Diver Abandoned off Newport

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mainmanpaul

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The article is in todays O.C. register. (Local page 2)
A man who was left behind by his dive boat last April and floated in the water for 4 hours before being rescued by another boat is suing the Sundiver and Ocean Adventures Dive Co. for 4 million bucks. Just thought you might want to know.
 
mainmanpaul:
The article is in todays O.C. register. (Local page 2)
A man who was left behind by his dive boat last April and floated in the water for 4 hours before being rescued by another boat is suing the Sundiver and Ocean Adventures Dive Co. for 4 million bucks. Just thought you might want to know.

Sorry, Didn't read the other post
 
I wonder how much he will get????
 
ShakaZulu:
I wonder how much he will get????
I doubt the thing will ever get to a jury. They will settle out of court for as much as he can rip out of the insurance companies hands. I was wondering if a dive operations insurance would cover something like this. It probably does. I bet he will walk away for somewhere between 200 and 500 large. Of course it will all be behind closed doors and we will never find out.
 
Ah, a wonderful scam to get the money to fund the dive trip of my lifetime! All I have to do is get left behind by a local dive boat. Hmm... I wonder if I can do it off Catalina so I can just swim home and get warm. (NOT suggesting this diver is pulling a scam)

Seriously, sad to see the Sundiver getting hit on this one. I've never dived off it, but I've heard it is a good boat with a good captain.

Dr. Bill
 
Uncle Pug:
If they were a good boat with a good captain would they have left a diver behind?

It wasn't the crews fault the diver started the engine and put the boat in gear then jumped overboard
 
Any of you out of staters know how California dive boat charters work? Might change your conclusions

A dive shop charters a boat and hires and brings the DMs along. Captain is there to drive the boat (yes, I know, ultimate responsibility lies with the captain, but DM responsibilities are delegated to the shop). DM is responsible for checking divers on and off the boat. DM informs the captain when all are on board. That is the way every boat DM is trained. That is the way it works. SHOULD that responsibility be delegated? I think so, but the fact is is that the DM -- who is not employed or associated with the boat other than through the shop that chartered it -- majorly screwed the pooch. Has it changed things? Not as recently as last weekend. SHop chartered the Great Escape, another good boat. SHop DMs did all the counting and informed the capt. when all were aboard.

On the other hand, if it is an open boat charter, the captain hires the DM and takes responsibility for that DM's actions.

This is a very good boat (in fact, as far as diving is concerned, the best in So Cal). WHat happened could have happened on any boat that that particular shop happened to charter on that particular day with that particular DM (who has, by the way NEVER suffered any penalty, unlike the capt. who did in fact have his license suspended by the coasties).

Making statements like that -- without knowing how boats work here and without knowing all of the facts (like the diver who fails to follow the dive plan and briefing), which I hope come out somehow -- are simple hyperbole.

Chris
 
It should also be stated that Capt. Ray also does alot of technical charters with alot of GUE trained tech divers and is known for his top-notch surface support. He took John Walker and Kendall Raine on their dive to the sub that he found outside of Santa Monica Harbor.

The shop that chartered the boat insisted on using their DM for the trip in question.
 

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