39 hours in the water

G

getakey

Well-known member
Member
Joined
Oct 11, 2010
RO Number
32379
Messages
2,183
Wow - this couple survived 39 hours in the water before their rescue

www.yahoo.com

Couple Survives Being Stranded in Ocean for Almost 40 Hours

An Oklahoma couple is lucky to be alive after being stranded in the ocean for nearly 40 hours. Kim and Nathan Maker were on a diving tour off the coast of Texas. The trouble started after a fellow diver struggled to grab onto the dive line. Nathan swam over to help the diver make it out of the...
www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com
 
Note to self: stay away from that dive shop.
 
Back when I was diving there were no gps locator devices for divers like there is today. We never made a dive without the 8' inflatable safety sausage, a whistle, signal mirror, and a strobe. This article reads as though these "experienced" divers had nothing more than a light.
 
Bill D. said:
Back when I was diving there were no gps locator devices for divers like there is today. We never made a dive without the 8' inflatable safety sausage, a whistle, signal mirror, and a strobe. This article reads as though these "experienced" divers had nothing more than a light.
Click to expand...
Same, although I don't remember having a strobe. Did some night dives where upon first surfacing it was a little difficult to become oriented, but always managed to.
 
They were on the surface and the line was too short. They had no extra to throw out? They lost sight of them?
 
The way I read it they were on a down line, unknown to us what depth, released grip, could not get back to the line. Hard to say how far they were when the surfaced.
 
They are lucky to be alive.
Dive operator failed in a big way!
Big question here is why didn't they do a head count before heading back to the dock? Must be more to the story....

When ever I travel I tear the a note ( what ever currency they use) in half and give 1/2 of it to the deck mate or person in charge of the boat and tell them they will get the other half when I get back onboard.
They are usually waiting by the ladder for me to surface to get the rest of their tip.
 
What's the difference ????? It's not a pond or lake !!

BOB J
 
Bob J said:
What's the difference ????? It's not a pond or lake !!

BOB J
Click to expand...

Geographical correctness is the difference. Would you be okay if they said Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocea instead of Gulf of Mexico? None of those are a pond or a lake, either.
Some of us accept the the dumbing down of America, and some of us do not. Schools need to teach at least basic geography.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top