Dangerous Cave Scuba Diving in Hospital Hole @ Weeki Wachee River Florida

[@JigginWithJordan]

Looked like an awesome dive!! Great meeting you!!

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks man you too, keep up the great vids!

[@abyss3714]

only 11 should be over 9000

[@GeorgiaRiverBoys]

Cool five man. Never been there but always wanted to see in there. Great dive!

[@JoeOceanside]

@@GeorgiaRiverBoys thanks! Go check it out sometimes, weeki wachee is a fun place to hang

[@newmoon54]

Glad you guys are making sure your audience is forewarned about the VERY SERIOUS aspects of diving with tanks and helping to avoid any possible accidents that can result ~!~!~!~

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks for watching!

[@chosen_remnant]

I grew up going to Weeki Wachee in the summers of the mid-late 90s. I passed hospital hole many times by canoe/boat/swimming. Never had the courage to go near it. Cool to see what it actually looks like. Thanks for this.

[@kaydublin5164]

I love that you know your limits and are not afraid to say, “ Im afraid, I’m not a cave diver” so you stay safe.👍🏻

[@BH19780]

Only dangerous if your not being careful. Been diving there 36 yrs. Not a cave. A sharp ledge with 100 kayaks and canoes around you. They make it dangerous to divers.

[@GilbertNichols]

Thanks for the tour. Jiggin with Jordan was why I went searching for someone else exploring hospital hole. It would seem that Florida would install some kind of netting in the hole to prevent people from going lower than 80 feet or so. I'm afraid of heights, so there's no way I would venture close to something like that.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thats awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video! Brandon Jordan is a great guy. Yeah it is a little scary how deep that hole is. The netting is an interesting idea, they probably would not do it cause it may interfere with wildlife. Good thought though. Thanks for watching I hope you enjoy the channel!

[@KSakamoto]

Recreational scuba diving goes to 130 ft.

[@leannegoldstein1295]

Excellent watching an educated diver showing the breakdown of what could turn into a technical and dangerous dive. Watching this video I didn’t feel as though I was being preached to about safety (which I also agree is rule #1 while diving!) but really felt like I was watching a peer explore a really cool (but dangerous, If done incorrectly) dive. Well done!!

[@JoeOceanside]

Wow cool thanks that is very nice. I don't push limits with caves. I am not trained for it. Thanks for watching the vid

[@allstarpilot777]

Incredible how he talks underwater

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah, it is a learned skill LOL

[@jennyoyster5054]

😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭....

[@hunternicholson6090]

Kk

[@julians.2597]

that being said, underwater wireless comms are a thing and theyre SO GREAT.

[@MarshalOutlaw]

​@Joe Oceanside any chance of dangerous water animals, crocs ect?

[@jacobkuhn6682]

Hey man great video, from a certified full cave diver - props to you for being so safety conscious. Too many people underestimate places like this and unfortunately wind up hurt or killed. You definitely earned a like and subscribe from me, keep it up!

[@JoeOceanside]

Wow thats awesome thank you for saying that. Real cave diving scares me, I just like to peep my head in LOL Thanks for watching and commenting

[@joshuaunderwood1873]

I second this. Cave diving is dangerous, you NEED training and equipment. If you don’t hold a proper cave diving certification stay out of holes. So, good on you man. I’m glad to see a KZbin diver making good choices for his viewers.

[@magaisacult2023]

Yes, once you drop below the hydrogen sulfide layer you lose all natural light. The sinkhole being hour glass shaped it is possible to be unable to make an unobstructed ascent. I highly suggest a minimum of cavern or cave training for this dive. (NACD Full Cave Certified 1991)

[@coreyneisler3148]

Awesome Dive, I myself am not a diver, but really enjoy to watch both Cave Diving and Open Water diving (excuse the terminology if incorrect). Its very rare to come across a video like this where you had plenty of opportunity to "try" something that looks pretty easy and made the right decision in real time and gave an excellent explanation post dive as to why you "could" but that doesn't mean you should. Good on you for sharing!

