Off the coast of North Carolina, there’s an abandoned Platform that’s actually a lighthouse that looks like a deserted rig; now it’s a hotel. Well, hotel might be a bit of a stretch. It’s more like a really run down youth hostel on a really rusty platform surrounded by water and sharks. Don’t worry. It’s probably too expensive for most of us. A rule to remember: if somebody falls into the water, do not jump after them. Throw them one of the life vests. Hope they grab one before a shark eats them. Oh, and you have to sign a liability waiver. Ahoi ☠️ Somewhere south of Shanghai, China: an Austrian Village. Yes, the Chinese copied the Austrian village of Hallstatt. Down to the tiniest details. It's crazy. Why? No idea. Because they could. Oh, and I think it’s supposed to attract buyers for the 3000 home development project. Kinda weird, kinda mysterious as to the why would you do that? It remains a mystery. On the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten, there are awesome beaches; white sand, turquoise water. You know, what many of us label paradise. There’s this one beach that has an odd mixture of paradise and planes. The approach to the airport takes planes literally a few feet over peoples’ heads. Watch. It’s pretty cool. You may have seen our deadliest roads doc on Benin. We’re back in the Central African country, in the port of Cotonou. A Japanese cargo ship with used German cars. 1893 units to offload in 12 hours. Logistics, coordination between the drivers, the dock workers, the ships crew, the handlers. A choreography of cars and drivers quite awesome to behold. Destination: the used car lot where wrecks get a new lease on life in Benin. Siberia. Mirny. Cold. Population 40,000. Main source of income: diamonds. It’s all about the diamonds. The mystery of mining ⛏. It really is hard to imagine how lots of rocks end up being worth millions. Enjoy our latest episode of Mystery Places. Have a good weekend! Sit in a cafe, have a coffee. Watch people. Or have some mango 🥭 ice cream.
Signing a death waiver to step onto a rust bucket, pretending to live in another country, sand blasted and showered by jet engines, junk car dealership with expedited shipping & delivery, and finally, signing a death warrant when working with diamonds. The things people will do for excitement, survival, or pleasure. It is never-ending............the fact that I watched the complete video without missing a second is proof that the content and production is awesome! Keep up with the amazing videos!
The amount of ingenuity and manpower that must have gone into creating that Siberian mine and getting the equipment down there, fresh air, water, vehicles, the logistics of it all, it utterly astounding.
Salary of Sergei is 3 times more than averagy salary in Russia. That is reason why he are smiling so much and that is reason why Siberian oil and gasfield workers smiling all the time.
Yeah, but it's almost borderline sin to charge someone when it comes to education... education is kind of like water, everyone is entitled to it. (IMO)
@@HTTRforLIFE I agree to an extent. Some people make college their career... That's not ok. It shouldn't cost as much to further your education, as it does. I feel it should cost something though. Nothing comes easy, or free. If you choose a career that requires 10 years of education, taxpayers shouldnt foot the whole bill. Lower costs, and things will improve. Imo. I do agree everyone is entitled to an education but, it isnt a right. Again imo.
@@moosehead1183 Because people want a bit of adventure and danger, and something unusual. The isolation, the shark feeding, the fishing, the sunshine; some would love it, although it's obviously not most people's cup of tea!
Enjoyed this documentary very much - especially about the diamonds ! Having worked as a jeweller in my past, I’ve held many thousands of pounds-worth of diamonds and other stones ! I love sapphire and opal just as much as diamond !
I know that look and response, I've seen it in every married male. Being gay I can confirm it's not just a heterosexual thing either. Now I have to go before I'm asked what I'm up to.
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I noticed the same thing, seems less than enthusiastic about the whole thing. Plus, what English teacher can afford spending at least $2500 to stay there?
That is just two mines. Diamonds are not rare or even precious compared to other gemstones. Shows how much the price of diamonds is artificially inflated.
Yeah .....supply is regulated to a trickle ...like most commodities . Which is understandable ,it's how most business works... You wouldn't want to flood the market and make your produce cheap .....Although the food market works differently , cheap food means a lot of people can afford it so they can work and dig for those diamonds , gold and oil .
