Dive Story

[tracker]

Eventually the stupid people will kill themselves off.

 

[divedude]

very well done divedude.... I tip my hat to you.....

Maybe next time bring a camera with you and snap a pic of them. They are giving scuba a bad rep.

Good Idea I would love to post a photo like that.
I normally have my camera on board............... Damm I wish I had of thought of it at the time

 

[Cokedude]

I think the scary part is they are divers too,they know what the flag means and still ignored it.

 

[DivingGal]

Yet another reason why I luv you dude. Looking forward to seeing you (and the crew) on Saturday.

 

[Vinnie]

Just this weekend I had two divers pull up in a private dive boat, ask me a few questions about local wrecks then proceed to speed right over my diver's bubbles. When he came back with more questions I "politely" explaned to him about the flags I was flying and told him to use his head when around a dive site.

 

[cat]

Just this weekend I had two divers pull up in a private dive boat, ask me a few questions about local wrecks then proceed to speed right over my diver's bubbles. When he came back with more questions I "politely" explaned to him about the flags I was flying and told him to use his head when around a dive site.

How many fools were driving dive boats this past weekend in Kingston anyways? AUGGHHHHHHH! This is going to have a rather negative effect on my safety stop gas consumption this weekend, unless we can get cannon mounted onto our dive boats in time.

tracker: I agree that eventually the stupid people will kill themselves off - what concerns me about this is whether they are going to take someone else (me!) with them before and/or when they do. I don't like the idea of being chopped into pieces by a prop if I have to surface in an emergency. How many of us have sat there on a boat at a popular site waiting while the boat captains negotiated a safe tieoff and entry for us? Always thought it was worth it, even while cooking in my gear, thinking about the wreck below.

 

[Hank49]

Yep, those guys were very rude in their approach. Some people...But as for tying up to another boat on a mooring without permission....it's not unusual here in Belize to see two boats on one mooring. I have been diving and surfaced to see a boat tied to mine. As long as they aproach slowly looking for bubbles it doesn't seem to cause a problem.

 

[FreeFloat]

Yep, those guys were very rude in their approach. Some people...But as for tying up to another boat on a mooring without permission....it's not unusual here in Belize to see two boats on one mooring. I have been diving and surfaced to see a boat tied to mine. As long as they aproach slowly looking for bubbles it doesn't seem to cause a problem.

Still, maritime etiquette demands that you ask permission before even touching another skipper's boat.............. unless, of course, you're rescuing them from imminent danger.

 

[Tom R]

Just when "boarding" the other boat

 

[Groundhog246]

If they leave the boat unattended (ie everyone on board is diving), then tying off is usually acceptable. I've also seen someone double tie to a mooring with enough line that they're trailing well back behind the first boat. That way you're moored, but not tied to them. It still means you're maneuvering in an area with divers in the water though.
I'd rather they tied to my boat without permission, than cut it loose and tie to the mooring (which I've heard of happening).