Real OW

Ferne 2022-02-15 08:01:26

Before going to POMPOM to learn OW, I watched this movie specially. After reading it, the first reaction is that what a bad club would make this kind of mistake, and what blow will it cause to the local diving tourism industry.
The second point, I want to quickly check what the true story is based on a ture story.

WIKIPEDIA’s explanation: Thomas and Eileen Hains Lonergan were a married couple from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, who had just recently completed a three year tour of duty with the Peace Corps. They were stranded January 25, 1998, while SCUBA diving with a group of divers off Australia's Great Barrier Reef and were never found.
It was not until two days later on January 27, 1998, that the pair was found to be missing after a bag containing their belongings was found on board the dive boat. A huge air and sea search took place over the following three days. Although some of their gear was found washed up later on a beach miles away from where they were lost, their bodies were never found. Fishermen found a diver's slate (a device used for communicating underwater) and wrote down what it said which reportedly read: " Monday Jan 26; 1998 08am. To anyone [who] can help us: We have been abandoned on A[gin]court Reef by MV Outer Edge 25 Jan 98 3pm. Please help us [come] to rescue us before we die. Help !!!"

Reality is more terrifying than a small documentary film. Especially the 79-minute movie, which corresponds to the real soaking in water for more than ten or dozens of hours...

Diving and seeing sharks are lucky for many people. Lost in the sea and being watched by a shark is absolutely different... At the end of the movie, when the crew opened the belly of the white shark, I thought I would see a bloody picture, but the bright yellow underwater camera was ironically taken away. come out. No blood is more permeating than blood, and the disappearance of two people is too insignificant in the vast ocean.

There are two sentences in the movie, which are very touching. When they saw the lighthouse, found the candy for the first time, and when their husband was attacked by a shark for the first time, they both encouraged them to the effect-this will be a great conversation for us and friends in the future, a legendary story worth remembering in our life. It is an unimaginable great experience for others to take a mediocre holiday. It is a pity that this reluctant hope was quickly defeated by time, cold, fear, despair, and the storm of the night. The legendary story can never be triumphantly told from his own mouth.

However, whenever in adversity, I will deceive myself and comfort myself like this. But what if it really can’t last? Will it be like the heroine at the end, had to put down the body of her lover, followed by the current tenure, besieged and eaten by hungry sharks, and then gave up in despair, took off her equipment, and sank into the water..................

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Open Water quotes

  • Susan: [seeing a shark swimming right in front of them] What kind sharks are those?

    Daniel: Big ones.

  • Susan: Daniel, did you just pee?

    Daniel: Yep.

    Susan: You're disgusting.

    Daniel: Hey, you said you were a little cold.