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Could be a show about underwater archaeology, marine sciences, explorations, whatever. Write in your answers on the person you would like to see host.
Who would you choose to host a show about diving?
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OMyMyOHellYes
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Mike Nelson. Hands down.
Paige Spiranac.
CT-Rich
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I didn’t know the story and couldn’t access the video. I did read the accident report and it did show poor judgement in the video production, which was pulled.
Considering the quality of most diving related videos, his are on average very good. i have watched quite a few of his videos recently and they have been excellent quality. I am not a cave diver, so I can’t really comment beyond production values. The divers that got into trouble were ultimately responsible for the planning and execution of their dive. That they decide to exceed there training and plan a dive based solely on a social media post without doing due diligence in planning was not Bird’s fault.
This does bring up an interesting dilemma. Lots of comments in threads about people wanting a more accurate depiction of diving in film. At what point do viewers mistake what is essentially entertainment for instruction? Adventures with a Purpose gets dragged over the coals because they are clearly ill equipped and trained for some of what they are doing (or most). Jonathan Bird is very very knowledgeable and from what I’ve seen, capable. He did, from what I read, over hype a dive and show a level of disregard for standards to make his product more exciting. I’d hope there was a lesson learned. Which group do you want to see more content from?
I do see your point about the questionable video,
CT-Rich
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Here is the accident report.
Underwater Tourist
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@lostsheep as an FYI, a person who was either one of the three divers who survived, or knows them closely, explicitly replied to @tursiops that the video had nothing to do with the decision to do the dive.
this is the original thread, you can read more details there: Manatee Springs SP cave fatality
edit: its best to continue this discussion in that thread, and not here
this is the original thread, you can read more details there: Manatee Springs SP cave fatality
edit: its best to continue this discussion in that thread, and not here
I would never blame anyone but the actual divers who agreed on the dive plan, everyone is responsible for their own actions and decisions.
That said, just DOING a blind traverse INTO a siphon is ridiculous. Creating a “professional” video about it is some weird combination of hubris and ineptitude. I feel like there are several of these groups out there
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