dbulmer
Contributor
DD, BoulderJohn,
I was involved in an OOA incident many years ago in Cancun.
My dad and me were just about to start our ascent from about 40 feet when I noticed a diver fiddling about with her contents gauge. She was a couple of feet away from me on her own and I got curious and looked at her contents gauge - 200 psi. I offered her my long hose but she refused to take it. At that point I saw a DM looking towards us so I pointed to her and did the OOA signal. The DM understood what was happening, moved over quickly and handed off his alternate. They started their ascent as did my dad and me.
Once we got there she seemed to be agitated - the DM was trying to calm her down but she had spat out the reg and swallowed some sea water - I helped the DM to rest her on her back and he towed her to the boat. It all happened very quickly. To this day I wish I had asked her why she did not take my long hose.
The point of this story is that the diver in question kept on looking at her contents gauge but seemed confused - she knew she was running out of gas but was not taking steps to ensure she got gas.
I was involved in an OOA incident many years ago in Cancun.
My dad and me were just about to start our ascent from about 40 feet when I noticed a diver fiddling about with her contents gauge. She was a couple of feet away from me on her own and I got curious and looked at her contents gauge - 200 psi. I offered her my long hose but she refused to take it. At that point I saw a DM looking towards us so I pointed to her and did the OOA signal. The DM understood what was happening, moved over quickly and handed off his alternate. They started their ascent as did my dad and me.
Once we got there she seemed to be agitated - the DM was trying to calm her down but she had spat out the reg and swallowed some sea water - I helped the DM to rest her on her back and he towed her to the boat. It all happened very quickly. To this day I wish I had asked her why she did not take my long hose.
The point of this story is that the diver in question kept on looking at her contents gauge but seemed confused - she knew she was running out of gas but was not taking steps to ensure she got gas.