Diver Explains 'Netflix' Last Breath!

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The craziest thing about saturation diving to me, is the fact that it takes less time to get back to safety from the moon than from 265 feet down. Decompression is so tedious and takes so dang long. After they pulled him out, he still had a week of hanging out in the chamber. :-O

I worked as a commercial diver for many years. This was a great analysis of this accident, heroic work from the dive crew and the ROV techs. Terrifying experience for all involved, but as with anything subsea, you need to keep a cool head if there is to be any chance of survival. ⚓️

On the note of Chris surviving so long without oxygen and the fact it was so cold down where he was: I'm an ICU nurse,we use Therapeutic hypothermia to slow everything in the body to prevent more damage and buy us time to fix whatever the problem is. After we correct the problem we gradually rewarm the patient. It's great to see when a patient wakes up like nothing has happened, just asking for another blanket! Lol, they don't usually believe us when we fill them in on everything that occurred and why they were so cold when they woke up. Modern medicine is amazing!

I worked with these guys on the Topaz with our dredge spreads for a few projects. Such an unfortunate set of circumstances but so glad Chris survived this ordeal. Huge respect to Duncan, Dave and John and all the others on the vessel for bringing him back.

I have a friend who did this for awhile. It’s wild the things they do. He had his line severed by a casino once. They were under this giant floating casino in black water. His line was crushed and a friend found him in the dark and dragged him up. saved his life. They didn’t even make a huge deal of it. Wild people.

My dad was operated on (10 years ago) using a technique based on cases like this. It is so well documented now that has been used in operating rooms for 10+years. The original case that spurred the research was a girl falling into a cold river in Scandinavia that survived a great time of being submerged in cold water. What they did to my dad is that they lowered his body temperature by many degrees (8 or so I seem to recall) during the operation. It was an operation for an embolism of the lung.

As a former USN saturation diver, this was an outstanding explanation of this event. Well done!

Excellent video. Been in the dive industry for 30 years - albeit recreational, still lots of harrowing experiences, but nothing like being untethered 260 ft down in freezing water… kudos to the crews and teams that rescued this chap.

I'm just glad that the crew as a whole acted as quickly as they did, especially with the quick launch of the ROV, if not for that ROV feed I'm afraid they would've assumed recovery procedure, pulled the bell, then waited who knows how long for the DPS to be properly diagnosed and most likely swapped divers or given the previous bell crew plenty of rest before attempting a recovery... This was an amazing achievement, even without the incredible story of Chris surviving for so long. Regardless of what possible crew related problems may or may not have caused the initial positional loss (im not aware of the details), the immediate actions afterwards certainly proved their dedication to the divers... Great work as always, the editing, scientific info, and general education info in this episode along with the extra visuals was absolutely top notch! (I'm sure this one only took what? 5 or 10 minutes to edit? 🤣) Thanks for all the effort on this one (and all of your work)! 🤙

The documentary on Netflix is amazing because they show actual footage of everything and it's just crazy that this guy is still alive

Amazing crew - obviously take their training seriously. Under stress little details usually suffer under the desire to save a life. To give those 2 recovery breaths right when they took Chris’s helmet off - that is the 1st step in a drowning rescue. So amazing that after such a huge recovery effort they still thought to take care of that small but so important detail.

What an extraordinary story, and how amazing that Chris survived. Chris would have used his remaining heliox and energy climbing the template, as remaining heliox ran out it becomes harder to breathe, and reacting to cold, all would have acted to increase the heart rate and oxygen demand. So how amazing when the body tissue (muscles etc) are craving oxygen, that bodily function could reduce so quickly. I have heard of children being resuscitated successfully from cold inundation, but this is the first time I hear about it being successful in adults.

I was a dive tec for a company in the UK at the time of this accident. Iv seen the raw rov footage, the stomach churning feeling I felt when seeing the diver laying on his side and seeing the face plate on his 37ss starts to fill with water replacing the air. The company I worked for was only allowed to go 50mtrs deep on normal air. I'm so lucky I never had any accidents on my watch. Unless you have worked in this industry.....you will never know the bond that the divers and support team have when at work.

I've always been extremely intrigued by deep sea diving; from the history to the notable stories and the modern methods. Your scientific analysis of these often chilling tales, coupled with a knack for telling stories is what keeps me coming back for more. I could see myself being a sat. diver in a different path in the game of life. So I really can't get enough of this type of content. Cheers, mate!

I grew up in Greece. I remember watching dad fishing underwater and feeling proud of him. I started diving at 8 and fishing at 14. Summer meant diving with the other kids. Sounds funny but now at 58 I can say that in my life, the most important things I learned them from the dive. There is a feeling of eternal calm and silence that I cannot live without for long. For me, people who work in such depths are not motivated by money. They are philosophers and lovers of the greatest beauty of them all

Heard this multiple times. My uncle was a Naval underwater welder …. This is amazing!!! Thank You for the facts, truth, knowledge & empathy!!! Most channels are shock value! I reallyreally appreciate you ! ! !!’

This had me at the edge of my seat. I spent 2 years as a deckhand for a salvage dive crew and 1 year with a charter dive boat (Sand Dollar) in San Pedro CA. Assisted in 2 tri-mixes for a barrel sponge dive. This senario is waaay beyond me. I kept a cool head in bad situations but this crew... wow. What a team! Everyone went home 🤙💪👏

This channel has thoughtful scriptwriters and an excellent narrator - facts presented without contrived dramatic sensationalism that less professional post-accident/incident analysts interject into their reporting. Good job!

One possible explanation for how he survived so long is something called the Mammalian Dive Response. Essentially, when your face is submerged in cold water, it slows your heart rate considerably. This could be, in part, how he survived, along with his diving experience and being able to stay calm. He didn't waste any oxygen with unnecessary movements.