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[ggunn]

The preferred nomenclature is personal floatation device.

Ummmm... OK, I guess. Whatever.

 

[DandyDon]

Of course, there are scenarios where wearing a life jacket would make things worse. If you are trapped under a flipped boat where down is the only way out, a life jacket will be a hindrance rather than a help.

Yep, one of the reasons that I actually wear an inflatable snorkel vest.

I'm sure that he wasn't wearing one: Vessel - Conch diver falls from moving boat, drowns - Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu India

 

[Dan G]

Ummmm... OK, I guess. Whatever.

Just making a Big Lebowski reference

 

[ggunn]

Just making a Big Lebowski reference

Oh, OK; I didn't remember that one. If you had said that it tied the room together, I'd have gotten it.

 

[EdC]

Anybody on the island that knows water temp?

 

[ReefHound]

A friend reported 82 last night.

 

[El Graduado]

“Breaker, breaker one-nine, anybody on Cozumel got a 10-13 comeback, over.”

 

[EdC]

A friend reported 82 last night.

TY

 

[Shawn C]

Anybody on the island that knows water temp?

Another SB member posted 78 on Wednesday. This was min temp, not max.

 

[macado]

Cozumel adds to cenote registry for future island development - Riviera Maya News

Cozumel, Q.R. -- Authorities have added to the registry of Cozumel's urban cenotes to harmonize island development with the environment.

riviera-maya-news.com

UT is doing a study of the cenotes on Cozumel this week: https://sipse.com/novedades/investigadores-de-la-universidad-de-texas-mapean-cenotes-de-cozumel-462888.html

Most of the urban cenotes in Cozumel are unfortunately not ones I would want to dive in but it is good they are doing research to hopefully raise awareness. For example, Cenote Chu-Ha (San Francisco) behind the Ecology office on Av65 has very high levels of fecal coliform.

La fuente principal de indicadores virales fecales procede de las aguas residuales urbanas con excretas humanas
o de animales.

Exceeds the maximum permissible limits of fecal coliforms and Escherichia
coli, according to NOM-001-SEMARNAT-2021 for karst environments.

High number of fecal viral indicators (greater than 100 genome copies), increases the probability of presence of some enteric transmitted virus and the risk of human exposure, with affectation to your health.

Presence of the metals barium and zinc in sediments that may become available to the environment

Very interesting report here.

https://www.cicy.mx/Documentos/CICY/sitios/Divulgacion/Articulos/2023/Tarjeta-de-reporte-cenotes-Cozumel.pdf