This documentary need to be preserved for others to gain a great deal of experiences in critical environment that every exist in the world today, and people do navigate terrible places just to obtained the beauty of life, but some time it can be dangerous.
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Great video. Well shot, structured and edited. Very impressed, so I subscribed, as this is my third documentary from Free documentary. Keep up the very interesting places and fantastic professional filmmaking.
Thanks for your documentary, very interesting 👍 I grew up close to Siberia and never heard of that mine, would be interesting to know when they started mining...maybe after I left country...
@@FreeDocumentary Thanks for info, I was born in Russia in 1976 and it's interesting how I never heard of this mine 🤔 Maybe Russians kept it quiet on purpose.
I have 24 yrs plus underground mining experience using many different types equipment . The diamond mine in Mirny Russia is the cleanest mine I've ever seen underground. Super work ethics and awesome safety standards. Also 1.2km verticals that deep compared to mines in Africa and Australia. Africa some mines are as deep as 5km vertical below the surface , in Australia there are nickel mines as deep as 2km vertical which I've worked in here in Australia. Diamonds are just another rock like gold , nickel , silver etc , you get used to seeing it and many people outside mining just don't understand that. Great documentary though but working underground is many cases safer than trying to cross the road at designated crossings.
I actually do see the appeal of that hotel. It’s pretty desolate and old, which I find quite charming. If there was no fee for the helicopter flight I’d definitely stay there some time.
How strong are the underwater steel structures or are they also being rotten away? Can this structure withstand a big storm with a lot of people on it and have the owner lifeboats to get of the structure in case of an emergence?
They really are. It's all thanks to debeers that men throw their money away on *extremely* over priced rocks for shallow women who will probably find a richer man to divorce them for later. I mean, with divorce rates what they are, how bad of an investment is that? Blows my mind
@@derealized797 I have never understood why diamonds are so important to so many women. I would much rather that the money be used to go out, find something fun to do and just enjoy time together with my boyfriend. I remember the one time my boyfriend wanted to buy a diamond necklace or ring for me and was shocked when I thanked him for the thought, declined his offer, and told him I would much rather have tickets to the Stanley Cup finals. Hockey is our favorite sport. Needless to say he was very happy to make it happen and with the best seats I have ever had at a hockey game. We had a great time. And now have fun memories of that time. A diamond could never give you that.
Off the coast of North Carolina, there’s an abandoned Platform that’s actually a lighthouse that looks like a deserted rig; now it’s a hotel. Well, hotel might be a bit of a stretch. It’s more like a really run down youth hostel on a really rusty platform surrounded by water and sharks. Don’t worry. It’s probably too expensive for most of us. A rule to remember: if somebody falls into the water, do not jump after them. Throw them one of the life vests. Hope they grab one before a shark eats them. Oh, and you have to sign a liability waiver.
Ahoi ☠️
Somewhere south of Shanghai, China: an Austrian Village. Yes, the Chinese copied the Austrian village of Hallstatt. Down to the tiniest details. It's crazy. Why? No idea. Because they could. Oh, and I think it’s supposed to attract buyers for the 3000 home development project. Kinda weird, kinda mysterious as to the why would you do that? It remains a mystery.
On the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten, there are awesome beaches; white sand, turquoise water. You know, what many of us label paradise. There’s this one beach that has an odd mixture of paradise and planes. The approach to the airport takes planes literally a few feet over peoples’ heads. Watch. It’s pretty cool.
You may have seen our deadliest roads doc on Benin. We’re back in the Central African country, in the port of Cotonou. A Japanese cargo ship with used German cars. 1893 units to offload in 12 hours. Logistics, coordination between the drivers, the dock workers, the ships crew, the handlers. A choreography of cars and drivers quite awesome to behold. Destination: the used car lot where wrecks get a new lease on life in Benin.
Siberia. Mirny. Cold. Population 40,000. Main source of income: diamonds. It’s all about the diamonds. The mystery of mining ⛏. It really is hard to imagine how lots of rocks end up being worth millions.
Enjoy our latest episode of Mystery Places. Have a good weekend! Sit in a cafe, have a coffee. Watch people. Or have some mango 🥭 ice cream.
