I’m no diver and as a matter of fact, if you get me into the ocean above my ankles, you’ve accomplished something. The History X video caught my eye because of the U Boat. The video was interesting and entertaining. What I was curious about was, where did the deck gun go? You’d think if the forward gun was blown off, at that depth it would have landed next to the wreck. Also, you’re getting too much hate for you’re music selection. That’s U96 Das Boat… I’m not ashamed to admit I have it on CD. 😂
@RichieKohler2 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening to the History X podcast watching my video. The late war type IXC40 variant had the forward and aft deck guns removed. Larger AA weapons were fitted to the conning tower. This was because the U boats were no longer dominant of the surface due to allied presence and aircraft dominating the N Atlantic. The big deck gun added weight and slowed the time required for a crash dive. If you want to learn more about the U869 late war modifications go to my website www.u869.com Thank you!
@VirgotheDrusky2 ай бұрын
I would love to be guided inside of Britannic by you, entering through the split open bow and exploring the largest hospital ship of WW1
@RichieKohler2 ай бұрын
thanks for the nice comment! Its my favorite wreck to explore!
@maverickcruise992 ай бұрын
Basically a coffin so lets add some techno to it. Maybe use MJS Thriller track.
@benjamincase1092 ай бұрын
Germany just loses a submarine and never realizes it’s gone?
@RichieKohler2 ай бұрын
Ben, in short yes, but it’s not as simple as that. If you can go to my website U869.com and you will get some more information. Thanks for watching!
@sammycampbell16543 ай бұрын
That was an awesome book
@RichieKohler3 ай бұрын
Thanks, it was a fantastic once in a lifetime adventure!
@b.h.79833 ай бұрын
Hi Mr. Kohler, loved the documentary overall, though it was a bit over-the-top in the premise part at points. Still, one of the better cryptozoology-based docs in recent times. I sent you an email asking your thoughts on a project I wanted to ask you about. I look forward to your response. Thanks and keep up the good work.
@RichieKohler3 ай бұрын
Glad you watched and thanks for the comments! It was a fun project and I love Scotland!
@b.h.79833 ай бұрын
@@RichieKohler I'm sure it was. I sent you a message about a search pitch up here to BC. Hope you get it and thanks in advance! :)
@RichieKohler3 ай бұрын
Thank you, your very kind! I have just followed my heart and passion and somehow, it has lead me here!
@user-nf1vd7oy6f4 ай бұрын
The music is good
@RichieKohler4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@syspeedy694 ай бұрын
damn shame it didnt make the full nova vid...although "hitlers lost sub"that you spent 6+ years researching was amazing.(also nova special) i think its brilliant
@bkizers5 ай бұрын
Bless that brave crew thank you for all the people who helped find her. Vietnam Veteran USS HANCOCK CVA-19
@syspeedy695 ай бұрын
massive fan of your work richie, your full documentaries etc. whats your view on the latest quest with Darrell Miklos lost uboats of wwII? in theory a very possible senario
@jonathancarreiro43335 ай бұрын
You and everyone involved in this are amazing . Thanks so much .
@RichieKohler5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment and for watching!
@brianobrian66375 ай бұрын
You SIR are a legend + a class act!! QUITE impressed with just what I saw on HistoryX.
@SuprSi5 ай бұрын
Hi Mr Kohler, I'm absolutely dying to see your Britannic documentary, do you have a rough ETA on that? I only recently learned about your exploits after going down the U869 rabbit hole. You guys are next level, massive respect! Also, I'd love to check out some wrecks in the Solent, do you have any recommendations for a fairly new diver? I'm certified to 35M currently but chipping away at Dive Leader to get down to 50M. Thank you so much! Edit: Watching now, I didn't realize it was out already. I'd read somewhere you've been diving it more recently and exploring further into the wreck.
@RichieKohler5 ай бұрын
SO in 2016 we completed a new docu-drama titled Mystery of the Britannic and that is out and available on Amazon Prime and a few other platforms. Much more footage and historical information and reenactments. I am very proud of that project and I think you will to. I wish you great success with your wreck and technical diving!
