It appears that this fray has gone beyond the
productive & become mud-slinging.

1.  None of us were there except those reporting on
the dives.
2.  They have candidly reported on what they perceived
as transpired.  It is possible that all of that is not
100% accurate - perceptions vary.
3.  What is of import is that unsavory situations were
handled w/o morbidity or mortality.  
4.  Those involved were & continue to B willing to
share, a quality that is not necessarily present in
the diving community overall.  
5.  It is totally irrelevant that we agree or disagree
with their methods - its is their approach, they
extricated themselves from the jam.
6.  I am sure all will agree that it is
incontravertible that no technique/dive is risk or
deficiency free.
7.  Deco techniques vary based on depths, surface
support, dive plans & a multitude of factors, yet they
R based on 2 basic approaches - tethered/attached deco
& drifting deco.  The latter is not the preferred in
NAtl wreck diving as currents tends to B manageable &
boats tend to B not 'live'.  Anchored boats &
tethered/attached deco can become trying under
inclement sea conditions.  Techniques like jon lines
will ameliorate some of the issues, but not mitigate
all.
8.  It is up to the individual diver(s) to make their
dive plan & diving strategy decisions & execute them
w/o expecting input from others.  Sea conditions will
- should - dictate diving/deco strategies.
9.  Any help/input received should B considered a
boon, not a requirement.  Captains & mates have a
responsibility for the safe transport of divers to the
dive sites.  It should B obvious that that
responsibility does not extend to dive planning,
strategy selection or underwater surveille of the
divers.   

Todd, Allyson & the Daltons - thnx for sharing your
experiences.  Without a doubt we all learned from it &
will certainly evaluate our strategies in light of it.

Esat Atikkan


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