DEEPEST DIVE EVER RECORDED ON BONAIRE:

Rec Tek Scuba would like to congratulate Mr. Helmut Meyer, for completing what we believe is the deepest scuba dive of record here on Bonaire.

On 8 December 2005, Mr. Meyer successfully completed a dive to 152.1 meters / 499 feet in depth. He was diving an Inspiration closed circuit rebreather, specially modified for this particular dive. He has added an additional 2-liter O2 tank across the top of the Inspiration Rebreather and 7-liter high-pressure composite tanks on each side.

Walt Stark of Rec Tek Scuba was acting as safety diver on this particular dive.
He dove with 7 tanks 4 - 80's, 1 - 63 and 2 - 40's. 2 of his 80's were for Helmut in case he had any problems.

The dive was 3 hours long including the Decompression. Helmut did this 3-hour dive using 1036 liter of gas, which is the equivalent of 37 cu.ft. Most Divers would have trouble doing a 20-minute dive to 60 ft. on 37 cu.ft. of gas.

Helmut said the reason he did the dive was he likes to see if the technology will do what it Claims to be able to do and push it a little farther. During his research he found out there is one part on the stock Inspiration Rebreather that will implode at 180 meters so he limited his dive to 150 meters.

Mr. Meyer, a resident of Hattersheim, Germany, has been diving since 1958. His very first dives were spent searching for a German Warship in a fjord in Norway. This is his 7th visit to Bonaire. We are glad he has decided to keep diving in warmer waters.

Helmut's next adventure is planned for Australia. He is having a RIB built with a small cabin forward and twin inboard diesel engines. It is a very custom job with space for oxygen and Helium tanks and 2 Haskel booster pumps so he can explore up and down the Australian coast doing Trimix Dives with his new Evolution Rebreather.

Our hearty congratulations, and we look forward to his return.

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