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Bill Mee[SMTP:wwm@sa*.ne*] wrote on Wednesday, November 29, 1995 1:56 =
PM

>> The real reason for some of these fatalities is the criminal NSS =
official policy (not NACD or WKPP) of cutting back lines from sinkholes =
to supposedly prevent untrained people from entering the cave. =
Unfortunately, this has prevented trained people (in certain cases very =
well trained people) from
getting out of the cave. <<

Is there any reason why very well trained people would NOT run their =
very own line from an appropriate point near the entry to the beginning =
of the permanent line? How did they GET to the permanent line without =
running their own - if it is SO far back into the cave.

In the two Akumal cases I'm personally familiar with, no length of line =
would have made a difference and certainly no NSS/CDS or NACD policy =
played any role.

If divers are planning to use alternate exits than the original entry =
point, then it would appear wise to first scout those alternate exits =
out and set up lines from the permanent line to the surface as needed.

Andy

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