divingmoose
Contributor
May 22/2010 noon
WestHawk lake Manitoba
Cats Ass Dive site (marked with marine and swim area KEEP OUT floats)
While there were 6 divers including an instuctor and 2 students doing their Dependent assent Certifacation Dive. A boat motored through the dive site passing within 10 feet of the shore and 10 feet from the instructors Diver Down marker.
people on the shore were yelling at the operator he ignored them, then yelled back that he had a motor problem!! His motor work good enough to pass throw the dive site
and steer around the dive markers?
His boat regestation number and a discription of the boat was given to the parks office and a report was filed with their head office and the operator was warned to stay out the area. His response to them was no one was hurt and it was no big deal.
To bad there is'nt a enforcable Law in Canada that these boaters could be charged with how many more Divers will be injured or killed before the Laws are enforced?
Dive Safe always look up before assending.
I posted this on the Western Canada Forum as well with details of the boat for any one that would like to keep track of boats in our lakes that should be reported. DM
WestHawk lake Manitoba
Cats Ass Dive site (marked with marine and swim area KEEP OUT floats)
While there were 6 divers including an instuctor and 2 students doing their Dependent assent Certifacation Dive. A boat motored through the dive site passing within 10 feet of the shore and 10 feet from the instructors Diver Down marker.
people on the shore were yelling at the operator he ignored them, then yelled back that he had a motor problem!! His motor work good enough to pass throw the dive site
and steer around the dive markers?
His boat regestation number and a discription of the boat was given to the parks office and a report was filed with their head office and the operator was warned to stay out the area. His response to them was no one was hurt and it was no big deal.
To bad there is'nt a enforcable Law in Canada that these boaters could be charged with how many more Divers will be injured or killed before the Laws are enforced?
Dive Safe always look up before assending.
I posted this on the Western Canada Forum as well with details of the boat for any one that would like to keep track of boats in our lakes that should be reported. DM