Search results

I've done search/recovery harnessed, tethered and alone. Redundant air and tools are carried. That's the way it's done. The backup diver is dressed and ready to follow the line if the primary gets snagged. Not enjoyable, and I wouldn't see tethering in any fashion as practical for sport diving...

Sincerest condolences, Peter. I never had the pleasure of meeting you or Lynne, but have always read her comments with interest. She was a wealth of knowledge, and always a pleasant and thoughtful presence here.

I've been snagged up a few times on recovery dives or training for same, but we are tethered, carry redundant air and carry two cutting tools on a body harness (all gear can be removed for untangling or ditched if needed, and there's a 90% dressed backup diver ready to follow the line down.) The...

I used to have a BFK back in the 70's. Now I just carry a pair of rescue shears.

If 'Sea Hunt' is any indication, the underwater world is very violent.

Us am kuite kompetant.

I thought you might like that.

Yeah, the explosion was bogus. The gas expelling under pressure would burn at the cloud edge where the mixture was right, but the tanks would only explode in a BLEVE condition, (boiling liquid expanding vapour) condition where an external heat source heated the gas faster than the pressure...

It was a stretch. The explosive range is a thin layer of the expelled gas cloud, and I would think a tricky hit with a firework rocket. But then again, the dead folks is walking.

Sometimes a pair of shorts, but usually just a smile.

Sail, by AWOL Nation

I thought it was great. I had a re-watch of the previous episode, and saw the bullet hole in the guv's head. I guess he really is DRT.