Went diving today. Dive site has a trek through the shallows before a steep drop off. We anchored our dive flag torpedo buoy at the drop off and used it as a base to descend and surface. Between dives we would sit on shore and watch how ignorant people are of dive flags.
Boats flying full speed within 20 feet of the flag. 3 different jet skiers came up next to it and rode around it to see what it is. Another boater actually came next to it and tried to pull it out of the water before giving up since it was anchored.
I've read a lot of stories on here about pros vs cons of towing a flag and wether or not to even bring one. I couldn't believe what people were doing to the surface marker. Seeing that, I couldn't imagine towing one it would have been yanked out of my hand if I had been holding it.
This is a large torpedo that says both diver down and has a large legal size flag >12x12. After seeing what I saw I'm wondering if I should just get one of those cheap styrofoam balls with a large flag on it so at least it stands taller and looks more like a basic marker than a target.
So frustrating today. Was truly worried I would surface next to the marker and get hit.
Boats flying full speed within 20 feet of the flag. 3 different jet skiers came up next to it and rode around it to see what it is. Another boater actually came next to it and tried to pull it out of the water before giving up since it was anchored.
I've read a lot of stories on here about pros vs cons of towing a flag and wether or not to even bring one. I couldn't believe what people were doing to the surface marker. Seeing that, I couldn't imagine towing one it would have been yanked out of my hand if I had been holding it.
This is a large torpedo that says both diver down and has a large legal size flag >12x12. After seeing what I saw I'm wondering if I should just get one of those cheap styrofoam balls with a large flag on it so at least it stands taller and looks more like a basic marker than a target.
So frustrating today. Was truly worried I would surface next to the marker and get hit.