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    Diver lost exiting Cape Town beach - South Africa

    Thing is that this is sold as an easy shore entry dive. Usually it is, however the exit can be treacherous. It’s easy to get entangled in kelp and properly smashed by the waves. It’s advertised as a beach entry, but really you are scrambling over boulders the size of a cat or dog while the...
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    Canadian diver dies in Cape Town

    I haven't dived in a while. Pisces was a good shop when I last dived. I'm pretty sure that I would trust them to teach my kids. Their DMs were high quality. You had an option to dive with the group or go off in buddy pairs. The boat is fully equipped for medical emergencies and held a...
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    Canadian diver dies in Cape Town

    Canadian man dies at Cape Point Canadian man dies at Cape Point 52 minutes ago Tammy Petersen Cape Town - An inquest docket has been opened after a Canadian man died after surfacing from a scuba dive without a pulse at Cape Point on Sunday. NSRI Simon’s Town station commander Darren...
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    Aquarium Incident

    I am still chewing on the fact that they had to call the National Sea Rescue Institute (equivalent of the U.S. coast guard) to assist getting the individual out of the fish tank and to a hospital. If ever there is a spot where the DM can perform a rescue, this is it.
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    I wanna do it all

    I've been out of wifi reach for a while. Just got back. This thread has been just marvellous for getting back into the politics of scuba. As for the OP (are you still around by the way?), I'm not convinced you are doing a dive to 17001 feet of cave any time soon. So really, any good tech...
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    Top 5 Favourite Dive Sites in South Africa

    5 Sites well I'd go with; Princess Elizabeth in Cape Town (cause she's in great shape still and fun to play on); The Fleur in Cape Town (cause you can check out her sister ship at the waterfront before you dive her); The Athena in Plettenberg Bay (cause I love both Plett and wrecks); 5 mile in...
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    failure rate of Scuba equipment and BCD

    Just shy of 500 dives. My experience is that there is some "event" with me or buddy once in every ten dives or so. Most are minor, not worth a mention. More interesting events include; inflator button stuck open while ice diving (environmental can influence reliability). I've also had an...
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    9 days on the Garden Rout and visiting Cape Town - Any suggestions?

    My heart belongs to the Garden Route, so I'm a big fan of the area. Port Elizabeth. There isn't much to do. In fact I can't think of any major attraction I'd make an outing for. Scuba is decent enough. Great place to see Ragie Sharks. Prodive Storms River is great. Fun walk to the river...
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    Two divers dead on Aliwal Shoal, South Africa

    AJ, my recollection is that you've dived with Peter, so sorry this hurts. Are you suggesting that diving practices that he condones on his boat couldn't have contributed? I know they are do what works, but still they have some additional risks. Maybe you are right, it was just bad luck. He...
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    Two divers dead on Aliwal Shoal, South Africa

    On a tech dive in that particular ocean. Both divers would have had an SMB. I also expect that they would have had support divers on the boat (3rd diver that was mentioned?). As for a report, if past events in the SA tech comunity are anything to go by then the true facts will be "swept under...
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    Two divers dead on Aliwal Shoal, South Africa

    Tragic. Timm was a big part of the diving community down here. Well respected. I don't know what went wrong other than the article says it happened on the ascent. I looked into into a coelacanth dive earlier this year. Eventually, a combination of lack of my skills and discomfort with the...
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    This is Why I Need a Drysuit

    If you figure out how to keep your forearms dry let me know. I've just accepted that as part of dry suit diving these days. :(
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    2 Finnish divers dead, 3 injured in Plurdalen / Norway

    I'm not a rebreather diver, but can anyone help me out on why rebreather divers all needed to cut deco short? What would the limits be?
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    This is Why I Need a Drysuit

    Nicely done! Crushed Neoprene should be warm as a start. I did my first dives with a pair of tracksuit pants and pullover. Not ideal as buoyancy and trim were a disaster . . . still it was a start. Cheers
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    No solo diving in overhead environment

    That first time you have to close one of your posts because of a failure, then hang all alone for 20 mins at deco while you can hear your heart beating, that is the moment you learn about solo. The SDI manual, was kind of amusing in comparison. If you are looking to solo in an overhead, you are...
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    Why do you dive so deep?

    I am usually the one who has the least depth for the dive in question, if we are on a wreck, I'm usually on the top half of the structure, while others are mucking around in the sand. I'm comfortable with depth and will use helium if it's needed for a dive, I just don't see the point in being...
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    Missing Diver in Cape Town, South Africa

    Andy, I don't want to detract from a great analysis, but as is frequently the case here on SB, these are based on best guess conjecture. The community has gone very quiet on this one, so I just can't seem to get more info yet. From what we conclusively know; Failure to use a continuous...
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    Scuba Death - Umkomaas South Africa - 21 Mar 2013

    I am not aware of anything that's been made public. Unsubstantiated rumours in the Tech community are that the PPO2 in the loop dropped. The alarm on the unit went off. Instead of bailing out, the diver headed for depth. I have no idea if there's truth to the rumour. Most likely we will...
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    Missing Diver in Cape Town, South Africa

    Firstly, thanks for sharing the quote. It seems clear that the upfront intention was to penetrate the wreck. Does anyone know what equipment they had, whether they ran lines and what the "missing diver protocol" was? Training levels would also be interesting. Respect to the others involved...
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    Missing Diver in Cape Town, South Africa

    Someone asked about silt in Cape Town a few posts ago. Here is a video that I shot inside the Princess Elizabeth Wreck which lies mere meters away from the Rockeater. You will see how clear the water is. At about 0:30 I clip my GoPro off to free up my hand for some line work. At about...
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