Kent Online article: Second diver airlifted to hospital in month
(The article seems to imply that the diver was severely hurt, that was not the case, he was brought to the hospital just to be checked and everything was fine)
An acquaintance told me yesterday that his buddy had to do a CESA from 26m, because his regulator failed shut and he decided to CESA because he couldn't see my friend's octo apparently.
He is totally fine and got checked at the hospital and chamber.
But I was thinking that a regulator should usually failed open and freeflow, how likely is a regulator to fail shut ?
Apparently this regulator is a new Cressi regulator, do not know the exact model. They had a test dive at a shallower depth before this incident.
Also this happened in a lake that has a severe thermocline and water at the bottom is about 6-8 degrees celsius (42-46 Farenheit), don't know if this can contribute to it ?
They will ask a shop to look at the regulator, will post here if I get more details.
(The article seems to imply that the diver was severely hurt, that was not the case, he was brought to the hospital just to be checked and everything was fine)
An acquaintance told me yesterday that his buddy had to do a CESA from 26m, because his regulator failed shut and he decided to CESA because he couldn't see my friend's octo apparently.
He is totally fine and got checked at the hospital and chamber.
But I was thinking that a regulator should usually failed open and freeflow, how likely is a regulator to fail shut ?
Apparently this regulator is a new Cressi regulator, do not know the exact model. They had a test dive at a shallower depth before this incident.
Also this happened in a lake that has a severe thermocline and water at the bottom is about 6-8 degrees celsius (42-46 Farenheit), don't know if this can contribute to it ?
They will ask a shop to look at the regulator, will post here if I get more details.