4 diveres went missing - Malpelo, Colombia

[KevinNM]

How deep can you go with the PLB?

There is a AIS beacon MOB beacon that is good to 60 meters (smartfind S10), and the nautilus is good to a pretty decent depth, but I don't know of a PLB that doesn't require a dive canister of some sort.

 

[Sunn]

¿Dónde están los buzos?

 

[chillyinCanada]

Lo siento.

I'm going to need a translation please.

Thanks.

 

[Sunn]

One of the survivors talked to the press : Vanessa entró en pánico cuando vio los tiburones - El Colombiano.com

He remembers that at the beginning of this drama he was not even aware of the risk they lived, because they saw the island of Malpelo at less than 300 meters, the ship that would take them back to land at 500, the zodiac that would lead to the ship at hundred meters and him and his four companions within no more than one meter distance between each other. In short, a situation that looked manageable.

But the worst episode began when Vanessa went into panic because she saw a shoal of sharks. Then, Jorge Ivan, Hernán and Peter Morse dove to play with the animals to calm her. After that dive, it would be the last one, several waves that ended up separating them within minutes, and the group was completely fragmented.

Peter had gone swimming towards the rock, Vanessa and Carlos were carried away by the current and Jorge Hernán decided to swim to the boat first and then to the island. When neither boat nor zodiac neither island nor Peter nor Vanessa and Carlos were no longer visible, then they understood that there began the odyssey of survival and waiting for a rescue.

 

[Dan]

It shows how critical is to find the missing divers in the first 2 days (48 hours). Peter Morse, Hernan Rodriguez Vera & Jorge Ivan Morales Arbelaez were found alive within that 48 hours.

The later the search is, the larger the area is to cover. 3 Navy ships, 4 airplanes, 1 helicopter, 2 motor boats are still not enough to cover the area & locate the last 2 missing divers, Erika Vanessa Diaz & Carlos Enrique Jimenez.

It's the 9th day of searching now. Sad situation.

 

[USdiver1]

Adrift without fresh water, food or a means of staying dry (life raft, small boat, etc.) for this long does not bode well for survival.

Q.D.D.G.

 

[Dan]

Adrift without fresh water, food or a means of staying dry (life raft, small boat, etc.) for this long does not bode well for survival.

Q.D.D.G.

So, every time you go diving, you carry water & life raft with you?

 

[USdiver1]

So, every time you go diving, you carry water & life raft with you?

That and a jar of Grey Poupon

 

[Kevrumbo]

So, every time you go diving, you carry water & life raft with you?

Yes . . .For remote locations & divesites with strong current: One man Halcyon Diver's Life Raft folded into its 10" x 8" x 2" pouch, and butt mounted to backplate. (Unfortunately these are all out of production). Gets you out of the water & immersion hypothermia.

For long drifting decompression dives in tropical open ocean, I'll also carry a small supply of water: DeepSeaSupply - Product Detail

But all chances of successful rescue in this instance now depend on a satellite EPIRB/PLB. . .

 

[Dan]

Yes . . .For remote locations & divesites with strong current: One man Halcyon Diver's Life Raft folded into its 10" x 8" x 2" pouch, and butt mounted to backplate. (Unfortunately these are all out of production). Gets you out of the water & immersion hypothermia.

For long drifting decompression dives in tropical open ocean, I'll also carry a small supply of water: DeepSeaSupply - Product Detail

But all chances of successful rescue in this instance now depend on a satellite EPIRB/PLB. . .

It makes sense you do that in that kind of diving situation.