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed the vid! I try to keep it entertaining and safe at the same time

[@sophielorber4571]

@@JoeOceanside I love this about your videos! They are entertaining, safe, and I learn something new every time you explain something. I just found you yesterday, but already subsribed and watched several of your videos!

[@callhimmitch5832]

Jiggin with Jordan is why I searched for a dive video of this. It was funny to see him in your vid. This was amazing.. thanks.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thats awesome! Yeah he was a super nice guy, he is very genuine, he is the same IRL as he is in his videos. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@classicjag76]

Joe, just started watching your videos. I like how you dive to your training and skill level and don't let ego take over, that will get you killed.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks for watching...just havin fun...not worth being risky.

[@thepuckchucker]

Hospital Hole is a sink hole technically not a cave or cavern. And the "murky water" he speaks of is deadly poisonous hydrogren sulphide that typically occurs around 70-80 ft depth. THAT MURKY WATER IS VERY DANGEROUS, YOU DON'T WANT TO HANG OUT IN IT, PUNCH THROUGH IT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. Stay safe out there and keep the fins water. God Bless.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks! yes you are correct about all that Thanks for watching! 👍

[@KB-gd6fc]

You should consider doing a cave class. You seem like you'd enjoy it.

[@JoeOceanside]

Sounds dangerous, but I would enjoy it though

[@SoulburgersSoll]

I was there yesterday with my class helping film a commercial. It scared the crap out of me when I learned I was going to be swimming over a cave system to protect the remote vehicle’s tethers. I dived down a little bit and got about 10 or so feet and it blew my mind when I first saw the cave entrance. Commented to my class about it tasting like salt and being cold. One day I hope to be able to go further down either for my class or for entertainment.

[@JoeOceanside]

Wow Bryan, what were you guys doing there? Sending a ROV down?

[@heatherlandskron]

cool you meet brandon jordan jiggin' with jordan and i have been following him for a few year now and have not meet him hopefully someday!! hi joe.!! have a good evening. great video!! i hope all is well.

[@JoeOceanside]

yeah he is a great guy

[@toxxxns]

Great video, thumbs up and new sub for sure. Good on you for mentioning how dangerous this dive is. This is one of my favorite spots because of how interesting it is. What I have gathered is the "murky" layer is hydrogen sulfide. It is toxic but not like battery acid toxic, more like mild irritant toxic. The hydrogen sulfide is created from organic materials that fall to the bottom of the hole and decompose. The layer is created by the difference in salinity of the water. The water below the hydrogen sulfide has a higher salinity, aka salt water, and above is fresh water. The salt water being more dense creates a layer for the hydrogen sulfide to rest on. That means that this hole is connected to the Gulf Of Mexico! Margarita time! BUT it has not been explored enough (or is not possible to explore enough) to confirm this, however....the depth of the hydrogen sulfide layer does change, and it moves with the tides. I have nothing to back this knowledge other than the limited info out there and my time spent at hospital hole. I very well could be wrong, sry if I am. The swiss cheese hole is a vent that water used to flow through. Good on you for not swimming through it! I made the other decision and chose to swim (free dive) through it and did in fact get stuck. I was able to wiggle free but you better believe I wont be dong that again. Cheers!

[@JoeOceanside]

Wow, that is a great explanation! Thanks for all the info! it is a cool spot but definitely a bit scary. Thanks for watching!

[@mvnorsel6354]

There are three things which truly terrify me. Visiting Mogadishu, Somalia, cave diving and marriage.

[@JoeOceanside]

LOL, yeah cave diving scares me too

[@newmoon54]

Well ............ I'm glad you know the right order of danger~!~!~!~

[@mvnorsel6354]

@@newmoon54 Beware of number 3, the most dangerous?

[@karenmcgrew6383]

Please research this before diving it! You need to dive only in drought conditions, because people have died in the caves due to water flow from the spring after rains.

[@JoeOceanside]

Ah yes, thank you for the heads up! Thanks for watching!

[@landoncook7916]

@@darkmxhishot7475 bro he’s just doing what he loves and documenting it for others to see. If you don’t like it then scroll

[@ROrneli]

@@darkmxhishot7475 what a bunch of dicks you guys , who cares, i enjoyed the video , damn elitist in every hobby

[@serwalkerofthekeynes8761]

@@darkmxhishot7475 but did he die?

