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I don't think this post made it through before so I'm trying again.
I just had my first experience of coming up in the Atlantic with no pickup 
boat in sight.  I had done about 1/2 hour of deco drifting under my lift bag. 
 Pickup boat had  planned to follow us, not anchored. No one was around to 
hear my whistle.  Apparently, they had to go get another diver who had some 
problems.  It's a lonely float when the wind is pushing you away from shore 
and you're by yourself.  For the first time, carrying smoke flares and one of 
those 6' inflatable orange tubes-preferably with radar reflection  Eventually, 
a sportfisherman passed by and apparently radioed my location.  It would have 
been nicer if he had stopped to help me or indicated that he had seen me when 
I was frantically waving at him.  I don't need to hear "don't dive alone" 
stuff as I had discussed me exact dive plan and run time with the captain.  If 
I'd been with someone else, it would have been two of us lost.	  I'd like to 
hear thoughts on what "I'm over here" gear people carry to deal with similar 
situations.  Extra gear doesn't seem like overkill anymore.  TIA, Tom

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