Mike,
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Chad
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Chad
Very sad news-hurricane related........
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KN and Ladydiver have some ideas about this.
Your highness's??
Your highness's??
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This is a special News/Update from Peter Hughes Diving.
The M/V Wave Dancer, in Belize, became a victim to Hurricane Iris on Monday
evening, October 8. The vessel carried her full complement of 28 passengers
and crew. To date, we have eight survivors. The bodies of 18 victims have
been recovered. Two more members of the passengers/crew are still missing.
This tragedy took place late in the evening on Monday. Rescue efforts
commenced during the "eye" of the Hurricane (around 11:00 pm) from neighboring
boats and did not cease until the Hurricane regained full force. The efforts
immediately resumed this morning as the worst of the storm passed. They
continue as this message is being sent.
To the families and friends of the passengers and crew who were lost, we offer
our profound condolences and sympathy.
More complete details follow in the form of the press release prepared today.
We will continue to keep you informed of all developments. After further
discussion with the families involved, we will keep you advised as to memorial
funds and ongoing efforts to help those directly touched by this unprecedented
event.
To those who have called and written to express their sympathy, our deepest
thanks. Please use email whenever possible, as we need our phone lines open to
deal with the immediate problems over the next few days.
PRESS RELEASE: M/V WAVE DANCER CAPSIZED BY HURRICANE IRIS
Hurricane Iris, packing 140 mph winds, made landfall in the southern
(Placencia) region of the Central American Country of Belize during the evening
of October 8, 2001, capsizing the liveaboard dive vessel M/V Wave Dancer with
all twenty-eight passengers and crew onboard. As of Tuesday afternoon, the
bodies of eighteen victims had been recovered. Eight survivors have been
accounted for, and search and recovery operations are ongoing. Two members of
the passengers/crew are still missing.
The liveaboard dive vessel M/V Wave Dancer of the Peter Hughes Diving DANCER
FLEET was capsized by a combination of strong wind and surging water while
moored in Big Creek, an area of Southern Belize well known to boaters for its
protection from storms. Big Creek is approximately 80 miles south of Belize
City, the site of Belize's international airport and the point of embarkation
for Wave Dancer cruises. No hotel rooms were available in Belize City to
offload the passengers because this area of Belize was evacuated. Large
portions of Belize City were destroyed by Hurricane Hattie in 1961.
The Wave Dancer was moored to a pier with other commercial vessels that
routinely use this area as a refuge from storms and hurricanes. This area and
a similar procedure was used in 1998 to avoid Hurricane Mitch. Despite
following all procedures for securing the vessel during a hurricane, an
unusually strong surge of water apparently lifted the vessel dramatically right
at the pier, snapping all of the stern lines and allowing the wind to rip the
vessel from the pier and capsize it in the middle of the creek. This occurred
during the evening hours, and rescue efforts from neighboring boats began
immediately during the "eye" of the hurricane in late evening. As the storm
resumed rescue efforts were halted for a few hours and commenced early Tuesday
morning when conditions permitted.
According to PHD spokesperson and Executive Vice President Tom Conlin: "Our
first responsibility in this tragedy is to continue all search and recovery
efforts. Peter Hughes, President of the company, left for Belize as soon as we
received word of the accident, and will personally participate in all ongoing
efforts. Helicopters and search boats have been deployed to the area and are
searching all areas of the mangrove system. All of the families have been
contacted to keep them informed about all details of both victims and
survivors. We will provide further information and a list of passengers and
crew once all these facts are confirmed and the families are notified."
The l20 foot Wave Dancer is part of the Peter Hughes Diving Dancer Fleet of
liveaboard dive vessels. The M/V Wave Dancer had been in operation in Belize
for nine years without incident prior to Hurricane Iris. The vessel had been
chartered by the Richmond Dive Club of Richmond, VA.
According to British military sources on station in Belize, the most
concentrated force of Hurricane Iris hit an area of the Belize coast 15 miles
wide. This path, featuring the most intense wind and water movement, was
centered directly on the Placencia/Big Creek area.
