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Trapped in a sunk boat at 100 feet for 3 days

3K views 16 replies 12 participants last post by  casey1999 
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Wow.

Would like to hear how exactly they located him and ultimately extracted him.

The thought of hearing fish eating your crew mates underwater, brrr.

And of course this begs the question of how many others have survived wrecks (think Titanic) only to perish days later when rescuers failed to arrive.
 
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And of course this begs the question of how many others have survived wrecks (think Titanic) only to perish days later when rescuers failed to arrive.
Found it; saw this a long time ago: 'Goliath Awaits', Goliath Awaits (1981) - IMDb
 
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he said he made a raft out of paneling found in the officer's quarters.. so more than likely he was mostly out of the water.

As for the cold at 100feet.. I do not know how cold the water off of Nigeria is
 
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Would not work. See above post as to how rebreather works. If it did work, diving bells as used years ago would have permitted the divers to stay down much longer.

Good thing the divers had the proper equipment for the rescue, and had the knowledge to decompress the man- bringing him directly to the surface would have killed him. Great job.
 
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