Missing DM??? Not sure real or not

[ggunn]

I, frankly, don't accept that only a down current took the life of a "expert" DM. I have been in a whole bunch of down currents since 1992 (especially this time of year) and it is a pretty simple thing to deal with if you are prepared.

I am very glad to hear you say that. It's what I was thinking but I am not an expert on the subject.

 

[blue steal]

Would love to have someone give some tips on dealing with down currents.

 

[RayfromTX]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ba...7338-diver-down-current-best-action-take.html

This is also a good thread as was noted above. current

 

[scubafanatic]

It's been a few years but didn't that dive shop/op owner 'Opal' and friends get 'bent' and/or perish as the result of a down current event ?

 

[RayfromTX]

That is not my understanding of the accident.

 

[mediumone]

It's been a few years but didn't that dive shop/op owner 'Opal' and friends get 'bent' and/or perish as the result of a down current event ?

No. That was offered as a cause for a bit, but was soon dismissed.
They got bent/perished due to stupidity. There would be kinder, more diplomatic ways to put it, but I'm not inclined to put lipstick on pigs.

 

[lthomas132]

Perhaps we ought to have a thread about that on this forum.

Dave Dillehay
Aldora Divers

I totally agree. It should be a mandatory briefing before diving any wall dive. By the way, we were diving with Aldora when we experienced the down current. Quick thinking by the Aldora DM helped 3 of our divers back from the depths.

 

[blue steal]

Although I have never been in a down current, I have been in quite a few rip tides. You can use them to your advantage when surfing to get out past the surf line quickly. When swimmers get "caught" in a rip, you just need to swim pararell to the shore until you are out.

 

[lthomas132]

Although I have never been in a down current, I have been in quite a few rip tides. You can use them to your advantage when surfing to get out past the surf line quickly. When swimmers get "caught" in a rip, you just need to swim pararell to the shore until you are out.

Yes, very similar hydraulics. They are 90 degrees from a rip current[.
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[diverokc1234]

Prayers for the family.