A Narrated COMPLETE TECHNICAL WRECK DIVE On One Of The Largest Japanese Shipwrecks of WWII

We dive the Heian Maru, the longest wreck in Chuuk Lagoon, a Japanese WWII wreck graveyard in the islands of the Pacific. On this dive we use strobes and lines to explore the wreck, technical gear setup, and we bring deco bottles.

It's hard to find complete technical dive videos with explanation, most videos are either short excerpts of a dive, or fail to explain what is actually going on. Hopefully this video is an exception!

As you can imagine we are not world experts in technical diving, and this is not a particularly 'technical' dive. We are learning just like you, please forgive any and all mistakes.

[jonmiller]

"I'm learning every dive". People who say they are novice divers or learning every dive are almost universally the best on the boat. Really outstanding video I loved this. Just pure diving, which is what it should be.

[uhhhpersoniguess]

I don't know how often you check comments on this, but I'd absolutely love to see more of these videos from you. The narration is pleasant, the footage is good, and it was overall very pleasant to watch. Great job!

[snap]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your storytelling skills. No you know, like, ... It's just perfect. Love the wreck as well!

[DarrellGrainger]

Penetrating a wreck without running a line or having your line go loose really made me nervous. For training, I practiced running a line, learning how to tie off to different types of anchor points, etc. on the surface then again on say the deck of a wreck (before penetration). Glad things worked out well for you but just like you practice your S-drills, you should constantly practice running line. Never stop learning, never stop practicing. Thank you for sharing.

[rluxon]

Awesome. Thanks for the complete dive. Wish there were more like it. Like you said in the beginning. You get the dawning, entry, exit and doffing. Thanks again.

[deankaras]

I love your narrative style, as someone interested in wreck diving it was awesome to see how you think through the steps

[dinosaurstwice]

this video genuinely rules. i know nothing about diving and this was incredibly entertaining and informative.

[ivoryjohnson]

This is an awesome video no techno beats and overbearing music nice narration
What equipment are you and your group using i.e. regs wings lights strobes what camera do you have that can display the depth and temperature

[rabukan]

Hi Zack, by now, 3 years later, I'm sure you have much more experience and training, and as a long time tech/cave/rebreather instructor, the only thing I would say here is that you did an excellent job with your narration, with advising viewers to get more training, and with your explanations of what you were doing. Basically, you did fine with your primary and secondary tie offs, but I didn't see any further secondary tie offs, which in wreck penetrations and caves, you want to continually do to both protect the line, and to keep the line taut to help prevent you from getting entangled in it. It also gives you the ability to penetrate further, but if you are not trained to do so, it is always best to stop at your training limit, which you did. Also, your buddy's buoyancy skills can use some work so that he is mostly horizontal with very little vertical positioning and using mainly frog kick with ankles above the knees. Last, I would always stick to my profile plan (not rely on my computer's adjustments, ) and always use my deco bottle as it is very worth cleaning the nitrogen out. EAN32 is not a deco gas, but EAN50 is. So even if you breath it for 5 minutes, you will be better off. Other than that, very well done.

[reubenang]

hey man, really high quality and informative video. good stuff! 👍

[YvesSevens]

nice dive and nice explenation, but why is your buddy's bladder mounted upside down and why is his right inflatorhose not connected? (12:30)

[DiverEgypt]

Thanks for posting this video. Please keep diving and training. I am sorry to say that your buddy really needs to uplift his skills especially that he is a “tech “ diver. Proper weighting, buoyancy, trim and kicking are fundamental skills of tech diving and it is very clear that he’s not competent enough in any. Line skills also require training and are paramount when it comes to wreck penetration. imagine getting entangled on that reel line for example?! So many things could go wrong. Once again thank you for walking us through this video. Stay safe and keep diving

[DDP]

glad you made it back safe, glad you enjoyed your dive, but yes please get some training.

[mustanggun]

Brother, you did a great job explaining Tech Diving and narrating the dive. Looking forward to Truk myself.

[bornaluckyman]

I echo the majority of the comments here.. this was a real informative video to watch .. it's great to see your perspective on performing this technical dive ... Fantastic thank you

[Flyingjaffacake]

I've just found this video and I'm really excited to watch it, thanks for uploading.

[kevingumfory]

When teaching others, we teach ourselves. Real nice video. Real nice narration. Need to go see if there are more yet.

[markfrantz]

You should totally make another video like this! Love it!

[jonuh]

This video is pure gold! Footage, narration and infos are just perfect🎉

[Erockzee]

Such a fun video... great job and the humility is perfect. I'm a cave diver, but not a wreck diver so there plenty for me to learn. Thanks for sharing!