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[Tritip]

How you know he panicked?

Assuming he is so experienced after he just jumped in why can’t he fin up?

 

[Kay Dee]

How you know he panicked?

Assuming he is so experienced after he just jumped in why can’t he fin up?

Do you dive doubles? If so tried / try swimming up with an empty wing, empty lungs and nothing to breathe (well, in this case something to breathe but unaccessed)? And if you havent and you do (try) just make sure your valves are turned on!

 

[Tritip]

Which is the point of this thread to include jumping after taking a full breathe

 

[Kay Dee]

Which is the point of this thread to include jumping after taking a full breathe

No, you asked "Assuming he is so experienced after he just jumped in why can’t he fin up?"

And I replied "Do you dive doubes, have you tried ascending..........., etc.........?" which you have not answered.

 

[Edward3c]

How you know he panicked?

Assuming he is so experienced after he just jumped in why can’t he fin up?

Normally in Europe it’s twin steels, chances are [hear I’m speculating] no ditch-able weights, makes it extremely difficult to gain positive buoyancy.

Mods, remove if I’m out of order.

 

[wgw04024]

This used to always be my worst fear when diving.

 

[Tritip]

I have not tried twins but in buddy training tried a dead weight buddy and pushed him to swim. Not easy especially the initial inertia but it’s doable. Now a twin is obviously much smaller than a buddy

 

[Edward3c]

I have not tried twins but in buddy training tried a dead weight buddy and pushed him to swim. Not easy especially the initial inertia but it’s doable. Now a twin is obviously much smaller than a buddy

There is more difference in recovering a body than a dead-weight twinset. A body is slightly negative, unless the lungs are full of water, twin steel 12s will have a negative mass of about 11kg when full.

 

[Kay Dee]

I have not tried twins but in buddy training tried a dead weight buddy and pushed him to swim. Not easy especially the initial inertia but it’s doable. Now a twin is obviously much smaller than a buddy

Thanks for the reply, but not sure I understand your first sentence. What does "and pushed him to swim" actually mean?
1) pushed him up to the surface?
2) pushed him along at the surface?

Which one is it as two very different maneuvers? One 'relates' somewhat to this accident, the other not at all.

As for "a twin is obviously much smaller than a buddy". Obviously, but in the accident scenario under discussion in this thread, size is not the issue.

 

[Tritip]

If the twin is net 11-12 and assuming negligible buoyancy of swim suit and body, it will drop like Iron so He won’t be found at surface. I hence doubt it can be too true.

And to the other poster size does matter it affects drag