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Lessons My sidemount cylinder valve spun itself completely shut during a dive
What happened: I recently dove a 25-30ft coral reef and cavern area in Isabella, Puerto Rico with 2 friends. I was in sidemount. By about 20 minutes into the first dive, my right cylinder's turnwheel had managed to spin from fully opened to fully closed. More details: At the 20 minute mark I...- jstotz
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- out of air sidemount sidemount diving thermo valve valve drill
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- Forum: Sidemount Diving
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Scuba Diver Out of Air and Emergency Ascent - Buddy failure
Scuba Diver Out of Air and Emergency Ascent - Buddy failure This event was sent to me by Louise R, an out of air emergency from 2017. Two divers on a working dive, one runs low on air and cannot communicate this to the more experienced diver. Shortly after this miscommunication, the diver runs...- jagfish
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- air share out of air scuba accident scuba budy failure scuba incident
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- Forum: Accidents, Incidents, & Near Misses
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Disaster narrowly avoided on deep drift dive
No-one was hurt in this incident, so I think it fits best in near-misses in this forum. However, in my mind, this was a near-death experience for the diver involved, as an out-of-air event at this depth on this site, could have been fatal. This dive has haunted me for more than a decade...- jagfish
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- drift dive out of air
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- Forum: Accidents, Incidents, & Near Misses