Missing Diver Broward County

[diverlee]

FYI, the dive operator was Aqualife out of Pompano Beach (Hillsborough Inlet). I have been on the boat many times, and it's a safe and well run operation IMO.

Any word?

 

[MrChen]

It looks like he hasn't been found yet.

 

[Jake 10]

hope he is found alive.

 

[johndiver999]

So was there a local effort to search for the body on the bottom? Maybe by a government agency or people from the charter operation or dive shop?

 

[Catito]

Coast Guard searching for diver who departed commercial boat, didn’t resurface

A third day of searching for a diver who went missing in the waters near Deerfield Beach is underway, U.S. Coast Guard Southeast officials said. Erick Gaunt, 32, was visiting from Georgia and got off of a commercial diving boat and into the water one nautical mile east of Lighthouse Point...

finance.yahoo.com

 

[MrChen]

What does this mean?

The line that connected Gaunt to a dive buoy was found “frayed” when the company retrieved it, Estrada said.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

My guess is that the line they are referring to is the flag line.
That would to me indicate an entanglement hazard that the flag line eventually was cut or rubbed against something.

 

[Catito]

The Coast Guard called off the search.

 

[wordizbon]

going out with Dixie Divers for the first time this Saturday.

I was out yesterday in the same area, diving off the same coastline yesterday morning 24h ago on Diveboat Diversity. It was not our boat. I have friends who are regulars with Dixie Divers who runs the largest boat in the area. I have sent some messages and waiting to hear back. I'll update the thread if I hear any details. The Coast Guard also updated their tweet 5 hours after the first one that they were going to continue searching overnight.

The topside conditions were quite good, no weather around, 1-2ft seas. Underwater was another story, terrible viz about 30ft (for here) and somewhat of a strong current at times. I wish I didn't have to toe the flag around. I posted a few pics I took on my ig, but nothing great

 

[Jake 10]

going out with Dixie Divers for the first time this Saturday.

write a brief report upon returning please