Diver saved by his "lead-weight vest"?

[alo100]

"He was actually bitten by the head...the shark swallowed his head," said Luobixxx, adding a second bite by the shark saw it clench its jaw around Nerhus' torso.
"The brunt of the bite was taken by his lead-weight vest. Its all over your torso. Exxx said to me at the wharf that his weight vest saved him," he said.

More about the story:
http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=SP285350
http://scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=175204
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I wondered what kind of a vest was he using exactly at that time, any guess?









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[undefined]

Must have been a SS BP. Chipped a shark tooth probably

 

[crpntr133]

Good thing that the shark didn't bite into the guys oxygen tank.

 

[blatter]

In case anyone is interested, here is a bit of information about weight vests from my personal experience.

These vests are often used by abalone divers and others who use surface supply in southern Australia particularly for commercial or scientific diving.

They are made of soft material - usually vinyl coated fabric - and hold lead shot in a similar way as shot weight belts and are used to spread the weight across the torso and replace most or all of the weight of a weight belt. This is good for people with bad backs or those who spend hours underwater in floaty drysuits or thick wetsuits.

These vests are also sometimes used to mount bail out bottles or route surface supply hoses, although most divers seem to just use an additional light weight belt to hold the hose and also as a bit of dumpable weight.

I have found that they are very comfortable if you are working for hours a day underwater on surface supply, but they would not work for me with scuba.

According to media reports about this shark attack, this type of vest apparently helped deter the shark - maybe it didn't like the feel or taste of the lead shot.

 

[alo100]

Oh, I see, I've never seen it before.
Do you have any pic/link related to the vest? Just want to see how it looks like...
Thanks!

p.s. I also thought that was a backplate when I read the news...

 

[blatter]

Can't think of a link and don't have a pic handy - but think of it as a thin padded down waistcoat or vest without sleeves or collar with a zip up the front and filled with lead instead of feathers.

 

[Packhorse]

I saw that on TV a few weeks ago.
Apparently it smashed his"goggles" dislodged hes reg that delivered his "oxygen" and also did something to one of his "flippers".
All from the the divers mouth?????