Tech Diver Reacts To His Near Death Accident Caught On Video!
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024
- Back in the spring of 2019, I was doing a technical scuba dive in a Quarry when all hell broke loose! I had a regulator free flow at 112 feet and due to complacency and lack of practice I was unable to fix the problem! I was unable to breath for almost 2 minutes while I ascended slowly and almost blacked out! This was my fault completely avoidable and with practice and preparation, will NEVER happen again! I hope this helps someone out there to NOT make the same mistakes I made! Since then, I have practiced and prepared! I am now a Certified CCR Trimix Tech Diver with over 1100 dives and still humbled by my screwup. I have learned to make every dive a training dive! I hope you will do the same! Safe diving!
I want to say something to you young man. I have been diving for over 25 years.. And I can't tell you how blessed we all are that we have the type of community that we have in divers, where all is open game and folks sometimes talk about how great they are and they don't share the "downs" of when something bad happens to us in open forums or in private. it is the duty of all of us to share these types of mishaps when they happen, so that we can all learn from them. So to you, and all of us that dive, share, it's important we are not perfect and hence why we are part of this human race. I want to share with all that will read this, there is a book that I just finished by and English author called "Under Pressure", I believe that every diver should read it, both recreational and especially technical divers where it explains this entire culture of sharing the good the bad and the very ugly... I have just received my rebreather certification and after diving for so long, it's starting anew for me with this rebreather technology and already I have made some critical mistakes that could have been bad... The book that I have mentioned above has now given me a new perspective on how we dive, and the sharing of this video by you will lead us all into being better at what we love to do. Stay safe, keep the videos coming and guys read the book!
I’m reading this right now! Thanks for the encouragement.
There is no shame in acknowledging your mistakes. Especially when sharing them publicly in the hopes of helping others. I’m a brand new open water diver and I watch videos like this all the time. I watch them because I need to know what type of things can go wrong and to learn from others. Slideshows and classroom instruction can only teach you so much. There’s nothing like first hand experiences with near misses to give you a kick in the pants and remind yourself how dangerous diving can be when everything doesn’t go right. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
You’re very welcome 👌
I respect your honesty you will be surprised how many diver's will respect you're honesty and integrity you have nothing to be embarrassed of from Alma and Glen Australia
Thank you 🙏🏻
yes agree! i found this video from Gus and Woody and we can all learn from experiences like that. It doesn't matter how much someone knows. What matters is having access to what other people know and who are willing to share experience and knowledge with us so we can learn from experience like this one.
This is not an embarrassment to you. On the contrary, by sharing this and reflecting on yourself shows you are at a more professional level now. Congrats for clearing one of the negative factors out: complacency:)) We'll never be super no matter what level we are or how many hours we logged... I'm a diver and a pilot as well and I believe that every dive should be logged and documented in detail to be analyzed later just as in aviation. Each dive is unique in its own context and the factors that lead specific outcomes should they be in a different context wouldn't create those same outcomes should be shared. You're doing great service to the diving community. Respects for doing this...
Fair play to him. That’s how you master anything in life. Making mistakes and being strong enough to learn from them.
Weaker people would give up or just blame the equipment.
I appreciate your kind words. But with all honesty, I didn't post this sooner because I was too prideful and worried I would get flack from the community. I have come to realize, I needed to share to help others. Too many divers, especially Tech divers are cocky and ego-driven. They "NEVER" mess up, or do anything imperfect... at least that's the portrayal they want shown. The truth is, we all mess up, we all have bad dives. But we all must learn from them.
No shame man. We are all human and mortal in the end. Knowledge is helpful all around. Thanks for sharing
i saw this video from Woody and Gus thank you for posting this video so we all can learn. Appreciate your honesty
It's nice to see people talk about their short comings. It doesn't matter how much experience or how many dives you have stuff happens
Thanks 🙏🏻
This possibly saved you from what could have been an even worse catastrophe down the line. Glad to see that you learned from it and so glad that you are ok!
