Rock You Like A Hurrican

grandizer52 · 16th October 2006, 03:56

So man and the wife decide to get an early dive in this am before the rest of the island cam down to one of the better southshore dive spots got crowded...just as we drop the place started shaking!!!!! dove anyway got out and eveyone's like were you out there for the earthquake?!?!!? guess we had 3...no power for 10 hours i guess but how were we suppose to know? HUA??? we were in the water hahaha
just thought i'd share this with the Rebreather community
laytah
steve

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 17th October 2006, 15:08

What did you hear, and what did it feel like in the water when it was happening?

Mdemon · 17th October 2006, 18:37

I was at the top of an eight storey building in Cairo during an earthquake a while back. That focused the mind...

I guess being under the water must have been fun!

shell-back · 17th October 2006, 19:55

I have a seismic diving cert , I was under during 2 the last was in Roatan after the big San Salvador earthquake . We were just getting to the end of the wreck off of what I believe is fantasy island resort. There was a humming sound like that of a tug boat above us and it penetrated with a low reverberation through you. they grass eels disappeared in a blink and the wreck began to smoke(rust) as if it were in a ultra sonic cleaner. It lasted about 10 seconds then again for about 6 seconds.

The first one was while in the navy in CA, the one that rocked SF.

On both occasions we had no idea what happened until people asked us if we felt it. we felt the after shock for days while we stayed at Anthony Key resort out on the key in the bungalows.

grandizer52 · 17th October 2006, 21:21

Didn't really feel anything. Was alittle surgey, but other than that...yea heard some low reverb but that's it...
Hea shellback, what was your rate?
TM1/SS Porter

grandizer52 · 19th October 2006, 10:36

Was in the water again...we got hit by another...total 13 since sunday, but we are still here
laytah
steve

DZLHED · 21st October 2006, 09:01

Hello all, figured I'd share...

At 7:08 when the quake hit I was at 75ft under on the en'nenue side of Molokini crater (about 40 miles from the epicenter of the 6.6 quake in the Alinuihaha channel).

We had three instructors in the water and 10 divers. The initial sound was something like a huge boat maneuvering over the top of us. You know that sound when two big diesels are out of sync? Seriously, we were looking up!

Next, the sound got so loud it became physical. Thrumming in the chest like standing next to a locomotive. I didn't get concerned until my ears started cycling stop to stop at 5 to 7 cycles per second. I thought one of us would blow an eardrum!

By this point I'm actually frightened and can feel my chest tighten. I'm thinking we better surface before this gets any worse. About that time (maybe a minuet in) we start heading up, the intensity backs off, and the event ends.

We made 40ft. when the 5.9 aftershock hit. The sound was still impressive but the physical intensity was gone.

The conversation afterward on the boat was interesting. One of the divers shared a story about being 40 ft below a supertanker that passed directly over head. He said the quake was much louder.

I wouldn't have wanted to be any closer to this event as the ear pressure was substantial enough to merit concern. The fish didn't seem to like it much either. They dove head long in to the 10in. cloud of sediment kicked up by the ground shake.

I feel fortunate of course... Once in a lifetime...

