriers would be in dock. They were nowhere near pearl. They were about a day away ready for normal shifts. The Enterprise had admiral Nimitz on board who carried the entire pacific fleet on his back the entire length of the war. When enterprise got the call to war Nimitz literally jumped out of his chair and ordered the planes to launch immediately. The rest of the crew barely had time to eat a bite of breakfast before being called into action. It was that quick and many couldn’t believe they were just eating breakfast just two seconds ago now they are now in a war. Nimitz was a legend and gave zero quarter. He knew his job and got it done. When enterprise docked at pearl the normal reload and refuel which normally took a full day, took maybe a couple of hours as the ship was refitted and launched back out ready to fight. That’s how pearl changed us.

My grandfather was 14 when the Japanese invaded the Philippine Islands. He immigrated to the United States in the late 50s. As a teen he was so impressed by the US Military when they liberated his home, he joined the Air Force as a field surgeon. He was so proud to have served his country.

My father, Perry Walker Sparks was in the First Infantry.. He served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and then was permanently disabled on Omaha Beach.. he was, and always will be my hero !!! Love Grandma Debbie

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." --- Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (maybe)

James, you and Millie should check out the battle of Midway where the Japanese were soundly defeated and the tide of war changed.

My father was in the Navy stationed on the Arizona. His time was up and he left service months before Pearl was attacked. He knew many men who died on the Arizona. Very traumatic for him...

You have to understand for a operation in the 1940s the Japanese did very well. The amount of moving parts that this took was monumental, 6 separate air wings had to work together for it! You also have to keep in mind that in this time they had no guidance systems. When the Japanese did their torpedo runs they not only had to manually aim them, but also do so while under fire. Just a little miscalculation would cause a torpedo to go off course.

48% hit rate with 1930s/40s technology when nobody has really learned how to fully utilize aircraft carriers seems pretty dang good to me actually

Michael Savarese (a distant relative), was one of only 32 men that were rescued from the capsized USS Oklahoma (cut a small opening on the bottom of the overturned hull).

There's 2 movies about this you could show on the other channel 1 was called Pearl Harbor,the other was called Tora,Tora,Tora .

A few years ago, I was in Hawaii on vacation, enjoying the beauty of the the islands; but one place I definitely needed to see was Pearl Harbor. As you approach the Memorial by ferry, you notice the concrete "memorials" that mark where the battleships were, and, then, you notice the stillness, the quiet, as you step onto the USS Arizona Memorial. There is a display that lists those that perished that day, and I think, that's when the battle hit my soul. So many names, and the tears start flowing. Before leaving the Memorial, I took several minutes to look down into the water where one of the Arizona's turrets is still visible and oil still slowly leaks. The Memorial is built over the sunken ship, and seeing and knowing this put a huge lump in my throat and a deep sadness in my heart. I will never forget how I felt that day. It is my understanding, the movie Tora Tora Tora comes closest to how the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. I watched the movie a week before my trip, and tears flowed. Then, to actually step into a part of history, the feeling is so hard to describe. My deepest prayers go out to the families whose loved ones lost their lives that day. May they have eternal peace.

My uncle’s ship was supposed to be at Pearl Harbor, but it was in dry dock in San Francisco . His wife went ahead and got a job at the officers club. She went to work that day to train a waitress. The bombing started and someone told them we were at war.

The youngest victim of Pearl Harbor was actually a 7 month old baby. I believe a few American pilots actually did make it into the sky after the attack started. However, sadly most of the civilian deaths were from friendly fire when the anti-aircraft gunners were shooting at the Japanese. A great deal of the civilians were Native Hawaiians. At the same time Japan was attacking Pearl Harbor they also coordinated attacks of the Philippines, Guam, and Wake Island. All of these territories were later captured and their people were massacred.

My father was on the USS Curtiss, uncle on the USS Pennsylvania. Both survived and never discussed the war, let alone PH attack until 50 years later. Their stories were heartbreaking but eye witness history that needed to be heard. They shared their stories at schools across California until they died.

