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Does anyone remember who the idiot was that told me we did not need to take out backup lights on dives? Who was that moron? Are any of the basics of DIR making any sense to the strokes yet, or do we need more research? BTW, when you realize you are dealing with boat monkeys who will not be able to find you , ditch the gear and go to mask, fins, and backup lights. You can swim well in excess of any normal current speed this way. Diving 20-30 miles offshore is extreme diving in my opinion, and in those instances the degree of farm aninial boat monkeism needs to me at a bare minimum. This needs to be done with good seamen and the reight backup equipment and measures, not bozos with no clue. al wells wrote: > > The following is from the Post & Courier in Charleston. I have been told that this was not one of the charter boats out of Murrells Inlet, but I don't know that for sure. Unfortunately, there aren't enough details to really learn from, other than the obvious. > > While we're on the subject, one of the Florida guys mentioned a "pelican rig". Can someone tell me exactly what that is? > thanks, > al > > 2 divers rescued after 16 hours > > Tuesday, August 24, 1999 > By SCHUYLER KROPF > Of The Post and Courier staff > > Two recreational divers overcome by heavy currents were rescued more than 30 miles out at sea on Monday after spending a scary, lonely night bobbing on a pitch-dark ocean. > For more than 16 hours, the men floated off the coast of Georgetown in waters 50 feet deep, watching helplessly as rescue boats and planes searched nearby. > They even blew whistles and used their flippers to try to flag someone down, but the waves were too rough for rescuers to see. > Stephen Christopher Marthers and David Ferguson Jr., both 29 and of Columbia, were finally found at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Both were dehydrated. > A Coast Guard spokesman said they were not threatened by sharks during the night, but one of the men suffered a "blown-out" knee fighting the currents. > "The current was that strong," said Charleston Coast Guard Group spokesman T.F. Worrall. > The two divers were part of a foursome exploring a shipwreck 31 miles off the coast of Georgetown on Sunday. The wreck, known as the BP, is part of the line of artificial reefs the state has set up offshore to attract all sizes of game fish. > The two men failed to surface as expected Sunday afternoon. > According to Worrall, the two traveled down the boat's anchor line to await the next two divers, including Marthers' father, at the ocean bottom. But they had to abort because the water was too cloudy. > When they surfaced, they were 300 yards landward of the dive boat. By that time, the second team of divers had returned to the boat and begun to search for their companions. > "They attempted to swim back, but the current was too strong and they couldn't reach the boat," Worrall said. > The Coast Guard was called at 4:45 p.m., and the cutter Matagorda, on patrol here out of its homeport in Miami, arrived about 6 p.m. A Charleston helicopter also responded. > Units searched throughout the night for the two men and used night vision goggles. Worrall said the two men saw their rescuers but never caught their attention. One disadvantage was that they were wearing dark diving suits, Worrall said. > The two men were found by a Natural Resources Department boat about three miles from the wreck. > The men were taken to Murrells Inlet, where the dive boat is based. Attempts to reach them were unsuccessful. > > > > > Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com > Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.com > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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