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Jason, Explode or Implode? Take some pictures and I'll post them for all to see. Jeff > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_01BC9494.751AE9E0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > 20 minutes into the cave and at a modest 150ffw, an Oceanic Mako (less than > a year old) exploded today on one of my dive partners. After the 'boom', > the Mako became instantly negative dragging the diver toward the cave floor > until he was able to "cut away" and recover. It was surprising just how > negative the machine was. Swimming it out will not be easy. > > After everyone was notified of the loss, the scooter was located and the > dive called. The recovery will be tomorrow. > > Nothing to indicate the reason as of yet. No injuries, but the diver > indicated that his ass puckered so tight, you couldn't drive a needle in it > with a sledge hammer. > > Thought this may be of interest and take note. Even though these things > are rated safe for deeper depths, you best not bet your pet dog on it. > > Jason Weisacosky > Missouri 417-967-5913 > Hypoxic@Tr*.Mi*.or* > ------=_NextPart_000_01BC9494.751AE9E0 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 = > color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">20 minutes into the cave and at a = > modest 150ffw, an Oceanic Mako (less than a year old) exploded = > today on one of my dive partners. After the 'boom', the Mako = > became instantly negative dragging the diver toward the cave floor until = > he was able to "cut away" and recover. It was surprising = > just how negative the machine was. Swimming it out will not be = > easy.<br><br> After everyone was notified of the loss, the scooter = > was located and the dive called. The recovery will be = > tomorrow.<br><br>Nothing to indicate the reason as of yet. = > No injuries, but the diver indicated that his ass puckered = > so tight, you couldn't drive a needle in it with a sledge = > hammer.<br><br>Thought this may be of interest and take note. Even = > though these things are rated safe for deeper depths, you best not bet = > your pet dog on it.<br><br>Jason Weisacosky<br>Missouri = > 417-967-5913 = > &= > nbsp;<br><font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>Hypoxic@Tr*.Mi*.or*</u><font = > color=3D"#000000"></p> > </font></font></font></body></html> > ------=_NextPart_000_01BC9494.751AE9E0-- > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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