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Mahagony Bay, Roatan Island Honduras Dive Pictures. *Warning Picture Heavy*
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siptang
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Yes maam.
more pics coming in different threads.
more pics coming in different threads.
snakeblitz33
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Originally Posted by Beth http:///t/392840/mahagony-bay-roatan-island-honduras-dive-pictures-warning-picture-heavy#post_3490913
What is that container below the shark?
jimmy hoffa
Originally Posted by Beth http:///t/392840/mahagony-bay-roatan-island-honduras-dive-pictures-warning-picture-heavy#post_3490913
What is that container below the shark?
jimmy hoffa
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siptang
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squid and other fish food to draw fish. ahem Jimmy Hoffa cough cough
novahobbies
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Wow!!! Beautiful pictures!
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siptang
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That actually wasn't my camera but it was a canon dslr.
Here are more pictures to start off labor day weekend.
This however was taken with my wife's Panasonic Lumix.
Live wild fighting conch snatched from the ocean floor.
Here are more pictures to start off labor day weekend.
This however was taken with my wife's Panasonic Lumix.
Live wild fighting conch snatched from the ocean floor.
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siptang
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Ok, time to tell my life and death situation with this.
I took snuba and was taken to this private reservation where we swim out 15 mins out.
We were given brief instructions and hand signals and such for come closer to the guide, distress, good, mask, tank, float to the top, sink to the bottom, how to stabilize etc etc.
It was an hour and a half dive and all was going well until my mask seal broke around 30ft.
Some people can open their eyes underwater and are fine. That's not the case with me. It burns, it's uncomfortable and it's unbearable.
All the bubbles from the airline was going into my nose and I rose to the top but found it was hard to stay afloat due to the weight belt (about 25lbs if not more, I asked for alot of weight in the beginning so I can sink to take pictures.. go figure) my mask area got slightly loose and I started to intake bit of water and I started to panic, trying to get my equipment on right and to fix the airline hosing with my hands while drinking water like crazy..
I started to sink, giving distress signals, drinking water for good min and a half... My body was slightly feeling numb and I realized that I was drowning .
My wife was away taking pictures of angel fish and corals and my idiot guide was just looking around like a doofus and cant be depended upon and that it was up to me to survive so I let go of my mask, my struggle to stay up top, conserving strength and I held my airline mask tight with both hands, covered my nose and swallowed whole lot of water first then breathed oxygen and sank to the bottom until someone realized that I was gone. It was extremely difficult because of so much liquid in my lungs and I wanted to cough but I held for all I had and after good 4-5 mins later a lady in my group saw me in distress and she pulled my string but when she found me sluggishly responding, she went ahead and grabbed the guide who pulled me up to the surface.
I coughed up (not vomit) whole lot of water and whole bunch of white mucous liquid came out and guide said that i had alot of water in my lungs and he apologized profusely.
I stayed up, holding the little raft refusing to go back to the shore then after 10 mins of resting I went back to finish my tour, going deeper then previously to find so many corals and angel fish, dolphins and sea turtle. (it was 1 turtle in those many pics lol) Guide was constantly next to me after that, taking many pictures for me and kissing my behind.
Keeping your calm in any kind of life threatening situation is a key rule to over come the threat and survive and keep in mind that you are literally on your own when you are doing these types of excursions outside of US.
I took snuba and was taken to this private reservation where we swim out 15 mins out.
We were given brief instructions and hand signals and such for come closer to the guide, distress, good, mask, tank, float to the top, sink to the bottom, how to stabilize etc etc.
It was an hour and a half dive and all was going well until my mask seal broke around 30ft.
Some people can open their eyes underwater and are fine. That's not the case with me. It burns, it's uncomfortable and it's unbearable.
All the bubbles from the airline was going into my nose and I rose to the top but found it was hard to stay afloat due to the weight belt (about 25lbs if not more, I asked for alot of weight in the beginning so I can sink to take pictures.. go figure) my mask area got slightly loose and I started to intake bit of water and I started to panic, trying to get my equipment on right and to fix the airline hosing with my hands while drinking water like crazy..
I started to sink, giving distress signals, drinking water for good min and a half... My body was slightly feeling numb and I realized that I was drowning .
My wife was away taking pictures of angel fish and corals and my idiot guide was just looking around like a doofus and cant be depended upon and that it was up to me to survive so I let go of my mask, my struggle to stay up top, conserving strength and I held my airline mask tight with both hands, covered my nose and swallowed whole lot of water first then breathed oxygen and sank to the bottom until someone realized that I was gone. It was extremely difficult because of so much liquid in my lungs and I wanted to cough but I held for all I had and after good 4-5 mins later a lady in my group saw me in distress and she pulled my string but when she found me sluggishly responding, she went ahead and grabbed the guide who pulled me up to the surface.
