Mt. Everest

[rjack321]

If you detach from your anchor line at 90' in a 7 mph current you will have to hustle to get back to line, once you do you will be out of breath. when there is another 70' - 160' below and it is cold anxiety can get the best of anyone. Those in the best physical condition can weather this better, you can recover quicker from overbreathing and find "normality" quicker. I thik this often be the edge that is needed for survival... Just a thought.

The BS meter is redlining here. Nobody can swim 7mph. The fastest scooters out there are doing 250ft/min which is only 2.8 mph. And if its that much work, there's no reason to be swimming in this day and age anyway, scooter.

 

[FranzKafka]

You can dive on the Spiegel Grove within recreational depths. The Doria is far deeper. No comparison what so ever.

As far as fatalities on Spiegel, well it just goes to show how on every dive there is the potential for things to go very wrong very quickly and you must be ever vigilant with safety in mind.

 

[JeffG]

I suspect that the Spiegel Grove is the new Everest, judging from the recent fatalities.

In 10 years the Doria will simply become a debris pile. That is what the ocean does to shipwrecks over time.

I can't believe I missed this.

This is way too funny. Spiegel Grove compared to the Doria. LOL Only an internet diver would think that.

 

[rjack321]

I can't believe I missed this.

This is way too funny. Spiegel Grove compared to the Doria. LOL Only an internet diver would think that.

An internet trained diver

 

[texdiveguy]

It is really very hard to compare true ship wrecks with artificial reefs that just happen to be ships....apples and oranges.

 

[divermatt]

I can't believe I missed this.

This is way too funny. Spiegel Grove compared to the Doria. LOL Only an internet diver would think that.

JeffG cannot understand sarcasm...generally regarded as the most basic form of humor besides falling down.

 

[DEEPLOU]

Interesting question. The Seeker and the Wahoo used to take about 200 divers each per season to the AD. So that's 400/season for those two boats. They started around 1991. Anyone know how many people have climbed Everest?

I would love to know where you got this "statistic" 200 divers/season for each boat.

@15 divers per boat per trip, that equals about 13 trips per year per boat.
I have never heard of either boat ever doing that many trips to the Doria in any one year. Most of the time if they schedule 3 trips they are lucky if they get one in.

But back to topic: Speigel Grove and the Doria????? Come on, they shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentance.

 

[underwasser bolt]

The BS meter is redlining here. Nobody can swim 7mph. The fastest scooters out there are doing 250ft/min which is only 2.8 mph. And if its that much work, there's no reason to be swimming in this day and age anyway, scooter.

redline my foot; a 1.5mph swim is demanding to the point of extreme. 7mph indicates an internet diver.

 

[RJP]

I suspect that the Spiegel Grove is the new Everest, judging from the recent fatalities.

Spiegel Grove sits at around 130 and the Doria sits at 260. No comparison.

 

[mictrik]

I never bothered measuring speeds of current and quite honestly could care less if the current is 1, 3, 7 or 10mph. Perhaps you missed the point of the entire statement or you simply enjoy being a pedantic anorak? Regardless of which I shall restate that the "Spiegel Grove" and most warm water dives are not as rigorous as typical north east wreck dives for all of the reasons I previously stated. Now on current, I have been on anchor lines where the current was strong enough to make me really have to hold on. I have lost my grip and have hustled really hard to get my grip back, it takes allot of energy and it makes you really demand allot of air, respiration rate increases dramatically fast; and this is just to move a few inches to the line. Now someone in very good physical fitness can deal with that much better than someone who is not and that was the purpose of mentioning a fast current. The current being 7 or 3mph is immaterial to the overall point.