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hope you enjoy! There are definitely some weird and wonderful going’s on in our world
Frying Pan Shoals has a live cam you can watch. Especially fun to watch during hurricanes and tropical storms.
Signing a death waiver to step onto a rust bucket, pretending to live in another country, sand blasted and showered by jet engines, junk car dealership with expedited shipping & delivery, and finally, signing a death warrant when working with diamonds. The things people will do for excitement, survival, or pleasure. It is never-ending............the fact that I watched the complete video without missing a second is proof that the content and production is awesome! Keep up with the amazing videos!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
The amount of ingenuity and manpower that must have gone into creating that Siberian mine and getting the equipment down there, fresh air, water, vehicles, the logistics of it all, it utterly astounding.
One can see that Sergei loves his work, even if its under ground I love his spirit of work. Well done Sergei.
Salary of Sergei is 3 times more than averagy salary in Russia. That is reason why he are smiling so much and that is reason why Siberian oil and gasfield workers smiling all the time.
@@manaccept145 it is about the culture and suffering in past that makes eastern people seem like smiling all the time but mostly it is sarcasm...
Free documentary? Yea, I’m cheap.. great job guys!!!
I love this channel. So many good shows
Sacred Waves they are amazing
Being cheap is how the rich ppl do it too nothing wrong woth that lol im cheap too
Yeah, but it's almost borderline sin to charge someone when it comes to education... education is kind of like water, everyone is entitled to it. (IMO)
@@HTTRforLIFE
I agree to an extent. Some people make college their career... That's not ok. It shouldn't cost as much to further your education, as it does. I feel it should cost something though. Nothing comes easy, or free. If you choose a career that requires 10 years of education, taxpayers shouldnt foot the whole bill. Lower costs, and things will improve. Imo. I do agree everyone is entitled to an education but, it isnt a right. Again imo.
Interesting documentary. It got me out of RUclips's narrow suggestions. Hope it pops up more within my suggestions now
This hotel is proof positive that some people have more money than common sense ...
Its the same with Skydiving or wing suit, more people die in that sport. I think its all about adrenaline rush even when youre older.
Thank you! As soon as I heard the price of a return ticket on that little sky-scooter, it hardly mattered what the hotel would be like!
I can't believe people pay to go to this decrepit rotting rusting old structure...the owner must be laughing.
My go-to line for something like this is more money than imagination, but yours works, too.
@@moosehead1183 Because people want a bit of adventure and danger, and something unusual. The isolation, the shark feeding, the fishing, the sunshine; some would love it, although it's obviously not most people's cup of tea!
lets forget the $500 for the weekend, The helicopter ride is $2500 for goodness sake...!
You can also take a boat for $150
And no drinks🥴
For that kind of money, you should at least get one rock.
just looting.
Enjoyed this documentary very much - especially about the diamonds ! Having worked as a jeweller in my past, I’ve held many thousands of pounds-worth of diamonds and other stones ! I love sapphire and opal just as much as diamond !
Sapphires are my favorite also. They have a special I think Madagascar how they are mined scary.
Nice documentary. Just imagine staying on that rotting platform in a hurricane storm. No ways !!
I know right? By the time the rescue helicopter comes, we’d be washed out to sea 🌊 yikes 😬
Some people actually SEEK OUT hotels in the path of a hurricane to party!
h a h a !! now that would be a vacation right there
I wonder how that hotel did in the Hurricane that just passed over it last week??
"Instead of a welcoming drink, they are given safety instructions" Says a lot about the Hotel I am paying for. Hilarious
I was going to type the same comment glad I ran in to yours ! 😆
Honestly my kind of place safety first because of all the danger. “ don’t lean on this rail” lol great
I love how enthused the husband was 🤣. "Yeah, uh... it was her idea. She loves some extraordinary stuff, I think." @3:50
I know that look and response, I've seen it in every married male. Being gay I can confirm it's not just a heterosexual thing either. Now I have to go before I'm asked what I'm up to.
He was thinking about all the luxury hotels they could have been staying in or all the money they could have saved by going to a cheap motel.
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The plastic fruit market in the copied village reminds me of 'The Interview' movie.
Thank you, I really enjoyed this video.
Keep up the great work.
