Diver out of air? Not really? Cozumel.

[Down2bizDiver]

From the tone of this response, I think I can honestly answer your last question "Yes."

My last question was "Should we all pretend that diving is perfectly safe, nothing ever goes awry, and to avoid any potential embarrassment to those involved the posting of video and photographic recordings of mishaps should be prohibited?"
Your answer is "yes," and that makes me sad.

 

[Gombessa]

My last question was "Should we all pretend that diving is perfectly safe, nothing ever goes awry, and to avoid any potential embarrassment to those involved the posting of video and photographic recordings of mishaps should be prohibited?"
Your answer is yes, and that makes me sad.

Please re-read. I quoted your post in its entirety, before your edit.

 

[Down2bizDiver]

Please re-read. I quoted your post in its entirety, before your edit.

You are mistaken.

 

[Down2bizDiver]

The primary lesson I have learned from my experiences here in Cozumel the last two weeks, together with my experience in Cozumel nine months ago, is this: stay away! The secondary lesson I have learned since I became a certified diver is this: stick to liveaboards; they cost more but fellow divers are of higher "quality." The tertiary lesson I have learned is this: make videos of mishaps but wait until subpoenaed before sharing them (and in civil cases, demand adequate compensation) and don't share them on public forums.

I thought I was making a positive contribution to diving by posting my videos, but clearly I was mistaken. I won't do it again.

I have designated the video "private" thus you won't be able to view it anymore

 

[Pullmyfinger]

I thought it was cool of you. ;-)

-Mitch

 

[Down2bizDiver]

I thought it was cool of you. ;-)

-Mitch

Thank you. Nonetheless, I think Ayn Rand had it right.

 

[Gombessa]

Huh. I find this entire tangent difficult to fathom

All I mentioned was that you didn't need to include a drawn out shot of the "panicked diver's" face at the beginning of the video in order to make your point about dive safety. The vitriole of your response was a bit shocking, and it's hard to believe my comment alone was worthy of lighting such a powderkeg.

If you decide to put the video back up, you could blur out the diver's face or just start the video at the in-water portion. I believe, if you read through this thread, you'd agree that none of the fine points others discussed here would be wanting because of such a change.

 

[Cave Diver]

All I mentioned was that you didn't need to include a drawn out shot of the "panicked diver's" face at the beginning of the video in order to make your point about dive safety.

That might have been your intent, but that's not how your original comment reads to me.

 

[Bubble_Boy]

Here is the link to a short video I shot showing a diver in distress during a 120' deep dive in Cozumel.

First he needs his BCD adjusted. Then he needs more weight. Then, apparently, he thinks he is low or out of air even though his reg free flows when he takes it out of his mouth (0:22 mark) and air flows when he purges his hanging reg (1:56 mark). I did not observe him try his own octo alternate air and cannot say whether he did or did not try it before sharing air with the DM. Although you cannot see his face clearly in the video, I could see it and in my opinion he looked very frightened and panicked, not calm and cool.

DM provides octo and the two share air for the most of the rest of the dive, 15 - 20 minutes. I was surprised DM did not end the dive.

After the dive the distressed diver told me he bought his gear used from a scubaboard posting. I'm under the impression this was the first time he had used the equipment. His extremely long hoses (extra length wrapped around his neck) suggests the seller was a cave diver. He didn't speak to what happened with the sharing of air and I didn't press him on it ... in the end everything turned out OK and I didn't think it my place to interrogate him about the incident.

YouTube - Things Go Wrong SCUBA Diving at 100 Feet

Youtube says your video is private.... booooooooo!!!

 

[Down2bizDiver]

Huh. I find this entire tangent difficult to fathom

All I mentioned was that you didn't need to include a drawn out shot of the "panicked diver's" face at the beginning of the video in order to make your point about dive safety. The vitriole of your response was a bit shocking, and it's hard to believe my comment alone was worthy of lighting such a powderkeg.

If you decide to put the video back up, you could blur out the diver's face or just start the video at the in-water portion. I believe, if you read through this thread, you'd agree that none of the fine points others discussed here would be wanting because of such a change.

There is no "drawn out shot of the 'panicked diver's face' at the beginning of the video" and you can't see his face because he is wearing a dive mask.