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Been a busy summer for the Coast Guard looking for missing divers and dealing with casualties. Hope these two are found shortly. https://www.wfla.com/news/national/u-s-coast-guard-searching-for-2-scuba-divers-who-vanished-in-the-waters-off-coffin-island/

Well (if properly weighted to begin with), that diver would be ending their dive with an empty BCD. Also if properly weighted (by my training agency standards) they ideally would float at eye level while holding their breath on the exhale. So while a properly weighted diver might not sink, they...

I invite you to come work on a boat in South Florida for a week... you'd be surprised at the skill and fitness level of some of the diving customers we get

Having worked in the scuba industry from levels ranging from DM to captain, I can say most of the near misses with injuries and panic attacks have occurred at the surface. Especially with boat dives, where getting back on the vessel in any sort of sea state presents numerous challenges. I...

Locals have still be searching the surface. The volunteer effort mounted for this search was nothing short of incredible, with fundraisers to buy boat fuel and food for crews, and a search party fairly coordinated wit CG efforts. No shortage of hope in Key West.

If you have already booked with RR, they likely have you assigned to boats for your dives. If you have already received a confirmation email, I would look there for boat assignments and give the office a call to see which sites you are scheduled for (always subject to change given conditions)...

Ahhh Ahhh the EAGLE. Spent six weeks of my life on that vessel. Can't say it was the most fun.

Good morning, and thank you for feeling comfortable enough to discuss this on the forum. Firstly, I hope hope HOPE you are ok, and are in a safe place physically, emotionally, and mentally. I'm not sure of the availability of any crisis lines in Thailand, but it might be worth looking into, even...

I just like to do it when no one is looking and then point it out as a rare free swimming sea cucumber!

Quite a few things.... Done a couple warhammers, one during a night dive so it was easy to hide. Been in such a rush getting students ready that I jump in with sunglasses instead of a mask, flip flops instead of fins... And one time my pony bottle was due for a VIP so I had to empty it. Best...

Saw something about a 61YO male having CPR conducted on the way in from Molasses Reef yesterday, pronounced deceased at the hospital. Anyone have any clue what happened?

Found deceased at the bottom near where he went missing...sad news.

Diver reported missing since yesterday afternoon, last seen south of Big Pine Key lobstering with a partner. He is wearing a wetsuit and has a pink 63 cu ft tank.

The "good Samaritan commercial divers" were actually a local dive charter that pulled its divers from the water to go assist with the search. Kudos to them for assisting and ultimately locating the deceased.

Most recent sheriff office update reported 71 year old casualty found on the Vandy, not Joe’s.

That’s more what I was thinking, not photogrammetry. I have deck plans and imagery

Anyone here a keys local? Particularly if you are in Key West, hit me up!

Looking at taking up the hobby/adventure of developing a computer model of a wreck. For someone with no modeling background, this will likely be a steep learning curve, but just seeing if anyone has done such a thing on here, and what software was used?

We have a giant tub of water with concentrated cleaning agent (Sani-Q) where rental regulators and masks get soaked after every use. During wetsuit season those are soaked last, for obvious reasons...

Sadly, no. Lesson learned there.