Carib_Diver
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Hi All,
I had an interesting experience recently on a dive in the dominican republic. I was near Bayahibe, the dive site was the Atlantic Princess. I was getting some water in my mask after nearly 15 minutes in the water. I go to clear it and suddenly my mask fills up with a lot more water. I keep trying to clear it and it just won't clear. I can't see anything at this point and can't figure out why my mask won't clear.
Luckily I was right at the ocean floor (40ft) so I could kneel down, calm myself, and remember I could still breathe. I waited for the dive master to come by, I knew he was close and I was the only diver with him that day. He came by, we did an ascent up to the surface. I then learned that the lens in my mask had come off which is why I couldn't clear it. The other lens had a crack near the bottom.
Does anyone know how the mask lens could have just come off? Was my mask on too tight? It was a pretty scary situation for a novice diver like me. I was fortunate I was near the ocean floor and the dive master was close by.
I had an interesting experience recently on a dive in the dominican republic. I was near Bayahibe, the dive site was the Atlantic Princess. I was getting some water in my mask after nearly 15 minutes in the water. I go to clear it and suddenly my mask fills up with a lot more water. I keep trying to clear it and it just won't clear. I can't see anything at this point and can't figure out why my mask won't clear.
Luckily I was right at the ocean floor (40ft) so I could kneel down, calm myself, and remember I could still breathe. I waited for the dive master to come by, I knew he was close and I was the only diver with him that day. He came by, we did an ascent up to the surface. I then learned that the lens in my mask had come off which is why I couldn't clear it. The other lens had a crack near the bottom.
Does anyone know how the mask lens could have just come off? Was my mask on too tight? It was a pretty scary situation for a novice diver like me. I was fortunate I was near the ocean floor and the dive master was close by.