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I think he was diving a hard hat with surface supplied air- didn't the compressor fail? I've heard of hard hat divers getting sucked into their helmets when the line ruptures- the air wants to ascend and creates a vacuum behind it, which sucks the diver up the hose. I think the modern helmets have check valves that prevent this from happening and divers have bail out bottles to remedy the ensuing out of air emergency. Of course, I could have been cyber diving that day...wow, I thought it looked funny.
What problem did the dad/diver who was harvesting sponges have that made him scream and then sink? And what kind or rig was that?
wow, I thought it looked funny.
What problem did the dad/diver who was harvesting sponges have that made him scream and then sink? And what kind or rig was that?