Diving in Really (Really) Cold Water | A Year in Antarctica (2010)

[@joshsera]

I dive at the Seattle Aquarium in 10°C water with a FFM and surface supplied air, and you guys make what I do look like tropical diving in a 3mm shorty.

[@Makdiver]

Waaauuu - We are divers in Denmark - we scubadive down until +1C in 7mm wetsuits.. but then we only get about 30-40 min max in the water and only down to 18M .. But this looks wery cold.. Great video..

[@nickroden]

I'm surprised that you Scandinavians even bother with wetsuits ;)

[@Makdiver]

@@nickroden I have considered wearing only swimsuit, split Finns and a cigar. But I thought that would be to much 😂 Have a great weekend - loved your video.

[@nickroden]

😂 Thanks mate. Appreciate it.

[@dw74371]

I love scubadiving!!!

[@Justins-Adventures]

Damn this is cool

[@devasiasebastian2768]

Hii,I would like to be a commercial diver in future, can you give me some sujjestions please, what's the current cituation in this field.

[@nickroden]

Hi Devasia. It depends on your current level of experience and what sort of commercial diving you want to do. Opportunities in Antarctica are limited, but a commercial diver's qualification and a science background will help. Best place to start is www.padi.com. Good luck!

[@devasiasebastian2768]

@@nickroden Thank you so much.

[@DreadLordOfNaggaroth]

how come the water temperature is -1,5C and it's still liquid?

[@nickroden]

Seawater typically freezes at around -1.8°C. The freezing point is lower than freshwater because the salts interfere with how water molecules form their solid phase (ice).

[@DreadLordOfNaggaroth]

@@nickroden logical, but I didn't think about it. Thanks 😊

[@gmussiluz]

At what depth were they diving?

[@nickroden]

From memory, I think their deepest dives were about 14 metres. Each dive would usually last for ~50 minutes.

[@gmussiluz]

@@nickroden I'm a diver but only in tropical waters (Brazil) and got curious about the need of an hyperbaric chamber that you said at the description. Didn't understand if it's for an emergency (as known) or something related to diving in freezing water or breathing by the umbilical.

[@nickroden]

@@gmussiluz Hi Gabriel. The divers followed pretty conservative dive tables, so the chamber was only for emergencies. The remote location meant they had to be self sufficient if something went wrong.

[@gmussiluz]

@@nickroden yes, I imagined. Just curious because I know nothing about further recommendations while diving in this conditions, besides being prepared for the cold water. Thank you for the response.

[@nickroden]

@@gmussiluz No worries!