Missing New England diver

[MSilvia]

Just saw this in the news...
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wcvb/20020611/lo/1223033_1.html

 

[MASS-Diver]

I hope that guy is ok. That can be a difficult area to dive in (espically at night), low vis, heck of current, lots of boat traffic. I hope the guy was diving dry too as the water is still in the 40s.

 

[cpalerm]

Looks like someone was diving w/o a buddy...

 

[MSilvia]

Let's all hope he's okay. I'll post followups if I see any.

I dunno about the diving dry thing though Mass Diver. I think a good wetsuit is just fine. I started diving in mine comfortably this year when the water temp got to 41 degrees.

 

[shellbird]

Sounds like nobody even missed him for awhile. Sure hope my buddy isn't like that! Wonder what went wrong?

 

[MSilvia]

there's a lot that could go wrong there. It was between tides, so strong current could have been a contributing factor, but I'd guess that not being with a buddy was the biggest problem. The article seemed to imply that the "five other divers" weren't really keeping a very close eye on him.

I hope your buddy isn't like that too!

 

[MSilvia]

Here's the latest, but it's not much more info...
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wcvb/20020611/lo/1223573_1.html

 

[Spectre]

Originally posted by MSilvia
I think a good wetsuit is just fine. I started diving in mine comfortably this year when the water temp got to 41 degrees.

Sure, a wetsuit'll do just fine for a dive, but this case is different. Lets say he got lucky and is actually drifting on the surface... overnight in a wetsuit in those temps is going to get _damn_ cold...

 

[MSilvia]

Yeah... in a prolonged survival situation, I'd definately prefer a drysuit, and now that I think of it, even if he washed up on one of the nearby harbor islands, He'd probably be a lot better off with dry clothes on.

 

[shellbird]

Are you guys familiar with that area? Ever dive out there?