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CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - MAXFACTOR - 12-27-2006
Diver with over 600 logged dives and dozens of visits at the same site experienced strong current which pulled him more then a ½ mile away from dive boat, swims ashore after 10 hours at sea.
This is how we hope we all can react should this happen. Also.... take a look at two more safety items he could have had with him.  ANYONE CARE TO GUESS WHAT IT MIGHT BE.Â
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maxfactor
Re: CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - wtdrm - 12-27-2006
I'm going to find a couple of mirrors to buy right now!!!
or jsut put a broken cd in my pocket.
Re: CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - DiverQueen - 12-28-2006
Hmm, I already have a safety sausage, and just received for Christmas a "Dive Alert" surface signal! And yes, that would be a good use for those AOL CDs that come in the mail!!
Re: CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - corndogg2 - 12-28-2006
Come on Chamber's Crow. Chime in. Were waiting.
Re: CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - Michelle Crowe - 12-28-2006
Alright Corncobb2
I confess,
I have been a tad bit quiet lately.
Sigh...
So let's start the new year off right
and get back into the
swing of things...shall we?
Am I suppose to comment (with wit)
about the Cancun diver lost at sea
Or the fact that
DQ's safety sausage
isn't coast guard approved,
let alone,
water
proofed?
Please advise.
-And BTW-
That's
Chambers-Crowe
to you pal.
Anyone else feel like taking a crack?
I confess,
I have been a tad bit quiet lately.
Sigh...
So let's start the new year off right
and get back into the
swing of things...shall we?
Am I suppose to comment (with wit)
about the Cancun diver lost at sea
Or the fact that
DQ's safety sausage
isn't coast guard approved,
let alone,
water
proofed?
Please advise.
-And BTW-
That's
Chambers-Crowe
to you pal.
Anyone else feel like taking a crack?
Re: CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - flyboy65 - 12-28-2006
OMG!
Re: CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - MAXFACTOR - 12-28-2006
wtrm... you are correct on one of the additional safety items, CAN ANYBODY else guess what the others are?
Here is a hint
1 is a bit spendy
and the other is
an inexpensive one time use safety device that could have been deployed.
WHAT ELSE COULD THIS DIVER HAVE HAD WITH HIM?
maxfactor
Re: CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - arcFlash - 12-29-2006
Mrs. arcFlash here...
I think an EPIRB [emergency position indicating radio beacon: so long as it didn't auto-activate upon getting wet!] or other type of ELT/PLB would have helped as searchers would have known where to look. They are a bit spendy but may obviously be worth the cost.
Re: CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - corndogg2 - 12-29-2006
He had his bases covered pretty well with the signal sausage and the air horn. You can't carry the whole dive shop around with you. If there was a strong current they should have descended down the line. The mirror is a good idea, then I could check my hair before I get back on the boat. ;D
What did you have in mind Joe Joe?
Re: CANCUN Diver swims ashore after 10 hours at sea - arcFlash - 12-29-2006
Get your own account, please.I'll vote for a mirror. I have a little one in my backpack/first aid kit. I spent $2 at Targets 'camping' section 5+ years ago. I think it's Colman and it has a lanyard hole and it's small but a 1/4 inch think safety glass.