WOULD U DUMP YOUR GEAR AT SEA

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I saw that "I Shouldn't be alive" episode as well and I was talking at the TV the whole time telling them to ditch the tank,regs & belt. That's why we buy DAN insurance, right? They spent too much time waiting for help. I would have started for shore once I saw the boat leave.  Survival usually depend on those how try and help themselves. 

If you expect big waves on shore and/or you have to cross a reef, I'd think about keeping the tank to get under these problems.

Provided I had a wet suit, snorkel and compass, I ditch the gear and weight belt and make a run for shore.

Another "I Shouldn't be alive" episode in the Sea of Cortez a pilot swam 20 miles with only cheap fins and a child's PFD.