Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries: The Curse of The Blue Hole | History Documentary | Reel Truth History

Marine biologist Monty Halls is on a mystery to solve some of the greatest mysteries in the world of diving. In this episode, Monty visits the most dangerous dive site on Earth, The Blue Hole on Egypt's Red Sea coast to try and discover why it has taken the lives of so many divers.

Under the surface of every body of water on earth there lurks a mystery or blood curdling legend – a tale of lost treasure, deadly curse, ghost ship or ancient civilisation. In this series Monty Halls goes in search of the real story behind the worlds greatest underwater mysteries, pushing the safety limits on truly dangerous dives backed up by cutting edge camera technology. Advances in technical diving and multi-scan mapping tools mean that these sites can be revealed as never before, all Monty needs to do is launch the expedition for the exploration to begin. This is true Indiana Jones diving wrapped around gripping detective stories set against the backdrop of some of the most beautiful and mysterious locations on earth.

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[leebenstead]

Diving into this hole is like scrolling through the comments and not realising how far you've gone until you scroll back up.

[HoracioLanzas]

I was lucky to feel what nitrogen narcosis is like at 33m underwater. I knew my depth, how much air I had and I felt fine. My dive instructor asked me to solve a math problem on his slate and I couldn't figure out what he was asking and then he asked me what the last letters of the alphabet are. I just kept repeating ABC in my head. I literally forgot the letter D. It came back to me after going up just a few meters. It's not a surprise these guys die when they're going twice the depth I was at. It was the literally the most humbling moment of my life. You can read about it or watch a video like this but until you experience it, you think it's not that bad.

[samg]

Me: "I'll just watch 5 minutes."
*43 Minutes later*
Me: "Well that was interesting."

[aylapeters]

recreational divers looking at the arch be like: th- this hole was made for me

[SomeRandomName]

The blue hole has great visibility, which is imo is one of the reasons why it's so deadly. People think distances are shorter than they actually are and feel confident cause they can actually see stuff, compared to waters with bad viz where divers would feel less confident and play if more safely

[michaelqueck]

“Plan your dive, Dive your plan”

This has brought me home every time (back to the surface) after every dive adventure Thank you Carol Kender, dive instructor extraordinaire

[mtmbunnys]

Him : talks about the dangers of the arch and how many people died for 30 min

Also him: “I’ll have to dive the arch myself to see what it’s about”

[hariballsack]

Who else just got sucked into the video and the next thing you knew 43 minutes passed by

[kwhite]

I'm glad docos like this exist, I get to experience diving without all of the danger.

[glennman]

Don’t know a thing about diving but I know when someone tells a great story. I wanted this documentary to be another 2 hours longer. It just mesmerized me. Very well done!

[AJ-bins]

I’ll never forget the feeling of swimming over my first ledge. Even with a decent dive history it’s an eerie feeling looking into a true abyss thousands of feet deep. Takes your breathe away for a second

[jillianhorsley]

I was full of dread watching this, but i can understand the draw of the arch...temptation beyond the boundaries of safety. Great film and a warning to all divers.

[ibrhelmy]

I was just snorkeling there two days ago and I can’t get my head around how deep and beautiful this place is, absolutely mesmerizing and mind bending, very sad to know that young people die there chasing beauty

[paroramkp]

A meticulously planned, well pre-researched expedition, most interesting, factual, no undue dramatics....all in all - top class...Kudos

[atbiyoucef]

I like the Egyptian diver he looks like someone with a lot of humble and secure guy to dive with no over the head decisions.

[colabpampam]

Me reading comments :" I can't believe people would fall to watch this for 43 minutes."
43 Minutes later
Me: "Now i believe."

[Hypocricy_rules_supreme]

My bathtub limit of less than a meter is enough for me, thank you. Great documetary

[howa]

This video was so much better than I was expecting. I thought it was going to be some hokey click bait BS. Well done and actually learned quite a bit about diving and the risks of it

[trainingwood]

Basically conclusion can be : don't do dives that you are not certified/experienced/equiped to do. Never dive alone and put ego aside.

[Pheebs]

I did the Blue Hole coral wall in 2005. It's the closest you'll get to floating in space. I remember looking directly below me and seeing shafts of sunlight stabbing down into the inky blue, and I got panicked for an instant imagining a creature coming up underneath me with its mouth open, but I got control of my breathing again and swam along the wall. The coral was stunning.. Very glad I experienced it.