Hi guys I'm a relatively new free diver, also new to this forum. I'm self taught freediver thanks to valuable information on the Internet. I dive alone and I can hold my breath for 3 minutes(static apnea). However for safty reason and to avoid freediver blackout I'm only doing 1 minute dives to 30-40feet down crescent bay, Laguna Beach to see different marine life. I have a watch to keep track of my time and I will begin to ascend around 1 minute mark to breath, relax and dive more. I understand that diving alone is a very bad idea because anything can happen underwater, I'm prepared for most situations and also willing to accept the risks associated with this sport. I've done 150-200 1minute dives without any incident and never experienced a blackout in my life. Therefore, following my method I was able to stay alive. Please give me suggestions, anything is appreciated.
After my introduction... Now the question, I was diving in crescent bay, Laguna Beach. On the bottom of the ocean(I'd say that's about 30-35 feet down), near kelp field I saw this weird water swirling effect, it looks like when sugar or salt is mixed in water as a homogeneous mixture. ( I saw similar water effect in a cave diving clip once). Suddenly, entering that particular swirling water, the temperature dropped rapidly, I wore 3-4 mm suit with additional vest and hood when freediving. The tempature change freaked me out and I suddenly realized that the homogeneous mixture might also be poisonous or toxic. Realizing the fact that weird sudden temperature change plus possible toxic water could cause danger I had no choice but to surface immediately. My question is: has anyoneelse ever experienced something like that? Anybody know the possible cause? Is it dangerous? Sorry but I searched online for a very long time but just couldn't find anything. Any help is appreciated, thanks!
After my introduction... Now the question, I was diving in crescent bay, Laguna Beach. On the bottom of the ocean(I'd say that's about 30-35 feet down), near kelp field I saw this weird water swirling effect, it looks like when sugar or salt is mixed in water as a homogeneous mixture. ( I saw similar water effect in a cave diving clip once). Suddenly, entering that particular swirling water, the temperature dropped rapidly, I wore 3-4 mm suit with additional vest and hood when freediving. The tempature change freaked me out and I suddenly realized that the homogeneous mixture might also be poisonous or toxic. Realizing the fact that weird sudden temperature change plus possible toxic water could cause danger I had no choice but to surface immediately. My question is: has anyoneelse ever experienced something like that? Anybody know the possible cause? Is it dangerous? Sorry but I searched online for a very long time but just couldn't find anything. Any help is appreciated, thanks!