Scuabamau diving accident

[scubafanatic]

No one knows why? Well if you knew that particular dive guide you would know he is very well known for diving like this and has done it with customers before.

I enjoy 'deep' dives as well, and would do a bounce dive on air to maybe 200' or so....but 300' is way out of sane bounds!

 

[ReefHound]

Sending out prayers. Now is not the time for post accident analysis.

 

[d_aviddiver]

Don't know the folks involved, and I know they have a lot of friends among their clientele.

And yes, those dive plans are much more common than most visiting rec. divers realize.

 

[Maya'sMim]

This is such a sad accident. I wish all 3 divers a full & speedy recovery. I also hope the details will be shared so that we can learn from this accident.

 

[diversteve]

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[flots am]

This is such a sad accident. I wish all 3 divers a full & speedy recovery. I also hope the details will be shared so that we can learn from this accident.

About the best thing that could come out of this is if divers realize that just because someone else is goes somewhere doesn't mean you should follow.

I certainly hope everybody comes out of this OK, but I also have to say that I can't conceive of how four people could "accidentlaly" do a 300' dive.

flots.

 

[ReefHound]

Idk but I can see a diver getting caught in a down current and two nearby dms going after him.

 

[flots am]

Idk but I can see a diver getting caught in a down current and two nearby dms going after him.

It's still a bad idea. One diver bent or dead is much better than three or four.

flots.

 

[cicopo]

I agree with Reefhound, and a down current has been my suspicion right from the first post. We don't hear of them all that often but they exist & have been discussed before. One or more of them could have been swept away & those able would try to help.

Also I really have a hard time understanding the need of some to post very speculative information based on nothing but their suspicions of something they weren't a part of, weren't involved with nor were they informed of the plan in any way. Guessing the cause of something like this based on rumors & then posting it on the internet is a good way to loose the respect of other readers, and once you're proven wrong my guess is that you'll fade away rather than post an apology. Unless you have facts that can be verified it's best to just keep with the theme of hoping for a good outcome and offering a supportive message, not condemnation because you think yourself better than the rest of us.

 

[suprane]

About the best thing that could come out of this is if divers realize that just because your dive guide is willing to go somewhere doesn't mean you should follow.

I certainly hope everybody comes out of this OK, but I also have to say that I can't conceive of how four people could "accidentlaly" do a 300' dive.

Unfortunately, everyone is totally speculating at this stage! There is no indication that I have seen that would point toward either a planned dive profile to that depth or an accident.

I would be inclined to encourage everyone to stop the speculation and simply wait for the facts to come out (as I am sure they will with time).

The most constructive thing that can be done at this time is to keep them in your thoughts and prayers and realize what a devastating event this is for all of them and their family and friends.

I look forward to seeing more details as they surface. Thanks Kev for making us aware of of this.