Divers Missing - Florida west coast

[alvinsuper]

That's the kind of update I like

Hopefully, we'll know something about the events played out.

 

[Jack Hammer]

I like good news

 

[Compressor]

Great news. Thank goodness.
Thank you to the USCG for their bravery and persistence.

 

[Geobound]

WOW amazing!!

I'm glad to hear that the outcome on this was good.

 

[KathyV]

Here's some more information, the guy that was lost over night collected rain water in his dive mask to stay hydrated.

Coast Guard rescues missing diver alive after full day lost at sea

 

[DandyDon]

PLB $250

Nylon canister $110

Brass bolt clip $8

Not having to float overnight - PRICELESS

 

[KathyV]

Missing diver who spent entire night lost at sea had 'will to survive,' officials say

Coast Guard finds two missing divers lost at sea

 

[pepperbelly]

Tread water for 20 hours.
He ain’t a quitter!

 

[DandyDon]

Tread water for 20 hours.

Well, let's hope that he thought to ditch his weights and inflate his BC.

Still, I would certainly hate having to float all night and into the next day alone, unknowing, and all. I never leave town without my PLB, especially on one of our farms, on a hike, on a dive. We see stores in the news all of the time where bodies are found long after it's too late. Glad he made it.

 

[CuzzA]

Doesn't sound like he had an SMB either. I'm always surprised by how many divers lack basic safety equipment.

I do wonder how the captain lost two divers and how the two divers lost the boat from that wreck. Current is typically minimal on this coast.

BTW, we were out Thursday, still no signs of Red Tide here off Pinellas. Going out Monday as well.