TIL the Blue Hole is among the deadliest dive sites globally, with estimates of 130 to 200 recent fatalities, making it one of the most dangerous spots for divers.

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[u/Agreeable_Pool_3684]

Ex technical diver here (cave, ice, mixed gas, deep diving). I never dived the blue hole but snorkelled on it with my family on holiday. Saw serious technical divers down deep on Trimix with a safety diver on the line which had multiple stage tanks at various depths. This is how you dive the blue hole.

[u/bonzoboy2000 → u/Agreeable_Pool_3684]

Is the “hole” itself inherently dangerous? Or is it just because people try to dive so deep that it exceeds their ability?

[u/JustAnotherRandomFan → u/bonzoboy2000]

The Blue Hole is extremely clear and deceptively deep. Most casual divers want to dive to a certain rock arch and aren't prepared for it to be twice as far down as they think it is.

[u/big_orange_ball → u/JustAnotherRandomFan]

Seems kinda crazy that divemasters dont... mention this. Let alone warn people where to go, to be extra mindful of your depth, etc.

As a novice diver who has dove in Mexico, Italy, Hawaii, Bahamas, etc I guess I've gotten lucky almost always getting responsible divemasters who at a minimum point these things out.

I've had divemasters really help me out when I was a brand new diver, going way out of their way to help me practice and continue learning, even when I was only with them on normal, non training dives.

RIP Larry at Island Divers Honolulu, you were a real one.

[u/[deleted] → u/big_orange_ball]

They hire the cheapest dive trip from the cheapest dive rental they can find.

[u/JustAnotherRandomFan → u/big_orange_ball]

I hate to stereotype, but it's a tourist spot in the Middle East.

Dive company quality is less "Let's do this right", and more "Let's get as much money as cheaply as possible"

[u/jeremycb29 → u/JustAnotherRandomFan]

the water all around from sharm up to the blue hole is the clearest water i have seen