With only 200 bar in a steel 12 litre tank, they calculated that to beat the current record they would have to breathe no more than 26.6 bar per hour, or 5.3 litres per minute. The duo submerged into their tank set up in a local shopping centre and quickly entered a trance like state. Viewers looked on and thought they were asleep, occasionally tapping the glass to ‘wake them up’. They broke the existing record by 15 minutes. With 20 bar remaining Gary could have stayed longer but as agreed the team surfaced together
Ed. could this be a new challenge for our own "LEGEND". Only need half a tank Pete?
Cabo San Lucas, México -- Off the coast here, Pipin Ferreras set a new "no limits" free-diving world record of 558 feet (170 meters). Dr. Kim McCoy, physical oceanographer with Ocean Sensors Inc. (San Diego, California), told Oceanspace the new record took 2 minutes, 39 seconds and equalled the mark of Ferreras's late wife, Audrey Mestre, who perished during her attempt one year ago on October 12th, 2002, in the Dominican Republic.
Fererras's dive, which was done in honor of his late wife, included several team members from Mestre's failed attempt. The emotional trauma and physical stresses made the dive the most difficult yet the most successful of Ferreras's career, which started in the 1980s. Several hundred people witnessed the event; most of them in a ring of vessels that surrounded the dive site. Film director James Cameron, who directed the film Titanic, used manned submersibles and above and below water cameras to document the record. The dive took place at 11:30 a.m. in calm seas and light winds. The water temperature at the surface was 82 °F (28 °C) and 55 °F (13 °C) at 558 feet. "The depth was confirmed using a precision instrument carried on Pipin's back," said McCoy. "The cylindrical device, which contains a microprocessor, is accurate to within 3 inches and has been used to certify free-diving world records since 1995." For more, contact sales@oceansensors.com