New SCUBA depth record

[DORSETBOY]

In fairness to Mark he's been involved in years of research in previous extremely deep dives. I didnt realise he was able to dive now, read that he's had several serious bends in the past.
He does have a fantastic safety team organised and a huge amount of planning went into doing what he was doing.

 

[chippy]

The diver in question was from Jersey (Channel Islands), (where I'm from).

I'm going to go against the grain and say that it's a fantastic acheivment. After all we don't moan and groan about freedivers going to rediculous depths, and lets face it, they only have a lung full of air.

Local reports say that he had 15 minutes bottom time - so at least he stayed long enough to enjoy it!

 

[Dive Source]

It's the dude's own biz if he wants to break records, it's your right to think he's stupid.

Absolutely! and my point was mostly about the stated reason not the feat which was remarkable.

I did a google news search and couldn't find any other news but if anyone finds something else with more details, please post it as the topic is very interesting.

Also if our british friends have anything on the man himself, perhaps they can bring it out as that would be interesting.

and as d33ps1x says....peace....

 

[DORSETBOY]

Mark previously made a very deep dive to 160m off Alderney, Channel Islands (UK). At the time he stated that he was checking out software for the Abyss Explorer dive computer. In essence he was checking on research by US Dr Weinke whom said that old theorie of deep dive decompression were in essence causing DCS and then curing it! He based this on the idea that rapid intial assents create sub-clinical DCS which then is dealt with by the stops. is idea is that by stopping sooner and more frequently throughout the ascent you can avoid micro-bubble formation and thus reduce the length of thime taken on ascents cos you ont have to spend so long on tops in the latter stages of the ascent.

Again, in this instance he had specialist inwatr recompression available as in the most recent case so he cetrainly cannot be accused of unnecessary risk taking, that's my oppinion anway!

 

[DORSETBOY]

Just read the spelling above, sorry if it confuses... will check the spelling in future!!!

 

[Diver0001]

I would think that the navy guy was smart enough to be connected to a hose with unlimited gas supply, not just open circuit scuba.

The guy has guts and quite a set of B*lls but I have to stop there.

Right, these are open-circuit records.

As for balls I disagree. I think he has a gaping hole in his head. Only the numbing effect of the salt water rushing in gives the illusion of having big balls. The difference between a hero and an fool is that one got lucky and the other did not.

R..

 

[Diver0001]

COMEX, a French company is advertised as having set a 2000' mark.
The USN ain't talking.
Neither were using scuba though.

Most (if not all) of the Comex records are pot dives.

R..

 

[DORSETBOY]

Difference is that Mark doesnt pretend to be a hero and doesnt do things like this just to set records.

 

[pwfletcher]

Does anyone know what he used to plan this dive? I have run a dozen different scenarios in V-Planner and can't get him out of the water in less than 16 hours ... and he did it in 6:40? Amazing.

Adding 5% N2 will eliminate or at least significantly reduce HPNS. In addition, reducing your rate of descent will also diminish the effects ... although apparently he sank like an anchor getting there in just twelve minutes.

 

[Rickg]

I wonder what he got to see at that depth?

The Record - 313 Meters
Scuba Cat Technical Instructor Trainer Mark Ellyatt has set a new world record of 313 meters for the deepest solo scuba dive, beating the previous record by five meters.


http://diving-in-phuket.com/german/news.htm

http://www.inspired-training.com/

Rickg