Thank you for having the courage to post this video! We're all human and we all make mistakes while diving. Sharing them, talking about them, and learning from them is how we all get better and save lives
Pointing out your mistakes instead of making excusing! Very professional trait. Thank you.
I’m so glad u showed this. For one nobody is perfect, no matter how many dives you have anything can happen during any one of them and as a new diver I have mad respect for you and showing this because I know there will be a time where my dives won’t go as planned and it’s ok to be humble and knock the ego down some and know even if you think you know everything complacency can take over and honestly watching this was a good eye opener for me. It was a good video to see because I have never had a regulator free flow nor would I 100% know what to do fully if it did and just watching it I had a ton of questions that were good to talk about if something like that did happen to me. Very scary and hard to watch but glad u posted because everyone should see it and take a step back themselves and realize things like this can happen to anyone.
Thank you for your humility and helping others by sharing your experience!!!
Videos like this should be shown in training courses. Thanks for experience
I was informed a couple instructors are using it now. I am happy it’s helpful
A coward pretends to know all, and never admits mistakes. Being humble and helping people by showing mistakes helped you, and potentially a lot of other divers. Releasing this makes you strong! And wiser….
No reason to tear you a new one for sure. I’m glad you made it out alive, and it goes to show how one simple problem can become several in a moment or two. Thanks for manning up your mistakes and helping the rest of the community out with some very valuable information.
Thank you for sharing. I am very glad to see that the response to this video is overwhelmingly positive and has been helpful to the wider diving community
Proper risk assessment takes into account stories like these when scoring likelihood so knowing of a story like this improves risk assessment and safe procedures. Well done.
Thanks Christian
Why would we ram in to you.. your doing a good job by your self. It was a bad dive . Don't feel bad your still alive. That's the main thing . And we never realy know how we are going to react. It's hard to do all this training and then this happens. I am sure this will help lots if divers . Thanks for sharing. Glad your ok . Respect 🤙
You, sir, are awesome! Total respect.
Thank you Steve for sharing this (unfortunate) event. An excellent learning experience for me. Like you say so well: "complacency kills". Merci!
Humility is a powerful teacher. Good job young man.
Glad you're here man. Wow! I just saw your interview on Dive Talk. Stay safe.
Thankx for sharing. Glad you're still with us. Dive on brother!
Think of it like Combat on the battlefield. Who do the new guys look up to? The seasoned NCO’s. Not to some brand new graduate out of West Point and has never been in a single battle. Your thinking about this the wrong way. Having survived this event is what puts you above the dudes with more training and more dives. Because the knowledge you now carry with you having actually had this happen. This experience is what makes YOU experienced!
Amazing video. You are definitely not embarrassing yourself. You show a series of mistakes and you analyze what happened and how the situation should have been dealt with. You are honest about the incident and you have clearly learned from it. Too many lessons in technical diving have been learned with dire consequences. Putting this out to let others learn as well is not an embarrassment. It is commendable. Hats off to you. Glad you made it through the incident and that you are able to talk about it.
Thanks for posting this. I am glad you are still with us. I think this will benefit many divers.
Thanks 🙏🏻
I respect you when you shared this story. Many diving accidents are left in dark, lesson learned
Thanks for sharing, man. That took guts. Hopefully we all learned from it!
I had a close call a long time ago over something that I felt really stupid about. I was trying to clear my mask at 35 feet down in Puget Sound and lost it. I panicked, lost my reg, and couldn't find my alt because it was seated lower than I had remembered. I ened up racing to the surface and probably within the last 5 feet took in a lot of water. Luckily, I stayed concious through it, was able to recover, and was back in the water the next day. Yet after that dive after the incident, I stepped away from diving for 9+ years. I chaulked it up to life getting in the way but overall I think that experience is what kept me away from the water. It wasn't till I married that my wife expressed enthusiam for diving that I finally returned to it. She got OW certified earlier this year and I've been back in the water. I gotta say that I've missed it so much and am glad to have a life long dive buddy now. I'm trying my best to not let that experience get to me anymore and I'm looking forward to getting certified beyond AOW which is where I'm currently at. Shortly after the incident, one of the divers I was with at the time with over 30 years of instructor experience says that the little things happen to everyone at some point whether you're a new diver or someone with many years. He had assistant instructors panic over the loss of a mask or reg because after so many dives with no incident, it can catch you off guard. He commended me for getting back in the water immediately after that dive but I wish I had just continued and not have such a gap. Thank you for sharing your experience and being willing to talk about it. Hearing of this mistakes from other divers and what they have done since really helps with not feeling so alone.
