Jumping off a cruise ship into water

[Bolsh1234]

If I jump from the top deck of a cruise ship into water what are the chances of instant death if I land on head? Stomach?

 

[ma0]

You would probably suffer injurt if you landed on the water on your stomach, but I don't think it would kill you.

From what I've read online, it takes around 4-5 minutes to lose consciousness underwater, and quite a lot longer to fully drown.

If this cruise ship has a lot of people, there's a high chance at least a few of them will see you, report it and rescue you in that time. I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[Bolsh1234]

Bump need more advice

 

[WatchmeBurn]

Seems an awful way to go, to me.

Your survival instinct will kick in, you'll thrash and try to stay afloat as much as you can. You probably wont be able to actively breathe in the water or let yourself sink, you'll fight with everything you have. This could take a long time. You could enter shock and your muscles would stop working, but if the water isn't too cold you could keep floating along until you suffer from exhaustion, which could be ages if you know how to tread water. Even then, when you finally do go under, breathing in the water is acutely painful. Lungs are specifically designed to send off the alarm when you aspirate, so it'll be excruciating as you breathe in water and you asphyxiate. Your body and mind will be panicking, screaming at you for air. There will be a great deal of terror.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00258172211053127#:~:text=It%20is%20concluded%20that%2C%20in,sea%2C%20pool%2C%20fresh).

See the discussion about the 'AG' group, the NAG bit is not as relevant.

It's not the way to go.

 

[Boots2Scoots]

Please don't do this for the sake of others. The first cruise I ever went on, somebody jumped off. And while I wasn't bothered... I ran into a 5-7 y.o. crying her eyes out, all alone because she saw the guy jump off. I understand the desire to CTB but please don't let it have an affect on kids. She didn't deserve that kind of mental scarring.

 

[Bolsh1234]

Seems an awful way to go, to me.

Your survival instinct will kick in, you'll thrash and try to stay afloat as much as you can. You probably wont be able to actively breathe in the water or let yourself sink, you'll fight with everything you have. This could take a long time. You could enter shock and your muscles would stop working, but if the water isn't too cold you could keep floating along until you suffer from exhaustion, which could be ages if you know how to tread water. Even then, when you finally do go under, breathing in the water is acutely painful. Lungs are specifically designed to send off the alarm when you aspirate, so it'll be excruciating as you breathe in water and you asphyxiate. Your body and mind will be panicking, screaming at you for air. There will be a great deal of terror.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00258172211053127#:~:text=It%20is%20concluded%20that%2C%20in,sea%2C%20pool%2C%20fresh).

See the discussion about the 'AG' group, the NAG bit is not as relevant.

It's not the way to go.

What if you zip tie your ankles and wrists

 

[OptingOutSmiling]

I worked on them, if I remember correctly from survival craft training, death usually occurs due to hypothermia. Can't remember how long it takes, probably depends on the waters.

 

[Bolsh1234]

I worked on them, if I remember correctly from survival craft training, death usually occurs due to hypothermia. Can't remember how long it takes, probably depends on the waters.

If I zip tie hands and ankles will I drown instantly

 

[yellowjester]

Bump need more advice

No you don't. This is an awful method, please think of something better.

 

[OptingOutSmiling]

If I zip tie hands and ankles will I drown instantly

I guess it will then be the same process as if you did it anywhere else where you jump into deep waters? I honestly don't know, I think I've seen threads before about drowning with weights or similar. I'm not sure if the body would want to "float" with ties. I also don't know what the impact would be from so many decks. You may want to google cases to see if there are survivors. Sorry I'm not much help here. All the best

 

[ctemourge]

as someone who has been on a fair amount of cruises , they WILL stop the boat and search for you. it also poses a risk of failure due to so many people being around. i think that its a higher chance of suffering and failure upon the landing & and even a chance they may find you. may i ask why you chose this method? id be lying if i said i havent thought about it … but being a frequent flyer on these kinda trips ive seen cruises stop. search. and announce to everyone whats going on. the risk of traumatizing innocent people is also a big factor in this method. cruise ships have cameras specifically designed to catch people or objects thrown overboard so they can find you or fine you for littering
theres also a risk of you not even landing in the water and on a different deck as well… ive seen that happen and lemme just say its not pretty

 

[Ligottian]

I've read you can get sucked into the propellers of the ship doing that.

 

[Bolsh1234]

as someone who has been on a fair amount of cruises , they WILL stop the boat and search for you. it also poses a risk of failure due to so many people being around. i think that its a higher chance of suffering and failure upon the landing & and even a chance they may find you. may i ask why you chose this method? id be lying if i said i havent thought about it … but being a frequent flyer on these kinda trips ive seen cruises stop. search. and announce to everyone whats going on. the risk of traumatizing innocent people is also a big factor in this method. cruise ships have cameras specifically designed to catch people or objects thrown overboard so they can find you or fine you for littering
theres also a risk of you not even landing in the water and on a different deck as well… ive seen that happen and lemme just say its not pretty

What if it's dark outside and nobody sees you as a result?

 

[MatrixPrisoner]

 

[ShatteredSerenity]

What if it's dark outside and nobody sees you as a result?

Many cruise ships use thermal imaging, radar, and laser sensors to detect overboard events, so darkness, fog, or other low visibility conditions wouldn't be an issue. The rescue crew could use night vision to locate you in the water. They're legally liable for passenger safety, so they take overboard events seriously.

Even if they launch a search and rescue, there is still a strong chance of drowning or getting eaten by sharks. Only about 25% of people who fall overboard are saved. It's a painful and terrifying way to die, I wouldn't recommend it, but people do it. Where I live ferries are a transportation method and someone commits suicide by jumping every so often.

Here's a reference on overboard detection systems and death statistics:

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[ctemourge]

What if it's dark outside and nobody sees you as a result?

the cameras are designed to catch anything go overboard at any time of day. as for passengers its less likely but not a guarantee

 

[ineed2die]

your probably gonna drown.

 

[SVEN]

What if it's dark outside and nobody sees you as a result?

As you're querying 'what if you zip tie your hands & ankles (that'll be fairly noticeable in daytime)' and now 'what if it's dark', I'm guessing you're fairly taken with this method.
If you go over the side of most liners I'd have reservations about your dying from the impact of striking the water (though you could be fortunate) however bone fractures and/or internal injuries would be very possible depending on how high the part of the superstructure you're jumping from is. As the ship is under way at the time and you're struggling and drowning it's most unlikely they'll be able to see you in the wake, particularly as there will be turbulence and underwater agitation from the screws & props. Even if the alarm is raised imediately it'll take appreciatable time to slow the vessel and put a couple of smaller launches into the water to make a token effort to search for your body.
Beyond that, it's not a method which many folk seem to actually attempt and there's little publicity given to those who achieve it. Obviously cruise companies don't wish to publicise it or encourage others to copycat, so I doubt you'll get much more info than that already offered on this thread.

 

[loneloser]

drowning is a horrible way to go there are much cheaper and easier ways to go that have a higher chance of mortality...

 

[yellowjester]

Actually cruise ships are a much higher than I thought (I've never seen one close up), so this isn't as bad of a method as I thought. He would most likely die from impact, not drown.

Still...there are much better methods out there, especially if you have the money to afford going on a cruise lol.