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I came across this regulator failure story which I thought was pretty interesting. Maybe I have a morbid curiousity with accidents, but I always enjoy reading a story about how someone managed to live against the odds. Read on for an interesting (and scary) tale. Photos of the silo are here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
bill reals Dec 18th 2005 5:12PM
Let's see:
Reg free flows at surface [x]
Didn't go to backup reg [x]
Didn't go to buddy for air or stay near buddy [x]
Didn't go to another diver and request air [x]
Yup, sounds like an equipment problem to me. Who trained this guy? Look, you stay with your buddy, your buddy is your alternative air source if something goes wrong. He panicked, that's what happened, he needs to train himself to go to backup reg, inform buddy and end dive, period.
Feol Burritz Dec 18th 2005 5:12PM
The author's name is Debra Yates Welch, and her lack of composure as an "advanced" diver is seriously troublesome.
As the first comment demonstrates, she failed under pressure, and got lucky. Had something more unfortunate taken place, she would no doubt be elgible for a Darwin award. The fact that her story "helped out" another diver by reminding him to use his backup regulator... is a reach.
In other words, if I did something this moronic, I would not share it with anybody.
Chip Thomas Dec 18th 2005 5:12PM
They are brave for posting their mistake. They can at least serve as a bad example.
If the diver really was experiencing nitrogen narcosis then the fact that they didn't think to reach for their back up is not that surprising. I have heard of people offering their primary regulator (and its air) to the fish they were swimming with at 120 feet.
"Advanced Divers" test themselves with simple math problems so they can detect when they are losing mental ability during deep dives. (If you can't calculate 3+4 it's time to decrease your depth.)