I wonder who's smart enough to set up a pre-positioned sock-puppet ID ? Kinda like setting up a terrorist sleeper cell months/years in advance, ready to be deployed in the event someone wants to appear well-established so they can better hide the sock puppet label ?
You found me out. I was waiting till 2000 posts until being activated! Now I'm going to have to start over. JAX is another one of us but her assignment was to wait until 20,000 posts, she was so close too!
But seriously, that's why it would be nice for somebody to summarize a detailed accounting of the facts of what happened so far as is know. There are too many innuendos, accusations of sock puppets, accusations of people with financial interests spreading confusion.. etc... I still have no idea if this was actually a glass bottom boat or not. If it was before and has been changed, if that had something to do with the accident....
Be nice to have the facts as they are known.
Trying to hide cases of shipwreck in Cozumel
COZUMEL, Q. Roo. - Company operates out of diving associations established on the island and without a physical.
Julian Miranda / SIPSE
COZUMEL, Q.Roo. - The Living Underwater boat glass bottom of the company "Scuba Mau" which sank with nine people aboard Thursday, operates outside the established associations diving in Cozumel and without a physical.Are not affiliated with the National Association of Aquatic and Tourist Operators (Anoat).
The glass bottom boats are not designed to make the crossing between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen, said Javier Pizaña Alonso, president of the guild.
Those involved in the case and gave statements and reports by staff of the Harbor Master, none have said that the boat was glass background.
The day of the rescue four survivors left evidence in his testimony on the cause of the sinking was the breakdown of the fund.
The port authority is not known how many of the 600 tourist boats are back with this material.
On average a vessel is reviewed every six months, lack of staff."Scuba Mau" ceased to operate since August last year in a room located on the south coast.
The case file, whose number was not disclosed and held by the Port Authority, said that the boat did not have glass bottoms.
Representatives of print and electronic media who came to make the coverage of the wreck, collected the testimonies of the survivors of which were recorded in audio and video.
One respondent was Jorge Luis Pino Nah, who is identified as a captain, who agreed "that the glass bottom should have been changed" (sic).
That same day he named Maximilian Zuniga Pulido, as owner of the boat, but on Friday it was reported that the boat is in Mauritius Turilla you can receive a fine ranging from a verbal reprimand to cancellation of permit marine service .
On February 2, all respondents spoke of the boat took a wave that broke up and down the bottom, causing them to go under in less than a minute.
"Some thought that sank because it broke the glass, but in the statement do not have any reference that has a glass bottom," said the source into the captain who asked not be named.
In the testimony of Victoria Natalia Moreno and Alejandro Haro Russek Valdes is evident that the boat had a glass bottom and left the way he entered the water.
"When I blew the glass bottom scare me ..." said Natalie Victoria Moreno to be interviewed.
Anoat President, Javier Alonso Pizaña said that Mauritius Turilla not belong to the two organizations that exist in Cozumel.
"There is no link between the company" Scuba Mau "and Anoat, not a member of any association" (sic).
Described as bold transporting tourists from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen on board a glass bottom boat, because the crash of the waves against the hull is strong, therefore, "not all boats can cross the channel. "
The Anoat know how "Scuba Mau" was able to contact the tourist carrying as it does not have an office to provide this service.
The boats of the type of glass bottom are mainly used to transport tourists who make snorkeling in Cozumel reef areas as Paradise where there is no risk from waves.
There are 172 companies engaged in tourist services and snorkel diving formally, but has detected Anoat to 25 individuals and companies operating irregularly.
They offer their services via the internet and do not have a contact office.This is how "Scuba Mau" attracts customers and makes reservations via the Internet by www.scubamau.com website and on Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Previously had a shop located at kilometer three in the southern coastal race, but problems between the partners closed.
In Facebook is treated as name of the captain of the boat Living Underwater Jorge Pino, who reused to give his name three times the day he was rescued and interviewed.
Divers pay for the services of "Scuba Mau" boarded the boat in La Caleta, natural marine guard of the island.
The Port has six inspectors to review the 600 vessels of tourist services in seven springs.This can take up to six months to recheck a boat and opens the door for tourism service providers do not comply with the rules and operate on an irregular basis without being detected.
The revisions "only intensifies mainly decembrinas holiday seasons and summer."
The sinking of Living Underwater occurred at 08:30 am on February 2, six miles from Cozumel.Five hours later the crew of the yacht Ice locate and notify the Navy that were 10 miles from Punta Acrobats (between Playa del Carmen and Puerto Morelos).
It's starting to sound like there are some insinuations that some patrons may have been helping Mau financially, helping him with this boat, maybe out of the kindness of their heart and friendship, maybe thinking they'll either make some money or have their own pet dive op. They may have bet their money on the wrong horse. Shoe string is what shoe string does.
If there is any truth to that article and the boat had a glass bottom, it pretty much says that taking it outside of protected waters is just a disaster waiting to happen. Of course I still don't even know it if had a glass bottom to it or not, that article goes back and forth both ways.
