Discover Scuba Diving Disaster
Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at
4:21 pm
This is not fake! This is actual Discover Scuba Diving in the Red Sea. Shot in november 2009. What would Ralph Erickson say about this?
Duration : 0:2:8
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Padi Dont need this …
Padi Dont need this video to look bad trust me
That is without …
That is without question one of the most jack assed video’s Ive ever seen… who the is that retard guiding these people around…
If this isn’t made up this guy should be punched in the face!
I agree with …
I agree with TomasPersson67. f64se wouldn’t fake a video like this. And definitely not to denigrate PADI like a 14 year old. It’s just plain stupid just to make such a comment. And trying to move in on a group of DSD and start pulling their tank bands would just make bad things worse. I’m sure PADI will act on this joker of a pro. Good that these students survived. How about the next group he brings on? Thanks for sharing this video f64s.
Right.
For you …
Right.
For you guys that believe that this is a fake. f64se is one of Sweden’s most renowned UW-photographers and there is no way on earth that he would stage this. I personally know that he has been discussing this issue with PADI and that they are investigating this.
Why the f*ck would he stage something like this? If you swam in the beautiful Red Sea with a camera; would you stage some bullsh*t about PADI or would you concentrate on the wonderful scenary?
Good. Tell your …
Good. Tell your contact at PADI to speak to PADI Sweden. They know about this, have seen the video and will get it in full HD resolution from me next week. I now have the name of the dive center and hope to get the instructors name soon. I will not write it here in public, but PADI gets all the info direct from me. If your contact at PADI wants to speak to me, he can look me up in their register. My PADI pro member id is 72137. Even if i am not active anymore, they have my address and number.
The guide who was …
The guide who was with me at the dive pointed out the loose tank to the instructor. He didn’t do anything about it. If you should forward it to PADI – do it to PADI in UK. They shold handle it.
Strap shoulder? I …
Strap shoulder? I can’t see what you mean. And again – no it is not a fake. A am a photographer and I am not trying to prove anything. To stage something like this would take a lot of work. Why should I do that?
@MICT135 PADI …
@MICT135 PADI International is already investigating the situation.
This is an epic …
This is an epic fail… you over did it, just what are you trying to proof? Waaaay too many stupid situtions here, gathered in one dive? Some of them, like the strap shoulder I think are impossible to happen unless on purpose. Also how come you documented everything without helping or at least signaling the “instructor” that something’s wrong? Even if you were just passing…geez.
I agree that this …
I agree that this is at the very least staged. besides what has been posted, a group of divers happen by, just wave and go on?! Not any that I’ve met or dive with. We’re a pretty friendly group and in most cases will help out another diver. I personally can’t see any diver just letting a hanging tank go without at least a “look at your tank.” Name names and Dive Center if real. BTW, I’ve forwarded this to PADI International. I’m sure they will want to talk to you aboput libel/slander
The person in the …
The person in the video could be claiming to be a PADI instructor but is not. He could be an instructor who was banned. He could be a guy with some scuba gear who took an Open Water course and decided to pretend he was a PADI instructor. Or this could be a hoax.
Maybe you are a NAUI scuba diver who is bitter than Ralph Erickson started with NAUI then left to co-found PADI and this video was staged to make PADI look bad.
I find it difficult …
I find it difficult to believe ANY professional scuba diver could be this bad. The fact that you are vague about who this person is seems suspicious to me. Why not post the instructor’s name or the dive center name? You are happy to point out he is a PADI instructor but offer no real proof. I have never seen any instructor this bad. If I saw this you would be guaranteed I would report him to the agency he claims to represent.
I only said that if …
I only said that if you were the assistant that you would be at fault… I still believe this to be completely fabricated… many things that are wrong would have to PURPOSELY be done incorrectly – the far girls shoulder is completely out of her BCD – you can’t do that on accident. also, and this probably condemns it more than anything is that the closest girl starts off bicycle kicking, goes to a nice flutter kick, then all of a sudden, back to bicycle kicking, almost as if it were on purpose
My fault? I only …
My fault? I only met the group at the end of a dive at King Abdallas Tank. I later showed the film to the staff at “my” dive center, and they Identifyed the guy in the film. He is a PADI instructor who lives and works in Aqaba. What scares me more than the video itself is that nobody at my dive center was surprised.
6) the one that …
6) the one that appears to be breathing off an octo may indeed be breathing off their primary, but its just yellow, which would mean they probably have an airsource/air2/octo inflator on their BCD… this would definitely not happen with rental gear, and I highly highly doubt a DSD has their own BCD/regulator…
4) there is at …
4) there is at least one thing wrong with every one of them from their left to right, we have a) severely overweighted b) cummerbund loose / waist strap not tied c) tank loose d) not paying attention to instructor e) breathing off of octo f) left shoulder completely out of shoulder strap
5) the first person (A) sometimes forgets to bicycle kick and actually has good form (for being that overweighted), then goes back to bicycle kicking
2) check out the …
2) check out the fins… no two pairs are the same… its hard to believe everyone doing the DSD brought their own fins and another quick note – they are all open heel fins… it is more common for dive centers in warm areas to rent full foot fins as it cuts down on cost big time
3) check out the masks – again, no two are the same, very uncommon for DSDers…
couple things make …
couple things make me believe this was staged…
1) tank being loose like that – it is hard to believe ANY instructor would just let that go (and if the videographer was indeed a certified assistant, it is real easy to call it the videographers fault as easy as it was the primary instructors)
WOW so many things …
WOW so many things wrong with this video. Octo’s dragging, dive computers behind the divers, TANK NOT SECURED??? Whats up with that!!!
Nope, no fake. He …
Nope, no fake. He is a PADI instructor from a dive center in Aqaba.
This is fake. …
This is fake. Please tell me this is fake. Is the person leading this dive a certified professional?
seriously – that …
seriously – that scares me – wrong equipment, euipment wrong attached, too many people in one group, destroying the corals …. wtf?!?! Don’t choose the cheapest scuba base, choose a GOOD one. This instructor did a terrible job !
wow… just… wow
wow… just… wow
OMG what a scary …
OMG what a scary movie!!! Hope they “discover scuba” in a gravel pit next time and not next to (still) living corals…. May I recommend the scuba “instructor” get’s a new job to guide people through a desert instead? yuck…..