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DaleC
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Yes, I'm just giving them the benefit of the doubt that they know what they are doing - sorry for the edits, I think I need some coffee 
undrwater
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"We heard you needed divers, were here."
"Did you bring your own gear?"
"No, there was no time."
"There's some gear over there, put together whatever you need."
How's that for speculation?
"Did you bring your own gear?"
"No, there was no time."
"There's some gear over there, put together whatever you need."
How's that for speculation?
danclem
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This is amazing. Hard to believe it is not a rebreather only requirement for rescuers. Tough, sad work. I wish the rescuers all the best.
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mmadiver
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I think you're spot on. They look like military divers who rushed out there and assembled whatever equipment they could find.
"rescue" is the wrong word... its "recovery" - the whole thing sucks
Is the guy on the right wearing a wetsuit? With 3mm gloves. In those temps? Really?
bakodiver391
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When I dove with US navy salvage divers a few years ago they had manifolded AL100's with a single outlet in the center and an old Conshelf reg. It didn't make sense to me but to be fair they do most of their diving in hardhat.
Well, a civilian diver has drowned a few days ago.
Why would you dive with all that extra weight of a second tank never being able to be used? Someone mentioned not having to break down their rig to swap tanks. Really? is that really that difficult? And you'd rather dive with an extra tank on your back just to not switch out a bottle?
Not enough equipment? So they have an extra tank available with the backplate and bands to hold the tanks but not an extra reg?
I don't have answers, that's why I posted the picture in the first place. Just seems crazy and pointless to wear that amount of equipment to not be used (in regular practice or emergency).
Why would you dive with all that extra weight of a second tank never being able to be used? Someone mentioned not having to break down their rig to swap tanks. Really? is that really that difficult? And you'd rather dive with an extra tank on your back just to not switch out a bottle?
Not enough equipment? So they have an extra tank available with the backplate and bands to hold the tanks but not an extra reg?
I don't have answers, that's why I posted the picture in the first place. Just seems crazy and pointless to wear that amount of equipment to not be used (in regular practice or emergency).
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