Hello everyone and welcome back to scary interesting and to some of the worst disasters in history.

In this video, we're going to go over two disasters that are incredibly similar but had very different outcomes because of a single person involved.

And in particular, in the second story, despite doing everything right, the people couldn't have known that something horrific was waiting for them anyway. This would go on to be so significant that it resulted in procedure changes that are

still done hundreds of years later. So as always, viewer discretion is strongly advised.

Originally built in 1793, the HMS Tribune already had quite a history by the time it joined the British Royal Navy in September of 1797.

The Tribune was actually built by the French and joined the country's fleet during the French Revolutionaire Wars. Midway through 1796, the ship was one of several warships navigating the Irish Isles of Sicily, and on June 8th, the flotail was spotted by two British ships which began to chase

the French ships. The Tribune then desperately tried to escape the British, but after a 10-hour

intense chase, the British ships proved to be superior. The Tribune was desperately tried to escape the British, but after a 10-hour intense chase,

the British ships proved to be superior.

The Tribune was then hit with a barrage from the British guns, which destroyed most

of its mass and essentially disabled it.

This forced it to surrender and after which it was promptly captured.

Two days after it was captured, a crew boarded the ship and sailed it to Portsmouth

shipyards for refitting. It took some time, but by April 29, 1797, it was officially

a functional British ship. Later that same year, the HMS Tribune was assigned to a convoy

to escort resupply ships to Quebec and Newfoundland under the command of Captain Scori

Barker. It then departed from the town of Torquay near

the southern tip of England and the HMS Tribune and the convoy began their trip westward

on September 22nd 1797. About 12 days out from Halifax, however, the Tribune began to leg

behind and eventually lost sight of the rest of the convoy. Undeterred by this development,

Scorer continued on toward Halifax hoping to catch up with the rest of the shipsoy. Undeterred by this development, Scorer continued on toward

Halifax, hoping to catch up with the rest of the ships. That wouldn't end up happening,

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