Diver who went missing off Lyme Regis sparking huge search operation is fined

[BlueTrin]

Diver who went missing at sea sparking huge search operation is fined

EDIT: they were fined for violating lockdown rules. In the UK you are allowed only 1 hour of exercise every day, which should be something reasonably safe like walking, running, cycling, ...

 

[lowwall]

The headline is misleading. The fine was for violating UK coronavirus lockdown rules, not for the rescue. They fined both the rescued diver and his friend who was diving separately from the same boat. The friend successfully completed his dive and was the one who called for the rescue.

"The diver was reported as missing by his friend, who had also been diving from the same boat off Lyme Regis yesterday....

Both of those onboard the boat had been diving as a leisure activity and were fined by police after being brought back to shore."

[edited to include quote from article]

 

[Vitesse2l]

Just saw this on FB. Silly people.

 

[BlueTrin]

The headline is misleading. The fine was for violating UK coronavirus lockdown rules, not for the rescue. They fined both the rescued diver and his friend who was diving separately from the same boat. The friend successfully completed his dive and was the one who called for the rescue.

"The diver was reported as missing by his friend, who had also been diving from the same boat off Lyme Regis yesterday....

Both of those onboard the boat had been diving as a leisure activity and were fined by police after being brought back to shore."

[edited to include quote from article]

It’s because it’s a UK newspaper. For the local audience, it is implied. I will edit my post to make that clearer.

But part of the reason of the lockdown and the rule is to avoid putting pressure on emergency services or putting the rescuers at risk of catching Covid. UK groups about caving and diving are all repeating to not put the lives of rescuers at risk.

So it’s not totally unrelated, even though you are totally correct: they were fined for violating lockdown.

 

[lowwall]

I didn't intend to criticize the OP, the thread title came directly from the linked article.

 

[BlueTrin]

I didn't intend to criticize the OP, the thread title came directly from the linked article.

I never thought you wanted to criticise me (and that would be ok if you did)

I thought I would clarify because most of scubaboard is from the US and the headline is misleading without the context, like you said.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

I tell people who insist on diving to not call EMS if there’s an incident so to not put them unnecessarily at risk. I know a nurse who got the virus from a patient and was suffering quite a bit for two weeks but fortunately lived. I have said this to friends

 

[lowwall]

If I were going to dive now (I'm not), my dive plan and actions during the dive would incorporate an assumption that emergency services were not available.

 

[formernuke]

I can't read the article.

As for taking up medical resources staticitly I'm more likely to get into a car accident going to my local grocery store than anything else including diving.

 

[Vitesse2l]

When you consider what the various rescuers mentioned should have been doing instead of rescuing it's a huge effort for a couple of selfish decisions. Merely taking a leisure boat out of harbour was a no no.

On the other side airborn search and rescue were probably not doing much considering the restrictions but the RNLI lifeboat crew are all civilian volunteers. Other under-used responders whose usual duties are reduced have (where prudent, possible and required) been seconded to anti-covid measures.

The language of the fishermen diverted from their hard earned income is probably too extreme for the gentle folk of Scubaboard