That Video Of "Indian Ocean" Waves Was Taken Last Year In The Atlantic
A video footage claimed to be from the SAR Operations for missing MH370 went viral this week. Here's the truth behind that viral video.
By Sadho Ram — 26 Mar 2014, 05:34 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
Here's a ship in a heavy storm as seen from the deck, going through giant waves. As seen from this screenshot, it claimed to be a footage of THE 'Indian Ocean'.
The video first appeared on a Facebook Page named 'Salha Zain'. Very rapidly, the video was reshared across the Internet.
Link to the video on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=799376590089862
Image via imgur.comA YouTube channel called 'GossipCouch' also picked up the video and posted it on their channel. As of 29 March, it has over 119,000 views.
As with Facebook, the video was and still is making waves on Youtube
There are several users commenting and sharing the video from 'GossipCouch' channel, believing that it's actually a footage from the SAR Operations for MH370 in Indian Ocean
Image via says.comTruth is, the video was taken by Ivan Zakryzhevskiy on 19 January 2013 in an operation during a hurricane
According to the YouTube uploader, the video "was taken in Atlantic, West Coast of Portugal"
