Accident on Southern Cal Oil Rigs Dive

[Hatul]

Anyone have any info on a dive accident today on oil rig dive? Preliminary info is that one diver is dead and one is in a chamber.

 

[hakuna]

This is all I've seen:
Diver missing off Long Beach coast, search suspended – Press Telegram

 

[DandyDon]

This is all I've seen:
Diver missing off Long Beach coast, search suspended – Press Telegram

Sounds tragic: "The man in his mid-50s went into an uncontrolled decent at about 12:30 p.m. in water about 270 feet deep..." I do hope some info on how that happened shows up.

 

[Kevrumbo]

Power Scuba had a Sat 11 November Charter to the Olympic Wreck & Oil Rigs:

https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/events/244511934/

(Nothing official reported regarding this particular scheduled charter. . .)

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LA County Sheriff Air Rescue 5

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Long Beach Diver

 

[vladodessit]

Looks like this is the charter

 

[Norwegian Cave Diver]

I’m not knowledgeable on diving on an oil rig. A working oil rig allows recreational divers on site? I assume the sea floor is at 270 feet?

 

[vladodessit]

I’m not knowledgeable on diving on an oil rig. A working oil rig allows recreational divers on site? I assume the sea floor is at 270 feet?

Yes. Recreational divers are allowed on these 2 particular rigs. Advanced OW certification is required by all local operators. On this particular rig, 270ft is the hard bottom. Another one is significantly deeper.

 

[vladodessit]

https://www.meetup.com//Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/events/244511934/?showDescription=true this is the description from the particular charter

 

[Norwegian Cave Diver]

Thanks for the info. Good read. What would the water temp be? Cold enough that everyone would be in drysuits? That leads to my question of redundant buoyancy. Or could a diver do 2-3 dives in a 7 mil full?

 

[vladodessit]

Temps are to be expected 12-15°C (55-60°F). Many (perhaps, majority) recreational divers dive wetsuits in Southern California year round, 5 to 7mm, usually, often layered with various vests/hoods. You should have DSMB while diving rigs. That could be used to supplement bouyancy, in theory.