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I suspect that the jury was swayed by the fact that Unsworth had thrown the first stone (this shouldn't have mattered, but it probably entered into it). Unsworth had called Musk's appearance a publicity stunt (which it probably was) and told him to stick his submarine up his posterior.

Both filings were in FEDERAL court. They were just in different federal courts (Hawaii and the Central District of California). PADI makes a pretty good argument for lack of admiralty here. There was no vessel here. Just because it "coulda" used a vessel or that PADI divers use vessels in...

Here's another promo shot: Looks like at least a meter of overhang, probably more. The lights disturb me. We lose a couple of people a year in pool electrocutions from bad lighting.

Federal courts don't tolerate have two suits going at the same time. At the minimum, one will be suspended while the other plays out. Most likely one or both will be dismissed.

I don't believe the NTSB has any authority to compel drug testing of the survivors. The Coast Guard on the other hand...

Of course, that's the point of the NTSB. On a major investigation, they will make their recommendations for changes, typically asking the appropriate agency to modify their regulations or step up enforcement of ones in place, but ignored. Many regulations have their origins in the blood of the...

Correct, that's what I meant by findings. The docket (where they collect all the information used to make the findings) is full of useful information on major investigations (which I expect this one to be given the large loss of life). Of course, I've been pretty heavily taken by the NTSB's...

I'll point out from a couple of pages ago, that NTSB's findings are not admissible in court actions. Of course, it gives the attorneys a strong indication as to where to look for their own evidence.

The term is BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) and what you describe is not a BLEVE. A BLEVE doesn't need involve a leak nor does it involve "shooting fire." It's a rapid explosure caused when heat applied to the exterior of the tank causes the liquid to boil enough to the...

EMS rarely worries about exact glucose levels. If the patient is low, we whack them up with 50cc of D50. Hypoglycemia is life threating. Hyperglycemia is a slower evolution problem. In fact, the O2-D50-NARCAN combo is generally a sign that we don't have a clue what's wrong with the person.

You'd think a fire department would be sensitive to these things. These guys use SCBA for fires, too. It is real murky and goes from shoals to 60+ depths quickly. My boat is about the third out from shore and is already in 30' of water.

Over in this thread: Recovery diver dead, two others injured searching for body - North Carolina

Apparently, there are pictures of him diving in overhead environments before, so the answer pretty much revealed itself. He would have keep on diving beyond his skill level until he killed himself.

This is the real disturbing part. Being a dumbass and ignoring or missing the flag and hitting the divers is an accident. Leaving the scene of injured divers after knowing what happened is the CRIMINAL part.

I've been a boat owner, and other than what I've voluntarily learned about anything, nobody has even suggested (not the guy I bought the boat from, not the Marina that I had her outfitted in, not the State Wildlife agent I got the registration from, etc...) ever suggested I learn anything about...

The immunity of ASRS is that the report itself can't be used against you. The so-called "get out of jail free" aspect is a separate FAA program in that they will consider the fact that you made the report in non-intentional, non-accident situations to mitigate the penalties.

It gets wierder and wierder. Atlantis airline isn't an airline. The plane was owned by an independent party who had it sent down to the DR for a prospective owner to look at. The "pilot" has had his DR pilot's license revoked for other infractions including operating an illegal charter...

Not surprising. I've seen people get cut pretty badly just from being kicked with the rubber part of the fin.