[@CHSpaintballer2]

That’s only true of the Weeki Wachee headspring…

[@alipura146]

nothing would stop me from getting into those holes.

[@JoeOceanside]

cool, are you a cave diver

[@alipura146]

@@JoeOceanside yes

[@TheMuhaAdventures]

Sweet video ! That was cool for you to meet meeting Brandon

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah he was a super nice guy in person just like he is in his vids

[@TheMuhaAdventures]

@@JoeOceanside yes he is we Snapchat each other from time to time

[@JoeOceanside]

@@TheMuhaAdventures cool! Tell him I'm game to make some more diving vids with him!

[@TheMuhaAdventures]

@@JoeOceanside I will

[@brettmcintyre6329]

The lack of growth is cause by a hydrogen sulfide layer that is relatively dangerous to stay in. The hole isn’t all too dangerous as the exit is always up and is by no means a cave.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks for the info Brett

[@rogerphipps409]

Partway through the video and it's looking awesome

[@JoeOceanside]

Glad you like

[@bubblergames7220]

I go camping at weeki wachee camp ground and I take my scuba gear and I love to swim to the holes and dive ,I've gone down below the murky layer found like 10 to 11 dead crabs

[@samatgantaylor1570]

I have watched many videos but man the way you have explained the dangers and you not attempting them, in a way this video covers my fears but watching this way of doing things and the commentary I feel posotive.

[@Ocalagirl7878]

Awesome video! You did a great job explaining everything! I own property on the river but have yet to dive the hole!

[@JoeOceanside]

Glad you liked! Wow what a great place to live, I love Weeki Wachee gardens

[@Ocalagirl7878]

I have my scuba license...now to find a group to go with! Lol!

[@CHSpaintballer2]

@@Ocalagirl7878 how far is your place from the hole?

[@karma4729]

Thank you for sharing something so beautiful 🤩 that most of us will never get to c...

[@KevinMcMullen.]

I had no idea that was there. Pretty cool that river is great and clear.

[@JoeOceanside]

Weeki Wachee is awesome! Yeah it is a cool spot, I heard about it from Jiggin with Jordan

[@KevinMcMullen.]

@@JoeOceanside Nice! I was there today again. I think I am going to look into getting a diving cert so I can dive there. I also need to buy a wetsuit man is it cold lol.

[@BlueHorizonDiving]

Just came across your channel by luck from Lady Luck wreck. Awesome videos Joe

[@JoeOceanside]

Wow man, thanks thats awesome! I see your channel has some amazing dives. Let me know if your in the South Florida area ever

[@BlueHorizonDiving]

@@JoeOceanside Cheers mate. Yeah will do 100%. Normally in South Florida for a few days each summer but virus ruined it this year. So hopefully later in the year. Same if you ever find yourself in Bermuda, give me a shout and can show you about and the diving too!

[@Whitemoon379]

Fascinating

[@emmelia665]

Awesome its so cool!!

[@KSAS1204]

It's a beautiful area definitely recommend going.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks, it is really a unique spot! And thanks for watching

[@michealschmidt908]

Great dive very dangerous holes though don’t attempt your life depends on it getting trapped or losing your way is paramount scary

[@russhackleford4912]

I'm a little jealous of your viz. When I went down hospital hole it was terrible

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah, we lost viz around 70 ft. I wouldn't go any lower without viz. Thanks for watching

[@JeannaLampart]

You should dive this in the winter. The manatees love this spot.

[@crfishinmom2824]

Awesome video. Appreciate the safety tips.

[@garretthudak6793]

How many times is he going to mention the dangers of kicking up silt

[@JoeOceanside]

Garrett, kicking up silt is dangerous LOL

[@ZCOOKZ]

Looked like a great dive!

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah it was cool to do once. Thanks for watching

[@VR360Spectrum]

Great video! I’m a newbie free-diver hoping to be a pro scuba-diver. I have one question! Did you try to find the top part of the cave that had sunlight?

