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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/divewsharks on 2026-06-07 13:34:00+00:00.

This happened yesterday. So I'm a commercial diver and I went to a job yesterday with about 20 other guys. Got suited up in my 5mm wetsuit and 70lbs of gear. Climbed onto this giant transport ship and got in the water at 0600 and worked for 6 hours doing some heavy lifting and swimming.

Normally the company will have breakfast for us, but it was late so i was working on an empty stomach. I only consumed 1500ml of water throughout the day (way less than normal) and it was approximately 86f and sunny in south Florida.

At 1200, we got out of the water and proceeded to disembark the vessel with all our gear to the staging area. Broke down all the gear and started loading used air tanks onto the truck. We were waiting for lunch to show up, standing around in the sun.

I grabbed a bottle of water for myself and my buddy, and was walking back towards the ship to do a final walk through, when the next thing I know im flat on the ground with my whole team looking down at me and having no clue what was going on. I tried to stand up and immediately fainted again. Fell face first into the concrete, busted my shoulder, tore the skin off both knees and was leaking blood from my chin. Next thing I remember is my guys carrying me to the truck to wait for the ambulance. Somewhere in the middle of all this i shit myself.

My girlfriend met me at the hospital. She immediately noticed a foul smell and said "what the fuck died?" I tried to play it off and said it was just from the nasty water from the port and barnacles or algae. She believed my bullshit story. When the hospital released me she noticed a brown stain on the hospital bed. I was so embarrassed I said it had to be algae or dirt.

She then insisted on taking me to a diner to get food. The smell is strong, and she's sitting next to me this whole time being amazing dealing with it. When we get to the house, the elevator pulls up full of people and I say I'll wait for the next one, but she pulls me on. Everyone definitely noticed, but played it off. I was mortified. Got to the bathroom and confirmed i actually had shit myself, cleaned up, showered and threw my boxers away. I told my girlfriend what really happened. She gagged and now doesn't look at me the same.

Im so grateful I have a bunch of great guys on my team that took care of me and an amazing girlfriend who dropped everything to come to the hospital and take care of me. And the hospital staff for being so professional.

But now im probably going to have to get a whole new identity and disappear to another state because im so embarrassed. /s

TL;DR: I got dehydrated and overheated at work, fainted face first into the concrete and shit myself.