Diving Stories

The Cost of Diving by Hamish Tweed

I ask Ron how long has he been out of the water. He looks me in the eye and tells me he's been out of the water for 56 minutes. I think to myself that can't be right. I said I didn't care how long his dive was, I wanted to know how long he had been out of the water! Ron responds, "Hamish, I've been out of the water and back on the boat for 56 minutes."

Dive of Dives by Hamish Tweed

I suddenly hear a muffled yell from behind me. I look up to see - its Jim. He's yelling into his reg over and over again. His fins are pointed straight down as he starts to kick hard. I'm trying to understand what the hell he's going on about. John starts to head towards him to see if he can help. It becomes apparent that Jim is panicking.

Looking for the Truth by Hamish Tweed

This took place five years ago. It has taken me some time to think about what was happening at that time and to remember the course of events. I found writing about a near death experience harder than I first thought it might be.