wow, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this.... I will refresh myself in case of freeflow during dive.... thank God you made it.... its truly wow to ascend at that depth
You're most welcome
Tons of respect man, thanks for chairing. Be safe .
By posting this, you're saving lives. I'm very proud of you! Thank you. 🙏
Thank you Lori, means allot!
Big Kudos for sharing!
Its videos and conversations like this that can help the next generations of divers to come
Glad you made it back to dry land. Thank you for sharing, as a non diver this is terrifying and i could not fathom the panic and brain numbing fear that must be there. Kudos to you for sharing. Mad respect.
Glad you were able to share, not sure what's embarrassing here. Most statistics are a combination of factors and you had that, but so glad you aren't a statistic and can learn from the mistake and share it with us.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Takes courage to admits ones own mistakes. Thank you. This kind of sharing helps keep divers safe. Glad you're okay and congrats on the CCR trimix.
Thank you Steve for sharing this video. It is excellent when we allow our humanity to shine above our egos. Although you might have have hesitated to share this, every diver that watches it can benefit.
Thank you sir, I appreciate it. For everybody reading this, this was my open water and advanced open water instructor.
super mega points for sharing! I am sure it wasn't fun to record and publish this video, but I am glad you did. Sharing content like this is super important, as it helps a lot of divers. And like you said, even if it helps only 1 person it is worth it!
Wouter, Thank you!
well done for posting this - a reality check for us all! if diving ANY new config then have a buddy who is fully briefed on the changes and practise in shallow water first. Even when going open water your buddy was miles away and not even observing you.... so many improvements to make here.....glad you are ok and dont beat yourself up over it! Hope this helps many divers....
Showing your humbleness works for this video. Glad you're well. My opinion is that your second rebreather malfunction story may have been your demise if it weren't for your learning lesson in the first malfunction.
This was before I was a CCR diver, but you are right.
So glad you made it and for sharing so everyone can learn and avoid the same mistakes. Maybe others will come forward the same way which is awesome.
Just watched your interview with Woody and Gus. Glad you got out ok dude. Good on ya for getting back on the horse after that life changing moment. Balls of steel lol
Awesome, glad you made it. Humility is tough.
That was real. Good job staying calm and coming up alive. It's not often we get those second chances to reflect and come out all the wiser.
Great video and respect for sharing. The almost exact same scenario happened to me in 2009. I also was a bit cocky after gaining deep nox certification and had the same issue in a sinkhole. It was also completely my fault.
My dive buddy saved me and got me out, it was so dark I didn't know what was going on, I'm blessed that he is a very calm and logical person. These things stick to you and I get the replaying over and over in your head of how you almost died, just like that. Don't beat yourself up over and over, we just have to learn and move on. Be safe!
As a non diver and someone who knows nothing about diving would someone please let me know what 'free flow ' actually is?
I presume the regulator blows out of the mouth somehow? But I'm probably wrong.
To the gentleman who posted this video I don't think you should be embarrassed at all, quite the opposite in fact, it shows strength and humbleness to show your mistakes on a public forum, and if others learn from it that's a great thing!
I'm obviously glad you had a good outcome and I wish you many years of successful and safe diving.
It is when the regulator, the thing we breathe from, hemorrhages breathing gas. There are a few reasons this happens but that is the simple definition.
@@divecurrent Thank you very much for the info.
