Adventure-Ocean
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I did all my diving in warm ocean water. Many years ago I was taking my wife and son on a dive to a sunken ship. There was a mooring bouy tied by rope to the ships helm. My wife always used gloves when she dove but I rarely used them and my son also did not use them.
I glided down the line without touching it because I hung just off to watch my wife and son work their way down. When we got down at a little over 90 ft. I could hear my son groaning in his mask. He showed us a very small cut on his finger. Judging by his groans that little cut carried a big punch. Of course we headed back, this time avoiding contact with the rope.
We treated his finger with vinegar,alcohol and a band aid. He was fine but obviously we missed a great dive because I didn't think of the creatures that live on that rope.
After that dive I insisted my son put on gloves and I kept a pair in my BC pocket to use on certain dives. If you choose not to use gloves, you may want to show more caution than we did when touching something. Small clams and barnacles on mooring lines can cut and be very painful. I've also seen man o war jelly fish stick to anchor lines and sting the crewman who pulled anchor. Adventure-Ocean
I glided down the line without touching it because I hung just off to watch my wife and son work their way down. When we got down at a little over 90 ft. I could hear my son groaning in his mask. He showed us a very small cut on his finger. Judging by his groans that little cut carried a big punch. Of course we headed back, this time avoiding contact with the rope.
We treated his finger with vinegar,alcohol and a band aid. He was fine but obviously we missed a great dive because I didn't think of the creatures that live on that rope.
After that dive I insisted my son put on gloves and I kept a pair in my BC pocket to use on certain dives. If you choose not to use gloves, you may want to show more caution than we did when touching something. Small clams and barnacles on mooring lines can cut and be very painful. I've also seen man o war jelly fish stick to anchor lines and sting the crewman who pulled anchor. Adventure-Ocean