Bunaken Dive BCD failed to inflate at 20 m

[@faurizkarrachman8245]

After watching your video, better you back into the class and learn a lot how to dive safely and properly. Safe dive buddy

[@josemiguelarias929]

Faulty dump valve on his right shoulder. Could've been avoided by fully inflating the BCD at the surface and checking them. Also the pre-dive buddy check includes checking dumping valves...

[@trikker1]

The low pressure hose IS attached to his BCD. It is an Aqualung BCD with i3 Control System, that is why he is fiddeling on his left hip from time to time, where the system is located. The hose in front is for oral inflation. At 13:48, you can see air passing out of his right shoulder outlet valve, witch probably i faulty, since the air passes out without the pressure being too high. Bad diving behaviour, control and so on, yes, but I'm sure his hose is attached, so it's most likely an equipment defect.....

[@AlexSuperRocket]

Wearing all the ScubaPro you can get at the shop, doesnt make you a scuba Pro.

[@jonnieinbangkok]

I had the same thought...a SP Christmas tree diver 😂😂😂

[@lance8080]

Alex divers are like skiers and bike cyclists got to run out and buy the newest stuff if they need it or not. Stop worrying about the way you look and focus on the proper use of the equipment.

[@rickflippin1]

That only works for Apeks gear lol

[@Sombre____]

His BCD is Aqualung.

[@rickfowler5342]

@@Sombre____ by their breathing rate, they should both be wearing "Meth-lung"

[@jchantw]

shouldn't you abort the dive if equipment is faulty? your ascent seems too fast too, n lastly if there's an emergency, taking selfies is the last thing you shld be doing...

[@jellyfishattack]

His gear wasn't faulty. He didn't attach his lpi hose to his bcd. Not sure why he and his buddy missed that and didn't just attach it immediately.

[@April-sn1wf]

@@jellyfishattack Semantics... bottom line his equipment wasn't operational, so yes he should have aborted the dive as a result.

[@lance8080]

Jeff C put the camera down and learn to dive

[@ttb1513]

@@April-sn1wfNot semantics. If his lip hose was not connected to his BCD, he could either recognize that or stop, think and act, realizing from his training that he could orally inflate the BCD instead, using the mouthpiece designed as a backup.

[@gchqjtrig6492]

All the gear, but no idea😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fuexiong88]

Didn't you test your bcd before going on the water?

[@dillysgirl4ever]

Looks to me like his BCD wasn't the only problem he was having

[@darrenscrivener6020]

If bcd does not inflate from tank you have a manual inflation tube to blow up by mouth.

[@Man0fMeans]

Ok wow, the dreaded 'thumbs up' signal at 9:04 but buddy obviously didn't mean what he signaled. Please don't do that and go get certified.

[@ybkseraph]

What is the hook for I wonder

[@timwalker3157]

Hideous to watch. I’m glad you didn’t drown. I hope you improved skills and are now happily diving.

[@Destination_Dive]

You not gunna inflate your BC when the inflator hose is fucking floating around 😂😂😂😂😂

[@gatesofvalhalla8136]

First of all you should be properly weighted which means you only need to be slightly negative with ~50 bar in the tank at 5m (when wearing a neoprene suit). So you are at most slightly negative during the dive if your inflator hose fails. Easy to swim up and the gas still in the bcd will expand and guess what, you will be positively bouyant again. Another thing is that one of the skills you do (also in PADI OWD course) is getting neutral by inflating your bcd orally. Very easy to exhale one more time in the exflator hose after that to become positive. Really a non issue if your powerinflator fails and you are properly weighted. Would I abort the dive if this happens? No. Would I feel uncomfortable with a non functioning powerinflator? No.

[@americanazheck]

Never saw you start dumping air when you splashed. Never saw you add air as you descended.

[@stephencrome8253]

You don’t inflate when you’re at depth unless just a tiny bit to get buoyant.

[@jefblogs3279]

That camera must be expensive, why did he put this clip on youtube, a lot of problem there.

[@Pitoumotorsport]

La base, l'entretien du matériel et la vérification avant plongée permettait de mettre en évidence un probleme. Le système Padi est fait pour gagner de l'argent, pas pour faire de bons plongeurs...

[@Man0fMeans]

Oh my goodness, is that his LPI flopping around there at 6:30?

[@ChatdeauX]

No, on the aqualung i3 the lpi is on the side pocket.

