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Massive vessel sails above scuba diver.
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I’m pretty sure he knew where he’s diving because he attached himself with a line. So he’s taking the risk.
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Did he fly the alpha flag?
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Diving flags don’t matter for large ships in certain channels, tbf. It’s more like “hey, hey, hey I’m diving to repair the channel” and the ships are like “haha I have the right of way and am carrying $500M worth of shit so sucks to suck if you die” there’s a reason why the channels aren’t closed for divers doing normal repairs, and it’s $$$
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Seems to be nothing more than an urban legend, no? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_and_naval_vessel_urban_legend Lighthouse and naval vessel urban legend – Wikipedia
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>Reminded me of this old joke
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That’s not the original comment. And the edit still proves that.. he edited in this additional info, quoting some other guy: „edit: Apparently it was between Spaniards and Americans, credit: u/ayb88“ Edit: and now he completely deleted his comment
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The original joke was probably between a Roman galleon and the lighthouse at Alexandria. “Ego sum pharos”
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Seems fake. Thats not how navy ships identify them selves plus the co isn’t on the radio. That and you know, nav equipment.
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This joke is ruined when you label the lighthouse as a lighthouse from the start. The punchline is the final line where the Spanish reveal they are a lighthouse.
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come on guys. this is obviously an old joke.
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American: We can take him!
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They probably could.
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This was an actual interaction, but not with Canadians. https://youtu.be/aKu04xhEU7I?si=5lqYylt0barWiPdh
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That’s an old [urban legend](https://thetidesofhistory.com/2021/06/20/the-naval-vessel-vs-the-lighthouse-urban-legend/) that has been retold and retold for decades. There is no evidence it ever happened.
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Wow that’s crazy but does make sense. Thanks for explaining.
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Yeah channels, narrow waterways, etc. often have very different and even location specific laws, which is one reason why they have their own captains/navigators that will board large ships to get them to the dock or through the channel. Normal maritime laws apply in a general sense, but specific changes are made as needed for safety. E.g. the rules might be changed to keep oil tankers further away from a population center in the Houston port in case it catches fire. Theoretically power boats are supposed to yield to sailboats under sail power, however that becomes impossible in narrow channels depending on the size of the two boats. Source- was a boat captain that operated in a narrow channel. If a diver was doing gov’t approved repairs we’d have a flotilla around them. If they were doing private company stuff we’d notify our neighbors and try to keep other boats from getting too close, which generally worked except for when idiot local cops would pull up lol.
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Still … makes you want to poop in your skin diving suit.
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What does attaching himself with a line mean, is it a route that ships take or something?
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Likely that he understood there was a good chance a ship would pass over him during the dive so he needed a line to secure himself if a ship did pass so he didn’t get tossed around and potentially sucked into the propellor
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“Line” is a nautical term for what landlubbers call a rope. He tied himself to something solid (looks like a wreck?) so he wouldn’t end up in the diver smoothie maker (propeller).
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a line is a rope that has a job. even on land. some stuff in my boats storage is rope until I give it a job. some rope is lines because they are predestined for a future job, like my guest dock lines.
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I thought that line was to his dive flag.
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I’m not a SCUBA diver, and live about 40 miles from any major port, but aren’t shipping channels very clearly marked as such? At least that’s what I remember from doing boater safety maybe 25 years ago.
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The guy was tethered. Seems like he was there for the thrill.
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I was worried the tether would snag the ship and take him for a ride.
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Every time I see this video
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Yes, he certainly did it knowingly. You don’t tie a rope like that in a second, if some “random ship” appears out of nowhere, neither scuba divers even carry ropes like that usually.
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As a scuba diver, this dude is a fucking idiot and definitely did this intentionally.
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Red right return.
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From sea
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Nightmare fuel right there
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Scuba diving is such a crazy activity if you think about it. On land, you’re at the apex of the food pyramid. In the ocean, you’re returning to the bottom.
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As a scuba diver… it’s far from the bottom. There are extremely few things that will attack a human under water. Even the environmental hazards are tiny unless you push your 02-reserves, go very deep, or into caves… or multiple of the above.
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So what you’re saying is…. its dangerous. Me land mammal. Me stay dry. Me no get munched by props.
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I know you’re making a joke, but I love scuba and I want to encourage people to try it. In short, just like most sports it’s as dangerous as you make it. Skiing in a resort is pretty safe. Skiing off piste on a desolated mountain isn’t. Scuba is similar. Diving by the shore is very safe. Diving farther away from the shore is still pretty safe with the necessary precautions. Diving more than 18m down starts making it more dangerous due to decompression sickness, and diving in caves is extremely dangerous.
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Nice try, shark
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I’ve never been scuba diving, but always wanted to try it. However, I can’t even watch footage of cave diving. I wouldn’t say I’m claustrophobic, but the thought of getting wedged in an underwater cavity gives me high anxiety.
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I mean you literally have to pay extra and do extra courses to do cave diving, so it’s not something you’ll accidentally do on a try-dive. You totally should try it. It’s unreal. Like a different world down there, and you’re basically flying – free range of motion in all directions.
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My first open water dive off a boat in West Palm Beach gave me absolute chills (literally and metaphorically) and I still remember it vividly. It was a cloudy day and for some reason the current had brought in cold water. As we sank into the depths, I couldn’t see the bottom which should have been about 60’, and I looked up and watched the surface slip away and I wanted to freak out. I had never felt that kind of fear before. But a moment later the bottom came into view. We were in a fast current and gliding along the bottom. My fear turned into wonder and amazement, it felt like I was flying above a surface. That first dive was remarkable because we saw three enormous grouper as we explored the bottom, they looked as big as cars (couldn’t have been but that’s what I remember). The grouper swam around us as if to check us out. I’ve never seen grouper that large since then. I wish my dive buddy was with me but he had puked at the surface from being seasick and went back up to the boat. My instructor was my dive buddy for my first OW dive. I’ll never forget that first dive. Edit: whoops. This was meant as a reply to someone but can’t find the post now.
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The most fun you ever have diving will be at like 30 ft in a reef. No need to get technical to fly under the waves.
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25 feet swimming around an artificial reef created by a sunken tugboat. Tied with 65 feet down hanging out with a wolf eel and a giant pacific octopus.
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Getting wedged is definitely on the list of things that can kill you if cave diving, but I doubt it’s anywhere near the top. So many ways to die…
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I’ve done a lot of diving, never been in a cave. There’s so much open water to explore, you really need to go out of your way to end up in a cave. One time I was in a place with overhanging coral, like a “half cave” and that alone was pretty disorienting. Even in that case though, I just needed to turn 180 and everything made sense again
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Even just going like 10 feet deep is seriously fun. On a cruise I did one of those scuba scooter things, like a little bike you could ride around under water. Once you get past the initial “just breathe and let your body adjust” it’s sort of hard to describe what the feeling of being so detached from what you’re used to is like.
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Yup. On land walking in a town is safe. Walking in a forest that isn’t regulated or maintained is less safe. Rutting around in a bears den is even less safe. I think Diving like any activity is awesome.
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idk man. there’s people who go pet the dangerous animals outside because they look soft there’s danger wherever you go. just remember that we’re the apex predator because of our high intelligence
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I feel safer scuba diving than just swimming in the ocean tbh.
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*Looks at road death fatalies*… Ok. Lol.
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And nothing on land is? What a dumb argument.
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