Diver Death

[Scuba446]

Hey Rooster,
Know of any places up your way selling Chris Ghrol's books on Ontario Shipwrecks?

I'm TRYING to find a copy that covers A-Bay, Kingston, etc.

Amazon.com has a 4-6 wk delivery on it.

???

Anyone have a copy for sale, or know where I can find one by August 24th? be nice to have some info on WHERE these are - mooring buoy's, GPS coordinates, etc.

 

[Rooster1]

Originally posted by Scuba446
Hey Rooster,
Know of any places up your way selling Chris Ghrol's books on Ontario Shipwrecks?

I'm TRYING to find a copy that covers A-Bay, Kingston, etc.

Amazon.com has a 4-6 wk delivery on it.

???

Anyone have a copy for sale, or know where I can find one by August 24th? be nice to have some info on WHERE these are - mooring buoy's, GPS coordinates, etc.

I have to ask my wife, she doesnt dive but loves buying me books and she bought me one of Kohls books and I love it. My buddy has a couple also and one is awesome, I'll ask her and let you know. I know she usually gets em online at a good price.

I have been through New York a couple of times on the way out to Massachusetts to see relatives and remember driving through places like Syracuse, Rochester, and Albany but I dont remember Oneida, where is that at??

 

[Tavi]

Body has been recovered.

48 yrs old

Port Bay NY

Was only diving in 20' of water.

 

[Scuba446]

Oneida is about 30 mins (or less) EAST of Syracuse and WEST of Rome and Utica.

PS I have checked these places for the books so far:

www.amazon.com

www.bn.com (Barnes & Noble)

www.half.com (Used books at like half the normal retail prices)

www.ebay.com (Used books)

I even e-mailed the publisher or Chris himself at Sea Wolf Books direct to order - no response.

 

[Rockhound]

was not what a new diver ought to have been doing at that experience level.

I'm terribly sorry for his family's loss.

As for diving solo in general:

I have a background in Marine Science, and started diving solo while doing research in college. To be honest, I prefer this mode of diving, although I did it improperly for many years and put myself at a level of risk I now consider unacceptable.

But, I now dive solo in a prudent fashion, and I love it.

On my last dive trip, back in late June, I made more dives solo than with a buddy. Those were my longest, BEST dives.

I caught grief from an Instructor at one beach site, mainly because I was setting a "bad example" (despite being properly equipped). But, I also saw four or five other divers going solo, so I bet it is more common than most folks will admit. My only concern was that several of the solo divers I saw seemed inexperienced.

 

[Scuba446]

And what would you say "Doing It Right" is as far a setups, experience levels, etc.

??

 

[Scubaroo]

Originally posted by Scuba446
And what would you say "Doing It Right" is as far a setups, experience levels, etc.

??

DIR does not advocate solo diving, so there is no "Doing It Right" configuration or recommended experience level.

 

[Scuba446]

Yes,
I know DIR does not support it - so I'm curious what YOU use for a rig setup, redundancy, etc.

 

[Rooster1]

Scuba 446 here is an url to get you kohls book on Kingston wrecks after u click on url scroll down



http://www.lynximages.com/shipwrecks.htm

 

[Scuba446]

OK, I see it - but WHICH book do I want that'll cover Kingston and A-Bay, etc.
?