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He was hunting bugs. No way he would know where he went or how to get back.
Why not?? Hunted bugs many times and always know way back to boat. Espesially with 6 ft seas and strong current. Free ascents are never a good idea. Apparently he lives there and been diving a long time. You would think he knows some landmarks.
That's mooring ball land. Probably not able to anchor.
My 2 cents - spend $2.00
Buy a small 2x2 plastic mirror at REI, clip it to your BC along with your whistle and SMB. If the sun was out, his time in the water probably would have been a lot less with a signaling mirror available.
The post said they had to pull anchor. Even if not, follow mooring line up.
For a $100 he could've had a vhf radio in a otter box which we've both carried for the last 10yrs for just this type of situation and called to any boats in the area. I've had my radio down to 140 feet and never had a leak in my otter box. You can go even cheaper with a bigger radio than I carried. Mine were good to 5 foot depth, the reason for the otter box. We now have the Nautilus lifeline. They're $300 with some additional gimmicks but no otter box required.
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