How deep have you gone and why ?

[Scottri]

167' on the Back Wall of Molokini to see black coral.

 

[Dannybot]

106 ' in Coz last Dec, coming out of a swim thru, my son started descending and I had to catch him; but we were over 90' at the end of the swim thru.

 

[MissyP]

OK I'll play. 190' on Trimix, diving the PBY in Lake Mead.

( http://www.mydivinglife.com/Missy/2494/Diving+the+PBY.html )

 

[Nailer99]

22ata...to earn money.

DSD

Whoa. I always forget that commercial guys routinely work at depths us rec guys can't even contemplate.

 

[DeepSeaDan]

Yes indeedy, we work deep, but in fine style, considering. Consider:

> Climate controlled, pressureized condo complex
> Flush toilet / Shower
> Room service
> 24 hr. / day Donald Duckishness
> Hot Water diving suit
> Express elevator to the bottom
> All the helium you can eat
> Weeks of diving - 1 decompression



Nice paycheck & a chopper ride to the bar.



I'll tell ya, a cold one never tasted better!

Best,
DSD

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Hahaha... That does sound like a nice gig, Dan.

 

[cwick]

I did 154' at the Blue Hole in Belize. I also have many dives of more than
100' including this past weekend, we did 110' on the "Empire Mica". But deep does
not make the dive better. Many the best dives that I have done were in the 60'
range.

 

[DeepSeaDan]

Hahaha... That does sound like a nice gig, Dan.

...was I retired from saturation diving before the arrival of...

 

[Splitlip]

Yes indeedy, we work deep, but in fine style, considering. Consider:

> Climate controlled, pressureized condo complex
> Flush toilet / Shower
> Room service
> 24 hr. / day Donald Duckishness
> Hot Water diving suit
> Express elevator to the bottom
> All the helium you can eat
> Weeks of diving - 1 decompression



Nice paycheck & a chopper ride to the bar.




I'll tell ya, a cold one never tasted better!

Best,
DSD

If I may, how long might a typical gig be? And how long is deco? Do you deco in the condo?
edit: see you retired

 

[diver 85]

170' ....My son wanted to take a photo of a concrete cross that was dropped in honor of 2 locals(cousins) on Roatan that got in a deep diving contest----they both lost.....When their bodies surfacd a few hours after that last dive, the max depth read something like 260.....Very sad........The cross is close to Hole in the Wall outside of ILR......