Sept. 2, 2026

I Survived a Cruise Ship Fire and Typhoon in a Lifeboat | John Graham | 077

I Survived a Cruise Ship Fire and Typhoon in a Lifeboat | John Graham | 077
Coincidence or God?
I Survived a Cruise Ship Fire and Typhoon in a Lifeboat | John Graham | 077

🔥 A cruise ship erupts in flames. A typhoon nearly swallows a lifeboat. And one man screams at God in the middle of it all — then hears an answer that changes everything.


John Graham has faced violent death a dozen times, climbed Denali's deadly Wickersham Wall, and reported on wars across three continents. But nothing prepared him for what happened in 1980 when the Holland America cruise ship Prinsendam caught fire in the Gulf of Alaska.


In this episode of Coincidence or God? (formerly When You Look), John shares with Mick Wienholt, his incredible near-death experience at sea: the helicopter rescue of his 13-year-old daughter, being left behind in a lifeboat as 30-foot waves and 60-knot winds closed in, and the desperate moment he screamed at God — only to hear a voice that would redirect his entire life.


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Chapters

0:29 - Meet John Graham

8:02 - Vietnam

11:12 - United Nations

13:53 - Mysticism

22:28 - Confederate Vision

27:51 - Moving Away from Mysticism

29:51 - Cruise Ship Fire

33:55 - Abandoning Ship

37:07 - Shouting into the Storm

42:41 - Coincidence or God?

44:30 - How Has Your Life Changed?

46:20 - John's Contact Info