PETER HUGHES DIVING
5723 NW 158 Street, Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Ph: 1-800-9-DANCER (800-932-6237), (305) 669-9391, Fax (305)
669-9475
email: dancer@peterhughes.com
web site: http://www.peterhughes.com
The purpose of this forum is the promotion of safe diving through the examination and discussion of accidents and incidents; to find lessons we can apply to our own diving.
Accidents, and incidents that could easily have become accidents, can often be used to illustrate actions that lead to injury or death, and their discussion is essential to building lessons learned from which improved safety can flow. To foster the free exchange of information valuable to this process, the "manners" in this forum are much more tightly controlled than elsewhere on the board. In addition to the TOS:
(1) You may not release any names here, until after the names have appeared in the public domain (articles, news reports, sheriff's report etc.) The releasing report must be cited. Until such public release, the only name you may use in this forum is your own.
(2) Off topic posts will be removed and off topic comments will be edited.
(3) No flaming, name calling or otherwise attacking other posters. You may attack ideas; you may not attack people.
(4) No trolling; no blamestorming. Mishap analysis does not lay blame, it finds causes.
(5) No "condolences to the family" here. Please use our Passings Forum for these kinds of messages.
(6) If you are presenting information from a source other than your own eyes and ears, cite the source.
(7) If your post is your hypothesis, theory, or a "possible scenario," identify it as such.
(8) If your post is about legal action that concerns a mishap, use the Scuba Related Court Cases forum.
Thanks in advance,
The M/V Wave Dancer, in Belize, became a victim to Hurricane Iris on Monday
evening, October 8. The vessel carried her full complement of 28 passengers
and crew. To date, we have eight survivors. The bodies of 18 victims have
been recovered. Two more members of the passengers/crew are still missing.
This tragedy took place late in the evening on Monday. Rescue efforts
commenced during the "eye" of the Hurricane (around 11:00 pm) from neighboring
boats and did not cease until the Hurricane regained full force. The efforts
immediately resumed this morning as the worst of the storm passed. They
continue as this message is being sent.
To the families and friends of the passengers and crew who were lost, we offer
our profound condolences and sympathy.
More complete details follow in the form of the press release prepared today.
We will continue to keep you informed of all developments. After further
discussion with the families involved, we will keep you advised as to memorial
funds and ongoing efforts to help those directly touched by this unprecedented
event.
To those who have called and written to express their sympathy, our deepest
thanks. Please use email whenever possible, as we need our phone lines open to
deal with the immediate problems over the next few days.
PRESS RELEASE: M/V WAVE DANCER CAPSIZED BY HURRICANE IRIS
Hurricane Iris, packing 140 mph winds, made landfall in the southern
(Placencia) region of the Central American Country of Belize during the evening
of October 8, 2001, capsizing the liveaboard dive vessel M/V Wave Dancer with
all twenty-eight passengers and crew onboard. As of Tuesday afternoon, the
bodies of eighteen victims had been recovered. Eight survivors have been
accounted for, and search and recovery operations are ongoing. Two members of
the passengers/crew are still missing.
The liveaboard dive vessel M/V Wave Dancer of the Peter Hughes Diving DANCER
FLEET was capsized by a combination of strong wind and surging water while
moored in Big Creek, an area of Southern Belize well known to boaters for its
protection from storms. Big Creek is approximately 80 miles south of Belize
City, the site of Belize's international airport and the point of embarkation
for Wave Dancer cruises. No hotel rooms were available in Belize City to
offload the passengers because this area of Belize was evacuated. Large
portions of Belize City were destroyed by Hurricane Hattie in 1961.
The Wave Dancer was moored to a pier with other commercial vessels that
routinely use this area as a refuge from storms and hurricanes. This area and
a similar procedure was used in 1998 to avoid Hurricane Mitch. Despite
following all procedures for securing the vessel during a hurricane, an
unusually strong surge of water apparently lifted the vessel dramatically right
at the pier, snapping all of the stern lines and allowing the wind to rip the
vessel from the pier and capsize it in the middle of the creek. This occurred
during the evening hours, and rescue efforts from neighboring boats began
immediately during the "eye" of the hurricane in late evening. As the storm
resumed rescue efforts were halted for a few hours and commenced early Tuesday
morning when conditions permitted.