It should be noted that the USS Arizona still sits at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, a designated war grave. As of 2020, 44 of the 334 Arizona crewmembers who survived December 7th, have requested, and were allowed to have their ashes interred in the ship, along with their shipmates.

My Dad had a cousin that was on the USS Arizona. His body was never recovered. The Arizona is still sunk at Pearl Harbor and last I heard was still leaking oil. It is now part of a memorial at Pearl Harbor and some sailors that survived that day had as their last wish was to have their ashes spread in the water with the Arizona.

My grandfather was one of 9 kids, 8 boys and a girl. 6 of them fought in WW2. So few of our WW2 veterans are left. It is a privilege and an honor to talk to, or be able to assist what is aptly called "the greatest generation". ❤

I was stationed in Hawaii and some of our Barracks were WW2 era and some still had bullet holes in them. Ford Island is basically just a brig/memorial now.

This was before GPS. The Japanese pilots navigated to Hawaii over open ocean from ships that sailed across the ocean with no radio chatter or GPS. That would throw off most crews. They didn't have telescopic cameras to see what they were aiming at a long ways ahead of them. They had the ol' Mark 1 eyeball. At the speeds their aircraft move it becomes difficult to determine what you are looking at.

I was stationed in Hawaii in the late 80's. I went to the Arizona Memorial. It was very surreal. You could see little oil deposits in the water around it. The curator said that the ship still had some leakage some 40 plus years later. I also got to tour The Nimitz air craft carrier. It was awesome!

Montemayor makes fantastic videos, I recommend his 3 part series on the Battle of Midway

When I was little the man who lived across the had been a Marine and was at the battle of Iwo Jima. He had been wounded and had a steel plate in his hip, He still worked daily and was a productive citizen.

Learning about this attack is emotional, I hope to go see the actual site someday in the future.

My Grandpa George's cousin was at Pearl Harbor on the Arizona. Just twenty minutes before the Japanese hit, he had been sent by an officer to grab some paint from on-shore stores. It was a mistake as there was paint available but he didn't argue. While in the stores trying to find paint, he realized it was useless and tried to go back. He was told he couldn't because the Arizona was gone. He became a VERY religious man after that.

I worked with a man who was on the Nevada, and received a Silver Star for saving the life of an Ensign during the try to get out of the harbor. He retired a Captain (O-6) and was active in the USS Nevada Association, even President for a while, so I had the honor of attending the dedication of a memorial at the state capitol in Carson City. The Japanese delegation in Washington DC were supposed to deliver a letter prior to the attack indicating that they were declaring war, but there was trouble getting it completed and the attack was before the declaration. Thus it was a "Sneak Attack" and galvanized the country.

The Japanese also completely ignored the submarines that were in port. They later went on to be a devastating weapon against Japan's merchant fleet.

When you 2 finally get to visit Hawaii You have to make sure that when you're on Oahu that you go visit The Arizona which still sits where it was sunk, and they put a glass memorial over it. So you can actually look down on it when you're walking over the memorial. The Arizona is also considered a national monument and all the bodies of the of 1000 plus sailors that died are still buried on the ship and were never recovered.

I met Master Chief Lane. He was on the Arizona when it was attacked. His story goes that the Marines in front of him took the explosion and died as he was blown overboard. He swam to the Nevada and was blown overboard again. He claims to be the only sailor to be blown overboard off of two ships...ever!. His storytelling is compelling to say the least. R.I.P. Master Chief Lane. May fair winds and following seas accompany you forever brother. - I am a retired US Navy Chief honoring those who came before me. Navy Chief, Navy Pride!

I hope you react to more pacific war content. I suggest the Operations Room’s Doolittle Raid, a symbolic turnaround of morale for the US following Pearl Harbor and the first time we struck at the Japanese home islands.

They also missed the dry docks, oil storage tanks and repair facilities, not to mention the aircraft carriers all at sea.

My grandfather was a civilian worker at Hickam Field. He lived in Honolulu with my Grandmother and my then 2 year old Mother. He saw it unfold from his backyard that fateful Sunday morning. After the attack, he went over to Hickam to assist in the aftermath.