[@JoeOceanside]

I never left the sunlight. I am not a cave diver so I don't go out of sight of the natural light

[@VR360Spectrum]

I meant 7:22 hole. I’ll try to check it out when I get there!

[@EvanRobinson85]

You should do Bufford spring

[@JoeOceanside]

Hi Evan, yes that is on my list! And I've been watching your cave videos for a while good stuff!

[@EvanRobinson85]

@@JoeOceanside Thanks man I appreciate it.

[@raviankatha4267]

Great video

[@JoeOceanside]

Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for watchin g

[@raviankatha4267]

Thx

[@raviankatha4267]

It was just a very solid video I mean like Wow! Great job 👏

[@lifebelongstowater203]

cool video bro, you should using sidemount config next time for florida cave diving

[@KSakamoto]

It’s not a cave, he doesn’t need side mount.

[@lMrClean]

I want to know where those holes that show sunlight lead up to. Is that someones private swim hole?

[@mcroseee14]

This is awesome. Im claustrophobic so cave diving is big no. 😂

[@chronicawareness9986]

isnt that murky layer hydrogen sulfide? lol =P

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah thats what I have heard

[@m3528i]

If you're diving in an overhead environment, you should have the required training. Open water guys diving in "caves" is absolutely deadly.. think of your Mom...

[@osheagrant4616]

It's Florida, I'm guessing they are no alligator or crocs there?

[@JoeOceanside]

In this river there may be Gators, the crocs are down south by everglades national park

[@riverman2765]

Would that lighter implode if you dropped it to the bottom?

[@furbabiesarefamilytoo]

Looked for Hospital Hole, but couldn’t find it

[@jrocndeoslemdifis2667]

Any chance that you could revisit this place and possibly dive even deeper

[@Un_known861]

YES!!! that’s what I said. it would be really cool to see what would be under 75ft

[@jrocndeoslemdifis2667]

@@Un_known861 let’s hope he uploades that though

[@Un_known861]

@@jrocndeoslemdifis2667 hopefully 🙏 !!!!

[@JoeOceanside]

Maybe! I might hit it again this summer

[@JoeOceanside]

Yes, I want to see the bottom too

[@echols2010]

How do you attach your light to your dive watch??

[@brickwilson3829]

3:51 diver to the left was that your friend

[@devilfish3034]

How far down were you at 5:00?

[@JoeOceanside]

around 50 ft I belive

[@James-pz2bd]

I can just wonder what keeps the alligators away from the swim spots?

[@bubblergames7220]

There is no alligators in weeki wachee too many manatees and water is too cold

[@jasonwember9927]

You should do video of the eagles nest next.

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah I have been thinking about it Jason. I hear it is dangerous though.

[@jasonwember9927]

@@JoeOceanside I've heard the same thing. I guess if you go down the tunnels it is. They are deep and go on for a long ways. I have free drived down to the mouth openings, which feels like 50ft down and is a big rocky crater. The main cavern bottoms out 127ft.

[@DIVETALK]

@@JoeOceanside Do not go to Eagle's Nest. Please.

[@JoeOceanside]

@@DIVETALK it this Gus? Have you been there?

[@DIVETALK]

@@JoeOceanside Yes, and yes.

[@katiejagt4320]

Please tells us one more time about the silt...🙄

[@JoeOceanside]

Be careful of the silt LOL, thanks for watching

[@katiejagt4320]

@@JoeOceanside hahahahahah thank you I needed that. 😂😂

[@roscohanthony3610]

Drinking game. "really/so Dangerous"... okay go!

[@yezkaholic]

Has anyone made it to the bottom?

[@Phoenixhunter157]

So shitty that people carve their name in the walls 😢

[@jennng3744]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DarkWolfForza]

sucks that this place is so dangerous

[@AC-ul6ge]

Maybe all that debri falling was 💩

[@GatorLife57]

No it's not that you're not brave I think you're smart because the stupid divers try to go through those holes and then they get caught and they can't go up and they can't go down and they end up losing their life to me that is stupidity.

[@wenthers1731]

Do ur ears not pop