🤿 Meet Alex McClintock, Diver First Class (DV1) in the United States Coast Guard. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧? "It looked like they did really cool stuff." 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫? "In the Coast Guard, you get to pick your own career. I was an engineer, and then I decided that I didn't want to do that anymore, so I switched to becoming a diver. There's always an opportunity to grow, and I think that's what makes the Coast Guard really special. 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢

201K views · 1.3K reactions | Save your life in 20 seconds with these 4 #CCR checks before you enter the water! #technicaldiving #closedcircuitrebreather #divesafety | Deep Wreck Diver | Facebook

Not every scenario is covered in CCR training, and this head cam footage is a great example of that. Shortly after entering the water for a 100 m dive, Steve experienced a freeflow. It wasn’t caused by any of the usual suspects such as an offboard stage, and neither he nor his buddy could identify the source. The situation was made more challenging by heavy swell and breaking waves. Thankfully, a support diver entered the water from the boat to help diagnose the issue, but even then the cause re