USS Mohawk diver missing - Florida

[DandyDon]

Think they'll find him with his weights on...??

http://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2015/06/13/diver-missing-in-gulf-lee-county/71188426/

The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for a missing diver in the Gulf of Mexico.
The search and rescue mission is taking place 27 nautical miles west of Captiva Island, said Petty Officer Crystalynn Kneen.
The diver, approximately 50 years of age, was part of a group of divers taken to the USS Mohawk by a vessel, Kneen said. He went missing at around 2:47 p.m.
On the third dive, Kneen said, the man surfaced yelling for help and then went under.
The USS Mohawk, a World War II ship and artificial reef, is 30 miles off of Lee County.
The Coast Guard was alerted of the missing diver via satellite phone, Kneen said.
"We are actively searching for him," Kneen said. "The Coast Guard searches as long as the possibility he is alive is still there."

 

[cerich]

yes...rip

 

[Hintermann]

Initial reports here suggest a disturbing similarity with the Tacoma tragedy. In both cases a 50-year old diver surfaced calling for help and then went down again before help could reach them.

 

[wgw04024]

I have integrated weights in my Zeagle bcd. Sometimes I wonder if I found myself in the same situation, if it would be more 'in my mind' if I had a weight belt instead.

 

[Basking Ridge Diver]

I have integrated weights in my Zeagle bcd. Sometimes I wonder if I found myself in the same situation, if it would be more 'in my mind' if I had a weight belt instead.

Purely for my own reasons - I use a weight belt and the trim pockets on my Balance BCD but I leave my integrated pouches at home...

 

[Wookie]

I've never recovered a body that had dropped his weights. Dying for less than $20 in lead seems a little silly, but there ya go.

 

[DandyDon]

I have integrated weights in my Zeagle bcd. Sometimes I wonder if I found myself in the same situation, if it would be more 'in my mind' if I had a weight belt instead.

I like to simulate dropping mine the first dive of any trip. It helps keep the idea mindful, and I get some muscle memory practice.

 

[ReefGuy]

I've never recovered a body that had dropped his weights. Dying for less than $20 in lead seems a little silly, but there ya go.

I recovered one that had dropped one pouch, but had the other intact.

 

[wgw04024]

I've never recovered a body that had dropped his weights. Dying for less than $20 in lead seems a little silly, but there ya go.

I would assume in a panic they simply forgot, $20 was probably not the first thing on their mind.

 

[ReefGuy]

I have integrated weights in my Zeagle bcd. Sometimes I wonder if I found myself in the same situation, if it would be more 'in my mind' if I had a weight belt instead.

I got stuck with the Zeagle ranger bcds for our team. Don't get me wrong, Zeagle is a great manufacturer and the rangers are fine bcds, but I do NOT like the ripcord weight system. I make my team dump their weights at least once a month (and aim for doing it twice) during training to make sure they have no reason to hesitate.