Diving Turks and Caicos Islands: Our First Look Over the Wall 

Ehhh it’s easy for a guy like me 😎

@@beastybacon199I’ve seen to many Jaws movies.

1976, at anchor off Governors Beach in 140ft barquentine, mask fell overboard. I borrowed another mask and free dived to get it back, ships depth sounder read 60ft. Finding myself on the bottom with plenty of air in my lungs I swam out over the edge, scared the living daylights out of me! Almost neg buoyancy at that depth, 'walked' back to the rope I went down on and hauled myself up. The mad things we do as teenagers! The island was a much less populated and nicer place back then btw. No airport, no cruise liners.

@@jonathansimmonds5784 You’re very lucky that you managed to get back to land. Usually diving near these abyssal drop offs are very dangerous in that they’re prone to strong underwater currents that swallow you into the abyss and making it impossible to ever swim back up those walls. To scare you more about these types of drop offs? A lot of large predatory sharks like to hang out these particular areas and especially near continental shelfs.

And here you are, looking at the ocean via RU-vid, you glutton for punishment! ❤️

Currents on these ledges almost never go downward. The currents from out in the ocean hit the wall and get pushed upward as a swell.

@@JustPlainRob That’s even worse because you’re at risk of getting decompression sickness if you get trapped in an up current. Honestly, I rather be in an up current than be trapped in a down current that pulls you deeper.

We didn't see any bleaching on this dive. Lots of coral, lots of fish and critters.

Love the subnautica reference 😂

Oh boy, Subnautica.

We didn't go very deep. I don't think we went deeper than 100' if even that much.

This video makes it look murkier than it was. I don't dive in murky water.

Yes.