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    Trustfire DF50 not switching on after inactivity

    Hello good people I have two Trustfires DF50s, one used a couple of times from new, the other used one time. They have been stored for about 2 years in protective box they came with, batteries taken out. I wanted to use them last Sunday but none of them switches on. Batteries charged up to the...
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    Stage cave training in Florida - recommendations

    Hello good people, Looking for recommendations for doing a stage cave course in Florida. I am TDI Full Cave and would be coming from overseas and landing in Miami. Thanks in advance!
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    Navigation error in a cave

    3 of us went diving in a cave. Only 1 of us has been there before (numerous times) and that was not me. We were all on OC. What went wrong: 1) I was the 3rd diver. At the first T, I took the wrong turn and went on a different line than my two buddies ahead of me. 2) I have followed the wrong...
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    Apeks servicing centre in the US/Canada - any suggestions?

    Good Day All I need to send my Apeks regs for service, preferably in the US but could also be Canada (living in Bermuda currently). Any suggestions for a good service centre? Much appreciated! Hiszpan
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    3 unaccounted for after a flooded magnesite mine 'Maria Concordia' dive in Poland

    6(5?) persons (2 instructors and 4(3?) trainees) were conducting training dives in the flooded mine. 4(3?) of them came back to the surface and 2 did not surface (an instructor with a trainee). 1 of those who returned to the surface picked up extra tanks and went down again to transport them to...
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    Polish instructor dead - lake Hancza, Poland

    Śmiertelny wypadek nurkowy w jeziorze Hańcza. A 52-year old experienced IDF diving instructor has died last weekend. Ratowali płetwonurka He lost consciousness in the water and was taken out on land by his buddies. He was resuscitated for a long time and airlifted to a nearby hospital.
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    How do I know that my dry suit is my size?

    The reason I am asking is, it started to leak and it also needs a P-valve installation. This is the only drysuit I have ever used and it was bought as a second-hand a couple of years ago. I always felt it is slightly too big for me but how can I tell? The legs feel a bit too short as my crouch...
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    Polish fatality in Dahab, Egypt

    1 died, 1 ended up in decompression chamber. It was attepmted dive to the depth of 100m. I will post more info as soon as it is released (thread on FB).
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    Tank valve opens spontaneously

    Hey guys, I have steel twins. One of the valves was closing at the very last turn and there was no more movement to be applied to turn it off more. It happened on two occasions that after filling the tank to 232 bar, that valve opened slightly by itself and was leaking air. I have serviced...
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    Polish diver dead on ORP 'Delfin' shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, 21st of August 2020

    Śmiertelny wypadek nurkowy na wraku ORP Delfin Google translate (with corrections): 'On Thursday, August 20, 2020, there was a fatal diving accident in the waters of the Bay of Puck. During the dive conducted on the wreckage of the Polish ship ORP Delfin, the diver ventured into the wreckage...
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    Diver dead in flooded magnesite mine in Poland

    Wypadek nurkowy w kopalni magnezytu w Sobótce - Nurkowanie Jolly Diver
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    42 year old diver dead, lake Niedackie, Poland.

    Śmierć płetwonurka w Jeziorze Niedackim k. Zblewa 31.12.2019. Mężczyzny kilka godzin szukali policjanci, strażacy i nurkowie He didn't surface after a dive with friends, who have notified the emergency services. No more info for now.
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    Polish diver dead, lake Dymno.

    Śmierć w jeziorze koło Koczały. Płetwonurek, który nurkował w jeziorze Dymno w Koczale, nie żyje From the above article: - 3 guys came to the lake to do dives - 1 guy (victim) went to dive alone - other 2 on the shore noticed after some time that something's not right - they found him lying on...
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    Long term effects of DCS Type 2 - anyone can help?

    Hey guys I was browsing my Polish FB diving group, and found a recent post about a polish firefighter diver, who has been hit with DCS. He has explained in details his accident and further medical treatment. Unfortunately, it seems like he is unable to find in Poland a specialist, with advanced...
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    Cochrane EMC-20H vs Cochrane EMC-16

    I normally dive with two Cochranes on my wrists. They run the same algorithm and have the same settings. What differs them is the amount of the compartments that they track: 16 vs 20. On Saturday morning I have been doing a cave dive and towards the end of it found out, that the deco obligation...
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