Rough conditions today down south: dive boat sank

[MMM]

Turns out it wasn't as far south as I thought it was based on Marg's original post & I was thinking about the southernmost area.

Yeah, we had, by that point, made our way back up and did our last dive at La Francesca. First two were Cathedral and Palancar Bricks.

 

[mmmbelows]

So what dive operator is it? Is it written here somewhere in lemon juice or is it a big secret?

 

[dewdropsonrosa]

Ola manda a pique a “Zeus”
Embarcación con siete turistas a bordo se hunde

The news coverage indicates that it was a 50-footer by the name of Zeus, which appears to have been hit by a large wave. Unable to determine from the coverage whether it was swamped or it capsized.

 

[PeterNBiddle]

So what dive operator is it? Is it written here somewhere in lemon juice or is it a big secret?

The first rule of sunk club is that nobody talks about sunk club.

 

[mediumone]

The first rule of sunk club is that nobody talks about sunk club.

Not so sure about that --- I remember Scuba Mau getting his fair share of press after that fiasco.

 

[Christi]

So what dive operator is it? Is it written here somewhere in lemon juice or is it a big secret?

Reports are that it was not a dive operation - and this boat does not belong to a dive operation. In fact, I have never seen that boat. Word is that it was an individual divemaster - not a business - who had taken some people out diving. It was not a 50 foot boat, it was more like a very small panga.

I have not personally confirmed this information, but this is the "word on the street" since some believe that we keep everything quiet around here I can say with 95% certainty that it was not one of the reputable or even legitimate dive shops.

I am just grateful that everyone is ok. I believe most (not all) of the equipment was recovered as well.