Four European divers missing - Mersing, Malaysia

[Pearlman]

The alert doesn't go to the PLB vendor. You can get the details from google, but the SAR system is kept in tight communication.

Two things can help speed things along: The dive op or someone alerts local authorities as happened in this case so when the alert hits the system, a search if already underway. Otherwise, they will call the contacts on your registration to see if they know anything. I try to remind my daughter to tell them that I am careful with mine so as not to activate it by accident so it must be a real alert, and to let her know where I am traveling.

It's 5pm there, over three days. Hoping some boat has already picked him up.

The video posted earlier clearly diagrammed a SAR coordination center - Now which one would that be if you were say diving in Indo and APAC region?

 

[The Wolf]

The video posted earlier clearly diagrammed a SAR coordination center - Now which one would that be if you were say diving in Indo and APAC region?

That was the SAR field center Johor for this incident.

 

[The Wolf]

Update.

Very sad news potentially. Still keeping hopes up that he may yet be found alive.

Come on lad! Hold on a little longer!

 

[Hou s4m]

Update.

Very sad news potentially. Still keeping hopes up that he may yet be found alive.

Come on lad! Hold on a little longer!

Press release said the father confirmed the son has perished. Now is the search for the body with Indonesian assistance. Very sad indeed.

 

[The Wolf]

Very sad news for the diving community.

Father confirms his son has passed away.

Malaysia now requesting Indonesia and Singapore to assist with search.

 

[The Wolf]

Press release said the father confirmed the son has perished. Now is the search for the body with Indonesian assistance. Very sad indeed.

Tragic. Rip young man

 

[dsvs]

Awful news. I guess that explains the decision to call off the search early, plus the fact that they were in Indonesian waters. RIP young man.

I'm curious to see what the review into diving operations there flags up. The royal families have a fair bit of clout.

 

[The Wolf]

Awful news. I guess that explains the decision to call off the search early, plus the fact that they were in Indonesian waters. RIP young man.

I'm curious to see what the review into diving operations there flags up. The royal families have a fair bit of clout.

What I fear is an over reaction when sensible & better diving practices would ensure something like this doesn't happen.

 

[DandyDon]

I can't see anything that the dive op did wrong compared to other locations. Having a meth-head boat pilot was the first problem I think as he should have followed their bubbles better and been on the lookout, but I've seen failures elsewhere. I'd like to know if the instructor had and tried an SMB, but I'd also encourage all DMs to carry a signal mirror, Storm whistle, and reg whistle. Reg whistles are the loudest, but if out of air, Storm whistles are rather loud. Drifting divers happen tho, and I still think it's important to keep the group tied together, like reg hoses tied to D-rings. Maybe her heroic attempt to try to swim for help was a good idea, but I'm against breaking from the group.

 

[The Wolf]

I can't see anything that the dive op did wrong compared to other locations. Having a meth-head boat pilot was the first problem I think as he should have followed their bubbles better and been on the lookout, but I've seen failures elsewhere. I'd like to know if the instructor had and tried an SMB, but I'd also encourage all DMs to carry a signal mirror, Storm whistle, and reg whistle. Reg whistles are the loudest, but if out of air, Storm whistles are rather loud. Drifting divers happen tho, and I still think it's important to keep the group tied together, like reg hoses tied to D-rings. Maybe her heroic attempt to try to swim for help was a good idea, but I'm against breaking from the group.

I tend to agree with you on this.

Let's wait for more information from the other 2 divers and the dive leader's version to better understand.