2 Russian tourists died while scuba diving in Verde Island in Batangas City

[CWK]

The one that was recovered had a dive profile from the computer at 95feet for 21 minutes. No air left in the tank at the surface. Basic wrist mount computer attached to left bc chest strap. Weights were still in the drop pouches on the bc.

Thanks for the max depth info. I was taken by a down current to 95 feet last month in the Maldives. The current was indeed strong,

Were the Russians anywhere near the Verde Island dive site called Washing Machine?

 

[tsc]

Thanks for the max depth info. I was taken by a down current to 95 feet last month in the Maldives. The current was indeed strong,

Were the Russians anywhere near the Verde Island dive site called Washing Machine?

It would have been the pinnacle around the southwest corner of the island I believe, it was not Washing Machine. The water also was pretty rough at. 3-5 foot swells I believe. (This is my estimate)

 

[LI-er]

Weights were still in the drop pouches on the bc.

Geez at the very least drop the weights. It may not have changed the outcome but you gotta at least try to do everything possible.

 

[CWK]

Geez at the very least drop the weights. It may not have changed the outcome but you gotta at least try to do everything possible.

Dropping weights is certainly not a prerequisite for getting out of a downcurrent. I never drop my weights when I’m in a downcurrent, because:
1. I can’t as they are in weight pockets mounted on the cam bands of my wing
2. I use usually use very little weight (2kg) so dropping them gives only limited lift
3. I don’t need to as my 40lb wing provides sufficient lift

I was more troubled by the empty tank and fully inflated BC. Did he inflate his BC all the way to the surface in blind panic? If you inflate your BC for 30 seconds when you are 20 minutes into a dive, you could well empty the tank.

 

[Centrals]

"Washing machine" is pretty shallow.

 

[Endler's]

'Can't help but wonder if there was a language barrier, preventing the Russians from understanding the dive briefing.

 

[TostitoBandito]

Dropping weights is certainly not a prerequisite for getting out of a downcurrent. I never drop my weights when I’m in a downcurrent, because:
1. I can’t as they are in weight pockets mounted on the cam bands of my wing
2. I use usually use very little weight (2kg) so dropping them gives only limited lift
3. I don’t need to as my 40lb wing provides sufficient lift

I was more troubled by the empty tank and fully inflated BC. Did he inflate his BC all the way to the surface in blind panic? If you inflate your BC for 30 seconds when you are 20 minutes into a dive, you could well empty the tank.

Yeah, with modern equipment and assuming divers are are weighted within reason (eg. not 10lb negative at the surface), there's hardly ever a reason to ditch weights. If you're at depth with your BC/wing nearly full of air just to stay neutral and no headroom to get positive and ascend, you're doing it wrong. Even with my small 24lb travel wing I've probably always got 15-20+ lb of extra lift there on any dive if I need it, which is far more than the amount of lead I'll have on board (let alone the amount I can easily ditch).

 

[chaad]

The one that was recovered had a dive profile from the computer at 95feet for 21 minutes. No air left in the tank at the surface. Basic wrist mount computer attached to left bc chest strap. Weights were still in the drop pouches on the bc.

This is being reported as 95 meters in discussions on Reddit. Do you have a source for your figure?

 

[Centrals]

This is being reported as 95 meters in discussions on Reddit. Do you have a source for your figure?

Bottom of the Pinnacle is about 100m.

 

[TostitoBandito]

I have to assume they weren't planning to dive to anywhere near that depth, given they were reportedly AOW divers. Seems like it was a recreational dive gone very wrong.