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I use a Jotron. Mine is an older model than shown. https://jotron.com/product/aq-4-mkii-strobe-light/ I had quite a few others (the ones where you losses the battery compartment to activate) flood on me when I first started. I have used this for more than 10 years >250 dives without issue. It...

It was a Vindicator valve handle and it was open 2 full turns. My vindicator only rotates 2.25 turns but is very open once cracked. It was her first dive of the day, she only went down 20-30ft before surfacing. Her gear was recovered floating on the surface by another nearby boat. It is unknown...

Coast Guard investigates fatal dive | The Courier-Tribune Posted August 21, 2014 - 3:56pmUpdated August 22, 2014 - 9:47am By Judi Brinegarjbrinegar@courier-tribune.com ASHEBORO — The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing an investigation into the fatal diving accident involving an Asheboro...

I normally solo dive with a 120cf main and a 30cf pony, 2 computers, sausage, etc. The most task loading is on fossil dives off of NC at 85-100ft depth. You run a reel, have a decent size goody bag and maybe a digging implement to deal with. Once you are used to it, the loading isn't too...

I'm headed to Ambergris over Thanksgiving. I am planning on diving with Scuba School Belize. I've dove a couple of times with Junior Tillett and his crew, both when he was with Ecologic (as a founder) and with his new shop "Scuba School Belize". His operations are always very professional...

Yep, You can access it by going to USCG CGMIX IIR Search Page and search for: Vessel Involved = Flying Fish Every time there is an incident, people post that "We'll know more once the CG report comes out". We get a report after one year that answers very few questions and only lists activity...

It looks like the COast Guard report on this accident finally came out (with many unanswered questions) November 1, 2012: Investigation Activity Report: FLYING FISH; Personnel Casualties On: 10/16/2011 MISLE Activity Number: 4169560 Originating Unit: Sector North Carolina MISLE Activity...

Last week-end, I was on a dive to U-352 on a 6-pack out of Morehead City, NC. We were the second boat on the wreck. Our mate went down and set the hook (tied our anchor onto the sub wreck). After him, I was the first diver to splash. As I was dropping in on the wreck, I thought that I saw...

The "Final Report" seems to take a long time. Amy Pieno's death off of the NC coast was last October and as far as I know, no final report so far.

I think that the important comparison would be the number of dives made per death vs the number of car trips taken per death. But then it doesn't really matter how the numbers come out: I'll continue to dive and drive, generally not at the same time.

Coastal Scuba is not looking good in this whole episode. Now they are trying to get people to stop talking. I am glad that we have had information from people that were involved in the attempts to revive, including the problems that they encountered due to Coastal Scuba's lack of preparation...

Just to keep the discussion from about the O2 going way off of the rails: The original information from the news report/interview was that: "Sterbenz also said the medical equipment on board was faulty with dry rotted emergency oxygen masks on board. As for the tanks that attach to it...

Before a huge amount of speculation begins, the Sherman is a civil war era (former blockader or blockade runner, depending on your source) that sank in 1874. It is very deteriorated and generally listed as being at a depth of 47-52ft. Coastal Scuba of Myrtle Beach, SC did have a dive scheduled...

I guess that this one is might be relevant then: Great White Shark Off Australian Coast Threatens Divers (VIDEO)

A loose (or incorrectly threaded) tank band can cause your tank to drop and your hose to pull tight on you, and if it was somehow around his neck he may not have been strong enough to sort it out.

I had dove on the NC coast fossil ledge over a dozen times, having found a 2 inch great white tooth as my biggest trophy. Until 2 months ago, when a brought up a couple of 3 inch Meg teeth. But I still hadn't found the big one, the "I want to put it on a gold chain and wear it like a Flavor...

There has been a lot of speculation about the dead diver and 36% nitrox. The Sudden-buddy said that he himself had 36%. Nowhere was it stated what the dead diver was using for a diving gas. The sudden-buddy only stated that people on the boat ranged from 30-36%.

The word going around NC is that Amy's husband was on the same dive and was serving a 30 minute deco commitment and did not know that she was having trouble. This has lead people to assume that her husband was her dive buddy. And many questions along the lines of: if he served a 30 minute...

At this late of a date you might have trouble getting on a dive. However, lot of the spaces taken are on spec by other dive shops (when they don't fill all of the spots they give them up to the original shop) so check into getting on a waiting list at Aquatic Safaris. They often get...