Diver nearly drowns on dive boat
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Good read, the only question that i would like to get an answer to is why no evac from the coast guard...and why did they wave off the Navy's offer?
That makes more sense.
waterpirate
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Do I get a tech pass to dive your boat now??
Eric
Eric
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Hi all,
Thanks for all the discussion. I'd hoped for lots of awareness building. I'll be posting a bunch more incidents (no, I'm not the victim) soon.
Denisegg - wow, that sucks. I'll take your advice on u2. Were you wearing a drysuit? What was the water temp?
Charlie99 - re Tri, I wish!! Duke produced the same spike without any meaningful exercise. Pissed me off to no end.
Idocsteve - you nailed it! But I think it's important to note that, in a test of fitness, I would have been among the best on the boat. It's not a relative thing. It's an absolute threshold. Unfortunately.
Denisegg - have you talked to Richard Moon at Duke? It would be great if you could add to their data. I'd also like to capture your story for the blog.
Thanks folks,
Dive safe!
Phil
Thanks for all the discussion. I'd hoped for lots of awareness building. I'll be posting a bunch more incidents (no, I'm not the victim) soon.
Denisegg - wow, that sucks. I'll take your advice on u2. Were you wearing a drysuit? What was the water temp?
Charlie99 - re Tri, I wish!! Duke produced the same spike without any meaningful exercise. Pissed me off to no end.
Idocsteve - you nailed it! But I think it's important to note that, in a test of fitness, I would have been among the best on the boat. It's not a relative thing. It's an absolute threshold. Unfortunately.
Denisegg - have you talked to Richard Moon at Duke? It would be great if you could add to their data. I'd also like to capture your story for the blog.
Thanks folks,
Dive safe!
Phil
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Re coast guard - all I got from the CG incident guy was a shrug. Can't add much more. Politics?
Sure you can do tech as long as you are trained for it.....just nothing deeper than 160ft until you've been on the boat at least one time. Same as everyone else.
waterpirate
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Sure you can do tech as long as you are trained for it.....just nothing deeper than 160ft until you've been on the boat at least one time. Same as everyone else.
I have completed my PADI discover diving certification and hope to fullfill the requirements for "lionfish" awareness in the spring.
Eric
I have completed my PADI discover diving certification and hope to fullfill the requirements for "lionfish" awareness in the spring.
Eric
Heard PADI has a new card/patch called U-Boat Diver, thought you'd shell out a few thousand to get that one.
Got my curiosity up....do you mind sharing who that Capt was and what boat he ran/is running?
Re Phil's blog: I heard the story back in the season from one of the mates on the boat. Not sure why the CG waived off the airlift. It is a tough call between situation urgency and available resources. I am glad it all worked out in the end, and kudos to the Diver Down team to their professionalism.
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