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I found it to be a lesson in the price of crappy
planning.

All three of these men were clear of their wrecks,
unbent, and made the decision to take their chances
with the helicopter and chamber rather than drown.

If Chowdhury had not continued his dive beyond the
point where the gas he had IN HAND would support his
deco, he would have had no problem.

If the Rouses had used safety divers, they would have
been fine.

Deep air was a factor, but they _were_coping_ with
that up to the point they couldn't find their deco
gas.

Chowdhury decided to look for his gas and overstayed
what his back gas could support.

The Rouses were trapped in their wreck and couldn't
find what wouldn't have been enough gas anyway when
they escaped since they overstayed what their deco gas
could support.

Many other things would have contributed to their safe
return (trimix for instance).

Planning just seems to be the biggest one.
I don't intend to minimize theimportance of any of the
others.

Don Burke
Chesapeake, Virginia
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