According to PHD spokesperson and Executive Vice President Tom Conlin: "Our
first responsibility in this tragedy is to continue all search and recovery
efforts. Peter Hughes, President of the company, left for Belize as soon as we
received word of the accident, and will personally participate in all ongoing
efforts. Helicopters and search boats have been deployed to the area and are
searching all areas of the mangrove system. All of the families have been
contacted to keep them informed about all details of both victims and
survivors. We will provide further information and a list of passengers and
crew once all these facts are confirmed and the families are notified."
The l20 foot Wave Dancer is part of the Peter Hughes Diving Dancer Fleet of
liveaboard dive vessels. The M/V Wave Dancer had been in operation in Belize
for nine years without incident prior to Hurricane Iris. The vessel had been
chartered by the Richmond Dive Club of Richmond, VA.
According to British military sources on station in Belize, the most
concentrated force of Hurricane Iris hit an area of the Belize coast 15 miles
wide. This path, featuring the most intense wind and water movement, was
centered directly on the Placencia/Big Creek area.
PETER HUGHES DIVING
5723 NW 158 Street, Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Ph: 1-800-9-DANCER (800-932-6237), (305) 669-9391, Fax (305)
669-9475
email: dancer@peterhughes.com
web site: http://www.peterhughes.com
The purpose of this forum is the promotion of safe diving through the examination and discussion of accidents and incidents; to find lessons we can apply to our own diving.
Accidents, and incidents that could easily have become accidents, can often be used to illustrate actions that lead to injury or death, and their discussion is essential to building lessons learned from which improved safety can flow. To foster the free exchange of information valuable to this process, the "manners" in this forum are much more tightly controlled than elsewhere on the board. In addition to the TOS:
(1) You may not release any names here, until after the names have appeared in the public domain (articles, news reports, sheriff's report etc.) The releasing report must be cited. Until such public release, the only name you may use in this forum is your own.
(2) Off topic posts will be removed and off topic comments will be edited.
(3) No flaming, name calling or otherwise attacking other posters. You may attack ideas; you may not attack people.
(4) No trolling; no blamestorming. Mishap analysis does not lay blame, it finds causes.
(5) No "condolences to the family" here. Please use our Passings Forum for these kinds of messages.
(6) If you are presenting information from a source other than your own eyes and ears, cite the source.
(7) If your post is your hypothesis, theory, or a "possible scenario," identify it as such.
(8) If your post is about legal action that concerns a mishap, use the Scuba Related Court Cases forum.
Thanks in advance,
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What a terrible tragedy. I was on the dive clubs page and they lost quite a few friends from their club. Many couples were lost, how hard it must be to tell the surviving family that they were lost in such a way.
My heart goes out to them! If anyone finds information about a memorial fund for the victims families, please make sure to post it.
It makes you think of how important safety is not only below the water but above. It sounds like they did all they could to avoid this tragedy, but were still at the mercy of monther nature.
I would like everyone to make a prayer for the safety of all divers as a tribute to those lost on that day!
I know their families are in my prayers!
My heart goes out to them! If anyone finds information about a memorial fund for the victims families, please make sure to post it.
It makes you think of how important safety is not only below the water but above. It sounds like they did all they could to avoid this tragedy, but were still at the mercy of monther nature.
I would like everyone to make a prayer for the safety of all divers as a tribute to those lost on that day!
I know their families are in my prayers!
I just found this link on another board. One of the survivers, David DeBarger tell what happened to him...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34841-2001Oct10.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34841-2001Oct10.html
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That really put a chill in my spine.....
lildiver
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There are just no words to describe how that survivor's story made me feel. Even though I don't know anyone of those poor souls, they are my brothers and sisters connected by the love of diving. My prayers go out to the survivors and to the families that lost loved ones. May God be with them.
~lildiver
~lildiver
miked
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Don't know what to say, just need to say something at a time like this.
Prayers and good thoughts for the families and friends of all involved.
MikeD
Prayers and good thoughts for the families and friends of all involved.
MikeD
uwsince79
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A prayer to all those lost and to their families. Truly a sad twist of events. Leaves one without much thought, only sadness.
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