Missing Diver Off Georgia Coast

[LIVES4SHARKS]

News ReleaseDate: March 6, 2008
Contact:
Bobby Nash
(305) 318-1864
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Coast Guard Searching for Missing Diver​

[FONT=times new roman,times]CHARLESTON, S.C., - The Coast Guard is searching for a missing diver approximately 62-miles east of St. Simons Island, Ga., Thursday evening. [/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman,times]Three adult males were diving from a 29-foot boat when one of the men disappeared. One of the remaining men then contacted the Coast Guard and requested assistance at approximately 4:30 p.m. [/FONT]

[FONT=times new roman,times]A helicopter crew from Air Station Savannah, Ga., launched to search for the missing man. The Coast Guard has issued an urgent information marine broadcast to notify boaters in the area where the diver was reported missing. [/FONT]​

[FONT=times new roman,times]The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 17), from Norfolk, Va., and the USS De Wert (FFG-45), from Mayport, Fla., and several Good Samaritans are also assisting in the search.[/FONT][FONT=times new roman,times]

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My prayers are with him and his family for his safe return!

Carolyn:sharks:

 

[LIVES4SHARKS]

Just found out he was found!

USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT - A civilian diver was rescued today off the coast of Florida after the U.S. Coast Guard requested USS Theodore Roosevelt's assistance in a search effort. An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5 the "Nightdippers," participated in the Coast Guard-led search, and successfully located the diver. The Nightdippers helicopter transported the diver to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, where he was transferred to civilian medical care.

"Providing assistance to mariners in distress is the obligation of every ship and Sailor at sea," said Captain Ladd Wheeler, Commanding Officer, USS Theodore Roosevelt. "We were ready and willing to join in the search effort, and extremely pleased that the individual was rescued."

USS Theodore Roosevelt is currently conducting operations off the Florida coast.

 

[Diver Dennis]

Great news. Sounds like there were a lot of eyes looking for him.

 

[LIVES4SHARKS]

Definitely got lucky! God bless our Navy and Coast Guard!

Happy diving!
Carolyn:sharks:

 

[DandyDon]

Definitely got lucky! God bless our Navy and Coast Guard!

Happy diving!
Carolyn:sharks:

Nice to hear a happy ending here. Good for the Swabbies!

 

[sporket]

Wow great news!!

 

[2Tours N Iraq`]

It's rare when a search for a single missing person has a happy ending. Thanks for sharing the good news!

 

[DandyDon]

It is nice. Floating alone at sea has got to be a bad experience, but getting back to the boat not knowing where one of the divers is must be as well. I remember a thread about a pair who went missing recently off of the Florida Keys, subsequently reading the posts from the husband who was on the boat looking for his wife and his friend whom he'd lost. Glad that one turned out happy too, but he was a wreck.

I am curious as to whether anyone stayed on this boat, or what signal devices the lost diver carried? Don't guess we'll know...?

 

[divebomb]

Wonderful news! Glad it had a good ending.

Beck

 

[DennisW]

It's always nice to see a good ending with this type of situation.