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It doesn't really sound like they were diving in the cave, sinc eit said they had a sleeping bag with them. Sounds more like they were dry caving and the cave got flooded, blocking their entrance. Also sounds like the O2 bottles aren't for diving, but rather to make sure O2 levels in the cave don't drop.
But I could just be reading it wrong.
But I could just be reading it wrong.
H2Andy
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yes Wendy, i read the story the same way you do. they are British military divers,
but they were conducting a dry cave exploration. they then got trapped by flooding.
sounds like they will be ok (one hopes). they are in contact with the surface (by radio, i assume) and in a dry place.
but they were conducting a dry cave exploration. they then got trapped by flooding.
sounds like they will be ok (one hopes). they are in contact with the surface (by radio, i assume) and in a dry place.
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After re-reading it I wonder why in the heck the fact that they were divers even mentioned?
H2Andy
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the trapped cavers are in good spirits, safe, but bored. they turned down
local rescue efforts and are waiting for Royal Navy divers to swim in with scuba
equipment which the trapped cavers will use to swim out.
here's the full story:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/23/britons.trapped/index.html
local rescue efforts and are waiting for Royal Navy divers to swim in with scuba
equipment which the trapped cavers will use to swim out.
here's the full story:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/23/britons.trapped/index.html
Duncan Price
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See http://ukcaving.com/board/viewforum.php?f=24
They are dry cavers from a joint services caving expedition. Two civilian CDG divers familiar with the cave system have been flown in to assist.
They are dry cavers from a joint services caving expedition. Two civilian CDG divers familiar with the cave system have been flown in to assist.
I happened upon this article......
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...40325/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_trapped_cavers
What's your take?
Mel
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...40325/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_trapped_cavers
What's your take?
Mel
yak
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I agree with Wendy's take - it looks to me like they're spelunkers, who may also be trained divers, but were spelunking not diving?
Boogie711
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It's all over thedecostop.com guys. They're dry cavers. They weren't in any real danger, just bored. They do have cave diving experience, but it's not like American-style cave 'diving' - more like 'getting through water to get into next part of cave.' They often won't wear a bc or fins.
It's nothing they're not used to apparently. For whatever reason, the media picked up on this one in a big way, but this is hardly a big deal for them.
It's nothing they're not used to apparently. For whatever reason, the media picked up on this one in a big way, but this is hardly a big deal for them.
They got them out...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...721&e=1&u=/nm/20040326/wl_nm/mexico_cavers_dc
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...721&e=1&u=/nm/20040326/wl_nm/mexico_cavers_dc
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