Unknown tourist diver dead after 62m dive - update Brazil, not portugal

[baggins_69]

just saw this on the reddit diving forum.

said the guy had "10 certifications", deco sickness after surfacing, initially responded to hyperbaric treatment but then cardiac arrest.

Turista que morreu após mergulho de 62 metros estava em uma viagem de família, diz amigo

Bruno Jardim de Miranda Zoffoli, de 43 anos, tinha 10 certificações de mergulho. Ele deixa esposa e duas filhas.

g1.globo.com

 

[mcohen1021]

10 certifications

Sad to see.... And not trying to sound insensitive, but yeah 10 c-cards - irrelevant.

 

[Pavao]

That’s Brazil, not Portugal.

 

[JohnN]

Tragic, the article did have a coherent and accurate recount of what can cause DCI and how it is treated

 

[mcohen1021]

Not at all irrelevant. A diver with 10 C cards is committed to the sport and has above average training and experience.

Well, not in my mind.

I say give me the diver with 1 c-card and 1000 dives than the diver with 5 c-cards and 100 dives.

The #1 rule in scuba when i went through my OW class was 'plan your dive, dive your plan.'

(#2 was 'dont act like food' lol)

 

[boulderjohn]

For a diver doing a planned decompression dive to 62 meters, I would think 10 certification cards would be a bare minimum.

 

[boulderjohn]

Well, not in my mind.

I say give me the diver with 1 c-card and 1000 dives than the diver with 5 c-cards and 100 dives.

The #1 rule in scuba when i went through my OW class was 'plan your dive, dive your plan.'

(#2 was 'dont act like food' lol)

Tell me how 1,000 OW-level dives, with no other training, prepares you for a planned decompression dive to 62 meters/203 feet.

 

[runsongas]

planned deco or bounce dive?

 

[DandyDon]

That’s Brazil, not Portugal.

Yes, the article is in Portuguese as that's the language of Brazil. The dive was near an Atlantic island 200 miles off of the coast.

 

[mcohen1021]

Tell me how 1,000 OW-level dives, with no other training, prepares you for a planned decompression dive to 62 meters/203 feet.

Not the point. The point was the # of c-cards being irrelevant.