Error a death off Ulua Beach, Maui, has me wondering about scuba safety

[Steelyeyes]

Actually, they do.

My wife just informed me of the recent change..... Good to know since I'm working at making it to 66 in a few months.

 

[DandyDon]

There is probably a reason DAN won't insure people of that age.

Dive Accident Insurance For Divers Age 70 And Older​

 

[boulderjohn]

There is probably a reason DAN won't insure people of that age.

My wife just informed me of the recent change..... Good to know since I'm working at making it to 66 in a few months.

Dive Accident Insurance For Divers Age 70 And Older​

I don't know how recent this change can be, since I have been over 70 for 5 years and have had DAN insurance for all that time.

 

[cvdwrites]

It is odd that there are no details on who he was diving with. It seems like others were there, was it a club trip, a shop, a local buddy? Usually we do see this information but everyone got so excited about the skeleton in the (treehouse) closet they forgot about the diver.

Yes, exactly. The original reports said he floated away from his "group," but we haven't heard anything from anyone else who may have been there. Again, Maui PD won't release anything at this point. If anyone here has suggestions on where I might look for or find people who might have been in the group, I'd surely appreciate the help.

I also didn't realize the dives there were unlikely to be launched off a boat and that a group might not have or need a guide/instructor.

Thanks again to everyone for their input and thoughts on my original post.