The missing divers were from the Emerald. Captain Brian from Jupiter Dive Center rescued the divers. The news media made it sound like the divers were diving with JDC.....they weren't.
The seas were high that day and the wind was blowing like crazy. We've had crazy weather this past week. When our seas are 4-5 feet, it's almost impossible to see an SMB unless it's standing up properly and it's a nice long one. I carry a 6' SMB and it's come in handy more than once.
I certainly can understand how divers can get separated on an Emerald shark dive. Randy heads for the bottom and the divers are to get down as quickly as they can so they don't drift past the point where he has landed. The current was pretty brisk this week and the viz wasn't great. So if a diver doesn't descend fast enough, he'll get ahead of the desired meeting point at the bottom since the current is more swift the higher he is in the water column. It's a recipe for getting separated and end up missing from the group. I'm so glad all the divers were safely found. Captain Brian and JDC rock!
The seas were high that day and the wind was blowing like crazy. We've had crazy weather this past week. When our seas are 4-5 feet, it's almost impossible to see an SMB unless it's standing up properly and it's a nice long one. I carry a 6' SMB and it's come in handy more than once.
I certainly can understand how divers can get separated on an Emerald shark dive. Randy heads for the bottom and the divers are to get down as quickly as they can so they don't drift past the point where he has landed. The current was pretty brisk this week and the viz wasn't great. So if a diver doesn't descend fast enough, he'll get ahead of the desired meeting point at the bottom since the current is more swift the higher he is in the water column. It's a recipe for getting separated and end up missing from the group. I'm so glad all the divers were safely found. Captain Brian and JDC rock!