@RichieKohler5 ай бұрын
No such thing a a lowly rec diver mate, just somebody at the beginning of an incredible adventure. You live in the best part of the world for shipwreck diving and my all time favorite place for exploring wrecks….UK waters!!!
@user-mo9sl4os6e5 ай бұрын
The best video review !!
@RichieKohler5 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@outfield19886 ай бұрын
Thank you Ritchie for your passion for history,shipwrecks. Thank you for the videos.
@zekeblake59146 ай бұрын
@richiekohler was watching one of your videos on u869. The "s' in the name Illinois is silent....
@tonyrobb88156 ай бұрын
Great Video!...I met a German Submariner here in Australia a few years back,he moved to Brunswick Victoria,never knew his full name,however,everyone called him "German Jack'",very quiet old guy,as he got older,I used to do his shopping for him,he had a Iron Cross 2nd Class which he left to me after he died back in 1992...(I checked with Immigration after GJ died and found out his real name and investigated his family connections).I returned the Cross to his family back in Germany,however,they returned it back to me,to say THANK YOU for looking after him,DAMNED NICE THING TO DO!...Apparently GJ never wanted to stay back in Germany,and immigrated to Australia in 1948...Just thought you would be interested!
@Its_YourImagination6 ай бұрын
Great video Mr. Kohler but bad choice of music for sure.....actually had to turn it off. Was able to watch it on History X with much more relaxing sountrack.
@brucerumrey88946 ай бұрын
Stay safe
@rustyorgeron16396 ай бұрын
What happened to the vise that was on the work bench?
@charlesritz65098 ай бұрын
Hats off, Richie. Great work!
@tylergerhart48068 ай бұрын
Hey Richie love the video. You and John inspired me to start diving now im a PADI certified diver and got to explore some wrecks myself after Shadow Diver i was hooked then read Pirate Hunter. Ive watched Deep sea Detectives. I hope you Chatterton and Mettera get some more dives in, you are no spring chickens anymore. Thanks for what you all have given to me.
@MadMomma-kj9ks8 ай бұрын
Music if you can call it that.... is annoying. Click I'm gone.
@RichieKohler8 ай бұрын
Well this is a dated film (2006)! Since then we have been back to Britannic 6 times and there is quite a bit of video rolling around. Check out Mystery of the Britannic (2016) for more great imagery. Thank you for watching!
@cartierrowlette26088 ай бұрын
Is there a second part of this video? if so plz provide it Richie. luv your videos of shipwrecks. 👍🏿 I wanna see the inside of Britannic.
@charlesritz65098 ай бұрын
Back in the 70’s, divers removed German remains, and displayed them in a Nags Head dive shop. The West German government got wind of it, and furiously protested to the state department, demanding that U-85 be designated a war grave.
@RichieKohler8 ай бұрын
Yes, that was abhorrent behavior, and put all divers in a bad light. Thank you for watching and your comments..
@bradallen55719 ай бұрын
I read and re read Shadow Divers after seeing the PBS documentary. I started diving a little later in life having grown up on a steady diet of Sea Hunt and the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, and started racking up dives and training to eventually be able to dive the wrecks of the Great Lakes. All that recently came crashing down around me when my wife and I lost our son. I promised her then I would keep it recreational from now on. In the book, you chose family and I believe you made the right choice. Through the book, the TV series, podcasts and so forth you have become an inspirational diver to me. We now live in the Caribbean and I dive quite a bit. I find peace in the underwater world. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Please keep going.
@PRR540611 ай бұрын
Remarkable dive and discovery. At least the crew is remembered after your intense work. I find it difficult to forgive anyone in the service of Nazi Germany, but as sailors attempting to do a job and not get killed, well, they're just men like the rest of us. They paid the highest and worst price. God grant them peace and rest.
@JoeyNix11 ай бұрын
So damn awesome!
@carlbroker11 ай бұрын
Congrats! I just got my ANDP from TDI this summer. I heard the helium voice? How long was bottom time (including descent) and then the resulting decompression? Thanks!
