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  1. PBcatfish

    Vessel Two very different tellings of the same story. A boat crewman trapped at 100', rescued by divers

    In a one in a million rescue, body recovery divers find a survivor & get him back topside alive after 3 days at 100' trapped in a sunken tug. Below are two very different versions of the same story. The first one almost looks like an infomercial for Coke.
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    Unknown Blue Hole of Santa Rosa

    Apparently, this is old news, but I didn't find a accident reference for this location. Apparently the dangerous area has been sealed & it is now a safe place to dive.
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    Florida storms 2023

    I'm a little surprised that this corner of the forum doesn't get more traffic, as storms significantly affect diving opportunities. So far this season in Florida we've had one fairly significant impact on the gulf side (Idalia) & less significant damage elsewhere. The last couple of big ones...
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    Rich find off of Columbia?

    https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombia-discovers-two-historical-shipwrecks-caribbean-2022-06-07/ " BOGOTA, June 6 (Reuters) - Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President...
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    A year's grace period on hydro now, due to covid?????

    https://www.catalinacylinders.com/dot-notice-of-enforcement-discretion-regarding-cylinders-that-have-exceeded-their-periodic-requalification-test-date/ I just stumbled across this while looking up some spec's on Catalina cylinders. It appears to state that the feds are deciding not to harass...
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    Control options for compressors with single phase & 3 phase AC electric motors.

    We recently had some serious hijacking of the thread "Bauer Capitano II 480V 3 Phase to 240V Single Phase Help". We started going pretty deep down the rabbit hole of drives, phase inverters, soft starts and even PLCs. Somehow we missed the repeat cycle timers that are used to operate the...
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    Current options for moderate duty scuba compressor?

    I had accidentally started to hijack another thread with questions about a Coltri MCH-6 that another board member had recently purchased. Rather than continue to drag his thread off topic, I decided to start this thread, to discuss the current options for those who are considering buying a...
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    Can't read most numbers on an old steel 72 tank

    I've always liked the old 2250 psi steel 72's. I just came across one a few days ago. It has the modern style neck threads. The J valve still works. The inside of the tank is still shiny. I'd like to get it hydro'd & put back into service. Unfortunately, the only numbers I can read on...
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    Old steel 72 - can't read most of the numbers, what do I do?

    I've always liked the old 2250 psi steel 72's. I just came across one a few days ago. It has the modern style neck threads. The J valve still works. The inside of the tank is still shiny. I'd like to get it hydro'd & put back into service. Unfortunately, the only numbers I can read on...
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    Barrier reef doing great???

    I just stumbled across this article: Record Coral Cover Of Great Barrier Reef Shames Climate Alarmists, Media According to it, the barrier reef is doing great & coral growth rate is at a long time high. This would seem to run contrary to reporting I have been receiving for the past several...
  11. PBcatfish

    Boat Sank, PLB did not send signal, man found by passing boat

    A boater out of Canaveral was picked up more than 80 miles off shore by a passing cargo ship, after his 32' boat sank & left only the bow above the water. The occupant of the stricken vessel tried to dive to get his ditch bag several times but was unable to get it. His EPIRB/PLB did not...
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    What do you do about friction blisters?

    Regardless of which full-foot fins I wear, if I dive for more than a couple of hours, I get blisters on the tops of the same two toes. I know that I can go to booties and different fins, but (other than socks) what can I do to prevent blisters with the full-foot fins? I was thinking that...
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    Domino's UK CFO dead in snorkeling accident

    This appears to have happened a couple of weeks ago. Did I miss something? Was this already posted? Domino's UK Chief Financial Officer Died In A Snorkeling Accident While On Vacation "Domino’s U.K. is in mourning after its Chief Financial Officer died the day after Christmas while...
  14. PBcatfish

    Palm Beach dive boat calls for medivac 11/23/19

    Roughly 9:30 this morning, I copied radio chatter between USCG sector Miami & one of the local Palm Beach County dive boats on VHF 22a. The boat was requesting medical evacuation for a semi-unresponsive diver that had recently surfaced from a checkout dive with an instructor. I was located...
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    Lake Pleasant, AZ, adjust for altitude?

    Posts from the A&I thread that do not relate to that accident have been moved here. We encourage you to continue your discussion and debate in a respectful manner towards one another. That's a really deep lake. It's also an altitude dive. A lot of possibilities exist.
  16. PBcatfish

    New to the board, not new to diving

    I've been diving a looong time, but I kind of got away from it for a while. Several months ago, some friends got me back into it on a regular basis again. I still remember how to dive alright, but I'm a little out of touch on some of the current common practices & accepted prejudices. A few...
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