Diver drifts 3 miles

[Scott L]

While I'm no fan of split fins, if the diver was using the granny line and mooring line to properly descend to the wreck in current his fins would be irrelevant. As much as I personally dislike splits I seriously doubt they were the cause of this incident, especially since we don't even know what kind of fins the diver was wearing.

I agree with that. Crap happens sometimes and it's nice to have some horsepower in your kicks when needed. It was probably wrong to interject speculation about a contributing cause but we are blown out from diving around here for awhile and I am testy...

 

[ONESPEED]

Okay, I'm confused. The diver came up . . . one would assume up the mooring line? And somehow, some way, missed the line.

Then, he would try to swim for it. How long does someone swim before they figure out they aren't going to make it? Wouldn't they still see the boat, but it's not getting closer?

I mean, wouldn't you surface and start blowing your whistle for the boat? How do you get so far away without somehow notifying the boat?

How do we know he had a whistle? If he surfaced a good distance from the boat a whistle may have been inaudible anyway and even when you can hear them it can be extremely difficult to determine the direction the sound is coming from. Bottom line is he clearly screwed up and got blown off the wreck at some point of the dive. You can have your whistles and gimmicks, if you listen to the dive briefing and pay attention to what you're doing you'll probably never need them.

 

[Indian Valley Scuba]

I agree with that. Crap happens sometimes and it's nice to have some horsepower in your kicks when needed. It was probably wrong to interject speculation about a contributing cause but we are blown out from diving around here for awhile and I am testy...

Well let's not talk about that "blown out for a while stuff", cause we're flying in Sunday for 8 days of diving up & down the Keys!

 

[SeaLevelScuba]

He never does. You never wonder where you stand with him. :snicker:

Trust nothing you hear on the news or read in a newspaper. My former spouse and I spent years in the news biz; believe me, trust nothing.

Exactly, the newspaper article is way wrong on the facts. They weren't even on the bibb

Schott

 

[Jax]

How do we know he had a whistle? If he surfaced a good distance from the boat a whistle may have been inaudible anyway and even when you can hear them it can be extremely difficult to determine the direction the sound is coming from. Bottom line is he clearly screwed up and got blown off the wreck at some point of the dive. You can have your whistles and gimmicks, if you listen to the dive briefing and pay attention to what you're doing you'll probably never need them.

Good point. He might not have had a noise maker.

 

[Scott L]

Well let's not talk about that "blown out for a while stuff", cause we're flying in Sunday for 8 days of diving up & down the Keys!

You will be fine with that schedule. Seas are calming Friday night forward...

 

[Jax]

Exactly, the newspaper article is way wrong on the facts. They weren't even on the bibb

Schott

They weren't on the Bibb? Which wreck were they on?

 

[ScooterSouthFlorida]

I dove Jupiter last weekend and was SHOCKED that the diver next to me, who claimed 20 years experience, did not have one. Then, he was too cheap to go into the store to buy one..

WOW! I was under the impression that the dive boats that go out of Jupiter make it REQUIRED that you have a sausage, at least the ones I have been on.

 

[Scott L]

WOW! I was under the impression that the dive boats that go out of Jupiter make it REQUIRED that you have a sausage, at least the ones I have been on.

They do. Responses by the captain vary with other considerations like anything else...

 

[stinkynewf]

Exactly, the newspaper article is way wrong on the facts. They weren't even on the bibb

Schott

How do you know they weren't on the Bibb? What other facts are wrong?