DameDykker
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Interesting storry Diver0001. Glad you all made it
I had my own little run in with currents yeasterday. We had an uncomplicated dive to max 23 m. This is the bottom of some pillars of a bridge and fully covered with sea anemones. The purpose of the trip was to gather some of them for an aquarium who needed them for their exibitions. It was a special trip for shop affiliates, so most had a lot of fresh eksperience.
The plan was simple: descend to max depth, stay there for max 10 minuts and then work your way up. We had a lifting tool and a mesh bag for each body pair.
The weater was warm and sunny and only a light breze was blowing. At the divesite the was a heavy current running North around the pillars. At 5 m the currrent was running just as fast Southwards!
Off cource we went down rater quick. At the bottom it was quiet and we started to collect anamones. After about 10 minuts we started to acent slowely and adding to the collection. As we got shallower my body started to act like a newbie . Going up and down like somebody with bounacy control problems. At 5 m we're trying to do a safetystop but my body still has problems and after approximatly one minut I suggest that we quit the safety top having been no where near the NDL. When we get to the surface we had been sweept North of the pillar and we got picked up by the boat. Discussing the events it soon turns out that what must have happend is the my body was drawn into the current by our surface buyo repeately - to his irritation. I didn't feel a thing as I was properly in his shadow and I kept very close to the wall.
So no harm done but an other experience to add to the divelog.
And now fire at will...
I had my own little run in with currents yeasterday. We had an uncomplicated dive to max 23 m. This is the bottom of some pillars of a bridge and fully covered with sea anemones. The purpose of the trip was to gather some of them for an aquarium who needed them for their exibitions. It was a special trip for shop affiliates, so most had a lot of fresh eksperience.
The plan was simple: descend to max depth, stay there for max 10 minuts and then work your way up. We had a lifting tool and a mesh bag for each body pair.
The weater was warm and sunny and only a light breze was blowing. At the divesite the was a heavy current running North around the pillars. At 5 m the currrent was running just as fast Southwards!
Off cource we went down rater quick. At the bottom it was quiet and we started to collect anamones. After about 10 minuts we started to acent slowely and adding to the collection. As we got shallower my body started to act like a newbie . Going up and down like somebody with bounacy control problems. At 5 m we're trying to do a safetystop but my body still has problems and after approximatly one minut I suggest that we quit the safety top having been no where near the NDL. When we get to the surface we had been sweept North of the pillar and we got picked up by the boat. Discussing the events it soon turns out that what must have happend is the my body was drawn into the current by our surface buyo repeately - to his irritation. I didn't feel a thing as I was properly in his shadow and I kept very close to the wall.
So no harm done but an other experience to add to the divelog.
And now fire at will...