I have just been watching Thirteen lives – the film about the cave rescue of the 13 young boys in Thailand who were totally sedated before being taken hours under water.
It got me thinking that when I go snorkelling i always get a bit of water leak into my mask and have to come up and clear it out so i don’t breath water in.
Is this something that happens to scuba divers, if so how do they deal with it, and in the case of the boys how would the divers accompanying them have cleared the boy’s masks ?
i would also like to say what an incredible job done by all those involved.
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For that particular rescue, if memory serves, full face masks were used. These tend to not leak as much as traditional masks and allow breathing through the nose and mouth. Additionally, water is effectively removed from the mask automatically as any water in the mask tends to end up at the lowest point, the regulator, and is ejected with each exhalation. Of course, you can get standing water if you’re on your back looking up at the surface or standing on your head but these unusual attitudes would have likely been minimized as much as possible in this case.
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