I dived the Speigel Grove with two buddies today. 5 divers on the boat. Three of us and a very overweight couple. They look VERY nervous as we leave the dock.
I tried to be a little friendly with the guy. He says that he is really looking forward to diving the Grove but it's the deepest he has ever been. His wife is a total nervous wreck. They set up their rigs and we see that she has FOUR regulators! (The fourth was an integrated inflator affair). He has three and is also carrying a mini spare air. My buddy immediately asks them why. "She had an accident" is the reply from 3REG. "Shut up" says 4REG. "No tell them" he says. She tells us that she had an accident a few months ago in the Caribbean. Her primary had "exploded in her mouth" and she could not locate her octo ("It was stuck"), so she had to make a EA from 100 ft. Her remedy was now to dive with four regs to "make sure".
Luckily she did not dive the SG but 3REG did. He dropped down the line in some really stiff current. Gives the wreck "looksee" for about 30 secs and goes straight up the line. End of dive.
Dive two on the reef. Both drop down with about 20lbs extra each. ("Just in case"). 4REG is dangling her three regs and computer. She grabs one reg in her right hand and uses it as a hook to pull herself on the bottom. Unbelievable to watch. Zero buoyancy control. Just hook and pull. Hook and pull. Entire dive in the sand.
Who certifies these people? (This is not a flame). I am simply amazed...
I tried to be a little friendly with the guy. He says that he is really looking forward to diving the Grove but it's the deepest he has ever been. His wife is a total nervous wreck. They set up their rigs and we see that she has FOUR regulators! (The fourth was an integrated inflator affair). He has three and is also carrying a mini spare air. My buddy immediately asks them why. "She had an accident" is the reply from 3REG. "Shut up" says 4REG. "No tell them" he says. She tells us that she had an accident a few months ago in the Caribbean. Her primary had "exploded in her mouth" and she could not locate her octo ("It was stuck"), so she had to make a EA from 100 ft. Her remedy was now to dive with four regs to "make sure".
Luckily she did not dive the SG but 3REG did. He dropped down the line in some really stiff current. Gives the wreck "looksee" for about 30 secs and goes straight up the line. End of dive.
Dive two on the reef. Both drop down with about 20lbs extra each. ("Just in case"). 4REG is dangling her three regs and computer. She grabs one reg in her right hand and uses it as a hook to pull herself on the bottom. Unbelievable to watch. Zero buoyancy control. Just hook and pull. Hook and pull. Entire dive in the sand.
Who certifies these people? (This is not a flame). I am simply amazed...
