Silted up in a wreck at 30m

[Woz]

If you want a similar experience simply follow Digger into a sily area. You won't see diddly squit. Honestly. I think his fins have ploughs on them.

[gobfish1]

good post m8

i have dived the akka a few time long a go,
i remeber the first dive on her ,, after the dive i went to the dive shop
and got me self the biggisttttttttt torch thay had ,,

[Andy Phillips]

I love reading posts like this from Mark, I can clearly remember sitting just above a hole in the Lucy watching my buddy disappear into a HUGE cloud of silt that was billowing out to meet me. Made a decision that I was not stupid enough to follow and spent a very unhappy 10 minutes wondering if they would re-appear.

Sadly for you lot, they did.

AndyP

Originally Posted by Mark Chase

Great post.

For the sake of any one who ever gets them selves in this situation. Always have a spool with you and before trying to search for an exit, tie it off somewhere at your starting point then tie into a second location close to the first. This will give you a directional reference. Then go search using memory of the wreck if possible but if not then use something tangible like a bulkhead on one side.

You have to make a plan.

For example: Did you enter from the top or the side? if the top go to the ceiling to start your search.

If you are 100% convinced you have gone way past your original entry point best thing is to try another 4-5m because 10m feels like 100 in a silt out.

If still no joy return to your start point and search again with another tangible reference. Use your double tie to guide you in a different direction to the first search.

If lost like this minutes feel like hours and inches feel like feet in terms of distance traveled. If your aware of this then it can help reduce the stress.

The good divers will tell you, you should never enter an area out of the daylight zone without laying a line. This is absolutely correct. However in the world of Merphys law even the most simple swim through can accidentally end up as a problem. Whilst its understandable (but still wrong) to have not laid a line, it is totaly unforgivable not to have a search spool.


ATB

Mark

[lud228]

Great post. Simillar thing happened to me while doing a cave penetration. My other problem was that I was on a single tank and I am an air guzzler !

One advice I can give( I am no expert). I managed this situation because I stopped still, tried to calm down, and tried thinking of a solution.

lud