Scuba Diver With Underwater Equipment Problems On A Shipwreck

A scuba diver has problems with his tank coming off while diving a wreck in 115 feet of water. Turns out that a wingnut came off his back plate. He was able to complete the dive safely.

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• scuba
• dive
• diver
• diving
• ocean
• water
• adventure
• gulf
• mexico
• florida
• shipwreck
• ship
• wreck
• boat
• explore
• fish
• equipment
• swim
• swimming
• animal
• animals

[Hally96]

@itsadeadmansparty - i think if you were at 60ft with a mouth full of O2 then eqiupment failure would be the least of your worries - the ppO2 would be about 2.8, thats twice the recommended bsac limit (i dont know about padi) and nearly twice the limit for tech divers. you'd get O2 toxicity :D but lets say that you were breathing something breathable, you would do an as ascent if all goes tits up and you should be carrying a redundant supple anyway 'just in case' (although i never do)

[vivitron78]

@itsadeadmansparty - Thanks for the heads up. Im not cave certified yet. But plan to be in the next year or so. Im gonna have add that to the Must Dive list. My ultimate goal is to dive the eagle's nest in florida.

[vivitron78]

@itsadeadmansparty - You sound pretty interested in diveing. Why don't you get your certification?

[itsadeadmansparty]

@itsadeadmansparty vivitron if you ever get a chance to see the Nat Geographics - Exploring the Mayan Cave Divers, The most amazing video I have ever seen! LOL These guys found teeth of the ancestor to Wolly Mammoth! They also made it clear they always travel with his partner and only use a third of the air going in. Think if you had a rebreather maybe a superoxide one, that had like hours and hours of air to use! Take care peace!

[itsadeadmansparty]

@vivitron78 Thanks for your response. I wont ever attempt anything like that but I was curious what exactly you guys do when things stop working. I know its very ultra rare with just simple oxygen/air tanks. I saw Oceans from disney nature and was so taken by what you scuba divers get to experience. To me what you guys do is like travelling to a far away planet with life on it. Being the first to see something in a long time. All those things make you guys elite explorers.

[vivitron78]

@itsadeadmansparty - First, You would never dive those depths alone. I have dove alone, but my max depth was 20 ft. If you had equipment failure, you wouldn't attempt an underwater repair. If your first stage failed at 60ft you would perform a controlled emergency swimming ascent. You'd start swimming up, while slowly breathing out making the ahhhhhh sound. As you ascend the air in your lungs will expand from the decrease in pressure, so you don't feel like your lungs become empty.

[itsadeadmansparty]

@darrex999 Thanks man, I am interested. LOL You have guts and nerves of steel

[darrex999]

@itsadeadmansparty I'm a newbie to scuba (PADI Advanced Open Water) but I'm going to have a go at answer this: 1st you're taught to always dive with a "buddy" - this is something who you dive with and you look out for each other. I've seen tanks with attachments for two first stages, so I presume that if one should fail (e.g. a hose rupture) then you just turn that valve off and switch to the other. There are other redundancy systems you can buy I believe e.g. small spare cylinders.

[taylor1hp]

@itsadeadmansparty I free dive frequently have for me i ascend from 60 feet rather easily with little breath. But if you ascend with a full breath on scuba you would get sever compression sickness i belive.

[itsadeadmansparty]

So Serious question, Lets say Im 60 feet below and My equipment is not functioning and I just cannot get it to work, and I got a breath full of oxygen only, will I make it to the surface or What would a professional do at that time? and what would you do if you were completely alone without friends? Do you carry an extra bag of tools and hoses and stage equipment incase of emergency? can you replace a broken 1st stage while underwater? just curious