Several scuba divers are caught completely off guard by the sudden, violently swirling currents churned up by the 2004 tsunami that struck just off of Sri Lanka. (From Discovery Channel's "Tsunami Survival Stories")
Mike Watts If u were in a plane it would run out of petrol. So if there was a tornado and it ruined the airport u would have to land somewhere. same with Tsunamias. The water could stay around so, the water would cover the runway. WHERE WOULD U LAND IF U WERE OUT OF PETROL
Not that bad actually. Minor discomfort from the pressure change, but 30 meters isn't far down enough to really cause the bends. Now if it was 100 meters then that could definitely be an issue. Speaking from experience having to go from 25 meters back to the surface because of an oxygen emergency.
Late response but decompression wouldn’t be the issue as long as they weren’t at that depth for an extended period. It can absolutely happen but is more common in greater depths. The thing I’d be scared of the most would be your lungs over expanding when you shot to the surface. We’re taught to exhale during emergency ascents but with zero visibility and such a quick change you might be too disoriented to know what’s happening.
man.. I wanna see the full footage of what the divers saw.. was really interesting seeing the sea anemone get flattened out and the clownfish struggling not to get blown away o-o
They actually weren’t that deep in the ocean to get the bends. Someone on here said the divers would have to be like 100 meters down at first, then experience the drastic changes in depth before dealing with the bends.
Not the best option. In a tsunami, the entire water column is displaced so literally no matter how deep down you went the current would hit you. It’s not a surface wave so you can’t escape it by swimming deep down.
Don’t ever do that !, lets say you try to go as deep as you can, add the height of the tsunami, thats how much water will be over you, the sudden change of pressure will kill you immediately ( if you are lucky)
Yeah not only was I appart of this random dangerous experience but i tried to save two women. Oh did i mention they were deaf? Two deaf women actually, not just one woman but a deaf woman.. and another deaf woman. Did i mention they were deaf?
Not to sound like a fiend but I hope this happens again to other experienced divers who are recording with a gopro so we can really see the drama unfold. Would be an interesting watch.
It affects the entire water column, so the turbulence goes from the ocean floor to the surface. If you are aboard the boat in very deep water, it's not as noticeable.
In the event of an emergency or something similar you can cancel your safety stop. Actually as a dive master as a duty of care you MUST cancel your safety stop to ensure everyone else is safe after a crazy event like that. As a precaution should all go to a hospital with a chamber since going to 17m to 2m twice in less than 5 seconds would cause a very high risk of DCS even with a safety stop.
Current took them from -70 to -2 meters Shouldn't they pass out or something like that ? As far as I know it's not a good idea if you come up that quickly.
ImplantedMemories he meant 17m. Most leisure dives can’t go below 30m. But even then your lungs can burst just by going all the way up to 2m from 17m. They r lucky
the best place to be in a tsunami is deep water but not underwater. The wave still carries the energy underwater like he talked about but barely above it so on the boat would’ve been better
yes you have a point.. but it still seems better then if you're on the beach... you'll sweeped away if the water comes to you .. sorry for my english, im from holland
there's something about tsunamis i just can't get enough of. i think i'd be like a rabbit in car headlights - wandering into the sea. scary. check out "ten things you didn't know about tsunamis"
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