Accident in Germany, Starnbergersee

[dwiest12]

Wand: Tauchunfall in Allmannshausen: Steilwand-Drama: Taucher am Starnberger See tot - Bayern - Abendzeitung München


We were diving in Leipzig when my wife called and asked if we had heard about this. Doing some reading the wall they were diving has taken many life's over the years.

 

[miketsp]

Did you see the first comment under the article by a diver named Ronnie? (Google translation)

Despite years of experience and in 2004 I had a problem at this site due to a tear in the neck cuff, caused by a fingernail, argon in my full face mask penetrated about 50 m depth. It was fortunate that I only a few minutes at this depth and the emergency exit was smoothly conducted.

Is there really a danger of the dry suit gas getting into a full face mask?

 

[vincent54]

Possible he was concerned about asphyxiating from the lack of breathable gas due to the displacement of the in rushing argon.
But don't know how it could get into the mask, never thought they were connected. Cheers

 

[Notso_Ken]

Possible he was concerned about asphyxiating from the lack of breathable gas due to the displacement of the in rushing argon.
But don't know how it could get into the mask, never thought they were connected. Cheers

There is no way argon could get from my dry suit into my full face mask. No connection at all.

Ken