A moving interview with a dive supervisor at the Korean ferry site.

[nolatom]

To me, at least:

Volunteer divers keep hope alive - CNN.com Video

 

[divewench1]

Not a job for the weak stomached, not something I'd like to have to do.

God bless them, victims and volunteers

 

[rx7diver]

Not a job for the weak stomached, not something I'd like to have to do.

A friend of mine did, for many years, some public safety diving which occasionally involved body recoveries. His last PSD dive involved recovering two deceased young children (twins) from the backseat of their car that had driven off a road and sank in a river killing an entire family, including some extended family members, returning from vacation. My friend told me that after that particular dive, he was no longer able to do a body recovery. It was more the young twins, rather than the entire family, that broke his will to do these types of dives.

 

[Vegan Shark]

There was an interview between Anderson Cooper and a rescue diver on TV last night, and it definitely gave me chills to imagine. 0 ft black vis, on a rebreather without even bubbles to tell you which way is up and which down, bumping into dead bodies...

Big props to these guys for the work they do.

 

[fnfalman]

Watching that video brought years to my eyes.

 

[drbill]

Without question a sad incident especially for the young students who had their lives before them. I didn't realize they were using volunteer divers on this rescue attempt.