The Eureka paper had a good article:
http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=21824
http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=21824
Diver missing off of No. Cal coast
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Ben_ca
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Was up in B.C. with him September last year. Remember talking to him about how he goes out alone often. Wasn't on a rebreather was he? Can't remember if he solos on a rebreather. Man that sucks.
TravelSimone
Contributor
Ben_ca:
Wow... what amazing photos. So sad to read this news.
LG Diver
Guest
Update as of this morning regarding yesterday's search of the anchor line (originally posted on BA_Diving by Charlie Notthoff). Sounds like he may have dove to free a stuck anchor:
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Sorry I didn't post this yesterday. I didn't get back to a computer until late,
and was
wupped.
My partner John Corbett and I went out Monday morning on the 47' Coast Guard
rescue
boat. When we reach Kawika's Whaler it was half swamped from rough seas (can't
sink a
Boston Whaler). Camera was still aboard in a box just aft of the console. I
didn't get a
detailed look of other gear in boat. Swell was confused and the chop was coming
up.
When I hit the water, I had to beat the current to reach the anchor line.
Current can be
REALLY strong in that area. I had to climb the anchor line to get down.
Visibility was very
good. I had at least 20 feet. The current pulled the anchor line (with me
attached) down
hard against the bottom. I was able to search left and right of the line while
pulling myself
along.
The terrain in that area consists of many small mounds (similar to the Metridium
Fields). I
moved left and right as much as possible to look into any openings in the rock.
There was
a ton of scope out on the anchor line. It felt like I crawled a football field
to reach the
anchor. There are markings on the anchor to indicate lengths. I was looking
around too
much to pay attention to those.
I found the anchor well-wedged between two rocks the last 10-20 feet of nylon
line had
chaffed on surrounding rocks so that one of the three twists had parted. I
secured my
search line to the anchor chain and continued 30 to 40 feet past the anchor to
search
beyond the outcropping where the anchor was.
I found no sign of diver or equipment.
Charlie Notthoff
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Sorry I didn't post this yesterday. I didn't get back to a computer until late,
and was
wupped.
My partner John Corbett and I went out Monday morning on the 47' Coast Guard
rescue
boat. When we reach Kawika's Whaler it was half swamped from rough seas (can't
sink a
Boston Whaler). Camera was still aboard in a box just aft of the console. I
didn't get a
detailed look of other gear in boat. Swell was confused and the chop was coming
up.
When I hit the water, I had to beat the current to reach the anchor line.
Current can be
REALLY strong in that area. I had to climb the anchor line to get down.
Visibility was very
good. I had at least 20 feet. The current pulled the anchor line (with me
attached) down
hard against the bottom. I was able to search left and right of the line while
pulling myself
along.
The terrain in that area consists of many small mounds (similar to the Metridium
Fields). I
moved left and right as much as possible to look into any openings in the rock.
There was
a ton of scope out on the anchor line. It felt like I crawled a football field
to reach the
anchor. There are markings on the anchor to indicate lengths. I was looking
around too
much to pay attention to those.
I found the anchor well-wedged between two rocks the last 10-20 feet of nylon
line had
chaffed on surrounding rocks so that one of the three twists had parted. I
secured my
search line to the anchor chain and continued 30 to 40 feet past the anchor to
search
beyond the outcropping where the anchor was.
I found no sign of diver or equipment.
Charlie Notthoff
He was an open circuit diver, not rebreather.
The bad news about his camera being on board is that he didn't have at least three
of the five lights he normally carries. And he might not have his HID light either.
The bad news about his camera being on board is that he didn't have at least three
of the five lights he normally carries. And he might not have his HID light either.
Any additional info on this?
Adobo
Contributor
Stevtt:
Not much new information...
The locals are very anxious to help. Unfortunately, it seems not much more can be done beyond what the pros are doing.
OP
Ben_ca
Contributor
Chuck Tribolet:
Chuck do we know if he left his flares on the boat?
We don't know about the HID light and the flares.
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