16th October 2006, 03:56	#1 (permalink)
grandizer52 Sport Kiss & Shearwater Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Sport Kiss Classic Kiss MK 15.X Other CCR Home Build Join Date: May 2006 Location: pearl city hawaii EARTH moving to Iscandar Posts: 254	Rock You Like A Hurrican So man and the wife decide to get an early dive in this am before the rest of the island cam down to one of the better southshore dive spots got crowded...just as we drop the place started shaking!!!!! dove anyway got out and eveyone's like were you out there for the earthquake?!?!!? guess we had 3...no power for 10 hours i guess but how were we suppose to know? HUA??? we were in the water hahaha just thought i'd share this with the Rebreather community laytah steve
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17th October 2006, 15:08	#2 (permalink)
*ScubaDadMiami* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,890	Re: Rock You Like A Hurrican What did you hear, and what did it feel like in the water when it was happening? __________________ Howard Packer IANTD CCR Instructor Miami Beach, Florida CCRDiveTraining.com
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17th October 2006, 18:37	#3 (permalink)
Mdemon SiegeEngine II Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SWUK Posts: 1,866	Re: Rock You Like A Hurrican I was at the top of an eight storey building in Cairo during an earthquake a while back. That focused the mind... I guess being under the water must have been fun! __________________ www.southwestmafia.com
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17th October 2006, 19:55	#4 (permalink)
shell-back I do all my own stunts Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Dolphin Ray Azimuth Other SCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Dolphin Ray Azimuth Other SCR Home Build Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: middle of US Posts: 481	Re: Rock You Like A Hurrican I have a seismic diving cert , I was under during 2 the last was in Roatan after the big San Salvador earthquake . We were just getting to the end of the wreck off of what I believe is fantasy island resort. There was a humming sound like that of a tug boat above us and it penetrated with a low reverberation through you. they grass eels disappeared in a blink and the wreck began to smoke(rust) as if it were in a ultra sonic cleaner. It lasted about 10 seconds then again for about 6 seconds. The first one was while in the navy in CA, the one that rocked SF. On both occasions we had no idea what happened until people asked us if we felt it. we felt the after shock for days while we stayed at Anthony Key resort out on the key in the bungalows. __________________ The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge. ----Daniel Boorstin Billy Beal SDITDI IT #3507 Rebreather World FIGJAM commitee member
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17th October 2006, 21:21	#5 (permalink)
grandizer52 Sport Kiss & Shearwater Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Sport Kiss Classic Kiss MK 15.X Other CCR Home Build Join Date: May 2006 Location: pearl city hawaii EARTH moving to Iscandar Posts: 254	Re: Rock You Like A Hurrican Didn't really feel anything. Was alittle surgey, but other than that...yea heard some low reverb but that's it... Hea shellback, what was your rate? TM1/SS Porter
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19th October 2006, 10:36	#6 (permalink)
grandizer52 Sport Kiss & Shearwater Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Sport Kiss Classic Kiss MK 15.X Other CCR Home Build Join Date: May 2006 Location: pearl city hawaii EARTH moving to Iscandar Posts: 254	Re: Rock You Like A Hurrican Was in the water again...we got hit by another...total 13 since sunday, but we are still here laytah steve
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21st October 2006, 09:01	#7 (permalink)
DZLHED Swimmin' upstream Current Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maui County, Hawaii Posts: 101	Re: Rock You Like A Hurrican Hello all, figured I'd share... At 7:08 when the quake hit I was at 75ft under on the en'nenue side of Molokini crater (about 40 miles from the epicenter of the 6.6 quake in the Alinuihaha channel). We had three instructors in the water and 10 divers. The initial sound was something like a huge boat maneuvering over the top of us. You know that sound when two big diesels are out of sync? Seriously, we were looking up! Next, the sound got so loud it became physical. Thrumming in the chest like standing next to a locomotive. I didn't get concerned until my ears started cycling stop to stop at 5 to 7 cycles per second. I thought one of us would blow an eardrum! By this point I'm actually frightened and can feel my chest tighten. I'm thinking we better surface before this gets any worse. About that time (maybe a minuet in) we start heading up, the intensity backs off, and the event ends. We made 40ft. when the 5.9 aftershock hit. The sound was still impressive but the physical intensity was gone. The conversation afterward on the boat was interesting. One of the divers shared a story about being 40 ft below a supertanker that passed directly over head. He said the quake was much louder. I wouldn't have wanted to be any closer to this event as the ear pressure was substantial enough to merit concern. The fish didn't seem to like it much either. They dove head long in to the 10in. cloud of sediment kicked up by the ground shake. I feel fortunate of course... Once in a lifetime... __________________ Aloha, Dieselhead To err is Human... to ccr, Divine. www.NorthShoreExplorers.com
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