@RichieKohler11 ай бұрын
Actually, congratulations to you for your accomplishment on your recent certification! You are correct you did hear the helium in my voice, and as I am diving a rebreather, you are not hearing any bubbles and you can hear me talking through the breathing loop. My bottom time on the bottom was about 40 minutes And I believe that my total runtime, including decompression was probably 2 1/2 hours
@gary795 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the text narrative that provided the changes that occurred between 2008-2020.
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
It was a labor of love!
@rpafiberman Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@MrSchusch Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, Thank u for these amazing pictures! And special thank you and your colleagues finding and exploring that uboot in the 90s. My grandmas brother died on that sub. She‘s still alive. I’ll show her the video asap!! Also in thoughts for the three heroes who didn’t made it… ❤
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
I would like very much to hear more about your great uncle! What was his name? If you like, please email me directly at [email protected]
@theodorechill Жыл бұрын
Pretty sad. God rest these brave men. Glad there could be a report on what happened to them for the families.
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words
@theodorechill Жыл бұрын
@@RichieKohler You're the one that dived this sir?
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
Yes. This is my video and I am one of the divers who helped to identify this wreck. That work is detailed in the book Shadow Divers.
@kennysherrill6542 Жыл бұрын
I remember when they discovered the wreck and it's very sad so many divers died. I've talked to some divers who dived this wreck and in my opinion it was unsafe to do so, no back up plans in place when things would and did go wrong. There is no perfect plan ever.🤔
@user-gj1kr5nv3t Жыл бұрын
Класс музыка там ей место на дне
@andrewfischer8564 Жыл бұрын
ok you dont want to show human remains. My question is are there any? i cant see that there are still any. not in those waters full of scavengers and microbes
@ianstockdale964 Жыл бұрын
Epic. That’s what you call a wreck dive
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!
@ianstockdale964 Жыл бұрын
@@RichieKohler thanks for sharing it buddy
@Jessiepinkerman Жыл бұрын
Songs a banger! Lets do some X get the glow light crank that bass DJ
@kens2328 Жыл бұрын
These guys are out of their f-ing minds. Have they never seen an episode of Scooby-Doo? There has to be a ghost in there.
@dawnehelene59 Жыл бұрын
From the moment I read (and reread and reread) "Shadow Divers" some 15 years ago, I've been a HUGE fan of you and John. Great to see this update on the "You-Who!"
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
thank you for the kind words!
@mathcoachjax2560 Жыл бұрын
Excellent footage. As a former Navy Master Diver, I enjoyed reading Shadow Divers and what you all went through during the discovery dives on this U-Boat. Hoo-Yah!
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
Go Navy Divers! Hooyah! Thanks for watching and your kind comments!
@uu9rj Жыл бұрын
Hey Richie long time fan, curious as to how you guys handle EOD if that’s even a concern so many years since she sunk. Waters a comfort but 600 pounds of TNT/HND mix sounds like a precarious thing to be around.
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
seriously we try not to f with the torpedoes at all. the ones in the crew quarters do not have the detonators installed and the ones in the tubes are pretty well protected. me personally, i don’t touch them at all
@GeneralHawk505 Жыл бұрын
Find any enigma machines?
@AtlanticBeachDiving Жыл бұрын
Been diving 30+ years and my chest still gets tight watching those close quarters. Amazing visibility inside. My crew and I found the main hatch cover from the U352 off Morehead City, NC. Took two 150lb lift bags to bring it to the surface. Amazing piece down to the brass cotter pins.
@RichieKohler Жыл бұрын
Thank you for you nice comments! send a pic of the cleaned up hatch!
@AtlanticBeachDiving Жыл бұрын
@@RichieKohler well, hello there. Pictures will have to wait until I can dig out an old computer, but will do. We soaked it water with bicarbonate and ran a current through it. Cleaned up nicely. Pic pending.
@johnsepulveda443 Жыл бұрын
I remember reading the book they came out with about this submarine when they first found her they stole some silverware off the ship it later helped them identify the ship got to love when divers find a sunken war ship that also happens to be a war grave and they steal anything that isn’t nailed down very disrespectful