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A video showing powerful waves flooding into a ship during a fishing trip has gone viral on TikTok.
The clip was posted by @rafiima99 and has had 5.3 million views since it was posted on October 21. The footage shows a couple of people standing near an opening inside a rocking ship as a huge wave comes crashing in from the sea.
One person is seen holding onto the side of the ship near the opening, while the other stands further away as another huge wave rushes in.
The door of the opening is later shown to be partially shut before a third gush of water forces its way through a narrow slit. The camera pans across the floor of the ship, where several empty buckets are seen toppled over amid the flooding before the clip ends.
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are around 400,000 workers in U.S. maritime industries and they face a higher risk of fatality, injury and illness than other workers in the country.
Commercial fishing is "one of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S.," warns the NIOSH. It was reported to have a fatality rate over 40 times higher than the national average in 2019, according to the federal body.
Vessel disasters, such as sinking or capsizing incidents, are "the leading contributor" to deaths among commercial fishermen, says the NIOSH.
From 2000 to 2019, vessel disasters accounted for 47 percent of all fatalities in the U.S. fishing industry, with 414 fishermen having died in 245 vessel disasters, the federal body reports.
In the same period, "inclement weather was a contributing factor" in 54 percent of the fatal vessel disaster cases, while "flooding and instability were the most common initiating events," according to the NIOSH.
'New Fear Unlocked'
The latest viral footage has terrified users on TikTok.
Emma Jamieson said "My gosh that's scary," while ICrafty Miner said "New fear unlocked."
User @nala_game_idiot noted "i could never" and weegy simply wrote "No chance lol."
User @zinaashx said "absolutely flipping no thanks," while Ginge said the people in the video are a "Different breed of men."
Others were perplexed, such as Givz who asked "How water is draining back out so fast?"
User jr6560879 simply suggested: "Maybe close the window?"
Kjohnb79 asked: "why did it not sink?"
User @sjs_england noted: "How does that not affect the electrics?"
Newsweek has contacted the original poster via TikTok. This video has not been independently verified.
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