Missing diver

[ggunn]

Actually, Marine Park rules have now been extended to the North. And a fee is also being charged. As of end of last year. (I am a licensed Marine Park guide).

The central hotel zone is still outside the Park, right?

 

[cicopo]

While I was there (Jan 30 to Feb 21) conditions on the north end seemed to be excellent & a lot of dive ops were taking divers there. The day we left however things seemed to change both weather wise along with water conditions. There were a lot of Eagle Rays up north which was a big draw. Add to this I believe Deep Exposure tends to be favored by Tech Divers (from what I've heard) which might indicate they have more skilled divers as regulars & know their skill set. That's just a guess however but may have something to do with why they went north rather than south to dive.

 

[scubbq]

Any updates yet? Terrifying scenario. Last visit I went very far north, Tiburcio and ABC Wall, both fantastic memorable dives. I made a comment about not being able to see land anymore. Superman Steve of Aldora then equipped us with the Nautilus Lifeline Personal Locator Buoys and gave us a crash course, still needing line of sight on the control unit I believe to even work. I went home and bought a mirror and whistle to add to the kit, and will now add a Garmin personal GPS that I didn’t want to spend the coin on.

 

[tursiops]

Garmin personal GPS

What is this?

 

[JFS]

What is this?

Probably an EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

 

[Wants2divemore]

What is this?

I assume they mean a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) like the Garmin In Reach Mini 2 which you can use to send a distress signal to alert rescue services. I have one (along with the waterproof case) that I use for backpacking and scuba (thankfully haven't needed it yet). There are several threads on different PLBs and other signaling devices.

Garmin inReach® Mini 2 | Satellite Communicator | Messenger

inReach Mini 2 is a compact satellite communicator that provides peace of mind off the grid. Features include global satellite coverage & emergency SOS messaging.

www.garmin.com

 

[tursiops]

Probably an EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

It is possibly a lot of things. I was curious what HE meant.
By the way, I do not believe Garmin makes an EPIRB.

 

[tursiops]

I assume they mean a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) like the Garmin In Reach Mini 2 which you can use to send a distress signal to alert rescue services. I have one (along with the waterproof case) that I use for backpacking and scuba (thankfully haven't needed it yet). There are several threads on different PLBs and other signaling devices.

Garmin inReach® Mini 2 | Satellite Communicator | Messenger

inReach Mini 2 is a compact satellite communicator that provides peace of mind off the grid. Features include global satellite coverage & emergency SOS messaging.

www.garmin.com

The Garmin InReach Mini2 is NOT a PLB.

 

[scubbq]

Mini2 mentioned above. Never made a reference to EPIRB, but you two have fun taking this thread another direction. They’re actually on sale now.

 

[JFS]

It is possibly a lot of things. I was curious what HE meant.
By the way, I do not believe Garmin makes an EPIRB.

Garmin makes the Garmin Inreach Explorer EPIRB