The sport of SNUBA

[Kevfin]

Every Snuba operator website hypes the "fact" that in 3.5 miilion Snuba dives worldwide there have been no reported injuries.

I wonder if they have bothered to read the following case from 1995: McClenahan v. Paradise Cruises, Ltd., 888 F. Supp. 120, 122 (D. Hawai'i 1995) This was a federal district court case involving a diver who received ear injuries during a "Snuba" dive in Hawaii in 1995.

Or, perhaps they are simply unaware of the Honolulu Coast Guard Diving Safety Fact Sheet published in June of 1999 referencing a Snuba injury in 1998.

Why ruin a great track record with the facts?

 

[chip104]

Every Snuba operator website hypes the "fact" that in 3.5 miilion Snuba dives worldwide there have been no reported injuries.

I wonder if they have bothered to read the following case from 1995: McClenahan v. Paradise Cruises, Ltd., 888 F. Supp. 120, 122 (D. Hawai'i 1995) This was a federal district court case involving a diver who received ear injuries during a "Snuba" dive in Hawaii in 1995.

Or, perhaps they are simply unaware of the Honolulu Coast Guard Diving Safety Fact Sheet published in June of 1999 referencing a Snuba injury in 1998.

snuba stole my bike. Then burned down my house.

 

[Ron Brandt]

All the risks of lung overpressurization injuries with none of the training to prevent them.

Run away. Run far, far away.

Drew....I have not seen a post of yours for a long time.Glad to see you still work on Cayman!

Ron

 

[ramblinpaul]

One of my co-workers tried Snuba on his honeymoon in Cancun 5 weeks ago. Last week he was talking about making an appointment with an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist because his ears were still bothering him.

Apparently, the concept of equalization wasn't properly explained to him, either that or he just didn't comprehend the explanation provided. He equalized his ears just once just below the surface, and then just lived with the squeeze through the dive.

He's the only person I know who's tried it so my Snuba saying is going to be: "100% of the people I know who've tried Snuba have been injured". So there!!!!