2 Russian tourists died while scuba diving in Verde Island in Batangas City

[Centrals]

Deluna resort in Aninuan

 

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This is a more accurate story, I’ll post more later

Coast Guard warns against diving risks after Verde Island incident - Manila Standard

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) urged divers and diving operators Friday to exercise heightened vigilance and adhere to strict safety protocols,

manilastandard.net

 

[Johncn]

Here is the Philippines Coast Guard statement on the incident with images:

Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog

𝐏𝐂𝐆 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐀 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐃𝐄 The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) urges divers and dive operators to exercise heightened vigilance and adhere to strict safety...

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US media focusing on shark aspect, sadly. CBS news version with no paywall. “In the jaws of a shark”….sheesh.

Russian divers found dead, one in the jaws of a shark, near popular Philippines resort

Two Russian tourists died while scuba diving, with one believed to have drowned and the other attacked by sharks, officials said.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[DesertEagle]

Very sad. It would be interesting to know the sources for the story. I did a number of dives at both pinnacles recently. Our group did not see any sharks.

 

[bvbellomo]

I was just there 2 weeks and saw 1 shark in Puerto Galera, a thresher, not Verde Island. There were dangerous currents in Verde to be aware of. This is a tragedy whatever happened, and I am certainly sorry for the divers and their families, but hopefully it doesn't turn into another 'blame the sharks' or otherwise take away from diving at Verde.

 

[Biotech Diver]

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I've dived Philippines on three separate trips and the only shark species I saw were Gray Sharks and Black Tipped Reef Sharks off of Boracay, but I'm guessing it wasn't either of these species responsible for the attacks. Tigers and Oceanic White Tips were supposedly responsible for the shark attacks after the USS Indianapolis sinking in the Philippine Sea.

 

[DandyDon]

Statement from the Resort...

 

[CWK]

Does anyone know the deepest depth that each of the deceased divers were swept to?

 

[Friedolays]

Does anyone know the deepest depth that each of the deceased divers were swept to?

I hope this information becomes available, as well as what gas mix they were using.

 

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The one that was recovered had a dive profile from the computer at 95feet for 21 minutes. No air left in the tank at the surface. Basic wrist mount computer attached to left bc chest strap. Weights were still in the drop pouches on the bc.