Scuba Shack's Boat Get Wet Sinks in Key Largo

[jar546]

You can have all the CPR and first aid training you want. Actually performing it and performing it effectively in a real emergency is a whole other ballgame. Classes and certs are nice but some people are simply not capable of handling true emergent situations. Some don't have the psychological stamina or capability to handle real life situations.

 

[The Chairman]

A few clarifications...

The captain had scuba gear on when the attempted rescues were made. He was not free diving. Apparently one of the BCs popped to the surface and he used it.

OT-Thursday afternoon, USCG received a "sinking" call from a KL boat Capt. Details sketchy, but rumors are flying..

just recieved the same report from someone on the water earlier. details also sketchy,,,


reefman
key largo

It's important to note that this was NOT a dive boat sinking. The position given could possibly be a boat on course from Key Largo to Bimini. Lots of conjecture and scuttlebut about this as well as other things, but we know nothing for certain. The one thing we do know is that was not a charter carrying divers.

 

[DebbyDiver]

That's a relief. Thanks, Pete.

 

[The Chairman]

Follow up... the boat that just sank on it's way to Bimini was captained by the same individual as the Get Wet incident. However, reports are that he did not make any distress calls to the Coast Guard due to not having a working radio on board. A passing freighter just happened to see the boat go down in 3,000 ft of water and pulled him to safety. The boat was loaded with electronics, dive gear and ??? Now the local speculation revolves around a few possible scenarios: Bad luck, insurance fraud, destroying evidence or revenge. Me? I don't know, but I would like to believe the first one. It is my understanding in talking with the Coast Guard that charges in the first incident are pending and immanent. There is a lot more scuttlebutt that I simply refuse to post as it has been unverified by more than one source.

We now take you back to our regularly scheduled program: "As the Keys turn..."

 

[Wookie]

Follow up... the boat that just sank on it's way to Bimini was captained by the same individual as the Get Wet incident. However, reports are that he did not make any distress calls to the Coast Guard due to not having a working radio on board. A passing freighter just happened to see the boat go down in 3,000 ft of water and pulled him to safety. The boat was loaded with electronics, dive gear and ??? Now the local speculation revolves around a few possible scenarios: Bad luck, insurance fraud, destroying evidence or revenge. Me? I don't know, but I would like to believe the first one. It is my understanding in talking with the Coast Guard that charges in the first incident are pending and immanent. There is a lot more scuttlebutt that I simply refuse to post as it has been unverified by more than one source.

We now take you back to our regularly scheduled program: "As the Keys turn..."

Lets make up some stuff. He was headed to Bimini. The owners of the Scuba Shack are opening a dive shop in Bimini. There was gear owned by the Scuba Shack in Key Largo that would have been of use in Bimini, and was an asset that could be seized in the event of a lawsuit in the United States.

THIS IS COMPLETELY CONJECTURE, RUMOR, AND GOSSIP ON MY PART. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT I HAVEN'T READ IN THIS THREAD.

Things that make you go Hmmmm. I wonder if there is any dive gear in the property formerly (or perhaps still) occupied by the Key Largo Dive Shack.

 

[jar546]

Wow, thick, very thick potential/alleged plot

 

[Reef_Haven]

 

[The Chairman]

I wonder if there is any dive gear in the property formerly (or perhaps still) occupied by the Key Largo Dive Shack.

The report is "No". All effects belonging to the Scuba Shack have been removed, including the Valhalla.

 

[Wookie]

including the Valhalla.

Perhaps the Valhalla is.... ummmm.... 3000 feet deep?

JUST MAKING THINGS UP HERE, FOLKS. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

 

[conchrandy]

Heard this Thurs but it was so WEIRD that I only reported "rumors" on SB. Popcorn time.