Scuba diver dies while exploring popular shipwreck, a third tragedy in the Florida Keys

[wgw04024]

So an AOW diver will get to dive that wreck? and a confident OW diver will dive that also?

I don't find the dive over the top. Sure, the bottom of the vessel is deep, but you can mull around 80-90' all you like with plenty to see. If you are average on air, you can get 18-20 mins of bottom time.
Did the article say that the diver was penetrating?

 

[rx7diver]

How do people dive a 130' deep wreck? Not single tank? What cert would be accepted for that?

My open water training (NAUI/YMCA) was in 1986. The training limit then was 130 fsw. We used tables (and 60 fpm ascent rates), which meant very short bottom times.

rx7diver

 

[Ukmc]

There was a Duane death in May, Vanderburg missing/dead last week, Spiegel Grove in this accident. That is a lot of Keys Wreck accidents over a short period of time…

 

[Jcp2]

I would guess that the sudden increase in the number of adverse incidents during recreational activities has gone up in proportion to the sudden increase in pandemic related revenge travel.

 

[CuzzA]

So an AOW diver will get to dive that wreck? and a confident OW diver will dive that also?

Yep. Pretty benign when the current is mild.


Here's the Duane also.

 

[Johnoly]

I would guess that the sudden increase in the number of adverse incidents during recreational activities has gone up in proportion to the sudden increase in pandemic related revenge travel.

Just referencing the " Increase in travel " as it concerns Florida.
Each of the May, June, & July total visitor car & plane counts are significantly down from 2022. All of the dive shops are also reporting flat or down total customer counts from the same months last year. Mini lobster season a traditional 'Sold-Out' 2 day period recently had many open spots on day 2. That has not happened since 2008.

Frequency of Dive accidents kinda stand on their own, but I agree it's more than usual. Historically it's the beginning of September that we see the most accidents happen in southeast Florida.

 

[TravelGas]

My open water training (NAUI/YMCA) was in 1986. The training limit then was 130 fsw. We used tables (and 60 fpm ascent rates), which meant very short bottom times.

rx7diver

Well, that makes you, me and one other notable member here who were all certified in 1986 by the now defunct YMCA. I thought YMCA was absorbed by some other agency, not NAUI ?

 

[Norwegian Cave Diver]

Yep. Pretty benign when the current is mild.


Here's the Duane also.

Excellent videos. Thanks

 

[Jcp2]

Just referencing the " Increase in travel " as it concerns Florida.
Each of the May, June, & July total visitor car & plane counts are significantly down from 2022. All of the dive shops are also reporting flat or down total customer counts from the same months last year. Mini lobster season a traditional 'Sold-Out' 2 day period recently had many open spots on day 2. That has not happened since 2008.

Frequency of Dive accidents kinda stand on their own, but I agree it's more than usual. Historically it's the beginning of September that we see the most accidents happen in southeast Florida.

More availability for me in October then! I promise I’ll be careful and not add to the total.

 

[rhwestfall]

I thought YMCA was absorbed by some other agency, not NAUI ?

I believe it is SEI....