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" Finding the anchorline was not tantamount to survival.  
So, if on occassion you don't find it, just deploy the line & ascend.
If plan involves going that far from anchor line that you will get lost 
due to inability to navigate by brail, then instead of spending time on 
laying & retrieving a 'way back line', ascend on upline from where you 
are.  Why spend the time to return."

I agree. But I think the concern here was why carry two reels??? If you plan
on a penetration, or a way back line, carry two reels. And ascending in the
open ocean up in the NA  without an upline attached to the wreck is just
plain stupid. Of course it is done, but that does not mean it should be
reccomended as a safe way of diving.  I don't know of any boat up here that
is going to come and get you (unless you were the only diver in the water at
the time) if you are floating free in the water. Any boat the is going to cut
its anchor line, abandone the remaining divers in the water to retrieve the
idiot floating free because he chose to not use an upline, is a boat that I
would only dive on if it was a wreck!!


Safe Diving,

Raimo.

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