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After reading the article below, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET YOU TO CARRY & USE AN SMB (surface marker buoy aka safety sausage) AND SPOOL ON EVERY OCEAN DIVE?
Adrift divers rescued | KeysNews.com
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Adrift divers rescued | KeysNews.com
Adrift divers rescuedCoast Guard, FWC have busy week offshore
BY GWEN FILOSA Citizen Staff
gfilosa@keysnews.com
The Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wrapped up a busy week Sunday when it came to missing divers and boating accidents.
Within seven days, six divers in four incidents required rescue when each drifted away from respective boats, said Ensign Peter Bermont on Monday.
The Coast Guard typically receives one or two missing diver calls in a week, Bermont said.
"It stands out because of so many in so few days," Bermont said, as the six lost divers turned up between Thursday and Sunday.
All were found unharmed but the rash of diving scares prompted the Coast Guard to issue a strong reminder to locals and visitors to always have a plan, use a diver-down flag even if it's not required and keep an eye on one another.
"It really comes down to being vigilant on the water," Bermont said.
One diver bobbed around in the waters north of Fleming Key for almost three hours Sunday evening before rescuers pulled him to safety.
That rescue involved a search by water and air, as the Coast Guard launched a search plane from Miami, said Bermont.
By 8:05 p.m., a Coast Guard officer spotted through binoculars a diver waving his catch net in his direction.
Richard Alan Dayan, 63, had no injuries but was exhausted when found, according to an FWC report.
"He said that the current was strong and as he came up the vessel was no longer in his sight," Lt. George Cabanas reported. "He pulled and activated his PFD (personal flotation device) and waited for rescue to arrive."
Dayan was happy and "very grateful" for the FWC's rescue crew, the report said....
gfilosa@keysnews.com
I bet none of these divers deployed a safety sausage...or even carried one.
I'm a fan of Nautilus Lifeline.
Please take the poll and tell us why.
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