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Diver left behind by charter boat - from Austin
Posted on 10/4/11 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 10/4/11 at 12:26 pm
Ok, I know we have a couple of divers who post here and are from Austin. I see ScubaBlake is online, so apparently not him.
2 divers left behind by Key Biscayne charter
2 divers left behind by Key Biscayne charter
Posted on 10/4/11 at 12:28 pm to TxHillsTiger
Why I always carry a rescue tube, beacon, and whistle.
And no, not me.
And no, not me.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 12:30 pm to TxHillsTiger
quote:What a douche
Beach did not answer questions about the incident, saying only: "Everybody is OK, no one is hurt, everyone is happy. That’s all."
Posted on 10/4/11 at 12:43 pm to TxHillsTiger
How the hell do you just leave two divers behind? Did he forget them or something?
Posted on 10/4/11 at 12:52 pm to Slickback
just not keeping a headcount.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 12:54 pm to TxHillsTiger
Someone's going to lose their business
Posted on 10/4/11 at 12:59 pm to mylsuhat
Imagine how much more shite he would be in if they weren't found. He should consider himself lucky to just lose business
You can't run a charter business and let things like that happen.
You can't run a charter business and let things like that happen.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 1:02 pm to Boats n Hose
Im with slick, how the frick do you just up and leave 2 people?
Posted on 10/4/11 at 1:10 pm to Bama and Beer
You would think someone would have come up with a fool proof idea by now. I got an idea.....when the captiain parks he needs to put his key in a lock box that can only be opened up all the divers simultaneously who have their own key that is secured in a very good way to their suit.
Kind of like in war movies where you need two keys to activate something....
Kind of like in war movies where you need two keys to activate something....
Posted on 10/4/11 at 1:32 pm to LSUintheNW
Or, like a list, with the names of the divers and a box next to it. When the divers are back on the boat, check the box.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 2:15 pm to LSUintheNW
quote:
You would think someone would have come up with a fool proof idea by now. I got an idea.....when the captiain parks he needs to put his key in a lock box that can only be opened up all the divers simultaneously who have their own key that is secured in a very good way to their suit.
what happens if a diver nerver surfaces and is lost at sea? how do you now protect the remainder of the divers from possible weather conditions, how do you manuver the boat to any stray diver in the event they get swept away in a current?
A simple head count worked well in kindergarten why not on a boat?
Posted on 10/4/11 at 4:34 pm to Bleeding purple
Lol......it was just an idea, one that I didn't declare to be covering all bases. Ok, so there needs to be one of those don't break in case of emergency things on board
Not a diver and don't claim to have any knowledge on it but there seem to be too many of these types of accidents. Counting heads is obviously not full proof.
Not a diver and don't claim to have any knowledge on it but there seem to be too many of these types of accidents. Counting heads is obviously not full proof.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 4:41 pm to LSUintheNW
To the divers on here.....is it typically just a head count when you dive on a guided trip?
Posted on 10/4/11 at 7:36 pm to LSUintheNW
Yeah, it's a headcount. Most charters only have a 6-pack license, so they can only take out 6 customers. They might have a deck hand or dive master on board, so at best they are counting to 8 or 9. Maybe this was a bigger boat but still no excuse.....the captain just got lazy. Same thing happened in Australia to that couple from Baton Rouge, only they didn't realize they had left them until the next day i believe, very tragic accident that changed the Australian dive industry forever.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 8:30 pm to SCUBABlake
Only reason I clucked the thread to see if you were alive still
Posted on 10/4/11 at 8:40 pm to TexasTiger39
All good. Thanks for responding to my text. Asshat.
Posted on 10/5/11 at 1:31 am to Big L
quote:
Same thing happened in Australia to that couple from Baton Rouge, only they didn't realize they had left them until the next day i believe, very tragic accident that changed the Australian dive industry forever.
Indeed, I'm surprised more people in the diving community here don't know about this...
Open Water
Posted on 10/5/11 at 8:20 am to Bleeding purple
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A simple head count worked well in kindergarten why not on a boat?
C'mon man, it's Fla., that's too complicated. It takes them 3 months to get an election right, they screw up jury trials and I think every 3rd person is a child molester.
Posted on 10/5/11 at 8:24 am to GonePecan
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C'mon man, it's Fla., that's too complicated. It takes them 3 months to get an election right, they screw up jury trials and I think every 3rd person is a child molester.
Thought it was Texas?
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