You can look up "diving free flow" on RUclips and the first video is a good explanation on what free flow is and how to act.
Thanks for sharing man. Helps all of us, backmount divers, as I’m sure you already know.
From one diver to another, thank you for sharing.
Changing your set up is always a risk that people underestimate- even for XR/tech
Thanks for sharing. I still have a lot to learn and a free flow definitely scares me.
Thank for the share no shame to the game !!!
Thank you for sharing your experience with everyone. I wish more divers would swallow their pride and help everyone learn.
Thanks for sharing. We all need to share our issues when diving. Makes us all better divers. I love that quarry. Most regs don't like that deeper colder side. Stay safe and might see ya there sometime. 🤿
I look forward to it!
I’m honestly glad you posted this you posted this it brings up very good points
Thanks for sharing. Nothing to be embarrassed about. Just goes to show you that mistakes happen even to very experienced divers. You lived, you learned and get to dive another day. The take away point for me (and the key point that you made) is: just knowing what to do it not enough. One has to practice to develop the muscle memory and 'instinctive' responses to be able to safely handle such emergencies.
Good honest video. It happens to the best of us. Honesty is good helps us grow. If we did everything correct we would never learn. Making errors and rectifying them is how we become better. Safe diving buddy
Thank you for your honesty 🙏.
I just get the chill watching this and thinking what I would have done. I don't even have a hundred dives and I'm only diving recreational but this really tells me that training is everything and that panic can strike in the least expected way. Thank you for that🤗. Dive safe my friend.
Thanks Johan!
Thank you for sharing. 2 years ago I had a small accident too. My buddy and I were practicing valve drills in a quarry 30 meter down. I didn't really want to practice at that moment because I was getting cold. I did it anyways because my buddy was filming me. I switched regulators on near empty lungs. I don't know why. Back then I used to blow air in the reg to clear it instead of using the purge button. Since my lungs were near empty, I didn't manage to clear the reg and the breath I took from my reg was 50% water. I choked badly. My reflex was to switch back to my main reg, thinking there was a problem with the secondary but I had just closed my main before switching so I choked again. At that point I had to signal my buddy for help. The incident lasted like 5 seconds. I can hold my breath for 3 minutes when calm, but that 5 seconds seemed like an eternity.
The lesson from that is : use the damn purge button when switching regs.
A real man admits his own mistakes and takes ownership of them. Thanks for this video, I only have more respect for you as a person, after this share.
Main thing is you got back safely and learnt from the error...it can happen to anyone
I'll share a video in which I'll talk about errors of judgement...not necessarily by me but mainly from bad instructions I was given as a student when first starting out. I found a way to learn from them
Total respect buddy - pls continue sharing and talking about it - glad you are ok 👌
will do!
Thanks for sharing. I'm going to get back into diving and this is a great reminder to stay steady.
Brave man! No better way to learn and be safe!
I think there are a few challenges with this and honestly it starts with the community. We all should be humbled, and we all should talk about these things and our failures… because we all have them. I feel for you and I’m sorry you had to go through that. You must have been terrified, and you must have had a really sickening feeling even before posting this. So thank you for posting it. Every dive I do something not quite perfect, and every dive I learn something. I’m looking into CCR and yeah… a little terrified. I say that openly and honestly. You aren’t alone man.
Hat tip to you for talking about this Steve. Diving is a numbers game, sooner or later something (even simple) will go wrong. Training is all about muscle memory.
Thank you for sharing your experience. You have earned my profound respect.
