Shallow water blackout, WW2 Plane

[quieromicubita]

Great for the editing of the vid and the soundtrack.

[quieromicubita]

It seems that he has a little more weight than he needed for that depth. Not sure.

[kret65]

Good, strong, sensible video. Thanks guys. Glad you were with him and there wasn't a sad end to this story

[GamePlayShotz]

what fins are these?

[BeanDip0913]

thanks for the video. it really emphasizes that the best safety equipment is a dive buddy

[argyrisfellas]

Good video...Raises awareness. In my opinion diver was overweighted for the depth he was at. This stresses the body at the end of the dive wich increases the chance for black out. Stay light for dives beyond 15 m even if you need to kick harder in the beggining.

[Stratocaster05]

But the question is: did he lose his weight belt and mask?

[Extremefredom]

@Stratocaster05 Yep belt went to the bottom didnt even know till back on the boat and we were looking for it, dive buddy took off his mask to let air get at his face (this helps kickstart breathing response) and handed his mask back on the boat, thanks for your comment.

[Stratocaster05]

Yeah, I noticed he just sort of went limp as he broke the surface, but I'm not sure if he would have let go while still underwater.

[Extremefredom]

@Stratocaster05 Yes that is what we wondered also, he may have sunk quite a bit before he let his belt go if we were not there to bring him up. You can see later when he is talking to us on the surface that he is floating higher in the water from losing his belt.

[SingleBreath]

The EXACT same thing happened to me last Friday 22nd July 2011. Text book. The freaky thing is that I never felt any urge to breath whatsoever. Top marks for my buddy: Nadeem Majzoob, from Lebanon, for saving my life.

I've done longer and deeper dives, but I hadn't had more than an hour of sleep the night before.

Hats off to your friends too for their quick reaction and to the cameraman for his amazing breath hold and videography skills.

Ashraf

[MrCarlos9367]

the plane looks like a hellcat that the us used in ww2

[GrudonX]

This sounds a bit more like a deep water blackout to me. They usually occur a few metres below the surface.

[Extremefredom]

Hi @blondehacker Yes that is correct he had no idea he had blacked out and was talking about the plane! Only a short time later after I told him he realised he had blacked out. Thanks for the comment.

[DodgyContent]

So basically there is nothing you can do to stop a SWB?

[Extremefredom]

@DodgyContent Well not exactly if you are aware of how it can happen then just make sure you do not put yourself at risk by over exerting yourself, staying down for longer periods and some of the other tips shown at the end of the clip.

But yes SWB will hit you with no warning so always dive safe!

Thanks for your comment.

[coboisarapatanas]

shouldn't he have a positive buoyancy at that depth? Or did he have more weight on is belt to go down faster?

[Extremefredom]

@coboisarapatanas He was weighted positive from about 6m - but at a depth of 20-30m your wet suit and lungs are so compressed they offer you no buoyancy. You can never weight yourself to be positive at 20-30m deep because on the surface you would be so buoyant that you would never be able to swim down you would be like a cork. Thanks for your comment I hope this helps your diving.

[EuropeanStandards]

Finally someone who mentions the whole buoyancy thing!!! At what depth does it swift to negative? And most importantly; why?

I know nothing about free diving, but I have wondered why some divers just seem to "fall" through the water without taking any strokes.

[coboisarapatanas]

great video and thanks por the info. this type of lessons are very important for everyone. experienced or new divers

[Sztrovacsek81]

I never use a belt when snorkeling. You must take a big effort to go down 20m, but you can't stay down for a long time, and you need to swim just at the beginning when you go up.

[Driftwoodatsea]

Thanks, im just starting to dive.

[atthecrux]

Damn that was an eye opener! Glad your OK Kolt.

[profreediver]

benefit information and nice vedeo

thanks my friend

(abdullah from kuwait)

[flamencoguru]

Great job guys!! Keep diving safe and promoting safe diving!

[ihiwehiwana]

where are you guys located, do you take people diving? cheers

[Extremefredom]

@ihiwehiwana Hi we are based in Napier NZ but dive all over NZ and the South Pacific more details here on our web site. Cheers

[BreathTakingDives]

hey guys good work. thanks.

[williamtrubridge]

Well done Kane on making the video, and to Kolt too, for letting others learn from his slip up.

Shallow water BO is most common on "the last dive of the day," mainly as you are physiologically more prone to it (due to gradual dehydration, lower blood pressure, hypocapnia etc), even though you may feel more capable & relaxed.

Also, if there hadn't been a safety diver then whether the belt disengaged or not would've been academic, as BO victims float face down. Good work guys on keeping it safe!

[Extremefredom]

Thanks William for your comment lets hope others can learn this way and not the hard way and congratulations on your -90m dive it is hard to keep up with all your new records! Well done!

[StupidKunt09]

fucking scary.

NOOBS WATCH THIS!

[coboisarapatanas]

@StupidKunt09 Actually statics say that noobs don't BO because they are afraid and don't feel in total control like experienced divers.

[AhmadAbbasAli]

Thank you for the video

And I hope that no one get blacked out

And I want to add something

Do not put alot weights... put weight that allows you to float at least 10 meters

This way you will not sink after your ascension to the meters of the recent dive

for every freediver ... don't push your self .. you are having fun not killing yourself

thank you

Ahmad Abbas

[muckdiver]

@AhmadAbbasAli good day, well said.. and @extremefreedom thanx for posting this.. any more tips on avoiding SWBO. sir william thanx for the info.. safe diving to all