My father was a young boy at the time. He sat with his family on their lanai at their home in Pacific Heights, which over looks Pearl Harbor. They casually sat eating their Sunday breakfast as they watched the attack, not having any idea what they were witnessing. My father recalled his mother remarking that that the navy shouldn't be conducting these exercises and drills so early on a Sunday morning--especially while people were trying to sleep in or attend church. It was more than an hour after the attack was over before they learned what they had just ACTUALLY witnessed.

Reviewing the battle of midway is a must, greatest naval victory in American history

One small fact rarely mentioned about Peral Harbor is that there were Japanese's diplomates in Washington before and during the attack.

I know some people have probably already recommended this but I think you should watch the three-part Battle of Midway series that Montemayor also made, with the first episode being called "The Battle of Midway 1942: Told from the Japanese Perspective (1/3)". I really like his videos in part because he often uses the "Fog of War" in his videos that really get you into the mindset of the strategy at the time, so actions that seemed horribly stupid in hindsight seem reasonable or even optimal in the moment.

Some of the sailors on battleship row died in their sleep. During the salvage operations, they found a letter a sailor was writing to his parents. The last line said, "Well, Mom. I'm getting tired. I'll finish this letter tomorrow."

My dad joined the US Navy right after the attack on Pearl Harbor and wound up getting stationed there throughout the entire Pacific war.

The USS Utah is still at the bottom of Pearl Harbor. It was a battle ship converted to a target ship and a crew member received the Medal Of Honor.

Mountemayor's videos on the Battle of Midway are long but incredibly interesting by going from the different POVs of Japan and America but also, he includes the "fog of war" so if you don't know anything about that battle, in the video you only know what the Japanese or Americans know and it makes things very gripping for the viewer.

My dad was stationed on the Arizona until one week before the attack. He had a fight with the Chief Petty Officer and the guy said there’s only room on this ship for one of us. He transferred my dad off. Normally transfers take forever but he must have known someone, because my dad was off like lightning. His high school class ring is still on the sunken ship, as the ship barber ran a pawn shop, and my dad had pawned it to him, thinking he could get it back in the future.

I highly recommend watching a documentary on the Battle of Midway next. Most historians consider this battle the turning point in the war in the Pacific. It also serves as a bookend to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

I had a family member on the Arizona. Clearly I never met them as I was born in the '90s, but watching that clip of the Arizona exploding kind of hit deeper than I thought would, just imagining someone who could have been important to me in my life dying in that explosion.

The Nevada was repaired so that it eventually helped take Cherbourg. She was the only ship to be present for both Pearl and Normandy. The West Virginia was repaired and led the American battle line against Nishmura's southern strike force in the Battle of Surigao Strait. She was the first and last to fire in the final ever battle between battleships in history. She was so accurate, her very first salvo hit the bridge of the JPN flagship, though the captain and admiral survived.

I met a group of Pearl Harbor survivors at a parade many years ago in the early 1990's. Friendly, funny, great older gentlemen. One of them said " Bob here lost his leg during the attack." To which "Bob" (I can't remember his real name) replied " I didn't lose it. I know exactly where it is. It's at the bottom of Pearl Harbor!"

Pearl Harbor is a very personal topic for me. I use to live about 30 minutes north of the base as a little kid. Then when my dad got out of the Army we moved to California where one of my neighbors was a survivor of the attack at Pearl Harbor. He got me involved with their organization, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, and I eventually became friends with many survivors. My wife, son, and I were invited to birthday parties, anniversary parties, and other personal events by survivors and their families.When my neighbor passes away I had the honor of being a pall bearer at his funeral. The chapter disbanded after their 70th anniversary in 2011. Now all of the amazing people I knew are all gone and it is very sad to lose not only friends but living history. I am honored to have known them and even more honored that they chose me to be the custodian of their photo albums, flags, and other treasures of their organization. Remember Pearl Harbor and Keep America Alert (the organizations motto). After just a few minutes of this video it is pretty clear this person does not have a in depth knowledge of the event because the japanese were not after battleships, they wanted the American carriers. Even at this time the carrier was replacing the battleship as the principal naval weapon. Also, to suggest that the Japanese had no intent/interest in the oil storage facilities is just not true. Not only do I have the previous personal connection but I'm also an American history teacher and one of my special fields of study is World War II.