Hi Steve, your are a good man and you deserve to survive. You should describe your kit setup and explain what you did wrong and what you should have done. Thanks
I am really glad you are okay. And thank you for sharing your experience - such an important reminder to us all - and could save lives. I dive Gilboa often and have never been past 100 feet. My first stage is not environmentally sealed. I have a ScubaPro MK11 C370, which is supposed to hold it’s own in cold water. And for the past 3 years - it has. I have never had a free flow on it, but I worry about it each and every time I hit that thermocline. Gilboa is just extra chilly at depth. I dive with the same buddies and know each other’s set-ups, but do not practice for this exact situation. I do ask that they stay close to me when we dive deeper in the event it does free-flow. This video reminds me that we need to always practice skills. Panic is a powerful distraction, so thank you for reminding me practice this with my buddies again. 👌🤙
I have had my own near death experience . I tell people that it's real easy to sit on your couch and say " Well I would Do This or I would do that". When the accident happens, that kind of attitude will get you killed.How you react in those crucial first few seconds could make the difference in whether you live or die.You let the panic gremlin get out and that kept you from making the right choice's that you had trained to do in the event of such an emergency. You are very lucky to have survived this mishap.If you want to hear about my fuckup send me your contact information. I have quite a story of survival to tell but I can't do it on youtube out of respect for the other divers involved. Stay Safe.
Thank you for sharing. We all will learn for what you showed us brother.
Thanks 🙏🏻
This case shows how important standardized equipment and procedures, and good basic skills really are. There is no place for any ego in tech diving, and the ability to stay calm and fix problems under water is key. If this happened a bit later, the outcome would have probably been fatal. Thank you for sharing! There is a lot to be learned here.
Do you know why the freeflow happened? Wet gas, regulators out of service, ...?
That regulator has been the only one that has ever done that. It was not the manufactures fault. I don’t exactly know why it kept on happening but it has not happened since. I have changed regulators since then.
It may have been from breathing on the regulator prior to getting in the water. I remember before the dive started it was hissing on the surface so the intermediate pressure could’ve been set wrong on that particular regulator. It’s hard to say, regardless I don’t use that particular one anymore.
glad you're making this video.
Thank you for being honest you may have saved a life
Good deal, thanks for sharing.
Drilling is very important its not talked about enough. Even in recreational diving it needs to be handled more. When things go sideways they go sideways. Glad you made it and hope you are still having fun.
My first CCR dives, I had my drysuit mess up. That was a disaster, the only reason I am OK is I was helping with a mooringline at the time. I could hang on to that thing I was not able to recognize what was happening till way later. I dumped the gas from the suit and all was well. Then it was hang on to the line as I am being ripped to the surface by my feet. It was just dumb I could have done the appropriate thing and disconnected it when it was being weird but it stopped. Well lesson learned, I was not going deeper anyway so no harm would have happened by disconnecting it. I still had my wing anyway.
I really appreciate you posting this and as you can see, I'm not the only one. I just got certified as Trimix and have to be honest. I don't think I would have reacted the right way either. I'm going to practice the hell out of emergency drills. Your video just reinforces that intention.
Thank you for posting and for your honesty. I have to admit, it's scary to think this could happen to anyone of us. My regular often hisses, and occasionally free flow when I get in the water but it has not free flowed in-depth yet. If you don't mind, can you PM the brand please?:)
Full respect brother
Great respect! Nobody knows what's a situation like that. now you know and you are a real better diver! I could be your buddy with no problems if you accept me
We had one person who had their own diving rig, which was borrowed from their father, during my Open Water course. It reminded me that a diver needs to be familiar with not only their own setup, but also their dive buddies prior to anyone hitting the water. Kind of like folks taking it for granted thinking that everyone playing near or in the water knows how to swim...not. Or the vehicle you're borrowing has functional brake lights, headlights, turn signals, etc...
U just learn from your mistakes I'm glad your here
To tell your story stay safe.
Thanks 🙏🏻
There's nothing wrong with owning up to your mistake 😏 Learning from it and at the same time let others learn from it through this video! It's good that you caution people about complacency and talk about the importance of always being fully & properly prepared, always check your gear thoroughly and don't make any last minute setup changes! Because it can all go bad quickly if you don't.
I think this is a great learning 🤓 and cautionary video that even experienced divers need to be/ and stay focused & attentive at all times, beginning well before a dive (preparing & while gearing up) as well as during their dive itself!
