Pro Diver sinks

[DiveMaven]

Good to know that the coconut wireless has a better connection on the beach than the boat ramp. Regardless, the sinking is a sad event.

 

[openmindOW]

Wow. A new wreck to dive.

 

[diversteve]

Did you see the 470' deep part...

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thread merged from A&I

 

[Dr. Lecter]

Did you see the 470' deep part...

Being below 100M but not insanely deep should limit the number of visitors while giving interested divers a reason to plan a relatively serious dive.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Being below 100M but not insanely deep should limit the number of visitors while giving interested divers a reason to plan a relatively serious dive.

Yeah, but who's going to want to waste a tech dive to 470' just to look at a newer 34' fiberglass boat?
You could go to any harbor over there and see the same thing.

 

[Shaka Doug]

There's got to be some equipment and other valuables that are worth salvaging if they can get to it soon enough. Also the question remains: Why did she take on water so quickly that she sank?" What caused the leak? Was it a thru hull fitting? Cooling system failure? Did they hit some debris? Were they swamped by a big wave after the bilge already had too much water in it? Maybe some of you already know what happened but since the swell is up so high this week I haven't been able to get any more info from my trusty "word on the beach" sources!

 

[Dr. Lecter]

Yeah, but who's going to want to waste a tech dive to 470' just to look at a newer 34' fiberglass boat?
You could go to any harbor over there and see the same thing.

You're not wrong, but we're sorely lacking in wrecks much past 300' and we get bored.

 

[scubahawk27]

All dive gear went down but I wouldn't think that would be worth the risk


Greg Walker
Maui Scooter Divers
www.mauiscooterdivers.com

 

[Midge907]

Worth the risk for recovering the dive gear, maybe not, but if these guys have the experience to do the dive safely then I say go for it. Would you return the gear to the owners, or ask for salvage rights, i'm sure that they would of had insurance on the boat to cover these issues? Run a winch line down rather then lift bags?

 

[Dr. Lecter]

There's no rec dive gear I'd be interested in trying to recover at 470' on a CCR while limited to 10-15min BT…and somehow I doubt such a small vessel has a bell or any of the other classic trophies. Something valuable/baggable like a GPS would be worth grabbing for return to the boat's owner, but it probably didn't survive the trip to the bottom.

Running a line down and securing it to an engine mount or something would probably be doable, but I'd bet that's a minuscule amount of the cost of recovering the boat so that wouldn't be all that much assistance.