There is an amazing movie about this that gives both the US and Japanese perspectives of the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The name of the movie is Tora Tora Tora. It was co produced by both Japanese and American film crews.

I have visited the USS Arizona Memorial and it it eerily moving. Same with the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (a.k.a. Punchbowl Cemetery) in Honolulu. The stories of those that lived through the attack are astounding and vanishing as those that were there are dying.

There are 2 movies you might be interested in watching: "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970) and "Pearl Harbor" (2001). The first is better, IMO. It tells both the American and Japanese stories in a docudrama style. The second is a more Hollywood, good-vs.-evil movie, with better special effects and a love story thrown in.

You should watch a timeline of WW2 it has a lot of footage and goes through all of the major things that happened in the war.

The carrier USS Enterprise (CV6) was actually scheduled to have pulled into Pear Harbor the previous day. By some miracle her task force was hit by heavy seas causing the destroyers to use too much fuel and require refueling operations which slowed the task force. The USS Enterprise would go on to be one of the biggest thorns in the Japanese sides. Enterprise only miss 2 naval engagements throughout the war (her planes were even over Oahu but were ineffective with most being shot down). One battle Enterprise missed was the first battle fought solely carriers, by a less than 3 days. And, for a few months between 1942 and 1943 Enterprise was the only serviceable US aircraft carrier in the Pacific.

There is a movie for battle of midway you guys would likely enjoy

My grandfather was there. His ship was AD-3 (USS Dobbin), not far from the Arizona. He wouldn’t tell me much about it, but would just make a quick joke. It must have been traumatic for him. One sailor, whom he couldn’t remember, sent him a book about that day and wrote that, “You saved my life.” My dad was 3 years old and “thinks” (he wasn’t sure) that he saw a Japanese plane. He was nearby at military housing.

This was an excellent video. It showed that despite the material damage done and the casualties inflicted the attack had very little effect on the USN's war fighting capabilities. The battleships that were hit were too old and slow to operate with fast carriers and could not operate on their own without air cover. The Pearl Harbor attack along with the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse by air attack proved the vulnerability of ships without air protection.

On your movie channel you definitely need to review the movie Tora Tora Tora. It's the best film ever made about the attack on Pearl Harbor. All the scenes with the Japanese are filmed in Japan with a Japanese director and film crew, and all the scenes for the Americans are filmed in the States by an American director and film crew. By the way just so you understand the words Tora Tora Tora were the code words sent by the Japanese attackers back to their ships letting them know that they had complete surprise on the Americans. Hence the name of the movie. Stay away from the movie that is named Pearl Harbor. It is quite fictional, and more of a love story.

The USS Nevada survived the war and was ground zero for 2 atomic blasts which it survived and also survived the shelling from 2 Iowa class battleships before being sunk by torpedoes. She was built 1914.

Contrary to what the video said, the oil depot remaining intact allowed the carriers to attack Tokyo with the Doolittle raid and then fight the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway turning the war in our favor. Without the oil reserves, the war would have lasted much longer.

My Great uncle Howie was there and survived. He was on a Battleship.

It was a surprise because Japan had not declared war on the US and had even sent their diplomat to the US to negotiate while the attack was put in motion.

I had an ambition to visit Pearl Harbour from the time I was about 11.....it took me over 40 years, but I finally got there in 2002... the wreck of the Arizona and the memorial are incredible and no matter where you're from(I'm British) it leaves quite a sombre impression......The wreck of the USS Utah is also still there, where she sank, and there are 58 sailors still entombed aboard her, along with the 1177 men still on duty aboard USS Arizona where they died back on 7 December 1941.............some of the buildings still have bullet holes in them from being strafed by Japanese fighters, and you can still see damage marks from bombs, shrapnel and bullets on the concrete hard standings......

