DEEP SEARCH FOR LOST CAMERA EQUIPMENT
SEARCH AND SALVAGE
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17.05.2003 DEEPEST SEARCH DIVE IN CYPRUS
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IN ORDER TO FIND LOST CAMERA EQUIPMENT VALUED AT 2500£, AQUATEC - INNERSPACE OPERATIONS LTD. PERFORMED A MANNED SEARCH DIVE TO -105 METERS WITH AN ACTUAL BOTTOM TIME OF 8 MINUTES. HOWEVER THE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT IN THE SEARCH AREA. AS A SIDE EFFECT THIS WAS THE DEEPEST DIVE EVER PERFORMED IN CYPRUS. WATER TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY: SURFACE: 21C -6M: 19C -10M: 18C -25M: 17C -70M: 16C -105M: 16C ON THE BOTTOM A REEL GUIDE LINE WAS ATTACHED TO THE ANCHOR AND THE SEARCH DIRECTION WAS IN 075 DEGREES. BOTTOM: GREY SAND AND MUD. VISIBILITY: 5 METERS NO CURRENT. TRAWLER LINES WERE VISIBLE. |
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EQUIPMENT |
1 X 20 LITRE TANK TRIMIX 9%O2 / 58%HE 1 X 10 LITRE TANK TRIMIX 9%O2 / 58%HE 1 X 6 LITRE TANK AIR @ 290 BAR 1X 10 LITRE TANK 100% O2 1 X 5 LITRE TANK AIR INFLATION (DRY SUIT, WING JACKET) |
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GAS DETAILS |
EQUIVALENT NARCOTIC DEPTH AT -105 METERS: -38 METERS HYPOXIC TRIMIX TO -13 METERS |
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DIVE PLANS |
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PRIMARY
DIVE PLAN –105M Waypoint
at 105m for
8:00 (12) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 1.028, END 38 Deep
Stop at 84m for
0:20 (12) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 0.841, END 29 Deep
Stop at 84m for
0:20 (13) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 0.841, END 29 Deep
Stop at 81m for
0:20 (13) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 0.814, END 28 Deep
Stop at 78m for
0:20 (13) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 0.787, END 27 Deep
Stop at 75m for
0:20 (14) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 0.760, END 25 Deep
Stop at 69m for
0:20 (14) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 0.707, END 23 Deep
Stop at 66m for
0:20 (14) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 0.680, END 22 Deep
Stop at 63m for
0:20 (15) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 0.653, END 20 Deep
Stop at 60m for
0:20 (15) on Trimix 9.0/58.0, PPO2 0.626, END 19 Deep
Stop at 57m for
0:20 (15) on Air, PPO2 1.399, END 57 Deep
Stop at 54m for
0:20 (16) on Air, PPO2
1.336, END 54 Deep
Stop at 51m for
0:20 (16) on Air, PPO2 1.274, END 51 Deep
Stop at 48m for
0:20 (16) on Air, PPO2 1.211, END 48 Deep
Stop at 45m for
0:20 (17) on Air, PPO2 1.148, END 45 Deep
Stop at 42m for
0:20 (17) on Air, PPO2 1.086, END 42 Deep
Stop at 42m for
0:20 (17) on Air, PPO2 1.086, END 42 Deep
Stop at 39m for
0:20 (17) on Air, PPO2 1.023, END 39 Deep
Stop at 36m for
0:20 (18) on Air, PPO2 0.961, END 36 Deep
Stop at 30m for
0:20 (18) on Air, PPO2 0.836, END 30 Deep
Stop at 27m for
0:20 (18) on Air, PPO2 0.773, END 27 Norm
Stop at 24m for
1:00 (19) on Air, PPO2 0.710, END 24 Norm
Stop at 21m for
2:00 (21) on Air, PPO2 0.648, END 21 Norm
Stop at 18m for
3:00 (23) on Air, PPO2 0.585, END 18 Norm
Stop at 15m for
3:00 (26) on Air, PPO2 0.523, END 15 Norm
Stop at 12m for
6:00 (32) on Air, PPO2 0.460, END 12 Norm
Stop at 9m for
9:00 (40) on Air, PPO2 0.398, END 9 Norm
Stop at 6m for
12:00 (52) on 100% Oxygen, PPO2 1.596, END 0 Backgas
at 6m for 6:00 (58) on Air Norm
Stop at 6m for
12:00 (70) on 100% Oxygen, PPO2 1.596, END 0
TOTAL
DECO TIME: 55 minutes. DIVE
RUN TIME: 71 minutes. CNS
Total: 49.8% OTU's:
63 Time
to Fly: 5.0 Hours 2862.6
Ltr. of 9.0/58.0 consumed. 1210.7
Ltr. of 21.0% consumed. 581.2
Ltr. of 100.0% consumed. 4654.5 Ltr. total open circuit gas consumed.