So I have great 🙏 RSPCT for you, to set your ego aside and you choose to share this video 👍
I'm sure it will safe lives and make divers more aware of checking their own safety and safety measures, to make surtain one is truly ready before you enter the water.
Stay Safe Divers ✌
If you do anything long enough and often enough a mistake is coming. If what you do has any danger it could be the end of you. Never listen to anyone who downplays danger, accept it.
You're a champ for sharing
Thanks for sharing your story so we can all learn from it.
Thanks Mike!
First Thank You for doing this..Your saving lives . Second ego is a killer...!!
Please don't frame this how you have.. that you are some Asshat... When the fact is even the most knowledgeable ppl make mistakes..
Thanks for sharing your life with us an I am grateful for this video it WILL save a few lives✌🏼💗😊❣️
Thanks 🙏🏻 it’s going to be seen by tens of thousands Monday… I hope 🤞 others will be as gracious as you are! 😆
I'm no tech diver (though I definitely plan to in the future) and only did my open water thus far, but that doesn't matter. What matters is you're human, not a robot, and humans make mistakes. Yes, maybe you screwed up (I lack the skill and knowledge to judge on that, but again it doesn't matter as much in the greater picture), and as you admitted yourself hubris could have played a definitive role in it. But what matters is you; A. lived to tell about it and B. you had the balls to openly admit your own mistakes afterwards and share the footage of it and your analysis of the mistakes made with the whole world to see, and in the process helping other people to prevent making those same mistakes and potentially saving lives. I find that very commendable. Stay safe!
Thanks 🙏🏻
respect I never dived a day in my life but if I get my Cert. i'll remmber your words!!!
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger ... and a little wiser perhaps.
So the 1st stage on your RB started to freeflow? Any of us who have been diving a long time and pushing limits have had many close encounters What does not kill you makes you better
Embarrassed? Not so, omg; thanks for sharing. It is humbling, maybe. Many (non-divers) esp do not understand the danger water can pose. Being from a family of swimmers, dad always reminded us, "You can drown in a cup of H20". Long story, but one time I went swimming alone (a no-no), out too far; almost drowned as conditions changed in a minute. Now, even after swimming across the Hudson River @ 18, cannot go over my head except in a pool, with a noodle. Can't even snorkel anymore; no way. We can all learn from each other. You my dear had a miracle that day. I think I had one too, and am grateful...
Thanks for that!
I'm a new diver, love the sport. I was shocked to hear you say you've had two free-flow emergencies like this. For my own education, do you know why you've had two equipment failures like that? Cold water or ?? BTW, great video and you should be commended for putting your ego on the shelf. Everyone on the internet is an expert, hiding behind anonymity...armchair quarterback keyboard warriors...until you meet them in person and find out they are a soup sandwich with giant egos and low self esteems. Well done sir.
Thanks. Are these free flows related to cold water ? Never had one except at surface due to reg position which is easily fixed.
Yes, cold water is the contributing factor. Improper servicing can also be the case.
Huge respect for sharing, and you do the community a great service to remind us of complacency. A couple additional reminders: buddy looked very far with back turned during the descent (statistically the most likely time for an issue). Perhaps it was the camera? Also, was buddy's BO charged, giving you at least one much-needed breath?
I can't tell how the BO was finally turned on? In hindsight, do you think it better for you to reach over and turn it on if buddy failed to do so?
His bailout was not charged. He was pretty far ahead of me. He heard the blast of bubbles and was on top of me right away. In hindsight, yes, I should have turned it on for him, but I was in bad shape and wasn’t thinking clearly, I screwed up and was in panic mode. There were a cascade of errors with this incident. Looking back, I would have blacked out if it wasn’t for him getting his air turned on at the last second.
I'm curious whether you ever talked things over with your buddy, specifically about issues in a mixed OC/CCR team. I'll be in that position on my next trip, and your video has prompted some things for discussion -- on the surface! Thanks for that.
