Happy to be alive - scuba diving incident in Brockville, Ontario

[artw]

Sounds like the Daryaw. There's a line on the wreck you can use to pull yourself along, and if you get up on top (the wreck lays upside-down) on top, you can fly the keel from the bow to the stern with that whipping current and grab the ascent line at the stern. I would definitely say this is not a wreck for the newly certified.....

this person could also be describing the lilly parsons - you have to drift onto it to find it. then you can drift down it, and then pull yourself up it, and then drift along the top keel and out
SOS is trying to improve this site so divers don't have to yank and pull on the wreck to get to the front (Stern) of the site

 

[diverbrian]

Art,

He was describing the Lillie. Don was in a group of four of us that were diving the wreck that day. We had a choice between the Daryaw and the Lillie. We chose the Lillie for reasons of which wreck was better for a mixed group.

How long do you guys expect her to stay on that shelf anyways? I was hearing that she has slid off a foot in the last year?

 

[jbisjim]

This thread has some good information for you

How do I improve my air consumption?

 

[watermonkey]

Sarora:
Glad to here you are okay, like others have said, you had no business being there. I would like to suggest something else, although you have learned something from this you need to be careful about being "Mission Oriented". Once you realized that these dives were to intense for your skills and/or comfort you should have sat the rest out. There is a golden rule used when I am diving and that is:

"Anyone can call the dive, at any time, for any reason, no questions asked"

It doesn't matter if it is because you are uncomfortable, tired, scared, or don't like the colour of your wetsuit. Once someone gives the signal, the dive is over with no arguments (even if you are not yet in the water). If your buddy gives you grief, get a different buddy (the good thing is there are LOTS of great divers around Brockville, Kingston, Ottawa, Cornwall to dive with).

WM

 

[jbisjim]

Sarora:
"Anyone can call the dive, at any time, for any reason, no questions asked"

True True True

And if your buddy gives you a hard time, Get a new buddy.

 

[jroy017]

drift diving isn't until AOW

the lillie isnt exactly a drift dive in the sense you have an entry point and exit point If you miss th exit point provided you keep the wall of the island on your right and are above 50 ft the current should take you into the bay where the boats dock......however there is a strong current learning to use the current and not fight it is hardeer though....

I have frequently taken OW divers out there provided their buyancy is perfect(ok really good) . As for the St-Laurence (Brockville)there are no dives without any current .........


If this were your first dive right after your cert then that was too fast. Are the Lillie and the Gaskin out of the question for OW divers absolutely not....(in my opinion)



One question i have is that if you yere diving with a DM (even DM candidate)you brought or who brough you i find it very frightning that he did not notice any previous signs of fatigue stress etc... not very good especially doing dives in brockville where the current is strong and most accidents are due to fatigue of fightng current and then all complications that ensue.... change dive leader....


I dive brocville at least everyother week-end there are tons of good dive buddies and dive leaders from toronto , ottawa, montreal, brockville and all over there no reason to go diving with less than competent dive leaders.

hope to see you in Brockville again

 

[scubaindian]

Good to see that you are ok. It is not the depth. My first dive after my open water certification was to a depth of 120 '. Just relax and do not panic. I have only about 30 dives overall. I do start using up air very fast the first 2-5 minutes. Then, I remember to just relax and breathe slowly. Learn to relax. Do not panic because of the currents or the depth. Stay close to your buddy. Remember to hand signal to your buddy every few minutes. Develop a good practice. Don't quit diving. Enjoy it.

 

[Cudabait]

That will be great .. if my "stupid" experience hasn't swayed you away from becoming my buddy. It's good to know that I am not being considered a liability and other divers will dive with me. Thanks!

Glad you are OK. Also that you plan to continue diving.

Regards,

 

[DeepSeaDan]

Good to see that you are ok. It is not the depth. My first dive after my open water certification was to a depth of 120 '. Just relax and do not panic. I have only about 30 dives overall. I do start using up air very fast the first 2-5 minutes. Then, I remember to just relax and breathe slowly. Learn to relax. Do not panic because of the currents or the depth. Stay close to your buddy. Remember to hand signal to your buddy every few minutes. Develop a good practice. Don't quit diving. Enjoy it.

DEPTH IS VITALLY IMPORTANT.

Crawl.....baby steps.....walk.....jog......run........

Slow n ' easy gets you home...

Hurried gets you Buried.

D.S.D.