Hydro Atlantic Incident 9-30-2012

[Zaixon]

36% at 155 for 23 minutes?

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Him and all of us on the boat at the time were under the impression it was air. ALWAYS analyze your tanks if you have ever decided to fill nitrox! It was something small over looked that had terrible results. I am surprised it didnt hit sooner underwater, by the time I had got to him I had done everything I could but it seems that the damage was already done...

 

[pensacolaracer]

Zaixon, that had to be something horrible to watch and go through. I am very sorry for your loss.


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[HowardE]

Him and all of us on the boat at the time were under the impression it was air. ALWAYS analyze your tanks if you have ever decided to fill nitrox! It was something small over looked that had terrible results. I am surprised it didnt hit sooner underwater, by the time I had got to him I had done everything I could but it seems that the damage was already done...

Yeah... always analyze and label your own tanks. Unfortunately this is not the first of such an incident (if that is in fact what happened). Hopefully people will learn.

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[Scott L]

A terrible loss. Just curious, what was the diver's highest certification?

 

[Zaixon]

A terrible loss. Just curious, what was the diver's highest certification?

SSI Platinum Instructor, Tech Certified, as well as many other certs across many different companies I am not even sure of them all with 5000+ dives
We have been on many dives such as this and deeper.... just shows you cant overlook anything, check double check n then check again...

 

[dremhmrk2]

He was definitely the most experienced diver that I have ever met, this was a small mixup at the worst possible time. It was so fast his buddies couldn't even help. He was my instructor, and he made it so clear how quickly o2 toxicity can happen and always made it clear to us to analyze analyze analyze because you go from being absolutely fine to full on seizure in seconds. To me it's so ironic because how much he harped on us to be certain of our mixes.

 

[deepstops]

Very sorry to hear of your loss.

Can you provide more info on the gear (single or double cylinders), intended profile, intent of the dive (pics, hunting, sightseeing, etc.)?

If they were doubles, just wondering if there was an isolator closed during a partial pressure fill process or anything along those lines.

 

[peterbj7]

Sounds extraordinary. I do hope we hear the full circumstances.

 

[Doppler]

SSI Platinum Instructor, Tech Certified, as well as many other certs across many different companies I am not even sure of them all with 5000+ dives
We have been on many dives such as this and deeper.... just shows you cant overlook anything, check double check n then check again...

Sorry to hear of your loss... tragic.

 

[Zaixon]

thank you all for the support, it means a lot. I will release details when/if I can.