Socorro Vortex May 4, 2013
Michael H. · 6:11 · 371K views
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2 divers recommend · r/scuba · 2015–2023
What went wrong
Divers swam into a vortex without recognising it and three were caught in its currents, one for several minutes. All escaped, but the video shows how easily unprepared divers can be caught.
Footage from Socorro in 2013 where a group of divers swam into a vortex and three were caught in its currents, one for several minutes. All got out safely and learned what a vortex looks like.
Why divers recommend it
Divers cite it as an example of a vortex and criticise the divers' reliance on hands rather than fins.
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