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I've been following this post from the beginning and I know there's been a lot of speculation about WHY Mrs. Wood took off like that and shook off/fought/argued with the DM who wanted her to come back up. Given her "strong personality" (as described by several who knew her), I'm now wondering if...

Folks, I'm looking to replace my 8 yr old Suunto and these days, just about every dive computer you look at has the capacity to be connected to your PC (assuming you pay the extra bucks for the connecting cord). I'm curious: For those of you who have gone this route - what has this "done" for...

Folks, Several of you have raised the issue of having a medical certificate/check before diving. Since I am about to go for my new one next Monday (I have to get one each year), I thought I'd share. I'll be diving this summer with the Club Med at either Turks & Caicos or in the Bahamas...

MEG DIVER - could you please clarify? Are you saying you were on the boat with the diver who was lost? Because then you say you "dove the James Bond Wreck". Do you mean you guys (including the DM) did another dive after this happened? Or did you get on another boat? Sorry, but your post is...

Dadvocate wrote: "Granted, he would probably need a ghost writer to complete the project. Feasible?" Dadvocate - just thinking of those interviews he gave, you've got me ROFL!! :rofl3: Trish

If it's any comfort to the OP, the point of this forum is to learn from accidents and I have certainly learned from this one. I have just over 100 dives and until not long ago, I thought "DiveMaster" was a higher rank than "Instructor" (I assumed that Divemaster was the next level up in PADI...

Jsut my 2 cents here, but I was always taught that once you come on board (and you are normally checked off by somebody holding a clipboard) you do NOT under any circumstances go back into the water without asking permission of the DM or the boat captain. A good lesson for all of us, I'm just so...

I hope this poor guy is OK, but the last line of this post made me laugh: "Organisers have reassured competitors there will be plenty of divers to look out for sharks." They must be inundated with volunteers for that task... Trish

Mad Dane, you are right. I didn't mean to give the impression that I had the same thing as Capt. HornBlower. My point was to inspire and reassure people that even with a "heart problem" (Oh God :shocked2:), you can still do a lot of activities, as long as you get medical supervision. Jwalko...

Thanks Captain! So now you know how I feel: It's not a happy feeling, is it?! I was diagnosed with supra-ventricular tachycardia in 1990 and have been on meds ever since. After a couple of wierd incidents like this, I have the approval of my cardiologist to take an extra half pill when I...

ShakyBrainSurgeon, Thanks for your medical analysis. But one thing you said struck me: "Moreover, the heart (especially a young one) can survive for a long time after total lack of ventilation based on the reservoir of oxygen dissolved in the blood." I presume you are assuming that Tina...

Another great story of why you need to sign up for DAN and keep your membership current. Trish

OK, I Googled this guy and found his website: raoul monthouel noumea diving new caledonia club med commercial diving Oh dear Lord, there is SO much I could say here, most of it ugly. I'm torn between the 1950s style military photo where he looks like he's going into a deadly battle in...

Dazle, I was very interested by what you and SeanPaul wrote because I loathe shore dives (when you are a petite woman, getting in and out of the water with all that gear just wipes you out). As of this summer, I have 100 logged dives, including 15 from my last dive in Egypt at Hurghada in...

ScubaDad1, Are there any dives in Sharm that are just the morning? Or is this not possible? I remember from my last diving in Egypt that diving was an all day event where we got back very late and that by 6 pm, I was worn out and ready to crash - didn't make me very popular with my...

Deepstops, I agree. I think maybe the AP got it wrong. Here's what the CNN.com article said: "Rescue crews scoured the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday for a plane that took off from the Dominican Republic en route to the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Dominican Republic Civil Aviation agency said...

"I looked around and found the tunnel we came in on based on how it had looked when I first saw it, then I laid a clothespin on the line at that point." Wow! Talk about having the right equipment! With my claustrophobia, I'll never do cave diving. But I'm glad to see these guys made it out...

If the lawyer in me could offer some "free advice" here that has nothing to do with diving: Most settlements have a paragraph that says you will keep the settlement (the fact of the settlement and its contents) confidential and you will not identify the other party in any way. I assume...

If I could just drag us back on topic...;) Whether you trust the police or not: whenever you are involved in a death (whether it's a clear accident or an accident that could be a murder), you will be obliged to make a statement to the police at least once, which Gabe did. And most people at...

Nice photos Arthur! I had never seen this shark before, so it's real treat! Trish