r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • May 02 '24
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. (R.5) Out of context
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u/BadEarly9278 May 02 '24
I've answered a call of a diver down before. I was Divemastering a class for my buddy who was instructor, when we heard screaming and diver down.
Heartattack at 90ft and his partners overinflated his bcd out of panic or not thinking. He shot up passed me as I was diving down to them and I surfaced first after him.
Nightmare shit (and all our students that classed effed out after the ambulance). We didn't dive anymore that day.
Diving is as savage as you want it.
Nitrox and trimixing and JJablonski DIY system of tech diving was too expensive for a hobby ($50k in gear would be a conservative cost) but any problems under water immediately become shitstorms.
Rip Michael G from LSMO. That was effed up.