@@pbillings808 yes the conversation did come up quite a few times. At that time three years ago, almost all my buddies switched to CCR. I was one of the only ones in our group open circuit. Since then I’ve also joined the dark side. Lol. We did hundreds of dives just like this one but never had an issue. Since this incident, our communication at the surface prior to the dive has been allot more in-depth (pun intended 😉). From then on I myself, have taken the initiative to be a better buddy to an open circuit diver if I choose to dive with them or they with me. It’s all about communication, it’s all about knowing each other’s configuration and what to do if things go south.
Panic is never good, but that wasn't that bad of a screw up. I've been diving since the mid 1970s. Certified at 15, back then. I've seen worse, and have been involved in more problematic screw ups. Still here, in my 60s. We're all human. Don't kick yourself, too hard.
Question, What regulator type were you using? Piston or Diaphragm? I had been witness to a free flow event in a cold quarry dive 20 years ago. This occurred at the beginning of tech training. The instructor remedied it and I learned a great deal. That event made me see the wisdom of a closed system ie diaphragm first stage. For many years prior to that I was an advocate for Piston performance etc, but the effect of cold water cannot be underestimated. Thank you for sharing. The ONLY means to surmount this is incessant practice and drills to the point of reflex. It should be looked at with the same lens of IFR Pilot training. Examples like this are important. Cheers
It was a balanced and environmentally sealed first stage. I’ve never had one free flow since the second time it happened. I lost confidence in it and it hasn’t been used since. I’ve used the same brand, different first stage now for over 400 dives and have had no issues since.
I’m glad you are doing good we all go through bad decisions and consequences and if we survived; learn from it. I have a question why the mouth piece dropped twice because underwater currents and is it safer of those rebreather I hear a lot but sometimes malfunctioning and diving going wrong?
The part that goes into the mouth is called the 2nd stage of the regulator. When it freeflows (hemorrhages breathing gas) it can blow that piece out of your mouth. There was no current. I was not on a rebreather during this dive. This was open circuit SCUBA.
@@divecurrent does that happens a lot?
@@ivanvillamil2764 not that often, it can sometimes happens when a regulator is not serviced correctly and or it is not designed for cold water. Mine had a problem with the service. It was a great trusted brand and I own 6 other regulators identical. But this was the first and last one that has done it in 1100+ dives
Hi ... just have a quick question been thinking about your video all day (like did u know u were out of air for 2 mins and 50 seconds) but my question is did u carry a stage at the time of the dive and if so what O2 percentage .. personally I think you were incredible well bloody done
Thank you for mentioning this. I was only carrying a 40 ft.³ O2 bottle which is only breathable above 20 feet. Because of the panic and commotion I was unable to stop at that 20 foot mark and blew past it as you see in the video. In hindsight, I could have come to 20 feet and turned on that bottle and just did a safety stop while breathing pure oxygen. But, there were so many mistakes with that dive. Thank you for your comment 👌
I would of done nothing differently... you could also argue if you were carrying 50% o2 would you have stopped , I don't think I would have ... thank u sincerely for sharing it though... it will make those that really give this some thought better divers as we know we all get complacent.. safe diving brother ..
@@bornaluckyman1 I carry a 100% O2 as well as a 50% bottle most of the time when Diving open circuit now.
Great video. Kudos to you for publicizing your mistakes. We all make them.
My only question is this; was there a predive checklist performed prior to the dive? Of so, what did this checklist consist of? Was it conducted as a team or as individuals?
This isn't accusatory. I'm just trying to better understand how it can be prevented in the future.
There were a lot of things done wrong, as stated in the video I should have done more. This was three years ago. A lot has changed. I am not the same diver lol.
@@divecurrent that's awesome. I make a lot of mistakes, myself. Did you use a predive checklist on this one that you remember?
@@KB-gd6fc no, I did not 👌
@@divecurrent that's ok. I don't do it nearly as often as I should. Which is bothersome because of how frequently I catch something wrong when I DO do it. Makes me wonder how many times I've done entire dives with something major out of place.
Much respect sir 💯
Thanks for your truth!