Cousteau Ocean Adventures Rebreather

***Decodiver*** · 1st April 2008, 11:45

Quote: (Originally Posted by jptaylor9)

LOL... Watched an early black 'n white Cousteau film recently, the one where they found the wreck of the Thistlegorm in the Red Sea. Great to watch them smash the coral off the bell!!!

Other delights were dynamiting the lagoon to count fish (the dying pufa fish is very sad) & leaping off a scooter to ride on the back of a turtle

How times change....

I think you'll find they scraped the coral from the bell, in-situ, with a dive knife

, agree for the dynamiting though, very bad as was their bludgeoning a number of Oceanic Whitetips to death for having the cheek to feast from the carcass of a whale that the Calypso had run over and killed.....

Still, was the highlight of the 1970s for me and got me interested in diving, so it wasn't all that bad..................

Cheers,

Dave Cooper.

lizardland · 1st April 2008, 13:25

Quote: (Originally Posted by jptaylor9)

LOL... Watched an early black 'n white Cousteau film recently, the one where they found the wreck of the Thistlegorm in the Red Sea. Great to watch them smash the coral off the bell!!!

Other delights were dynamiting the lagoon to count fish (the dying pufa fish is very sad) & leaping off a scooter to ride on the back of a turtle

How times change....

There's a great section in The Living Sea where he describes how an incredibly rare coral is really hard to saw through

Ironically, I was flicking through one of his books from the 70's in a second hand bookshop the other day which carried a big warning that our seas would be fished out by 1980. We managed a couple of extra decades.

Like Dave says, I'm another that got into diving through watching him as a kid so it served a purpose. He was a man of his era. Compared to what the Victorians did he was a Guardian reading leftie tree hugger.

Skipbreather · 1st April 2008, 16:45

For a real eye opener, reread his original The Silent World (his first major book). I especially enjoyed (?) the part in chapter 12 about attempting to film shark behavior by towing whale behind their boat they'd wounded first with a harpoon and then w/ hollow point bullets (to increase the blood flow).

carcharodon1957 · 3rd April 2008, 09:04

Same for me as Deco diver!!

Like many pionneer, They were just human!!

Makes me a pro diver too,
Even if he made not with the best right way, consider that a whole "awared" generation is on the way now just because him!!!

!

Nobody's perfect include all of us

undrh2o · 3rd April 2008, 13:05

Here is the whole team having a briefing

1st April 2008, 11:45	#11 (permalink)
*Decodiver* Administrator Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Geneva Posts: 2,202	Re: Cousteau Ocean Adventures Rebreather Quote: (Originally Posted by jptaylor9) LOL... Watched an early black 'n white Cousteau film recently, the one where they found the wreck of the Thistlegorm in the Red Sea. Great to watch them smash the coral off the bell!!! Other delights were dynamiting the lagoon to count fish (the dying pufa fish is very sad) & leaping off a scooter to ride on the back of a turtle How times change.... I think you'll find they scraped the coral from the bell, in-situ, with a dive knife , agree for the dynamiting though, very bad as was their bludgeoning a number of Oceanic Whitetips to death for having the cheek to feast from the carcass of a whale that the Calypso had run over and killed..... Still, was the highlight of the 1970s for me and got me interested in diving, so it wasn't all that bad.................. Cheers, Dave Cooper. __________________ CCR/OC Trimix Instructor Trainer CCR Training to Mixed Gas in Switzerland, France, UK & Germany on Megalodon/COPIS-Megalodon/KISS/Sport KISS/Ouroboros/rEvo/Inspiration/Evolution/Sentinel www.zerogravitydiving.com Rebreather World Terms & Conditions
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lizardland Yak Current Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North... Posts: 1,417	Re: Cousteau Ocean Adventures Rebreather Quote: (Originally Posted by jptaylor9) LOL... Watched an early black 'n white Cousteau film recently, the one where they found the wreck of the Thistlegorm in the Red Sea. Great to watch them smash the coral off the bell!!! Other delights were dynamiting the lagoon to count fish (the dying pufa fish is very sad) & leaping off a scooter to ride on the back of a turtle How times change.... There's a great section in The Living Sea where he describes how an incredibly rare coral is really hard to saw through Ironically, I was flicking through one of his books from the 70's in a second hand bookshop the other day which carried a big warning that our seas would be fished out by 1980. We managed a couple of extra decades. Like Dave says, I'm another that got into diving through watching him as a kid so it served a purpose. He was a man of his era. Compared to what the Victorians did he was a Guardian reading leftie tree hugger. __________________ Can you imagine drifting along in the sea with your mouth open and a load of f**ing plankton going in? You'd like it, would you? www.westons-cider.co.uk Azerbaijani Association of Technical Divers Publicity Officer and Goat Wrangler Last edited by lizardland : 1st April 2008 at 18:07.*
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Skipbreather Reads fine print (mostly) Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet MK 15.X Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 613	Re: Cousteau Ocean Adventures Rebreather For a real eye opener, reread his original The Silent World (his first major book). I especially enjoyed (?) the part in chapter 12 about attempting to film shark behavior by towing whale behind their boat they'd wounded first with a harpoon and then w/ hollow point bullets (to increase the blood flow). __________________ "Entropy RULES! Enjoy the interim."
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3rd April 2008, 09:04	#14 (permalink)
carcharodon1957 RBW Member Current Rebreather/s: Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Home Build Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: switzerland Posts: 112	Re: Cousteau Ocean Adventures Rebreather Same for me as Deco diver!! Like many pionneer, They were just human!! Makes me a pro diver too, Even if he made not with the best right way, consider that a whole "awared" generation is on the way now just because him!!!! Nobody's perfect include all of us
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undrh2o Chris Miller Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 211	Re: Cousteau Ocean Adventures Rebreather Here is the whole team having a briefing
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