Diver assaults another diver underwater

[scubahawk27]

She has ID the guy they have just not released his name. She is pressing charges and he will be publicly identified.


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[Mike]

Apparently this diver had over 10,000 dives and is part of the Sea Shepard group. She should of realized that the fish collector was up to no good based on how fast he was swimming up to her.

Pure conjecture, but she probably was jumping for joy as she saw him coming. Nothing better than free media coverage.

 

[Diver0001]

Does anyone know what 'rips off her breathing supply" is really describing?

Pulling a reg from her mouth? or something else?

He violently pulled the regulator out of her mouth. You can see it on one of the other videos that are circulating.

R..

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Moved to Basic for wider general exposure.

Assuming this is true and not a PR video, if anyone can identify the assailant then please contact your local authorities.

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[covediver]

I wonder if Kona is the "wild west" of diving. A couple of months ago, a dive boat operator was assulted when he suggested that another boat use a mooring instead of dropping anchor on a reef. Interesting that some people think this is "staged". It may be out of the realm of "Sea Hunt" but these disputes over marine resources are likely to become more confrontational. Might be time for Professor McLaughlin to offer his underwater self defense class in Hawaii again.

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[chillyinCanada]

Tsk. Attempted murder and swimming with his hand.

 

[OldNSalty]

Or the victim could have just retrieved the regulator.

Not saying it's not wrong, but it's only fatal if the skills taught in Open Water are too rusty to use.

That's a bit like saying "No harm, no foul" which I don't get when the harm could have been pretty serious. If I decide to drive on the sidewalk because pedestrians piss me off I'm not that wrong if everyone is able to leap out of my way?

50 feet under is no place to be playing these games and I would have probably over-reacted very violently if someone had attempted such.

 

[Dr. Lecter]

Diver0001 raises a good point. While actually pulling a reg from the mouth of someone legally filming them is not beyond some local bruddahs, staging a false-flag "assault" is certainly not beyond some latte-sipping save the oceans crusaders I've met here, too.

 

[diver 85]

Does anyone know what 'rips off her breathing supply" is really describing?

Pulling a reg from her mouth? or something else?

Took her 'oxygen' away........

EDIT:..Below's articles says it was......lol

 

[Doc]

How come no one was able to ID the guy? There must have been a boat where he went back on.

It happened all the time to Mike Nelson. I seen it.

 

[Diver0001]

That's a bit like saying "No harm, no foul" which I don't get when the harm could have been pretty serious.

NO... if this is real it's like pushing someone off the sidewalk into oncoming traffic.

It might work out ok but the *intention* is to harm (or kill) them.

That said, I'm still not convinced that it wasn't staged.

R..