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From: Andrew Meshel <ameshel@be*.co*>
To: techdive@aq*.co* <techdive@aq*.co*>; janet bieser
<wahoo-capt.janet@ju*.co*>
Date: Tuesday, January 20, 1998 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: never leave dive boat unattended


>Hi Janet:
>   The day this happened you had the zodiac on board (it was either before
>or right after a doria Trip) . I think at the time you were not yet a capt.
>but were crew? it was either the first or Secound season the Big Wahoo was
>running. This was when the L.I. Groupers (Ed & jeanne Tiedman ) used to
>charter your Boat.  As for the Crew he ended up swiming on board when we
>ripped free from the shaft. But if memory serves me he did not now how to
>start the boat so he lauched the zodiac and got one of you .
>    Since I now Own A boat I alwasy rember that time and make sure that who
>ever is on board knows how to start and move the boat . We all learn from
>our mistakes and hopefully dont repeat them.
>
>Again this was not meant as a dig on your or your crew, as i said this
>happened easily 10+ years ago when the boat was brand new, and to the best
>of my knowlage you have never repeated the mistake.
>
>Safe Diving
>
>AndyM
>Down hear in WARM Outer Banks Of North Carolina.Andrew Meshel
>Email :
>ameshel@be*.co*
>
>
>From: janet bieser <wahoo-capt.janet@ju*.co*>
>To: Andrew Meshel <ameshel@be*.co*>; techdive@aq*.co*
><techdive@aq*.co*>
>Date: Monday, January 19, 1998 9:36 PM
>Subject: Re: never leave dive boat unattended
>
>
>>andrew ........i have been crew and eventually  captain on the r/v wahoo
>>since it was built in 1980 . .  we never left the wahoo  with out  a
>>licenced master aboard .steve bielenda the owner  and i have often gone
>>in the water together but we always have someone in our crew  with a
>>licence "babysitting " the boat .  maybe you did not know which person
>>was the  licenced crew member left aboard ? i am racking my memory to
>>remeber any such incident . some times i have to bouy the anchorline or
>>slip the mooring to go chase some one , occasionaly we rip loose or break
>>a piece of ground tackel but .....not often  ,  . around ten  years ago
>>... the chase boat came and got me   one time when the anchor came loose
>>on the san diego but ... one of the mates was licenced ....craig or
>>donnie  was aboard and sent an other  mate to get us with the chase boat
>>since it was dish calm out .  i went back on the chase boat and started
>>up the wahoo while steve waited with my doubles floating on the surface .
>>  were you on the big wahoo or the one that steve ran before.. years ago
>>.... out of moriches inlet ....the sportfisherman style one ?  he told me
>>about one time 25 years ago on the oregon ..... the little wahoo broke
>>loose and he and ray had to chase it ..he taught me never leave the boat
>>unattended  .
>>janet bieser wahoo-capt.janet@ju*
>>                       wahoojan@ao*.co*
>>wahoo web page   http://www.wahoo2001.com/
>

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