The Arizona didn’t exactly split in half. When the Magazine exploded, the bow “almost” broke off. As a result of the explosion, the Arizona sank in 7-9 minutes. I did my school history project on the Arizona.

I remember being in port at Pearl for the first time, sitting on the smoking sponson with a Newport, with a great view of the USS Arizona memorial. You can see where the turrets used to be since it's so shallow. Pretty somber smoke break.

My grandparents were at Pearl Harbor. My grandfather was on the USS Maryland.

Just returned from the memorial tons of pics to share, in April 2023 one of the last two surviving had passed and the memorial flag was at half mast.

Everyone had a radio and this is where the news was heard.

Don't forget that it was an early morning on a Sunday; things could've gone worse for the Japanese on any other day of the week.

The World of Warships channel has a great video about the Pearl Harbor attack. They also have great videos that cover induvial ships like the American Iowa Class battleships of World War 2 and beyond.

I served in the US Navy during the 1980's, and my ship was part of the Pacific Fleet. I had been to Pearl Harbor a number to times, and I even visited the Arizona Memorial. At that time, the USS Arizona was STILL considered a commissioned ship in the US fleet, and I read the names of all the sailors that lost their lives on the plaque on the far end of the memorial. The fuel oil Arizona had been topped off with was still leaking out into Pearl Harbor. Her fuel was so thick, it had to be pre-heated before going to the boilers!

It was a sleepy Sunday morning, all those ships were docked in close formation so it was easy to take out many which blocked others.

My great grandfather was on one of the aircraft carriers that was sent out just before the attack... 75 years later I was at the 75th anniversary, in uniform (Army) for the ceremony. My unit was responsible with recovering and IDing those lost in battle, and I was part of the USS Oklahoma disinterment (we raised all of the caskets from the cemetery, IDed each one, and gave each sailor a proper burial). Also, one of the things that many don't know is that many of the survivors request to have their remains placed on board the ship they served. I witnessed 3 be placed on the Arizona in my time there. If you guys ever get to Hawaii I highly recommend going to the memorial.

My Grandfather fought in this war. He lost 2 toes as a result. He had nightmares to his dying day. These nightmares were so violent, he and my grandmother had to sleep in separate beds.

My grandfather fought in the Philippines in WWII. Got wounded from shrapnel and was awarded the Purple Heart.

A dear family friend who I grew up calling Grandpa was on the Vestal during the attack. I was young but he told me a lot about what he saw including desperately trying to untether the Vestal from the Arizona to not get pulled down with it. I got to visit Pearl Harbor and the Arizona Memorial after he passed away and it was one of the most solemn experiences of my life, especially seeing the oil still leaking from the Arizona.

Watch the colorized videos and retouched of the Arizona. The explosion was so huge the ship split. The upper part of the ship was cut off and it was disposed of in an undisclosed location around Hawaii. There are a couple different angles of the explosion.

Yes please watch the midway one!

The attack went off on schedule even though they knew there were no carriers in port that day. They had a spy that had reported the carriers had left. The officer in charge of directing the attack believed that the battle ships were the true threat, even through his attack proved that they were not. He had been in the Navy a long time, and was used to the battle ships being the decisive factor in wars. He was not the one who had planned the attack.

As a 64 year old US Army vet it does my heart so much good to see young people learning history. The struggle to be free has been a long road and a costly one. You revive my hope for future generations. Thank you!

The second part of that quote is always missed. “…and filled him with terrible resolve.”

I visited the Arizona memorial. its haunting and its beautifully memorialized. its so quiet there.

3:01 They didn't know you NEVER mess with our boats lol

My grandfather was in the US Army for 32 yrs. I have a great picture of him and Colonel Paul Tibbets standing in front of a Boeing B-29 bomber called the Enola Gay...Great video❤

My grandparents were in high school in 1941. My grandpa signed up for the army as soon as he was old enough in 1943. His brother signed up for the navy. They both saw action. My great uncle in the pacific and my grandfather on the Normandy landing at d-day. He fought through France and pushed the Germans back until he found a concentration camp. He told me they just couldn’t do anymore then because they were needed to help those people. My grandfather was a good man who was also unfortunately an alcoholic and my grandmas life was hard. She’s still around, she’s 95! But the ripples of WWII still are felt.