3:52 is the epitome of a man just trying to please his wife, but would much rather be at home, work or anywhere else.
I noticed the same thing, seems less than enthusiastic about the whole thing. Plus, what English teacher can afford spending at least $2500 to stay there?
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That is just two mines. Diamonds are not rare or even precious compared to other gemstones. Shows how much the price of diamonds is artificially inflated.
Yeah .....supply is regulated to a trickle ...like most commodities . Which is understandable ,it's how most business works...
You wouldn't want to flood the market and make your produce cheap .....Although the food market works differently , cheap food means a lot of people can afford it so they can work and dig for those diamonds , gold and oil .
Someone has to pay me to live in the middle of the ocean hotel. It's so absurd to spend a vacation in a wretched place.
Great documentary......loved it ❤️I'm ready to watch more. It's good when you don't get bored watching something
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That dude whose wife dragged him there is hating it lmao
$500 for a weekend? Umm, they'd have to pay me $500 to stay on that rust bucket. Pretty amazing at the things some people will spend their money on...
U wouldn’t be able to go since it’s mainly stairs
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This documentary need to be preserved for others to gain a great deal of experiences in critical environment that every exist in the world today, and people do navigate terrible places just to obtained the beauty of life, but some time it can be dangerous.
Where does this guy get these documentaries from.They seem to have been combined. Anyway the are all interesting and educative we all appreciate your work on behalf of kenya🇰🇪🇰🇪😁🙏🏾
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Pretty much no chance I’m paying that much to get on thatcopter for this trip
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Diamonds might fall down and get damaged. I thought diamonds were one of, if not, the hardest substance on earth.💎
Diamonds are hard and fragile as like a window glass. It is easy to break diamonds.
I love the documentary. So much fun and knowledgeable. More videos to come plz.
This video is fantastic
Thank you very much!
Thanks for your documentary, very interesting 👍 I grew up close to Siberia and never heard of that mine, would be interesting to know when they started mining...maybe after I left country...
I think it’s been around 30 years if I recall correctly.
@@FreeDocumentary Thanks for info, I was born in Russia in 1976 and it's interesting how I never heard of this mine 🤔 Maybe Russians kept it quiet on purpose.
город Мирный знает каждый Русский!
Николай Турчинов ?
Awesome documentary
Thank you and it goes without saying we pass on the praise to the teams as well.
THANK YOU MARLA.. YOUR SPIRIT IS A WONDERFULLY INVITING ENERGY TO THIS MARVELOUS JEWEL aka: ST MAARTEN
The mining employees are so adorable! I hope they stay safe
For me these are just plain stones I love this line ❤️
😱😱😱😱the owner in his flipflops on the ladder??? O my!!!!
I have 24 yrs plus underground mining experience using many different types equipment . The diamond mine in Mirny Russia is the cleanest mine I've ever seen underground. Super work ethics and awesome safety standards. Also 1.2km verticals that deep compared to mines in Africa and Australia. Africa some mines are as deep as 5km vertical below the surface , in Australia there are nickel mines as deep as 2km vertical which I've worked in here in Australia. Diamonds are just another rock like gold , nickel , silver etc , you get used to seeing it and many people outside mining just don't understand that. Great documentary though but working underground is many cases safer than trying to cross the road at designated crossings.
@10:50 Damn, now that's a nice crisp saute.
the husband at the hotel cannot look anymore thrilled to be there
4:45 Always wear flip-flops when doing construction-repairs at the top of your lighthouse ..
This diamond mining absolutely amazing! I think this is Mirny, Yakutia.
I love and enjoy each one every time.
Richard is a witty, lucky, smart winner. i hope he is surfing an epic wave of good feels!
Jamaica has a similar beach to the one in Sint Maarten. It's called dead end and its right beside the airport in Montego Bay.
03:55 - He seems super thrilled to be there.
Toooop 👍👍👍
Great videoGreat video
They couldn't pay me enough to go to that hotel. Heck I would never pay to go to that hotel.
They don't even feed you no way!
This is awesome!
