The Magnus Archives MAG 51 High Pressure
Feb 9, 2017
Antonia Hayley, a daring diver, recounts her terrifying near-death experience with decompression sickness while diving near Sable Island. She shares gripping tales of a salvage operation linked to the mysterious Simon Fairchild and his great-grandfather's lost yacht. As the divers face eerie silence and the shadow of something unknown, they grapple with the dangers lurking in the deep. Antonia's narrative entwines thrill with fear, painting a vivid picture of the ocean's hidden secrets and the precarious balance between adventure and survival.
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Sable Island's deadly waters
- The Sable Island area is nicknamed the Graveyard of the Atlantic due to hundreds of shipwrecks caused by rough waters.
- The Gulf Stream and Labrador Current make it a treacherous spot for marine salvage operations.
Salvage funded by mysterious millionaire
- Antonia and her crew took a rare salvage job at Sable Island funded by a wealthy old man, Simon Fairchild.
- Fairchild was secretive and elderly, observing the trip silently, creating an uneasy atmosphere.
Diver's hypnotic meditative state underwater
- Antonia described the meditative, hypnotic feeling she sometimes enters while diving, focusing solely on breathing and adrenaline.
- This state nearly caused her to miss the Maria Fairchild wreck entirely during the dive.