Habili Dibia

Hello, My name is Michael Holley, a UK citizen, I dived the SS Thistlegorm in March 1993 from the liveaboard Lady V, the wreck was first discovered and dived by Jacques Cousteau in !956 from his ship Calypso. He removed the ships bell, safe, telegraph and one Norton 500cc motorcycle, we stumbled across her purely by chance and were the first visitors since Cousteau. She was in pristine condition I

Diving the Thistlegorm was the Best dive I have ever done-- in over 150 dives over 15 years! Sadly Egypt is nolonger the country it used to be, but it is still worth visiting the Sinai to go on this dive!

Fabulous explanation of the history, with excellent use of archival photographs, of locomotives, motorcycles and lorries (trucks). Best video of SS Thistlegorm. I hope to dive In October 2023, and very excited!

To anyone wondering, that wheezing sound is just his regulator squeaking. They do that sometimes. He wasn't struggling or panicking or wheezing until he looked at his gauge and saw how deep he was. When you're in deep water like that, you can't tell how fast you're sinking at all. It can feel like you're sitting still, but you could be plummeting. Always keep track of your depth.

The moment the camera shifts from Yuri’s struggle to suddenly being on the surface is one of the eeriest things I have ever seen.

Underwater photographer here. The cap Yuri puts on his camera is a colour filter that helps offset the intense blue of underwater shots. The warmth of his filter is usually only for very deep filming - suggesting he always intended to go deep.

When the locals, especially local professionals warned you not to do something, you best listen to them.

Points to the mother for releasing the footage to the public rather than destroying or hiding it. One of the rare few who've done that.

Experienced Technical Divers: "It's too dangerous." Yuri: "Hold my oxygen tank."