
UPDATE: Phone retrieved
Hi guys, I wanted to give you guys an update.
I made a post here a day ago about retrieving a phone that was lost in the sea 4m down.
We tried magnetfishing, net, long stick with hooks on the end, but nothing worked.
The phone was between two boats in a small marina/float docks (i think it is called?) we were only able to see the beads, and we tried for hours with the other stuff, but nothing worked. The sun was starting to go down, so I knew it was now or never.
I changed into shorts and sports bra, since I didn’t have a wetsuit, and I have honestly never worn one before. I went down a ladder into the sea to get used to the temperature and swam around for a bit.
It was cold as hell (colder than 7°c), I could acclimatize very well, bc I have swam in the sea here often. So to all of you talking about the cold, it was no problem for me, because this temp is all I know when swimming in the ocean, and it doesn’t get warmer than that either. And I have never tried swimming in warmer sea.
I put my head under first to make sure there was nothing around for me to get tangled in, my friend was pushing the boat away so I had more room. And then I went down 4m, took the phone, and swam up right away. Success!
There are a lot of rivers running down to sea there, so it was a mix of sea water and river water and in the shadow, so it was extra cold lol. I had no need to equalize since it was so fast (and I honestly forgot about it, sorry) and I only had swimming goggles, but it was fine and nice to see underwater. We had towels and I dried off after rinsing the phone in fresh water. And it was so easy and fast I wish I had done it sooner.
Thank you guys for all of your help and support.
Acclimatizing ftw.
Also, can some of you maybe help me with a bachelor semester project? This was kind of me just procrastinating. I need motivation or something.