Fascination debunks death ❤️😇
WoW!!..that was fascinating.....Unbelievable what humans are up to , on planet Earth.....🌍👍🥴
Love these docs! Can you link me to the soundtracks of the mysterious places series? I keep hearing some awesome jams:)
Smh wow.....all I can say is wow 😲
They make the hotel out to be terrifying as hell. But I’m totally down to go there
Same!
My hat's off to you lovely people - slapping some Ratatat in there for background music was just a perfect touch!
Amazing so good
I love the contents on this channel.. very well documented.
Wow how interesting this hotel in the middle of water off North Carolina coast,
Fenomenal
Awesome
Omg all that diamond unimaginable.
Excellent documentary, must watch
Thank you! You guys who watch, take the time to comment are all seriously awesome.
Thank you 😊
Interesting, I would be afraid to stay in that light house hotel.
This would make for a great horror movie! ❤️ NC Native
man these guys must love ratatat....approved :)
The guys in the vest are a MOOD
I actually do see the appeal of that hotel. It’s pretty desolate and old, which I find quite charming. If there was no fee for the helicopter flight I’d definitely stay there some time.
I agree. Its different. It’s adventure. It’s in the ocean. I wouldn’t mind the austerity at all. Maybe the rust 😬
Yeah if it was renovated and actually safe I would probably visit but it’s so expensive and not worth it
I agree. I dont have the cash for the helicopter fee but if I did, Id be down for going. I'm only a few hours from Cape Fear. (I'm in SC)
Very nice the mine!
the airport is very interesting
The Chinese have also built a knock-off of Paris, complete with Eifel Tower.
Not surprised.
So did the Americans
The scariest thing isn't the hotel but the ride to it in the Robinson heli.
Great instructions to take food with life
Talk about selling a yarn, the rustic look, yeaahhhh righhhttt.
That’s a small pit. I work at KCGM in Australia, currently we’re 650m deep and over 4km long. It’s called the “Superpit” for a reason.
i think you will find it is not small, as pits go
Man I thought tail gaiting was a problem in the USA
31:08
Oh man the guy in the dump truck underground and the other miner had me cracking up
A really funny and informative program
Siberia is dangerous everywhere, at any time. Yup.!!
Greetings from the international space station!
It also baffles me!!!!
The diamond mine report re-enforces my belief that diamond prices are artificially inflated and not worth the money.
How strong are the underwater steel structures or are they also being rotten away? Can this structure withstand a big storm with
a lot of people on it and have the owner lifeboats to get of the structure in case of an emergence?
Imagine being in Sint Maarten 400 years ago. You would never dream of giant steel vessels floating in the air above you.
That place has massive potential but as is I wouldn't spend $10 to spend the weekend there.
More diamonds are manufactured in a year then have been mined in history. Diamonds are an absolute scam, markup is 500-1000%.
They really are. It's all thanks to debeers that men throw their money away on *extremely* over priced rocks for shallow women who will probably find a richer man to divorce them for later. I mean, with divorce rates what they are, how bad of an investment is that? Blows my mind
@@derealized797 I have never understood why diamonds are so important to so many women. I would much rather that the money be used to go out, find something fun to do and just enjoy time together with my boyfriend. I remember the one time my boyfriend wanted to buy a diamond necklace or ring for me and was shocked when I thanked him for the thought, declined his offer, and told him I would much rather have tickets to the Stanley Cup finals. Hockey is our favorite sport. Needless to say he was very happy to make it happen and with the best seats I have ever had at a hockey game. We had a great time. And now have fun memories of that time. A diamond could never give you that.
Debeers pure evil
@@jillsmcfarland2001 what in the hell are deebers?
@@jackycook64 there are plenty of people in the world, who don't have to choose between diamonds and tickets, and can get both.
Wow St. Marrten Seems like so much fun,,, Benin, Africans looks like fun to
4:35 ask anyone, flip flops are definitely safest thing to wear on a ladder! 😂🙈
18:14 Hervé Villechaize: "The plane, the plane!"
Much more worthwhile things to spend your money on. Seems just ludicrous! That definitely is no hotel.
The Austrian hotel owner had me 💀😂
Instead of putting the lighthouse up for sale, the thing should've been dismantled and scrapped.
He is climbing those ladders in flip flops!
that glee music though...
Them swans looked like geese to me 🤣👍