I coughed up (not vomit) whole lot of water and whole bunch of white mucous liquid came out and guide said that i had alot of water in my lungs and he apologized profusely.
I stayed up, holding the little raft refusing to go back to the shore then after 10 mins of resting I went back to finish my tour, going deeper then previously to find so many corals and angel fish, dolphins and sea turtle. (it was 1 turtle in those many pics lol) Guide was constantly next to me after that, taking many pictures for me and kissing my behind.
Keeping your calm in any kind of life threatening situation is a key rule to over come the threat and survive and keep in mind that you are literally on your own when you are doing these types of excursions outside of US.
novahobbies
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OMG good thing you've got a clear head!! Glad to hear you're allright man.....
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Originally Posted by Siptang http:///t/392840/mahagony-bay-roatan-island-honduras-dive-pictures-warning-picture-heavy#post_3491027
Ok, time to tell my life and death situation with this.
I took snuba and was taken to this private reservation where we swim out 15 mins out.
We were given brief instructions and hand signals and such for come closer to the guide, distress, good, mask, tank, float to the top, sink to the bottom, how to stabilize etc etc.
It was an hour and a half dive and all was going well until my mask seal broke around 30ft.
Some people can open their eyes underwater and are fine. That's not the case with me. It burns, it's uncomfortable and it's unbearable.
All the bubbles from the airline was going into my nose and I rose to the top but found it was hard to stay afloat due to the weight belt (about 25lbs if not more, I asked for alot of weight in the beginning so I can sink to take pictures.. go figure) my mask area got slightly loose and I started to intake bit of water and I started to panic, trying to get my equipment on right and to fix the airline hosing with my hands while drinking water like crazy..
I started to sink, giving distress signals, drinking water for good min and a half... My body was slightly feeling numb and I realized that I was drowning .
My wife was away taking pictures of angel fish and corals and my idiot guide was just looking around like a doofus and cant be depended upon and that it was up to me to survive so I let go of my mask, my struggle to stay up top, conserving strength and I held my airline mask tight with both hands, covered my nose and swallowed whole lot of water first then breathed oxygen and sank to the bottom until someone realized that I was gone. It was extremely difficult because of so much liquid in my lungs and I wanted to cough but I held for all I had and after good 4-5 mins later a lady in my group saw me in distress and she pulled my string but when she found me sluggishly responding, she went ahead and grabbed the guide who pulled me up to the surface.
I coughed up (not vomit) whole lot of water and whole bunch of white mucous liquid came out and guide said that i had alot of water in my lungs and he apologized profusely.
I stayed up, holding the little raft refusing to go back to the shore then after 10 mins of resting I went back to finish my tour, going deeper then previously to find so many corals and angel fish, dolphins and sea turtle. (it was 1 turtle in those many pics lol) Guide was constantly next to me after that, taking many pictures for me and kissing my behind.
Keeping your calm in any kind of life threatening situation is a key rule to over come the threat and survive and keep in mind that you are literally on your own when you are doing these types of excursions outside of US.
This is exactly why experienced divers pretty much will all agree that these resort courses that take people with zero experience out diving are a bad idea. In getting SCUBA certified, one of the first things you are taught is how do deal with that exact type of situation, either having a mask flood out, or losing it altogether. I took an additional class in conjunction with getting wreck certified that did nothing but teach you how to handle getting entangled or in a blackout situation where you still have your mask on but can not see anything due to either silt in the water or a complete lack of light.
Originally Posted by Siptang http:///t/392840/mahagony-bay-roatan-island-honduras-dive-pictures-warning-picture-heavy#post_3491027
Ok, time to tell my life and death situation with this.
I took snuba and was taken to this private reservation where we swim out 15 mins out.
We were given brief instructions and hand signals and such for come closer to the guide, distress, good, mask, tank, float to the top, sink to the bottom, how to stabilize etc etc.
It was an hour and a half dive and all was going well until my mask seal broke around 30ft.
Some people can open their eyes underwater and are fine. That's not the case with me. It burns, it's uncomfortable and it's unbearable.
All the bubbles from the airline was going into my nose and I rose to the top but found it was hard to stay afloat due to the weight belt (about 25lbs if not more, I asked for alot of weight in the beginning so I can sink to take pictures.. go figure) my mask area got slightly loose and I started to intake bit of water and I started to panic, trying to get my equipment on right and to fix the airline hosing with my hands while drinking water like crazy..
