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Lessons for Life

Scuba Diver With Leg Cramp Gets Swept Away From Their Buddy

A scuba diver gets a leg cramp and is then swept away by the current while their buddy is focused on taking photos.

Two Divers Attempt To Set Personal Depth Record When Nitrogen Narcosis Strikes

Nitrogen narcosis is no laughing matter for two divers trying to set a personal depth record. Get our lessons for life.

Three Divers Enter a Cave But Only Two Make It Out

Three buddies push their training and venture deep into a cave; only two make it out. Get our lessons for life.

Lessons for Life: Diver Runs Out of Air at Safety Stop

A new diver runs out of air at the safety stop and forgets her training. Learn from this panicked diver.

An Inexperienced Diver Gets in Too Deep

In this Lessons for Life, an inexperienced diver is forced to make an emergency ascent runs out of air—and luck.

Lessons For Life: Asthmatic Diver

An asthmatic diver pays the price for not recognizing his limitations.

Scuba Diver Fails to Listen to His Heart

A scuba diver ignores the signs of a medical condition and chooses to dive anyways, leaving him unconscious and out of time.

Scuba Diver Leaves Buddy to Make Solo Wreck Dive

One scuba diver pays the ultimate price when he decides to leave his buddy to enter a shipwreck on his own.

Flying After Scuba Diving Makes DCS Symptoms Worse - Lessons for Life

A teen diver has a conservative dive profile, but shows symptoms of DCS. Despite the signs, he chooses to fly. See what went wrong.