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I haven't been on this site for a while and wanted to thank everyone for their comments on the dive. I just recently dove in Cozumel with the instructor that certified me on my rescue and he was all smiles, because he had seen the video, and he also uses the video in his courses as well. We...

In The Drink - the behavior that I noticed was arms waving while swimming which will always mean an uncomfortable diver, also with that comes air consumption and if you look close at the video when I pan down to them they were exhausting a lot of air. Dusk Diver - Thank you for showing the...

Hello its been a while since I've been on Scuba Board. I just got back from Cozumel so it re perked my interest. Thank you for all the comments on the dive. Again there was not much conversation after the dive to the 2 victims. I was certified on my Rescue Diver in Cozumel 2 months before...

I get vertigo on 90% of my dives. It has now become common place and I wonder when it's going to happen on the decent or the assent. Usually it is in the assent at around 60 ft. I can't stress enough to keep your composure when this happens because it's scary the first time it happens. Your...

Thanks for your comments. The lesson learned is "Dive within your limits"

Blind leading the blind is right

Forfeiting your life into a failed rescue is not being a hero, it is being foolish. You couldn't have said it better!

I don't even know what to say!!! I hope this experience doesn't stop you from diving because the only one missing out will be you!! I promise there is better instructors out there!! I'm dumbfounded!!

COZUMEL!!! COZUMEL!!!! COZUMEL!!!! Not a hard desicion at all!!! I've dove Cayman 4 times and Belize!!!! COZUMEL!!!! COZUMEL!!!! COZUMEL!!!!

Snowmaker I also agree that my computer is not a good deco computer. I think that was awesome of you to use your computer to recreate the dive. Remember the video clips may be out of order on a couple clips. I can send you all the clips that are in order if you really want them. The moral of...

It's pretty easy to be a sideline quarterback when talking about other peoples situations and how you would handle them. When breathing compressed air underwater then sucking in water from what you "Think" is your "Air Source" then that is a OOA situtaion and how you handle it is alot easier to...

Was that a question for me or was that a question that you ask your students? I think the more the video is shown to new divers and divers in general that it will make people think twice about diving out of limits. Or create a limit and never go beyond that point without a more experienced...

Stefo2 thanks for the comment. The situation was I was paired up with my wife and my brother as dive partners. So there were 3 of us. When I went to get the other 2 divers at 150ft none of us knew there was a potential OOA situation. For all I knew they were very experienced divers knowing...

There are definately lessons learned when in an OOA situation. Sometimes training will kick in sometimes not. It's really easy to be a side line quarterback in this situation and say she should have this or that. The chances of her being a new diver is probibally true. I have a situation...

Thanks for the comment. I hope everyone can watch this video and get something out of it..Aaron

Way too keep a cool head. You must have been the closest person to the DM at the time. Although stupid to not check your air on the surface as the DM I would have done the same thing and swam to the closest air supply because I'm sure it was closer than 105 ft. Aaron

Chris1999 Thanks for posting and honoring me with your first post!! Bowlof has a great point that unless your in the situation it's hard to say what someont would do. Remember I did not go down there to 150ft to save the two divers. For all I knew they could have been very competant divers and...

As far a the authenticity of the video I can assure you that the video was not a staged video. The only thing that I screwed up on was not taping their guage when I got to them at 150 ft. If you look at some of my other Youtube videos of me diving you will notice I check my guage quite...

Thanks for the Posts Elkfriend, Toefa, and Inthedrink. I really hope that the more people that watch the video it will give them another perspective on diving safely. As far as the music goes, I think it was a perfect fit too. Makes it alittle more dramatic. When put into a situation like...

Thanks Alpanian for starting the new thread a couple months ago. The video should be watched by all divers, or potential divers thinking about joining the sport. It really puts another perspective on the "buddy system" and how important it is. Also if the "Buddy System" was implemented in...