I started to sink, giving distress signals, drinking water for good min and a half... My body was slightly feeling numb and I realized that I was drowning .
My wife was away taking pictures of angel fish and corals and my idiot guide was just looking around like a doofus and cant be depended upon and that it was up to me to survive so I let go of my mask, my struggle to stay up top, conserving strength and I held my airline mask tight with both hands, covered my nose and swallowed whole lot of water first then breathed oxygen and sank to the bottom until someone realized that I was gone. It was extremely difficult because of so much liquid in my lungs and I wanted to cough but I held for all I had and after good 4-5 mins later a lady in my group saw me in distress and she pulled my string but when she found me sluggishly responding, she went ahead and grabbed the guide who pulled me up to the surface.
I coughed up (not vomit) whole lot of water and whole bunch of white mucous liquid came out and guide said that i had alot of water in my lungs and he apologized profusely.
I stayed up, holding the little raft refusing to go back to the shore then after 10 mins of resting I went back to finish my tour, going deeper then previously to find so many corals and angel fish, dolphins and sea turtle. (it was 1 turtle in those many pics lol) Guide was constantly next to me after that, taking many pictures for me and kissing my behind.
Keeping your calm in any kind of life threatening situation is a key rule to over come the threat and survive and keep in mind that you are literally on your own when you are doing these types of excursions outside of US.
This is exactly why experienced divers pretty much will all agree that these resort courses that take people with zero experience out diving are a bad idea. In getting SCUBA certified, one of the first things you are taught is how do deal with that exact type of situation, either having a mask flood out, or losing it altogether. I took an additional class in conjunction with getting wreck certified that did nothing but teach you how to handle getting entangled or in a blackout situation where you still have your mask on but can not see anything due to either silt in the water or a complete lack of light.
bionicarm
Active Member
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Originally Posted by DragonZim http:///t/392840/mahagony-bay-roatan-island-honduras-dive-pictures-warning-picture-heavy#post_3491128
This is exactly why experienced divers pretty much will all agree that these resort courses that take people with zero experience out diving are a bad idea. In getting SCUBA certified, one of the first things you are taught is how do deal with that exact type of situation, either having a mask flood out, or losing it altogether. I took an additional class in conjunction with getting wreck certified that did nothing but teach you how to handle getting entangled or in a blackout situation where you still have your mask on but can not see anything due to either silt in the water or a complete lack of light.
Last time I was in Cancun, the resort I stayed in was offering this Sea Trek Helmet Diving. Looks like more of the Caribbean resorts are offering this alternative to Snuba:
http://www.seatrekcayman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=17
Originally Posted by DragonZim http:///t/392840/mahagony-bay-roatan-island-honduras-dive-pictures-warning-picture-heavy#post_3491128
This is exactly why experienced divers pretty much will all agree that these resort courses that take people with zero experience out diving are a bad idea. In getting SCUBA certified, one of the first things you are taught is how do deal with that exact type of situation, either having a mask flood out, or losing it altogether. I took an additional class in conjunction with getting wreck certified that did nothing but teach you how to handle getting entangled or in a blackout situation where you still have your mask on but can not see anything due to either silt in the water or a complete lack of light.
Last time I was in Cancun, the resort I stayed in was offering this Sea Trek Helmet Diving. Looks like more of the Caribbean resorts are offering this alternative to Snuba:
http://www.seatrekcayman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=17
theclemsonkid
Member
Was thinking about heading to Roatan, but have always been a little skeptical because I come across these threads on other message boards that say to stay away cause it can get pretty dangerous? What were your opinions of the island and especially the safety?
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Originally Posted by bionicarm http:///t/392840/mahagony-bay-roatan-island-honduras-dive-pictures-warning-picture-heavy#post_3491146
Last time I was in Cancun, the resort I stayed in was offering this Sea Trek Helmet Diving. Looks like more of the Caribbean resorts are offering this alternative to Snuba:
http://www.seatrekcayman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=17
Thats different from SNUBA or SCUBA in that you are not wearing a dive mask. Those helmets are designed not to flood.
Originally Posted by bionicarm http:///t/392840/mahagony-bay-roatan-island-honduras-dive-pictures-warning-picture-heavy#post_3491146
Last time I was in Cancun, the resort I stayed in was offering this Sea Trek Helmet Diving. Looks like more of the Caribbean resorts are offering this alternative to Snuba:
http://www.seatrekcayman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=17
Thats different from SNUBA or SCUBA in that you are not wearing a dive mask. Those helmets are designed not to flood.