If you look at the pictures of the surrender of japan on the ship deck. One of the angles you can see a ship off in the distance. That ship was the USS West Virginia, one of the ships Japan sank at Pearl harbor. Imagine him having to see ships he sank anchored in Tokyo bay on the day he surrendered. That must have been quite the gut kick.

Keep in mind back then there was no GPS and no long range radios. Once the planes were in the air if they were too far apart they couldn't communicate to synchronize their attacks

I couldn’t even imagine what that must’ve been like

My great uncle Johnny was there when the attack happened. He fired a machine gun from the deck of mine sweeper in drydock at the planes.

You should watch the movie Tora! Tora! Tora! which shows not only the Japanese preparation but the mistakes we (the US) made in not being more vigilant, not heeding the warnings of a possible attack, and the silliness of leaving all those planes lined up like sitting ducks.

"No war plan survives first contact with the enemy". Nineteenth-century Prussian military commander Helmuth van Moltke. He originally came up with what was shortened to this quote On a different note. The USS Arizona remains in the water where she was sunk. She still leaks oil today. She was designated a National Historic Memorial. And many survivors of the Arizona chose to be interred with their shipmates when they passed away. The last living survivor of the Attack on Pearl Harbor is still with us as of this comment. "The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs doesn’t have statistics for how many Pearl Harbor survivors are still living. But department data show that of the 16 million who served in World War II, only about 240,000 were alive as of August and some 230 die each day." according to a news outlet

Mark 13:21. Howdy! 🤠 What does he mean by saying, "tape"? 🤔 Well, not "audio tape"! Today, we have people that still say "film" or "tape" when they should be saying "digital video recording" or "video" but he did the opposite and referred to MPF as "tape"! 😁

My dad and his best friend were originally the USS Arizona, they had put in for a transfer prior to that Sunday morning. My dad was transferred to the USS Nevada the day before, unfortunately his best friend was not and died on The Arizona. My dad didn't talk much about that morning. I know he worked in the kitchen was as having a cup of coffee when the attacks happened. He told us he didn't even realize that he had made it to the top still holding the cup. He was wounded in the leg by some shrapnel. He did not find out about his friend for some time during his recovery in the hospital.

Hello from the Carolinas!! Just a fun fact to go along w your video- My grandfather was stationed in Oahu Hawaii when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour active with the US Navy He had just joined the Navy in 1940( a month after they were married) and Hawaii was his first Base My grandmother said she was standing in their kitchen, in Hawaii... she was washing dishes when the Japanese planes flew over to bomb the Harbour about 1/2 mile away. ❤❤❤

The carrier Akagi, Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's flagship, was sunk at Midway, along with Kaga. The carriers Hiryu and Soryu were also sunk.

When I was in the Navy I met a guy that was on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl. We where both at the Navy dental office in the waiting room. We talked for awhile and when I asked him how long he was in and what did he do, he mentioned he was on the Arizona. I asked if he served during Pearl and he said yes. I was in my dress uniform, I stood up in front of him, snapped to attention and saluted him. He started crying and said no one has every done anything like that for him. Most don't know but almost half of those killed during the Pearl attack were on the Arizona.

Nevada was subsequently salvaged and modernized at Puget Sound Navy Yard, allowing her to serve as a convoy escort in the Atlantic and as a fire-support ship in five amphibious assaults (the invasions of Attu, Normandy, Southern France, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa). after the war she survived 2 nukes and 3 years of gunfire before sinking.

What is commonly not known or mentioned, is that there were a number of survivors in the partially sunken ships below the waterline in air tight compartments. Rescue crews started cutting their way into the ships to rescue the sailors, when the order came to stop all rescue operations, because they might cause the ships to sink completely. The banging from the abandoned sailors lasted for days.