Dennis Haysbert Dives Bikini Atoll

[DiveGolfSki]

Couldn't find a thread on this even though filming was completed in 2004. Haysbert is the actor who played President Palmer in Fox's 24. He received training to dive deep on the various wrecks. I'm curious if anyone saw this telecast last weekend and had any comments on the dives. Here's some links on it:

http://www.bikiniatoll.com/haysbert.html

http://yokwe.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=804

It seems he set a new record for using a "movie mask" (fancy description for a full face mask with a sound mike) diving 165 feet on it. They also had an interesting deco technique as shown in the attached photo and described as:

Everyone had to breathe a 75% mixture of oxygen from regulators hung from the dive boat at the end of the dive so they wouldn't get the "bends," a sickness that divers encounter if they come up too fast. This is standard procedure at the end of every dive at Bikini Atoll.

 

[roncreel]

I also saw this program. Great photography of the wrecks and dive sites. But as usual, diving and TV just don't mix that well. Overly dramatic commentary about the dive procedures.

Same goes for the recent show about diving in the Amazon river. Interesting photography, but long on drama.

My new tactic for watching diving shows is to turn the volume down or completely off so I can enjoy the view without the goofy commentaries.

 

[DiveGolfSki]

I also saw this program. Great photography of the wrecks and dive sites. But as usual, diving and TV just don't mix that well. Overly dramatic commentary about the dive procedures.

Same goes for the recent show about diving in the Amazon river. Interesting photography, but long on drama.

My new tactic for watching diving shows is to turn the volume down or completely off so I can enjoy the view without the goofy commentaries.

Same reaction here. I'm curious if any of wreck diver saw it. He did a lot of penetration without any lines. Better yet, he did the Saratogo with a single tank while all his handlers were on doubles.

They never did say what gas mix he was on at 165 feet.