BAILOUT
DIVE PLANS
OK
100
21
Both 105
(8:00) (8:00)
(8:00)
(8:00)
69
0:07 (11:30)
0:07 (11:30)
0:07 (11:30)
66
0:09 (11:50)
0:20 (11:50)
0:20 (11:50)
0:30 (11:60)
63
0:20 (12:10)
0:30 (12:20)
0:50 (12:40)
0:40 (12:40)
60
0:40 (12:50)
0:50 (13:10)
0:50 (13:30)
0:50 (13:30)
57
0:30 (13:20)
0:30 (13:40)
0:50 (14:20)
1:00 (14:30)
54
0:20 (13:40)
0:20 (13:60)
0:50 (15:10)
0:50 (15:20)
51
0:20 (13:60)
0:20 (14:20)
1:00 (16:10)
1:00 (16:20)
48
0:20 (14:20)
0:20 (14:40)
1:10 (17:20)
1:10 (17:30)
45
0:20 (14:40)
0:20 (14:60)
1:20 (18:40)
1:30 (19:00)
42
0:30 (15:10)
0:30 (15:30)
1:30 (20:10)
1:30 (20:30)
39
0:30 (15:40)
0:30 (15:60)
1:30 (21:40)
1:40 (22:10)
36
0:30 (16:10)
0:30 (16:30)
2:00 (23:40)
2:10 (24:20)
33
0:40 (16:50)
0:50 (17:20)
2:20 (26:00)
2:20 (26:40)
30
1:00 (17:50)
1:00 (18:20)
2:30 (28:30)
2:40 (29:20)
27
1:10 (19:00)
1:00 (19:20)
3:30 (32:00)
3:40 (33:00)
24
1:10 (20:10)
1:20 (20:40)
3:40 (35:40)
3:50 (36:50)
21
1:30 (21:40)
1:30 (22:10)
4:50 (40:30)
5:10 (41:60)
18
2:00 (23:40)
2:10 (24:20)
5:40 (46:10)
5:50 (47:50)
15
2:30 (26:10)
2:30 (26:50)
7:40 (53:50)
7:60 (55:50)
12
3:00 (29:10)
3:20 (30:10)
9:10 (62:60)
9:40 (65:30)
9
4:20 (33:30)
4:20 (34:30)
12:40 (75:40)
12:50 (78:20)
6
9:10 (42:40)
15:40 (50:10)
17:00 (92:40)
58:00 (136:20)
Gas consumptions No
failures - normal dive - OK
2313.3 ltr
Trimix 9.0/58.0
960.2 ltr
Air
223.9 ltr
Oxygen
3497.3 ltr
TOTAL Lost
or missing deco gas: 100
2336.7 ltr
Trimix 9.0/58.0
1367.5 ltr
Air
3704.2 ltr
TOTAL Lost
or missing deco gas: 21
5273.6 ltr
Trimix 9.0/58.0
411.3 ltr
Oxygen
5684.9 ltr
TOTAL Lost
or missing deco gas: Both
6804.3 ltr
Trimix 9.0/58.0
6804.3 ltr
TOTAL |
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