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I can't stand it any longer. These two "dive boats" are floating clusterfucks, and if you go out on either of these death traps, you are a stupid, fucking, idiot. Tell me, while you were out on the "Hang Time", did you think for one moment "gosh, what if I fuckup and need to get to shore and the fucking engines don't start, there's no radio and the Captain obviously is more interested in money than my life?" Apparently not, you jumped in the water anyway. What were you thinking?? Are you nuts? And you idiots on the Scuba Tank, did you not realize that the Captain of that that boat would leave your ass hanging? That the boat had no emergency ox system with proper mask? If it were MY ass left in the water, the Captain had better LEAVE me there, because my first task once I got out would be to kick the Captains fucking ass. I'm glad the the name of the "Hang Time" and the "Scuba Tank" are on this list, now divers who have half-a-brain and enjoy walking amongst the living can avoid these floating fucking death traps at all costs. Jim On 9/11/97 10:44 PM Gregory T. Wright wrote: >You wanted the facts. . . Here they are! > >On Saturday, August 30, I was on Darryl Ertel's boat, "Hang Time". All >weekend we had been having electrical problems. Our first dive on >Saturday was on the "Vienna". Upon completion of the dive, the boat >wouldn't start. Jack Spencer of "Wreck Quest" came out and brought us a >battery and jump started us. We went on to the "Sadie Thompson" for our >second dive, with all electrical instruments, including radio, turned >off to conserve battery power. Because it was rough that day, the bouy >line on the "Sadie T" broke. We fortunately got the engine started and >came in slowly. We entered the harbor and tied onto one of the fishing >boats. As we were tying up, the "Hang Time" gel coat was damaged when >"SCUBA Tank" came into the harbor at full speed, its wake forcing "Hang >Time" to crash into the fishing boat. "SCUBA Tank" tied up at the dock >immediately, while "Hang Time" remained tied and out of the way the >entire time. > >Steve Ouellette came over to help tie us up, and sent me (I'm an EMT) >to check on an injured diver on "SCUBA Tank." This was the first >we knew of a problem. I ran over and found that there was an EMT from >Paradise Ambulance already treating the diver, so I wasn't needed. > >Upon learning that "SCUBA Tank" had left a diver decompressing on the >"Zillah", Darryl tried again to start "Hang Time", but could not. >"SCUBA Tank" remained tied to the dock while the diver was being treated >by the Ambulance crew, and was tied there for an extended period of time >after the diver was taken in the ambulance. > >I have known Darryl Ertel for several years. He is a very responsible >diver. I know that if he could have gotten the "Hang Time" started, it >would have been the first boat out of the harbor. > >Todd Wright > >-- >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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