Scubaroo
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Anyone have any details to the diver fatality on a diveboat near Pt Lobos on Saturday?
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danw2002
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nothing concrete....;-0
Dryglove
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From: Sami Laine <sami@k...>
Date: Sat Nov 30, 2002 9:55 pm
Subject: Dive accident in Carmel today
I was swimming out for a dive at Pt Lobos this morning some time after 10
am as the Lifeguards, Sheriff, Highland Fire and EMS rolled in, and
scrambled two boats. They went around the corner towards Monastery as we
started our dive. During the dive we heard the rescue boats run through a
couple of times. As we got back to the ramp, the EMS, and Fire were gone,
and one of sheriff's deputies was filling paperwork. One of the rescue
boats pulled in a few moments later and as the lifeguard/sheriff team was
putting their boat away, I asked them what had happened. The following
information was provided by one of the rescue team members:
Reportedly, a team of two divers, a couple visiting from Mexico, were
diving off one of the charter boats and got into trouble at Mono Lobo. He
was having some trouble with his weightbelt, and may have lost it. She
apparently attempted to assist, but somehow got her regulator knocked out
and failed to retrieve it. He tried to donate her an alternate air source,
but didn't succeed. They got separated, he ended on the surface and she
didn't.
A crewmember did a search and recovered her after she had been underwater
for approx. 20 minutes. The lifeguards did a seach for her lost gear, but
were unable to locate it. According to the lifeguards she was still
unconscious and not breathing as EMS took her.
I have not heard confirmation, but it appears there was little hope. The
Monterey news outlets didn't have further information as of yet.
This is a sad day for all involved: the other diver, the boat crew, the
passengers, the rescue team, etc.
If the actual events were relayed accurately, they tell us that basic
skills matter (regulator and mask removal and replacement, air sharing, etc.).
If you haven't practiced removing and recovering your regulator and sharing
air -- in mid water, not kneeling on the bottom -- perhaps now is the time.
Just because you were able to do them once in your certification class,
doesn't mean that you can when you really need to, regardless of how many
dives you have done. I practice these at least every week of diving, if not
every day or every dive, and plan on continuing to do so.
Sami
Date: Sat Nov 30, 2002 9:55 pm
Subject: Dive accident in Carmel today
I was swimming out for a dive at Pt Lobos this morning some time after 10
am as the Lifeguards, Sheriff, Highland Fire and EMS rolled in, and
scrambled two boats. They went around the corner towards Monastery as we
started our dive. During the dive we heard the rescue boats run through a
couple of times. As we got back to the ramp, the EMS, and Fire were gone,
and one of sheriff's deputies was filling paperwork. One of the rescue
boats pulled in a few moments later and as the lifeguard/sheriff team was
putting their boat away, I asked them what had happened. The following
information was provided by one of the rescue team members:
Reportedly, a team of two divers, a couple visiting from Mexico, were
diving off one of the charter boats and got into trouble at Mono Lobo. He
was having some trouble with his weightbelt, and may have lost it. She
apparently attempted to assist, but somehow got her regulator knocked out
and failed to retrieve it. He tried to donate her an alternate air source,
but didn't succeed. They got separated, he ended on the surface and she
didn't.
A crewmember did a search and recovered her after she had been underwater
for approx. 20 minutes. The lifeguards did a seach for her lost gear, but
were unable to locate it. According to the lifeguards she was still
unconscious and not breathing as EMS took her.
I have not heard confirmation, but it appears there was little hope. The
Monterey news outlets didn't have further information as of yet.
This is a sad day for all involved: the other diver, the boat crew, the
passengers, the rescue team, etc.
If the actual events were relayed accurately, they tell us that basic
skills matter (regulator and mask removal and replacement, air sharing, etc.).
If you haven't practiced removing and recovering your regulator and sharing
air -- in mid water, not kneeling on the bottom -- perhaps now is the time.
Just because you were able to do them once in your certification class,
doesn't mean that you can when you really need to, regardless of how many
dives you have done. I practice these at least every week of diving, if not
every day or every dive, and plan on continuing to do so.
Sami
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Scubaroo
Contributor
That's pretty much the story I heard second hand.
My condolences to the family and those present.
Without knowing further details other than what was given, the defining moment in the tragedy appears to be the failure to retreive a lost regulator, and the following failed donation attempt. The point about skills practice is valid.
My condolences to the family and those present.
Without knowing further details other than what was given, the defining moment in the tragedy appears to be the failure to retreive a lost regulator, and the following failed donation attempt. The point about skills practice is valid.
Tim Ingersoll
Contributor
Panic will kill you very quickly. Sympathies to all concerned.
norcaldiver
Guest
Sami's is the 3rd variation I've heard. 1 from a diver on the boat, but was under at the time of the accident and was part of the search for gear, the other from a diver that was on board when the buddy surfaced.
Show's how differently people see/hear things. Unfortunatly, each of these versions end the same.
Show's how differently people see/hear things. Unfortunatly, each of these versions end the same.
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