Re: Tragic Diving Accident
 

It's for reasons like this that I haven't took up tri-mix or wreck diving. I try to keep my diving limited to around 70' with a buddy and 40' by myself. I've been to 80' several times but it's just a ledge so there is nothing to get disoriented in. The guy that runs the dive shop I use regulary dives a wreck 9 miles out of the keys in 230'-265'(deepest end of it is 315'). I have NO desire to do dives like this.

Re: Tragic Diving Accident
 

It's for reasons like this that I haven't took up tri-mix or wreck diving. I try to keep my diving limited to around 70' with a buddy and 40' by myself. I've been to 80' several times but it's just a ledge so there is nothing to get disoriented in. The guy that runs the dive shop I use regulary dives a wreck 9 miles out of the keys in 230'-265'(deepest end of it is 315'). I have NO desire to do dives like this.

Re: Tragic Diving Accident
 

I've speared fish at 60' and caught 'em at 300+. The shallow water fish taste just as good.

Also, I get a wierd thing that happens to my eyes if go down over ~90 feet where the center of my vision is blurred for 20-30 minutes after the dive. I've talk to dive masters and opthamologists about it but no one has an answer as to exactly why it happens. It's creepy though.

Re: Tragic Diving Accident
 

I've speared fish at 60' and caught 'em at 300+. The shallow water fish taste just as good.

Also, I get a wierd thing that happens to my eyes if go down over ~90 feet where the center of my vision is blurred for 20-30 minutes after the dive. I've talk to dive masters and opthamologists about it but no one has an answer as to exactly why it happens. It's creepy though.

Re: Tragic Diving Accident
 

Tuna. You may be getting Narked when diving that deep.
Meaning your getting intoxicated on the air that you are breathing. It effects divers differntly. Is actually called teh Martina effect. Every 33 feet it like drinking one martina. The deeper you go, the more intxicated you get. Some divers prefer to dive the deeper wrecks because they are less visited and artifacts are for the grabbing.
Randleman, I dove in NC. and love it. Great Viz down there and the water temps are great. I dove on the Jackson and on one other wreck down there. ;D

Re: Tragic Diving Accident
 

Tuna. You may be getting Narked when diving that deep.
Meaning your getting intoxicated on the air that you are breathing. It effects divers differntly. Is actually called teh Martina effect. Every 33 feet it like drinking one martina. The deeper you go, the more intxicated you get. Some divers prefer to dive the deeper wrecks because they are less visited and artifacts are for the grabbing.
Randleman, I dove in NC. and love it. Great Viz down there and the water temps are great. I dove on the Jackson and on one other wreck down there. ;D