Diver scooped up by fishing boat

[audission]

Hell of a way to make an ascent..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6096518.stm

 

[1_T_Submariner]

That would be a rough ride...Kind of lucky really that he is still alive enough to have the bends.

 

[Jorbar1551]

thats crazy

 

[melissassm]

Wow, that'd be pretty traumatic.

 

[jagfish]

Article for those with slow connection speeds:

Diver trawled up by fishing boat
A man diving off the Dorset coast was airlifted to hospital after a fishing boat accidentally trawled him up.

The man, in his 40s, had been diving at a depth of 14m (46ft) when he was pulled up along with the fishing vessel's catch.

He started to suffer from the bends and the coastguard helicopter was sent to the boat, Shiraz, east of Portland.

The diver was taken to the specialist recompression chambers in Poole and later discharged.

Portland Coastguard said they were investigating the incident.


Interesting that he suffered DCI from only 14m....

 

[Missdirected]

Well it would be interesting to hear from the diver. Either way, that is just crazy!

 

[BKP]

...guess he should be lucky he wasn't hooked and gaffed...

 

[Digger54]

...guess he should be lucky he wasn't hooked and gaffed...

Or end up in a can of tuna! :11: YIKES!!

They'll have to start labeling the tuna "Diver Free" as well as "Dolphin Free"

Seriously, I hope we get to hear more about this story, especially from the divers point of view. I can't imagine what it woul be like

 

[Missdirected]

Or end up in a can of tuna! :11: YIKES!!

They'll have to start labeling the tuna "Diver Free" as well as "Dolphin Free"

Seriously, I hope we get to hear more about this story, especially from the divers point of view. I can't imagine what it woul be like

I think this will be an interesting entry in his dive log, lol.

 

[LowVizWiz]

He's lucky he didn't run out of air before the pulled up the trawl...