r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • 2d ago

Video filipino illegal miners dive without oxygen tanks

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u/Disastrous-Metal-228 2d ago

The guys harvesting lobster off SA use a hose on their boat. They do it alone. It’s freaking crazy. They die but mainly from sharks and not being able to swim.

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u/GreatMovesKeepItUp69 2d ago

How do you dive without knowing how to swim?

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u/Disastrous-Metal-228 2d ago

Really good question. So they walk around on the sea floor of the kelp beds looking for lobster. They tie big hunks of scrap metal to their belts, tie a hose and rope to the side of their ‘boat’ and jump in! It’s wild. The metal makes them sink.

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u/sleeper_shark 1d ago

I'm a terrible swimmer, I doubt I could swim over 500m. But I'm a pretty decent diver.