Bad accident on Independence II today (20 Aug 2022)

[wgw04024]

Interesting story about the Texas Towers. I had not heard about it until now.

 

[azstinger11]

Hope the diver recovers! Be very interested in any lessons learned.

 

[kaylee_ann]

Best wishes to the diver involved. Hopefully the details come out and we can all learn a few things.

 

[davehicks]

Thanks. I just don't know much about RBs. They scare me enough to avoid them.

Rebreathers just expand the envelope of dives that can be done with little or no decompression obligation and may reduce the required decompression time.

But just like with OC, Air or Nitrox, and Mixed Gasses, there are still limits. If you hit the limits and don't execute the required decompression procedure, follow safe ascent rates, allow yourself to get cold or dehydrated, etc, then you can get Bent just like everyone else.

 

[reddeaddiver]

It seems that the diver passed away despite rescue efforts. Waiting on more information, still no news reports.

 

[Akimbo]

Rebreather diver got BADLY bent.

It seems that the diver passed away despite rescue efforts.

That implies omitted decompression rather than an unexpected hit after completing normal decompression. No guarantee of course but the probability is higher that something happened to interrupt planned decompression.

Sincere condolences to family and friends.

 

[kaylee_ann]

It seems that the diver passed away despite rescue efforts. Waiting on more information, still no news reports.

May they Rest In Peace. Sending thoughts and prayers to friends and family.

 

[tommy tiger]

Deadly dive off N.J. coast has officials investigating two other mishaps involving same boat

U.S. Coast Guard probes three incidents involving the same boat

www.nj.com

Thanks everyone I went wreck diving out of Manasquan many moons ago with Captain David Haines RIP on The Seagull. Once off the boat ever man for himself.Being a shore diver from New England I was wondering why everyone followed the anchor line back to the boat. I learned quicky and only made the boat because of no surface current. Otherwise I' would have been floating alone 20 miles off Manasquan

Published: Mar. 20, 2012, 11:15 a.m.MANASQUAN — In the wake of Sunday's dive accident that left a 63-year-old man dead, the U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the incident in connection with two others, one of them fatal, involving the dive boat Gypsy Blood within the past four years.

Bart Malone, senior curator for the Museum of Maritime History in Beach Haven and an experienced diver, said the dive boat would not necessarily be at fault.

"Everybody thinks it’s (the fault of) the dive boat,’’ Malone said. "It’s basically a water taxi and they take you where the dive is. Once you get off the boat, they’re not responsible for you."

 

[Wookie]

Deadly dive off N.J. coast has officials investigating two other mishaps involving same boat

U.S. Coast Guard probes three incidents involving the same boat

www.nj.com

Thanks everyone I went wreck diving out of Manasquan many moons ago with Captain David Haines RIP on The Seagull. Once off the boat ever man for himself.Being a shore diver from New England I was wondering why everyone followed the anchor line back to the boat. I learned quicky and only made the boat because of no surface current. Otherwise I' would have been floating alone 20 miles off Manasquan

Published: Mar. 20, 2012, 11:15 a.m.MANASQUAN — In the wake of Sunday's dive accident that left a 63-year-old man dead, the U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the incident in connection with two others, one of them fatal, involving the dive boat Gypsy Blood within the past four years.

Bart Malone, senior curator for the Museum of Maritime History in Beach Haven and an experienced diver, said the dive boat would not necessarily be at fault.

"Everybody thinks it’s (the fault of) the dive boat,’’ Malone said. "It’s basically a water taxi and they take you where the dive is. Once you get off the boat, they’re not responsible for you."

Yup.

Old Bart said that.

The Coast Guard doesn’t necessarily buy it, but if it makes you feel better…

 

[Bierstadt]

The news articles says he was found on the bottom without a reg in his mouth, which would be a drowning and not the bends or an embolism.