[@outlaw6421]

ORAL INFLATE MIGHT HELP!!

[@andrewbacon1180]

I don't think you have been trained in the real sense of diving anyone with good training would have blown in to it to ascend and abort the releasing air as you go My advice would be join a club and have real good training and not have a holiday resort teach you

[@futur3rav3]

I have to agree with almost every single comment here, there are a lot of issues displayed here.

[@tdegler]

LOL, nice recording : ) Watching this I am sure the inevitable will come one day...

[@Underwater_Explorer]

Video editing needed…. I think i got sea sick

[@DirefulT453]

Equipment failures happen to even the most experienced divers, it is what it is and hopefully you work your way back to the surface unharmed. But FFS, ditch the camera if you're in trouble or uncomfortable in the water

[@kalbic]

You don't even need a BCD to dive, it just makes it easier. Old school divers would use a lead weight belt with straps holding the tank to their back.

[@hendriqo]

I Did What I Did, I am Not A Pro Diver till now ... Dive for fun only with basic knowledge ...

[@daddyrabbit835]

Hopefully, you learned a lesson from this and are seeking to improve your diving. Thank goodness you made it back up.

[@ahmedsamy8406]

What was the mistake

[@Kyu7]

Lots of huffing and puffing too...work on slowing down and less flailing and that will help keep you from chugging your air

[@ada7180]

I got sea sick watching this...

[@ericlapointe2850]

Sadly funny. But given in the end he survived… all is well. That been said, pretty easy to see that behind all those falseOK signals… the guy was heavily panicking. Just the air consumption was easy to spot to anyone. Someone should have spotted that and help him calm the f… down.

[@diveinstructordaniel1095]

Yey a Christmas tree diver 😄

[@Sombre____]

Check your gear before and after every dive. That's simple.

[@remusmariandragan635]

keep doing valsava on ascend lol

[@roboppers]

Who cares if it did not inflate, should be no issue all. I once had the valve stuck open at 33m which was a problem, which i still solved be disconnecting the hose.

[@garom7]

You need to work on your dive skills and definitely need to learn how to use a camera underwater 😂😂

[@americanazheck]

Pre dive bc check would have saved the day rookie

[@O1beate]

Wow, just scary watching this diver... so many issues... put away that gopro and concentrate on diving...smh

[@masterscubaman]

not supposed to be wearing gloves in the national park

[@1Deejay7]

Whys that?

[@Man0fMeans]

@@1Deejay7 The reasoning is that if you wear gloves, you are nore inclined to touch things (as gloves protect you from scrapes and scratches as well as keep you warmer.)

[@rickfowler5342]

These guys are horrible. I'm somewhat surprised there tanks lasted 14-1/2 minutes to make the video. They're blowing through air like they're in a hyperventilating competition, and don't even know the basics. You don't need a bcd, especially when properly weighted. Basic open water shows you how to dump weights in an emergency, and average swimmers can ascend faster than is safe, even if overweight. Tried to watch the whole video, but couldn't bear to continue after 10 mins

[@WihGlah]

Seriously, stop filming and get to a point where you are comfortable with your kit.

[@timpage5021]

Get too deep and BCD wont help ya at all anyways. Pressures too great. Just ask Yuri Lipski. Tried a bounce dive at Dahab sunk to the bottom 400 feet down. Filmed his own death. Wrong equipment and not enough skills. Ego gets em there.

[@klixtrio7760]

Just to be clear Yuri didn’t mean to do a bounce dive to 400’, he had an uncontrolled descent.

[@ahmedsamy8406]

@@klixtrio7760 why was he in uncontrolled descending

[@jefblogs3279]

Thats an Horrible clip to watch.

[@jonathanng8671]

scuba pro !

[@Muzik23]

Why does he keep grabbing his mask and pinching his nose? Is this normal during a dive?

[@mashedtato2677]

Kickboxing Mama he pinches his nose to equalize his ears and sinuses.

[@WildmanWiley]

He’s also grabbing around the edge because he’s probably getting mask squeeze

[@blazingfury26]

He pushes it to the limit tho the amount of clearing he does is not good

[@jellyfishattack]

It's not normal.

[@shima2096]

Pinching the nose is normal.

[@brodefineportraiture446]

You carry a camera to explore the underwater world and all of its beauty then take a video of yourself the whole time...what reef? Its called narcissism